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APPLICABILITY TABLE
PRODUCTS
WL865E4-P
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CONTENTS
NOTICE………….. .......................................................................................... 2
COPYRIGHTS ................................................................................................ 2
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS ...................................................... 2
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ............................................... 3
APPLICABILITY TABLE ................................................................................ 4
CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 5
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................ .......... 6
Scope ........................................................................................... 6
Audience....................................................................................... 6
Contact and Support Information .................................................. 6
Text Conventions .......................................................................... 7
Related Documents ...................................................................... 7
2. OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 8
3. WL865E4-P INTERFACE DESCRIPTION .................................... 9
WL865E4-P Development Kit ....................................................... 9
Evaluation Board description ........................................................ 9
Top Side Item Description ........................................................... 12
Bottom Side Item Description ...................................................... 20
4. WL865E4-P BASIC OPERATIONS ............................................ 22
General Information on Power Supply ........................................ 22
Program the WL865E4-P module ............................................... 22
Run the WL865E4-P Module ...................................................... 23
5. SCHEMATICS ............................................................................ 26
6. DOCUMENT HISTORY .............................................................. 27
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1. INTRODUCTION
Scope
The aim of this document is the handling description of the EVB (EValuation Board) Interface
for the product WL865E4-P WIFI/BLE module.
Audience
This document is intended for Telit customers, especially system integrators, about to
implement their applications using Telit module.
Contact and Support Information
For general contact, technical support services, technical questions and report documentation
errors contact Telit Technical Support at:
• TS-SRD@telit.com
Alternatively, use:
https://www.telit.com/contact-us/
For detailed information about where you can buy the Telit modules or for recommendations
on accessories and components visit:
https://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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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.
Related Documents
• Telit WL865E4-P User Guide 1VV0301580
• WL865E4-P AT Command Reference Guide
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2. OVERVIEW
The Telit EVB is a rapid IoT Development Kit, in other words a system that reduces the duration
of IoT prototyping cycles from a matter of weeks or months to mere hours - all by capitalizing
on the combination of embedded IoT software and hardware. The system was designed to
provide a complete development environment to the user and intended to be used with Telit
WL865E4-P module and Arduino Uno Rev3 board.
NOTE:
The combination of the EVB and the Arduino Uno Rev3 shall be done
according to the configuration described in this manual.
The information presented in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However,
no responsibility is assumed by Telit Communication S.p.A. for its use. No license is granted
by implication or otherwise under any patent rights of Telit Communication S.p.A. other than
for circuitry embodied in Telit products. This document is subject to change without notice
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3. WL865E4-P INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
WL865E4-P Development Kit
In Figure 3-1 the WL865E4-P EVB is shown, while in Table 3-1 the WL865E4-P kitting parts
are listed.
Figure 3-1: WL865E4-P EVB(PCB Antenna & SMA Antenna)
Description
Quantity
EVB Board
1
WIFI/BLE Antenna
2
Micro USB cable
1
Table 3-1: WL865E4-P kitting parts
Evaluation Board description
In Figure 3-2 and Figure 3-3 the Top and Bottom side view of the PCB Antenna EVB and SMA
Antenna EVB are shown. The items indicated are described in Section 3.3 and 3.4 respectively
for the top and the bottom side.
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Figure 3-2: Top Side View (PCB Antenna EVB)
Figure 3-3: Bottom Side View (PCB Antenna EVB)
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Figure 3-4: Top Side View (SMA Antenna EVB)
Figure 3-5: Bottom Side View (SMA Antenna EVB)
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Top Side Item Description
1) WIFI Antenna connector:
Connect here the Wireless LAN Dual Band Antenna T-AT9552 to use the WIFI capabilities of
the WL865E4-P
2) BLE Antenna connector:
Connect here the Wireless LAN Dual Band Antenna T-AT9552 to use the BLE capabilities of
the WL865E4-P
3) WL654E4-P module:
This is the Telit WL865E4-P WIFI/BLE module.
