LPWA Module Series
BC950N-N1 Hardware Design
3.6. Power up/Power Down Scenarios
3.6.1. Power up
BC950N-N1 will be powered up after driving the PWRKEY pin to a low level voltage for at least 500ms.
Table 9: PWRKEY Pin
Pin Name
Pin No.
Description
PWRKEY Pull-down Time
PWRKEY
14
Pull down PWRKEY to power
up the module.
≥500ms
It is recommended use an open drain/collector driver to control the PWRKEY. A simple reference circuit is
illustrated in the following figure.
Turn on pulse
PWRKEY
4.7K
47K
Figure 6: Turn on the Module Using Driving Circuit
Another way to control the PWRKEY is using a button directly. When pressing the key, electrostatic strike
may generate from the finger. Therefore, a TVS component is indispensable to be placed nearby the
button for ESD protection. A reference circuit is shown in the following figure.
PWRKEY
S1
Close to S1
TVS
Figure 7: Turn on the Module Using Keystroke
The power up timing is illustrated in the following figure.
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