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2.2. Description of Module Series   

 

EC25 Mini PCIe series contains 12 variants, and are listed in the following table. 

 

Table 1: Description of EC25 Mini PCIe   

Module Series 

Description 

EC25-A Mini PCIe 

Support LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B12 

Support WCDMA: B2/B4/B5 

Support LTE/WCDMA receive diversity 

Support GNSS

1)

 

Support digital audio

2)

 

EC25-AU Mini PCIe

3)

 

Support LTE-FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28 

Support LTE-TDD: B40 

Support WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8 

Support GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz 

Support LTE/WCDMA receive diversity

3)

 

Support GNSS

1) 

 

Support digital audio

2)

 

EC25-J Mini PCIe 

Support LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B8/B18/B19/B26 

Support LTE-TDD: B41 

Support WCDMA: B1/B6/B8/B19 

Support LTE/WCDMA receive diversity 

Support GNSS

1)

 

Support digital audio

2)

 

EC25-E Mini PCIe 

Support LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 

Support LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41 

Support WCDMA: B1/B5/B8 

Support GSM: 900/1800MHz 

Support LTE/WCDMA receive diversity 

Support GNSS

1)

 

Support digital audio

2)

 

EC25-V Mini PCIe 

Support LTE-FDD: B4/B13 

Support LTE receive diversity 

Support GNSS

1)

 

Support digital audio

2)

 

EC25-AF Mini PCIe 

Support LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B5/B12/B13/B14/B66/B71 

Support WCDMA: B2/B4/B5 

Support LTE/WCDMA receive diversity 

Support GNSS

1)

 

Support digital audio

2)

 

Summary of Contents for EC25 Mini PCIe

Page 1: ...EC25 Mini PCIe Hardware Design LTE Standard Module Series Rev EC25_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design_V2 3 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: ...25 A Mini PCIe in Table 17 6 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 J Mini PCIe in Table 18 2 0 2019 04 30 Nathan LIU Frank WANG Ward WANG Ethan SHAN 1 Added new variants EC25 AF Mini PCIe EC25 EU Mini PCIe EC25 EC Mini PCIe EC25 EUX Mini PCIe EC25 MX Mini PCIe and their related information 2 Updated LTE UMTS and GSM features and added storage temperature range in Table 2 3 Added pin def...

Page 4: ...d RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 J Mini PCIe in Table 24 19 Updated conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 E Mini PCIe in Table 25 20 Updated conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 V Mini PCIe in Table 26 21 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 AF Mini PCIe in Table 27 22 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 EU Mini PCIe in Table 28 23 Added conducted RF receiving...

Page 5: ... receiving sensitivity of EC25 AU Mini PCIe in Table 24 3 Updated conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 EU Mini PCIe in Table 30 4 Added conducted RF receiving sensitivity of EC25 AUX Mini PCIe in Table 34 5 Updated current consumption of EC25 J Mini PCIe in Table 38 6 Added current consumption of EC25 AUX Mini PCIe in Table 45 7 Added current consumption of EC25 EU Mini PCIe in Table 46 8 De...

Page 6: ...9 3 3 Operating Modes 22 3 4 Power Saving 22 3 4 1 Sleep Mode 22 3 4 2 Airplane Mode 23 3 5 Power Supply 23 3 6 U SIM Interface 24 3 7 USB Interface 26 3 8 UART Interfaces 27 3 8 1 Main UART Interface 27 3 8 2 COEX UART Interface 28 3 9 PCM and I2C Interfaces 29 3 10 Control and Indication Signals 32 3 10 1 RI Signal 32 3 10 2 DTR Signal 33 3 10 3 W_DISABLE Signal 33 3 10 4 PERST Signal 33 3 10 5 ...

Page 7: ...acteristics 43 6 1 General Description 43 6 2 Power Supply Requirements 43 6 3 I O Requirements 44 6 4 RF Characteristics 44 6 5 ESD Characteristics 52 6 6 Current Consumption 52 6 7 Thermal Consideration 72 7 Dimensions and Packaging 74 7 1 General Description 74 7 2 Mechanical Dimensions of EC25 Mini PCIe 74 7 3 Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express 75 7 4 Packaging Specifications 76 8 Appendi...

Page 8: ...PLY REQUIREMENTS 43 TABLE 22 I O REQUIREMENTS 44 TABLE 23 CONDUCTED RF OUTPUT POWER OF EC25 MINI PCIE 44 TABLE 24 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC25 A MINI PCIE 45 TABLE 25 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC25 AU MINI PCIE 45 TABLE 26 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC25 J MINI PCIE 46 TABLE 27 CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY OF EC25 E MINI PCIE 46 TABLE 28 CONDUCTED RF RECE...

Page 9: ...N OF EC25 EUX MINI PCIE 62 TABLE 44 CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF EC25 AFX MINI PCIE 64 TABLE 45 CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF EC25 MX MINI PCIE 65 TABLE 46 CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF EC25 AUX MINI PCIE 67 TABLE 47 CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF EC25 EU MINI PCIE 70 TABLE 48 GNSS CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF EC25 MINI PCIE SERIES MODULE 72 TABLE 49 RELATED DOCUMENTS 77 TABLE 50 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 77 ...

Page 10: ...8 FIGURE 8 TIMING IN PRIMARY MODE 30 FIGURE 9 TIMING IN AUXILIARY MODE 31 FIGURE 10 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF PCM APPLICATION WITH AUDIO CODEC 31 FIGURE 11 RI BEHAVIORS 32 FIGURE 12 TIMING OF RESETTING MODULE 34 FIGURE 13 LED_WWAN SIGNAL REFERENCE CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 34 FIGURE 14 WAKE BEHAVIOR 35 FIGURE 15 DIMENSIONS OF THE RECEPTACLE RF CONNECTORS UNIT MM 41 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: ...ed data transmission and GNSS functionalities for customers applications EC25 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 This chapter generally introduces the following aspects of EC25 Mini PCIe module Product Seri...

Page 14: ...50 900 1800 1900MHz Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity3 Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC25 J Mini PCIe Support LTE FDD B1 B3 B8 B18 B19 B26 Support LTE TDD B41 Support WCDMA B1 B6 B8 B19 Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC25 E Mini PCIe Support LTE FDD B1 B3 B5 B7 B8 B20 Support LTE TDD B38 B40 B41 Support WCDMA B1 B5 B8 Support GSM 900 1800MHz Suppo...

Page 15: ...t LTE WCDMA receive diversity Support digital audio2 EC25 EUX Mini PCIe Support LTE FDD B1 B3 B7 B8 B20 B28A Support LTE TDD B38 B40 B41 Support WCDMA B1 B8 Support GSM 900 1800MHz Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity Support GNSS1 Support digital audio2 EC25 MX Mini PCIe Support LTE FDD B2 B4 B5 B7 B28 B66 Support WCDMA B2 B4 B5 Support LTE WCDMA receive diversity Support digital audio2 EC25 AFX M...

Page 16: ...CS1900 8 PSK Class 3 24dBm 1 3dB for WCDMA bands Class 3 23dBm 2dB for LTE FDD bands Class 3 23dBm 2dB for LTE TDD bands LTE Features Support up to 3GPP R8 non CA Cat 4 FDD and TDD Support 1 4 3 5 10 15 20MHz RF bandwidth Support MIMO in DL direction LTE FDD Max 150Mbps DL Max 50Mbps UL LTE TDD Max 130Mbps DL Max 30Mbps UL UMTS Features Support 3GPP R8 DC HSDPA HSPA HSDPA HSUPA and WCDMA Support Q...

Page 17: ... digital audio interface PCM interface GSM HR FR EFR AMR AMR WB WCDMA AMR AMR WB LTE AMR AMR WB Support echo cancellation and noise suppression PCM Interface Support 16 bit linear data format Support long frame synchronization and short 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 ...

Page 18: ...els the module will meet 3GPP specifications again 3 means under development 2 4 Functional Diagram The following figure shows the block diagram of EC25 Mini PCIe EC25 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 S...

Page 19: ...ure shows the pin assignment of EC25 Mini PCIe module The top side contains EC25 module and antenna connectors PIN2 PIN52 BOT PIN1 PIN51 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 COEX_UART_RX COEX_UART_TX 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_DI...

Page 20: ... PO Power Output Pin No Mini PCI Express Standard Name EC25 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 COEX_UART_RX DI LTE WLAN BT coexistence receive signal It is prohibited to be pulled up high before startup 4 GND GND Mini card ground 5 COEX2 COEX_UART_TX DO LTE WLAN BT coexiste...

Page 21: ...M 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 23 PERn0 UART_CTS DI UART clear to send Connect to DTE s RTS ...

