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EC21 Mini PCIe Hardware Design

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version.

1.4

2019-11-26

Fanny CHEN

1. Removed related information of ThreadX OS

because the baseline has been updated.

2. Updated the supported protocols and USB serial

drivers in Table 2.

3. Added operating modes of module in Chapter 3.3.

4. Updated description of W_DISABLE# in Chapter

3.10.3.

5. Updated the notes for GNSS performance in

Chapter 4.2.

6. Added current consumption of EC21-J Mini PCIe in

Table 40.

7. Updated the Mini PCI Express connector in Chapter

7.3.

Summary of Contents for EC21-A

Page 1: ...EC21 Mini PCIe Hardware Design LTE Standard Module Series Rev EC21_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design_V1 4 Date 2019 11 26 Status Released www quectel com ...

Page 2: ...S CUSTOMERS 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 INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED BY USE OF OR RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED HEREIN IS SU...

Page 3: ... in Table 16 6 Updated conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC21 A in Table 18 7 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC21 KL in Table 21 8 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC21 J in Table 22 1 2 2019 04 30 Woody WU Nathan LIU Frank WANG 1 Added new variants EC21 EU Mini PCIe EC21 EC Mini PCIe and related information 2 Added pin definition and description of pin 44 in Figure 2 a...

Page 4: ... PCIe in Table 27 19 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC21 EU Mini PCIe in Table 28 20 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC21 EC Mini PCIe in Table 29 21 Added current consumption of EC21 EC Mini PCIe in Table 34 1 3 2019 08 19 Ward WANG Owen WEI 1 Deleted the information of GNSS supported on EC21 EC Mini PCIe in Table 1 2 Added ThreadX variant EC21 AUX Mini PCIe and updated r...

Page 5: ...ause the baseline has been updated 2 Updated the supported protocols and USB serial drivers in Table 2 3 Added operating modes of module in Chapter 3 3 4 Updated description of W_DISABLE in Chapter 3 10 3 5 Updated the notes for GNSS performance in Chapter 4 2 6 Added current consumption of EC21 J Mini PCIe in Table 40 7 Updated the Mini PCI Express connector in Chapter 7 3 ...

Page 6: ...rating Modes 22 3 2 Power Saving 23 3 2 1 Sleep Mode 23 3 2 2 Airplane Mode 23 3 3 Power Supply 23 3 4 U SIM Interface 24 3 5 USB Interface 26 3 6 UART Interface 28 3 7 PCM and I2C Interfaces 29 3 8 Control and Indication Signals 31 3 8 1 RI Signal 32 3 8 2 DTR Signal 32 3 8 3 W_DISABLE Signal 32 3 8 4 PERST Signal 33 3 8 5 LED_WWAN Signal 33 3 8 6 WAKE Signal 34 4 GNSS Receiver 36 4 1 General Des...

Page 7: ... 6 2 Power Supply Requirements 42 6 3 I O Requirements 43 6 4 RF Characteristics 43 6 5 ESD Characteristics 49 6 6 Current Consumption 49 6 7 Thermal Consideration 60 7 Dimensions and Packaging 62 7 1 General Description 62 7 2 Mechanical Dimensions of EC21 Mini PCIe 62 7 3 Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express 63 7 4 Packaging Specifications 64 8 Appendix A References 65 ...

Page 8: ...TS 43 TABLE 22 CONDUCTED RF OUTPUT POWER OF EC21 MINI PCIE 43 TABLE 23 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC21 E MINI PCIE 44 TABLE 24 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC21 A MINI PCIE 44 TABLE 25 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC21 V MINI PCIE 45 TABLE 26 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC21 AUT MINI PCIE 45 TABLE 27 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC21 KL MINI PCIE 45 ...

Page 9: ...LTE Standard Module Series EC21 Mini PCIe Hardware Design EC21_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design 8 67 TABLE 42 RELATED DOCUMENTS 65 TABLE 43 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 65 ...

Page 10: ... FIGURE 8 TIMING IN PRIMARY MODE 30 FIGURE 9 TIMING IN AUXILIARY MODE 30 FIGURE 10 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF PCM APPLICATION WITH AUDIO CODEC 31 FIGURE 11 RI BEHAVIORS 32 FIGURE 12 TIMING OF RESETTING MODULE 33 FIGURE 13 LED_WWAN SIGNAL REFERENCE CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 34 FIGURE 14 WAKE BEHAVIORS 35 FIGURE 15 DIMENSIONS OF THE RECEPTACLE RF CONNECTORS UNIT MM 40 FIGURE 16 MECHANICALS OF U FL LP MATING PLUGS 4...

