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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module
Hardware Guide

Overall Description

Issue 03 (2017-12-11)

Huawei Proprietary and Confidential

Overall Description

2.1 About This Chapter

This chapter gives a general description of the ME936 module and provides:



Function Overview



Circuit Block Diagram

2.2 Function Overview

Table 2-1

Features

Feature

Description

Physical
Features

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Dimensions (L × W × H): 42 mm × 30 mm × 2.3 mm

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Weight: about 6 g

Operating
Bands

LTE: BI/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B13/B17/B20

WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1700 MHz
(AWS)/1900 MHz/2100 MHz

GPRS/EDGE: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1800 MHz/1900 MHz

GPS/GLONASS: L1

Operating
Temperature

Normal operating temperature:

–10°C to +55°C

Extended operating temperature

[1]

–20°C to +70°C

Storage
Temperature

–40°C to +85°C

Moisture

RH5% to RH95%

Power
Voltage

3.135 V to 4.4 V (3.3 V is typical)

AT
Commands

See the

HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module AT Command

Interface Specification

Application

USIM (3.0 V or 1.8 V)

Summary of Contents for ME936

Page 1: ...HUAWEI ME936 LTE M 2 Module Hardware Guide Issue 03 Date 2017 12 11 ...

Page 2: ...ich you purchase Huawei reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability DISCLAIMER ALL CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED AS IS EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS ...

Page 3: ...nd Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 3 About This Document Revision History Document Version Date Chapter Descriptions 01 2014 05 08 Creation 02 2017 06 23 9 13 1 Updated section 9 13 1 EU Regulatory Conformance 9 13 3 Added section 9 13 3 IC Statement 03 2017 12 11 Deleted privacy policy ...

Page 4: ... 3 3 1 Overview 18 3 3 2 Power Supply 3 3V Interface 18 3 3 3 USIM Power Output UIM_PWR 21 3 4 Signal Control Interface 21 3 4 1 Overview 21 3 4 2 Power_On_Off Control Pin 23 3 4 3 RESET Pins 28 3 4 4 LED Pin 30 3 4 5 W_DISABLE Pin 31 3 4 6 GPS_DISABLE Pin 31 3 4 7 Wake_On_WWAN Pin 32 3 4 8 BodySAR_N Pin 33 3 4 9 SIM_DET Pin 34 3 5 USB Interface 36 3 6 USIM Card Interface 37 3 6 1 Overview 37 3 6 ...

Page 5: ...ts 50 4 5 1 Antenna Design Indicators 50 4 5 2 Interference 53 4 5 3 Antenna Requirements 53 5 Electrical and Reliability Features 55 5 1 About This Chapter 55 5 2 Absolute Ratings 55 5 3 Operating and Storage Temperatures and Humidity 55 5 4 Power Supply Features 56 5 4 1 Input Power Supply 56 5 4 2 Power Consumption 57 5 5 Reliability Features 63 5 6 EMC and ESD Features 66 6 Mechanical Specific...

Page 6: ...ecurity 76 9 5 Airline Security 76 9 6 Safety of Children 76 9 7 Environment Protection 76 9 8 WEEE Approval 76 9 9 RoHS Approval 76 9 10 Laws and Regulations Observance 77 9 11 Care and Maintenance 77 9 12 Emergency Call 77 9 13 Regulatory Information 77 9 13 1 EU Regulatory Conformance 77 9 13 2 FCC Statement 78 9 13 3 IC Statement 78 10 Appendix A Circuit of Typical Interface 79 11 Appendix B A...

Page 7: ...s document describes the hardware application interfaces and air interfaces that are provided when HUAWEI ME936 LTE M 2 Module hereinafter referred to the ME936 module is used M 2 is the new name for NGFF Next Generation Form Factor This document helps you to understand the interface specifications electrical features and related product information of the ME936 module ...

Page 8: ...Physical Features Dimensions L W H 42 mm 30 mm 2 3 mm Weight about 6 g Operating Bands LTE BI B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B13 B17 B20 WCDMA HSDPA HSUPA HSPA 850 MHz 900 MHz 1700 MHz AWS 1900 MHz 2100 MHz GPRS EDGE 850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz GPS GLONASS L1 Operating Temperature Normal operating temperature 10 C to 55 C Extended operating temperature 1 20 C to 70 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 85 C Mois...