Page 22: ...mpedance 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 of the module Active low 43 GND GND Mini card ground 44 LED_WLAN U...

Page 23: ...onality 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 the module will be reduced to the minimal level In...

Page 24: ...e of EC25 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 voltage from dropping If the switching power supply is used to supply power to the module the power device a...

Page 25: ...M interface Table 7 Pin Definition of U SIM Interface EC25 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...

Page 26: ...cuit of U SIM Interface with an 8 pin U SIM Card Connector If U SIM card detection 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 ...

Page 27: ... interference of EGSM900 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 capability when long layout trace and sensitive occasion are applied and should be placed close to the U SIM card connector 3 7 USB Interface EC25 Mini PCIe provides one integrated Universal Serial Bus USB interface which...

Page 28: ...ust 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 route signal traces under crystals oscillators magnetic devices and RF signal traces It is important to route the...

Page 29: ...RM TXD RXD UART_RXD UART_TXD UART_RTS UART_CTS RTS CTS GND Module GND Voltage level 3 3V Voltage level 3 3V Figure 7 Reference Circuit of Power Supply 3 8 2 COEX UART Interface The following table shows the pin definition of the COEX UART interface Table 10 Pin Definition of COEX UART Interface Pin Name Pin No I O Power Domain Description UART_RX 11 DI 3 3V UART receive data UART_TX 13 DO 3 3V UAR...

Page 30: ...aces that can be applied in audio codec design Table 11 Pin Definition of PCM and I2C Interfaces EC25 Mini PCIe provides one PCM digital interface which supports 16 bit linear data format and the following modes It is prohibited to be pulled up high before startup 5 COEX_UART_TX DO 1 8V LTE WLAN BT coexistence transmitting signal It is prohibited to be pulled up high before startup Pin Name Pin No...

Page 31: ...12kHz 1024kHz or 2048kHz PCM_CLK at 8kHz PCM_SYNC and also supports 4096kHz PCM_CLK at 16kHz PCM_SYNC The following figure shows the timing relationship in primary mode with 8kHz PCM_SYNC and 2048kHz PCM_CLK PCM_CLK PCM_SYNC PCM_DOUT MSB LSB MSB 125us 1 2 256 255 PCM_DIN MSB LSB MSB Figure 8 Timing in Primary Mode In auxiliary mode the data is sampled on the falling edge of the PCM_CLK and transmi...

Page 32: ...CM_SYNC In addition EC25 Mini PCIe s firmware has integrated the configuration on some PCM codec s application with I2C interface Please refer to document 2 for details about AT QDAI command The following figure shows a reference design of PCM interface with an external codec IC PCM_DIN PCM_DOUT PCM_SYNC PCM_CLK I2C_SCL I2C_SDA Codec Module 1 8V 2 2K 2 2K BCLK FS DACIN ADCOUT SCLK SDIN BIAS MIC_BI...

Page 33: ...returns there will be the following behaviors on the RI pin after executing AT QCFG risignaltype physical High Low 120ms URC return Figure 11 RI Behaviors 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 Airplane mode control Pulled up by default Active low PERST 22 DI 3 3V Fundamental reset sig...

Page 34: ...he RF function can also be enabled or disabled through AT commands AT CFUN and the details are as follows Table 13 Airplane Mode Controlled by Hardware Method Software method can be controlled by AT CFUN and the details are as follows Table 14 Airplane Mode Controlled by Software Method 3 10 4 PERST Signal The PERST signal can be used to force a hardware reset on the card The module can be reset b...

Page 35: ... 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 the LED The LED is emitting light when the LED_WWAN output signal is low LED_WWAN VCC R Figure 13 LED_WWAN Signal Reference Circuit Diagram There are two indication modes for LED_WWAN signal to indicate network status which can be switched through following AT c...

Page 36: ...e required When a URC returns a 120ms low level pulse will be outputted The state of WAKE signal is shown as below URC return 120ms High Low external pull up Figure 14 WAKE Behavior Pin Status Description 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 Pin Status ...

Page 37: ...efault By default EC25 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 EC25 Mini PCIe Table 17 GNSS Performance Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit Sensitivity GNSS Cold start Autonomous 146 dBm Reacqu...

Page 38: ...dule 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 EC25 Mini PCIe Table 18 GNSS Frequency Accuracy GNSS CEP 50 Autonomous open sky 2 5 m Type Frequency Unit GPS 1575 42 ...

Page 39: ... by default The impedance of the antenna connectors is 50Ω 5 1 1 Operating Frequency Table 19 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 WCDMA B4 1710 1755 2110 2155 MHz WCDMA B5 824 849 869 894 MHz WCDMA...

Page 40: ...915 925 960 MHz LTE FDD B12 699 716 729 746 MHz LTE FDD B13 777 787 746 756 MHz LTE FDD B14 788 798 758 768 MHZ LTE FDD B18 815 830 860 875 MHz LTE FDD B19 830 845 875 890 MHz LTE FDD B20 832 862 791 821 MHz LTE FDD B26 814 849 859 894 MHz LTE FDD B28 703 748 758 803 MHz LTE TDD B38 2570 2620 2570 2620 MHz LTE TDD B40 2300 2400 2300 2400 MHz LTE TDD B41 2555 2655 2555 2655 MHz LTE FDD B66 1710 178...

Page 41: ...2 85V voltage output a passive antenna that causes shorting to GND such as PIFA antenna is not recommended Type Requirements GNSS1 Frequency range 1559MHz 1609MHz Polarization RHCP or linear VSWR 2 Typ Passive antenna gain 0dBi Active 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 Input impedance 50Ω C...

Page 42: ... EC25 Mini PCIe is mounted with RF connectors receptacles for convenient antenna connection The dimensions of the antenna connectors are shown as below Figure 15 Dimensions of the Receptacle RF Connectors Unit mm U FL LP mating plugs listed in the following figure can be used to match the receptacles Figure 16 Mechanicals of U FL LP Mating Plugs ...

Page 43: ...ardware Design EC25_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design 42 79 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 44: ...EC25 Mini PCIe Power supply requirements I O requirements RF characteristics ESD characteristics Current consumption Thermal consideration 6 2 Power Supply Requirements The input voltage of EC25 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 EC25 Mini PCIe Table 21 Power Supply Requirements Parameter Descrip...

Page 45: ...0 5V 6 4 RF Characteristics The following tables show the conducted RF output power and receiving sensitivity of EC25 Mini PCIe module Table 23 Conducted RF Output Power of EC25 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 46: ... 5dBm 104 7dBm LTE FDD B2 10MHz 98 0dBm 98 0dBm 101 0dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B4 10MHz 97 5dBm 99 0dBm 101 0dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B12 10MHz 97 2dBm 98 0dBm 101 0dBm 93 3dBm 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 109dBm 112dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B2 110 0dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B5 111 ...

Page 47: ... 8dBm LTE TDD B40 10MHz 97 2dBm 98 4dBm 101 2dBm 96 3dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO WCDMA B1 110 0dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B6 110 5dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B8 110 5dBm 103 7dBm WCDMA B19 110 5dBm 106 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 97 5dBm 98 7dBm 100 2dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B3 10MHz 96 5dBm 97 1dBm 100 5dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B8 10MHz 98 4dBm 99 0dBm 101 2dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B18 10MHz 99 5dBm 99 0dBm ...

Page 48: ...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 LTE TDD B38 10MHz 95 0dBm 97 0dBm 98 9dBm 96 3dBm LTE TDD B40 10MHz 96 3dBm 98 0dBm 101 0dBm 96 3dBm LTE TDD B41 10MHz 94 5dBm 97 0dBm 98 5dBm 94 3dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO LTE FDD B4 10MHz 97 5dBm 99 0dBm 101 0dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B13 10MHz 97 7dBm 97 0dBm 1...

Page 49: ... 99 5dBm 100dBm 93 5dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO WCDMA B2 109 6dBm 110dBm 110 4dBm 104 7dBm WCDMA B4 109 6dBm 110dBm 110 6dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B5 110 5dBm 110dBm 110 7dBm 104 7dBm LTE FDD B2 10MHz 98 0dBm 98 5dBm 100 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B4 10MHz 97 6dBm 98 2dBm 99 5dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B5 10MHz 98 0dBm 98 5dBm 100 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B12 10MHz 99 0dBm 99 5dBm 100 5dBm 93 3d...

Page 50: ...Bm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B28 10MHz 98 2dBm 100 5dBm 101 7dBm 94 8dBm LTE TDD B38 10MHz 95dBm 97 0dBm 99 7dBm 96 3dBm LTE TDD B40 10MHz 95 9dBm 98 0dBm 100 2dBm 96 3dBm LTE TDD B41 10MHz 94 8dBm 97 0dBm 99 7dBm 94 3dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO EGSM900 108 8dBm 102 0dBm DCS1800 109 0dBm 102 0dbm WCDMA B1 110 5dBm 106 7dBm WCDMA B8 110 5dBm 103 7dBm LTE FDD B1 10MHz 98 0dBm 98 0dBm...

