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by leopardus2
Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:26 am
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Quectel EM160 AT commands
Replies: 29
Views: 38341

Re: Quectel EM160 AT commands

I believe what it does with CA depends on the supported combinations for the bands you have available. Here we have B1 B3 B7 and B20 and no it will not do anything other than 2CA unless you restrict the band set. But I think that's just a not so mature firmware. Anyway the EM20 performs better in bo...
by leopardus2
Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Quectel EM160 AT commands
Replies: 29
Views: 38341

Re: Quectel EM160 AT commands

I am happy to tell you that, although not documented, the EM160 supports EM20 way of locking PCC to a cell id (and therefore a tower) using at+qnwlock=\"common/4g\",1,EARFCN,CELLID
by leopardus2
Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:36 am
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Quectel EM160 AT commands
Replies: 29
Views: 38341

Re: Quectel EM160 AT commands

I found a way to make it behave properly . Need to lock the explicit bands with AT+QNWPREFCFG="lte_band",1:3:7 then it will do 3CA or 4CA. If you leave it "free" it will stick to 2CA... buggy firmware, as usual from Quectel
by leopardus2
Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:26 am
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Quectel EM160 AT commands
Replies: 29
Views: 38341

Re: Quectel EM160 AT commands

First tests show that the EM160 is unable to perform more than 2CA.
Very likely there is a problem with the firmware. The EM20 goes back in service!
by leopardus2
Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:40 am
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Quectel EM160 AT commands
Replies: 29
Views: 38341

Re: Quectel EM160 AT commands

I wonder if the EM160 performs any better than the EM20.
I just received my EM160 yesterday so I'll replace the EM20 I have been using since couple months and run some tests.
by leopardus2
Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:30 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

correct but this is what quectel decideed it seems, EM20 will not receive firmware updates anymore and you can only buy it second hand now. I have one and is a decent modem, I am now waiting for the EM160 to arrive and compare the two.
by leopardus2
Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:20 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

EM20 will never be produced, replaced by EM160
by leopardus2
Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:03 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

again DO NOT buy it until they publish a working firmware for it
by leopardus2
Thu Dec 10, 2020 3:44 pm
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

correct. unless you have a PCIE slot . PCIE is default.
by leopardus2
Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: 5G RM500Q-GL (quectel) vs EM9190 (Sierra)
Replies: 10
Views: 5864

Re: 5G RM500Q-GL (quectel) vs EM9190 (Sierra)

I do have it working. Just a dog of a performer.
by leopardus2
Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:59 pm
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

it works if you do the mods I explained above
but stay away because sierra refuses to publish the firmware for them, mine has clearly an early firmware and performs very badly
by leopardus2
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:15 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

I shared above. You need to feed 1.8v to PCIE_DIS to enable USB, and 3v to VBUS_SENSE. If you don't it will be PCIE only. This is clearly stated in the documentation. I did not do the modification myself because to solder such tiny terminals special equipment and skills are required, so I had a frie...
by leopardus2
Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:11 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

I posted there already, I guess the guy you're talking about it's me :-) I really would need someone with vendor access to the sierra wireless source site. Or, patiently wait for them to post a firmware there which may mean one year waiting or so. I have this gem of a modem and can't use it. I guess...
by leopardus2
Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:28 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

I got it off aliexpress in China. Hence no "official" vendor, so to speak... but the unit is not an engineering sample, but a commercial unit. I find Sierra attitude quite harsh, I have a paid for production product and they refuse to provide an updated firmware for it. It is installed in ...
by leopardus2
Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:37 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Re: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

Just a follow up to my original question. I confirm this modem requires that PCIE_DIS signal is connected to 1.8v and also the VBUS_SENSE needs to be high, or it will not work in USB mode. OTOH my unit has an outdated firmware and Sierra refuses to give me a more recent one. I am willing to pay a fi...
by leopardus2
Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:44 am
Forum: Sierra Wireless Modems
Topic: Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode
Replies: 21
Views: 9261

Sierra EM9190 stuck in PCIE mode

Ok, so I got this EM9190 modem from aliexpress only to discover it defaults to PCIe mode and in order to have it switch to USB3 mode, a specific pin on the M.2 connector needs to be tied to a 1.8 volt signal. What options do I have to make this modem visible by either ROOter or my windows machine? C...
by leopardus2
Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:17 pm
Forum: Firmware
Topic: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load
Replies: 11
Views: 11643

Re: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load

Its very similar hardware to the WG3526, and I've never seen this issue. I don't think it's a hardware limitation or kernel. It seems more of a bug somehow. I'll have to put an em20 into one of my routers and try it out. I have two WG1608. In one of them I have the EM20, in the other there is a RM5...
by leopardus2
Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:33 am
Forum: Firmware
Topic: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load
Replies: 11
Views: 11643

Re: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load

Hi Didney, I have loaded it via chinese bootloader. But everything is working just fine, I don't see a reason to reload the firmware multiple times. This is probably a limitation in either the kernel or the hardware. And yes I tried MBIM mode and the message still appears. Please note that it requir...
by leopardus2
Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: Firmware
Topic: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load
Replies: 11
Views: 11643

