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                                                                                                  BG96-NA  Hardware  Design

 

 

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6

 

Electrical, Reliability and 

RadioCharacteristics 

 

6.1. Absolute Maximum Ratings 

 
Absolute maximum ratings for power supply and voltage on digital and analog pins of the module are 
listed in the following table. 
 

Table 26: Absolute Maximum Ratings 

Parameter 

Min. 

Max. 

Unit 

VBAT_RF/VBAT_BB -0.3  4.7 

USB_VBUS -0.3 

5.5 

Peak Current of VBAT_BB   

TBD 

Peak Current of VBAT_RF 

TBD 

Voltage at Digital Pins 

-0.3 

2.3 

 

6.2. Power Supply Ratings 

 

Table 27: Power Supply Ratings 

Parameter 

Description 

Conditions 

Min. 

Typ. 

Max. 

Unit 

VBAT 

VBAT_BB and 
VBAT_RF 

Voltage must stay within the 
min/max values, including 
voltage drop, ripple and 
spikes. 

3.3 3.8  4.3 V 

Summary of Contents for BG96-NA

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Page 2: ...RS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS BASED UPON CUSTOMERS REQUIREMENTS QUECTEL MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE INFORMATION IT MAKES AVAILABLE QUECTEL DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE INF...

Page 3: ...LTE Module Series BG96 NA Hardware Design BG96 NA_Hardware_Design Confidential Released 2 64 About the Document History Revision Date Author Description 1 0 2017 04 28 Allen WANG Daryl DU Initial...

Page 4: ...24 3 5 1 2 USB Application with USB Remote Wakeup Function 24 3 5 1 3 USB Application with USB Suspend Resume and RI Function 25 3 5 1 4 USB Application without USB Suspend Function 26 3 5 2 Airplane...

Page 5: ...mended RF Connector for Antenna Installation 50 6 Electrical Reliability and Radio Characteristics 52 6 1 Absolute Maximum Ratings 52 6 2 Power Supply Ratings 52 6 3 Operating Temperature 53 6 4 Curre...

Page 6: ...15 PIN DEFINITION OF NETWORK STATUS INDICATOR 40 TABLE 16 WORKING STATE OF THE NETWORK STATUS INDICATOR 40 TABLE 17 PIN DEFINITION OF STATUS 41 TABLE 18 DEFAULT BEHAVIOR OF RI 42 TABLE 19 PIN DEFINITI...

Page 7: ...ECTOR 34 FIGURE 17 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF USB APPLICATION 36 FIGURE 18 REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH TRANSLATOR CHIP 38 FIGURE 19 REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT 39 FIGURE 20 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE...

Page 8: ...module and describes its air interface and hardware interface which are connected with your application This document can help you quickly understand module interface specifications electrical andmech...

Page 9: ...ss devices on boarding the aircraft if your device offers an Airplane Mode which must be enabled prior to boarding an aircraft Switch off your wireless device when in hospitals clinics or other health...

Page 10: ...the user s body and must not transmit simultaneously with any other antenna or transmitter 3 A label with the following statements must be attached to the host end product This device contains FCC ID...

Page 11: ...s marketed so that end users do not have straightforward commonly used methods for access to remove the module so that the FCC ID of the module is visible then an additional permanent label referring...

Page 12: ...manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment To ensure compliance with all non transmitter functions the host manufacturer is responsible for ensuring compliance with the mod...

Page 13: ...odule With a compact profile of 22 5mm 26 5mm 2 3mm BG96 NA can meet almost all requirements for M2M applications such as automotive metering tracking system security router wireless POS mobile comput...

Page 14: ...PDU mode Point to point MO and MT SMS cell broadcast SMS storage ME by default U SIM Interface Support U SIM card 1 8V 3 0V USB Interface Compliant with USB 2 0 specification slave only the data tran...

Page 15: ...operation temperature range the module is 3GPP compliant 2 2 Within extended temperature range the module remains the ability to establish and maintain SMS data transmission etc There is no unrecovera...

Page 16: ...ed 15 64 Figure 1 Functional Diagram means under development 2 4 Evaluation Board In order to help customers develop applications conveniently with BG96 NA Quectel supplies theevaluation board EVB USB...

Page 17: ...NAis equipped with 62 pin 1 1mm pitch SMT pads plus 40 pin ground pads and reserved pads that can be connected to customers cellular application platform The subsequent chapters will provide detailed...

Page 18: ...ollowing figure shows the pin assignment of the BG96 NA module Figure 2 Pin Assignment Top View 1 Keep all RESERVEDpins and unused pins unconnected 2 GND pads should be connected to ground in the desi...

Page 19: ...Power output AI Analog input AO Analog output OD Open drain Table 4 Pin Description Power Supply Pin Name Pin No I O Description DC Characteristics Comment VBAT_BB 32 33 PI Power supply for module bas...

