SIMCom SIM8260A User Guide

SIM8X60 Serial EVB

User Guidelines Manual

5G Module

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Contents

Version History

....................................................................................................................................... 3

Contents

.................................................................................................................................................. 4

Table Index

.............................................................................................................................................. 6

Figure Index

............................................................................................................................................ 7

1 Introduction

......................................................................................................................................9

2 General Overview

.......................................................................................................................... 10

2.1

Top and Bottom Views of the SIM8X60 serial EVB ..................................................................10

2.2

2.3

Interface Overviews .................................................................................................................. 13

EVB Kit Accessories ................................................................................................................. 15

3 Interface Applications

...................................................................................................................18

3.1

SIM8X60 Serial TE ................................................................................................................... 18

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.1.1

SIM8X60 Serial TE interface .............................................................................................18

3.1.2

(U)SIM1 interface .............................................................................................................. 20

3.1.3

Type C interface ................................................................................................................ 21

3.1.4

Battery and Charge Function ............................................................................................ 22

3.1.5

Antenna interfaces .............................................................................................................22

3.1.6

QTM545 interfaces ............................................................................................................ 23

3.1.7

Jumpers ............................................................................................................................. 23

SIM8300 EVB ............................................................................................................................24

3.2.1

SIM8300 EVB interface ..................................................................................................... 24

3.2.2

Power Supply Interfaces ................................................................................................... 27

3.2.3

Micro USB Interface .......................................................................................................... 29

3.2.4

UART Interface ..................................................................................................................29

3.2.5

(U)SIM2 Interface .............................................................................................................. 30

3.2.6

SDIO Interface ...................................................................................................................30

3.2.7

Status Indication LEDs ...................................................................................................... 32

3.2.8

Buttons ...............................................................................................................................33

3.2.9

Test Points .........................................................................................................................33

W82 TE interface ...................................................................................................................... 40

RTL8125B TE interface ............................................................................................................ 41

Codec Interfaces .......................................................................................................................42

3.5.1

NAU8810 TE Interface ...................................................................................................... 42

3.5.2

Handset/Headset Interface ................................................................................................43

MMW Interface ..........................................................................................................................44

3.6.1

QTM545 Interface ..............................................................................................................44

3.6.2

QTM547 Interface ..............................................................................................................47

Antenna Interfaces ....................................................................................................................49

4 Operation Procedures

...................................................................................................................51

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4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

Power On/Off the Module ......................................................................................................... 51

4.1.1

Power On the Module ........................................................................................................51

4.1.2

Power Off the Module ........................................................................................................51

Driver Installation ...................................................................................................................... 52

4.2.1

USBtoUART Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 52

4.2.2

Module Driver Installation ..................................................................................................52

Firmware Update ...................................................................................................................... 53

4.3.1

Force Download Mode of the Module ...............................................................................53

4.3.2

Firmware Update Procedure ............................................................................................. 54

AT Command Communication ..................................................................................................58

4.4.1

UART Serial Communication ............................................................................................ 58

4.4.2

USB Communication ......................................................................................................... 60

5 Appendix

........................................................................................................................................ 61

5.1

Related Documents .................................................................................................................. 61

5.2

Terms and Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... 62

5.3

Safety Caution ...........................................................................................................................63

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Table Index

Table 1:Keyfeatures ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Table 2:Interfaces of SIM8X60-EVBKIT ......................................................................................................... 13

Table 3: The EVB kit list ..................................................................................................................................16

Table 4:PN of SIM8X60 Serial EVBkit ............................................................................................................ 17

Table 5:PN of SIM8X60 Serial function board ................................................................................................17

Table 6: Pin definition of (U)SIM1card connector ...........................................................................................20

Table 7: Hot swap function and (U)SIM card switch AT command ................................................................20

Table 8: The description of jumpers on SIM8X60 series TE ..........................................................................24

Table 9: Pin definition of J201 interface ..........................................................................................................27

Table 10: Pin definition of S201 interface .......................................................................................................27

Table 11: UART functional description ............................................................................................................29

Table 12: Pin definition of (U)SIM1and (U)SIM2 card connector ...................................................................30

Table 13: Pin definition of SDcard connector ................................................................................................. 31

Table 14:Description of Indication LEDs .........................................................................................................32

Table 15: LED D408 Network status .............................................................................................................. 33

Table 16:Buttons description ...........................................................................................................................33

Table 17:Pin definition of J502 ........................................................................................................................34

Table 18:Pin definition of J803 ........................................................................................................................35

Table 19:Pin definition of J1004 ......................................................................................................................36

Table 20:Pin definition of J1101 ......................................................................................................................37

Table 21:Test point definition of USB, POWERKEY and RESET signals ..................................................... 38

Table 22:Test point definition of 3.3V UART signals ...................................................................................... 39

Table 23:Test point definition ofSPI signals ....................................................................................................39

Table 24:W82-TE ANT description ................................................................................................................. 40

Table 25: Pin assignment of handset interface .............................................................................................. 43

Table 26: Pin assignment of headset interface .............................................................................................. 44

Table 27: Pin definition of QTM545 connector ............................................................................................... 45

Table 28:Pin definition of QTM545FPC connector .........................................................................................46

Table 29:RF buckles line connection method of SIM8360 Serial TE and SIM8300-EVB ............................. 47

Table 30: Pin definition of QTM547 connector ............................................................................................... 47

Table 31:RF buckles line connection method of SIM8360 Serial TE and QTM547-TE ................................ 49

Table 32:USB to UART port ............................................................................................................................52

Table 33:VirtualUSB port .................................................................................................................................52

Table 34:UART frame format .......................................................................................................................... 58

Table 35:UART format .....................................................................................................................................58

Table 36:UART baud rate support .................................................................................................................. 59

Table 37:UART common baud rate operations ..............................................................................................59

Table 38:UART Flow control method ..............................................................................................................59

Table 39:Related documents .......................................................................................................................... 61

Table 40:Terms and abbreviations ..................................................................................................................62

Table 41:Safety caution ...................................................................................................................................63

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Figure Index

Figure 1: The top view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(without MMW) ............................................................... 10

Figure 2: The bottom view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(without MMW) ......................................................... 11

Figure 3: The top view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(with MMW) .................................................................... 11

Figure 4: The bottom view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(with MMW) .............................................................. 12

Figure 5: Accessories of the EVB (without MMW) ......................................................................................... 15

Figure 6: Accessories of the EVB (with MMW) .............................................................................................. 16

Figure 7:The bottom view of SIM8X60 Serial TE ...........................................................................................19

Figure 8:B2B connectors of SIM8X60 Serial TE on SIM8300EVB ................................................................19

