Multitech MultiConnect Dragonfly Nano MTQN-MNG1-B01 Device Manual

MultiConnect

MTQN-MNG1-B01 Device Guide

®

Dragonfly

™

Nano

MULTICONNECT® DRAGONFLYTM NANO DEVICE GUIDE

MultiConnect®DragonflyTMNano Device Guide

Models: MTQN-MNG1-B01

Part Number: S000671

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CONTENTS

Contents

Chapter 1 – Product Overview ................................................................................................................................. 5

Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Product Build Options ................................................................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 2 – Mechanical Drawings ............................................................................................................................ 6

MTQN-MNG1-B01......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 3 – Hardware and Specifications................................................................................................................. 7

Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

40-Pin Connector Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 8

MTQN-MNG1-B01 Pin Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 9

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

MTQN-MNG1-B01..................................................................................................................................................... 16

Electrical Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................. 16

Operating Conditions ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Absolute Maximum Ratings ...................................................................................................................................... 16

Nominal Ratings ........................................................................................................................................................ 17

Power Draw................................................................................................................................................................. 18

USB Cable Recommendations .................................................................................................................................... 19

Device Reset................................................................................................................................................................ 19

MTQN-MNG1-B01..................................................................................................................................................... 19

Powering Down the Cellular Radio ............................................................................................................................. 19

Low Power Modes....................................................................................................................................................... 19

Installing a SIM Card ................................................................................................................................................... 20

Configuring u-blox Cellular Radio................................................................................................................................ 21

USB Driver Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 22

Chapter 4 – Antennas ............................................................................................................................................ 23

Antenna....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Antenna Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 23

Chapter 5 – Safety Information .............................................................................................................................. 24

Handling Precautions .................................................................................................................................................. 24

Radio Frequency (RF) Safety ..................................................................................................................................... 24

General Safety........................................................................................................................................................... 25

Interference with Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices ..................................................................................... 25

Vehicle Safety............................................................................................................................................................ 25

Device Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................. 26

User Responsibility.................................................................................................................................................... 26

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Chapter 6 – Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 27

Developing with an MTQN in Mbed ........................................................................................................................... 27

Mbed Documentation............................................................................................................................................... 27

ST Microcontroller STM32L471QG ........................................................................................................................... 28

Chapter 7 – Labels.................................................................................................................................................. 29

Approvals and Certifications ....................................................................................................................................... 29

Example Labels.......................................................................................................................................................... 29

Chapter 8 – Regulatory Information ....................................................................................................................... 30

47 CFR Part 15 Regulation Class B Devices ................................................................................................................. 30

FCC Interference Notice............................................................................................................................................ 30

FCC Grant .................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Chapter 9 – Environmental Notices ........................................................................................................................ 32

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement .............................................................................................. 32

WEEE Directive.......................................................................................................................................................... 32

Instructions for Disposal of WEEE by Users in the European Union ........................................................................ 32

Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ............................................................................................ 32

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

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

Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) ................................................................................................................ 33

Information on HS/TS Substances According to Chinese Standards (in Chinese) ...................................................... 34

Information on HS/TS Substances According to Chinese Standards ......................................................................... 35

Index...................................................................................................................................................................... 36

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 – Product Overview

Overview

The MultiConnect®DragonflyTMNano (MTQN) cellular System-on-Module (SoM) is a small version of the
MultiConnect®DragonflyTM(MTQ) System-on-Module (SoM). Both embedded devices offer developers the
functionality of an on-board cellular radio all-in-one compact design. The DragonflyTMNano provides a practical
solution to the market's demand for a smaller, low-power module.

The DragonflyTMNano functions similarly to the MultiConnect®DragonflyTMand maintains interoperability with
legacy systems that use a 40-pin connector and forward mounting hole. All Dragonfly software is open source.

Documentation

This documentation is on the product page at https://www.multitech.com/brands/multiconnect-dragonfly-nano.

Document Description Part Number

MTQN-MNG1-B01 Device
Guide

Universal Developer Kit 2.0
Developer Guide.

