SIMCOM

EVB Kit User Guide

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Changning District, Shanghai P.R. China
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Document Title: SIMCOM_EVB Kit_User Guide

Version: V1.02
Date: 2020-04-22
Status: Released

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Version History

Date Version Description of change Author

2016.07.12 1.00 Origin shijie.yuan
1. Update earphone shijie.yuan
2016.08.17 1.01
2. Add LED indicator for Status shijie.yuan
2020.04.22 1.02 Modify the Format Xiong Yuqing

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Contents
Version History .....................................................................................................................................3

Contents ................................................................................................................................................4

Figure Index ..........................................................................................................................................5

SCOPE ...................................................................................................................................................6

1. SIMCom-EVB Overview ................................................................................................................7

2. EVB Accessory .................................................................................................................................9

3. Accessory Interface .......................................................................................................................10

3.1 Power Interface.............................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Audio Interface ............................................................................................................................... 10
3.3 SIM Card Interface......................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 USB Interface ................................................................................................................................ 11
3.5 Power Switch ................................................................................................................................. 12
3.6 POWER_ON Button ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.7 RF Switch ...................................................................................................................................... 12
3.8 LED Indicator ................................................................................................................................. 12

4. Test Interface ..................................................................................................................................13

4.1 Test Point A .................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 Test Point B.................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3 Test Point C ................................................................................................................................... 15
4.4 Test Point D ................................................................................................................................... 16
4.5 Test Point E.................................................................................................................................... 17

5. Illustration .......................................................................................................................................19
5.1 SIMCom TE installation and uninstallation .................................................................................... 19
5.2 Power on Module: .......................................................................................................................... 20
5.3 Registering Network and Making a Call ......................................................................................... 20

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Figure Index

FIGURE1: SIMCOM-EVB TOP VIEW ........................................................................................................... 7

FIGURE2: SIMCOM-EVB BOTTOM VIEW ................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE3: EVB ACCESSORY ...................................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE4: AUDIO INTERFACE .................................................................................................................. 10
FIGURE5: VIRTUALSERIAL PORT ............................................................................................................ 11
FIGURE6: TEST INTERFACE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................ 13
FIGURE7:TEST POINT A ........................................................................................................................... 13
FIGURE8: TEST POINT B .......................................................................................................................... 14
FIGURE9: TEST POINT C .......................................................................................................................... 15
FIGURE10: TEST POINT D ........................................................................................................................ 16
FIGURE11: TEST POINT E ........................................................................................................................ 17
FIGURE12: TE ASSEMBLY ........................................................................................................................ 19

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SCOPE

THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES HOW TO USE SIMCOM-EVB TO DO TEST; USER CAN GET USEFUL
INFO ABOUT THE SIMCOM-EVB QUICKLY THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT.

THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANY TIME.

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1. SIMCom-EVB Overview

Figure1: SIMCom-EVB TOP view

Figure2: SIMCOM-EVB BOTTOM view

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A: USB jack
B: Powerkey
C: Reset
D: Power switch
E: RF switch
F: TE connector
G: TE connector
H: SIMcard holder 1
I: LED indicator for Netlight
J: LED indicator for Power
K: Test Point
L: Studs and nuts
M: mark of TE Module direction
N: LED indicator for Status
O: Handset jack
P: Power jack

Q：SIMcard holder 2

R：Earphone jack

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2. EVB Accessory

Figure3: EVB Accessory

A: SIMCOM-EVB
B: 5V DC adapter
C: USB Cable
D:GSM/WCDMA /LTE antenna

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3. Accessory Interface

3.1 Power Interface

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 Adapter input I 5V/2.0A DC source input

3.2 Audio Interface

Figure4: Audio Interface

Headset interface:

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 MICN I Negative microphone input

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2 SPKN O Negative receiver output

3 SPKP I Positive receiver output
4 MICP O Positive microphone input

3.3 SIM Card Interface

SIMCard holder 1(J202) is the main holder, SIM2(J203) is for special module which supports dual sim.

3.4 USB Interface

EVB USB interface (A) could be imaged to two virtual ports.

Figure5: Virtualserial port

Enhanced COM port: AT communication

Standard COM port: Debug

CP2105 driver is available here:

http://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usb-bridges/Pages/usb-bridges.aspx

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3.5 Power Switch

After 5V Adapter inserted ,switch S201 on, then power LED (D201) willbe solid on.

3.6 POWER_ON Button

After give power to EVB,press the POWER_ON button for more than 1.5 seconds, the module will be
turned on, the network LED light (D401) will blink.

3.7 RF Switch

RF switch (S401) could control module RF on or off. That’s hardware control of flight mode. When RF on,
flight mode is off, when RF switch off, flight mode is on.

3.8 LED Indicator

LED light work’s behaviour as below.