4) PL602: Interrupts
The Jumper PL602 (Figure 3-6:) allows to manage the sensor’s interrupts manually by means
of the proper jumper configuration.
Figure 3-6: PL602 with sensor interrupts
5) Sensors
The WL865E4-P interface is equipped with different kind of sensors as shown in Figure 3-7.
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Figure 3-7: EVB Sensors
The sensors are controlled by I2C either from the WIFI/BLE Module using AppZone or with
Arduino. The sensors are:
• 3D Accelerometer and Gyroscope, LSM6DS3TR, Slave Write Address = 0xD4
• Humidity and Temperature, HDC2010, Slave Write Address = 0x80
• Pressure, LPS25HTR, Slave Write Address = 0xB8
• Ambient Light, MAX44009, Slave Write Address = 0x94
6) JTAG Connector
The JTAG comes out with a standard J-Link 20 pins connector (PL607) in our board, the
pin description is shown in Figure 3-8:.
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Figure 3-8: JTAG
7) Miscellaneous PL606
The PL606, named miscellaneous (Figure 3-9:), gives you the possibility to manually handle
different signals, jumpering them to VIO or GND with a proper connection to the header or just
to monitoring them through a scope.
Figure 3-9: Header with miscellaneous signals
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8), 9), 10) Switches and PL606
The EVB has three SMD push buttons as shown in Figure 3-10:.
Figure 3-10: EVB push buttons
PB1 is connected only to PL605-1 to be externally wired to any desired GPIO pin on any other
connector’s header.
PB2 is connected to PL605-2 and goes directly to the WL865E4-P RESET#, an active low HW
Reset pin, press and release it to unconditionally reset the module.
PB3 is connected to the PL605-3 and externally wired to any desired GPIO pin on any other
connector header.
11), 12) UART0 and UART1 (preliminary EVBs could not have the micro USB
connector for UART1)
The WL865E4-P interface has two UART ports (Figure 3-11:): one 4-wires high speed UART0
and one 2-wires UART1 port. Both ports have an independent FTDI chipset to translate the
USB to UART and interface with correct VDD_VIO levels
Figure 3-11: UART ports
For both ports, the UART signals go directly to the module, but they are also sent to PL601 on
the top side and PL404 on the bottom side, to make possible the communication between the
WL865E4-P and Arduino Uno.
As explained in point 8, the UART0 and UART1 are available only in application mode (no
jumpers plugged on PL603).
13), 14) 15) On/Off Switch, LEDS and Power Configuration Jumpers (PL301 and
PL302)
The slide switch located on the left side of Figure 3-12:, allows to power up the module: in ON
position it enables all 3 VDD power sources of the module, VDD_WLAN, VDD_BLE and
VDD_IO, no matter its value. 3V3 is to be considered the default.
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The WL865E4-P can have different VIO voltage value with respect to core. This is selected on
Jumper headers PL202 and PL201. If no jumpers are plugged into these headers the only ON
position of the switch is not enough to correctly powering the module.
Figure 3-12: Switch and Power Headers
The Jumper position and the description is detailed in Figure 3-13:
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Figure 3-13: Jumper Configuration for Power Settings
1 Default supply settings (All supplies from Buck-Boost DC/DC): Short pins 1-2 of PL204, 1-
2 and 5-6 of PL203, and 1-2 of PL202.
2 Short 2-3 of PL202 to select 1.8V for VDD_VIO. This is only required when using ADC or
to change digital IO logic to 1.8V.
3 Current measurement using Ammeter: connect Ammeter between PL203 pins 1-2 for
measuring [BLE+Wi-Fi].
4 Current measurement using Oscilloscope (with onboard current sense amplifier (CSA)):
a) Connect Oscilloscope probe to MEAS+ and MEAS-. For SLEEP mode measurement
short pins 2-3 of PL201, and for ACTIVE mode short pins 1-2.
b) [WiFi+BLE] Current measurement: short 1-3 and 2-4 of PL203.
c) VIO Current measurement: short 3-5 and 4-6 of PL203.
