SIM8200EA-M2 5G for Jetson Nano
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SIM8202G-M2: 4 Antenna version, dimension is: 30×42mm
The software for the two version are the same
Overview
This 5G/4G/3G Jetson Nano communication module adopts SIMCom 5G module SIM8202G-M2, supports 5G NSA and SA networking, providing data rate up to 2.4 Gbps (DL) / 500 Mbps (UL).
The baseboard features a standard M2 connector, which allows connecting with different 4G or 5G communication modules in the M2 package. There are also onboard interfaces like USB3.1 port, audio jack, SIM card slot, etc. Combined with our configuration script and development resources, it is easy to enable 5G high-speed communication for the Jetson Nano or computer. This 5G module is ideal for fast evaluating 5G modules, as well as being integrated into sorts of applications where a 5G connection is required.
Features
- Standard 40PIN GPIO extension header supports direct attaching to Jetson Nano.
- Comes with the SIM8202G-M2 core module, based on Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 platform, with multi-mode multi-band support.
- 5G/4G/3G communication, supports functions like a phone calls, SMS, cloud communication, etc.
- USB3.1 port for testing AT commands, sending messages, cloud communication, making phone calls, getting GNSS positioning data, etc.
- SIM card slot supports 1.8V / 3V SIM card.
- 2 x LED indicators, easy to monitor the working status.
- AT command support, based on 3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005, and V.25TER command set.
- Onboard audio jack and audio decoder, allows audio operation like making phone calls.
- Multi-constellation dual-band positioning: GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, and QZSS.
Specification
| SIM8200EA-M2 | SIM8202G-M2 | |
| Frequency band | ||
| Sub-6G(SA) | n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 (n79 is only available for SIM8202G-M2) | |
| Sub-6G(NSA) | n41, n77, n78, n79 (n79 is only available for SIM8202G-M2) | |
| LTE-FDD | B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71 | |
| LTE-TDD | B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48 | |
| WCDMA | B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8 | |
| GNSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo and QZSS | |
| Data rate | ||
| Sub-6G | 4 Gbps (DL) / 500 Mbps (UL) | |
| LTE | 2 Gbps (DL) / 200 Mbps (UL) | |
| HSPA | 42 Mbps (DL) / 5.76 Mbps (UL) | |
| Software functions | ||
| Operating systems | Windows/Linux/Android | |
| Communication protocols | TCP/IP/IPV4/IPV6/Multi-PDP/FTP/FTPS/HTTP/HTTPS/MQTTS/DNS/SSL3.0 | |
| SMS | Supports MT、MO、CB、Text、PDU | |
| Firmware upgrade | Supports firmware upgrade via USB port | |
| Hardware info | ||
| SIM card | 1.8V/3.0V | |
| Antenna connector | 6x IPEX-4 connector | 4x IPEX-4 connector |
| Module dimensions | 52.0×30.0×2.3mm | 42.0×30.0×2.3mm |
| Application | ||
| Applicable regions | Regions with 5G Sub-6G signal coverage including China, US, Japan, South Korea, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, etc. | |
| Application examples | CPE, Smart gateway, Drone, Live streaming, Remote medical treatment, Intelligent security | |
Working With Window PC
Install driver
Download the driver from (Resources -> Software) to your PC and unzip it.
Go into the SIM8200_OS_Driver\Windows directory.
Go into the 1_install directory, and run the setup.exe file to install the driver.
After installing, a mobile network is generated and you get to use it to connect to the mobile network directly.
Install Driver Manually
For some of the PC, the mobile network is not generated after installing the driver above, In this case, you need to add it manually with the 2_AddManully file. Fin the Unknown device and right-click to update the driver as figure below:
Power on the 5G module and set the switch to ON. Your PC will recognize several unknown devices.
Right-click the unknown device and update the drive, browser the path manually: SIM8200_OS_Driver\Windows. note that you need to update the driver for all the unknown devices.
There will be four ports: AT is used for AT commands. Audio for dialing, Diagnostics for debugging, and the NMEA forGPS；
Please check if the mobile network icon generated this time.
Set up NDIS Dialing
If you have installed the driver manually, the PC cannot connect to the mobile network either, you need to set up NDIS dialing manually.
Open the sim8200 AT port with SCCOM software and send the following command.
AT$QCRMCALL=1,1
Now you can check the network again.
Get GPS
Connect the passive GPS antenna to ANT5 port of 5G module, set the receiver to outdoor and keep the sticker side downward.
Open the AT port and send the following command to test:
AT+CGPS=1+
Open the NEMA port and you can receive the position data.
