SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series - System Integration Manual 
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1.9  Serial interfaces 
SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series modules provide the following serial communication interfaces: 
  UART interface: 9-wire unbalanced 1.8 V asynchronous serial interface supporting (see 1.9.1) 
o  AT command mode
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o  Data mode and Online command mode
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o  MUX functionality, including dedicated GNSS tunneling
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 and SIM Access Profile
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 virtual channels  
o  FW upgrades by means of the FOAT feature 
o  FW upgrades by means of the u-blox EasyFlash tool
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o  Trace log capture (diagnostic purposes)
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  Auxiliary UART interface
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: 3-wire unbalanced 1.8 V asynchronous serial interface supporting (see 1.9.2) 
o  AT command mode
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o  GNSS tunneling
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o  FW upgrades by means of the u-blox EasyFlash tool
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o  Trace log capture (diagnostic purposes) 
  USB interface
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: High-Speed USB 2.0 compliant interface supporting (see 1.9.3) 
o  AT command mode 
o  Data mode and Online command mode
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o  GNSS tunneling and SIM Access Profile virtual channels 
o  Ethernet-over-USB
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 virtual channel 
o  FW upgrades by means of the FOAT feature 
o  FW upgrades by means of the u-blox EasyFlash tool  
o  Trace log capture (diagnostic purposes) 
  DDC interface
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: I
2
C-bus compatible 1.8 V interface supporting (see 1.9.4) 
o  Communication with u-blox GNSS positioning chips / modules 
o  Communication with other external I
2
C devices as an audio codec
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17
 See the u-blox AT Commands Manual [3] for the definition of the command mode, data mode, and online command mode. 
18
 SARA-G300 and SARA-G310 modules do not support GNSS tunneling. 
19
 SARA-G3 modules do not support a SIM Access Profile. 
20
 SARA-G3 modules do not support FW upgrades using the u-blox EasyFlash tool and trace log capture over the UART. 
21
 SARA-U2 modules product versions “00”, “03”, “53”, “63”, “73” do not provide Auxiliary UART. 
22
 SARA-G3 modules product versions “00” and “01” do not support AT command mode over the Auxiliary UART. 
23
 SARA-G3 modules product versions “00” and “01”, and SARA-U2 modules do not support GNSS tunneling over the Auxiliary UART. 
24
 SARA-U2 modules do not support FW upgrades using the u-blox EasyFlash tool over the Auxiliary UART. 
25
 SARA-G3 modules do not provide a USB interface. 
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 SARA-U2 modules product versions “00”do not support Ethernet-over-USB. 
27
 SARA-G300 and SARA-G310 modules do not support a DDC I
2
C-bus compatible interface. 
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 SARA-G3 modules do not support communication with external I
2
C devices other than u-blox GNSS positioning chips / modules.