Page 20: ...keep this pin open NETLIGHT 21 DO Indicate the module snetwor k activity status VOHmin 1 35V VOLmax 0 45V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it open USB Interface Pin Name Pin No I O Description DC Cha...

Page 21: ...n 2 55V USIM_RST 44 DO Reset signal of U SIM card For 1 8V U SIM VOLmax 0 45V VOHmin 1 35V For 3 0V U SIM VOLmax 0 45V VOHmin 2 55V USIM_ PRESENCE 42 DI U SIM card insertion detection VILmin 0 3V VILm...

Page 22: ...he module If unused keep it open UART2 Interface Pin Name Pin No I O Description DC Characteristics Comment DBG_TXD 23 DO Transmit data VOLmax 0 45V VOHmin 1 35V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it op...

Page 23: ...3V VILmax 0 6V VIHmin 1 2V VIHmax 2 0V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it open ADC Interface Pin Name Pin No I O Description DC Characteristics Comment ADC1 2 AI General purpose analog to digital con...

Page 24: ...the module will be reduced to the minimal level During this mode the module can still receive paging message SMSand TCP UDP data from the network normally PSM A UE may adopt the PSM Power Saving Mode...

Page 25: ...le When BG96 NA has URC to report RI signal will wake up the host Refer to Chapter 3 15for details about RI behavior AP_READY will detect the sleep state of the host can be configured to high level or...

Page 26: ...s so as to wake up the host 3 5 1 3 USB Application with USB Suspend Resume and RI Function If the host supports USB suspend resume but does not support remote wake up function the RI signal is needed...

Page 27: ...Function If the host does not support USB suspend function you should disconnect USB_VBUS with additional control circuit to let the module enter into sleep mode Execute AT QSCLK 1commandto enable th...

Page 28: ...airplane mode Software AT CFUNcommand provides choice of the functionality level AT CFUN 0 Minimum functionality mode Both U SIM and RF functions are disabled AT CFUN 1 Full functionality mode by def...

Page 29: ...c chip MLCC capacitor array should also be used to provide the low ESR The main power supply from an external application has to be a single voltage source and can be expanded to two sub paths with st...

Page 30: ...age is0 8V because of thediode drop in theQualcomm chipset When BG96 NA is in power down mode it can be turned on to normal mode by driving the PWRKEY pin to a low level for at least 100ms It is recom...

Page 31: ...ential Released 30 64 Figure 9 Turn on the Module Using Keystroke The turn on scenario is illustrated in the following figure Figure 10 Timing of Turning on Module Make sure that VBAT is stable before...

Page 32: ...the specific time is TBD the module will execute power down procedure after the PWRKEY is released The power down scenario is illustrated inthe following figure Figure 11 Timing of Turning off Module...

Page 33: ...n DC Characteristics Comment RESET_N 17 Reset the module VIHmax 2 1V VIHmin 1 3V VILmax 0 5V The recommended circuit is similar to the PWRKEY control circuit An open drain collector driver or button c...

Page 34: ...nterfaces The U SIM card interface circuitrymeets ETSI and IMT 2000 SIM interface requirements Both 1 8V and 3 0V U SIM cards are supported Table 9 Pin Definition of the U SIMCard Interfaces Pin Name...

Page 35: ...for details The following figure shows a reference design for U SIM card interface with an 8 pin U SIM card connector Figure 15 Reference Circuit of U SIM Card Interface withan 8 Pin U SIM Card Connec...

Page 36: ...ed for filtering interference of GSM900 Please note that the U SIM peripheral circuit should be close to the U SIM card connector The pull up resistor on USIM_DATA line can improve anti jamming capabi...

Page 37: ...llowing principles It is important to route the USB signal traces as differential pairs with total grounding The impedance of USB differential trace is 90ohm Do not route signal traces under crystals...

Page 38: ...sed for module debugging and log output The following tables show the pin definition of the main and debug UART interfaces Table 11 Pin Definition of UART1Interface Pin Name Pin No I O Description Com...

Page 39: ...application is equipped with a 3 3V UART interface A level translator TXS0108EPWR provided by Texas Instrument is recommended The following figure shows a reference design Figure 18 Reference Circuit...

Page 40: ...h high baud rates exceeding 460Kbps 3 12 I2C Interfaces BG96 NA provides one I2C interface The following table shows the pin definition of I2C interfaces which can be applied on audio codec design Tab...

Page 41: ...s Table 15 Pin Definition of Network Status Indicator Pin Name Pin No I O Description Comment NETLIGHT 21 DO Indicate the module snetwork activity status 1 8V power domain Table 16 Working State of th...

Page 42: ...Table 17 Pin Definition of STATUS Pin Name Pin No I O Description Comment STATUS 20 OD Indicate the module s operation status 1 8V power domain The following figure shows different circuit designs of...

Page 43: ...d Please refer to document 2 for details 3 16 USB_BOOT Interface BG96 NA provides a USB_BOOT pin During development or factory production USB_BOOT pin can force the module to boot from USB port for fi...

