GSM/GPRS/GNSS Module Series
MC60 Series Hardware Design
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Product Concept
2.1. General Description
MC60 is a multi-purpose module which integrates a high performance GNSS engine and a quad-band
GSM/GPRS engine. It can work as
All-in-one
solution or
Stand-alone
solution according to customers'
application demands. For detailed introduction on
All-in-one
solution and
Stand-alone
solution, please
refer to
Chapter 3.4
.
The quad-band GSM/GPRS engine can work at frequencies of GSM850MHz, EGSM900MHz,
DCS1800MHz and PCS1900MHz. MC60 features GPRS multi-slot class 12 and supports the GPRS
coding schemes CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4. For more details about GPRS multi-slot classes and coding
schemes, please refer to the
Appendix B & C
.
The GNSS engine is a single receiver integrating GPS and GLONASS systems. It supports multiple
positioning and navigation systems including autonomous GPS, GLONASS, SBAS (including WAAS,
EGNOS, MSAS and GAGAN), and QZSS. It is able to
achieve the industry’s highest level of sensitivity,
accuracy and TTFF with the lowest power consumption. The embedded flash memory provides capacity
for storing user-specific configurations and allows for future updates.
MC60 is an SMD type module with 54 LCC pads and 14 LGA pads which can be easily embedded into
applications. With a compact profile of 18.7mm × 16.0mm × 2.1mm, the module can meet almost all the
requirements for M2M applications, including vehicle and personal tracking, wearable devices, security
systems, wireless POS, industrial PDA, smart metering, remote maintenance & control, etc.
Designed with power saving technique, the current consumption of MC60
’s GSM part is as low as 1.2mA
in Sleep mode when DRX is 5 and the GNSS part is powered off. The GNSS engine also has many
advanced power saving modes including standby and backup modes which can fit the requirement of
low-power consumption in different scenes.
GSM part of MC60 is integrated with Internet service protocols such as TCP, UDP, PPP, HTTP and FTP.
Extended AT commands have been developed for customers to use these Internet service protocols
easily.
EASY technology as a key feature of GNSS part of MC60 is one kind of AGPS. Capable of collecting and
processing all internal aiding information like GNSS time, ephemeris, last position, etc., the GNSS part
will have a fast TTFF in either Hot or Warm start.
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