Working with Jetson Nano
We recommend you use the new jetson-nano-sd-card-image, whose kernel version is higher than 4.9.140-tegra.
If you run with other Linux systems, please download the driver which is located in the SIM8200_OS_Driver\linux folder, and porting it according to the attached document.
Setup software
Open a terminal and run the following command.
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full wget https://files.waveshare.com/upload/0/07/Sim8200_for_jetsonnano.7z 7z x Sim8200_for_jetsonnano.7z -r -o./Sim8200_for_jetsonnano sudo chmod 777 -R Sim8200_for_jetsonnano cd Sim8200_for_jetsonnano sudo ./install.sh
Please do not modify or delete the option,qmi_wwan_simcom, default.script, and install.sh folders, otherwise, the driver cannot be installed normally.
If the driver failed to install, please use the 4.9.140-tegra version and try it again.
Run the command ifconfig -a to check WWAN0 port.
Test AT command
sudo apt-get install minicom sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB2
5G Networking
cd Goonline make sudo ./simcom-cm
Check if it generates the DNS.
Other Usage
If you need to use the product on other systems, please download the SIM8200_OS_Driver file and refer to the official SIMCOM documentation to add the driver.
About the Speed
- As there will be many inconsistencies between actual and laboratory conditions that will result in 5G speeds that are not ideally stable at 100MBPS, there are the following:
- Base station distance, the closer to the 5G base station the better the signal and the faster the speed;
- Base station load, the fewer people using it the faster it will be, and the slower it will be during peak commuting periods;
- Number of base stations: due to the spectrum, an equal amount of 4G coverage requires double the number of 5G base stations
- Operator: you need to confirm your 5G card, and whether the speed is limited, you can regularly ask the operator to reset your network
- Indoor is worse than outdoor: building penetration attenuation, and indoor bypass attenuation.
- PS: The current number of base stations still does not have good coverage, and the speed measurement is not quite the same in different locations.
Resource
Document
- Schematic
- SIm8200 Series AT Command Manual
- SIM8200EA-M2 Hardware Design Manual
- SIMcom SIM8200EA-M2 resources
- SIMcom SIM8202G-M2 resources
Demo codes
Software
FAQ
Network
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AT+CNBP? //(you can copy the band to notepad) backup band AT+CNBP=0x100600000FC00000,0x00000000000000460000A7E2BB0F38DF,0x0000000000000000,0x00000000003FFE63000681E2090828D7. 0x00000000003FFE63000681E2090828D7 //assign the band to SIM820X or AT+CNBP=0x100600000FC00000,0x0000000000000046000001E2000908DD,0x00000000000000000000,0x00000000000000007042000081A0080808D7. 0x00000000000070000000010000000000 //give the frequency band to SIM820X AT+CNMP=71 // Fixed 5G
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- The default is to use SIM card 1, it may be switched to SIM card 2, please use the following command to switch to SIM card 1:
AT+SMSIMCFG=1,1
- Or directly switch to SIM card 2:
AT+SMSIMCFG=1,2
- If it still doesn't work, consider that the airplane mode is turned on, and use the following command to turn off the airplane mode:
AT+CFUN=1
Network
In this case, the network connection may not be successful. Follow the steps below to troubleshoot:
1. First, check the hardware:
- Check whether the connected SIM card can communicate and surf the Internet normally on mobile phones and other devices:
- Check whether the antenna is connected properly;
- Check that the NET light is flashing, and it is always on, indicating that it is not registered to the network
2. After confirming that the hardware is OK, you can use the following command (AT LOG) to further confirm the network situation:
*Check the firmware version information: AT+SIMCOMATI *Check if the sim card is in good contact: AT+CPIN? *Turn the radio on (turn off airplane mode): AT+CFUN=1 *Check that the network mode is set to auto-seek: AT+CNMP=2 *Check the signal quality of the current environment: AT+CSQ *Check if the registration to the network is successful: AT+CGREG? *Check internet connection: AT+CPSI? *Check if the APN corresponds to the operator of the SIM card: AT+CGDCONT? *Check operator access: AT+COPS?
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- After confirming that the SIM card is normal and the local 5G network is covered, follow the steps below to fix 5G (to increase the network speed).
AT+CNBP? //(Can copy the frequency band to Notepad) Backup frequency band AT+CNBP = 0x100600000FC00000, 0x000000000000000046004600001e2000908dd, 0x00000000000000000000000000000070420081a00808d7, 0x0000000000000000000000 // AT+CNMP=71 // Fixed 5G
- The 5G operator's SIM card frequency band should cover the SIM820X frequency band; sometimes the 4G network is queried, and the speed has reached 5G. You can directly measure the speed to confirm that the 5G network speed is available.