Page 11: ... customers applications This document helps customers quickly understand module interface specifications electrical characteristics mechanical specifications and other related information of the module To facilitate application designs it also includes some reference designs for customers reference The document coupled with application notes and user guides makes it easy to design and set up wirel...

Page 12: ...aircraft Please consult the airline staff for more restrictions on the use of wireless devices on boarding the aircraft Wireless devices may cause interference on sensitive medical equipment so please be aware of the restrictions on the use of wireless devices when in hospitals clinics or other healthcare facilities Cellular terminals or mobiles operating over radio signals and cellular network ca...

Page 13: ...stems such as Linux Android etc and also provides audio high speed data transmission and GNSS functionalities for customers applications EC21 Mini PCIe module can be applied in the following fields PDA and Laptop Computer Remote Monitor System Vehicle System Wireless POS System Intelligent Meter Reading System Wireless Router and Switch Other Wireless Terminal Devices EC21 Mini PCIe contains Telem...

Page 14: ...A receive diversity Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC21 V Mini PCIe Support LTE FDD B4 B13 Support LTE receive diversity Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC21 AUT Mini PCIe Support WCDMA B1 B5 Support LTE FDD B1 B3 B5 B7 B28 Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC21 AU Mini PCIe3 Support GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz Support WCDMA B1 B2 B5 B8 Support LTE FD...

Page 15: ...E WCDMA receive diversity Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC21 EC Mini PCIe Support LTE FDD B1 B3 B7 B8 B20 B28A Support WCDMA B1 B8 Support GSM 900 1800MHz Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity Support digital audio2 EC21 AUX Mini PCIe3 Support GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz Support WCDMA B1 B2 B4 B5 B8 Support LTE FDD B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B28 Support LTE TDD B40 Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity3...

Page 16: ...rt GPRS multi slot class 33 33 by default Coding scheme CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 and CS 4 Max 107Kbps DL Max 85 6Kbps UL EDGE Support EDGE multi slot class 33 33 by default Support GMSK and 8 PSK for different MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme Downlink coding schemes CS 1 4 and MCS 1 9 Uplink coding schemes CS 1 4 and MCS 1 9 Max 296Kbps DL Max 236 8Kbps UL Internet Protocol Features Support TCP UDP PPP FTP ...

Page 17: ...hort frame synchronization Support master and slave modes but must be the master in long frame synchronization USB Interface Compliant with USB 2 0 specification slave only the data transfer rate can reach up to 480Mbps Used for AT command communication data transmission firmware upgrade software debugging GNSS NMEA output and voice over USB Support USB serial drivers for Windows 7 8 8 1 10 Linux ...

Page 18: ...ollowing figure shows the block diagram of EC21 Mini PCIe EC21 Module PCM I2C Mini PCI Express Interface USB W_DISABLE PERST LED_WWAN Main Antenna Connector VCC Main Antenna VBAT GNSS Antenna Connector GNSS Antenna Boost Circuit Diversity Antenna Connector Diversity Antenna WAKE UART DTR RI U SIM Figure 1 Functional Diagram ...

Page 19: ...figure shows the pin assignment of EC21 Mini PCIe module The top side contains EC21 module and antenna connectors BOT TOP Pin Name Pin No WAKE 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED GND UART_RX UART_TX GND RI RESERVED GND UART_CTS UART_RTS GND GND DTR RESERVED GND GND VCC_3V3 VCC_3V3 GND PCM_CLK PCM_DOUT PCM_DIN PCM_SYNC Pin Name Pin No ...

Page 20: ... DO Digital Output IO Bidirectional OC Open Collector PI Power Input PO Power Output Pin No Mini PCI Express Standard Name EC21 Mini PCIe Pin Name I O Description Comment 1 WAKE WAKE OC Output signal used to wake up the host 2 3 3Vaux VCC_3V3 PI 3 0V 3 6V typically 3 3V DC supply 3 COEX1 RESERVED Reserved It is prohibited to be pulled up to high level before startup 4 GND GND 3 0V 3 6V typically 3...

