Quectel RM520N-GL

IoT/eMBB-Optimized
5G Sub-6 GHz M.2 Module

RM520N-GL-AA
Release Notes

5G Module Series

Rev. RM520N-GL-AA_Firmware_Release_Notes_V0108_01.200.01.200

Date: 2023-07-20
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Contents

Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Release Content ................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Matters Needing Attention .................................................................................................................. 3
3. Release History .................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1. Firmware Release History ....................................................................................................... 4
3.2. New Features .......................................................................................................................... 4
3.3. Improved Features .................................................................................................................. 7
3.4. Known Issues .......................................................................................................................... 9

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4. Functions List..................................................................................................................................... 11

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1. Release Content

This document provides the Release Notes for RM520N-GL-AA. The current release includes the
firmware package.

Package Version

Firmware RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.200.01.200

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2. Matters Needing Attention

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The firmware version lower than R01A05 needs to be upgraded to the R01A05 version

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[1] through USB Firehose, and cannot be upgraded to A05 through FOTA; R01A05 and

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above the firmware versions can be directly upgraded through FOTA.
The new firmware version cannot be downgraded to versions released before
[2] RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200, otherwise the module will not be able to
work normally.

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To extend the service life of flash, the following operations should be avoided to be

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[3] performed frequently: powering on/off the module, CFUN switching, SIM card hot
swapping, dual-SIM switching, and repeated execution of NVM commands.

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It is not recommended to directly modify the pre-set APN profiles. Please create an APN
profile after the existed CID number. Suppose you modify the APN profile of IMS, SOS,
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etc. with added specific attributes, these attributes are hidden after modification, causing
the profile to still be unavailable.
During the FOTA upgrade process, it is necessary to ensure the stable power supply of
[5] the module. If the power is disconnected during the upgrade, there is a small probability
that the flash will be damaged.

[6] M.2 module is encapsulated without SPI, and SLIC cannot be mounted on the module.

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3. Release History

3.1. Firmware Release History

Firmware Release Description

RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.200.01.200 Mass production

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RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.203.01.203 Mass production

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RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.202.01.202 Mass production

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RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.201.01.201 Mass production

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RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200 Mass production

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RM520NGLAAR01A06M4G_01.001.01.001 Mass production

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RM520NGLAAR01A05M4G_01.001.01.001 Only for sample

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RM520NGLAAR01A04M4G_01.001.01.001 Only for sample

RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G_01.001.01.001 Only for sample

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GENERAL Added the following AT commands:

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⚫ AT+QNWCFG="nr5g_mimo_info" to control whether to list 5G DL and UL

MIMO information.

RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.201.01.201

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Added the following AT commands:

⚫ AT+QNWCFG="ledmode" to set the blinking mode of the network light.
⚫ AT+QWDSCFG="operator_reserved_pco" to configure PCO.
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⚫ AT+QNWCFG="nitz_ons" to query PLMN long name and short name
from NITZ.
⚫ AT+QAUDRDY to query the status of the Audio service on AP side.

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Relevant technical controls have been carried out to restrict normal network

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NETWORK registration in regions such as RUS and IRN, thus ensuring that the module

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can be used only for civilian applications.

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otherwise the module will not be able to work normally.

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GENERAL Supported the feature of routing behind mobile station.
Added AT+QXQCN to configure and query RF parameters of the module and
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import QXCN file.

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GENERAL Supported AQR113C.
Supported URC reporting of PIN-related information (modification, activation,

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and verification of PIN).
Added the following AT commands:
⚫ AT+QUPTIME to get the system power-up time.
⚫ AT+QFOTAPID to configure the Profile ID used in FOTA upgrade.
⚫ AT+QSIMCFG="dual_slot_status" to query related information of the
SIM cards when dual SIM cards were both inserted.
⚫ AT+QSIMCFG="sim_recovery" to support SIM card recovery and
automatic detection.
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⚫ AT+QNWCFG="nr5g_pathloss" to query NR5G pathloss information.
⚫ AT+QPCIE="pcie_gen" to query PCIe GEN in PCIe RC mode.
⚫ AT+QNWCFG="cops_auto_mode" to configure whether the mode
preference is controlled by AT+COPS.
⚫ AT+QNWCFG="nr5g_ulbw" to query NR5G uplink bandwidth.
⚫ AT+QNWCFG="lte_ulMCS" to query LTE uplink MCS and modulation
type.

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⚫ AT+QTHERMAL="lte_ul_throttle" to control the uplink rate of Level 1 in

LTE PA mechanism.
⚫ AT+QTHERMAL="nr_ul_throttle" to configure the uplink rate of Level 1
in NR5G PA mechanism.
⚫ AT+QTHERMAL="lte_mtpl_backoff" to control the reduced power value
of Level 2 in LTE PA mechanism.
⚫ AT+QTHERMAL="nr_mtpl_backoff" to control the reduced power value
of the level 2 in NR5G PA mechanism.
⚫ AT+QCALLCFG="ussd_format" to configure the report format of +CUSD
to be hexadecimal or ASCII.
⚫ AT+QSIMCFG="slot_features" to support whether to skip the detection

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GENERAL Configured the project as data-only.

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GENERAL Configured Commercial-TMO MBN as data-only.

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Item Brief Description
Added AT+QTHERMAL to expand related configurations of thermal
Thermal Mitigation
management.

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GENERAL Added AT+QDPRSAR to set a DPR scheme.

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3.3. Improved Features

RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.200.01.200

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GENERAL Updated the Verizon ENDC whitelist as required by Verizon.

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Fixed DFIT#1 issue to make module acquire 3LTE+1NR when working under

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Samsung n77 Infra for Verizon MBN.

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GENERAL Fixed Motive issue on TC2.08 for Verizon MBN.