Figure 9:Pin assignment of (U)SIM1 card connector .....................................................................................20

Figure 10:TypeC USB interface and J406switch ........................................................................................... 21

Figure 11:Battery connector ............................................................................................................................22

Figure 12:8 ANT ports of SIM8X60TE ............................................................................................................22

Figure 13: QTM545 ANT ports of SIM8X60TE ...............................................................................................23

Figure 14:jumpers on SIM8X60 Serial TE ......................................................................................................24

Figure 15: The top view of SIM8300 EVB(without MMW) ............................................................................. 25

Figure 16: The bottom view of SIM8300 EVB(without MMW) ....................................................................... 25

Figure 17: The top view of SIM8300 EVB(with MMW) ...................................................................................26

Figure 18: The bottom view of SIM8300 EVB(with MMW) ............................................................................ 26

Figure 19:Power supply block diagram of SIM8300-EVB(with MMW) .......................................................... 27

Figure 20:Power supply block diagram of SIM8300-EVB(without MMW) .....................................................27

Figure 21: DC jack and switch view ................................................................................................................27

Figure 22:VBATtest point ................................................................................................................................28

Figure 23:VBATtest point onSIM8X60 Serial TE ............................................................................................28

Figure 24: Micro USB interface ...................................................................................................................... 29

Figure 25:USB to UART interface ...................................................................................................................29

Figure 26: Pin assignment of (U)SIM2cardconnector ....................................................................................30

Figure 27: Pin assignment of SD card interface ............................................................................................ 31

Figure 28:SD card and EMMC switch ............................................................................................................ 31

Figure 29:Jumper connection of eMMC ......................................................................................................... 32

Figure 30: Indication LEDs ............................................................................................................................. 32

Figure 31:Buttons of PWR-KEY and RESET ................................................................................................. 33

Figure 32:Test points of UART ........................................................................................................................34

Figure 33:Test points of I2S and I2C .............................................................................................................. 35

Figure 34:Test points of W82 signal ............................................................................................................... 36

Figure 35:Test points of SD card or eMMC .................................................................................................... 37

Figure 36:Test points of USB, POWERKEY and RESET .............................................................................. 38

Figure 37:Test points of 3.3V UART signals ...................................................................................................39

Figure 38:Test points of SPI signals ............................................................................................................... 39

Figure 39:W82-TE module ..............................................................................................................................40

Figure 40: B2B connector of the W82-TE interface ....................................................................................... 41

Figure 41: RTL8125B-TE module ...................................................................................................................41

Figure 42:B2B connector of RTL8125B-TE ................................................................................................... 42

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Figure 43: NAU8810-TE module .................................................................................................................... 42

Figure 44: B2B connector of NAU8810-TE .................................................................................................... 43

Figure 45: Pin assignment of handset interface .............................................................................................43

Figure 46:Headsetinterface ............................................................................................................................ 44

Figure 47: Pin assignment of QTM545 interface ........................................................................................... 45

Figure 48: Pin assignment of QTM545 FPC interface ................................................................................... 45

Figure 49:Assembly diagram top view of SIM8300-EVB and QTM545 antenna .......................................... 46

Figure 50:Pin assignment of QTM547 connector .......................................................................................... 47

Figure 51: QTM547-TE module ......................................................................................................................48

Figure 52: Assembly diagram between QTM547 module and SIM8300-EVB .............................................. 49

Figure 53: Connectors of antenna ..................................................................................................................50

Figure 54: Antenna Interfaces assembly drawing .......................................................................................... 50

Figure 55: USB to UART port ......................................................................................................................... 52

Figure 56: USB port ........................................................................................................................................ 53

Figure 57:SIM8300-TEforce download test points .........................................................................................53

Figure 58: Force download port ......................................................................................................................54

Figure 59: Click load ....................................................................................................................................... 55

Figure 60: Select module platform ..................................................................................................................55

Figure 61: Select firmware path ......................................................................................................................56

Figure 62: Click start ....................................................................................................................................... 56

Figure 63: Update succeed .............................................................................................................................57

Figure 64: UART flow control method 1 ......................................................................................................... 60

Figure 65: UART flow control method 2 ......................................................................................................... 60

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1Introduction

This document describes the interface and usage of the SIM8X60-Serial EVB. With the help of this document, customers can quickly use the SIM8260 serial and SIM8360 serial. Only SIM8360 series supports MMW.SIM8X60 Serial module not support RGMII.

NOTE

MMW is currently in development.

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2General Overview

SIMCom supplies SIM8X60 serial EVBKIT for customs to develop applications based on SIM8X60 serial module.

2.1 Top and Bottom Views of the SIM8X60 serial EVB

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Figure 1: The top view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(without MMW)

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Figure 2: The bottom view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(without MMW) www.simcom.com

Figure 3: The top view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(with MMW)

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Figure 4: The bottom view of the SIM8X60 serial EVB(with MMW)

Key features of the EVB are shown in the following table.

Table 1:Keyfeatures

Features

SIM8X60 Serial TE

SIM8X60 TE interface

(U)SIM1 interface

Implementation

Type C interface

Battery interface

QTM545 interfaces

(Only SIM8360 support)

Antenna interfaces

Jumper on TE

SIM8300-EVB

Power supply

(U)SIM interfaces

Micro USB interface

Support SIM8X60 Serial module TE interface

(U)SIM1 card: dual voltage1.8V/3.0V

Compliant with USB3.1 Gen2 or USB2.0 interface, data rate up to 10Gbps ， Used for AT command communication, data transmission, GNSS NMEA output , software debugging and firmware upgrade

6 test points for battery charge

1x QTM545 MMW FPC interface

1 x QTM545 MMW interface

4 x QTM545 MMW antenna interfaces

4 x antenna interfaces

8 x MMW antenna interfaces(Only SIM8360 support)

2 jumpers on SIM8X60 TE

DC power supply:5~12V

(U)SIM2 cards: dual voltage1.8V/3.0V

Compliant with USB 2.0 specifications,data rate up to 480Mbps

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UART interface

SDIO interface

Codec interface

W82-TE interface

RTL8125B-TE interface

NAU8810-TEinterface

Jumper

Switches and buttons

Status indication LEDs

Antenna interface

MMW antenna interface

QTM545 interfaces

QTM547 interfaces

WIFI(W82-TE)

W82-TE interface

Antenna interface

Codec(NAU8810-TE)

NAU8810-TE interface

Ethernet(RTL8125B-TE)

RTL8125B-TE interface

Network port

MMW QTM545

QTM545-TE interface

MMW QTM547

QTM547-TE interface

MMW antenna

GNSS NMEA output , software debugging and firmware upgrade

Micro USB to UART

Support 4bit SD card

1.8 V or 2.85 V dual-voltage operation

Up to 200MHz clock rate ；

Support 8bit EMMC

1.8V voltage operation

Up to 100 MHz clock rate

Codec Audio output interface for phone handle

Codec Audio output interface, 3.5MM American standard

Support W82-TE interface

Support RTL8125B-TE interface

Support NAU8810-TE interface

10 jumpers on SIM8300-EVB

SD/EMMC switch

1 switch and 2 buttons

4 status indication LEDs

8x antenna interfaces

4 x QTM545 MMW antenna interfaces

2x QTM545 MMW FPC interfaces

2 xQTM547 MMW FPC interfaces

Support W82-TE interface

2 x WIFI antenna

Support NAU8810-TE interface

Stereo channel I2S interface audio CODEC

Support RTL8125B-TE interface

RJ45 interface

Support QTM545-TE FPC interface

Support QTM547-TE FPC interface

8 x MMW antenna

2.2 Interface Overviews

The following table introduces SIM8X60-EVBKIT interface and feature description.

Table 2:Interfaces of SIM8X60-EVBKIT

Interface Reference number Description

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SIM8X60 SerialTE

SIM8X60 TE interface

(U)SIM1 interface

Type C interface

Battery interface

Antenna interfaces

QTM545 interfaces

(Only SIM8360 support)

QTM545 antenna interface

(Only SIM8360 support)

MMW antenna

(Only SIM8360 support)

Jumper on TE

SIM8300EVB

Power supply

USB interface

Audio interface

UART interface

(U)SIM interface

SDIO interface

Antenna interfaces

MMW interface

MMW antenna interface

Buttons

Status indication LEDs

Test points

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J102/J103

U501

J402

J401

J601 J603 J605 J608

J713

U701

J709-J712

J701-J708

J404

J406

SIM8X60 TE connector

(U)SIM1 card connector

Type-CUSB connector

6 test points for battery charge

4 antenna cable connector

QTM545 MMW PFC connectors

QTM545 MMW connectors

4 x QTM545 antenna cable connector

8 x MMW antenna cable connector

SD card 1.8V or 2.85V voltage selection

Type C or Micro USB selection

J202

S201

J602

J801

J802

J501

J902

J701

J1101

J1301-J1308

J1402/J1404

J1201/J1202

IFV1402/IFH1402

IFV1404/IFH1404

S402

S403

D405

D406*

D407

D408

J502

J803

J1004

J102/J103

J1005/J1006

J1002

DC power supply: 5~12V

Used to enable or disable DCDC power

Micro USB connector

Handset connector

Headset connector

3.5MM American standard

USB to UART connector

(U)SIM2 card connector

SD card connector

Used to select SD card or eMMC function

8 x Antenna connector

2 x QTM545 PFC connector

2 x QTM547 PFC connector

4 x QTM545 MMW antenna cable connector

Used to rest the module

Used to power on the module

VBAT power on indicator

Wakeup indicator

Status indicator

Net status indicator

For UART signal test

For I2S signal test

For WLAN signal test

SIM8260X TE connector

AR8035 TE connector(Not supported)

W82 TE WLAN connector

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W82 TE

W82 TE interface

WLAN antenna interface

RTL8125B TE

RTL8125BTE interface

Network port

NAU8810 TE

NAU8810-TE TE interface

QTM545

QTM545 interface

QMT547

QTM547 interface

MMW antenna interface

J1003

J804

JP1

J201/J202

J1801

J2101

J901

U1

J101 J102

J103-J110

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RTL8125B TE Ethernet connector

NAU8810 TE codec connector

W82 TE connector

2 x WLAN antenna cable connector

RL8125B TE connector

RJ45 connector

Codec connector

QTM545 FPC connector

QTM547 FPC connector

8 x MMW antenna cable connector

2.3 EVB Kit Accessories

All accessories of the EVB kit are shown in the follow figure. Please confirm all accessories are complete.

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Figure 5: Accessories of the EVB (without MMW)

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Figure 6: Accessories of the EVB (with MMW)

Table 3: The EVB kit list

Items

SIM8360-EVB kit(MMW version)

8XN000-SIM8300_EVB

Description

Cables

Antennas

Adapter

EVB

Type-C USB 3.1Data cable

RF cable SMA-IPEX-4 DC-6GHZ

Micro 5 pins USB 2.0 Data cable

RF antennas

Adapter 12V/6A

Adapter AC line

SIM8260-EVB kit(standard version)

8XN000-SIM8300_EVB

Cables

Antennas

Adapter

EVB

Type-C USB 3.1Data cable

RF cable SMA-IPEX-4 DC-6GHZ

Micro 5 pins USB 2.0 Data cable

RF antennas

Adapter 5V/2A

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Quantity

4

1

1

1

4

1

4

1

1

1

4

1

1

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Ensure the module normally use, it is recommended to use the correct kit model. The following table shows each kit part number.

Table 4:PN of SIM8X60 Serial EVBkit

Kit

8XN000-SIM8260-EVBKIT

8XN000-SIM8360-EVBKIT

Part number

S2-10B5Y

S2-10B5Z

Table 5:PN of SIM8X60 Serial function board

Function board description

8XN000-SIM8260C-TEKIT RO

8XG000-SIM8300NA-COFB

8XN000-W82-TE_V1.01 RO

8XG000-RTL8125B-TE_V1.01 RO

8XN000-QTM547-1-4-TEKIT RO

Part number

S2-10AD8

S2-109HL

S2-10ADH

S2-109WM

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3Interface Applications

3.1 SIM8X60 Serial TE

3.1.1 SIM8X60 Serial

TE interface

The SIM8X60Serial TE supports SIM8X60 Serial module and includes two B2B connectors J102 andJ103 respectively. The interface is connected to the EVB via the two connectors. With SIM8X60 Serial

TE,customers can easily design products. The following figure shows the SIM8X60 Serial TE and B2B connectors of SIM8X60 Serial EVB.

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Figure 7:The top view of SIM8X60 Serial TE

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Figure 7:The bottom view of SIM8X60 Serial TE www.simcom.com

Figure 8:B2B connectors of SIM8X60 Serial TE on SIM8300EVB

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3.1.2

(U)SIM1 interface

The SIM8X60 Serial TE provides (U)SIM1connectors U501 for customs.(U)SIM1_DET signal is low level as default. After inserting (U)SIM1 card, (U)SIM1_DET signal will change high.

The following figure shows the pin assignment of (U)SIM1 card

Figure 9:Pin assignment of (U)SIM1 card connector

3

4

5

1

2

6

7

Table 6: Pin definition of (U)SIM1card connector

Pin no.

