EM060K-GL

EM060K-GL Raspberry Pi 5G/4G/3G/GNSS RPI, USB3.1

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Onboard Interfaces

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Feature

• Integrated multi-constellation high-precision GNSS positioning: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo.
• Integrates rich network protocols, with multi drivers and software support, compatible with different systems including Windows / Linux / Android.
• USB 3.1 port (USB 2.0 compatible) for connecting to PC, Raspberry Pi, or Jetson Nano to enable high-speed LTE-A network.
• Standard M.2 B KEY slot, compatible with QUECTEL and SIMCOM series 4G/5G M.2 modules.
• Onboard PWR and RST control pins, enabled via DIP switch, for connecting external IO ports to control module power on/off and reset.
• Onboard USB-C connector, enabled via a switch, for connecting standalone power supply for the module, stable and flexible, supports more loads.
• Onboard power supply switch, reset button, and LED indicator, easy to turn on/off the module and monitor the operating status.
• Reserved 4x SMA to IPEX antenna connectors, easy to install and change the SMA antenna positions.
• High-efficiency power supply circuit, up to 3A output current.

Parameters

LTE Cat 6
Region/Provider	EMEA / APAC (Except Japan and CMCC) / Brazil
Dimensions	42.0 × 30.0 × 2.3 (mm)
Temperature Range
Operating Temperature	-30°C ~ +70°C
Extension Temperature	-40°C ~ +85°C
Frequency Band
LTE-FDD	B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32 (B32 only supports reception)
LTE-TDD	B38, B40, B41
2xCA	B1+B1, B5, B8, B20, B28; B3+B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28; B7+B5, B7, B8, B20, B28; B20+B32 (B32 is only for the secondary component carrier), B38+B38, B40+B40, B41+B41
WCDMA	B1, B3, B5, B8
GNSS	GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou (Compass)/Galileo/QZSS
Data Transmission
LTE-FDD	300 Mbps (DL) / 50 Mbps (UL)
LTE-TDD	226 Mbps (DL) / 28 Mbps (UL)
DC-HSPA+	42 Mbps (DL) / 5.76 Mbps (UL)
WCDMA	384 Kbps (DL) / 384 Kbps (UL)

Test Description

AT Commands

Command	Description	Return Value
AT	AT test command	OK
ATE	ATE1 enables echo ATE0 disables echo	OK
AT+CGMI	Query module manufacturers	OK
AT+CGMM	Query module model	OK
AT+CGSN	Query product serial numbers	OK
AT+CSUB	Query module version and chip	OK
AT+CGMR	Query firmware version serial numbers	OK
AT+IPR?	Set the module hardware serial port baud rate	+IPR: OK
AT+CPIN?	Query SIM card status, return READY, SIM card can be recognized normally	+CPIN: READY
AT+COPS?	Query the current operator, the operator information will be returned after normal networking	+COPS: OK
AT+CGREG?	Check network registration status	+CGREG: OK
AT+QENG="servingcell"	Query UE system information
AT+QCFG="nwscanmode"	Network mode query: 0: Automatic 2: WCDMA only 3：LTE only ... ....	OK
AT+CFUN=1,1	Reset module	OK

Working with Windows

Install Driver

• Connect EM06-E LTE Cat-6 HAT to the computer with a dual-plug USB 3.0 cable, and there will show a series of devices that do not install drivers in Other Devices.

• Download the driver to the computer and then unzip it.
• Enter RM500U_Driver directory.
• Click "setup.exe" to install the driver, and then the devices generate in Device Manager after installing.

MBIM Dial-up Network

Open the AT port of the EM06-E and send the following command to dial up the Internet:

AT+QENG="servingcell"
AT+QCFG="usbnet",2
AT+CFUN=1,1

After dialing and rebooting, the corresponding network card appears in the network connection interface, and the dial-up is successful.

Working with Raspberry Pi

RNDIS Dail-up Network

• Connect the USB port of EM06-E LTE Cat-6 HAT to the USB port of Raspberry Pi, and then execute the command to see if the device and ttyUSB2 can be recognized properly.

