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4.7.  Antenna Tuner Control Interface 

 

ANTCTL[1:2]  and  RFFE  interface  are  used  for  antenna  tuner  control  and  should  be  routed  to  an 

appropriate antenna control circuit. More details about the interface will be added in the future version of 

this document.   

 

Table 27: Pin Definition of Antenna Tuner Control Interface   

 

 

1) 

If customers have this function requirement, please contact us for more details. 

 

4.8.  Configuration Pins 

 

The module provides four configuration pins, which are defined as below. 

Table 28: Configuration Pins List of M.2 Specification 

 

Table 29: Definition of Configuration Pins 

Pin No.  Pin Name   

I/O 

Description   

DC Characteristics 

56 

RFFE_CLK* 

1)

 

DO 

Used for external MIPI IC control 

1.8 V 

58 

RFFE_DATA* 

1)

 

IO 

Used for external MIPI IC control 

1.8 V 

65 

RFFE_VIO_1V8 

1)

  PO 

Power supply for antenna tuner 

1.8 V 

61 

ANTCTL1* 

DO, PD 

Antenna Control GPIO 

1.8 V 

63 

ANTCTL2* 

DO, PD 

Antenna Control GPIO 

1.8 V 

Config_0 

(Pin 21) 

Config_1 

(Pin 69) 

Config_2 

(Pin 75) 

Config_3 

(Pin 1)   

Module Type and   

Main Host Interface 

Port 

Configuration 

NC 

GND 

NC 

NC 

Quectel defined 

Pin 

No

.

 

Pin Name 

I/O 

Description               

DC Characteristics 

21 

CONFIG_0 

DO 

Not connected internally 

NOTE 

Summary of Contents for RM510Q-GL

Page 1: ...RM510Q GL Hardware Design 5G Module Series Version 1 0 Date 2021 02 07 Status Released www quectel com ...

Page 2: ...r notice Disclaimer While Quectel has made efforts to ensure that the functions and features under development are free from errors it is possible that these functions and features could contain errors inaccuracies and omissions Unless otherwise provided by valid agreement Quectel makes no warranties of any kind implied or express with respect to the use of features and functions under development...

Page 3: ...ess solutions co ltd Transmitting reproducing disseminating and editing this document as well as using the content without permission are forbidden Offenders will be held liable for payment of damages All rights are reserved in the event of a patent grant or registration of a utility model or design Copyright Quectel Wireless Solutions Co Ltd 2021 All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...ss 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 signal and cellular network cannot be guaranteed to connect in certain conditions such as when the mobile bill is unpaid or the U SIM card is invalid When em...

Page 5: ...are Design RM510Q GL_Hardware_Design 4 88 About the Document Revision History Version Date Author Description 2020 10 22 Kingson ZHANG Jumping HE Creation of the document 1 0 2021 02 07 Kingson ZHANG Jumping HE First official release ...

Page 6: ...s 25 3 1 Operating Modes 25 3 1 1 Sleep Mode 25 3 1 2 Airplane Mode 27 3 2 Communication Interface with Host 27 3 3 Power Supply 28 3 3 1 Decrease Voltage Drop 28 3 3 2 Reference Design for Power Supply 29 3 3 3 Monitor the Power Supply 30 3 4 Turn on 30 3 4 1 Turn on the Module 30 3 5 Turn off 32 3 5 1 Turn off the Module through FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF 32 3 5 2 Turn off the Module through AT Command...

Page 7: ...Characteristics 54 5 1 mmWave IF Interfaces 54 5 1 1 Assignment and Definition of mmWave IF Interfaces 54 5 1 2 Characteristics of mmWave IF Interfaces 55 5 1 2 1 VSWR Requirements of mmWave IF Interfaces 55 5 1 2 2 Insertion Loss Requirements of mmWave IF Interfaces 55 5 1 2 3 IF Isolation 56 5 1 2 4 mmWave and Sub 6 GHz Antennas Coexistence 56 5 1 3 mmWave IF Port Mapping 56 5 1 4 IF Connector 5...

Page 8: ... Antenna Requirements 71 6 Electrical Characteristics and Reliability 73 6 1 Power Supply Requirements 73 6 2 Current Consumption 73 6 3 Digital I O Characteristic 78 6 4 Electrostatic Discharge 79 6 5 Thermal Dissipation 79 6 6 Absolute Maximum Ratings 81 6 7 Operating and Storage Temperatures 81 7 Mechanical Dimensions and Packaging 83 7 1 Mechanical Dimensions of the Module 83 7 2 Top and Botto...

Page 9: ...18 Pin Definition of PCM Interface 45 Table 19 Pin Definition of Control and Indication Interfaces 47 Table 20 RF Function Status 48 Table 21 GNSS Function Status 48 Table 22 Network Status Indications of WWAN_LED 49 Table 23 State of the WAKE_ON_WAN 50 Table 24 Function of the DPR Signal 51 Table 25 Pin Definition of Coexistence Interface 51 Table 26 Pin Definition of Antenna Tuner Control Interf...

Page 10: ... 44 Power Supply Requirements 73 Table 45 RM510Q GL Current Consumption 73 Table 46 Logic Levels of Digital I O 1 8 V 78 Table 47 U SIM 1 8 V I O Requirements 78 Table 48 U SIM 3 0 V I O Requirements 79 Table 49 Electrostatic Discharge Characteristics Temperature 25 º C Humidity 40 79 Table 50 Absolute Maximum Ratings 81 Table 51 Operating and Storage Temperatures 81 Table 52 Related Documents 86 ...