LED Red ON– 3V3 voltage ON.
LED Green ON– Bluetooth Active
LED Yellow ON– WIFI Active
16), 17) 18) Other Connectors
Other connectors that can be used to wire or monitoring other signals that could be needed
for development purposes are:
PL608 – UART connector (Figure 3-14:): pins 8 and 10 correspond to UART1 while pins 3, 7,
9 and 11 to UART0.
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Figure 3-14: UART Header
As shown in Figure 3-15:, the PL601 has been routed to fit the FTDI TTL-232 cable.
Figure 3-15: FTDI TTL-232 cable.
Do NOT use it when Arduino is Plugged
PL604 – SDIO and SPI master connector. Please, see Figure 3-16: for pin assignment.
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Figure 3-16: SDIO and SPI Header
PL601 – I2C and I2S connector. Please, see Figure 3-17: for pin assignment.
Figure 3-17: I2C and I2S Header
18) Debug-Boot PL603 and SW201
The SDIO2 and Debug Mode header can be used to force the WL865 in Debug or in Boot
mode by means of proper jumper configuration. The default jumper configuration is shown in
Figure 3-18
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Figure 3-18: Debug and Boot Configuration Switch &Header
The jumper configuration of PL603 allows to use the WL865E4-P in different modes:
• BOOT MODE: (USB only), is used for firmware download, it should be set in
contemporary with Diagnostic Mode, PL603 1-3 and setting switch SW201 to
position1.
• DIAGNOSTIC MODE: (USB only) PL603 1-3, is used for RF tests and need a
different firmware. The BOOT mode should be disabled by setting switch to
position2.
• APPLICATION MODE: (USB does not work) It is a USB to UART0. For running
the application software, place the switch to position2.
In application mode the second USB to UART1 is also available.
Bottom Side Item Description
20), 21) Battery Holder and Battery connector
On the bottom side ((Figure 3-19:) a battery SMD connector that powers up the whole EVB by
battery were placed.
The board can be supplied by means of a standard lithium battery 3.6V plugged into the SMD
connector.
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Figure 3-19: EVB Bottom side view
23) Arduino Uno Rev 3 Connector
The other connectors on the bottom are intended to plug Arduino Uno Rev 3 to create a Kit
suitable for IoT development. The WL865E4-P EVB can be used as Arduino Shield as shown
in Figure 3-20: .
Figure 3-20: WL865E4-P EVB used as Arduino Uno Shield
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4. WL865E4-P BASIC OPERATIONS
General Information on Power Supply
This EVB is mainly designed for SW development,
The board can be power supplied in different ways:
1) Direct USB supply by means of a USB cable (5V, 500mA) on UART0 SMD USB
connector;
2) By means of a 2xAA 1V5 batteries on the bottom side by using the battery holder
provided with the packaging, or by means of a standard lithium 3.6V battery plugged
into the SMD battery connector on the bottom side (the WL865E4-P does not embed a
battery charger),
3) By plugging Arduino on the bottom side, if you supply Arduino Uno-Rev3 board with its
own supply source (Arduino Shield)
4) By means of external power supply sources directly connected to proper header of
PL302 and PL301
The WL865E4-P is not able to supply the Arduino board.
The power sources 1-3 activate a DC/DC and an LDO that create the 3V3 and 1V8 necessary
to the board operation. The DC/DC 3V3 power is noisy. Consider at least 1dBm of better
performance in RX sensitivity and EVB TX margin if powered from 3V3 bench power supply
4).
Program the WL865E4-P module
To follow this procedure, you need the programming tool WL865E4 Loader and the binaries.
In order to program or update the firmware in the WL865E4-P module, please follow these
steps:
1) Plug the micro-USB cable on UART0 USB port (Item 13 in Figure 3-2) on the WL865E4P EVB and plug the other end into a USB port on your computer or laptop.
