Band Details

Specification	BG96
LTE-FDD	B1/ B2/ B3/ B4/ B5/ B8/ B12/ B13/ B18/ B19/ B20/ B25①/ B26*/ B28
LTE-TDD	B39 (for Cat M1 only)
eGPRS	850/900/1800/1900Mhz
Embedded GNSS	GPS/Galileo/QZSS 1575.42±1.023 MHz GLONASS 1597.5~1605.8 MHz BeiDou 1561.098±2.046 MHz
Region	Global
Certification	GCF/Vodafone (Global) CE/Deutsche Telekom (Europe) AT&T/ FCC/ PTCRB/T-Mobile /Sprint (North America) RCM/Telstra (Australia) IC/Telus/BELL (Canada) Telefonica (Spain) JATE/KDDI/SoftBank/TELEC/DOCOMO (Japan) KC/SKT/LGU+* (Korea) IFETEL (Mexico) IMDA (Singapore) NCC (Taiwan) CCC (China)

Warnings

① LTE B25 will be supported on BG96 with R1.2 hardware version.
*Under Development

Connection Types

USB: If you don't want to occupy the UART port on the Raspberry Pi, just plug the shield via micro USB to Raspberry Pi. You can start to send and receive AT commands, transmit data, output GNSS NEMA, debug and upgrade firmware over the USB connection. It supports USB drivers for Windows, Linux, and Android. Details can be found in the drivers section.

UART: The UART pins will be available to use, with 3.3V power domain, directly connected to the UART port of Raspberry Pi. It can be used for data transmission and AT command communication with 115200bps baud rate. The default data frame format is 8N1 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). This port does not provide GNSS data. The GNSS data can be gathered only over the USB.

Info
To use the UART follow the steps mentioned in the UART Configuration guide.

docs.sixfab.com

UART Configuration

Data Speeds

Cat M1: Max. 375Kbps (Downlink), Max 375Kbps (Uplink)
Cat NB1: Max. 32Kbps (DL), Max. 70Kbps (UL)
EDGE: Max. 296Kbps (DL), Max. 236.8Kbps (UL)
GPRS: Max. 107Kbps (DL), Max. 85.6Kbps (UL)

SMS

Point-to-point MO and MT

SMS Cell Broadcast

Text and PDU mode

Enhanced Features

GNSS: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo, QZSS
Firmware Upgrade: via USB interface
DFOTA: Delta Firmware Upgrade Over the Air
Audio Record/Play

Warnings:

For the best working condition, use at least a 2A adapter or power source.
We don’t recommend the usage of long and low-quality micro USB cables between Cellular IoT Application Shield and Raspberry Pi. It causes data and power loss.
Do not apply higher voltages and currents than those specified absolute electrical values for sensor inputs and relay connections.

Pinout

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Pin Descriptions

Pin Number	BCM Pin	Pin Name	Description
2	5V	5V PWR	This pin is connected to the 5V power net.
3	GPIO 2	SDA	I2C Serial Data
4	5V	5V PWR	This pin is connected to the 5V power net.
5	GPIO 3	SCL	I2C Serial Data
7	GPIO 4	1-WIRE	Data line for communicate with 1-Wire sensors.
8	UART RX	BG96 TX	This pin functions as the serial data input to the module for UART communication.
10	UART TX	BG96 RX	This pin functions as the serial data output from the module for UART communication
11	GPIO 17	RELAY	Relay control pin. When this pin is HIGH state, relay is operated.(Common and NO are connected.)
12	GPIO 18	IN-2	When the voltage in the range 3.3-12V(max 15V!) is applied from the IN-2 input, this pin goes to LOW state. Default state is HIGH(pulled-up).
13	GPIO 27	USER LED	Active HIGH, to switch on the USER LED, the pin's state should be HIGH.
18	GPIO 24	USER BUTTON	This pin normally pulled-down to ground. When button is pressed, pin switches to LOW.
19	GPIO 10	IN-1	When the voltage in the range 3.3-12V(max 15V!) is applied from the IN-1 input, this pin goes to LOW state. Default state is HIGH(pulled-up).
23	GPIO 11	BG96 PWRKEY	The module can be turned on by driving the pin BG96 PWRKEY to a HIGH-level voltage more than 500ms then pulling it down. You can apply the same process to power down to the module if it already powered up.
31	GPIO 6	BG96 APREADY	AP_READY will detect the sleep state of the host (can be configured to HIGH level or LOW level detection). Please refer to AT+QCFG=“apready” command for details.
33	GPIO 13	BG96 RI	When BG96 has URC to report, RI signal will wake up the host. Please refer to Chapter 3.14 for details about RI behavior from BG96 Datasheet.
37	GPIO 26	BG96 POWER ENABLE	BG96 3.8V Power regulator control. Normally pulled-up, when this pin drove to LOW, BG96's power will cut off.
38	GPIO 20	BG96 STATUS	The STATUS pin is used to indicate the operation status of BG96 module. It will output HIGH level when the module is powered on.
6,9,14,25,30,34,39	GND	GND	This pins are connected to ground.