Page 21: ...ect to DTE s RX 14 UIM_RESET USIM_RST DO Reset signal of U SIM card 15 GND GND Mini card ground 16 UIM_VPP RESERVED Reserved 17 RESERVED RI DO Ring indication 18 GND GND Mini card ground 19 RESERVED RESERVED Reserved 20 W_DISABLE W_DISABLE DI Airplane mode control Pulled up by default Active low 21 GND GND Mini card ground 22 PERST PERST DI Fundamental reset signal Pulled up by default Active low ...

Page 22: ...nd 36 USB_D USB_DM IO USB differential data Require differential impedance of 90Ω 37 GND GND Mini card ground 38 USB_D USB_DP IO USB differential data Require differential impedance of 90Ω 39 3 3Vaux VCC_3V3 PI 3 0V 3 6V typically 3 3V DC supply 40 GND GND Mini card ground 41 3 3Vaux VCC_3V3 PI 3 0V 3 6V typically 3 3V DC supply 42 LED_WWAN LED_WWAN OC LED signal for indicating the network status ...

Page 23: ...rk setting and data transfer rate Minimum Functionality Mode AT CFUN command can set the module to a minimum functionality mode without removing the power supply In this case both RF function and U SIM card will be invalid Airplane Mode AT CFUN command or W_DISABLE pin can set the module to airplane mode In this case RF function will be invalid Sleep Mode In this mode the current consumption of th...

Page 24: ...f VCC_3V3 pins and ground pins Table 6 Pin Definition of VCC_3V3 and GND Pins The typical supply voltage of EC21 Mini PCIe is 3 3V In the 2G network the input peak current may reach 2 7A during the transmitting time Therefore the power supply must be able to provide a rated output current of 2 7A at least and a bypass capacitor of no less than 470µF with low ESR should be used to prevent the volta...

Page 25: ...face Table 7 Pin Definition of U SIM Interface EC21 Mini PCIe supports U SIM card hot plug via the USIM_PRESENCE pin The function supports low level and high level detections By default It is disabled and can be configured via AT QSIMDET command Please refer to document 2 for details about the command The following figure shows a reference design for U SIM interface with an 8 pin U SIM card connec...

Page 26: ...ction function is not needed please keep USIM_PRESENCE unconnected A reference circuit for U SIM interface with a 6 pin U SIM card connector is illustrated in the following figure USIM_VDD GND USIM_RST USIM_CLK USIM_DATA 0R 0R 0R 100nF GND 33pF 33pF 33pF VCC RST CLK IO VPP GND GND 15K USIM_VDD U SIM Card Connector Module Figure 5 Reference Circuit of U SIM Interface with a 6 pin U SIM Card Connect...

Page 27: ... 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 capability when long layout trace and sensitive occasion are applied and should be placed close to the U SIM card connector 3 5 USB Interface EC21 Mini PCIe provides one integrated Universal Serial Bus USB interface which complies with USB 2 0 specification It can o...

Page 28: ...laced close to the module and also these resistors should be placed close to each other The extra stubs of trace must be as short as possible The following principles should be complied with when design the USB interface so as to meet USB 2 0 specification It is important to route the USB signal traces as differential pairs with total grounding The impedance of USB differential trace is 90Ω Do not...

Page 29: ... shows the pin definition of the main UART interface Table 9 Pin Definition of Main UART Interface The signal level of main UART interface is 3 3V When connecting to the peripheral MCU RAM customers need to pay attention to the signal direction The reference circuit is as follows MCU ARM TXD RXD UART_RXD UART_TXD UART_RTS UART_CTS RTS CTS GND Module GND Voltage level 3 3V Voltage level 3 3V Figure...

Page 30: ...ing modes Primary mode short frame synchronization works as either master or slave Auxiliary mode long frame synchronization works as master only In primary mode the data is sampled on the falling edge of the PCM_CLK and transmitted on the rising edge The PCM_SYNC falling edge represents the MSB In this mode the PCM interface supports 256kHz 512kHz 1024kHz or 2048kHz PCM_CLK at 8kHz PCM_SYNC and a...

Page 31: ...4kHz or 2048kHz PCM_CLK and an 8kHz 50 duty cycle PCM_SYNC The following figure shows the timing relationship in auxiliary mode with 8kHz PCM_SYNC and 256kHz PCM_CLK PCM_CLK PCM_SYNC PCM_DOUT MSB LSB PCM_DIN 125us MSB 1 2 16 15 LSB Figure 9 Timing in Auxiliary Mode Clock and mode can be configured by AT command and the default configuration is master mode using short frame synchronization format w...

