Telit CHARLIE EVK User Manual

Mod. 0805 2017-01 Rev.6

CHARLIE EVK

HW User Guide

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USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS

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APPLICABILITY TABLE

PRODUCTS

CHARLIE EVALUATION KIT

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Contents

NOTICE 2

COPYRIGHTS .................................................................................................. 2

COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS ....................................................... 2

USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ................................................ 3

I. License Agreements ....................................................................... 3

II. Copyrighted Materials .................................................................... 3

III. High Risk Materials ........................................................................ 3

IV. Trademarks .................................................................................... 3

V. Third Party Rights ........................................................................... 3

APPLICABILITY TABLE .................................................................................. 4

CONTENTS ...................................................................................................... 5

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 7

1.1. Scope ............................................................................................. 7

1.2. Audience ........................................................................................ 7

1.3. Contact Information, Support ......................................................... 7

1.4. Text Conventions ........................................................................... 9

1.5. Related Documents ...................................................................... 10

2. OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 11

NOTICE 13

3. CONNECTORS ............................................................................ 14

3.1. Arduino MKR format Pin-out ........................................................ 14

3.2. MCU Native USB Connector ........................................................ 16

3.3. ME310 Native USB Connector ..................................................... 17

3.4. MCU DEBUG connector ............................................................... 18

3.5. SIM Connectors ............................................................................ 19

3.6. ANTENNA Connectors ................................................................. 20

4. CIRCUIT BLOCKS ....................................................................... 21

4.1. MCU to ME310 serial connection ................................................. 21

4.2. BMA400 Accelerometer ............................................................... 22

4.3. MCU Buttons and LEDs ............................................................... 23

4.4. ME310 SLED ................................................................................ 24

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4.5. MCU Reset Button ....................................................................... 25

4.6. Battery Charger ............................................................................ 26

4.7. 3V3 Power Supply ........................................................................ 29

4.8. 1V8 Power Supply ........................................................................ 30

4.9. 3V8 Power Supply ........................................................................ 31

4.10. ME310 ON/OFF Switch ................................................................ 32

4.11. MCU RTC Clock ........................................................................... 32

5. MECHANICAL DESIGN............................................................... 33

5.1. Drawing ........................................................................................ 33

6. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................. 34

6.1. READ CAREFULLY ..................................................................... 34

7. ACRONYMS ................................................................................ 35

8. DOCUMENT HISTORY ................................................................ 37

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Scope

Scope of this document is to describe the hardware components of the CHARLIE EVK
board based on Telit ME310G1-WW module and ATSAMD21G18 MCU from Microchip.

1.2. Audience

This document is intended for Telit customers, who are integrators, about to implement their
applications using our CHARLIE EVK board.

Design of the Charlie Evaluation Kit is heavily optimized for small size,
it is not a reference design for generic use.

Before copying it “as is”, please contact Telit Application Engineering

for a design review and suggestions to optimize it according to your
design constraints.

1.3. Contact Information, Support

For general contact, technical support services, technical questions and report
documentation errors contact Telit Technical Support at:

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

Alternatively, use:

http://www.telit.com/support

For detailed information about where you can buy the Telit modules or for recommendations
on accessories and components visit:

http://www.telit.com

Our aim is to make this guide as helpful as possible. Keep us informed of your comments
and suggestions for improvements.

Telit appreciates feedback from the users of our information.

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1.4. Text Conventions

Danger – This information MUST be followed or catastrophic
equipment failure or bodily injury may occur.

Caution or Warning – Alerts the user to important points about
integrating the module, if these points are not followed, the module and
end user equipment may fail or malfunction.

Tip or Information – Provides advice and suggestions that may be
useful when integrating the module.

All dates are in ISO 8601 format, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD.

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1.5. Related Documents

• ME310G1 HW User Guide, 1VV0301351

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2. OVERVIEW

The aim of this document is to describe the “CHARLIE” EVK board based on Telit

ME310G1-WW modem module and ATSAMD21G18 MCU from Microchip.
The CHARLIE board is an Arduino MKR form factor evaluation board that can be

programmed with Arduino IDE or with native tools for ATSAMD21 from Microchip.
The CHARLIE EVK board is powered either by

• onboard USB connectors

• VIN pin on connector

Using either the onboard 3.8V DC power supply or by a 3.7 V LIPO battery.
All GPIO pins of Telit ME310G1-WW levels are set to 1.8 V, while all GPIO from

ATSAMD21 MCU are set at 3.3 V.

This document lists and describes circuit building blocks and connectors

Figure 1 - CHARLIE EVK Board

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Figure 2 - CHARLIE Block Diagram

The CHARLIE EVK has 2 USB connectors:

• The first USB connector is located at opposite site of ME310 module and SMA
connector is connected to the ATSAMD21 microcontroller

• The second USB connector is located near to the ME310 module and SMA
connector is connected to the ME310 module

ATSAMD21 MCU communicates with Telit ME310 module using an asynchronous serial
connection.

The ATSAMD21 MCU is connected to the onboard BMA400 accelerometer from Bosch
Sensortec.