Airborne Enterprise Module Databook
Quatech, Inc.
100-8080-120
7/15/2010
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Contents
Product Specification
............................................................................................................................... 1
1.0
Conventions
..................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1
Terminology
................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2
Notes
............................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3
Caution
......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4
File Format
.................................................................................................................................. 7
2.0
Product Description
........................................................................................................................ 8
3.0
Block Diagram
................................................................................................................................. 9
4.0
Model Numbers
..............................................................................................................................10
5.0
Pin out and Connectors
................................................................................................................11
5.1
Digital UART Ports
....................................................................................................................13
5.2
Ethernet PHY Port
.....................................................................................................................13
5.3
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
.............................................................................................14
5.4
Debug/Console Port
..................................................................................................................14
5.5
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
...................................................................................14
5.6
Connector Definition
.................................................................................................................15
6.0
Electrical & RF Specification
........................................................................................................16
6.1
AC Electrical Characteristics
– Transmitter
...........................................................................19
6.2
Performance/Range
..................................................................................................................19
7.0
SPI Interface
...................................................................................................................................21
7.1
Pinout
..........................................................................................................................................21
7.2
SPI AC Characteristics
.............................................................................................................22
7.3
SPI Protocol
...............................................................................................................................23
7.4
SPI Commands
..........................................................................................................................24
8.0
Antenna
...........................................................................................................................................27
8.1
Antenna Selection
.....................................................................................................................27
8.2
Host Board Mounted Antenna
.................................................................................................27
8.3
Host Chassis Mounted Antenna
..............................................................................................28
8.4
Embedded Antenna
..................................................................................................................28
8.5
Antenna Location
......................................................................................................................29
8.6
Performance
...............................................................................................................................30
9.0
RESET Function
............................................................................................................................32
9.1
Reference RESET Circuit
........................................................................................................33
10.0
Mechanical Outline
........................................................................................................................34
10.1
Recommended Connectors
.....................................................................................................35
11.0
Certification & Regulatory Approvals
..........................................................................................36
11.1
FCC Statement
..........................................................................................................................36
11.2
FCC RF Exposure Statement
..................................................................................................36
11.3
Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice)
..........................................................................36
11.4
FCC/IOC Modular Approval
.....................................................................................................37
11.5
Regulatory Test Mode Support
...............................................................................................38
12.0
Physical & Environmental Approvals
..........................................................................................39
13.0
Change Log
....................................................................................................................................40