Multitech Dragonfly MTQ-LEU7 Device Manual

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Dragonfly

MTQ-LEU7 Device Guide

DRAGONFLYTM DEVICE GUIDE

DragonflyTMDevice Guide

Models: MTQ-LEU7-B02

P/N: S000730, Version 1.1

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CONTENTS

Contents

Chapter 1 – Product Overview ................................................................................................................................. 6

Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Product Build Options ................................................................................................................................................... 6

MTQ-LEU7-B02 Mechanical Drawing............................................................................................................................ 7

Chapter 2 – Hardware and Specifications................................................................................................................. 8

MTQ-LEU7-B02 Specifications....................................................................................................................................... 8

40-Pin Connector Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 9

MTQ-LEU7-B02............................................................................................................................................................ 9

40-Pin Connector ........................................................................................................................................................ 11

Electrical Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................. 11

Operating Conditions ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Absolute Maximum Rating........................................................................................................................................ 11

DC Electrical Characteristics...................................................................................................................................... 11

Input/Output Current Ratings................................................................................................................................... 12

Power Draw................................................................................................................................................................. 12

MTQ-LEU7-B02.......................................................................................................................................................... 12

Chapter 3 – Getting Started with the MTQ-LEU7-B02............................................................................................. 13

Installing a SIM Card on a DragonFly ......................................................................................................................... 13

Device Drivers ............................................................................................................................................................. 13

USB Cable Recommendations..................................................................................................................................... 13

Communications Flow................................................................................................................................................. 14

No Processor Model (B02)........................................................................................................................................ 14

Communicating with the Device................................................................................................................................. 14

Powering Down The Device ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Device Reset (Pin 35) .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Low Power Options ..................................................................................................................................................... 15

Chapter 4 – Antennas ............................................................................................................................................ 16

External Antenna Option ............................................................................................................................................ 16

Antenna..................................................................................................................................................................... 16

SMA to U.FL Cables..................................................................................................................................................... 17

Connecting an Antenna through the Developer Board Connectors........................................................................... 17

Antenna Diversity........................................................................................................................................................ 18

Using Antenna Diversity............................................................................................................................................ 18

Placing External Antennas ........................................................................................................................................ 18

Selecting Antennas ................................................................................................................................................... 18

Antenna Approvals and Safety Considerations ........................................................................................................ 18

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Diversity and Power Draw ....................................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 5 – Safety Information .............................................................................................................................. 20

Handling Precautions .................................................................................................................................................. 20

Radio Frequency (RF) Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 20

Sécurité relative aux appareils à radiofréquence (RF).............................................................................................. 20

General Safety............................................................................................................................................................. 21

Interference with Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices ...................................................................................... 21

Potential interference............................................................................................................................................... 21

Precautions for pacemaker wearers ........................................................................................................................ 21

Vehicle Safety.............................................................................................................................................................. 21

Device Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... 22

User Responsibility...................................................................................................................................................... 22

Chapter 6 – Labels.................................................................................................................................................. 23

Labels .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Chapter 7 – Regulatory Information....................................................................................................................... 24

EMC, Safety, and Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Compliance .............................................................................. 24

Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) for Australia...................................................................................................... 24

Chapter 8 – Environmental Notices........................................................................................................................ 25

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement .............................................................................................. 25

WEEE Directive.......................................................................................................................................................... 25

Instructions for Disposal of WEEE by Users in the European Union ........................................................................ 25

REACH Statement ....................................................................................................................................................... 25

Registration of Substances........................................................................................................................................ 25

Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ............................................................................................ 25

Chapter 9 – Using Connection Manager ................................................................................................................. 27

Installing Connection Manager ................................................................................................................................... 27

Setting Up a Serial Device in Windows Device Manager............................................................................................ 28

Connecting a Device.................................................................................................................................................... 30

Uninstalling Connection Manager............................................................................................................................... 31

Connection Manager User Interface........................................................................................................................... 31

Main tab.................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Settings tab ............................................................................................................................................................... 33

Connection tab.......................................................................................................................................................... 33

Details tab ................................................................................................................................................................. 33

Terminal tab.............................................................................................................................................................. 33

Charts tab.................................................................................................................................................................. 33

Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................... 33

Serial COM port is not available in the Serial Modem Settings................................................................................ 33

Device is not detected ("No Device") ....................................................................................................................... 33

MultiConnect Cell USB Modem is not detected ....................................................................................................... 34

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Connection Manager is not working, and a device connected to the computer is not detected............................ 34

Connection Manager displays "Device Error" status for a serial device .................................................................. 34

Index...................................................................................................................................................................... 35

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 – Product Overview

Overview

The Dragonfly™ (MTQ) embedded cellular modem is fully certified and MNO approved. These ready-to-integrate
modules offer an onboard cellular radio in a compact design.

Documentation

The following documentation is available on the appropriate product page at www.multitech.com.

Document Description Part Number

Device Guide This document. Provides model specifications and developer

information.

Universal Developer Kit 2.0
Developer Guide

Quectel EG9x AT Commands
Manual, USB Installation
Guides, and other related
manuals

Provides information on using the developer board with the
MTQ.

Multiple documents listing AT Commands, USB installation
guides, and other protocols used to communicate with your
LEU7 device. Provided in a zip file.

S000730

S000610

N/A

Product Build Options

Product Description Region

MTQ-LEU7-B02 Embedded LTE Cat 4 Modem with Fallback Europe/AU

Note:

These units ship without network activation. To connect them to the cellular network, you need SIM cards
from your service provider.

The complete product code may end in .Rx. For example, MTQ-LEU7-B02.Rx, where R is revision and x is the
revision number.

All builds can be ordered individually or in 50-packs.