• Enable minicom:

sudo apt-get install minicom
sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB2

• Send the following command RNDIS dialing in minicom:

AT+QENG="servingcell"
AT+QCFG="usbnet",1
AT+CFUN=1,1

• After rebooting the module, the NET light is on, check the network status with the following command (optional):

AT+QENG="servingcell"

• Using the following commands to get IP and set DNS:

sudo dhclient -v usb0
sudo apt-get install udhcpc
sudo udhcpc -i usb0
sudo route add -net 0.0.0.0 usb0

• After dialing, in the Raspberry Pi, you can see usb0 gets ip with the following commands:

ifconfig

• Test usb0 and the network status:

ping -I usb0 www.baidu.com

GNSS Example

Get Positioning Information with AT Commands

• Install minicom and then enable ttyUSB2 port:

sudo apt-get install minicom
sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB2

• Send the following commands via minicom, enable the GNSS, and get the positioning information:

AT+QGPS=1
AT+QGPSGNMEA="GGA"

• Enable the ttyUSB1 port (NMEA port) and can receive the data from the satellite:

sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB1

• Disable GNSS.

AT+QGPSEND

Demo Gets the Positioning Infomation

• Run the following commands in the Raspberry Pi terminal:

wget https://files.waveshare.com/upload/9/98/EM06E_GNSS_GAODE.zip
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install pyserial
sudo apt-get install unzip
unzip EM06E_GNSS_GAODE.zip
sudo chmod 777 EM06E_GNSS_GAODE
sudo python3 EM06E_GNSS_GAODE

Resource

Demo

• EM06E GNSS demo

Software

• RM500U Windows MBIM v1.2

Document

• SIM820X RNDIS Dail-up
• SIMXXX Locates My Location on Gaode Map
• SIM8200EA-M2 5G HAT for Raspberry Pi 5G Smart Mobile Robot GPS Function and Smartphone APP Position Service

FAQ

Question:What should I do if there's a power loss?

 Answer:

5G consumes a lot of power, and the host's USB interface might not provide enough power. Please use a USB double-plug cable to supply sufficient power to the module, as shown in the diagram.

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Question:How can I switch the SIM card?

 Answer:

As RM500U-CN and RM500Q-GL modules support simultaneous access to two SIM cards, dual-card single standby, can be switched to enable one of the SIM cards to work through the AT command:

*SIM card 1 is used by default, you can use the following commands to check: 
 AT+QUIMSLOT?
*Switch to SIM card 2 using the following commands:  
 AT+QUIMSLOT=2
*Switch to SIM card using the following commands:  
 AT+QUIMSLOT=1
*Query whether the corresponding card slot identifies the SIM card:  
 AT+CPIN?

If the corresponding SIM card is still not recognized, consider that the dip switches do not enable the corresponding module, please see C corresponding dip switches are turned ON:

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Question:How can I check it is in ethernet mode or the USB mode?

 Answer:

• Qualcomm platform:

AT+QENG="servingcell"
at+qcfg="pcie/mode",1
at+qcfg="data_interface",1,0
at+qeth="eth_driver","r8125",1
AT+QMAPWAC=1
at+qmap="mpdn_rule",0,1,0,1,1,"FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF"

• Zhanrui platform:

AT+QCFG="pcie/mode",1
AT+QCFG="ethernet",1
AT+QNETDEVCTL=1,1,1
AT+QCFG="ethernet",1
AT+QCFG="nat",0 

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Question:What should I do if I have an unstable network with severe packet loss after dial-up?

 Answer:

Please use the following commands to configure the dial-up mode to a stable routing mode:

AT+QCFG="nat",1

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Question:What should I do if the NET light does not light up and I am not registered to the network?

 Answer:

• Please check whether the SIM card and the antenna are connected, and note that four antennas must be connected.
• Please check the hardware connection and use AT Log to check the network connection.

AT+CMEE=2
AT+CPIN?
AT+COPS?
AT+QCSQ
AT+QENG="servingcell"
AT+CGDCONT?
AT+QNWPREFCFG="mode_pref"

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Question:Can the 5G carrier board be connected to other modules with M.2 B KEY interface?