ST Microcontroller Data Sheet Data sheet for processor STM32L471QG:

Sara-R4 USB Driver Installation
Guide

Sara-R4/N4 series, AT
Commands Manual

Note: Additional documentation is available on the mbed site at https://os.mbed.com/platforms/MTS-

Dragonfly-Nano/ and at www.multitech.net. See Chapter 6, Getting Started for details.

Provides model specifications and developer information
regarding the B01 version of MTQN.

Provides information for using the developer board with
the MTQN.

https://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers/stm32l471qg.htm
l

Provides instructions on how to install Windows USB driver. N/A

Provides AT commands and parameters used to configure
your device.

S000671

S000610

027226 Rev 1

UBX-17003787, Rev.
09

Product Build Options

The available DragonflyTMNano modules are:

Model Description Region

MTQN-MNG1-B01 Embedded LTE Cat M1 Cellular SoM (Verizon/AT&T) North America

Developer Kit

MTUDK2-ST-CELL SocketModem®& DragonflyTMNano Developer Kit Global

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, MTQN-MNG1-B01.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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MECHANICAL DRAWINGS

Chapter 2 – Mechanical Drawings

MTQN-MNG1-B01

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Chapter 3 – Hardware and Specifications

Specifications

Category Description

Performance

1

3GPP Release 13 Cat M1 Half Duplex (Up to 375K bps downlink and uplink)

Frequency Band
(MHz)

AT&T Verizon

700 MHz (B12), 850 MHz (B5),

700 MHz (B13)
AWS1700 MHz (B4) and 1900 MHz
(B2)

Interface

Connectors 1 UFL (Cellular), 1x Micro USB, 1x 40-Pin Board-to-Board

Host Processor Cortex-M4 (STM32L471QG) 1 Mbyte Flash and 128 Kbyte SRAM (B01)

I/O 1 x UART, 1 x HS USB, 2 x SPI, 2 x I2C, up to 9 analog inputs and up to 29 digital input/output

SMS Mobile Terminate/Mobile Originate PDU / Text mode

Physical Description

Weight less than 0.3 oz (8.5g)

Dimensions 28.96mm x 32.51mm (1.14 x 1.28 inches). Refer to Mechanical Drawings for details.

Connectors

Antenna 1 surface mount U.FL: cellular

SIM Holder 1.8 V and 3 V Micro SIM (3FF) card. SIM denotes: Subscriber Identity Module.

Pin header 40-pin female for USB or UART

Environment

Operating
Temperature

Storage

2

-40° C to +85° C (-40° F to +185° F)

-40° C to +85° C (-40° F to +185° F)

Temperature

Humidity

1

Actual performance speeds may be affected by a variety of attributes such as cell tower distance, data loads,

3

15%-93% RH, non-condensing

packet sizes, etc.

2

Device has been tested up to +85° C. UL Recognized @ 85° C.

3

Radio performance may be affected by temperature extremes. This is normal.

The following table defines the remaining specifications for the MTQN-MNG1.

Category Description

Certifications and Compliance

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Category Description

EMC Compliance FCC Part 15 Class B

Radio Compliance FCC Part 22, 24, 27

Safety Compliance UL/cUL 60950-1 2nd ED, IEC 60950-1 2nd ED +Am.2

Network PTCRB N/A

Carrier AT&T Verizon

40-Pin Connector Definitions

The Dragonfly™ Nano offers developers an FCC and carrier certified solution that makes connecting sensors and
other edge-of-network devices quick and easy.

40-Pin Connector

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21

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MTQN-MNG1-B01 Pin Definitions

Note:

To program and use the Dragonfly™ Nano, you will need a UDK2 Developer Kit.

For more pinout information and other details, refer to the STM32L471QG processor manual. In addition to their
stated functions, all GPIO pins (PA_*, PB_*, PC_*, PG_*) can also be used as Digital-In and Digital-Out interfaces.