Page 44: ...terface by default By default BG96 NA GNSS engine is switched off It has to be switched on via AT command For more details about GNSS engine technology and configurations please refer to document 3 4...

Page 45: ...ue at the antenna port on which the module fixes position within 3 minutes after executing cold start command 4 means under development 4 3 Layout Guidelines The following layout guidelines should be...

Page 46: ...Table 21 Pin Definition of the RF Antenna Interface Pin Name Pin No I O Description Comment ANT_MAIN 60 IO Main antennainterface 50ohmimpedance 5 1 2 Operating Frequency Table 22 Module Operating Freq...

Page 47: ...es should be controlled as 50 ohm The impedance of the RF traces is usually determined by the trace width W the materials dielectric constant the distance between signal layer and reference ground H a...

Page 48: ...sign Confidential Released 47 64 Figure 25 Coplanar Waveguide Line Design on a 2 layer PCB Figure 26 Coplanar Waveguide Line Design on a 4 layer PCB Layer 3 as Reference Ground Figure 27 Coplanar Wave...

Page 49: ...nal pin of the antenna connector or solder joint The reference ground of RF traces should be complete Meanwhile adding some ground viasaround RF traces and the reference ground could help to improve R...

Page 50: ...supply power according to the active antenna requirement 2 If the module is designed with a passive antenna then the VDD circuit is not needed 5 3 Antenna Installation 5 3 1 Antenna Requirements The f...

Page 51: ...Antenna Installation If RF connector is used for antenna connection it is recommended to use the UF L R SMTconnector provided by HIROSE Figure 29 Dimensions of the UF L R SMT Connector Unit mm U FL LP...

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Page 53: ...le are listed in the following table Table 26 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Min Max Unit VBAT_RF VBAT_BB 0 3 4 7 V USB_VBUS 0 3 5 5 V Peak Current of VBAT_BB 0 TBD A Peak Current of VBAT_RF 0 TBD...

Page 54: ...ature Range1 35 25 75 C Extended Temperature Range2 40 85 C 1 1 Within operation temperature range the module is 3GPP compliant 2 2 Within extended temperature range the module remains the ability to...

Page 55: ...6 6 RF Receiving Sensitivity The following table shows the conducted RF receiving sensitivity of BG96 NA module Table 30 BG96 NA Conducted RF Receiving Sensitivity Frequency Primary Diversity SISO 3G...

Page 56: ...ign Confidential Released 55 64 7 Mechanical Dimensions This chapter describes the mechanical dimensions of the module All dimensions are measured in mm 7 1 Mechanical Dimensions of the Module 22 50 0...

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Page 58: ...7 0 85 9 95 9 95 7 15 7 45 11 80 11 80 9 70 9 60 1 95 0 55 7 65 5 95 7 65 5 95 4 25 4 25 5 95 5 95 0 20 1 90 4 25 4 25 0 85 0 85 2 55 2 55 2 55 2 55 0 85 40x1 00 40x1 00 1 10 29 00 Figure 34 Recommend...

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Page 60: ...t the factory environment of 30 C 60 RH Stored at 10 RH 3 Devices require baking before mounting if any circumstance below occurs When the ambient temperature is 23 C 5 Cand the humidity indication ca...

Page 61: ...ng quality thethickness of stencil for the module is recommended to be 0 18mm For more details please refer todocument 5 It is suggested that the peak reflow temperature is 235 245 C for SnAg3 0Cu0 5...

Page 62: ...6_GNSS_AT_Commands_Manual BG96 GNSS AT Commands Manual 4 Quectel_RF_Layout_Application_Note RF Layout Application Note 5 Quectel_Module_Secondary_SMT_User_Guide Module Secondary SMT User Guide Table 3...

Page 63: ...ions HR Half Rate HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access I O Input Output Inorm Normal Current LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noi...

Page 64: ...lt Code U SIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module Vmax Maximum Voltage Value Vnorm Normal Voltage Value Vmin Minimum Voltage Value VIHmax Maximum Input High Level Voltage Value VIHmin Minimum Input H...

Page 65: ...LTE Module Series BG96 NA Hardware Design BG96 NA_Hardware_Design Confidential Released 64 64 VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access...

Page 66: ...S Coding Schemes Table 33 Description of Different Coding Schemes Scheme CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 CS 4 Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 USF 3 3 3 3 Pre coded USF 3 6 6 12 Radio Block excl USF and BCS 181 268 312 428 BCS...

Page 67: ...ritten as 3 1 or 2 2 the first number indicates the amount of downlink timeslots while the second number indicates the amount of uplink timeslots The active slots determine the total number of slots t...

Page 68: ...hemes Family 1 9 2 8 2 2 4 5 5 tial Releas E Mod 1 Timeslot 9 05kbps 13 4kbps 15 6kbps 21 4kbps 8 80kbps 11 2kbps 14 8kbps 17 6kbps 22 4kbps 29 6kbps 44 8kbps 54 4kbps 59 2kbps BG96 sed67 64 dulati 2...

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