Electrical Characteristics of Pins

Pin Number	BCM Pin	Pin Name	Description	Min	Typ.	Max.	Unit
2	5V	5V PWR	Power Supply	4.8	5	5.25	V
3	GPIO 2	SDA	I2C Data	3	3.3	3.6	V
4	5V	5V PWR	Power Supply	3	3.3	3.6	V
5	GPIO 3	SCL	I2C Clock	3	3.3	3.6	V
7	GPIO 4	1-WIRE	1-Wire data	3	3.3	3.6	V
8	UART RX	BG96 TX	UART	3	3.3	3.6	V
10	UART TX	BG96 RX	UART	3	3.3	3.6	V
11	GPIO 17	RELAY	Output	3	3.3	3.6	V
12	GPIO 18	IN-2	Input	3	3.3	3.6	V
13	GPIO 27	USER LED	Output	3	3.3	3.6	V
18	GPIO 24	USER BUTTON	Input	3	3.3	3.6	V
19	GPIO 10	IN-1	Input	3	3.3	3.6	V
23	GPIO 11	BG96 PWRKEY	Output	3	3.3	3.6	V
31	GPIO 6	BG96 APREADY	Input	3	3.3	3.6	V
33	GPIO 13	BG96 RI	Input	3	3.3	3.6	V
37	GPIO 26	BG96 POWER ENABLE	Output	3	3.3	3.6	V
38	GPIO 20	BG96 STATUS	Input	3	3.3	3.6	V

Layout

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Dimension

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LEDs

POWER (PWR): When the shield is powered up, this RED led turns on.
STATUS (STAT): While the module is powered up by driving PWRKEY(GPIO 11) to HIGH state or pushing the PWRKEY button, this RED led turns on.
USER (USER): The GREEN user led can be controlled by driving the GPIO 27 pin.
ENABLE(EN): This GREEN led shows the status of the power regulator of module is switched on or off. By default, the GPIO 26(ENABLE) pin is pulled up by hardware and the regulator juices the module. To shut down the regulator, this pin needs to be driven to LOW state.
NETLIGHT (NETL) : This BLUE led indicates the status of the module. When the connection is established and data is being transmitted/received, this led will blink at special intervals. Please find the following chart for details:

State	Network Status
Flicker slowly (200ms ON/1800ms OFF)	Network searching
Flicker slowly (1800ms ON/200ms OFF)	Idle
Flicker quickly (125ms ON/125ms OFF)	Data transfer is ongoing
Always high	Voice calling

Buttons

USER: This push button connected to GPIO24 and pulled up HIGH state by default. When you push the button, you will read LOW state from GPIO24.
PWRKEY: When BG96 is in power off mode, it can be turned on to normal mode by pushing the PWRKEY button for at least 500ms.
BOOT: Pushing this button can force the module to boot from USB port for firmware upgrade.

Sensors and I/O

3-axis 12-bit/8-bit Digital Accelerometer | MMA8452Q

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The MMA8452Q is a smart, low-power, three-axis, capacitive, micromachine accelerometer with 12 bits of resolution. It has user selectable full scales of ±2 g/±4 g/±8 g with high-pass filtered data as well as non-filtered data available real-time.
The accelerometer connected to Raspberry Pi via I2C. The I2C address is 0x1C.
MMA8452Q's interrupt pins are not connected.

12-Bit Analog-to-digital Converter | ADS1015

The ADS1015 is precision, low-power, 12-bit, analog-to-digital converter.
Raspberry Pi can not measure analog inputs because it does not have internal ADC. However, with this external ADC, the ADS1015, you can read analog values with your Raspberry Pi.
The ADC connected to Raspberry Pi via I2C. The I2C address is 0x49.

Ambient Light Sensor | ALS-PT19

It's a phototransistor close responsively to the human eye spectrum, light to current.
It's connected to ADC (ADS1015), because it has an analog output and Raspberry Pi can not read it directly.
The sensor connected to AIN3 pin of ADS1015.

Temperature and Humidity Sensor | HDC1080

The HDC1080 is a digital humidity sensor with an integrated temperature sensor that provides excellent measurement accuracy at very low power.
Relative Humidity Accuracy ±2% (typical)
Temperature Accuracy ±0.2°C (typical)
The HDC1080 connected to Raspberry Pi via I2C. The I2C address is 0x40.
The heat that produced by when R.Pi heats up may cause the sensor to display a few higher degrees than the ambient temperature.

Relay

The relay for controlling high voltage and current.
Relay control pin is GPIO17. When this pin is HIGH, relay is switched and connected C and NO pins. When GPIO17 is a LOW state or unused, it connects C and NC pins.
This small form factor relay can handle up to 60W. Pushing the limits will harm the circuits and shield. Maximum contact ratings:
- 12V DC - 5A
- 24V DC - 2.5A
- 120V AC - 0.5A
- 220V AC - 0.25A

Isolated Inputs

Two isolated by optocouplers inputs available on the shield. Recommended max. The GPIO voltage level of Raspberry Pi is 3.3V. Reading higher than 3.3V voltage inputs are harmful for your Pi and will definitely destroy the circuits.
The upper limit of this inputs is 15V, between 3.3V and 15V is readable. GPIO pins are normally pulled up, when a voltage applied to isolated inputs, GPIO pins go LOW state.
The input's (sensor, switch, etc.) ground must be connected to optocoupler's G input to complete isolated circuits.

GNSS and Debug(DBG) UART Inputs

GNSS: This header pins directly connected to BG96 GNSS output. They are not connected to the UART port of Raspberry Pi. You should connect to BG96 via USB to receive GNSS data. Thinking that these pins might be needed somehow, so we've taken them out as headers.

Debug (DBG): This DEBUG UART port belongs to BG96 and used for embedded firmware debugging of the module and log output.

External I2C Header

When you need to add an external I2C thing, you can use these I2C connectors. 3.3V VCC and GND pins provided too. It has a pull-up resistor.

1-Wire Header

There are lots of sensors which have 1-Wire connection standard (DS18B20 etc.) in the market. The 1-Wire connector has VCC, DATA and GND pins. With these pins, you can connect easily a 1-wire sensor. The data pin directly connected to GPIO4 and has a 4.7K pull-up resistor.