Pin name

(U)SIM1_CLK

(U)SIM1_DATA

(U)SIM1_DET

(U)SIM1_RST

VPP

(U)SIM1_VDD

GND

IO

DO

DIO

DI

-

DO

PO

GND

Functional description

(U)SIM1 clock signal

(U)SIM1card data signal

(U)SIM1 card detect signal

(U)SIM1reset signal

Not connected

Power supply for (U)SIM1 card

Ground

The following table shows the hot swap function and (U)SIM card switch AT command. For the details, please refer to the “SIM8200 Series AT Command Manual”.

6

7

4

5

1

2

3

Table 7: Hot swap function and (U)SIM card switch AT command

AT command Description

AT+UIMHOTSWAPON=0

AT+UIMHOTSWAPON=1

AT+SMSIMCFG=1,1

AT+SMSIMCFG=1,2

AT+UIMHOTSWAPLEVEL=0,1

AT+UIMHOTSWAPLEVEL=1,1

AT+UIMHOTSWAPLEVEL=0,2

Close hot swap function

Open hot swap function

Switch to(U)SIM1

Switch to(U)SIM2

(U)SIM1 card detection level active low

(U)SIM1 card detection level active high

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(U)SIM2 card detection level active high 8

NOTE

SIM8X60 Serial module supports two (U)SIM cards but single standby and (U)SIM1 card is used by default.

3.1.3

Type C interface

SIM8X60 Serial TE supports one Type-C USB interface. The Type-C USB interface on SIM8X60 Serial TE complies with the USB 3.1/2.0 specifications and supports super speed (10Gbps)on USB 3.1, high speed

(480 Mbps) on USB 2.0.

Both USB interfaces are used for AT command communication, data transmission, GNSS NMEA output, firmware upgrade and software debugging.

Switch J406 on SIM8X60 Serial TE is selected the Type C USB interface and Micro USB interface. When using Type C, switch J406 should be connected to “Type-c” on SIM8X60 Serial TE. The following figure shows the Type C USB interface and J406 switch when using Type C.SIM8X60 Serial module USB default setting is Type C interface.

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Figure 10:TypeC USB interface and J406switch

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3.1.4

Battery and Charge Function

SIM8X60 Serial TE reserves 6 test points for customs to use battery function. The detail designs about battery function please refer to the designguide “SIM8200 Series PM8150B_design_guidelines_V1.00”.

Figure 11:Battery connector

NOTE

Battery and Charge Function do not support temporarily.

3.1.5

Antenna interfaces

The SIM8X60 Serial TE supports 4 ANT ports. Only SIM8360 Serial supports 8 MMW ANT ports for customs. The detail designs about ANT please refer to SIM8X60 Serial LGA Antenna Port Mapping and

Design Guide.

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Figure 12:8 ANT ports of SIM8X60TE

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3.1.6

QTM545 interfaces

The SIM8360 series TE supports QTM545 ports for customs. The detail designs about ANT please refer to

SIM8360 series LGA Antenna Port Mapping and Design Guide.

Figure 13: QTM545 ANT ports of SIM8X60TE

3.1.7

Jumpers

SIM8X60 Serial TE provides 2 jumpers to switch different voltage. The following figure shows the 2jumpers on TE.

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Figure 14:jumpers on SIM8X60 Serial TE

Table 8: The description of jumpers on SIM8X60 series TE

Jumper Pin name Functional description

J404

J406

1P8

2P85

Type c

Micro

When using 1.8V SD card or EMMC 1.8V IO voltage, switch the jumper to “1P8”.

When using 2.5V SD card, switch the jumper to

“2P85”. (default)

When using Type C USB interface, switch the jumper to “Type c”. (default)

When using Micro USB interface, switch the jumper to “Micro”.

3.2 SIM8300 EVB

3.2.1

SIM8300 EVB interface

The SIM8300 EVB supports SIM8X60 Serial TE, W82 TE, RTL8125B TE, NAU8810 TE and

QTM545/547.Theinterface is connected to the TE via the B2Bconnectors. With EVB boards,customers can easily design products. The following figure shows the SIM8300 EVB and B2B connectors.

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Figure 15: The top view of SIM8300 EVB(without MMW) www.simcom.com

Figure 16: The bottom view of SIM8300 EVB(without MMW)

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Figure 18: The bottom view of SIM8300 EVB(with MMW)

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3.2.2

Power Supply Interfaces

SIM8300-EVB can be powered by an external 5~12VDC power adapter. First connect the DC power adapter to the DC JACK J202 ， and then switch on the S201 and DC-DC converter will work on.

Figure 19:Power supply block diagram of SIM8300-EVB(with MMW)

Figure 20:Power supply block diagram of SIM8300-EVB(without MMW)

The following figure shows the DC JACKJ202, S201 DC powerswitch.

Figure 21: DC jack and switch view

Table 9: Pin definition of J201 interface

Pin no.

Pin name

1

2,3

Power positive

GND

Functional description

Power supply for VBAT

GND

1

2

Table 10: Pin definition of S201 interface

Pin no.

Pin name

ON

OFF

Functional description

Enable the DCDC power

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1. Please use SIMCom standard power supply adapter.

2. Please confirm default status of S201 is OFF state before connecting SIM8X60 Serial TE or other function board with SIM8300-EVB.

The following figure shows the VBAT and GND test points of the SIM8300-EVB. If customs need to test the module consumption, it should be removed R101 and R102 resistance first, and then VBAT and GND test points connect to the external power supply.

Figure 22:VBATtest point

Customs can use VBAT and GND test points onSIM8X60 Serial TE for the external power supply.The

following figure shows the VBAT and GND test points onSIM8X60 Serial TE.

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3.2.3

Micro USB Interface

The SIM8300-EVB supports one micro USB interface complied with the USB 2.0 specifications and data rate up to 480Mbps.

When using micro USB, switch J406 on SIM8X60 Serial TE should be connected to “Micro”. The following figure shows the Micro USB interface J602.

Figure 24: Micro USB interface

3.2.4

UART Interface

SIM8300-EVB provides one USB to UART interface including main UART port and debug UART, which can be used for data transmission, AT command communication and debug. Customs can choose “Enhanced” port to transmit data and send AT command, and choose “Standard” port to capture the serial port log.

Figure 25:USB to UART interface

Table 11: UART functional description

Pin no.

Functional description

Enhance UART

Standard UART

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3.2.5

(U)SIM2 Interface

The SIM8300-EVB provides one (U)SIM2 card connector J902.(U)SIM2_DET signal is low level as default.

After inserting (U)SIM2 card, (U)SIM2_DET signal will change high.

The following figure shows the pin assignment of (U)SIM2 connector.

