Cellular X-CUBE-CELLULAR F.A.Q.

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1. F.A.Q.

Questions Answers
How to start. Read this Wiki and Read the User Manuals (UM2567 is the Getting started and UM2426 for detailed explanations).
How to connect my board. See Hardware setup page on this Wiki.
How to know if the cellular application is up and running? With the trace on Tera Term see Echo exchanges.
Nothing is displayed in Tera Term. Ensure that Tera Term options (such as Baud rate) are correctly set.
Wrong echo in Tera Term during setup. Ensure that Tera Term options (such as New-line and Transmit delay) are correctly set.
X-CUBE-CELLULAR boots but there is an issue with the network. Check that the correct SIM is selected (plastic SIM or soldered UICC).
EMnify activation for P-L496E-CELL02 This feature has expired, use plastic SIM instead.
Why is X-CUBE-CELLULAR not operational after boot? There are multiple possibilities: the selected firmware does not correspond to the modem used, the SIM card used is not valid on the available network, the modem firmware version release note, too many bands selected and parsed by the modem (see UM2567).
How to know if the cellular data service is operational. Cellular operational after Trace displays -----> State : CST_MODEM_DATA_READY_STATE <----- and/or Network is up is displayed
Which modem FW version? If you use a different modem firmware to that we've used in our tests, you might have discrepancies. Read carefully the modems Release note for detailed information.
GM01Q or GMS01Q? Both are Monarch modem from Sequans. The GMS01Q is the same as GM01Q but also include an iSIM, pre-loaded with SIM profile to allow connectivity without using an external Plastic SIM.