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Type 2GT LoRa Module EVB
User Manual

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB

Introduction

This document specifies the usage of 2GT module EVB which is an assistant tool for engineers to develop and test Murata 2GT module.
Murata provides 2 types of 2GT EVB, one type is JS-1076 EVB, another one is JS-1125 EVB. Customer can refer the information based on the different EVB in this file.

General Overview

2.1 View of EVBs
2.1.1 View of JS-1076 EVB
The figure 1 shows the top view of the JS-1076 EVB.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 1

The table1 shows the parts on the JS-1076 EVB information.
Table 1: Parts on the JS-1076 EVB

SN Ref No Description
A U4 Lora sub_G RF port
B U2 Lora 2.4G RF port
C U1 2GT module
D 3V3_EXT Connector of external power supply
E GND connector of external GND
F J5 Switch of power supply
G LD1 LoRa Transmit Data Indication LED
H LD2 LoRa Receive Data Indication LED
I LD3 Wi-Fi or GNSS Sniff Indication LED
J U5 3V3 LDO
K J1 Connect pins to MCU platform
L J2 Connect pins to MCU platform
M J3 Connect pins to MCU platform
N J4 Connect pins to MCU platform

2.1.2 View of JS-1125 EVB
The figure 2 shows the top view of the JS-1125 EVB.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 2

The table2 shows the parts on the JS-1125 EVB information.
Table 2: Parts on the JS-1125 EVB

SN Ref No Description
A U4 Lora sub_G RF port
B U2 Lora 2.4G RF port
C U1 2GT module
D 3V3_EXT Connector of external power supply
E GND connector of external GND
F J6, J7, J8 Switch of power supply
G LD1 LoRa Transmit Data Indication LED
H LD2 LoRa Receive Data Indication LED
I LD3 Wi-Fi or GNSS Sniff Indication LED
J U5 3V3 LDO
K J1 Connect pins to MCU platform
L J2 Connect pins to MCU platform
M J3 Connect pins to MCU platform
N J4 Connect pins to MCU platform

2.2 EVB schematic
The figure3 and figure4 shows the schematic of EVB. User can refer it to check the parts on the EVB.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 3

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 4

2.3 Accessories of EVB
The accessories are needed to set up the EVB test system. And table2 and figure3 shows the detailed information.
Table 3: Accessories of EVB

SN Description Provider
A Lora antenna for sub_G band Murata
B Lora antenna for 2.4G ISM band Murata
C NUCLEO-L476RG MCU platform Customer
D Mini USB Customer

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 5

2.4 EVB and Accessories Assembly
STEP1: Connect the EVB to the NUCLEO-L476RG.Make sure the pins are connected in the red areas on the EVB and platform as showed in the figure 6.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 6

STEP2: Connect the NUCLEO-L476RG to PC by Mini USB interface cable and assembly the antennas on the EVB as showed in figure 7.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 7

Parts Applications

3.1 Antenna ports
There are 2 RF ports on the EVB, customer can use them to do the conductive test and radioactive test for different purposes. The position and description can refer the figure1 and table1.
3.2 Switch
3.2.1 Switch on JS-1076 EVB
There is a J5 switch used for the power supply selection as showed in figure 8.
If customer want to use the supply from Nucleo board, please connect pin1 and pin2.
If customer want to use external DC supply, please connect pin2 and pin3.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 8

3.2.2 Switch on JS-1125 EVB
There are J6,J7,J8 switchs on JS-1125 EVB used for the power supply selection as showed in figure 9.
If we use the external DC supply, please connect pin1 and pin2 of J6.
If we use the 5V from Nucleo board, please connect pin1 and pin2 of J7.
If we use the 3.3V from Nucleo board, please connect pin1 and pin2 of J8.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 9

3.3 Indication LEDs
There are 3 LEDs (LD1, LD2 and LD3) on the EVB, the position and description can refer the figure1,2 and table1,2.

EVB Operation Procedures

4.1 MCU Platform driver install
Step1: Connect the PC USB port to NUCLEO-L476 board USB port, open the Device Manager in the PC, then install ST-LINK_USB_V2_Driver. Download link is in the table 4.
Step2: Install the driver successfully and see the com port in figure 10:

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 10

4.2 MCU test firmware install
Step1: Open the STM32cuberprogrammer software. Download link is in the table 4
Step2: Click connect button.
Step3: Click connect browse button and select test firmware.
Step4: Click start programming.
Step5: Check pop-up windows shows the download complete or not.
These steps showed in the figure 11 and figure12.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 11muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 12

4.3 Set command to EVB
Step1: Open tera term, putty or other UART communication tool, download link is in table4.
Step2: Select the Serial and choose the correct com port as showed in figure 13.
Step3: Go to Setup>Serial port, change the Speed to 115200 and click on new setting as showed in figure 14.
Step4: Set the command to EVB. For the command information, please refer to Type-2GT LR11xx test firmware AT command specification.pdf in table 4.

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 13

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB - Fig 14

Reference

Table 4 reviews all the key reference links and documents that user may like to refer to.
Table 4: Reference Table

Documents and information Notes
NUCLEO-l476 Link https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/NUCLEO-l476rg.html
ST-LINK_USB_V2_Driver Link STSW-LINK009 – ST-LINK, ST-LINK/V2, ST-LINK/V2-1, STLINK-V3 USB driver signed for Windows7, Windows8, Windows10 – STMicroelectronics
STM32cuberprogrammer Link STM32CubeProg – STM32CubeProgrammer software for all STM32 – STMicroelectronics
Tera Term software Link Tera Term Open Source Project (osdn.jp)
Putty software Link Download PuTTY: latest release (0.78) (greenend.org.uk)
Type-2GT LR11xx test firmware AT command specification.pdf This document is intended to describe the command interface and format for Type-2GT LR11xx test firmware.

Revision History

Revision Date Section Change Description
A 07.18.2023 First issue, EVB is JS-1076.
B 12.28.2023 Added the user manual based on JS-1125 EVB.

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Documents / Resources

muRata LBAA0XV2GT LoRa Module EVB [pdf] User Manual
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