Figure 26: Pin assignment of (U)SIM2cardconnector

5

6

7

3

4

1

2

Table 12: Pin definition of (U)SIM1and (U)SIM2 card connector

Pin no.

Pin name IO

(U)SIM2_CLK

(U)SIM2_DATA

(U)SIM2_DET

(U)SIM2_RST

VPP

(U)SIM2_VDD

GND

DO

DIO

DI

DO

-

PO

GND

Functional description

(U)SIM2 clock signal

(U)SIM2card data signal

(U)SIM2 card detect signal

(U)SIM2reset signal

Not connected

Power supply for (U)SIM2 card

Ground

Hot swap function and (U)SIM2 card AT command please refer to (U)SIM1 interface.

3.2.6

SDIO Interface

SIM8300-EVB supports 8-bit SDIO interface, which meets the SDIO3.0 specifications and supports SDIO host mode. Support 4-bit dual-voltage 1.8V or 2.85V SD card or 8-bit 1.8V eMMC.

The SIM8300-EVB provides a SD card interface J701 for customers.The SD card voltage of 1.8V or 2.85V

can be selected by changing jumper J404 on SIM8X60 Serial TE.

The following figure shows the pin assignment of SD card interface on SIM8300-EVB.

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Figure 27: Pin assignment of SD card interface

3

4

5

1

2

8

9

6

7

Table 13: Pin definition of SDcard connector

Pin no.

Pin name

SDIO_DATA2

SDIO_DATA3

SDIO_CMD

SDIO_VDD

SDIO_CLK

VSS

SDIO_DATA0

SDIO_DATA1

SDIO_DET

IO

DIO

DIO

DO

PI

DO

DIO

DIO

DI

Functional description

SDC data bit 2

SDC data bit 3

SDC command output

Power input for internal SDIO circuit

SDC clock output

Ground

SDC data bit 0

SDC data bit 1

SD card insertion detect

When using1.8V SD card, jumper J404on SIM8300-TE should be connected to “1P8”. When using 2.85V

SD card, jumper J404on SIM8300-TE should be connected to “2P85”. Jumper J1101 on SIM8300-EVB should be connected as following figure.

Figure 28:SD card and EMMC switch

SIM8300-EVB supports one 8-bit 1.8 V secure digital interface. SD card cannot be supported when using

EMMC function.

When using EMMC function, jumper J404 on SIM8X60 Serial TE should be connected to “1P8” and jumper

J1101 on SIM8300-EVB should be connected as the following figure.eMMC function is debugging.

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Figure 29:Jumper connection of eMMC

3.2.7

Status Indication LEDs

There are 4 status indication LED lights on the SIM8300-EVB.

The following figure is 4 status indication LEDs.

Figure 30: Indication LEDs

Table 14:Description of Indication LEDs

LEDs name LEDscolor

D405 Red

D406*

D407

Yellow

Blue

Description

VBAT power on LED

Module Wake up LED(reserved)

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D408 Blue Network status LED

Table 15: LED D408 Network status

NET_STATUS pin status Module status

Always On Searching network; call connection(including5G,VOLTE)

100ms ON, 100ms OFF

200ms ON, 200ms OFF

800ms ON, 800ms OFF

OFF

Data transmitting; 5G registered on network

Data transmitting; 4G registered on network

Data transmitting;3G registered on network

Power off ; in sleep mode

3.2.8

Buttons

SIM8300-EVB provides two buttons including one PWR-KEY button S403used to power on or off the module, and one RESET button S402 used to reset the module.

Table 16:Buttons description

Name

S402

S403

RESET

PWR-KEY

Figure 31:Buttons of PWR-KEY and RESET

Description

Reset the module

Power on or off the module

3.2.9

Test Points

J502 contains10 test points of UART. The details are shown in the following figure and table.

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Figure 32:Test points of UART

Table 17:Pin definition of J502

Pin no.

Pin name

J502_1

J502_2

J502_3

J502_4

J502_5

J502_6

J502_7

J502_8

J502_9

J502_10

DBG_UART_RX

DBG_UART_TX

UART1_RI

UART1_DCD

UART1_DTR

UART1_RX

UART1_TX

UART1_CTS

UART1_RTS

GND

Functional description

Debug UART receive data

Debug UART transmit data

UART1 ring indicator

UART1 carrier detect

UART1 data terminal ready

UART1 receive data

UART1 transmit data

UART1 clear to send

UART1 request to send

Ground

J803 contains10 test points of I2S and I2C.The details are shown in the following figure and table.

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Figure 33:Test points of I2S and I2C

Table 18:Pin definition of J803

Pin no.

Pin name

J803_1

J803_2

J803_3

J803_4

J803_5

J803_6

J803_7

J803_8

J803_9

I2C1_SDA_CODEC

I2C1_SCL_CODEC

I2S_DIN/PCM_DIN

I2C2_SCL_SENSOR

I2S_DOUT/PCM_DOUT

I2S_SCK/PCM_CLK

I2C2_SDA_SENSOR

I2S_MCLK

GNG

J803_10 I2S_WS/PCM_SYNC

Functional description

I2C1data signal for codec

I2C1clock signal for codec

I2S/PCM data input

I2C2 clock signal for sensor

I2S/PCM data output

I2S/PCM clock output

I2C2data signal for sensor

I2S master clock output

I2S word select/

PCM synchronous signal

J1004 contains20 test points of W80 signal. The details are shown in the following figure and table.

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Figure 34:Test points of W82 signal

Table 19:Pin definition of J1004

Pin no.

Pin name

J1004_1

J1004_2

J1004_3

J1004_4

J1004_5

J1004_6

J1004_7

J1004_8

J1004_9

J1004_10

J1004_11

J1004_12

J1004_13

J1004_14

J1004_15

J1004_16

J1004_17

J1004_18

J1004_19

J1004_20

COEX_UART_TX

COEX_UART_RX

BT_EN

WL_LAA_AS_EN

WL_PA_MUTING

WL_LAA_RX

WL_TO_SDX_CTI

SDX_TO_WL_CTI

WL_SW_CTRL

WLAN_EN

WL_SEC_I2S_DIN

WL_SEC_IS_WS

WL_SEC_I2S_SCK

WL_I2S_DOUT

BT_UART_CTS_N

BT_UART_RTS_N

BT_UART_RX

BT_UART_TX

CDC_INT1_N

CDC_RESET_N

Functional description

LTE&WLAN coexistence data transmit

LTE&WLAN coexistence data receive

W82BT enable

WLANLAAAS enable

WLAN XFEM control for PA mute

WLAN XFEM control for LAA receiver

W82 GPIO

W82 GPIO

W82switch control

WLAN enable

WLANI2S data input

WLANI2S word select

WLANI2S bitclock

WLANI2S data output

Bluetooth UART clear to send

Bluetooth UART request to send

Bluetooth UART receive data

Bluetooth UART transmit data

External CODEC interrupt input

Module reset the external CODEC

J1101 contains30 test points of SD card and eMMC.The details are shown in the following figure and table.