Page 9: ... AUX supports Diversity and GPS simultaneously MM4829 2702RA4 by MURATA or other equivalent parts SMS New message alert Management of SMS read SMS write SMS send SMS delete SMS and SMS list Supporting MO and MT Point to point Data Services GPRS UL 85 6 kbps DL 107 kbps EDGE UL 236 8 kbps DL 296 kbps WCDMA CS UL 64 kbps DL 64 kbps WCDMA PS UL 384 kbps DL 384 kbps HSPA UL 5 76 Mbps DL 21 6 Mbps LTE ...

Page 10: ...10 2 3 Circuit Block Diagram Figure 2 1 shows the circuit block diagram of the ME936 module The application block diagram and major functional units of the ME936 module contain the following parts Baseband controller Power manager Multi chip package MCP memory Radio frequency RF transceiver RF interface Figure 2 1 Circuit block diagram of the ME936 module ...

Page 11: ... the external application interfaces of the ME936 module including 75 pin Gold Finger Power Interface Signal Control Interface USB Interface USIM Card Interface Tunable Antenna Control Config Pins NC Pins RF Antenna Interface 3 2 75 pin Gold Finger The ME936 module uses a 75 pin Gold Finger as its external interface For details about the module and dimensions see 6 2 Dimensions of ME936 Figure 3 1...

Page 12: ...ht Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 12 Figure 3 1 TOP view of sequence of Gold Finger interface pins Table 3 1 shows the definitions of pins on the 75 pin signal interface 67 for signals and 8 for notch of the ME936 module As the M 2 naming nomenclature ME936 is Type 3042 S3 B 30 mm 42 mm Component Max Height on top is 1 5 mm and single sided Key ID is B ...

Page 13: ...f I A single control to turn On Off WWAN H WWAN is powered on L WWAN is powered off It is internally pulled to low VIH 1 26 4 4 ME936 is pulled down inside VIL 0 3 0 54 7 USB_D I O USB Data defined in the USB 2 0 Specification 8 W_DISABLE I WWAN disable function H WWAN function is determined by software AT command Default High L WWAN function is turned off VIH 1 26 3 6 ME936 is pulled up inside VI...

Page 14: ...de 23 Wake_On_ WWAN O It is open drain and active low WWAN to wake up the host VOL 0 0 48 IOL 75 mA 24 Reserved Reserved for Future Use please keep it NC in host side 25 BodySAR_N I Hardware pin for BodySAR Detection active low H No TX power backoff default L TX power backoff VIH 1 26 3 6 ME936 is pulled up inside VIL 0 3 0 3 26 GPS_DISAB LE I GPS disable function H GPS function is determined by s...

Page 15: ...Ground 0 34 UIM_DATA I O USIM DATA VOH 0 7 x UIM_ PWR 3 3 UIM_PWR 1 8 V or 2 85 V VOL 0 0 2 x UIM_ PWR VIH 0 7 x UIM_ PWR 3 3 VIL 0 0 2 x UIM_ PWR 35 NC Not Connected 36 UIM_PWR P USIM POWER 1 75 1 8 1 98 UIM_PWR 1 8 V 2 75 2 85 3 3 UIM_PWR 2 85 V 37 NC Not Connected 38 NC Not Connected 39 Ground PI Ground 0 40 I2C_SCL O I2C clock slave This function is under development VIH 1 26 1 8 2 1 VIL 0 3 0...

Page 16: ... Not Connected 48 TX_BLANKI NG O TX blanking signal for external GNSS module This function is under development VOH 1 6 1 8 VOL 0 0 45 49 NC Not Connected 50 NC Not Connected 51 Ground PI Ground 0 52 NC Not Connected e NC Not Connected 54 NC Not Connected 55 NC Not Connected 56 NC Not Connected 57 Ground PI Ground 0 58 NC Not Connected 59 ANTCTL0 O Tunable antenna control signal bit 0 It is a push...

Page 17: ... 1 8 2 1 VIL 0 3 0 63 65 ANTCTL3 O Tunable antenna control signal bit 3 It is a push pull type GPIO VOH 1 35 1 8 1 9 VOL 0 0 45 66 SIM_DET I SIM hot swap detection pin Rising edge for insertion falling edge for removal H SIM is present L SIM is absent VIH 1 26 1 8 2 1 ME936 is pulled up inside VIL 0 3 0 63 67 RESET I System reset active low VIH 1 26 3 3 ME936 is pulled up inside VIL 0 3 0 3 68 NC ...