Page 11: ...rence Circuit of USB 3 1 2 0 Interface 41 Figure 19 PCIe Interface Reference Circuit 43 Figure 20 PCIe Power up Timing of M 2 Specification 44 Figure 21 PCIe Power up Timing of the Module 45 Figure 22 Primary Mode Timing 46 Figure 23 Auxiliary Mode Timing 46 Figure 24 W_DISABLE1 and W_DISABLE2 Reference Circuit 49 Figure 25 WWAN_LED Reference Circuit 49 Figure 26 WAKE_ON_WAN Signal Reference Circu...

Page 12: ...5G Module Series RM510Q GL Hardware Design RM510Q GL_Hardware_Design 11 88 Figure 42 Tray Packaging Procedure 85 ...

Page 13: ...ation of RM510Q GL To facilitate its application in different fields reference design is also provided for reference Associated with application notes and user guides customers can use the module to design and set up mobile applications easily 1 2 Reference Standard The module complies with the following standards PCI Express M 2 Specification Revision 3 0 Version 1 2 PCI Express Base Specificatio...

Page 14: ...e interface pin name AT command or argument it indicates that the function feature interface pin name AT command or argument is under development and currently not supported unless otherwise specified Brackets used after a pin enclosing a range of numbers indicate all pin of the same type For example ANTCTL 0 3 refers to all four ANTCTL pins ANTCTL0 ANTCTL1 ANTCTL2 and ANTCTL3 ...

Page 15: ...ions only It supports embedded operating systems such as Windows Linux and Android and also provide GNSS and voice functionality to meet specific application demands The following table shows the frequency bands and GNSS type of the module Table 2 Frequency Bands and GNSS Type of RM510Q GL Module Mode RM510Q GL 5G NR SA n1 n2 n3 n5 n7 n8 n12 n20 n25 n28 n38 n40 n41 n48 n66 n71 n77 n78 n79 n257 1 n...

Page 16: ...e U SIM slot USB Interface Compliant with USB 3 1 and 2 0 specifications with maximum transmission rates up to 10 Gbps on USB 3 1 and 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 Used for AT command communication data transmission firmware upgrade software debugging GNSS NMEA sentence output and voice over USB Supports USB serial drivers for Windows 7 8 8 1 10 Linux 2 6 5 4 Android 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9 x 10 PCIe Interfac...

Page 17: ...MIMO on n1 n2 n3 n7 25 n38 n40 n41 n48 n66 n77 n78 n79 Uplink and downlink support 2 x 2 MIMO on FR2 mmWave bands Supports SCS 15 kHz 3 and 30 kHz 3 on sub6 bands Supports SCS 120kHz on FR2 mmWave bands Supports QTM525 power class 3 and QTM527 power class 1 Supports SA4 and NSA4 operation modes on all the 5G band Supports Option 3x 3a 3 and Option 2 Max transmission data rates 5 NSA Max 5 Gbps DL ...

Page 18: ...malfunction Radio spectrum and radio network are not influenced while one or more specifications such as Pout may undergo a reduction in value exceeding the specified tolerances of 3GPP When the temperature returns to the normal operating temperature level the module will meet 3GPP specifications again HSUPA Max 5 76 Mbps UL WCDMA Max 384 kbps DL 384 kbps UL Rx diversity Supports 5G NR LTE WCDMA R...

Page 19: ...ure shows a block diagram of RM510Q GL Power management Baseband LPDDR4X SDRAM NAND Flash Radio frequency M 2 Key B interface ANT0 ANT3_GNSSL1 ANT2 38 4MHz XO Qlink Control Tx PRx DRx ANT1 SPMI Clock IC BB_CLK 19 2MHz RF_CLK 38 4MHz EBI1 EBI2 32 768kHz PMIC MCP NAND 4Gb x 8 LPDDR4X 4Gb x 16 Baseband Sub 6 GHz Transceiver Tx Rx Blocks ET mmWave Transceiver Qlink Control IFV4 IFH1 IFH2 IFV3 IFV2 IFH...

Page 20: ...SB_SS_RX_P 37 USB_SS_RX_M 35 GND 33 USB_SS_TX_P 31 USB_SS_TX_M 29 GND 27 DPR 25 WAKE_ON_WAN 23 CONFIG_0 21 Notch Notch Notch Notch GND 11 USB_DM 9 USB_DP 7 GND 5 GND 3 CONFIG_3 1 PIN11 PIN10 No Pin Name 74 VCC 72 VCC 70 VCC 68 AP2SDX_STATUS 66 USIM1_DET 64 COEX_TXD 62 COEX_RXD 60 WLAN_TX_EN 58 RFFE_DATA 56 RFFE_CLK 54 PCIE_WAKE_N 52 PCIE_CLKREQ_N 50 PCIE_RST_N 48 QTM_VDD_1V9 46 QTM3_PON 44 QTM2_PO...

Page 21: ...on Type Description AI Analog Input AO Analog Output AIO Analog Input Output DI Digital Input DO Digital Output DIO Digital Input Output OD Open Drain PI Power Input PO Power Output PU Pull Up PD Pull Down Pin No Pin Name I O Description DC Characteristic Comment 1 CONFIG_3 DO Not connected internally 2 VCC PI Power supply Vmin 3 135 V Vnom 3 7 V Vmax 4 4 V 3 GND Ground 4 VCC PI Power supply Vmin ...

Page 22: ...9 USB_DM AIO USB 2 0 differential data 10 WWAN_LED DO OD RF status indication LED Active LOW VCC 11 GND Ground 12 Notch Notch 13 Notch Notch 14 Notch Notch 15 Notch Notch 16 Notch Notch 17 Notch Notch 18 Notch Notch 19 Notch Notch 20 PCM_CLK DI PD PCM data bit clock 1 8 V 21 CONFIG_0 DO Not connected internally 22 PCM_DIN DI PD PCM data input 1 8 V 23 WAKE_ON_WAN DO OD Wake up the host Active LOW ...

Page 23: ...ta USIM_VDD 1 8 3 0 V 35 USB_SS_RX_M AI USB 3 1 super speed receive 36 USIM1_VDD PO U SIM1 card power supply USIM_VDD 1 8 3 0 V 37 USB_SS_RX_P AI USB 3 1 super speed receive 38 SDX2AP_STATUS DO PD Status indication to AP 1 8 V 39 GND Ground 40 QTM0_PON DO mmWave antenna control 0 1 8 V 41 PCIE_TX_M AO PCIe transmit 42 QTM1_PON DO mmWave antenna control 1 1 8 V 43 PCIE_TX_P AO PCIe transmit 44 QTM2...

Page 24: ..._TX_EN DO Notification from transceiver to WLAN when LTE transmitting 1 8 V 60 WLAN_TX_EN DI Notification from WLAN to SDR while transmitting 1 8 V 61 ANTCTL1 DO PD Antenna GPIO control 1 8 V 62 COEX_RXD DI PD LTE WLAN coexistence receive data 1 8 V 63 ANTCTL2 DO PD Antenna GPIO control 1 8 V 64 COEX_TXD DO PD LTE WLAN coexistence transmit data 1 8 V 65 RFFE_VIO_1V8 1 PO Power supply for antenna t...

Page 25: ...for more details 2 Keep all NC reserved and unused pins unconnected internally 70 VCC PI Power supply Vmin 3 135 V Vnom 3 7 V Vmax 4 4 V 71 GND Ground 72 VCC PI Power supply Vmin 3 135 V Vnom 3 7 V Vmax 4 4 V 73 GND Ground 74 VCC PI Power supply Vmin 3 135 V Vnom 3 7 V Vmax 4 4 V 75 CONFIG_2 DO Not connected internally NOTES ...

Page 26: ...n the network and it is ready to send and receive data Talk Data The module is connected to network In this mode the power consumption is decided by network setting and data transfer rate Minimum Functionality Mode AT CFUN 0 command sets the module to a minimum functionality mode without removing the power supply In this mode both RF function and U SIM card are invalid Airplane Mode AT CFUN 4 comm...

Page 27: ...onditions must be met to enable the module enter sleep mode Execute AT QSCLK 1 command to enable the sleep mode The host s USB bus which is connected with the module s USB interface has entered into suspend state The following figure shows the connection between the module and the host USB Interface USB Interface Module Host GND GND Figure 4 Sleep Mode Application with USB Remote Wakeup Sending da...

Page 28: ...host an AT command under USB mode can be used For more details about the AT command see document 4 It is suggested that USB 2 0 interface be reserved for firmware upgrade USB AT based PCIe Mode Supports MBIM QMI QRTR AT Communication can be switched back to USB mode by AT command When the module works at the USB AT based switched from USB mode by AT command PCIe mode it supports MBIM QMI QRTR AT a...

Page 29: ...n Voltage Ripple 100 mV Voltage Drop 165 mV Burst Transmission Figure 5 Power Supply Limits during Radio Transmission To decrease voltage drop two 100 µF with low ESR should be used and some multi layer ceramic chip capacitor MLCC array also should be used due to its ultra low ESR These capacitors should be close to VCC pins and the width of VCC trace should be no less than 2 mm In principle the l...

Page 30: ...ut is not too high it is suggested that an LDO is used to supply power for the module If there is a big voltage difference between the input source and the desired output VCC 3 7 V Typ a buck DC DC converter is preferred as the power supply The following figure shows a reference design for 5 0 V input power source based on a DC DC converter The typical output of the power supply is about 3 7 V and...

Page 31: ...he module When the input signal is asserted high 1 19 V the module will turn on When the input signal is driven low signal 0 2 V or tri stated the module will turn off This input signal is 3 3 V tolerant and can be driven by either 1 8 V or 3 3 V GPIO Also it has internally pulled down with a 100 kΩ resistor Table 8 Definition of FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF It is recommended to use a host GPIO to control ...

Page 32: ...0 s Module power on or insertion detection USIM_VDD Module Status FCPO RFFE_VIO_1V8 68 ms System turn on and booting VIH 1 19 V 1 8 V or 3 0 V System booting Inactive Active Tpower on Tturn on Tbooting Tregistering 1 5 V 3 7 V 1 8 V Figure 9 Turn on Timing through FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF Table 9 Turn on Time of the Module Symbol Min Typ Max Comment Tpower on 0 ms 20 ms System power on time It depends ...

