Introduction to FCM360W te-b development board

Supported module list

• FCM360W

Function list

Basic overview

QuecPython_FCM360W_TE-B development board is a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth development board launched by Quectel. Equipped with FCM360W module, it supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connections, and provides large memory including 512 KB SRAM and 4MB flash memory.

The development board connection interface is two micro-usb interfaces, and provides a variety of interfaces, including UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, etc. The supporting antennas include external pin antennas, PCB antennas, etc.

Functional Description

The main components and interface layout of the development board are shown in the figure below

Download

• FCM360X_EVB_SCH

• Quectel_FCM360W_Hardware Design Manual

Development Board Resources

Development board interface

The main pin layout of the development board is shown in the table below

• The pins with _M in the name are directly connected to the module end

Tips
For more information about the development board, please visit https://python.quectel.com/en/resource-download?cid=252

Development board configuration

The peripheral resource pin allocation table is as follows:

Quick Start Guide

Hardware Preparation

• Step 1: Required Items

  • Development board
  • USB-C cable (A-to-C)
  • Windows 10 PC
  • Nano-SIM card
  • 4G antenna

• Step 2: Antenna & SIM Installation

  • Attach the provided antenna to the MAIN antenna port.
  • Insert the SIM card into the Nano-SIM slot.

• Step 3: Connect the Board

  • Power the board via USB-C.

• Step 4: Power On

  • Press and hold PWK until the power indicator light on the mainboard (labeled as POW) lights up.
  • If you short-circuited PWK_ON, there's no need to press PWK; the board will power on automatically.

  If the PWR indicator is constantly on, the EVB is successfully turned on.

Driver Installation

1. Download the QuecPython USB Driver from QuecPython Official Drivers.
2. Extract and run setup.exe or setup.bat.
3. Verify installation in Device Manager (look for "Quectel USB" ports). Ignore unrelated devices like "Mobile ECM Network Adapter."

Tool Installation

1. QPYcom: Download from QuecPython Tools. Extract and use directly.
2. VSCode Plugin: Search for "QuecPython" in the Visual Studio Code marketplace.

Firmware Burning

1. Firmware Download: Get the latest QuecPython firmware from QuecPython Firmware Page.

2. Burning Steps:

   • Open QPYcom, select the USB REPL port, and create a new project.

   • Choose the .bin firmware file

   • Set mode to "Download FW" and click Download.

REPL Debugging

1. Connect via QPYcom and open the REPL interface.
2. Test with print("Hello World!").

First Script Development

Writing a Script

Create helloworld.py:

print("Hello World!")

File Transfer

• Method 1: Drag-and-drop files via QPYcom’s GUI.

• Method 2: Use the "Download Script" feature in QPYcom.

Running Scripts

Execute via REPL:

import example
example.exec("/usr/helloworld.py")

Stopping Program Execution

How to stop a running program. The following methods are provided according to the type of the running script file: