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^ Quectel

This section about Quectel cellular modules and supporting tools and documentation. Keywords: BG95 BG96.

Some Quectel documentation. All docs require account creation and login:

• https://www.quectel.com/product/lpwa-bg96-cat-m1-nb1-egprs
• https://www.quectel.com/library
• https://www.quectel.com/library/masterclass-mcus-and-rtos-for-iot-devices

Quectel BG95 and BG96 related projects on github: IM Card Configurations

• https://github.com/topics/bg96?l=c

• https://www.96boards.org/documentation/iot/stinger96/hardware-docs/files/stinger96-hw-user-manual.pdf

• https://github.com/botletics/SIM7000-LTE-Shield/issues/39

Subdomain at github.io . . .

• https://quic.github.io/startupkits/BG96/

^ Flashing utility QFirehose

Use of Quectel flashing utility QFirehose:

• https://forums.quectel.com/t/bg95-</ul></ul>m3-fw-update/6843/4

^ Quectel App Notes

link to Quectel BG95 BG77 BG600L series HTTPS app note:

https://www.quectel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Quectel_BG95BG77BG600L_Series_HTTPS_Application_Note_V1.1.pdf

^ SIM Card Configurations

Eseye dot com SIM card instructions page:

• https://docs.eseye.com/Content/BGxx/ConnectBG95ToNetwork.htm

^ AT command responses

A number of the following commands noted from Quectel forum post https://forums.quectel.com/t/bg95-m3-doesnt-call-callback-function/15647 . . .

at+qgmr
BG95M3LAR02A03_01.004.01.004

at+qgmr
BG95M3LAR02A03_01.004.01.004

AT+CGPADDR
+CGPADDR: 1,10.163.171.64


at&v
&C: 1
&D: 2
&F: 0
&W: 0
Q: 0
V: 1
X: 1
Z: 0
E: 1
S0: 0
S4: 10
S5: 8
S6: 2
S7: 0
S8: 2
S10: 14
S3: 13

OK
at+csq
+csq: 23,99

OK

Potentially file related:

AT+QMBNCFG=?List_all"
+QMBNCFG: "list"
+QMBNCFG: "select"[,"<mbn name>"]
+QMBNCFG: "deactivate"
+QMBNCFG: "autosel"[,(0,1)]
+QMBNCFG: "delete","<mbn name>"
+QMBNCFG: "add","<filename>"

OK
AT+QMBNCFG="list"
+QMBNCFG: "list",0,1,1,"ROW_Commercial",0x09010801,201911271
+QMBNCFG: "list",1,0,0,"Commercial-TMO",0x09010500,202003131
+QMBNCFG: "list",2,0,0,"Non_VoLTE-ATT",0x09010300,201910241
+QMBNCFG: "list",3,0,0,"IMSless-Verizon",0x09010100,201911071

More pertinent info on Quectel file read and write access in BGxx modules may be available in https://www.quectel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Quectel_BG95BG77_FILE_Application_Note_V1.0-2.pdf.

at+qflst
+QFLST: "security/",2

OK
AT+QMBNCFG="List_all"
ERROR
AT+QMBNCFG=?List_all"
+QMBNCFG: "list"
+QMBNCFG: "select"[,"<mbn name>"]
+QMBNCFG: "deactivate"
+QMBNCFG: "autosel"[,(0,1)]
+QMBNCFG: "delete","<mbn name>"
+QMBNCFG: "add","<filename>"

OK
AT+QMBNCFG="list"
+QMBNCFG: "list",0,1,1,"ROW_Commercial",0x09010801,201911271
+QMBNCFG: "list",1,0,0,"Commercial-TMO",0x09010500,202003131
+QMBNCFG: "list",2,0,0,"Non_VoLTE-ATT",0x09010300,201910241
+QMBNCFG: "list",3,0,0,"IMSless-Verizon",0x09010100,201911071

OK
AT+QFREAD="ROW_Commercial"
+CME ERROR: 400
at+qfopen="ROW_Commercial"
+QFOPEN: 1

OK
AT+QFREAD=?
+QFREAD: <filehandle>[,<length>]

OK
at+qfread=AT+QFREAD=
OK
AT+QFREAD="ROW_Commercial",160
+CME ERROR: 400
AT+QFREAD=1,160
+CME ERROR: 402
AT+QFREAD=1,16
+CME ERROR: 402
at+qfclose=1
OK
at+qfopen="Commercial-TMO"
+QFOPEN: 1

OK
at+qfread=1,5
+CME ERROR: 402
at+qfread=?
+QFREAD: <filehandle>[,<length>]

OK
at+qfread=1
+CME ERROR: 402
at+qfopen
OK
at
OK
at+qflst
+QFLST: "Commercial-TMO",0
+QFLST: "ROW_Commercial",0
+QFLST: "security/",2

Here created a file on "eufs" directory of Quectel file system space:

OK
at+qflds="eufs"
+QFLDS: 1390592,2435072

OK
at+qflst
+QFLST: "security/",2

OK
at+qfopen="eufs:test",0
+QFOPEN: 20000

OK
at+qfwrite=20000,10
CONNECT
+QFWRITE: 6,6

Here learning how to list files in a directory on BG95 file system space:

at+qflst
+QFLST: "security/",2

OK
at+qflst="eufs"
+CME ERROR: 417
at+qflst="eufs:*"
+QFLST: "EUFS:test",16
+QFLST: "EUFS:test1",0

OK

Learning how to close and to delete a BG9x file:

at+qfclose=20000
OK
at+qfdel="EUFS:test"
OK

Excerpt . . .

at+qfopen="EUFS:test1.txt"
+QFOPEN: 20001

OK
at+qfread=20001
+CME ERROR: 402
at
OK
at+qfread=20001,10
+CME ERROR: 402
at+qfread=20001,16
+CME ERROR: 402
at
OK
at
OK
at+qflst="eufs:*"
+QFLST: "EUFS:test1.txt",0

OK
at+qflst="eufs:/datatx/"
+QFLST: "EUFS:",6

OK
at+qflst="eufs:/datatx/*"
+QFLST: "EUFS:private/",3
+QFLST: "EUFS:test1.txt",15
+QFLST: "EUFS:upgrade_efs/",2
+QFLST: "EUFS:upgrade_nand/",2

OK

^ Quectel AT Upload and Download File Commands

File which describes where in BG9x flash spaces to write two files which are normally part of their SDK sample apps:

• file:///home/ted/Downloads/Quectel_BG96_QuecOpen_Application_Note_V1.0.pdf . . . see page 18 of 37

File which describes various Quectel AT file commands, including ones to upload to BG module and to download files from module:

• Quectel_BG95&BG77_FILE_Application_Note_V1.0.pdf

^ References

• https://winjia.medium.com/linux-using-minicom-to-transfer-data-between-host-and-development-board-platform-f67133f386e2

• https://cnquectel-my.sharepoint.com/personal/america-fae_quectel_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Famerica%2Dfae%5Fquectel%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2Fstephen%2FBG95%2FBG95%5Foffcail%5Fdoc%2F04%20Software&ga=1

User manual for UMTS&LTE EVAL KIT:

• Quectel_UMTS-LTE_EVB_User_Guide_V2.1-1.pdf