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Hard code 5G Stand Alone was disabled in SW and not allowed to use AT
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command to enable or disable SA for Verizon MBN.

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GENERAL Disabled 2CC on N77 for non-contiguous carriers for Verizon MBN.

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Extended AT+QNWCFG="ssb_beam_id" to add <RSRQ> and <PCID> in the

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NETWORK return value of the command and to query all SSB beam information that have

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been measured currently.
Modified the value of <SRS_tx_pwr> in the return result of

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NETWORK
AT+QNWCFG="lte_tx_pwr".
RF TX FTM Extended AT+QTXFTMEX to add <nr_srs> parameter.

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Solved the probabilistic problem that RmNet data call failed in some special
RmNet
cases.
Solved the problem that the module probabilistically did not forward IPV6 NS
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packets to LAN device in bridge mode.
RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.201.01.201

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DFOTA Added judgment to limit FOTA URL length to 512 bytes.

MBIM Solved the problem of incorrect signal grids of Windows OS.

Solved the problem of error reported when n41 was tested with
RF TX FTM
AT+QTXFTMSRS.
GENERAL Optimized cw2017 driver to solve the problem that the module might not be

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available in some scenarios.

Solved the problem that URC could only be sent through the USB AT port, USB
GENERAL
modem port and UART1 because the URC reporting ports were limited.
Solved the following problems related to AT+CLCC:
⚫ An error was reported when AT+CLCC was executed during EPSFB
GENERAL process.
⚫ The voice call status queried through AT+CLCC was abnormal after the data
call ended.
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GENERAL Extended AT+QSINR to obtain the SINR value in NSA.

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Solved the problem that the RSRP and RSRQ values returned by AT+QSCAN in

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some cases were null.

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NETWORK Extended AT+QNWCFG="ledmode" to support turning off all lights.

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USB Optimized AT+QCFG="usbcfg" to support disabling or enabling QDL and QDSS.
Solved the problem that the bandwidth value returned by
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AT+QENG="servingcell" did not match the actual value.

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GENERAL Optimized the MBN exception recovery mechanism.

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Optimized the verification mechanism of DFOTA and ABFOTA for the file name of
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upgrade firmware package.
Optimized AT+QCAINFO to add restrictions and judgments on the network so
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that the parameters were returned after connecting to the network.
GENERAL Extended AT+QSCAN to add <scan_LTE_band> and <scan_NR5G_band>.

Solved the problem of not supporting the query of the uplink frequency of LTE
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under NSA with AT+QNWCFG="freq_info".
Optimized AT+QIMSCFG="service" for parameter configuration to take effect
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immediately.
GENERAL Extended AT+QENDC to add parameter and to support URC reporting.

Forbade to execute AT+CFUN=0 or AT+CFUN=1 when #W_DISABLE1 was in

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low level.
GENERAL Modified the URC default report port to All Port.

RM520NGLAAR01A05M4G_01.001.01.001

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NETWORK Extended AT+QNWCFG="rrc_state" to support URC reporting.

Solved the problem that the AT port could not work properly after configuring to
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report the URC through all ports.
GENERAL Extended AT+QGPAPN to support querying IPv4 addresses.

GENERAL Extended AT+QRSRP to support querying NSA information.

GENERAL Modified AT+QGPAPN to adapt it to NSA.

GENERAL Optimized the reporting logic of URC +C5GREG.

Solved the problem that only one APN could be queried through AT+QGPAPN

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after multiple data call under SA.

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NETWORK Extended AT+QCAINFO to support querying CA information under NSA and SA.

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Solved the problem that after disabling NSA, you can still query the NSA

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information with AT+QENG.

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GENERAL Updated the command set and the response format of AT+QMAP.

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3.4. Known Issues

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Item

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Verification Environment is shown below. For more details, please contact Quectel Technical Support.
For Windows:
USB Driver: Quectel_Windows_USB_Driver(Q)_NDIS_V2.[Link]
Qflash Tool: QFlash_V6.[Link]

For Linux:

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QMI_WWAN Driver: Quectel_Linux_QMI_WWAN_Driver_V1.[Link]

GobiNet Driver: Quectel_Linux&Android_GobiNet_Driver_V1.[Link]
PCIE Driver: Quectel_Linux_PCIE_MHI_Driver_V1.[Link]
QFirehose Tool: Quectel_LTE&5G_QFirehose_Linux&Android_V1.[Link]
Quectel-CM Tool: Quectel_QConnectManager_Linux_V1.[Link]
QLog Tool: Quectel_QLog_Linux&Android_V1.[Link]

For IPQ:
Quectel PCIE Driver: Quectel_Linux_PCIE_MHI_Driver_V1.[Link]

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4. Functions List

Category Item Supported Version (Since) Note

RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G
SMS /
_01.001.01.001
Basic Function
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Network /
_01.001.01.001

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File Function UFS /
_01.001.01.001

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QMI /
_01.001.01.001

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Protocol Function NITZ /

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LwM2M /
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USB /
_01.001.01.001

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RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G
MBIM /
_01.001.01.001
Interface Function
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RmNet /

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_01.001.01.001
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PCIE /
_01.001.01.001

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Locate Function AGPS /
_01.001.01.001
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Upgrade Function DFOTA /
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G
DSSS
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G
SIM Function (U)SIM Detection
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A06M4G
ESIM /
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A04M4G
Wi-Fi 6 /
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A04M4G
Low Power /
Special Function _01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G
RF RX FTM /
_01.001.01.001
RF TX FTM RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G /

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_01.001.01.001

RM520NGLAAR01A04M4G
SAR /
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A04M4G
Thermal Mitigation /
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A06M4G
Security Function Secure boot /
_01.001.01.001
RM520NGLAAR01A03M4G
5G Function 5G /
_01.001.01.001

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