RENESAS RYZ014A LTE Cat-M1 Cellular IoT Module User Manual

RENESAS RYZ014A LTE Cat-M1 Cellular IoT Module

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Getting Started

Evaluation Kit Contents

The contents of the Evaluation Kit are:

• One RYZ014AAA board
• One USB cable
• One SIM card

Prepare RYZ014AAA Evaluation Kit

1. Insert your Micro SIM card (3FF) in the SIM slot.
2. Connecting the USB port of the RYZ014AAA board to your computer with a micro USB cable.

 Install the Drivers

When plugging the USB cable in your PC first time, you need to wait for approximately one minute to allow the drivers auto-install on Windows.

The USB is used to power the board. It also connects the on-board UART-USB Bridge IC (FTDIc FT4232HL) to provide ACM interfaces (virtual COM) in order to access the board through UART.

If, for some reasons, the driver fails to auto-install on Windows, please install them manually from www.ftdichip.com, where you can find the FTDI driver labelled UART/USB. After the driver installation, please unplug the RYZ014AAA Evolution Kit and reboot your PC.

Set the COM Ports

The table below summarizes the COM ports under Windows and the corresponding configuration to the RYZ014AAA Evaluation Kit.

Table 1. COM Ports Setting

Port Enum 1| Mapping| Usage| Baudrate| Data Bits| Flow Control| Parity| Stop Bit
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
COMa| UART0| AT Commands| 921600| 8| Hardware| None| 1
COMb| UART1| Console| 115200| 8| None| None| 1
COMc| UART2| Debug| 921600| 8| Hardware| None| 1

Note: 1. In the example of this document, COMa is COM28, COMb is COM29 and COMc is COM30.

Caution: COM ports cannot be shared between two different applications in the same time. One of the applications will be in error in such configuration.

In order to send AT Commands to the RYZ014AAA Evaluation Kit, please use a Serial Terminal program under Windows such as TeraTerm freeware.

1. To send an AT command to the kit, you need to connect your Serial Terminal to the UART 0 port, corresponding to COMa on Windows enumeration, please refer to the above Table to determine the exact COM port on your PC.
2. Under Setup, Serial Port, choose the right configuration according to the above Table.
3. Once the correct setting is done, you should be able to start sending AT Commands and receiving their corresponding output.
   

Hardware Description

Overview

The Top and Bottom Assembly views of the RYZ014AAA are represented in Figure 17 and Figure 18.

Power Supplies

RYZ014AAA has two power domains:

1. One power domain for the entire auxiliary and debug circuitry (AUX).
2. One power domain for the LTE modem (CORE).
   

The auxiliary power domain can only be powered via USB.
The LTE modem can be powered in three different ways: USB, VBAT_IN, VBAT_CORE.

• USB
  When USB is connected and no other voltage is applied to the board, a regulator generates 3.3V_AUX which is used to power the LTE modem

• VBAT_IN
  VBAT_IN is available on J4 connector and on pin 2 on connector P3. VBAT_IN must respect the voltage range defined by the module in RYZ014AAA board. When VBAT_IN is above 1.6V, the module power VBAT_CORE is automatically switched from the 3V3_AUX to the VBAT_IN supply.

Note: When powering the LTE module via VBAT_IN, there is some extra leakage on the power supply circuitry itself as per Table 2. Therefore, it is not recommended to use this power supply when measuring the LTE module rock bottom current.

Table 2. Power Leakage if Power by VBAT_IN

See also Section 3.1, How to Connect an External Power Supply on page 11

• VBAT_CORE
  The module VBAT_CORE is available on ST3 jumper. By disconnecting ST3 jumper, the LTE module can be powered directly with an external supply. This setup is recommended when measuring the module’s rock bottom

See also Section 3.2, How to Connect a Series Current Meter on page 12.

Power-On and Reset

RYZ014AAA has two buttons to control power and reset:

• Reset push button (S1): resets the module when pressed.
• Power toggle button (S2): cuts USB power ON/OFF

USB Port and UART Switches

RYZ014AAA provides access to all the LTE modem UARTs via the USB connector. Each individual UART can be redirected to the expansion connector via the S3 switch. When the switch is in “UART” position the UARTs are redirected to the USB port:

SIM Card

RYZ014AAA supports connectivity from a MFF2 SIM (U11) or from a SIM slot (J6). Both solutions connect to RYZ014A SIM0 interface. A multiplexer automatically selects between the embedded MFF2 SIM and the SIM slot as per Figure 13

• When a SIM card is plugged into the push-eject SIM slot (J6), this will be used to connect to the modem
• If a MFF2 SIM is soldered into U11 and the soldering bridge SB10 is configured as OPEN, then on the absence of SIM card in J6, the modem will default to use the SIM soldered into U11.
  

LEDs

Two LEDs are present in the board:

• Power LED (D1): turns on whenever there is USB power
• Activity LED (D2): turns according to network activity if ST2 jumper is fitted and the ACTIVITY LED function is enabled on the module (with AT command AT+SQNLED, please refer to AT Commands Reference Manual for details.)

User Button and Switch

RYZ014AAA board provides a user button (S4) and a u ser switch (S5).

Expansion Connectors

The expansion connectors for RYZ014AAA boards are intended to:

• Allow hardware designers to connect external peripherals for prototyping.

Two expansion connectors are available on RYZ014AAA board. They provide access to all the modem interfaces.

Table 3 provides the correspondence between the expansion connector signals and the module signals.
Table 3. Expansion Connectors and RYZ014A Signals

P3 Connector Signals to RYZ014A Module| P6 Connector Signals to RYZ014A Module
---|---
P3 Pad| P3 Marking| Direction| RYZ014A Signal| P6 Pad| P6 Marking| Direction| RYZ014A Signal
1| GND| –| –| 1| I2C_SCL|  | I2C_SCL
2| VBAT_IN| I| VBAT| 2| GND| –| –
3| GND| –| –| 3| I2C_SDA|  | I2C_SDA
4| –| –| –| 4| TX3| I| –
5| GND| –| –| 5| GND| –| –
6| VREF (1V8 LTE)| O| 1V8| 6| RX3| O| –
7| GND| –| –| 7| WAKE0| | GPIO11/ WAKE0
8| RESETn| I| RESETN| 8| RTS3| I| –
9| GND| –| –| 9| WAKE1| | GPIO12/ WAKE1
10| 1V8_AUX| O| –| 10| CTS3| O| –
11| GND| –| –| 11| WAKE2| | GPIO39/ DSR0
12| 3V3_AUX| O| –| 12| RING0| O| RING0
13| GND| –| –| 13| WAKE3| | GPIO41/ DTR0
14| 5V_USB| O| –| 14| WAKE4| *| –
15| IO1| IO| GPIO3/ STATUS_LED| 15| IO9| IO| GPIO29/ 32KHZ_OUT
16| IO2| IO| GPIO2/ PS_STATUS| 16| IO10| IO| GPIO42/ SAR_DETECT
17| IO3| IO| GPIO19/ CLK0| 17| IO11| IO| –
18| IO4| IO| GPIO38/ CLK1| 18| IO12| IO| –
19| IO5| IO| GPIO40/ EMGCY_SHDN| 19| IO13| IO| –
20| IO6| IO| POWER_EN| 20| IO14| IO| –
21| IO7| IO| GPIO26/ CLK2| 21| IO15| IO| –
22| IO8| IO| GPIO21| 22| IO16| IO| –
23| RFDATA1| IO| RFDATA12| 23| SPI_CS1| IO| SPI_CSN
24| ADC1| I| ADC1| 24| SPI_CLK| IO| SPI_CLK
25| RFDATA2| IO| RFDATA16| 25| SPI_SDO| IO| SPI_SDO
26| Reserved| –| –| 26| SPI_SDI| IO| SPI_SDI
27| RFDATA3| IO| RFDATA17| 27| GND| –| –
28| Reserved| –| –| 28| GND| –| –
29| Reserved| –| –| 29| TX0| I| TXD0
30| Reserved| –| –| 30| TX1| I| GPIO14/ TXD1
31| GND| –| –| 31| RX0| O| RXD0
32| Reserved| –| –| 32| RX1| O| GPIO15/ RXD1
33| TX2| I| TXD2| 33| RTS0| I| RTS0
34| PCM_RXD| I| –| 34| RTS1| I| GPIO16/ RTS1
35| RX2| O| RXD2| 35| CTS0| O| CTS0
36| PCM_CLK| I| –| 36| CTS1| O| GPIO17/ CTS1
37| RTS2| I| GPIO21/ RTS2|  |  |  |
38| PCM_FS| I| –|  |  |  |
39| CTS2| O| GPIO22/ CTS2|  |  |  |
40| PCM_TXD| O| –|  |  |  |

LTE Antenna and RF Connectors

The EVK features an integrated antenna with a matching circuit. The matching circuit is automatically driven by two of the module GPIOs depending on the operating frequency. In addition, EVK features an RF connector (J1) allowing connecting the board to an external antenna or test equipment. This connector is compatible with Murata® MXHS83QE3000 cable.
Note: When an external antenna is connected on J1 connector, the internal antenna is automatically disconnected.
Alternatively, an SMA connector can also be soldered on J5. This requires also adding a 0Ohm resistor on R57 and removing R54, as shown below:

Default Position for Jumpers and Switches

The below image shows the default position of all jumpers and switches in the board as manufactured by Renesas:

• ST2 and ST3 jumpers are fitted
• S3 is set in “UART” position in order to redirect the UARTs to the USB port

Advanced Functions

How to Connect an External Power Supply

Power via VBAT_IN on J4 Connector

The external power supply can be connected at the Power Input connector J4 (VBAT_IN). When the supply voltage at VBAT_IN is above 1.6V the module power VBAT_CORE is automatically switched from the 3V3_AUX to the VBAT_IN supply.
Note: J4 is a 2-way, 1-row, right angle PCB terminal block header. To connect to J4, a 3.81mm pitch, 2-way PCB terminal block can be used.

Power via VBAT_CORE on ST3 Connector

The external power supply can be connected at the ST3 VBATT_CORE for the module VBAT1 to supply and measure power.

How to Connect a Series Current Meter

Strap ST3 can also be used to connect a Series Current Meter. The module current must be measured from this point otherwise there is a risk of measuring additional current from the host board.
If using a current measuring power supply, then the power should be connected to the strap ST3.

How to Perform a Remote Reset

When using RYZ014AAA on a remote setup, it may be handy to have the means to reset the board remotely via the host PC. For this, RYZ014AAA includes the means to reset via one of the UART1 ports available on the USB connector
To enable remote reset, a 10 kOhm resistor needs to be fitted on R35.

Remote reset is done by toggling the UART1 DTR pin to High-Low-High. This can be done using a TeraTerm script as shown below:

script as shown below:
; change flow control to "none"
setflowctrl 3
; DTR Reset
setdtr 0
pause 1
setdtr 1
pause 1
setdtr 0

This script sets the DTR high for 1 second, and low for 1 second, and then high (to reset the platform).

How to Modify the Board by Soldering Bridges

Caution: The schematics for the current revision of your board should always be checked before changing solder bridges functions.

Table 4. Solder Bridges Identification

Figure 28 shows 2 fitted and 2 not fitted solder bridges.

Solder bridges can be fitted or removed using a single soldering iron to quickly make or break a connection as shown in Figure 29.

Appendix: Glossary and Abbreviations

About this Manual

Purpose and Scope

Note: This user manual is applicable to revision A3 (RYZ014AAA3). This can be identified in the board markings as P/N HWPT011A3 below Sequans’ logo.
The purpose of this guide is to:

• Help RYZ014AAA users to understand their kit.
• Provide them with the set of procedures to start and configure the Evaluation

Kit, connect to the network and setup a data connection.
Note: RYZ014AAA Evaluation Kit is dedicated to LTE Category M1 networks only. It supports Renesas’ RYZ014A module.

Who Should Read this Document

This document is intended for any user of the Renesas’ RYZ014AAA Evaluation Kit.

Changes in this Document

This is the first edition of the document.

References

ITU-T V.250
http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-V.250-200307-I/en| SERIES V: DATA COMMUNICATION OVER THE TELEPHONE NETWORK –

Control procedures – Serial asynchronous automatic dialling and control

3GPP TS 27.007-13.5.0
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/27_series/27.007/27007- d50.zip| AT commands set for User Equipment
3GPP TS 27.005-13.0.0
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/27_series/27.005/27005- d00.zip| AT commands set for Short Message Service (SMS) and Cell Broadcast Service (CBS)
3GPP TR 21.905-13.1.0
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/21_series/21.905/21905- d10.zip| Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications

Documentation Conventions

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General Conventions

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[parm1 parm2 parm3]
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Revision History

RYZ014AAA RYZ014A Evaluation Kit User’s Manual
Publication Date: May.24.21
Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation

References

• Home - FTDI
• V.250 : Serial asynchronous automatic dialling and control
• Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Distributor Network | Renesas Semiconductors | Renesas
• 3GPP – The Mobile Broadband Standard
• Legal Notices | Renesas

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