Re: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load

roddel007 wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:43 am I have no problem with the firmware on my wg1608.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=8& ... 865#p13865
Im using the new em160r-gl. The new modem runs MBIM protocol not qmi.
What version of GoldenORB?
by leopardus2
Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:53 am
Forum: Firmware
Topic: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load
Replies: 11
Views: 11643

Re: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load

Yes, I posted there twice. The post was just ignored.
by leopardus2
Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:52 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

Guys. I am experiencing an issue with the setup discussed in this topic. It looks to me there is some limitation that makes this setup not 5G capable due to throughput issues. Please see my post here: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1890 thanks.
by leopardus2
Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:59 am
Forum: Firmware
Topic: ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load
Replies: 11
Views: 11643

ZBT WG-1608, goldenorb 2020-06-10 and USB3 throughput issues under load

I am running an EM20-G modem in QMI mode under GoldenOrb 2020-06-10 on a WG-1608 router. Whenever there is high traffic on the modem (eg. during a speedtest) the router system log gets full of these error: Sun Oct 4 18:01:56 2020 kern.warn kernel: [ 6659.340559] xhci-mtk 1e1c0000.xhci: ERROR unknown...
by leopardus2
Mon Sep 28, 2020 12:04 pm
Forum: Quectel Modems
Topic: EM20-G hostless mode can't ping Internet
Replies: 0
Views: 1918

EM20-G hostless mode can't ping Internet

Hello, running GoldenORB 2020-06-10 on a WG1608. I have installed an EM20-G and set it to work in ethernet (hostless) mode (USBNET 1) Modem comes up fine, says wan1 is up but I cannot ping anything on Internet. luci interface shows the modem as "present, not connected". other than that, al...
by leopardus2
Mon Sep 28, 2020 4:58 am
Forum: Quectel Modems
Topic: Quectel EM20-G and EM16-G go poof?
Replies: 1
Views: 1746

Re: Quectel EM20-G and EM16-G go poof?

Looks like EM20-G will never reach production stage. I heard that EM16-G has been replaced by EM160-G.
by leopardus2
Mon Sep 28, 2020 4:57 am
Forum: Quectel Modems
Topic: Need a quick test from an EM20-G owner
Replies: 0
Views: 1250

Need a quick test from an EM20-G owner

Can someone using the Quectel EM20-G modem tell me if the AT+QCAINFO command correctly returns carrier aggregation information?

Thanks in advance,
Rick
by leopardus2
Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:25 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

Guys, any way to have qmicli package installed on GoldenOrb 2020-06-10? It looks like it's the only way to get CA info from RM500Q... I have built this myself directly on the 1608. Thanks to qmicli I have seen that the RM500Q is correctly aggregating (3CA for now) but the AT+QCAINFO is broken and d...
by leopardus2
Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

Guys, any way to have qmicli package installed on GoldenOrb 2020-06-10?
It looks like it's the only way to get CA info from RM500Q...
by leopardus2
Mon Sep 21, 2020 1:53 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

leopardus2 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:34 pm Is the RM500Q-GL supported in MBIM mode? I have set the modem in MBIM but GoldenORB still fires a QMI connection (WG1608-GO2020-06-10)
Solved this as well
needed a modem reset (AT+CFUN=1,1 ) after changing usbnet to 2.
by leopardus2
Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

Is the RM500Q-GL supported in MBIM mode? I have set the modem in MBIM but GoldenORB still fires a QMI connection (WG1608-GO2020-06-10)
by leopardus2
Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:53 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT 5G-ready router WG1608 + GoldenOrb firmware

Thanks for the info guys - I already had the manual. I've looked through it pretty extensively to try to find an equivalent command to band lock. Have you guys been able to carrier aggregate with this modem? I have 100% signal strength, and another band available on my tower, yet carrier aggregatio...
by leopardus2
Sun Sep 20, 2020 11:58 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

So I got my WG1608 with a Quectel RM-500Q and flashed it with Goldenorb WG1608-GO2020-06-14. The modem is correctly recognized, with IMEI and all, and so the SIM card, however the modem wouldn't connect and/or display any information about provider (Provider entry was just saying "Connecting.....
by leopardus2
Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:56 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

OK, recovered thanks to the chinese bootloader that appears at port 80 when you power up with reset button pressed.
Phew.
by leopardus2
Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:28 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

So I got my WG1608 with a Quectel RM-500Q and flashed it with Goldenorb WG1608-GO2020-06-14. The modem is correctly recognized, with IMEI and all, and so the SIM card, however the modem wouldn't connect and/or display any information about provider (Provider entry was just saying "Connecting......
by leopardus2
Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:12 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware
Replies: 218
Views: 152563

Re: New ZBT WG1608 5G-ready router + GoldenOrb firmware

@optimusprime does your manual report the LTE CA combinations of RM500Q-GL? I can't find them anywhere.

Thanks
RIck
by leopardus2
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:05 am
Forum: Market Place
Topic: WTB: Quectel EM20
Replies: 5
Views: 6767

Re: WTB: Quectel EM20

In fact I tried to email you through this place before posting this.
OK I'll wait for the countdown to reach zero... :-)

Thanks Didney.
by leopardus2
Thu Sep 10, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: Market Place
Topic: WTB: Quectel EM20
Replies: 5
Views: 6767

WTB: Quectel EM20

Looking to buy a fully working Quectel EM20 module.
PM me if you got one you want to sell.

Thanks!
Rick

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