Page 51: ...B7 10MHz 97 0dBm 94 5dBm 99 5dBm 94 3dBm LTE FDD B8 10MHz 97 0dBm 97 0dBm 100 0dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B20 10MHz 97 5dBm 99 0dBm 101 5dBm 93 3dBm LTE FDD B28 10MHz 98 6dBm 98 7dBm 101 0dBm 94 8dBm LTE TDD B38 10MHz 96 3dBm 97dBm 98 5dBm 96 3dBm LTE TDD B40 10MHz 96 9dBm 98 0dBm 99 1dBm 96 3dBm LTE TDD B41 10MHz 95 3dBm 97 5dBm 98 0dBm 94 3dBm Frequency Bands Primary Diversity SIMO1 3GPP SIMO WCDMA B2 ...

Page 52: ... 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 6dBm 100 2dBm 96 3dBm LTE FDD B5 10MHz 98 5dBm 98 2...

Page 53: ...ini PCIe 6 6 Current Consumption The following tables describe the current consumption of EC25 Mini PCIe series module Table 37 Current Consumption of EC25 A Mini PCIe Tested Interfaces Contact Discharge Air Discharge Unit Power Supply and GND 5 10 kV Antenna Interfaces 4 8 kV USB Interface 4 8 kV U SIM Interface 4 8 kV Others 0 5 1 kV Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT...

Page 54: ...SDPA 22 45dBm 745 0 mA WCDMA B4 HSUPA 22 57dBm 752 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA 22 49dBm 616 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 22 43dBm 637 0 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B2 22 92dBm 977 0 mA LTE FDD B4 23 42dBm 1094 0 mA LTE FDD B12 23 39dBm 847 0 mA WCDMA voice call WCDMA B2 23 59dBm 861 0 mA WCDMA B4 23 47dBm 812 0 mA WCDMA B5 23 46dBm 683 0 mA Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT C...

Page 55: ...DD PF 64 USB connected 42 0 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 30 0 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB connected 42 0 mA GPRS data transfer GNSS OFF EGSM900 4DL 1UL 33 10dBm 385 0 mA EGSM900 3DL 2UL 32 93dBm 631 0 mA EGSM900 2DL 3UL 31 15dBm 730 0 mA EGSM900 1DL 4UL 29 94dBm 830 0 mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL 30 35dBm 255 0 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL 30 25dBm 392 0 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL 30 18dBm 527 0 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 29 93dBm 667...

Page 56: ... DCS1800 2DL 3UL 27 34dBm 449 0 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 27 29dBm 573 0 mA GSM850 1UL 4DL 27 09dBm 154 0 mA GSM850 2UL 3DL 26 94dBm 245 0 mA GSM850 3UL 2DL 26 64dBm 328 0 mA GSM850 4UL 1DL 26 53dBm 416 0 mA PCS1900 1UL 4DL 25 65dBm 148 0 mA PCS1900 2UL 3DL 25 63dBm 232 0 mA PCS1900 3UL 2DL 25 54dBm 313 0 mA PCS1900 4UL 1DL 25 26dBm 401 0 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 22 45dBm 815 0 mA W...

Page 57: ...m 843 0 mA LTE FDD B8 22 92dBm 689 0 mA LTE FDD B28 23 23dBm 804 0 mA LTE TDD B40 23 3dBm 429 0 mA GSM voice call GSM850 PCL5 32 66dBm 228 0 mA EGSM900 PCL5 32 59dBm 235 0 mA DCS1800 PCL0 29 72dBm 178 0 mA PCS1900 PCL0 29 82dBm 170 0 mA WCDMA voice call WCDMA B1 23 27dBm 687 0 mA WCDMA B2 23 38dBm 668 0 mA WCDMA B5 23 38dBm 592 0 mA WCDMA B8 23 32dBm 595 0 mA Parameter Description Conditions Typ U...