Page 33: ...rn off procedure Running OFF 1 5 V 3 7 V USIM_VDD Tturn off VIH 1 19 V 1 8 V or 3 0 V 1 8 V Figure 10 Turn off Timing through FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF Table 10 Turn off Time through FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF 3 5 2 Turn off the Module through AT Command and FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF It is also a safe way to use AT QPOWD command to turn off the module For more details about the command see document 4 The module is d...

Page 34: ...s that the module USB PCIe is removed FCPO pin must be pulled down 2 After turning off the module it is recommended to cut of VCC power supply 3 6 Reset RESET is an asynchronous and active low signal 1 5 V logic level Whenever this pin is active the module will immediately enter Power On Reset POR condition Table 12 Definition of RESET Pin Symbol Min Typ Max Comment Tturn off 6 84 s System turn of...

Page 35: ...pulling down the RESET pin for 250 600 ms An open collector drain driver or a button can be used to control the RESET pin Host Module RESET PMIC GPIO 67 VDD 1 5V Reset pulse 250 600 ms R1 100k R3 100k R2 1k Q1 NPN Figure 12 Reference Circuit of RESET with NPN Driving Circuit Module RESET PMIC 67 VDD 1 5V 250 600 ms S1 TVS R1 100k 33 pF C1 Note The capacitor C1 is recommended to be less than 47 pF ...

Page 36: ...tatus FCPO H RFFE_VIO_1V8 Resetting Running Restarting 1 5 V 3 7 V USIM_VDD 250 ms TRST 600 ms VIH 1 19 V 1 8 V or 3 0 V 1 8 V TRST USIM Figure 14 Resetting Timing through RESET Table 13 Resetting Time through RESET Symbol Min Typ Max Comment TRST USIM 200 ms U SIM card turn off time TRST 250 ms 400 ms 600 ms More than 600 ms will cause reset repeatedly ...

Page 37: ...a tuner control interface Configuration pins 4 1 U SIM Interface The U SIM interface circuitry meets ETSI and IMT 2000 requirements Both Class B 3 0 V and Class C 1 8 V U SIM cards are supported RM510Q GL only supports single U SIM slot 4 1 1 Pin Definition of U SIM Table 14 Pin Definition of U SIM Interface Pin No Pin Name I O Description DC Characteristics 36 USIM1_VDD PO Power supply for U SIM1...

Page 38: ... after the module is restarted 3 USIM_DET is internally pulled up to 1 8 V by software configuration when U SIM hot plug is enabled by AT QSIMDET AT QSIMDET U SIM Card Detection Test Command AT QSIMDET Response QSIMDET list of supported enable s list of supported insert_level s OK Read Command AT QSIMDET Response QSIMDET enable insert_level OK Write Command AT QSIMDET enable insert_level Response ...

Page 39: ...T USIM_DATA USIM_CLK RST CLK CD IO USIM_VDD USIM_VDD USIM_RST VCC GND VPP GND TVS 22 Ω 22 Ω 22 Ω 10k 20k 100 nF 33 pF 33 pF 33 pF Note All these resistors capacitors and TVS should be close to U SIM card connector in PCB layout Figure 15 Reference Circuit for Normally Closed U SIM Card Connector 4 1 4 Normally Open U SIM Card Connector With a normally open U SIM card connector the USIM_DET is norm...

Page 40: ... USIM_DET disconnected A reference circuit for U SIM card interface with a 6 pin U SIM card connector is illustrated by the following figure Module U SIM Card Connector USIM_DET USIM_DATA USIM_CLK RST CLK IO USIM_VDD USIM_VDD USIM_RST VCC GND VPP GND TVS 22 Ω 22 Ω 22 Ω 10k 20k 100 nF 33 pF 33 pF 33 pF Note All these resistors capacitors and TVS should be close to U SIM card connector in PCB layout...

Page 41: ...the U SIM card connector 4 2 USB Interface The module provides one integrated Universal Serial Bus USB interface which complies with the USB 3 1 2 0 specifications and supports super speed 10 Gbps on USB 3 1 and high speed 480 Mbps and full speed 12 Mbps modes on USB 2 0 The USB interface is used for AT command communication data transmission GNSS NMEA sentence output software debugging firmware u...

Page 42: ...mpedance of differential trace of USB 2 0 and 3 1 is 90 Ω For USB 2 0 signal traces the trace length should be less than 120 mm and the differential data pair matching should be less than 2 mm For USB 3 1 signal traces length matching of each differential data pair Tx Rx should be less than 0 7 mm while the matching between Tx and Rx should be less than 10 mm Do not route signal traces under cryst...

Page 43: ... root complex AT QCFG pcie mode is used to set PCIe RC EP mode Parameter For more details about the command see document 4 4 3 2 Pin Definition of PCIe The following table shows the pin definition of PCIe interface AT QCFG pcie mode Set PCIe RC EP Mode Write Command AT QCFG pcie mode mode Response If the optional parameter is omitted query the current setting QCFG pcie mode mode OK If the optional...

