Sierra Wireless WP7607

Get started with the Sierra Wireless WP7607

The Sierra Wireless WP7607 is a mini PCIE modem designed for industrial M2M and mobile computing solutions. It supports GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE Category Cat-4 with 3G and 2G fallback

4G/LTE bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 and 28
3G bands: 1, 8
2G bands: E-GSM 900, DCS 1800

Prerequisites

Monogoto SIM
Sierra Wireless WP7607 mini PCIE
An adapter to connect to the WP7607, possibly a USB dongle or AirPrime MC Series Dev Kit

Getting Started

Start by connecting the LTE antenna

Add the Monogoto SIM

Power up the LTE modem

Connect your computer to the modem You may use a terminal program on your PC to configure the WP7607. You can use PuTTY for Windows, or screen, minicom, or coolterm / miniterm for Mac or Linux.

For Windows users. You need to install a driver to start using the WP7607. You can download the driver here.

Connect the WP7607 to Monogoto

Keep the AT Commands manual next to you for more details about the commands. Click here to download the latest version.

Reset the modem to its default configuration:

AT+CFUN=1,1

Set the error reporting to verbose, resulting in more descriptive error messages (optional):

AT+CMEE=2

Check the status of the SIM card. The correct response should be: +CPIN: READY

AT+CPIN?

If you receive an error, the SIM may not be inserted properly or the SIM is protected with a PIN. By default, Monogoto SIMs are not PIN-protected.

Query device information

Request the product type, hardware, and firmware version:

ATI

Request the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity):

AT+CIMI

Request the ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card ID), which is the identification number of the SIM card

AT+ICCID

Network Configuration

It is possible to let the modem select the network automatically or to manually define a network to connect with.

Option 1: Automatic Network Selection

To set the modem to automatic network selection enter the command:

AT+COPS=0

Check the network and cellular technology the modem is currently using:

AT+COPS?

Expected response: +COPS: 0,0,"<name of operator>",X. The last digit indicates the cellular technology:

0 indicates 2G 2 indicates 3G 7 indicates 4G

Option 2: Manual Network Selection

Start with searching for available networks:

AT+COPS=?

It may take several minutes before the modem responds.

The modem responds with the names and the MCCMNC codes of the available networks. It also shows the cellular technologies the networks support:

+COPS: (1,"T-Mobile NL","TMO NL","20416",0),(1,"NL KPN","NL KPN","20408",0),(1,"vodafone NL","voda NL","20404",0),(2,"NL KPN","NL KPN","20408",7),(1,"vodafone NL","voda NL","20404",7),(1,"T-Mobile NL","TMO NL","20416",7),,(0,1,2,3,4),(0,)

OK

To find which of the networks Monogoto has roaming agreements with, review the Coverage lists.

To find the profile of your SIM, visit the Monogoto Console, open the page Things and select a specific Thing. Scroll down to Mobile Identities to find your profile in the column Network Provider Name.

Check the network and cellular technology the modem is currently using:

AT+COPS?

Expected response: +COPS: 0,0,"<name of operator>",X. The last digit indicates the cellular technology.

Manually set the network and the cellular technology:

AT+COPS=1,2,"XXXXX",7

Replace XXXXX with the MCCMNC code of your operator, for example"20404" for Vodafone NL. Use 7 for LTE. It is possible to leave the value for setting the cellular technology out, allowing the modem to select the RAT by itself.

Check the radio signal strength and signal quality:

AT+CSQ

+CSQ returns 2 values separated by a comma. The first value represents the signal strength and provides a value between 0 and 31; higher numbers indicate better signal strength. The second value represents the signal quality indicated by a value between 0 and 7. If AT+CSQ returns 99,99, the signal is undetectable or unknown.

Define the cellular band(s) (optional)

It is possible to lock the modem to specific bands for specific technologies. This may result in a faster boot cycle as the modem does not need to scan for available bands at startup.

To read the available options, enter:

AT!BAND=?

Expected response:

Index, Name,        GW Band Mask     L Band Mask 1    L Band Mask 2    TDS Band Mask 
00, All bands     0002000000400180 00000000080800C5 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
01, Europe 3G     0002000000400000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
03, Europe 2G     0000000000000180 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
05, GSM ALL       0000000000000180 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
06, Europe        0002000000400180 00000000000800C5 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
07, North America 0000000000000000 0000000000000040 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
08, WCDMA ALL     0002000000400000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
09, LTE ALL       0000000000000000 00000000080800C5 0000000000000000 0000000000000000

                                   0000000008000000 - B28
                                   0000000000080000 - B20
                                   0000000000000080 - B8
                                   0000000000000040 - B7
                                   0000000000000004 - B3
                                   0000000000000001 - B1
                  0002000000000000 - B8  (900)
                  0000000000400000 - B1 (2100)
                  0000000000000100 -     G900E
                  0000000000000080 -     G1800

To lock the modem to European bands, enter:

AT!BAND=06

Query Network information

Return the operational status, including the Radio Access Technology (RAT) and the band used:

AT!GSTATUS?

Example response:

!GSTATUS:
Current Time:  1037             Temperature: 30
Modem Mitigate Level: 0         ModemProc Mitigate Level: 0
Reset Counter: 1                Mode:        ONLINE
System mode:   LTE              PS state:    Attached
LTE band:      B8               LTE bw:      5 MHz
LTE Rx chan:   3625             LTE Tx chan: 21625
LTE CA state:  INACTIVE
EMM state:     Registered       Normal Service
RRC state:     RRC Idle
IMS reg state: No Srv           IMS mode:    Normal

PCC RxM RSSI:  -76              RSRP (dBm):  -101
PCC RxD RSSI:  -100             RSRP (dBm):  -135
Tx Power:      0                TAC:         0200 (512)
RSRQ (dB):     -10              Cell ID:     0C502101 (206577921)
SINR (dB):      1.0

Network Activation

Set the APN to data.mono:

AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","data.mono"

Validate if the APN is set correctly:

AT+CGDCONT?

Expected response: +CGDCONT: 1,"IP","data.mono","0.0.0.0",0,0,0,0,0,0

Activate the PDP (packet data protocol) context:

AT+CGACT=1,1

Test if the PDP context is activated:

AT+CGACT?

Expected response: +CGACT: 1,1

Validate if your device received an IP address:

AT+CGPADDR

Expected response: +CGPADDR: 1,XX.XXX.XX.XXX

Do you see an IP address? Congratulations! You’ve successfully connected the Sierra Wireless modem to Monogoto 🎉

Have a look at the Things logs in the Monogoto Console to find more details about the established connection.

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Prerequisites

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Getting Started

Connect the WP7607 to Monogoto

Query device information

Network Configuration

Option 1: Automatic Network Selection

Option 2: Manual Network Selection

Define the cellular band(s) (optional)

Query Network information

Network Activation

Validate if your device received an IP address:

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