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5G Module Usage
Introduction
This page will introduce the use of RM500Q 5G module.You will learn how to use the 5G module on Khadas SBC.
Preparation
- Disconnect the Khadas SBC power port cable.
- Insert the 5G module board into the M.2 slot
- Insert a valid
Nano SIMcard on the 5G module.
Disable ModemManager
As the ModemManager doesn't support this 5G modem, so you have to disable it and use Quectel QConnectManager to connect to the internet.
$ sudo systemctl stop ModemManager.service $ sudo systemctl disable ModemManager.service
Setup Quectel QConnectManager
You need to use Quectel QConnectManager to connect to the internet.
Get Source Code
$ git clone https://github.com/numbqq/quectel-CM.git
Compile the Source Code
$ cd quectel-CM $ make
Configure the Network
Connect to Internet
Execute the command below to connect to internet.
$ sudo ./quectel-CM &
Check the Network Node
$ ifconfig rmnet_mhi0.1
rmnet_mhi0.1 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 02-50-F4-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
inet addr:10.129.59.93 Mask:255.255.255.252
inet6 addr: fe80::50:f4ff:fe00:0/64 Scope:Link
UP RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1089360 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:176581 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1521449058 (1.4 GiB) TX bytes:57525792 (54.8 MiB)
If you can see the IP address inet addr mean the network is fine.
Setup DNS
You also need to setup the DNS.
$ echo "nameserver 1.0.0.1" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf
Check Network
$ ping -I rmnet_mhi0.1 khadas.com
Last modified: 2022/09/29 09:16 by nick