Page 44: ...se three signals depend on the host side due to open drain R5 0Ω R4 0Ω C5 220 nF C6 220 nF C1 220 nF C2 220 nF R1 10k R2 10k R3 NM 10k R4 10k Figure 19 PCIe Interface Reference Circuit Pin No Pin Name I O Description Comment 55 PCIE_REFCLK_P AIO PCIe reference clock 100 MHz Require differential impedance of 85 Ω 53 PCIE_REFCLK_M AIO PCIe reference clock 49 PCIE_RX_P AI PCIe receive Require differe...

Page 45: ...cuits and signals such as RF audio crystal and oscillator signals Add a capacitor in series on Tx Rx traces to prevent any DC bias Keep the maximum trace length less than 300 mm Keep the length matching of each differential data pair Tx Rx less than 0 7 mm for PCIe routing traces Keep the differential impedance of PCIe data trace as 85 Ω 10 You must not route PCIe data traces under components or c...

Page 46: ...ws the pin definition of PCM interface which can be applied to audio codec design Table 19 Pin Definition of PCM Interface Symbol Min Typ Max Comment Tpower on 0m s 20 ms System power on time It is depend on host device Tturn on 68 ms System turn on time TFCPO CLKREQ 90 ms 100 ms Power valid to CLKREQ output active TFCPO PERST 100 ms Power valid to PERST input inactive TPERST CLK 100 μs REFCLK sta...

Page 47: ...Hz PCM_CLK at 8 kHz PCM_SYNC and also supports 4096 kHz PCM_CLK at 16 kHz PCM_SYNC In auxiliary mode the data is sampled on the falling edge of the PCM_CLK and transmitted on the rising edge The PCM_SYNC rising edge represents the MSB In this mode PCM interface operates with a 256 kHz PCM_CLK and an 8 kHz 50 duty cycle PCM_SYNC only The module supports 16 bit linear data format The following figur...

Page 48: ...ration W_DISABLE1 is pulled up by default Driving it low will set the module to airplane mode In airplane mode the RF function will be disabled The RF function can also be enabled or disabled through software AT commands The following table shows the RF function status of the module Pin No Pin Name I O Description DC Characteristics 8 W_DISABLE1 DI OD Airplane mode control Pulled up by default Act...

Page 49: ...in which are pulled up to a 1 8 V voltage in the module as shown in the following figure so the control signals GPIO of the host device could be at 1 8 V or 3 3 V voltage level W_DISABLE1 and W_DISABLE2 are active low signals and a reference circuit is shown as below W_DISABLE1 Level AT Commands RF Function Status High Level AT CFUN 1 Enabled RF operation allowed High Level AT CFUN 0 AT CFUN 4 Dis...

Page 50: ...o indicate RF status of the module and its sink current is up to 10 mA To reduce current consumption of the LED a current limited resistor must be placed in series with the LED as illustrated in the figure below The LED is ON when the WWAN_LED signal is at low level Module WWAN_LED PMIC 10 VCC Typ 3 7V R1 330 Ω LED1 2 4 70 72 74 VCC Figure 25 WWAN_LED Reference Circuit The following table shows th...

Page 51: ...n drain in pin23 Wake up the host 1s H L R1 10k Figure 26 WAKE_ON_WAN Signal Reference Circuit 4 5 5 DPR The module provides the DPR Dynamic Power Reduction pin for body SAR Specific Absorption Rate detection The signal is sent from a host system proximity sensor to the module to provide an input trigger which will reduce the output power in radio transmission High Level LED OFF RF function is tur...

Page 52: ...r WLAN Coexistence Interface The module provides the cellular WLAN Coexistence interface the following table shows the pin definition of this interface Table 26 Pin Definition of Coexistence Interface DPR Level Function High Floating NO max transmitting power backoff Low Max transmitting power backoff by AT QCFG sarcfg Pin No Pin Name I O Description DC Characteristics 59 LAA_TX_EN DO Notification...

Page 53: ...es four configuration pins which are defined as below Table 28 Configuration Pins List of M 2 Specification Table 29 Definition of Configuration Pins Pin No Pin Name I O Description DC Characteristics 56 RFFE_CLK 1 DO Used for external MIPI IC control 1 8 V 58 RFFE_DATA 1 IO Used for external MIPI IC control 1 8 V 65 RFFE_VIO_1V8 1 PO Power supply for antenna tuner 1 8 V 61 ANTCTL1 DO PD Antenna C...

Page 54: ...ONFIG_1 CONFIG_2 CONFIG_3 GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO 21 69 75 1 VCC_IO_HOST R1 10k R2 10k R3 10k R4 10k NM 0Ω NM 0Ω 0Ω NM 0Ω Notes The voltage level of VCC_IO_HOST could be 1 8 V or 3 3 V typically Figure 27 Recommended Circuit of Configuration Pins 69 CONFIG_1 DO Connected to GND internally 75 CONFIG_2 DO Not connected internally 1 CONFIG_3 DO Not connected internally ...

Page 55: ...aracteristics of the module 5 1 mmWave IF Interfaces 5 1 1 Assignment and Definition of mmWave IF Interfaces The following figure and table show the assignment and definition of RM510Q GL mmWave IF interfaces respectively IFV4 IFH1 IFH2 IFV3 IFV2 IFH3 IFH4 IFV1 ANT2 ANT1 ANT0 ANT3_GNSSL1 Figure 28 Assignment of mmWave IF Interfaces ...