Page 18: ...36 module contains 3 3V pins for the power supply UIM_PWR pin for USIM card power output Table 3 2 lists the definitions of the pins on the power supply interface Table 3 2 Definitions of the pins on the power supply interface Pin No Pin Name Pad Type Description Parameter Min V Typ V Max V Comments 2 4 70 72 74 3 3V PI Power supply for ME936 3 3 V is recommended 3 135 3 3 4 4 36 UIM_PWR P USIM PO...

Page 19: ...ould be as short and wide as possible It is recommended that at least a 220 µF capacitance is added onto the 3 3 V power rails and as close to the M 2 connector as possible Customer can reduce the capacitance if it can be guaranteed that 3 3V pin does not drop below 3 135 V in any case Figure 3 2 shows the recommended power circuit of the ME936 module Figure 3 2 Recommended power circuit of the ME...

Page 20: ...onfidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 20 Figure 3 3 VCC drop during 2G transmitting If customer wants to power cycle ME936 the 3 3V pin must stay below 1 8 V for more than 100 ms The sequence is shown as in Figure 3 4 3 135 V 3 3 V 4 4 V Do not drop below 3 135V during 2G TX The maximum current may be 2 5A Voltage Time ...

Page 21: ...IM Power Output UIM_PWR Through the UIM_PWR power supply interface the ME936 module can supply 1 8 V or 2 85 V power to UIM card The max current can reach 200 mA so special attention on PCB design should be taken at the host side 3 4 Signal Control Interface 3 4 1 Overview The signal control part of the interface in the ME936 module consists of the following Power On Off Power_On_Off pin System re...

Page 22: ...ed to low VIH 1 26 4 4 ME936 is pulled down inside VIL 0 3 0 54 67 RESET I System reset active low VIH 1 26 3 3 ME936 is pulled up inside VIL 0 3 0 3 10 LED O It is an open drain active low signal used to allow the M 2 card to provide status indicators via LED devices that will be provided by the system VOL 0 0 48 IOL 75mA 8 W_DISABLE I WWAN disable function H WWAN function is determined by softwa...

Page 23: ...Power_On_Off pin Table 3 4 Two states of Power_On_Off pin Item Pin state Description 1 High ME936 is powered on NOTE If ME936 needs to be powered on automatically the Power_On_Off pin must be pulled up to 3 3 V 2 Low ME936 is powered off It is internally pulled to low ME936 is powered by regulated 3 3 V If ME936 is powered by 3 3 V voltage regulator such as notebook or Ultrabook Power_On_Off pin s...

Page 24: ...nnections of Power_On_Off pin Auto power Power on sequence Do not toggle RESET pin during the power on sequence Pulling RESET pin low will extend time for module startup Recommended power on timing is shown as in Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Recommended power on timing Power off sequence Cutting off 3 3 V will power off the module ME936 Pin2 4 70 72 74 Pin6 10kΩ Power_On_Off 3 3V 3 3V RESET Power on Powe...

Page 25: ...tforms Power_On_Off pin should be controlled by a GPIO from host to control ME936 power On Off It is critical to make sure the module is safely powered off when the Tablet SoC is shut off There will be current leakage if the module is not powered off properly So it is important to keep Power_On_Off pin logic low for more than 500 ms to power off the module The recommended connections are shown as ...

Page 26: ...ming is shown as in Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Recommended power on timing Power off Sequence Keep Power_On_Off pin logic low for more than 500 ms to power off the module Figure 3 10 Recommended power off timing connect to battery Warn boot restart sequence In the notebook tablet when using the warn boot followed sequence is recommended 3 3V Vbatt always on RESET Power_On_off Power on t0 0ms t0 Power o...

Page 27: ...ms the following hardware solution can be used as shown in Figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 Power on off circuit hardware solution 3 3V battery always on RESET Power_On_Off Warn boot in the notebook tablet t2 500 ms t2 ME936 Pin6 HOST 0Ω VCCGPIO2 1MΩ NMOS NMOS 3 3V battery GPIO2 Q1 Q2 Power_On_Off VCCGPIO2 is the power domain of the GPIO2 When VCCGPIO2 is ON Q2 is on and Q1 is off So the Pin6 is controlled...

Page 28: ...n 20 ms will reset the module RESET pin is optional which cannot be connected Pulling Power_On_Off pin low for more than 500 ms can work as a reset RESET pin is internally pulled up to 1 8 V which is automatically on when 3 3 V is applied even though Power_On_Off pin is low Cautions should be taken on circuit design otherwise there may be back driving issue Option 1 Hardware circuit for RESET In t...

Page 29: ...Figure 3 14 Hardware circuit for RESET Option 2 Option 3 Hardware circuit for RESET In this case the GPIO is not high impedance when the host is powered off Use only one NMOSFET in this case the logic of RESET pin and GPIO1 is reversed Figure 3 15 Hardware circuit for RESET Option 3 ME936 RESET Pin67 HOST 0Ω GPIO1 1MΩ NMOS NMOS VCCGPIO1 33 рF HOST ME936 0Ω RESET Pin67 GPIO1 33 рF ...

Page 30: ...emove system drivers It will also disconnect the module from the network resulting in a call drop 3 4 4 LED Pin ME936 provides an open drain signal to indicate the RF status Table 3 5 State of the LED pin No Operating Status LED 1 RF function is turned on Output Low 2 RF function is turned off Output High Figure 3 16 shows the recommended circuits of the LED pin The brightness of LED can be adjust...

Page 31: ... turned off 2 High WWAN function is determined by software AT command Default enabled 3 Floating WWAN function is determined by software AT command Default enabled Figure 3 17 Connections of the W_DISABLE pin It is not recommended to add a diode on the W_DISABLE pin outside the ME936 module 3 4 6 GPS_DISABLE Pin ME936 provides a hardware pin GPS_DISABLE to enable disable the GPS function Table 3 7...

Page 32: ...ng GPS function is determined by software AT command Default enabled Figure 3 18 Connections of the GPS_DISABLE pin It is not recommended to add a diode on the GPS_DISABLE pin outside the ME936 module 3 4 7 Wake_On_WWAN Pin ME936 provides an open drain output Wake_On_WWAN pin to wake host It is low active Figure 3 19 Wave form of the Wake_On_WWAN pin Module Modem BB Chip 1 8V GPS_DISABLE VCC From ...

Page 33: ...ntrolling signal from host systems the Tx power reduction actions will be triggered Table 3 8 Function of the BodySAR_N pin No BodySAR_N Function 1 Low MAX TX power will be back off by setting through AT command 2 High MAX TX power will NOT be backed off default 3 Floating MAX TX power will NOT be backed off If BodySAR_N pin is used to monitor the proximity sensor output there are some essential p...

Page 34: ...36 module 3 4 9 SIM_DET Pin ME936 supports USIM Hot Swap function ME936 provides an input pin SIM_DET to detect whether the USIM card is present or not This pin is an edge trigger pin Table 3 9 Function of the SIM_DET pin No SIM_DET Function 1 Rising edge USIM Card insertion If the USIM Card is present SIM_DET pin should be high 2 Falling edge USIM Card removal If the USIM Card is absent SIM_DET p...

Page 35: ... The normal short SIM connector should be employed The logic of SIM_DET pin is shown as in Figure 3 23 High represents that SIM is inserted Low represents that SIM is removed When SIM is inserted hot SIM_DET pin will change from Low to High When SIM is removed hot SIM_DET pin will change from High to Low ME936 will detect the rising or falling edge of SIM_DET to react the hot swap Figure 3 23 The ...

Page 36: ...iant with USB 2 0 high speed protocol The USB input output lines are following USB 2 0 specifications Definition of the USB interface Pin No Pin Name Pad Type Description 7 USB_D I O USB data signal D 9 USB_D I O USB data signal D Figure 3 24 Recommended circuit of USB interface Figure 3 25 shows the timing sequence between 3 3 V and USB D Figure 3 25 ME936 USB D and 3 3 V power on timing 3 3V Pow...

Page 37: ...Interface 3 6 1 Overview The ME936 module provides a USIM card interface complying with the ISO 7816 3 standard and supports both 1 8 V and 3 0 V USIM cards Table 3 10 USIM card interface signals Pin No Pin Name Pad Type Description Parameter Min V Typ V Max V Comments 30 UIM_RESET O USIM Reset VOH 0 7 x UIM_PW R 3 3 UIM_PWR 1 8 V or 2 85 V VOL 0 0 2 x UIM_PW R UIM_PWR 1 8 V or 2 85 V 32 UIM_CLK O...

Page 38: ... Description Parameter Min V Typ V Max V Comments 36 UIM_PWR PO USIM POWER 1 75 1 8 1 98 UIM_PWR 1 8 V 2 75 2 85 3 3 UIM_PWR 2 85 V 3 6 2 Circuit Recommended for the USIM Card Interface As the ME936 module is not equipped with an USIM socket you need to place an USIM socket on the user interface board Figure 3 26 shows the circuit of the USIM card interface Figure 3 26 Circuit of the USIM card int...