Name Description Status

Bright：EVB Power ON;
D201 Power ON/OFF indicator
Extinct: EVB Power OFF
D401 NET status indicator Blinking at a certain frequency according various net status
Bright: Module runs normally
D402 Module status indicator
Extinct: System is powered down

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4. Test Interface

Figure6: Test interface overview

4.1 Test Point A

Figure7:Test Point A

Test point A Pin description:

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 PWRKEY I Power on key
2 RESET I Reset key
3 DBG_RXD I Receive data
4 DBG_TXD O Transmit data
5 RI O Ring Indicator
6 DCD O Data carrier detection
7 DTR I Data Terminal Ready
8 RXD I Receive data
9 CTS O Clear to Send
10 RTX I Request to Send
11 TXD O Transmit data

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12 CHG_IN I Charge in detect

13 ADC1 I ADC input
14 TEMP_BAT I Temperature detect
15 VBACKUP P Battery for RTC
16 NETLIGHT O LED indicator for NET Light

4.2 Test Point B

Figure8: Test Point B

Test point B Pin description:

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 STATUS O Module working on indicate
2 NC17
3 KBC0 I KEYPAD input
4
5
6 KBC1 I KEYPAD input
7 KBC2 I KEYPAD input
8 GPIO11 I/O GPIO
9 KBC3 I KEYPAD input
10 KBC4 I KEYPAD input
11 GPIO12 I/O GPIO
12 KBR0 I KEYPAD input
13 KBR1 I KEYPAD input
14 KBR2 I KEYPAD input

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15 SIM1_DET I SIM detect

16 KBR3 I KEYPAD input

4.3 Test Point C

Figure9: Test Point C

Test point C Pin description:

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 KBR4 I KEYPAD input
2 SPI_CS O SPI Chip Select
3 SPI_MOSI O SPI Data output
4 DSR O Data Set Ready
5 SPI_MISO I SPI Data input
6 SPI_CLK O SPI Clock output
7 PWM1 O PWM output
8 PWM2 O PWM output
9 VDD_EXT P Power output from Module
10 GND P GND
11 3V3 P 3.3V Power
12 1V8 P 1.8V Power
13 SD_VDD P Power for SD Card
14 ADC2 I ADC input
15 SD_DET I SD detect

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16 2.8 P 3.3V

4.4 Test Point D

Figure10: Test Point D

Test point D Pin description:

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 GPIO43 I/O GPIO
2 GPIO41 I/O GPIO
3 ISINK AI Ground-referenced current sink.
4 COEX1 O RF synchronizing between Wi-Fi and LTE
5 F LIGHT O Flight mode
6 SIM2_DET I SIM detect
7 COEX2 O RF synchronizing between Wi-Fi and LTE
8 HOST_WAKE O HOST WAKEUP
9 NC1
10 COEX3 O RF synchronizing between Wi-Fi and LTE
11
12 PCM_CLK O PCM data bit clock
13 PCM_IN I PCM data input
14 PCM_OUT O PCM data output
15 PCM_SYNC O PCM data frame sync signal
16 NET_STATUS O NET status

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4.5 Test Point E

Figure11: Test Point E

Test Point E Pin description:

Pin Signal I/O Description

1 NC12 I/O GPIO

2 WAKEUP_IN I/O GPIO

3 NC11 AI Ground-referenced current sink.

4 RESERVED O RF synchronizing between Wi-Fi and LTE

5 NC16 O Flight mode

6 NC3 I SIM detect

7 NC4 O RF synchronizing between Wi-Fi and LTE

8 NC15 O HOST WAKEUP

9 NC5

10 NC10 O RF synchronizing between Wi-Fi and LTE

11 NC6

12 NC7 O PCM data bit clock

13 NC9 I PCM data input

14 NC8 O PCM data output

NOTE

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please refer to specified TE schematic for test point if there has difference.

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5. Illustration

5.1 SIMCom TE installation and uninstallation

Figure12: TE assembly

Install TE board:

1) there have four studs on board near connectors. It’s easy to put TE in correct position without making
mistake.
2) take care of TE SMA connector direction;
3) take care of the mark for TE direction on EVB board.

Uninstall and replace TE board:

1) it’s a little hard to remove TE board from EVB connector, because they are connected closely.
2) Take care with power to remove from SMA connector side slowly.

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5.2 Power on Module:

1) Connect the SIMCOM-TE to the 2x60pins connector on EVB, plug in 5V DC adapter, switch S201 to
“ON” state; keep S401 to “ON” position.
2) Press the POWER_ON button for more than 1.5 second and then release, SIMCOM module power
on.After the module is on, the LED light D402 will be bright ,and the LED light D401will blink at a certain
frequency. Through the state of LED, you can judge registering status of the module. For detailed
description, please refer to SIMCOM HD document.

5.3 Registering Network and Making a Call

1) Install antenna to TE board, insert SIM card.

2) Connect the USB cable to the USB jack; launch the Hyper Terminal in computer.
3) Check the serial port number from Device Manager list.

4) Use the Hyper Terminal to make a call from module as following:

a) Launch hyper terminal

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b) configure right com port

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c) configure baudrate

d) Lastly connect the module and make a call.

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