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Figure 35:Test points of SD card or eMMC

Table 20:Pin definition of J1101

Pin no.

Pin name

J1101_1

J1101_2

J1101_3

J1101_4

J1101_5

J1101_6

J1101_7

J1101_8

J1101_9

J1101_10

J1101_11

EMMC_DATA7

SDX_GPIO101

NC

EMMC_DATA6

SDX_GPIO100

NC

EMMC_DATA5

SDX_DET_GPIO99

SDC_DET_GPIO99

EMMC_DATA4

SDX_VCC_EN_GPIO98

Functional description

EMMC data bit 1

EMMC data bit 1

No signal

EMMC data bit 1

EMMC data bit 1

No signal

EMMC data bit 5

SD card detect or eMMC data bit 5

SD card detect

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J1101_12

J1101_13

J1101_14

J1101_15

J1101_16

J1101_17

J1101_18

J1101_19

J1101_20

J1101_21

J1101_22

J1101_23

J1101_24

J1101_25

J1101_26

J1101_27

J1101_28

J1101_29

J1101_30

SDC_VCC_EN_GPIO98

EMMC_DATA0

SDX_SDC_DATA_0

SDC_DATA_0

EMMC_DATA1

SDX_SDC_DATA_1

SDC_DATA_1

EMMC_DATA2

SDX_SDC_DATA_2

SDC_DATA_2

EMMC_DATA3

SDX_SDC_DATA_3

SDC_DATA_3

EMMC_CMD

SDX_SDC_CMD

SDC_CMD

EMMC_CLK

SDX_SDC_CLK

SDC_CLK

There are other test points shown in the following figure and table.

SD card power enable

EMMC data 0

SD card data 0 or eMMC data 0

SD card data 0

EMMC data 1

SD card data 1 or eMMC data 1

SD card data 1

EMMC data 2

SD card data 2 or eMMC data 2

SD card data 2

EMMC data 3

SD card data 3 or eMMC data 3

SD card data 3

EMMC command

SD card command or eMMC command

SD card command

EMMC clock

SD card clock or eMMC clock

SD card clock

Figure 36:Test points of USB, POWERKEY and RESET

Table 21:Test point definition of USB, POWERKEY and RESET signals

Pin name Functional description

DP

DM

USB_ID

PWRKEY_3.0V

RESET_3.0V

RESIN_N

Differential USB bi-directional data plus

Differential USB bi-directional data minus

USB ID

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Figure 37:Test points of 3.3V UART signals

Table 22:Test point definition of 3.3V UART signals

Pin name Functional description

UART_CTS_3V3

UART_RTS_3V3

UART_TX_3V3

UART_RX_3V3

3.3V UART clear to send

3.3V UART request to send

3.3V UART transmit data

3.3V UART receive data

Figure 38:Test points of SPI signals

Table 23:Test point definition ofSPI signals

Pin name Functional description

SPI_MOSI

VLED_P_0

VLED_N_0

SPI_CLK

VDD_1V8

SPI_CS_N

SPI_RS

Master output slaver input

Backlight anode

Backlight cathode

SPI clock

1.8V LDO power supply

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SPI_RST

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Master input slaver output

SPI reset

3.3 W82 TE interface

The SIM8300-EVB supports W82-TE interface, and includes one B2B connector J1002. With W80-TE board,customers can easily design and use WIFI function.

Table 24:W82-TE ANT description

Interface Name

J1

J2

ANT0

ANT1

Figure 39:W82-TE module

Functional description

WLAN/BT antenna

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Figure 40: B2B connector of the W82-TE interface

3.4 RTL8125B TE interface

The SIM8300-EVB supports a RTL8125B-TEinterface, and includes one B2B connector J1003. With

RTL8125B-TE board,customers can easily use Ethernet function.RTL8125B-TE supports

10M/100M/1000M/2.5G Ethernet and data rate up to 2.5Gbps.

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Figure 42:B2B connector of RTL8125B-TE

3.5 Codec Interfaces

3.5.1

NAU8810 TE Interface

Figure 43: NAU8810-TE module

SIM8300-EVB provides one B2B connector J804 for audio codec board NAU8810-TE.

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Figure 44: B2B connector of NAU8810-TE

3.5.2 Handset/Headset Interfac

e

SIM8300-EVB provides one handset J801 for calling service.

The following figure shows the pin assignment of handset interface.

Figure 45: Pin assignment of handset interface

3

4

1

2

Table 25: Pin assignment of handset interface

P

in

no.

Pin name

I/O

MIC_N

SPK_P

SPK_N

MIC_P

O

I

I

O

description

The negative output of the microphone

The positive output of the speaker

The negative output of the speaker

The positive output of the microphone

SIM8300-EVB provides one headset J802 for playing service.

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Figure 46:Headsetinterface

1

2

3

4

5,6

Table 26: Pin assignment of headset interface

P

in

no.

Pin name

I/O

I MIC_P

GND

SPK_P

SPK_N

NC

O

O

description

The positive output of the microphone

Ground

The positive output of the speaker

The negative output of the speaker

Not connect

NOTE

Handset and headset cannot be used at the same time.

3.6 MMW Interface

3.6.1 QTM545 Interfac

e

SIM8300-EVB provides two QTM545 interfaces named J1402, J1404 and SIM8360 Serial TE provides one QTM545 FPC interfaces J713, and one QTM545 MMW interface U701.

The following figure shows the pin assignment of QTM545 connector.

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Figure 47: Pin assignment of QTM545 interface

Table 27: Pin definition of QTM545 connector

P

in

.

Pin name

7

8

9

1

2

3,4

5,6

QTM_PON

VREG_S4E_1P904

VBAT_RF

NC

Antenna

Antenna

GND

description

MMW control signal

Power supply of MMW antenna module

Power supply of MMW antenna module

IFH antenna

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Table 28:Pin definition of QTM545FPC connector

P

in

no.

Pin name

description

1

2,3,4,6

5

7,8

9

10

Antenna

GND

Antenna

VBAT_RF

QTM_PON

VREG_S4E_1P904

IFV antenna

Ground

IFH antenna

Power supply of MMW antenna module

MMW control signal

Power supply of MMW antenna module

NOTE

The design method and pin assignment of QTM545 connectors is the same as others of QTM545 connectors. Except QTM_PON and antenna signals, other QTM545 connectors’ signals are shared.

