RM520N-GL

May 23, 2026 · View on GitHub

Quectel RM520N-GL is 5G IoT module specially optimized for IoT/eMBB applications.

Read before purchasing a modem / Przeczytaj przed zakupem modemu

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Check what bands modem aggregates from your location. What aggregation combinations it supports. Often, one modem model has several revisions dedicated to the region in which it is intended to work.

Sprawdź jakie pasma z twojej lokalizacji agreguje modem. Jakie obsługuje kombinacje agregacji. Często jeden model modemu ma kilka rewizji dedykowanych dla regionu w którym ma pracować.

Quectel_RM520N-GL_CA&EN-DC_Features_V1.0.xls

Toolz:

Windows | Show me

Quectel Windows USB Driver(Q) NDIS V2.6.0

Quectel Windows USB Driver(Q) NDIS V2.4.6

Quectel Windows USB Driver(Q) MBIM V1.3.1

Quectel Windows USB Driver(Q) RNDIS V1.0.9

QFlash V6.9 EN filename is password

QFlash_PCIE_V1.0 filename is password

QFlash V6.3 EN

QFlash V5.8 EN

Qnavigator V1.6.10

Qnavigator V1.6.9.1

QCOM V1.6

Linux | Show me

QFirehose V1.5.1

QFirehose V1.4.21

QFirehose V1.4.20

QFirehose V1.4.17

QFirehose V1.4.15

QFirehose V1.4.11

QLog V1.5.18

DFOTA Generation Tool

Quectel Linux PCIE MHI Driver V1.3.3

Quectel Linux Android SPRD PCIE Driver V1.1.1

Quectel Linux Android QMI WWAN_Driver V1.2.1

Quectel Linux Android GobiNet Driver V1.6.3

Firmware:

Stock R03 | Show me
DateVersionHintLink
2026-04-24RM520NGLAAR03A03M4G_A0.304.A0.304Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2026-01-29RM520NGLAAR03A03M4G_A0.303.A0.303Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2025-06-12RM520NGLAAR03A04M4G_A0.301.A0.301Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-10-22RM520NGLAAR03A04M4G_01.204.01.204Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-08-09RM520NGLAAR03A04M4G_01.202.01.202Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-03-28RM520NGLAAR03A03M4G_01.201.01.201Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2023-11-06RM520NGLAAR03A02M4GADownload
2023-07-25RM520NGLAAR03A03M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2023-05-12RM520NGLAAR03A01M4G_01.202.01.202Download

R03 is main baseline, it is recommended to use R03.

Stock R01 | Show me
DateVersionHintLink
2025-01-08RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.206.01.206Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-10-09RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.205.01.205Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-06-20RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.204.01.204Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-04-03RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.203.01.203Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2024-02-01RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.202.01.202Firmware cannot be downgraded to ver. released before RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2023-07-20RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G_01.200.01.200Download
2023-07-12RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.203.01.203Download
2023-03-27RM520NGLAAR01A07M4G_01.201.01.201Download
2023-01-20RM520NGLAAR01A06M4G_12.001.12.001Download
2022-12-26RM520NGLAAR01A06M4G_01.200.01.200Download

Firmware update instructions:

Windows | Show me

Step 1.

Install modem drivers Quectel_Windows_USB_DriverQ_NDIS_V2.4.6.zip on your system.

Step 2.

Connect modem to your computer, for example using a USB to m.2 B-key adapter.

Step 3.

Go to device manager and check if the new COM ports are visible in the system. Restart your computer if the new COM ports are not visible.

Remember the number of the COM port described as "DM Port".

Step 4.

Run QFlash (Link to download the latest version QFlash V6.9 EN). Remember to avoid long paths through the QFlash folder.

Select the COM port number remembered earlier and set the baud rate.

Step 5.

Load modem firmware (previously unpacked from the archive) into the program.

In the new window, go to the \update\firehose folder and select file partition_complete_p4K_b256K.mbn. Then click the Open button.

Step 6.

Start updating modem firmware.

Linux (OpenWrt) | Show me

Step 1.

Install the qfirehose package. In console, run commands.

opkg update
opkg install qfirehose

Step 2.

Using WinSCP, copy the extracted modem firmware to the \tmp folder on the router.

Step 3.

Start updating modem firmware. In console, run command.

/usr/bin/qfirehose -f /tmp/RM520NGLAAR03A02M4GA

AT commands:

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DateVersionLink
2024-02-07Quectel_RG520N&RG525F&RG5x0F&RM5x0N&RM521FDownload (View)
2023-07-31Quectel_RM5x0NDownload (View)
2022-08-12Quectel_RM520Download (View)
2021-08-09Quectel_RM5xxQDownload (View)
2020-10-09Quectel_RM5xxQDownload (View)

Description of antenna connection:

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Specification: