Multi-Tech MTQ-L4G1, MTQ-L4G1-B02 Device Guide

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Dragonfly

MTQ-L4G1 Device Guide

DRAGONFLYTM DEVICE GUIDE

DragonflyTMDevice Guide

Models: MTQ-L4G1-B02

Part Number: S000762 Rev 1.2

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CONTENTS

Contents

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

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

Documentation Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 6

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

MTQ-L4G1-B02 Mechanical Drawing............................................................................................................................ 7

Description of LED......................................................................................................................................................... 8

Chapter 2 – Hardware and Specifications................................................................................................................. 9

MTQ-L4G1-B02 Specifications....................................................................................................................................... 9

40-Pin Connector Definitions ...................................................................................................................................... 10

MTQ-L4G1-B02.......................................................................................................................................................... 11

40-Pin Connector ........................................................................................................................................................ 12

Electrical Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Operating Conditions ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Absolute Maximum Rating........................................................................................................................................ 12

DC Electrical Characteristics...................................................................................................................................... 13

Input/Output Current Ratings................................................................................................................................... 13

Power Draw - MTQ-L4G1-B02..................................................................................................................................... 14

Chapter 3 – Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 15

Installing a SIM Card on a DragonFly ......................................................................................................................... 15

Device Drivers ............................................................................................................................................................. 15

USB Cable Recommendations..................................................................................................................................... 15

Communications Flow................................................................................................................................................. 16

No Processor Model (B02)........................................................................................................................................ 16

Communicating with the Device................................................................................................................................. 16

Powering Down The Device ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Device Reset (Pin 35) .................................................................................................................................................. 17

Low Power Options ..................................................................................................................................................... 17

Chapter 4 – Antennas ............................................................................................................................................ 18

External Antenna Option ............................................................................................................................................ 18

Antenna..................................................................................................................................................................... 18

SMA to U.FL Cables..................................................................................................................................................... 19

Connecting an Antenna through the Developer Board Connectors .......................................................................... 19

Antenna Diversity........................................................................................................................................................ 20

Placing External Antennas ........................................................................................................................................ 20

Selecting Antennas ................................................................................................................................................... 20

Antenna Approvals and Safety Considerations ........................................................................................................ 21

Diversity and Power Draw ....................................................................................................................................... 21

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Chapter 5 – Safety Information.............................................................................................................................. 22

Handling Precautions .................................................................................................................................................. 22

Radio Frequency (RF) Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 22

Sécurité relative aux appareils à radiofréquence (RF).............................................................................................. 22

General Safety............................................................................................................................................................. 23

Interference with Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices ...................................................................................... 23

Potential interference............................................................................................................................................... 23

Precautions for pacemaker wearers ........................................................................................................................ 23

Vehicle Safety.............................................................................................................................................................. 23

Device Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... 24

User Responsibility...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Chapter 6 – Labels.................................................................................................................................................. 25

Labels .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Chapter 7 – Regulatory Information....................................................................................................................... 26

47 CFR Part 15 Regulation Class B Devices ................................................................................................................. 26

FCC Interference Notice............................................................................................................................................ 26

FCC Grant Information .............................................................................................................................................. 26

Industry Canada Class B Notice................................................................................................................................... 28

Canadian Limitations................................................................................................................................................. 29

Industry Canada ........................................................................................................................................................ 30

EMC, Safety, and Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Compliance .............................................................................. 32

Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) for Australia...................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 8 – Environmental Notices........................................................................................................................ 33

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement .............................................................................................. 33

WEEE Directive.......................................................................................................................................................... 33

Instructions for Disposal of WEEE by Users in the European Union ........................................................................ 33

REACH Statement ....................................................................................................................................................... 33

Registration of Substances........................................................................................................................................ 33

Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ............................................................................................ 34

Chapter 9 – Using Connection Manager ................................................................................................................. 35

Installing Connection Manager ................................................................................................................................... 35

Setting Up a Serial Device in Windows Device Manager............................................................................................ 36

Connecting a Device.................................................................................................................................................... 38

Uninstalling Connection Manager............................................................................................................................... 39

Connection Manager User Interface........................................................................................................................... 39

Main tab.................................................................................................................................................................... 40

Settings tab ............................................................................................................................................................... 41

Connection tab.......................................................................................................................................................... 41

Details tab ................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Terminal tab.............................................................................................................................................................. 41

Charts tab.................................................................................................................................................................. 41

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Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................... 41

Serial COM port is not available in the Serial Modem Settings................................................................................ 41

Device is not detected ("No Device") ....................................................................................................................... 41

MultiConnect Cell USB Modem is not detected ....................................................................................................... 42

Connection Manager is not working, and a device connected to the computer is not detected............................ 42

Connection Manager displays "Device Error" status for a serial device .................................................................. 42

Index...................................................................................................................................................................... 43

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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 Overview

The following documents are available at https://www.multitech.com/brands/multiconnect-dragonfly. Select your
model to find the documents specific for that device.

Document Description Part Number

Dragonfly MTQ-L4G1 Device Guide Hardware, regulatory, and getting started

information.

Universal Developer Kit 2.0
Developer Guide

Quectel EG25x AT Commands
Manual, USB Driver Installation
Guides, and other related manuals

Provides information on using the
developer board with the MTQ.