Page 32: ...1 The digital audio PCM function is only supported on Telematics version 3 8 Control and Indication Signals The following table shows the pin definition of control and indication signals Table 11 Pin Definition of Control and Indication Signals Pin Name Pin No I O Power Domain Description RI 17 DO 3 3V Output signal used to wake up the host DTR 31 DI 3 3V Sleep mode control W_DISABLE 20 DI 3 3V Ai...

Page 33: ...ns for module to enter sleep mode please refer to Chapter 3 4 1 3 8 3 W_DISABLE Signal EC21 Mini PCIe provides a W_DISABLE signal to disable or enable the RF function excluding GNSS The W_DISABLE pin is pulled up by default Its control function for airplane mode is disabled by default and AT QCFG airplanecontrol 1 can be used to enable the function Driving it low can make the module enter airplane...

Page 34: ...ng figure VIL 0 5V VIH 2 3V VCC_3V3 150ms Resetting Module Status Running PERST Restart 460ms Figure 12 Timing of Resetting Module 3 8 5 LED_WWAN Signal The LED_WWAN signal of EC21 Mini PCIe is used to indicate the network status of the module and can absorb a current up to 40mA According to the following circuit in order to reduce the current of the LED a resistor must be placed in series with th...

Page 35: ...n Flicker slowly 200ms Low 1800ms High Network searching Flicker slowly 1800ms Low 200ms High Idle Flicker quickly 125ms Low 125ms High Data transfer is ongoing Always Low Voice calling Table 15 Indications of Network Status AT QCFG ledmode 2 Pin Status Description Low Level Light ON Registered on network successfully High impedance Light OFF No network coverage or not registered W_DISABLE signal ...

Page 36: ...LTE Standard Module Series EC21 Mini PCIe Hardware Design EC21_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design 35 67 High Low external pull up 120ms URC returns Figure 14 WAKE Behaviors ...

Page 37: ...default By default EC21 Mini PCIe 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 2 GNSS Performance The following table shows the GNSS performance of EC21 Mini PCIe Table 16 GNSS Performance Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit Sensitivity GNSS Cold start Autonomous 146 dBm Reacq...

Page 38: ...e minimum GNSS signal power required for the module to maintain lock within 3 minutes after loss of lock 3 Cold start sensitivity the minimum GNSS signal power at which the module can fix position successfully within 3 minutes after executing cold start command 4 3 GNSS Frequency The following table shows the GNSS frequency of EC21 Mini PCIe Table 17 GNSS Frequency Type Frequency Unit GPS 1575 42 ...

Page 39: ...efault The impedance of the antenna connectors is 50Ω 5 1 1 Operating Frequency The following table shows the operating frequencies of EC21 Mini PCIe Table 18 Operating Frequencies 3GPP Band Transmit Receive Unit GSM850 824 849 869 894 MHz EGSM900 880 915 925 960 MHz DCS1800 1710 1785 1805 1880 MHz PCS1900 1850 1910 1930 1990 MHz WCDMA B1 1920 1980 2110 2170 MHz WCDMA B2 1850 1910 1930 1990 MHz WC...

Page 40: ...ve antenna noise figure 1 5dB Active antenna gain 0dBi Active antenna embedded LNA gain 17dB GSM UMTS LTE VSWR 2 Efficiency 30 Max input power 50W LTE FDD B3 1710 1785 1805 1880 MHz LTE FDD B4 1710 1755 2110 2155 MHz LTE FDD B5 824 849 869 894 MHz LTE FDD B7 2500 2570 2620 2690 MHz LTE FDD B8 880 915 925 960 MHz LTE FDD B12 699 716 729 746 MHz LTE FDD B13 777 787 746 756 MHz LTE FDD B18 815 830 86...

Page 41: ...o use a passive GNSS antenna when LTE B13 or B14 is supported as the use of active antenna may generate harmonics which will affect the GNSS performance 2 Since the GNSS port has a 2 85V voltage output a passive antenna that causes shorting to GND such as PIFA antenna is not recommended 5 3 Recommended Mating Plugs for Antenna Connection EC21 Mini PCIe is mounted with RF connectors receptacles for...