Page 58: ...3 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB connected 43 3 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 22 55dBm 829 0 mA WCDMA B1 HSUPA 22 25dBm 848 2 mA WCDMA B6 HSDPA 22 79dBm 649 2 mA WCDMA B6 HSUPA 22 59dBm 661 4 mA WCDMA B8 HSDPA 22 71dBm 691 0 mA WCDMA B8 HSUPA 22 63dBm 700 0 mA WCDMA B19 HSDPA 22 77dBm 644 2 mA WCDMA B19 HSUPA 22 53dBm 657 6 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B1 23 15dBm 1045 0 mA LTE FDD...

Page 59: ...4 USB disconnected 5 5 mA WCDMA PF 128 USB disconnected 4 8 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 5 8 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconnected 5 0 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 5 8 mA LTE TDD PF 128 USB disconnected 4 9 mA Idle state GSM DRX 5 USB disconnected 30 0 mA GSM DRX 5 USB connected 43 0 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 31 0 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB connected 45 0 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 31 ...

Page 60: ...M900 2DL 3UL 27 31dBm 500 0 mA EGSM900 1DL 4UL 27 14dBm 623 0 mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL 26 24dBm 224 0 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL 26 13dBm 334 0 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL 25 97dBm 440 0 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 25 82dBm 553 0 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 22 49dBm 798 0 mA WCDMA B1 HSUPA 21 87dBm 788 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA 22 66dBm 781 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 21 99dBm 770 0 mA WCDMA B8 HSDPA 22 23dBm 655 0 mA WCDMA...

Page 61: ...voice call WCDMA B1 23 18dBm 868 0 mA WCDMA B5 22 62dBm 808 0 mA WCDMA B8 23 02dBm 728 0 mA Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 3 4 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 4 8 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconnected 4 3 mA Idle state LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 30 0 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB connected 42 0 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B4 23 3dBm 873 0...

Page 62: ...WCDMA B2 HSDPA 22 63dBm 560 0 mA WCDMA B2 HSUPA 22 49dBm 564 0 mA WCDMA B4 HSDPA 22 45dBm 601 0 mA WCDMA B4 HSUPA 22 57dBm 610 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA 22 49dBm 603 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 22 43dBm 617 0 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B2 22 92dBm 758 0 mA LTE FDD B4 23 12dBm 770 0 mA LTE FDD B5 22 98dBm 700 0 mA LTE FDD B12 23 42dBm 808 0 mA LTE FDD B13 22 92dBm 790 0 mA LTE FDD B14 23 42dBm 795 0 m...

Page 63: ...isconnected 2 48 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconnected 1 81 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 2 79 mA LTE TDD PF 128 USB disconnected 2 00 mA Idle state GSM DRX 5 USB disconnected 19 5 mA GSM DRX 5 USB connected 29 5 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 21 0 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB connected 31 0 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 20 7 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB connected 30 8 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 20 8 m...

Page 64: ...36 0 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL PCL 2 24 54dBm 225 0 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL PCL 2 22 38dBm 300 0 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL PCL 2 21 24dBm 379 0 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 22 93dBm 504 0 mA WCDMA B1 HSUPA 22 62dBm 512 0 mA WCDMA B8 HSDPA 22 88dBm 562 0 mA WCDMA B8 HSUPA 22 14dBm 535 0 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B1 23 6dBm 664 0 mA LTE FDD B3 23 67dBm 693 0 mA LTE FDD B7 23 83dBm 800 0 m...

Page 65: ... WCDMA PF 128 USB disconnected 2 16 mA WCDMA PF 256 USB disconnected 2 07 mA WCDMA PF 512 USB disconnected 1 88 mA LTE FDD PF 32 USB disconnected 4 29 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 3 04 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB connected 3 23 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconnected 2 39 mA LTE FDD PF 256 USB disconnected 2 06 mA Idle state WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 22 0 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB connected 43 0 mA LTE FDD P...

Page 66: ...mA LTE FDD B14 23 44dBm 849 0 mA LTE FDD B66 23 2dBm 850 0 mA LTE FDD B71 22 82dBm 788 0 mA WCDMA voice call WCDMA B2 23 27dBm 672 0 mA WCDMA B4 23 22dBm 663 0 mA WCDMA B5 23 02dBm 680 0 mA Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit IVBAT Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB disconnected 1 55 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 2 82 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB connected 2 98 mA WCDMA PF 128 USB disconnected 2 33 mA WCDMA ...