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MTQ-LEU7-B02 Mechanical Drawing

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

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HARDWARE AND SPECIFICATIONS

Chapter 2 – Hardware and Specifications

MTQ-LEU7-B02 Specifications

Category Description

General

Standards LTE FDD Cat 4, 3GPP release 11 compliant

WCDMA/GSM fallback

USB Interface is CDC-ACM compliant

SMS is Text and PDU mode, Point-to-Point MO and MT, SMS cell broadcast, and SMS
storage: ME by default

Frequency Bands (in
MHz)

LED One, link status

Speed

Data Speed LTE FDD: Up to 150 Mbps downlink /50 Mbps uplink

Interface

USB Interface Micro USB 2.0 high speed

UART Full UART

Serial Modem Interface Up to 921.6 Kbps

Physical Description

Weight 0.6 oz (17g)

Dimensions Refer to Mechanical Drawings for details.

Connectors

Antenna 2 surface mount U.FL: cellular, auxiliary

4G: FDD 2100, (B1), 1800 (B3), 2600 (B7), 900 (B8), 800 (B20), 700 (B28A)

3G: 2100 (B1), 900 (B8)

WCDMA: Up to 384 Kbps downlink/384 Kbps uplink

GSM: Up to 296 Kbps downlink/236.8 Kbps uplink

SIM Holder 1.8 V and 3 V micro

Pin header 40-pin female for USB or UART

Environment

Operating Temperature -40° C to +85° C

Storage Temperature -40° C to +85° C

Humidity 20%-90% RH, non-condensing

Category Description

Power Requirements

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Category Description

Operating Voltage 3.3 - 5 V +/- 5%

Input Current See Power Draw

Certifications and Compliance

HARDWARE AND SPECIFICATIONS

EMC and Radio

CE Mark, RED (EU), RCM (AU)

Compliance

Safety Compliance IEC60950-1(EU)

Telecom Approvals EU carriers

Radio performance may be affected by temperature extremes.
Device has been tested up to +85° C. UL Recognized@ 85° C

40-Pin Connector Definitions

MTQ-LEU7-B02

Pin Signal Name Logic Level Voltage

1 N/C

2 N/C

3 N/C

4 N/C

5 GND GND GND Ground

6 USB-DATA+ 0 - 3V

2

7 USB-DATA-

8 VCC-IN 3.3 - 5V +/-5% Power Input Main Power

9 RADIO_RXD 0 - 3V 3.3V O

10 RADIO_DCD 0 - 3V 3.3V O Data carrier detect

11 RADIO_RI 0 - 3V 3.3V O Ring indicator

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Max

In/Out Description

Voltage

5.5V I/O USB Data

HARDWARE AND SPECIFICATIONS

Pin Signal Name Logic Level Voltage

1

Max

In/Out Description

Voltage

12 RADIO_CTS 0 - 3V 3.3V O Clear to send (flow control)

13 GND GND GND Ground

14 N/C

15 N/C

16 N/C

17 N/C

18 N/C

19 N/C

20 N/C

21 N/C

22 N/C

23 N/C

24 N/C

25 N/C

26 N/C

27 RADIO_VDD 0-1.8V 1.8V O This output is generated by the

radio.

28 GND GND GND Ground

29 RADIO_RTS 0 - 3.3V 3.3V I Request to send (flow control)

30 RADIO_DSR 0 - 3V 3.3V O Data set ready

31 RADIO_DTR 0 - 3.3V 3.3V I DTE ready

32 RADIO_TXD 0 - 3.3V 3.3V I Serial data input from DTE

33 VCC-IN 3.3 - 5V +/-5% Power Input Main Power

34 LINK_STATUS 3V O Radio link status LED

35 RESET 0 - 3V I Radio reset

36 GND GND GND Ground

37 GND

38 N/C

39 N/C

40 N/C

1

A hyphen (-) indicates a range of acceptable logic levels.

2

USB D+D-: 5V tolerant inputs / 3V drive-level output

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40-Pin Connector

Manufacturer: Hirose Electric Co LTD

Description: .5MM 40 PN B>B RECEPTACLE

Model Number: DF17(4.0)-40DP-0.5V(57)

Use with:

Manufacturer: Hirose Electric Co LTD

Description: .5mm 40 pin B.B header MALE

Model Number: DF17(2.0)-40DP-0.5V(57)

Electrical Characteristics

Operating Conditions

Parameter Minimum Volts Maximum Volts

HARDWARE AND SPECIFICATIONS

Supply Range - Vcc 3.3V +/-5% 5V +/-5%

Absolute Maximum Rating

Parameter Minimum Volts Maximum Volts

Voltage at any signal pin -0.3 5.5

DC Electrical Characteristics

Parameter Conditions Minimum Volts Maximum Volts

Digital signal input low level CMOS port

IIO=+8 mA

Digital signal input high level CMOS port

IIO=+8 mA

Output low level voltage for an I/O pin CMOS port

Output high level voltage for an I/O pin VDD-0.4 -

IIO=+8 mA

Output low level voltage for an I/O pin TTL port

Output high level voltage for an I/O pin 2.4 -

IIO=+8 mA

Output low level voltage for an I/O pin IIO=+20 mA - 1.3

Output high level voltage for an I/O pin VDD-1.3

Output low level voltage for an I/O pin IIO=+6 mA - 0.4

Output high level voltage for an I/O pin VDD-0.4

Output low level voltage for an I/O pin IIO=+4 mA - 0.4

Output high level voltage for an I/O pin VDD-0.4

-0.3 0.9

2.1 5.5

- 0.4

- 0.4

(1)

(1)

(2)

-

-

-

(1)

(1)

(2)

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