Page 42: ...plugs listed in the following figure can be used to match the receptacles Figure 16 Mechanicals of U FL LP Mating Plugs The following figure describes the space factor of mating plugs Figure 17 Space Factor of Mating Plugs Unit mm For more details of the recommended mating plugs please visit http www hirose com ...

Page 43: ...ni PCIe Power supply requirements I O requirements RF characteristics GNSS receiver ESD characteristics Current consumption Thermal consideration 6 2 Power Supply Requirements The input voltage of EC21 Mini PCIe is 3 0V 3 6V as specified by PCI Express Mini CEM Specifications 1 2 The following table shows the power supply requirements of EC21 Mini PCIe Table 20 Power Supply Requirements Parameter ...

Page 44: ...0 5V 6 4 RF Characteristics The following tables show the conducted RF output power and receiving sensitivity of EC21 Mini PCIe module Table 22 Conducted RF Output Power of EC21 Mini PCIe Parameter Description Min Max Unit VIH Input High Voltage 0 7 VCC_3V3 VCC_3V3 0 3 V VIL Input Low Voltage 0 3 0 3 VCC_3V3 V VOH Output High Voltage VCC_3V3 0 5 VCC_3V3 V VOL Output Low Voltage 0 0 4 V Frequency B...

Page 45: ...0 5dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B8 110 5dBm 103 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 98 0dBm 98 0dBm 101 5dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B3 10MHz 96 5dBm 98 5dBm 101 5dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B5 10MHz 98 0dBm 98 5dBm 101 0dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B7 10MHz 97 0dBm 97 0dBm 99 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B8 10MHz 97 0dBm 97 0dBm 101 0dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B20 10MHz 97 5dBm 99 0dBm 102 5dBm 93 3dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO WCDMA B...

Page 46: ...06 7dBm WCDMA B5 110 5dBm 104 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 98 5dBm 98 0dBm 101 0dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B3 10MHz 98 0dBm 97 0dBm 100 0dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B5 10MHz 98 0dBm 99 0dBm 102 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B7 10MHz 97 0dBm 97 0dBm 98 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B28 10MHz 97 0dBm 99 0dBm 102 0dBm 94 8dBm Table 27 Conducted RF Receiving Sensitivity of EC21 KL Mini PCIe Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO ...

Page 47: ...01 7dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B19 10MHz 99 2dBm 99 0dBm 101 4dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B26 10MHz 99 5dBm 99 0dBm 101 5dBm 93 8dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO GSM850 109 0dBm 102 0dBm EGSM900 109 0dBm 102 0dBm DCS1800 109 0dBm 102 0dBm PCS1900 109 0dBm 102 0dBm WCDMA B1 110 0dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B2 110 0dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B5 111 0dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B8 111 0dBm 103 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 97 2...

Page 48: ...5dBm 102 0dBm DCS1800 108 5dBm 102 0dbm WCDMA B1 110dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B8 110dBm 103 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 98 5dBm 99dBm 101 2dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B3 10MHz 97 8dBm 99 7dBm 101 7dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B7 10MHz 96 7dBm 98 5dBm 99 7dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B8 10MHz 98 7dBm 100dBm 102 2dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B20 10MHz 98 7dBm 99 5dBm 102 2dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B28 10MHz 99dBm 100dBm 102 2dBm 94 8dBm Frequency Bands...

Page 49: ... 109 0dBm 102 0dBm PCS1900 109 0dBm 102 0dBm WCDMA B1 110 0dBm 109 5dBm 112dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B2 110 5dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B4 110 0dBm 110dBm 112dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B5 111 0dBm 112dBm 113dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B8 111 0dBm 112dBm 113dBm 103 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 98 0dBm 97 7dBm 101 2dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B2 10MHz 98 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B3 10MHz 99 0dBm 98 8dBm 102 2dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B4 10MHz 97 7dBm 97 6...

Page 50: ...ini PCIe 6 6 Current Consumption The following tables describe the current consumption of EC21 Mini PCIe series module Table 34 Current Consumption of EC21 A Mini PCIe Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 3 5 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 5 0 mA WCDMA PF 128 USB disconnected 4 4 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 5 3 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconne...

Page 51: ...0 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 20 18dBm 577 0 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B2 22 93dBm 926 0 mA LTE FDD B4 22 72dBm 934 0 mA LTE FDD B12 23 26dBm 835 0 mA WCDMA voice call WCDMA B2 22 88dBm 610 0 mA WCDMA B4 23 21dBm 743 0 mA WCDMA B5 23 13dBm 643 0 mA Table 35 Current Consumption of EC21 V Mini PCIe Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 3 8 mA LTE FD...

