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Table of Contents
1.0 Device Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.0 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.0 Interface Pins ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.0 Physical Dimensions and Attributes............................................................................................................................................... 15
5.0 Application Reference Circuits ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.0 ASCII Command API ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29
7.0 Supported Services........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
8.0 Antenna Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
9.0 Timing Characteristics.................................................................................................................................................................... 35
10.0 Ordering Information .................................................................................................................................................................... 37
11.0 Regulatory Approval..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Appendix A: Revision History............................................................................................................................................................... 45
The Microchip Website ........................................................................................................................................................................ 47
Customer Change Notification Service ............................................................................................................................................... 47
Customer Support ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Product Identification System .............................................................................................................................................................. 49
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