SimCom SIM7000 Series

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SIM7000 Series EVB Quick Start Guide Page 8 / 12
Index
Position
Description
Index
Position
Description
E
J305
NC
F
J202
Main sim slot
O
S201
Power switch
G
J401
n/a
P
S401
RF switch
H
J204
USB-2-UART
Q
J203
sim slot (n/a)
I
J101 / J102
To TE board
R
J502
Handset jack
J
D402
Status LED
S
X501
Audio jack
K
D401
Network LED
T
J103
+5V DC input
L
D201
Power LED
U
TE_J105
LTE antenna SMA
M
SW401
PWRKEY
V
TE_J103
GNSS antenna SMA
N
SW402
Reset
W
TE_J102
USB interface
X
TE_U1
SIM7000 module
Y
TE_201/202
To EVB
※ Notice
1) Module GPIO pins are at 1.8V logical level. Can not be connected to external 3.0V or higher
level signals directly.
3 Installations and Communication
3.1 Driver installation
There have two USB jacks, one is on EVB board (USB-2-UART, position H), and another is on TE
board (position W).
3.1.1 USB-to-UART interface driver installation
This USB-to-UART chipset on board is from Silicon labs.
Here is the driver link.
https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers
After driver installed properly and completely, there have two virtual USB ports, COM12 and
COM13.