EVK-R4 - User guide

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Appendix

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Appendix

A Setting up AT terminal applications for

communication with the EVK-R4

The u-blox m-center cellular module evaluation tool is a powerful platform for evaluating, configuring

and testing u-blox cellular products. m-center includes an AT commands terminal for communication

with the device and can be downloaded free-of-charge from our website (http://www.u-blox.com).

1.

Follow the board setup instructions in section 1.10 to provide all the required connections and

switching on the cellular module.

2.

Run the m-center tool: after the m-center start-up, the Home page appears.

3.

On the Home page, set up the AT COM port;

for the setting values, see section 1.10.

Check with the Windows Device Manager to

find out which COM port is being used by the

EVK-R4.

Figure 7: “Home” page

4.

Enable the connection to the u-blox cellular

module by clicking on the Connect button.

5.

Retrieve the module and network information

by clicking on the Get Info button.

6.

The module information is retrieved and

displayed on the Home page.

7.

Click on the AT Terminal button, found at the

upper right of the Home page. A new window

opens and the AT command terminal is now

ready for communication with the EVK-R4.

Figure 8: AT terminal window

8.

The AT terminal is ready to use.

For the complete list of AT commands

supported by the modules and their syntax,

see the SARA-R4 series AT commands

manual [1].

For more information on using the u-blox m-center cellular module evaluation tool, press the F1 key

on the keyboard to open the m-center help window on the computer.