Page 52: ...972 0 mA LTE FDD B3 23 03dBm 974 0 mA LTE FDD B5 23 03dBm 764 0 mA LTE FDD B7 22 89dBm 959 0 mA LTE FDD B8 22 86dBm 839 0 mA Table 37 Current Consumption of EC21 AUX Mini PCIe Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 1 79 mA GSM DRX 2 USB disconnected 3 06 mA GSM DRX 9 USB disconnected 2 36 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 3 70 mA WCDMA PF 128 USB disco...

Page 53: ...850 2DL 3UL 29 48dBm 605 0 mA GSM850 1DL 4UL 28 35dBm 701 0 mA EGSM900 4DL 1UL 33 50dBm 386 0 mA EGSM900 3DL 2UL 32 04dBm 563 0 mA EGSM900 2DL 3UL 29 52dBm 606 0 mA EGSM900 1DL 4UL 28 45dBm 703 0 mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL 29 72dBm 194 0 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL 28 82dBm 291 0 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL 26 79dBm 361 0 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 25 71dBm 450 0 mA PCS1900 4DL 1UL 29 44dBm 202 0 mA PCS1900 3DL 2UL 28 60dBm 306 0 ...

Page 54: ...L 4UL PCL 2 22 37dBm 504 0 mA PCS1900 4DL 1UL PCL 2 26 26dBm 170 0 mA PCS1900 3DL 2UL PCL 2 25 30dBm 280 0 mA PCS1900 2DL 3UL PCL 2 23 10dBm 389 0 mA PCS1900 1DL 4UL PCL 2 21 97dBm 508 0 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 21 57dBm 650 0 mA WCDMA B1 HSUPA 21 79dBm 667 0 mA WCDMA B2 HSDPA 22 00dBm 706 0 mA WCDMA B2 HSUPA 21 98dBm 715 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA 22 90dBm 617 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 2...

Page 55: ...1800 PCL 0 29 45dBm 182 0 mA PCS1900 PCL 0 29 56dBm 195 0 mA WCDMA voice call WCDMA B1 22 15dBm 714 0 mA WCDMA B2 22 77dBm 780 0 mA WCDMA B5 23 16dBm 658 0 mA WCDMA B8 22 62dBm 698 0 mA Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 3 6 mA GSM DRX 2 USB disconnected 5 3 mA GSM DRX 9 USB disconnected 4 2 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 5 1 mA WCDMA PF 128 USB...

Page 56: ...800 3DL 2UL 30 38dBm 391 2 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL 28 27dBm 464 2 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 27 01dBm 550 5 mA EDGE data transfer GNSS OFF EGSM900 4DL 1UL PCL 8 26 39dBm 198 6 mA EGSM900 3DL 2UL PCL 8 25 39dBm 303 9 mA EGSM900 2DL 3UL PCL 8 23 34dBm 372 8 mA EGSM900 1DL 4UL PCL 8 22 26dBm 451 4 mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL PCL 2 26 49dBm 190 5 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL PCL 2 25 23dBm 300 4 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL PCL 2 22 96dBm 394...

Page 57: ...ice call WCDMA B1 23 45dBm 794 6 mA WCDMA B8 23 51dBm 792 0 mA Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 2 8 mA GSM DRX 2 USB disconnected 4 3 mA GSM DRX 9 USB disconnected 3 3 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 3 5 mA WCDMA PF 128 USB disconnected 3 1 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 4 6 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconnected 3 9 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconn...

Page 58: ...1UL 32 76dBm 344 5 mA EGSM900 3DL 2UL 32 80dBm 590 8 mA EGSM900 2DL 3UL 30 52dBm 657 3 mA EGSM900 1DL 4UL 29 49dBm 752 4 mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL 30 05dBm 229 1 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL 30 02dBm 365 2 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL 29 73dBm 501 5 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 29 62dBm 637 5 mA PCS1900 4DL 1UL 29 82dBm 228 2 mA PCS1900 3DL 2UL 29 92dBm 366 9 mA PCS1900 2DL 3UL 29 76dBm 496 2 mA PCS1900 1DL 4UL 29 35dBm 628 4 mA EDGE...