The way of using QTM545 functionis as follows:connect two QTM545 antennas to U701, J713 on SIM8360

Serial TE and J1402 J1404 on SIM8300-EVB.

The following figure shows assembly diagram top view of SIM8300-EVB and QTM545 antenna.

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The following table shows QTM545 RF buckles line connection method of SIM8360 Serial TE and

SIM8300-EVB.

Table 29:RF buckles line connection method of SIM8360 Serial TE and SIM8300-EVB

SIM8360 TE SIM8360 TE SIM8300-EVB

J701 (IFH3)

J705 (IFV4)

J702 (IFH4)

J706 (IFV3)

-

-

J709

J710

(IFH3)

(IFV4)

-

-

-

-

J703 (IFH1)

J707 (IFV2)

J704 (IFH2)

J708 (IFV1)

-

-

J711

J712

(IFH2)

(IFV1)

IFH1404

IFV1404

IFH1402

IFV1402

(IFH1)

(IFV2)

(IFH2)

(IFV1)

NOTE

IFH4/IFV3 function debugging,IFH2/IFV1 function is only used on EVB or TE.

3.6.2 QTM547 Interfac

e

SIM8300-EVB provides twoQTM547 interfaces named J1201 and J1202. The following figure shows the pin assignment of QTM547 connector.

Figure 50:Pin assignment of QTM547 connector

Table 30: Pin definition of QTM547 connector

P

in

no.

Pin name

description

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21,22,23,24,26,2

8,29,30

5

11,12,13,14,15,

16,17,18,19,20

25

27,4

QTM_PON

VBAT_RF

MMW control signal

Power supply of MMW antenna module

QTM1_PON MMW control signal

VREG_S4E_1P904 Power supply of MMW antenna module

NOTE

The design method and pin assignment of QTM547 connector is the same as others of QTM547 connectors. Except QTM_PON and antenna signals, other QTM547 connectors’ signals are shared.

The following table shows QTM547TE.

Figure 51: QTM547-TE module

The way of using MMW functionis as follows: remove the shielding frame,connect QTM547 antenna moduleandSIM8300-EVB with two FPC interfaces. The following figures show assembly diagram top and bottom view of SIM8300-EVB and QTM547-TE.

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Figure 52: Assembly diagram between QTM547 module and SIM8300-EVB

Table 31:RF buckles line connection method of SIM8360 Serial TE and QTM547-TE

SIM8360 TE QTM547TE

J701 (IFH3)

J705 (IFV4)

J710 (IFH3)

J703 (IFV4)

J702 (IFH4)

J706 (IFV3)

J703 (IFH1)

J707 (IFV2)

J704 (IFH2)

J708 (IFV1)

J705

J708

J709

J704

J708

J707

(IFH4)

(IFV3)

(IFH1)

(IFV2)

(IFH2)

(IFV1)

NOTE

QTM547 RF buckles line connections are on the back ofSIM8360 Serial TE as Figure.

3.7 Antenna Interfaces

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J1308.

Figure 53: Connectors of antenna

Customs can use RF cable connect ANT port from SIM8X60 Serial ANT0-ANT4 to SIM8300-EVB. The following figure shows the antenna Interfaces assembly drawing.

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4Operation Procedures

4.1 Power On/Off the Module

4.1.1 Power On the Module

The module power on procedure is shown in the following:

(1) Please confirm S201 is OFF status.

(2) Connect the SIM8X60 Serial TE to the connectors (J102 and J103) on EVB.

(3) If customers need WIFI, Ethernet, Codec function, please connect W82-TE, RTL8125B-TE,

NAU8810-TE to B2B connectors on EVB before connect the DC adaptor.

(4) Connect the DC adapter.

(5) Pull S201 to power ON state, and D405 will be lighted

(6) Press the S403 (PWR-KEY) for at least 2s to turn on the module, and wait for a few seconds until the power on indication LED D407light.

4.1.2 Power Off the Module

(1) Power off the module by AT command ， when the module is in power on state ， by inputting AT command

“ AT+CPOF ”, after the module save the data and the module will be powered off automatic and LED407 will be extinguished. About the AT command more detail please reference SIM8200 Series_AT Command

Manual .

(2) Power off the module by press the power button(S403 'PWR-KEY') for 4 seconds, after the module save the data and the module will be powered off automatic and LED407 will be extinguished.

(3) Power off the module by pull S201 to off state, after the module save the data and the module will be power off automatic and LED405 will be extinguished.This method may damage FLASH and is not recommended.

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4.2 Driver Installation

4.2.1 USBtoUART Driver Installation

The following link can get USB to UART driver.

https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers

After installing the driver correctly, you can see the following virtual USB port, COM27/COM28.

SCI COM28

Figure 55: USB to UART port

Table 32:USB to UART port

Interface type Portnumber

ECI COM 27

Module serialport

Enhance UART

Standard UART

Remark

Used to UART communication

Used to capture the serial port log

4.2.2 Module Driver Installation

Please contact SIMCom technical support for the correct driver file, SIMCom driver.

After obtaining the SIMCom SIMCOM_5G_Windows_DriverInstall_V1.0x.exe

driver,and installing the driver correctly, there will be 4 virtual USB ports under the device manager port.

Table 33:VirtualUSB port

Port name Description

AT port For the communication with AT command

Audio port

Diagnostics

NMEA port

For Audio function

For debug

For GPS service

The following figure shows USB port.

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Figure 56: USB port

4.3 Firmware Update

Firmware update can be in forced download mode or normal download mode.We recommend using normal download mode for firmware update

4.3.1 Force Download Mode of the Module

If the module needs to upgrade firmware, the module should be into force download mode short-circuiting

1P8 and BOOT test points of J403 on SIM8X60 Serial TE before powering on the module, then power on the module and enter force download mode.

The following figure shows 1.8V

and FORCE_USB_BOOT test points location of SIM8X60 Serial module.

Figure 57:SIM8300-TEforce download test points

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Figure 58: Force download port

NOTE

1. Both 1.8V

and FORCE_USB_BOOT signal test points’relative positions of SIM8X60 Serial module are the same.

2. If need to firmware update in forced download mode, please contact SIMCom FAE obtain the update process.

3.

After the module enter force download mode, the FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# signal need to release and don’t pull high always. If not, the module will restart and then cause the download fail.

4.3.2 Firmware Update Procedure

For how to make the module enter the forced download mode, please refer to chapter 4.3.1.

Before firmware update, please confirm obtain correct firmware update file from SIMCom FAE and supplier.

The following procedures show the module firmware update in the normal download mode.

(1)After powering on the module, open the software sim7080_sim7500_sim7600_sim7900_sim8200 qdl v1.61 only for updateClick.exe, click Load .