2) Ensure that 3V3_INT switch (Item 14 in Figure 3-2) is in OFF position, the jumpers on
PL301 and PL302 for power configuration should be as shown in the Figure 3-13: and
PL603 jumpers (item 8 in Figure 3-2), are in 1-3 (DEBUG ON) and 2-4 (BOOT ON)
position.
3) Open the WL865E4 Loader and follow the steps indicated in Figure 4-1
Figure 4-1: WL865E4-P EVB programming – STEP 3
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4) Put the 3V3_INT switch (item 14 in Figure 3-2) to ON position
5) Click the “Program” button to program the EVB. Programming status will be displayed
on the WL865E4 loader
(a)
(b)
Figure 4-2: WL865E4-P EVB programming- STEP 5
6) If the programming is successful “Flash Success” is displayed, otherwise “Flash
Failed! Please, reset the board” will be displayed.
Run the WL865E4-P Module
The WL865E4-P EVB can be put in APPLICATION mode by closing pins 4 and 6 (BOOT OFF)
and pins 3 and 5 (DEBUG OFF) of the PL603 header (item 8 in Figure 3-2) or by leaving them
unplugged.
The following use cases describe the wireless operations of the WL865E4-P module using
Telit-Command Style or Legacy GainSpan Command Style.
The WL865E4-P module supports two modes of operations:
• Station Mode
• Limited AP Mode
As first step, you should choose whether work in Telit-Command Style or in legacy GainSpan
Style, type:
AT+YLC=0 for Telit Command Style
AT+YLC=1 for Legacy GainSpan Command Style
Activate Echo and Verbose mode typing:
ATE1
ATV1
Use Case 1: Configure WL865E4-P node using Telit-Command Style Commands
• Station Mode:
Following commands (Figure 4-3:) are used to configure the WL865E4-P node in
station mode. Associate the node to an access point, for example, AE_Hardik.
AT+WNI=0
AT+WNCN=1, "AE_Hardik"
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Figure 4-3: Station Mode configuration in Telit command style
• Limited AP Mode:
Following commands (Figure 4-4:) are used to configure the WL865E4-P node in
limited AP mode, where node's IP is set as 192.168.45.3 and SSID is set as
GS_LAP:
AT+WNI=1
AT+WNIPC= 0,1,192.168.45.3,255.255.255.0,192.168.45.1
AT+WNAPIPC=0,192.168.45.4,192.168.45.10,10000
AT+WNCR=0,"GS_LAP",6,"NONE","NONE"
The "GS_LAP" appears as a limited AP under Wi-Fi AP list of your laptop
Figure 4-4: Limited AP mode configuration in Telit command Style
Use Case 2: Configure WL865E4-P node using Legacy GainSpan Command Style
• Station Mode:
Following commands (Figure 4-5:) are used to configure the WL865E4-P node in
station mode:
AT+WA=rkm
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Figure 4-5: Station Mode in Legacy GainSpan Command Style
• Limited AP Mode:
Following commands (Figure 4-6:) are used to configure the WL865E4-P node in
limited AP mode, where node’s IP is set as 192.168.45.3 and SSID is set as
GS_LAP
AT+WM=2
AT+WA=GS_LAP
Figure 4-6: Limited AP Mode in Legacy GainSpan Command style
NOTE:
Please, refer to WL865E4-P AT Command Reference Guide for further
information
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5. SCHEMATICS
In the following pages you will find the schematics that can be used as reference design for
your applications, please refer to following index:
ANNEX1: Block Diagram
ANNEX2: WL865E4-P
ANNEX3: Power Supply
ANNEX4: Arduino Uno-Rev3 Connectors
ANNEX5: USB-UART
ANNEX6: Connectors
ANNEX7: Sensors
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6. DOCUMENT HISTORY
Revision
Date
Changes
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First issue
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2020-07-14
Updated the document with latest EVB pictures
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