Page 59: ... PCS1900 3DL 2UL PCL 2 26 45dBm 315 3 mA PCS1900 2DL 3UL PCL 2 26 12dBm 406 6 mA PCS1900 1DL 4UL PCL 2 26 09dBm 524 5 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 22 30dBm 758 3 mA WCDMA B1 HSUPA 21 62dBm 755 7 mA WCDMA B2 HSDPA 21 93dBm 792 0 mA WCDMA B2 HSUPA 21 99dBm 799 1 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA 22 44dBm 746 5 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 22 14dBm 741 1 mA WCDMA B8 HSDPA 21 62dBm 625 1 mA WCDMA B8 HSUPA 21 6...

Page 60: ...USB connected 38 4 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B1 22 97dBm 859 7 mA LTE FDD B3 22 67dBm 841 1 mA LTE FDD B8 23 00dBm 752 3 mA LTE FDD B18 23 54dBm 758 6 mA LTE FDD B19 23 61dBm 760 4 mA LTE FDD B26 22 64dBm 741 2 mA LTE FDD B8 23 04dBm 807 4 mA LTE FDD B28 23 54dBm 932 0 mA LTE TDD B40 23 79dBm 585 2 mA GSM voice call GSM850 PCL 5 32 80dBm 316 2 mA EGSM900 PCL 5 33 16dBm 348 7 mA DCS1800...

Page 61: ...t dissipation performance The reference ground of the area where the module is mounted should be complete and add ground vias as many as possible for better heat dissipation Add a heatsink on the top of the module and the heatsink should be designed with as many fins as possible to increase heat dissipation area Meanwhile a thermal pad with high thermal conductivity should be used between the heat...

Page 62: ...eeds 105 C the module works normal but provides reduced performance such as RF output power data rate etc When the maximum BB chip temperature reaches or exceeds 115 C the module will disconnect from the network and it will recover to network connected state after the maximum temperature falls below 115 C Therefore the thermal design should be maximally optimized to make sure the maximum BB chip t...

Page 63: ... All dimensions are measured in millimeter mm and the dimensional tolerances are 0 05mm unless otherwise specified 7 2 Mechanical Dimensions of EC21 Mini PCIe 10 35 0 10 34 30 0 20 4 00 0 10 48 05 0 20 6 35 0 10 2xΦ2 60 0 1 3x3 00 0 10 5 98 0 10 6 38 0 10 5 45 0 10 8 25 0 10 24 20 0 20 30 00 0 15 Pin1 Pin51 1 00 0 10 7 26 0 10 9 90 0 10 1 40 0 10 4 90 0 20 0 61 0 05 2 35 0 10 50 95 0 15 Top View S...

Page 64: ...gn EC21_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design 63 67 7 3 Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express The following figure shows the standard dimensions of Mini PCI Express Please refer to document 1 for Detail A and Detail B Figure 20 Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express ...

Page 65: ...mpiles with the directives and standards listed in the document 1 The following figure takes the Molex 679105700 as an example Figure 21 Dimensions of the Mini PCI Express Connector Molex 679105700 7 4 Packaging Specifications EC21 Mini PCIe modules are packaged in a tray Each tray contains 10 of modules The smallest package of EC21 Mini PCIe contains 100 modules ...

Page 66: ...mmands_ Manual AT commands manual for LTE Standard modules 3 Quectel_LTE_Standard_GNSS_Application_Note GNSS application note for LTE Standard modules 4 Quectel_LTE_Module_Thermal_Design_Guide Thermal design guide for LTE standard LTE A and Automotive modules Abbreviation Description AMR Adaptive Multi rate bps Bits Per Second CS Coding Scheme CTS Clear to Send DFOTA Delta Firmware Upgrade Over Th...

Page 67: ... System GPS Global Positioning System GSM Global System for Mobile Communications HR Half Rate HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access kbps Kilo Bits Per Second LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution Mbps Million Bits Per Second MCU Micro Control Unit ME Mobile Equipment MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output MMS Multimedia Messaging Service MO Mobile Originated ...

Page 68: ...ncy RTS Ready To Send Rx Receive SIMO Single Input Multiple Output SMS Short Message Service TX Transmitting Direction TVS Transient Voltage Suppressor UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UL Uplink URC Unsolicited Result Code USB Universal Serial Bus U SIM Universal Subscriber Identification Module WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access ...

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