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(2).Select module platform

Figure 59: Click load

(3).Select firmware path

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Figure 61: Select firmware path

(4).Click

Start button, the tool will automatically detect the module port and start to download.

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4.4 AT Command Communication

AT command currently has incomplete functions to be updated after development; the content of this chapter is still being updated according to the actual debugging situation.

4.4.1 UART Serial Communication

SIM8X60 Serial module provides a full-featured serial port. By default, when used as an ordinary serial port, we can set the data frame format of the serial port and set the baud rate and other operations.

(1) Set the serial data frame format

SIM8X60 Serial module supports multiple serial data frame formats. The default data frame format is 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity bit.

Table 34:UART frame format

UART frame format

Data bit

Stop bit

Parity bit

Supported formats

8bit/7bit

1bit

Odd,Even,None

If you need to modify the data frame format, please refer to the instruction AT + ICF. Common data frame format settings are as follows ：

Table 35:UART format

UART format

8 Data bit 1 Stop bit No parity

8 Data bit 1 Stop bit odd check

8 Data bit 1 Stop bit even check

7 Data bit 1 Stop bit No parity

7 Data bit 1 Stop bit odd check

7 Data bit 1 Stop bit even check

Setting instructions

AT+ICF 、 AT+ICF=2 、 AT+ICF=2,2

AT+ICF=1,0

AT+ICF=1,1

AT+ICF=4 、 AT+ICF=4,2

AT+ICF=3,0

AT+ICF=3,1

(2) Set the serial port baud rate

SIM8X60 Serial module supports a variety of common baud rates. The standard factory default baud rate is

115200, and it supports automatic baud rate adaptation. There are two methods to modify the baud rate.

For temporary modification and long-term modification, please refer to the instruction AT + IPR for temporary modification. Please refer to AT + IPREX for long-term modification of the baud rate. The serial port baud rate is modified for a long time, and the baud rate will be saved locally, so it will continue to take www.simcom.com

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Table 36:UART baud rate support

UART baud rate support

Serial communication baud rate

Serial port adaptive baud rate

Supported rate

300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200,38400,57

600,115200,

230400,460800,921600

9600,19200,38400,57600,115200

Common baud rate instructions for serial ports ：

Table 37:UART common baud rate operations

UART common baud rate operations

Query the current boot baud rate

Query the current baud rate

Query module supports baud rate

Set the boot default baud rate to 9600

Set temporary baud rate to 9600

Set auto baud rate matching

Set temporary baud rate to match automatically

Related instructions

AT+IPREX?

AT+IPR?

AT+IPR=? , AT+IPREX=?

AT+IPREX=9600

AT+IPR=9600

AT+IPREX=0

AT+IPR=0

(3) Set serial data flow control the serial port of SIM8X60 Serial module adopts RTS / CTS flow control mode, but the full-featured serial port of SIM8X60 Serial module works by common serial mode by default.

If we need to set the working mode of serial flow control, please refer to AT + IFC.

Serial flow control configuration instruction setting method ：

Table 38:UART Flow control method

UART Flow control method

No flow control, normal mode

RTS/CTS Flow control method

RTS Flow control method

CTS Flow control method

Setting instructions

AT+IFC 、 AT+IFC=0,0

AT+IFC=2,2

AT+IFC=2,0

AT+IFC=0,2

The method of using serial port RTS flow control can be verified by using the serial port tool. When RTS flow control is set, if RTS is not checked, it means that RTS does not take effect. At this time, two consecutive ATs are sent. It is found that the window of the serial port tool does not show AT and return value.

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Figure 64: UART flow control method 1

Then check RTS to make RTS take effect, and then the window of serial tool will display AT and return value.

Figure 65: UART flow control method 2

4.4.2 USB Communication

After installing the USB driver correctly, send the AT command through SimTech HS-USB AT Port 9001.

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5Appendix

5.1 Related Documents

Table 39:Related documents

No.

Title

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

SIM8200 Series_AT Command Manual

SIM8260 serial Hardware Design

SIM8260 Serial

LGA Antenna Port Mapping and Design

Guide

SIM8200 Series PM7250B_design_guidel ines_V1.00

W82_Hardware Design_V1.00

Description

AT command manual

SIM8260 serial hardware design

SIM8260 Serial Antenna document

SIM8200 Series PM7250Bdesignguidelines

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5.2 Terms and Abbreviations

Table 40:Terms and abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

PCB

PCIe

RF

SIM

SMPS

NC

NMEA

ZIF

(U)SIM

UART

ESD

GNSS

GPS

I2C

I2S

IMEI

LTE

MSB

Electrostatic Discharge

Global Navigation Satellite System

Global Positioning System

Inter-Integrated Circuit

Inter-IC Sound

International Mobile Equipment Identity

Long Term Evolution

Most Significant Bit

Printed Circuit Board

Peripheral Component Interface Express

Radio Frequency

Subscriber Identification Module

Switched-Mode Power Supply

Not connect

National Marine Electronics Association

Zero Intermediate Frequency

Universal Subscriber Identity Module

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5.3 Safety Caution

Table 41:Safety caution

Marks Requirements

When in a hospital or other health care facility, observe the restrictions about the use of mobiles. Switch the cellular terminal or mobile off, medical equipment may be sensitive and not operate normally due to RF energy interference.

Switch off the cellular terminal or mobile before boarding an aircraft. Make sure it is switched off. The operation of wireless appliances in an aircraft is forbidden to prevent interference with communication systems. Forgetting to think much of these instructions may impact the flight safety, or offend local legal action, or both.

Do not operate the cellular terminal or mobile in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. Switch off the cellular terminal when you are near petrol stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress. Operation of any electrical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres can constitute a safety hazard.

Your cellular terminal or mobile receives and transmits radio frequency energy while switched on. RF interference can occur if it is used close to TV sets, radios, computers or other electric equipment.

Road safety comes first! Do not use a hand-held cellular terminal or mobile when driving a vehicle, unless it is securely mounted in a holder for hands free operation.

Before making a call with a hand-held terminal or mobile, park the vehicle.

GSM cellular terminals or mobiles operate over radio frequency signals and cellular networks and cannot be guaranteed to connect in all conditions, especially with a mobile fee or an invalid SIM card. While you are in this condition and need emergent help, please remember to use emergency calls. In order to make or receive calls, the cellular terminal or mobile must be switched on and in a service area with adequate cellular signal strength.

Some networks do not allow for emergency call if certain network services or phone features are in use (e.g. lock functions, fixed dialing etc.). You may have to deactivate those features before you can make an emergency call.

Also, some networks require that a valid SIM card be properly inserted in the cellular terminal or mobile.

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