Page 56: ...ontrol signal for mmWave RFIC device 2 IFH3 AIO Horizontal polarization IF output signal and control signal for mmWave RFIC device 3 IFH4 AIO Horizontal polarization IF output signal and control signal for mmWave RFIC device 4 IFV1 AIO Vertical polarization IF output signal and local oscillator LO signal for mmWave RFIC device 4 IFV2 AIO Vertical polarization IF output signal and LO signal for mmW...

Page 57: ...as Coexistence Isolation between mmWave and sub 6 GHz antennas 20 dB The following table shows the isolation requirements between IF cable and Sub 6 GHz antennas Table 33 Isolation Requirements between IF cable to Sub 6 GHz Antennas 5 1 3 mmWave IF Port Mapping RM510Q GL supports QTM525 power class 3 and QTM527 power class 1 IF port mapping as shown below Table 34 mmWave IF Port Mapping 1 2 3 6 GH...

Page 58: ...ceptacle IPEX 20981 001E 02 on the RM510Q GL and plug IPEX 20980 001R 13 are illustrated as below Figure 29 Dimensions of IF Connectors 2 QTM2_PON IFH2 QTM527 2_IF1 H IF1 H IFV3 QTM527 2_IF2 V IF2 V 3 QTM3_PON IFV2 QTM527 3_IF2 V IF2 V IFH3 QTM527 3_IF1 H IF1 H 4 QTM1_PON IFV1 QTM527 4_IF2 V IF2 V IFH4 QTM527 4_IF1 H IF1 H ...

Page 59: ... MHB_TRX UHB2 _PRX MIMO WCDMA MHB_TRX 50 Ω impedance ANT1 AIO Antenna1 interface 5G NR LB_TRX MHB_DRX MIMO n41_DRX11 n77 n78 n79_DRx MIMO LTE LB_TRX MHB_DRX MIMO UHB2 _DRX MIMO LAA PRX WCDMA LB_TRX 50 Ω impedance ANT2 AIO Antenna2 interface 5G NR LB_DRX MHB_PRX MIMO n41 TRX0 1 n77 n78 n79_TRX LTE LB_DRX MHB_PRX MIMO UHB 2 _TRX WCDMA LB_DRX 50 Ω impedance ANT3_ GNSSL1 AI Antenna3 interface 5G NR MH...

Page 60: ...2690 3300 to 4200 4400 to 6000 ANT2 LB_DRX LB_DRX MHB_PRX MIMO UHB 1 _TRX LB_DRX MHB_PRX MIMO UHB 1 _ TRX TRX0 2 TRX 617 to 960 1452 to 2690 3300 to 4200 4400 to 5000 ANT3_ GNSSL1 MHB_DRX MHB_DRX UHB 1 _DRX LAA_DRX MHB_DRX UHB 1 _DRX DRX0 2 DRX 1452 to 2690 3300 to 4200 4400 to 6000 1 1 UHB frequency range 3400 3800 MHz 2 2 NR TRX1 TX MIMO PRX MIMO NR DRX1 DRX MIMO Band Name Transmit MHz Receive M...

Page 61: ... 849 859 894 B26 700 APAC 703 748 758 803 B28 n28 FLO 717 728 B29 WCS 2305 2315 2350 2360 B30 L band 1452 1496 B32 B34 2010 2025 2010 2025 B34 B38 2570 2620 2570 2620 B38 n38 B39 1880 1920 1880 1920 B39 B40 2300 2400 2300 2400 B40 n40 B41 B41 XGP 2496 2690 2496 2690 B41 n41 B42 3400 3600 3400 3600 B42 B43 3600 3800 3600 3800 B43 B46 5150 5925 5150 5925 B46 B48 3550 3700 3550 3700 B48 n48 B66 1710 ...

Page 62: ...WCDMA B8 109 5 112 111 5 103 7 dBm WCDMA B19 111 112 112 104 7 dBm LTE LTE FDD B1 10 MHz 98 0 99 2 101 0 96 3 dBm LTE FDD B2 10 MHz 97 0 99 2 101 5 94 3 dBm LTE FDD B3 10 MHz 97 0 98 7 101 2 93 3 dBm LTE FDD B4 10 MHz 97 5 98 7 101 0 96 3 dBm LTE FDD B5 10 MHz 99 0 101 0 102 5 94 3 dBm LTE FDD B7 10 MHz 97 0 98 5 100 5 94 3 dBm LTE FDD B8 10 MHz 98 5 100 5 102 2 93 3 dBm LTE FDD B12 B17 10 MHz 99 ...

Page 63: ...3 dBm LTE TDD B42 10 MHz 96 8 99 0 100 5 95 dBm LTE TDD B43 10 MHz 96 8 99 0 100 5 95 dBm LTE TDD B48 10 MHz 96 8 96 8 99 0 95 dBm LTE FDD B66 10 MHz 96 8 98 3 100 2 96 5 dBm LTE FDD B71 10 MHz 100 0 101 0 102 5 94 2 dBm 5G NR 5G NR FDD n1 20 MHz SCS 15 kHz 94 5 95 5 97 5 94 0 dBm 5G NR FDD n2 20 MHz SCS 15 kHz 94 5 95 5 97 5 92 0 dBm 5G NR FDD n3 20 MHz SCS 15 kHz 93 5 95 5 97 0 91 0 dBm 5G NR FD...