Multiple documents listing AT Commands,
USB Driver Installation Guides (both
Windows and Linux), and other protocols
used to communicate with your L4G1
device. Provided in a zip file.

S000762

S000610

N/A

Product Build Options

Product Description Region

MTQ-L4G1-B02 Embedded LTE Cat 4 Modem with Fallback and GNSS (50 Pk) NA, EU, and AU

MTQ-L4G1-B02-SP Embedded LTE Cat 4 Modem with Fallback and GNSS (1 Pk) NA, EU, and 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-L4G1-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-L4G1-B02 Mechanical Drawing

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

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Description of LED

The Link Status LED is located on the SIM side of the device to the right of the Micro USB Connector in the lower
right corner.

LED Indicators

LS Link Status

OFF —No power to the cellular radio

Slow Blink (200 ms High/1800 ms Low) — Not registered/searching for network
connection

Slow Blink (1800 ms High/200 ms Low) — Idle

Fast Blink (125 ms High/125 ms Low) — Connected/data transfer

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HARDWARE AND SPECIFICATIONS

Chapter 2 – Hardware and Specifications

MTQ-L4G1-B02 Specifications

Category Description

General

Standards 3GPP Rel. 11 LTE

4G LTE FDD/TDD

UMTS/HSPA+

GSM/GPRS/EDGE

USB Interface is CDC-ACM compliant

TCP/IP Functions FTP, SMTP, SSL, TCP, UDP

Frequency Bands LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28

LTE TDD: B38/B39/B40/B41

WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19

GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8

Speed

Data Speed LTE FDD: Max 150Mbps (DL)/Max 50Mbps (UL)

LTE TDD: Max 130Mbps (DL)/Max 35Mbps (UL)

UMTS: DC-HSDPA: Max 42Mbps (DL)

UMTS: HSUPA: Max 5.76Mbps (UL)

UMTS: WCDMA: Max 384Kbps (DL)/Max 384Kbps (UL)

GSM: EDGE: Max 296Kbps (DL)/Max 236.8Kbps (UL)

GSM: GPRS: Max 107Kbps (DL)/Max 85.6Kbps (UL)

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 3 surface mount U.FL: GPS, Cellular, Diversity

SIM Holder 1.8 V and 3 V micro

Pin header 40-pin female for USB or UART

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Category Description

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

Operating Voltage 3.3 - 5 V +/- 5%

Input Current See Power Draw

Certifications and Compliance

EMC and Radio
Compliance

Safety Compliance UL 60950-1 2nd Edition

Telecom Approvals Verizon, AT&T, PTCRB

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

FCC Part 15 Class B

FCC Part 22H

FCC Part 24E

FCC Part 27

CE Mark, RED (EU)

RCM (AU)

cUL 60950-1 2nd Edition Am. 1 and Am. 2

IEC60950-1(EU)

40-Pin Connector Definitions

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MTQ-L4G1-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 Serial data output to DTE

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

11 RADIO_RI 0 - 3V 3.3V O Ring indicator

1

Max

In/Out Description

Voltage

5.5V I/O USB Data

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

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Pin Signal Name Logic Level Voltage

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

1

Max
Voltage

In/Out Description

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

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

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DC Electrical Characteristics

Parameter Conditions Minimum Volts Maximum Volts

Digital signal input low level CMOS port

-0.3 0.9

IIO=+8 mA

Digital signal input high level CMOS port

2.1 5.5

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

- 0.4

- 0.4

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

(1)

-

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

(1)

-

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

RESET (low active) input low CMOS port

- 0.99

(2)

-

IIO=+8 mA

(1)

(1)

(2)

RESET (low active) input high CMOS port

IIO=+8 mA

(1) Guaranteed by characterization results, not tested in production.

(2) Guaranteed by design, not tested in production.

Input/Output Current Ratings

Output current draw PWR_GOOD, CHG_MON 5 mA

Output current draw all other output pins 25 mA

2.31 -

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Power Draw - MTQ-L4G1-B02

Radio
Protocol

Power Down
Mode via
AT+QPOWD
(mA)

Power
Down
Mode via
Reset line
(uA)

Live
Connection
Idle - No
Data (mA)

Callbox
Connection
Idle - No
Data (mA)

Average
Measured
Current at
Max Power

1

(mA)

TX Pulse2AVG
Amplitude
Current for
Peak Current
for

Total Inrush
Charge
Measured in
Millicoulombs

(mC)
HSDPA/LTE
(mA)

5 Volts WITH Unit in developer card

GSM850 9.2 561 25 27 289 1,310 2.06

WCDMA

9.2 561 22 26 459 548 2.06

Band 2
(1854
Mhz)

LTE Band

9.3 562 27 48 539 632 2.06

8 (897.5
Mhz)

1

Maximum Power: The continuous current during maximum data rate with the radio transmitter at

maximum power.

2

Tx Pulse: The average peak current during a GSM850 transmission burst period or HSDPA/LTE

connection. The transmission burst duration for GSM850 can vary, depending on what transmission
scheme is being deployed (GPRS Class 8, Class 10, GSM, etc.).

3

Inrush Charge: The total inrush charge at power on.

3

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