 Answer:

• The following modules support 5G carrier boards after testing. For modules we have not tested, we are not sure they can support.

Fibocom: FM650-CN FM160-EAU	
SIMCOM: SIM8202G-M2 SIM8262E-M2 SIM8262A-M2
Quectel: (AA version) RM500U-CNV RM500Q-GL/RM502Q-AE RM520N-GL RM530N-GL

• 5G modules should be purchased by yourself. To use it with other modules, you need to check the pin compatibility. Please refer to the actual test.

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Question:What platforms are the RM50X module based on?

 Answer:

RM500U-CN: based on Zhanrui
RM500Q-GL: based on the Qualcomm platform, supports GNSS positioning, mainly for China
RM500q-AE/RM502Q-AE: based on the Qualcomm platform, supports GNSS positioning, mainly for countries except for China.

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Question:After receiving the Raspberry Pi, it keeps restarting, what is the reason?

 Answer:

The 5G module requires a lot of power, especially at the moment of network access; the power supply capacity of the Raspberry Pi is limited, and the 5V (3A) power supply can be connected to the onboard TYPE-C interface.

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Question:It cannot connect to the network after rebooting the Raspberry Pi?

 Answer:

When using the external power supply, RM500U does not reboot after rebooting the Raspberry Pi, you can use the commands to restart RM500U.

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Question:What dial-up types of RM500X?

 Answer:

As shown below:

AT+QCFG="usbnet",0 driver type is NDIS(QMI));
AT+QCFG="usbnet",1 The driver type is ECM;
AT+QCFG="usbnet",2 The driver type is MBIM; (RM5XXQ support)
AT+QCFG="usbnet",3 The driver type is RNDIS
AT+QCFG="usbnet",5 The driver type is NCM;

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Question:The module has been powered on, why does the input command not respond?

 Answer:

Use the following command to turn on the echo, and press Enter after entering: (Blind typing is required here)

ATE1 

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Question:How to check the frequency band of the operator?

 Answer:

It can be inquired at the following website: https://www.frequencycheck.com

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Question:How to confirm whether the Raspberry Pi hardware serial port is ttyS0 or ttyAMA0?

 Answer:

Raspberry Pi 2B/zero, with user serial device number ttyAMA0;

ls -l /dev/serial*   

You can confirm that serial0 is the selected serial device number with the following command line, as follows:

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Question:Why does the USB power supply fail to power off when the computer is used, but the power goes off when the Raspberry Pi is used, and the NET light does not light up for a while?

 Answer:

The USB power supply capability of the Raspberry Pi is worse than that of the computer. It needs to be connected to an external power supply. Please set the switch to EXT PWR, and connect the HAT interface to a 5V 3A power supply:

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Question:Is the RM530 a Qualcomm platform?

 Answer:

Yes, it is a Qualcomm X62 platform like RM520.

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Question:How does the FM650 switch the network port to connect to the network?

 Answer:

Please use the following commands to enable the network port to access the network:

AT+GTUSBMODE=36
AT+GTAUTOCONNECT=1

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Question:What can I do if the driver installation is abnormal?

 Answer:

• To update the ASR module, you can install this driver.
• To update Qualcommm module, you need to install the driver.
• Make sure the module has been booted normally -> Open Device Manager -> Other Devices -> "the corresponding folder where the driver was unzipped" -> Update Driver -> Browse My Computer to Find the driver file -> Depending on the system, select the path where the driver file is stored -> Installation is complete.

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Question:Does it support Jetson Orin NX?

 Answer:

Yes, it supports the Jetson Nano series, and its hardware is designed for Jetson Nano. If you want to use it with other Jetson Nano, the adapter should be connected to dual male port. If connect it to Jetson Orin Nano, please use this verified system Jetpack 6.0(Ubuntu 22.04) and note that some system drivers may not support.

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Question:Can this be plugged into ASUS router?

 Answer:

• USB TO M.2 B KEY does not include a module by default, you need to add a module before using.
• For example, after adding SIM8262E-M2 module, it can support Linxu and Windows system devices, if your router is OPenwrt and other Linux systems, it can be supported.
• Openwrt router configuration steps reference.

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