- To confirm whether the test environment has 5G network coverage, you can install Cellular-Z on a 5G mobile phone (all major app stores can download it) to view the detailed network information:
- Apple phones can follow the following steps to obtain band information:
- Open the phone dialer, enter *3001#12345#*, then click the dialer button.
- In the pop-up page, first, find and click "Serving Cell Info", then find and click "Freg Band Indicator.
- Check according to the table issued by the operator, and you will know.
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AT+CSYSSEL="nr5g_band",41:78
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- It is recommended to use the more convenient RNDIS dial-up.
- You can burn the latest Raspberry Pi Raspbian system and reconfigure the NDIS dial-up.
- Or you can use the image of the RNDIS dial-up with drivers already configured and boot the Raspbian system image (with drivers installed).
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- You can use the following commands to check the connection. If the connection is OK, you can see Qualcomm device and ttyUSB0-USB4:
lsusb ls /dev
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Question:Why is the module never registered with any local operator when trying to use the SIM card?
- 1. It is recommended to replace the SIM card of different operators to test: different operators support different 5G frequency bands, change the card at the same time can also solve other problems with the card; if you use an IOT card, it is recommended to replace the ordinary cell phone SIM card (in the cell phone can make phone calls and send text messages SIM card) to test, there are some pure traffic card or IOT card in other devices or change the device is limited, also can not register to the 5G network, or ask the IoT card vendor to check whether the status of the card is normal.
- 2. Please configure the APN correctly, the APN determines the way to enter the network, it is the agent of the carrier and the cellular module, sometimes the APN is able to be obtained automatically, many times you need to obtain it manually, you can set it by the following commands:
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","Your_APN" // The APN of different operators is different, here the APN is changed to the corresponding operators.
- 3. It may be that the antenna's band does not cover the band of the operators you are using, please follow up with a full band high gain antenna suitable for your local area to test, and connect all antennas, all antennas are useful, otherwise it may also cause network problems;
- 4. If it still doesn't work, please refer to the following steps to print the network AT log and give the log to our service support team for analysis
View firmware version information: AT+SIMCOMATI *Check that the SIM card is in good contact: AT+CPIN? *Turn the RF on (turn off flight mode): AT+CFUN=1 *Check that the network mode is set to auto-seek: AT+CNMP=2 *Check the signal quality of the current environment: AT+CSQ *Check if you have successfully registered to the network: AT+CGREG? *Check networking: AT+CPSI? *Check if the APN corresponds to the operator of the SIM card: AT+CGDCONT? *Check operator access: AT+COPS?
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Location
Question: The SIM820X has so many antenna ports, do they have to be connected? What is the function?
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sudo ./simcom-cm -i wwan0 sudo ./simcom-cm -i wwan1
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The following commands can be used to save the SMS to the module memory:
AT+CPMS="MT"
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at+voltesetting=1 at+cnv=/nv/item_files/modem/mmode/ue_usage_setting,1,01,1
The VOLTE function can be turned off with the following command:
at+voltesetting=0 at+cnv=/nv/item_files/modem/mmode/ue_usage_setting,0,01,1
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Hardware
- If only the connector has come off, you can simply replace it.
- If the copper foil has also come off, it usually cannot be repaired.
- When removing it, please wiggle it gently from side to side and pull it out evenly, avoiding forceful pulling.
- The IPEX4 generation connectors are relatively fragile, so please handle them with extra care.
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You can use the following commands to check whether there is Qualcomm device. If the COM driver (included in the Raspberry Pi system) is loaded, "ttyUSB*" also will display.
lsusb ls /dev/ttyUSB*
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After prolonged operation, the lubricating oil in the rolling bearing fan may evaporate, leading to increased noise. This is a common phenomenon with rolling bearing fans and does not indicate a malfunction of the fan.
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It requires a module with the M.2 B KEY B interface and USB function, modules without USB function (PCIE only) are not supported, the following modules have been verified:
Fibocom: FM650-CN FM160-EAU SIMCOM: SIM8202G-M2 SIM8262E-M2 SIM8262A-M2 Quectel: (AA version) RM520N-GL RM530N-GL RM500U-CNV RM500Q-GL/RM502Q-AE
- If used with other modules, ensure pin compatibility, and verify through actual testing.
The M.2B KEY connector with USB function can be used if it matches the wiring sequence shown in the figure below:
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- It is supported. You can connect the 5g module to the different USB ports of the Raspberry Pi, and then they may be identified as wwan0 and wwan1. The dialing operation is as follows:
sudo ./simcom-cm -i wwan0 sudo ./simcom-cm -i wwan1
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