Page 39: ...d pins And one 68 pF capacitor is placed between the SIM_CLK and Ground pins in parallel to filter interference from RF signals It is recommended to take electrostatic discharge ESD protection measures near the USIM card socket Transient voltage suppressor diode should be placed as close as possible to the USIM socket and the Ground pin of the ESD protection component is well connected to the powe...

Page 40: ...a control signal bit 0 It is a push pull type GPIO VOH 1 35 1 8 VOL 0 0 45 61 ANTCTL1 O Tunable antenna control signal bit 1 It is a push pull type GPIO VOH 1 35 1 8 VOL 0 0 45 63 ANTCTL2 O Tunable antenna control signal bit 2 It is a push pull type GPIO VOH 1 35 VOL 0 0 45 65 ANTCTL3 O Tunable antenna control signal bit 3 It is a push pull type GPIO VOH 1 35 1 8 VOL 0 0 45 3 8 Config Pins The mod...

Page 41: ...ion Ground Ground Ground Ground SSD SATA N A Ground NC Ground Ground SSD PCIe N A NC Ground Ground Ground WWAN SSIC 0 NC NC NC NC No Module present N A The GPIO0 7 pins have configurable assignments There are 4 possible functional pin out configurations These 4 configurations are called Port Config0 3 In each Port Configuration each GPIO is defined as a specific functional pin The GPIO pin assignm...

Page 42: ...e Table 3 15 List of NC pins Pin No Pin Name Pad Type Description Parameter Min V Typ V Max V Comments 28 29 31 35 37 38 41 43 47 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 58 68 NC Not connected 3 10 RF Antenna Interface 3 10 1 RF Connector Location ME936 provides 2 antenna connectors for connecting the external antennas Figure 3 27 RF antenna connectors 3 10 2 Coaxial RF Connector Guidelines The antenna interface mus...

Page 43: ...2702RA4 by MURATA or other equivalent connectors Figure 3 28 shows the RF connector dimensions Figure 3 28 RF connector dimensions Table 3 16 The major specifications of the RF connector Rated Condition Environmental Condition Frequency range DC to 6 GHz Temperature range 40 C to 85 C Characteristic impedance 50 Ω There are two kinds of coaxial cables mating the RF connector in the ME936 Figure 3 ...

Page 44: ...pecifications of 0 81 mm coaxial cable mating with the RF connector Figure 3 30 shows the connection between the RF connector and the 0 81 mm cable Figure 3 30 Connection between the RF connector and the 0 81 mm cable Figure 3 31 shows the specifications of 1 13 mm coaxial cable mating the recommended RF connector Figure 3 31 Specifications of 1 13 mm coaxial cable mating with the RF connector ...

Page 45: ...plication Interfaces Issue 03 2017 12 11 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 45 Figure 3 32 shows the connection between the RF connector and the 1 13 mm cable Figure 3 32 Connection between the RF connector and the 1 13 mm cable ...

Page 46: ...s supported by ME936 Table 4 1 RF bands Operating Band Tx Rx UMTS Band 1 1920 MHz 1980 MHz 2110 MHz 2170 MHz UMTS Band 2 1850 MHz 1910 MHz 1930 MHz 1990 MHz UMTS Band 4 AWS 1710 MHz 1755 MHz 2110 MHz 2155 MHz UMTS Band 5 824 MHz 849 MHz 869 MHz 894 MHz UMTS Band 8 880 MHz 915 MHz 925 MHz 960 MHz GSM 850 824 MHz 849 MHz 869 MHz 894 MHz GSM 900 880 MHz 915 MHz 925 MHz 960 MHz GSM 1800 DCS 1710 MHz 1...

Page 47: ... L1 1574 42 MHz 1576 42 MHz GLONASS L1 1597 55 MHz 1605 89 MHz 4 3 Conducted RF Measurement 4 3 1 Test Environment Test instrument R S CMU200 R S CMW500 Agilent E5515C GSS6700 Power supply Keithley 2303 Agilent 66319 RF cable for testing Rosenberger Precision Microwave Cable Murata coaxial cable MXHP32HP1000 The compensation for different frequency bands relates to the cable and the test environme...

Page 48: ...s II 2 44 DCS 1800 110 BER Class II 2 44 PCS 1900 109 BER Class II 2 44 WCDMA B1 Main Rx 110 5 BER 0 1 WCDMA B2 Main Rx 110 BER 0 1 WCDMA B4 Main Rx 110 5 BER 0 1 WCDMA B5 Main Rx 110 5 BER 0 1 WCDMA B8 Main Rx 111 BER 0 1 LTE B1 RX 101 Throughput 95 10 MHz Bandwidth LTE B2 RX 101 5 Throughput 95 10 MHz Bandwidth LTE B3 RX 101 Throughput 95 10 MHz Bandwidth LTE B4 RX 101 Throughput 95 10 MHz Bandw...

Page 49: ... transmit power refers to the maximum power that the module tested at the antenna port can transmit According to the 3GPP protocol the required transmit power varies with the power class Table 4 4 lists the required ranges of the conducted transmit power of ME936 The tested values listed in the Test Value column must range from the minimum power to the maximum power Table 4 4 ME936 conducted Tx po...

Page 50: ...3 24 LTE Band 8 21 to 25 22 23 24 LTE Band 13 21 to 25 22 23 24 LTE Band 17 21 to 25 22 23 24 LTE Band 20 21 to 25 22 23 24 Maximum Power Reduction MPR and AMPR of LTE is according to 3GPP TS 36 521 1 as below Modulation RB Allocation MPR dB QPSK 1 RB Partial RB 0 QPSK Partial RB 1 16QAM 1 RB Partial RB 1 16QAM Partial RB 2 4 5 Antenna Design Requirements 4 5 1 Antenna Design Indicators Antenna Ef...

Page 51: ...e standing wave ratio VSWR is another expression of S11 S11 relates to the antenna efficiency S11 can be measured with a vector analyzer The following S11 values are recommended for the antenna of ME936 S11 of the primary antenna 6 dB S11 of the secondary antenna 6 dB 10 dB 1574 42 MHz 1605 89 MHz In addition S11 is less important than the efficiency and S11 has not strong correlation to wireless ...

Page 52: ...al The following radiation patterns are recommended for the antenna of ME936 Primaryantenna omnidirectional Secondary antenna omnidirectional Upper Hem Partial Radiated Power 40 1574 42 MHz 1605 89 MHz In addition the secondary antenna s pattern should be complementary with the primary antenna s pattern Gain and Directivity The radiation pattern of an antenna represents the field strength of the r...

Page 53: ...sources on the user board must be properly controlled On the user board there are various interference sources such as the LCD CPU audio circuits and power supply All the interference sources emit interference signals that affect the normal operation of the module For example the module sensitivity can be decreased due to interference signals Therefore during the design need to consider how to red...

Page 54: ...nd 4 70 MHz in UMTS 850 LTE Band 5 80 MHz in UMTS 800 LTE Band 8 190 MHz in LTE Band 7 41 MHz in LTE Band 13 42 MHz in LTE Band 17 71 MHz in LTE Band 20 Bandwidth of secondary antenna 60 MHz in UMTS 2100 LTE Band 1 60 MHz in UMTS 1900 LTE Band 2 75 MHz in LTE Band 3 45MHz in UMTS 1700 AWS LTE Band 4 25 MHz in UMTS 850 LTE Band 5 35 MHz in UMTS 800 LTE Band 8 70 MHz in LTE Band 7 10MHz in LTE Band ...

Page 55: ...te Ratings Operating and Storage Temperatures and Humidity Power Supply Features Reliability Features EMC and ESD Features 5 2 Absolute Ratings Table 5 1 lists the absolute ratings for the ME936 module Using the ME936 module beyond these conditions may result in permanent damage to the module Table 5 1 Absolute ratings for the ME936 module Symbol Specification Min Max Unit 3 3V External power volt...

Page 56: ...dule works at this temperature all its RF indexes comply with the 3GPP TS 45 005 specifications 2 When the ME936 module works at this temperature NOT all its RF indexes comply with the 3GPP TS 45 005 specifications 5 4 Power Supply Features 5 4 1 Input Power Supply Table 5 3 lists the requirements for input power of the ME936 module Table 5 3 Requirements for input power for the ME936 module Param...

Page 57: ... 3 3 V and all of test values are measured at room temperature Table 5 5 Averaged power off DC power consumption of ME936 Description Test Value uA Notes Configuration Typical Power off 150 Normal voltage 3 3 V is ON and Power_On_Off pin is pulled low Table 5 6 Averaged standby DC power consumption of ME936 WCDMA HSDPA LTE GSM Description Bands Test Value mA Notes Configuration Typical Sleep LTE s...

Page 58: ...A WCD MA idle UMTS bands 51 Module is powered up DRX cycle 8 2 56s Module is registered on the network no data is transmitted USB is in active GPRS EDGE idle GSM bands 52 Module is powered up MFRMS 5 1 175s Module is registered on the network no data is transmitted USB is in active Radio Off idle All bands 51 Module is powered up RF is disabled USB is in active Table 5 7 Averaged Data Transmission...

Page 59: ...m Tx Power Band VIII 900 MHz 176 0 dBm Tx Power 215 10 dBm Tx Power 735 23 5 dBm Tx Power HSDPA Band I IMT2100 210 0 dBm Tx Power 262 10 dBm Tx Power 855 23 5 dBm Tx Power Band II PCS 1900 210 0 dBm Tx Power 265 10 dBm Tx Power 970 23 5 dBm Tx Power Band IV 1700 MHz 210 0 dBm Tx Power 258 10 dBm Tx Power 810 23 5 dBm Tx Power Band V 850 MHz 200 0 dBm Tx Power 240 10 dBm Tx Power 795 23 5 dBm Tx Po...

Page 60: ...0 dBm Tx Power 867 23 dBm Tx Power Band IV 390 0 dBm Tx Power 445 10 dBm Tx Power 910 23 dBm Tx Power Band V 330 0 dBm Tx Power 370 10 dBm Tx Power 785 23 dBm Tx Power Band VII 400 0 dBm Tx Power 480 10 dBm Tx Power 1040 23 dBm Tx Power Band VIII 410 0 dBm Tx Power 445 10 dBm Tx Power 990 23 dBm Tx Power Band XIII 332 0 dBm Tx Power 370 10 dBm Tx Power 800 23 dBm Tx Power Band XVII 335 0 dBm Tx Po...

Page 61: ...390 2 Up 1 Down 540 4 Up 1 Down 150 10 1 Up 1 Down 246 2 Up 1 Down 365 4 Up 1 Down GPRS900 290 5 1 Up 1 Down 395 2 Up 1 Down 540 4 Up 1 Down 147 10 1 Up 1 Down 225 2 Up 1 Down 365 4 Up 1 Down GPRS1800 205 0 1 Up 1 Down 283 2 Up 1 Down 355 4 Up 1 Down 108 10 1 Up 1 Down 136 2 Up 1 Down 180 4 Up 1 Down GPRS1900 213 0 1 Up 1 Down 298 2 Up 1 Down 380 4 Up 1 Down 112 10 1 Up 1 Down 145 2 Up 1 Down 190 ...

Page 62: ...130 10 1 Up 1 Down 165 2 Up 1 Down 225 4 Up 1 Down EDGE1900 230 2 1 Up 1 Down 320 2 Up 1 Down 425 4 Up 1 Down 135 10 1 Up 1 Down 170 2 Up 1 Down 230 4 Up 1 Down All power consumption test configuration can be referenced by GSM Association Official Document TS 09 Battery Life Measurement and Current Consumption Technique LTE test condition 10 20 MHz bandwidth QPSK 1 RB when testing max Tx power and...

Page 63: ...t duration 24 h JESD22 A119 C 3 pcs group Visual inspection ok Function test ok RF specification ok High temperature storage Temperature 85º C Operation mode no power no package Test duration 24 h JESD22 A103 C 3 pcs group Visual inspection ok Function test ok RF specification ok Low temperature operating Temperature 20º C Operation mode working with service connected Test duration 24 h IEC6006 8 ...

Page 64: ...h Exposing period after removing the salty fog environment 16 h JESD22 A107 B 3 pcs group Visual inspection ok Function test ok RF specification ok Sine vibration Frequency range 5 Hz to 200 Hz Acceleration 1 Grms Frequency scan rate 0 5 oct min Operation mode working with service connected Test duration 3 axial directions 2 h for each axial direction Operation mode working with service connected ...

Page 65: ...ok High temperature high humidity High temperature 85º C Humidity 85 Operation mode powered on and no working Test duration 168 h 336 h 500 h 1000 h for inspection point JESD22 A110 B 50 pcs group Visual inspection ok Function test ok RF specification ok Cross section ok Temperature cycle High temperature 85º C Low temperature 40º C Temperature change slope 6º C min Operation mode no power Test du...

Page 66: ...d shaking and the distance between the capacitor and the related pin should be less than 100 mil PCB routing should be V type rather than T type for TVS An integrated ground plane is necessary for EMC design The following are the requirements of ESD environment control The electrostatic discharge protected area EPA must have an ESD floor whose surface resistance and system resistance are greater t...

Page 67: ...t touch the ESD sensitive components or parts that are within 30 cm away from the ESD sensitive components including the conveyor belt conveyor chain guide wheel and SMT nozzle must all be made of ESD materials and be connected to the ground properly check that the friction voltage is less than 100 V Engineers that touch IC chips boards modules and other ESD sensitive components and assemblies mus...