Page 64: ...0 95 0 97 0 94 0 dBm 5G NR TDD n40 20 MHz SCS 30 kHz 93 5 93 5 95 5 94 0 dBm 5G NR TDD n41 20 MHz SCS 30 kHz 85 0 87 0 88 5 92 0 dBm 5G NR FDD n48 20 MHz SCS 30 kHz 94 0 95 5 97 93 5 dBm 5G NR FDD n66 20 MHz SCS 15 kHz 91 5 92 0 94 5 93 5 dBm 5G NR FDD n71 10 MHz SCS 15 kHz 95 0 97 5 99 5 94 0 dBm 5G NR TDD n77 20 MHz SCS 30 kHz 86 0 87 0 89 0 92 9 dBm 5G NR TDD n78 20 MHz SCS 30 kHz 86 0 87 5 89 ...

Page 65: ...e supports standard NMEA 0183 protocol and outputs NMEA sentences at 1 Hz data update rate via USB interface by default By default the module GNSS engine is switched off It has to be switched on via AT command For more details about GNSS engine technology and configurations see document 5 5 3 2 GNSS Frequency Table 40 GNSS Frequency 5G NR 5G NR bands 23 dBm 2 dB Class 3 40 dBm BW 5 20 MHz 1 5G NR ...

Page 66: ...5 dB isolation between each two antennas to improve the receiving sensitivity and 20 dB isolation between 5G NR UL MIMO TRX0 and TRX1 antennas 5 3 3 GNSS Performance The following table shows GNSS performance of RM510Q GL Table 41 GNSS Performance Parameter Description Conditions Typ Unit Sensitivity GNSS Cold start Autonomous 148 dBm Reacquisition Autonomous 159 dBm Tracking Autonomous 159 dBm TT...

Page 67: ...power at which the module can fix position successfully within 3 minutes after executing cold start command 5 4 Antenna Connectors 5 4 1 Antenna Connector Location RM510Q GL have four antenna connectors each ANT0 ANT1 ANT2 and ANT3_GNSSL1 which are shown as below IFV4 IFH1 IFH2 IFV3 IFV2 IFH3 IFH4 IFV1 ANT2 ANT1 ANT0 ANT3_GNSSL1 Figure 30 RM510Q GL Antenna Connectors 5 4 2 Antenna Connector Size R...

Page 68: ... will accept two types of mating plugs that will meet a maximum height of 1 2 mm using a Ø0 81 mm coaxial cable or a maximum height of 1 45 mm utilizing a Ø1 13 mm coaxial cable The following figure shows the specifications of mating plugs using Ø0 81 mm coaxial cables Item Specification Nominal Frequency Range DC to 6 GHz Nominal Impedance 50 Ω Temperature Rating 40 to 85 C Voltage Standing Wave ...

Page 69: ...re illustrates the connection between the receptacle RF connector on the module and the mating plug using a Ø0 81 mm coaxial cable Figure 33 Connection between RF Connector and Mating Plug Using Ø0 81 mm Coaxial Cable The following figure illustrates the connection between the receptacle RF connector on the module and the mating plug using a Ø1 13 mm coaxial cable ...

Page 70: ... Plug Using Ø1 13 mm Coaxial Cable 5 4 4 Recommended RF Connector for Installation 5 4 4 1 Assemble Coaxial Cable Plug Manually The pictures for plugging in a coaxial cable plug is shown below θ 90 OK θ 90 NG Figure 35 Plug in A Coaxial Cable Plug The pictures of pulling out the coaxial cable plug is shown below θ 90 OK θ 90 NG ...

Page 71: ... GL_Hardware_Design 70 88 Figure 36 Pull out Coaxial Cable Plug 5 4 4 2 Assemble Coaxial Cable Plug with Jig The pictures of installing the coaxial cable plug with a jig is shown below θ 90 OK θ 90 NG Figure 37 Install the Coaxial Cable Plug with Jig ...

Page 72: ...RX UHB_PRX MIMO WCDMA MHB_TRX 1400 5000 MHz ANT1 Antenna1 interface 5G NR LB_TRX MHB_DRX MIMO n41_DRx1 n77 n78 n79_DRx MIMO LTE LB_TRX MHB_DRX MIMO UHB_DRX MIMO LAA_PRX WCDMA LB_TRX 600 6000 MHz ANT2 Antenna2 interface 5G NR LB_DRX MHB_PRX MIMO n41 TRX0 n77 n78 n79 TRX LTE LB_DRX MHB_PRX MIMO UHB_TRX WCDMA LB_DRX 600 5000 MHz ANT3_ GNSSL1 Antenna3 interface 5GNR MHB_DRX n41 DRX0 n77 n78 n79_DRX LT...

Page 73: ...CDMA B1 B2 B3 B4 LTE B1 B2 B3 B4 B25 B32 B34 B39 B66 5G NR n1 n2 n3 n25 n66 Cable insertion loss 2 dB LTE B7 B30 B38 B40 B41 B42 B43 B46 B48 5G NR n7 n38 n40 n41 n48 n77 n78 n79 GNSS Frequency range 1559 1606 MHz Polarization RHCP or linear VSWR 2 Typ Passive antenna gain 0 dBi ...