Hardware Pinout Information

Processor Pin
Number

Processor Pin
Name

IO Type Net name 40 Pin UDK2 pin

/Arduino

Primary
Function

B5 PB6 FT_fa DBG_TX 1 Programming,

Output from
MTQN

A10 PA14_SWCLK FT J_TCK/SWCLK 2 Programming

A9 PA15 FT J_TDI/C_MON 3 Programming

A7 PB4 FT_a J_RST 4 Programming

J1 GND GND 5 GND

F2 VSS1 GND 13 GND

E3 VSS2 GND 28 GND

F6 VSS3 GND 36 GND

F12 VSS4 GND 37 GND

F11 VSS5 GND 5 GND

F7 VSS6 GND 5 GND

D3 VSS7 GND 5 GND

USB_DP USB_DP 6 USB_DP

USB_DM USB_DM 7 USB_DM

VCC-IN VCC-IN 8 VCC-IN

VCC-IN VCC-IN 33 VCC-IN

K3 PA2 FT_a IO_00/RXD 9 D1 Serial Comm

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output from
MTQN

HARDWARE AND SPECIFICATIONS

Processor Pin
Number

Processor Pin
Name

IO Type Net name 40 Pin UDK2 pin

/Arduino

Primary
Function

J5 PA7 FT_a IO_01/DCD 10 D4 Serial Comm

output from
MTQN

M5 PB0 TT_a IO_02/RI 11 D8 Serial Comm

output from
MTQN

M2 PA1 FT_a IO_03/RTS 12 D6 Serial Comm

input to MTQN

C5 PB5 FT_a IO_04/MOSI1 14 D11 GPIO / MOSI

output from
MTQN

G10 PG2 FT_s IO_05/SCK1 15 D13 GPIO & PA5 as

well

A3 PB8 FT_f IO_06/SCL/SS1 16 D15 GPIO, 4.7K pull

up

K10 PB15 FT IO_07/MOSI2 17 D2 GPIO / MOSI

output from
MTQN

J3 PC2 FT_a IO_08/MISO2 18 A0 GPIO / MISO

input to MTQN

D2 PE6 FT IO_09 19 A3 GPIO

C1 PC13 FT IO_10 20 A1 GPIO

L4 PA6 FT_a IO_11 21 A4 GPIO

K5 PC4 FT_a IO_12 22 A2 GPIO

L10 PB10 FT_f IO_13/SCK2 23 D9 GPIO

J6 PG8 FT_fs IO_14 24 A5 GPIO

B3 PB9 FT_f IO_15/SDA/SRDY25 D14 GPIO, 4.7K pull

up

F9 PG3 FT_s IO_16/MISO1 26 D12 GPIO / MISO

input to MTQN

E10 PC8 FT IO_17/SS2 27 D10 GPIO

L2 PA0 FT_a IO_18/CTS 29 D3 Serial Comm

output from
MTQN

D10 PA9 FT IO_19/DSR 30 D5 Serial Comm

output from
MTQN

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Processor Pin
Number

Processor Pin
Name

IO Type Net name 40 Pin UDK2 pin

/Arduino

Primary
Function

H4 PG7 FT_fs IO_20/DTR 31 D7 Serial Comm

input to MTQN

L3 PA3 TT IO_21/TXD 32 D0 Serial Comm

input to MTQN

LS 34 Link status

output from
Cell radio, 47K
pull up

A8 PB3 FT_a J_TDO/SWO 38 JTAG

A11 PA13_SWDIO FT J_TMS/SWDIO 39 JTAG

B4 PB7 FT_fa DBG_RX 40 Programming,

Input to MTQN

A4 BOOT0 B 3V3 or GND Boot option,

tied low

GND

H2 NRST Reset N_RESET Reset Input,

47K pull up,
active low

NRST_IN 35 Reset input

from 40-Pin,
connected to
NRST by 47K
resistor

NRST_IN

L12 PB12 FT VCC-

IN_MEAS_EN

Control for
enabling
power
measurement,
pulled low
with 100K
resistor

H1 PC0 FT_fa VCC-IN_MEAS Ananlog power

measurement

B11 PC10 FT FLASH_SCK FLASH_SCK,

47K pull down

C10 PC11 FT FLASH_MISO FLASH_MISO

B10 PC12 FT FLASH_MOSI FLASH_MOSI

D1 PC14_OSC32IN FT 32K Clock 32K Clock

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