Neo_M660 GPRS Module

Demo Board User Guide

Version 1.0
Neo_M660 GPRS Module Demo Board User Guide

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V1.0 Initial draft 2014-05

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Contents
1 Overview................................................................................................................... 1
2 Interfaces................................................................................................................... 1
3 Connection and Commissioning ......................................................................... 2
3.1 Top View of M660 Demo Board ............................................................................................ 2
3.2 Bottom View of M660 Demo Board ...................................................................................... 2
3.3 Connection Cables ................................................................................................................. 3
3.4 M5X0-PWR Board ................................................................................................................ 3
3.5 Commissioning ...................................................................................................................... 4

4 Material List ............................................................................................................. 7

Appendix: Schematic Diagram and PCB Silk Screen ......................................... 8

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1 Overview
M660 demo board provides a series of peripheral interfaces, including main power supply
interface, UART interfaces for commissioning and software download, and SIM card interface.
You can perform commissioning after connecting to power supply and serial ports. This document
describes only module commissioning. For details about software update, please refer to module
update document.

2 Interfaces
This demo board can be used once connected through power and serial cables.

Interface Function Cable

Main power supply of the module

VBAT Supports 3.6 V to 4.3 V
Average current: > 600 mA.
GND Ground
CMOS level Power cables,
RXD Receiving interface serial cables
3.1 V at most
CMOS level
TXD Transmitting interface
2.85 V output

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3 Connection and Commissioning

3.1 Top View of M660 Demo Board

Work status indicator

Audio interfaces

M660 module

3.2 Bottom View of M660 Demo Board

Power and serial
input connectors

ON/OFF
SIM Connector

Connected to antenna

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3.3 Connection Cables

Power and Serial Cables

For details about the connection, see 3.4.

3.4 M5X0-PWR Board

Refer to the silk

print label.

The above figure shows an M5X0-PWR board, which supplies 3.8V/0.6A power for the module
and outputs 3.3 V CMOS level TXD and RXD for the communication between the computer and
the module and software update. It is connected to the M660 demo board through 4-pin cables,
which have been soldered to the power board in a sequence of red, black, yellow, and green at one
end and should be inserted into the plug of the demo board at the other end. There are two pins on
the power board and they can control the power supply of the module.
Among the 4-pin cables:
 Green: TXD, output, 2.85 V CMOS level
 Yellow: RXD, input, CMOS level, 3.1 V maximum
 Black: Ground
 Red: VBAT, 3.6 V to 4.3 V, 3.9 V is recommended

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If you want to use this power board to commission the module through serial port on a computer,
install a driver for USB to serial (PL2303 Windows Driver). If you want to use an MCU to control
the demo board, you also need to use the 4-pin cables.

3.5 Commissioning
Perform product commissioning directly on a computer through the USB interface. The power
board and demo board are connected as shown in the following figure.

Demo board is connected to a computer

through the power board

USB interface
M660 demo board

M5X0 PWR board

Before the commissioning, you must install the PL2303 Windows Driver. Then, connect the demo
board to a computer as shown in the following figure.

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If Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM) is displayed under Ports (COM&LPT1) in the
Device Manager pane of the Computer Management window, the serial port is read properly.

Serial Port

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Step 1 Start the commissioning tool SecureCRT.

Select Serial from the

Protocol dropdown list.

Step 2 Select Serial from the Protocol dropdown list. The following dialog box is displayed.

Select the serial port.

Set Baud rate to

115200 if no specific
requirements.

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Step 3 After setting parameters, click Connect. The port commissioning window is displayed.

Disconnect the connection to the serial port.

Terminal display area

You can also input commands and press Enter
to send the commands.

4 Material List
 M660 demo board (including module/excluding module)
 M5x0-PWR board
 Power and serial cables
 Audio interface (optional)
 GSM antenna (optional)

If the demo board excludes module, you need to solder it manually.

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Appendix: Schematic Diagram and PCB Silk Screen

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