Page 67: ...mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B2 HSDPA 22 75dBm 848 0 mA WCDMA B2 HSUPA 22 3dBm 818 0 mA WCDMA B4 HSDPA 23 34dBm 813 0 mA WCDMA B4 HSUPA 23 11dBm 774 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA 22 53dBm 759 0 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA 22 58dBm 717 0 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B2 23 09dBm 918 0 mA LTE FDD B4 23 12dBm 933 0 mA LTE FDD B5 22 28dBm 706 0 mA LTE FDD B7 22 56dBm 1011 0 mA LTE FDD B28 22 41dBm 793 0 ...

Page 68: ...128 USB disconnected 3 9 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 4 5 mA LTE TDD PF 128 USB disconnected 3 7 mA Idle state GSM DRX 5 USB disconnected 23 4 mA GSM DRX 5 USB connected 43 4 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 24 2 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB connected 45 6 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 28 7 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB connected 43 7 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 30 4 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB connected 43 9...

Page 69: ...27 00dBm 398 3 mA PCS1900 1DL 4UL 25 86dBm 478 0 mA EDGE data transfer GNSS OFF GSM850 4DL 1UL 27 45dBm 253 6 mA GSM850 3DL 2UL 26 29dBm 389 8 mA GSM850 2DL 3UL 23 96dBm 515 4 mA GSM850 1DL 4UL 22 72dBm 647 6 mA EGSM900 4DL 1UL 27 63dBm 257 2 mA EGSM900 3DL 2UL 26 45dBm 399 1 mA EGSM900 2DL 3UL 24 27dBm 515 3 mA EGSM900 1DL 4UL 22 99dBm 642 0 mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL 26 55dBm 196 7 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL 25...

Page 70: ... 70dBm 667 9 mA WCDMA B8 HSUPA 21 12dBm 674 5 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B1 23 50dBm 963 9 mA LTE FDD B2 22 95dBm 941 7 mA LTE FDD B3 23 27dBm 856 4 mA LTE FDD B4 23 28dBm 817 1 mA LTE FDD B5 23 09dBm 724 5 mA LTE FDD B7 23 09dBm 945 2 mA LTE FDD B8 23 64dBm 888 3 mA LTE FDD B28 22 79dBm 964 5 mA LTE TDD B40 23 70dBm 428 9 mA GSM voice call GSM850 PCL5 32 75dBm 346 9 mA EGSM900 PCL5 33 ...

Page 71: ...FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 5 3 mA LTE FDD PF 128 USB disconnected 4 6 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconnected 5 3 mA LTE TDD PF 128 USB disconnected 4 5 mA Idle state GSM DRX 5 USB disconnected 23 3 mA GSM DRX 5 USB connected 35 4 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB disconnected 23 9 mA WCDMA PF 64 USB connected 36 3 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB disconnected 24 1 mA LTE FDD PF 64 USB connected 36 4 mA LTE TDD PF 64 USB disconne...

Page 72: ...mA DCS1800 4DL 1UL 26 29dBm 199 0 mA DCS1800 3DL 2UL 26 18dBm 309 0 mA DCS1800 2DL 3UL 26 05dBm 415 0 mA DCS1800 1DL 4UL 25 35dBm 503 0 mA WCDMA data transfer GNSS OFF WCDMA B1 HSDPA 22 01dBm 755 0 mA WCDMA B1 HSUPA 22 79dBm 776 0 mA WCDMA B8 HSDPA 22 21dBm 670 6 mA WCDMA B8 HSUPA 22 04dBm 692 6 mA LTE data transfer GNSS OFF LTE FDD B1 23 63dBm 918 7 mA LTE FDD B3 22 78dBm 914 0 mA LTE FDD B7 22 3...

Page 73: ... 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 heatsink and module Add a thermal pad with appropr...

Page 74: ...of the BB chip reaches or exceeds 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 ma...

Page 75: ... All dimensions are measured in millimeter mm and the dimensional tolerances are 0 05mm unless otherwise specified 7 2 Mechanical Dimensions of EC25 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 76: ...gn EC25_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design 75 79 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 77: ...ompiles 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 EC25 Mini PCIe modules are packaged in a tray Each tray contains 10 modules The smallest package of EC25 Mini PCIe contains 100 modules ...

Page 78: ...Commands_ 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 BT Bluetooth CS Coding Scheme CTS Clear to Send DC HSPA Dual carrier ...

Page 79: ...sian Minimum Shift Keying GNSS Global Navigation Satellite 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 Out...

Page 80: ...dio Frequency 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 WLAN Wireless Local Area Network...

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