Page 68: ...al Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 68 6 Mechanical Specifications 6 1 About This Chapter This chapter describes the following aspects of the ME936 module Dimensions of ME936 Label Packing System 6 2 Dimensions of ME936 Figure 6 1 shows the dimensions of ME936 in details Figure 6 1 Dimensions of ME936 unit mm Top View ...

Page 69: ...E M 2 Module Hardware Guide Mechanical Specifications Issue 03 2017 12 11 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 69 Bottom View 6 3 Label Figure 6 2 Dimensions of front label unit mm ...

Page 70: ...m and vacuum packing into cartons The package of HUAWEI modules complies with ISTA 2A ME936 package includes the blister tray the blister tray cover and the carton with bottom and top clapboard The blister tray of the ME936 module package is shown as in the following figure There are 75 pcs modules for every tray 6 pcs trays in one carton and 450 pcs modules for every carton And the blister tray c...

Page 71: ...at the end of the board The module specifies a 5 5 mm Dia keep out zone at the end for attaching a screw The module Stand off and mounting screw also serve as part of the module Electrical Ground path The Stand off should be connected directly to the ground plane on the platform So that when the module is mounted and the mounting screw is screwed on to hold the module in place this will make the e...

Page 72: ...he heat spreads evenly in the PCB The stand off provides a thermal ground path The design requirements for thermal are a material with a minimum conductivity of 50 watts per meter Kelvin and surface area of 22 Sq mm The customer can add a heat sink on the model top surface and this method can bring out much heat source of the module 7 4 Antenna Plug Figure 7 2 Mating the plug 1 Align the mating to...

Page 73: ...ure 7 3 Unmating the plug The extraction tool is recommended Any attempt of unmating by pulling on the cable may result in damage and influence the mechanical electrical performance It is not recommended to apply any pull forces after the bending of the cable as described in Figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 Do not apply any pull forces after the bending of the cable ...

Page 74: ... 8 1 About This Chapter This chapter gives a general description of certifications of ME936 8 2 Certifications Table 8 1 shows certifications the ME936 has been implemented For more demands please contact us for more details about this information Table 8 1 Product Certifications Certification Model name ME936 CE FCC NCC A TICK IC EU RoHS PVC Free GCF PTCRB Halogen free ...

Page 75: ...s consult your service provider Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum distance of 15 cm be maintained between the wireless device and a pacemaker to prevent potential interference with the pacemaker If you are using an electronic medical device consult the doctor or device manufacturer to confirm whether the radio wave affects the operation of this device 9 3 Area with Inflammables and ...

Page 76: ... rules and regulations of airline companies When boarding or approaching a plane power off your wireless device Otherwise the radio signal of the wireless device may interfere with the plane control signals 9 6 Safety of Children Do not allow children to use the wireless device without guidance Small and sharp components of the wireless device may cause danger to children or cause suffocation if c...

Page 77: ...mical detergent or powder to clean it Do not leave your wireless device and accessories in a place with a considerably low or high temperature Use only accessories of the wireless device approved by the manufacture Contact the authorized service center for any abnormity of the wireless device or accessories Do not dismantle the wireless device or accessories Otherwise the wireless device and acces...

Page 78: ...ed All software versions released by the manufacturer have been verified and are still compliant with the related rules All RF parameters for example frequency range and output power are not accessible to the user and cannot be changed by the user For the most recent information about accessories and software please see the DoC Declaration of Conformity at http consumer huawei com certification 9 ...

Page 79: ...36 LTE M 2 Module Hardware Guide Appendix A Circuit of Typical Interface Issue 03 2017 12 11 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 79 10 Appendix A Circuit of Typical Interface ...

Page 80: ...opean Conformity CS Coding Scheme CSD Circuit Switched Data DC Direct Current DMA Direct Memory Access EBU External Bus Unit EIA Electronic Industries Association EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility ESD Electrostatic Discharge EU European Union FCC Federal Communications Commission GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GPIO General purpose I O GPRS General Packet Radio Service GSM Global System for Mob...

Page 81: ...iode M 2 New Name for NGFF MCP Multi chip Package NGFF Next Generation Form Factor NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient PA Power Amplifier PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control Channel PCB Printed Circuit Board PDU Protocol Data Unit PMU Power Management Unit RF Radio Frequency RoHS Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances TVS Transient Voltage Suppressor UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunica...

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