Page 74: ...ements of the module Table 45 Power Supply Requirements 6 2 Current Consumption Table 46 RM510Q GL Current Consumption Parameter Description Min Typ Max Unit VCC Power Supply 3 135 3 7 4 4 V Voltage Ripple 30 100 mV Voltage Drop 165 mV Description Conditions Typ Unit OFF state Power off 82 μA Sleep state AT CFUN 0 USB Suspend 5 11 mA WCDMA DRX 0 64s USB Suspend 5 389 mA LTE FDD DRX 0 64s USB Suspe...

Page 75: ...0 mA WCDMA B2 HSUPA CH9800 23 dBm 615 mA WCDMA B3 HSDPA CH1338 23 dBm 570 mA WCDMA B3 HSUPA CH1338 23 dBm 545 mA WCDMA B4 HSDPA CH1638 23 dBm 520 mA WCDMA B4 HSUPA CH1638 23 dBm 505 mA WCDMA B5 HSDPA CH4407 23 dBm 430 mA WCDMA B5 HSUPA CH4407 23 dBm 405 mA WCDMA B6 HSDPA CH4400 23 dBm 420 mA WCDMA B6 HSUPA CH4400 23 dBm 415 mA WCDMA B8 HSDPA CH3012 23 dBm 430 mA WCDMA B8 HSUPA CH3012 23 dBm 420 mA...

Page 76: ... CH8365 23 dBm 695 mA LTE FDD B26 CH8865 23 dBm 470 mA LTE FDD B28 CH9435 23 dBm 490 mA LTE FDD B30 CH9820 23 dBm 860 mA LTE TDD B34 CH36275 23 dBm 440 mA LTE TDD B38 CH38000 23 dBm 420 mA LTE TDD B39 CH38450 23 dBm 380 mA LTE TDD B40 CH39150 23 dBm 345 mA LTE TDD B41 CH40620 23 dBm 440 mA LTE TDD B42 CH42590 23 dBm 460 mA LTE TDD B43 CH44590 23 dBm 500 mA LTE TDD B48 CH55990 23 dBm 480 mA LTE FDD...

Page 77: ...G NR FDD n1 CH423000 23 dBm 950 mA 5G NR FDD n1 CH428000 23 dBm 880 mA 5G NR FDD n1 CH433000 23 dBm 930 mA 5G NR FDD n2 CH387000 23 dBm 610 mA 5G NR FDD n2 CH392000 23 dBm 740 mA 5G NR FDD n2 CH397000 23 dBm 610 mA 5G NR FDD n3 CH362000 23 dBm 780 mA 5G NR FDD n3 CH368500 23 dBm 780 mA 5G NR FDD n3 CH375000 23 dBm 870 mA 5G NR FDD n5 CH174800 23 dBm 515 mA 5G NR FDD n5 CH176300 23 dBm 510 mA 5G NR...

Page 78: ...n25 CH398000 23 dBm 680 mA 5G NR FDD n28 CH152600 23 dBm 550 mA 5G NR FDD n28 CH156100 23 dBm 560 mA 5G NR FDD n28 CH159600 23 dBm 530 mA 5G NR TDD n38 CH515000 23 dBm 310 mA 5G NR TDD n38 CH519000 23 dBm 310 mA 5G NR TDD n38 CH523000 23 dBm 310 mA 5G NR TDD n40 CH461000 23 dBm 580 mA 5G NR TDD n40 CH470000 23 dBm 580 mA 5G NR TDD n40 CH479000 23 dBm 580 mA 5G NR TDD n48 CH637000 23 dBm 420 mA 5G ...

Page 79: ...670 mA WCDMA B2 CH9800 23 dBm 730 mA WCDMA B3 CH1338 23 dBm 650 mA WCDMA B4 CH1638 23 dBm 600 mA WCDMA B5 CH4408 23 dBm 460 mA WCDMA B6 CH4175 23 dBm 460 mA WCDMA B8 CH3012 23 dBm 475 mA WCDMA B19 CH338 23 dBm 460 mA Parameter Description Min Max Unit VIH Input high voltage 1 65 2 1 V VIL Input low voltage 0 3 0 54 V VOH Output high voltage 1 3 1 8 V VOL Output low voltage 0 0 4 V Parameter Descri...

Page 80: ...ule Table 50 Electrostatic Discharge Characteristics Temperature 25 º C Humidity 40 6 5 Thermal Dissipation RM510Q GL are designed to work over an extended temperature range To achieve a maximum VIL Input low voltage 0 3 0 2 USIM_VDD V VOH Output high voltage 0 8 USIM_VDD USIM_VDD V VOL Output low voltage 0 0 4 V Parameter Description Min Max Unit USIM_VDD Power supply 2 7 3 05 V VIH Input high vo...

Page 81: ...al Dissipation Area on Bottom Side of Module There are other measures to enhance heat dissipation performance Add ground vias as many as possible on PCB Maximize airflow over around the module Place the module away from other heating sources Module mounting holes must be used to attach ground the device to the main PCB ground It is NOT recommended to apply solder mask on the main PCB where the mod...

Page 82: ...ratings for power supply and voltage on digital and analog pins of the module are listed in the following table Table 51 Absolute Maximum Ratings 6 7 Operating and Storage Temperatures Table 52 Operating and Storage Temperatures 1 1 To meet this operating temperature range you need to ensure effective thermal dissipation for example by adding passive or active heatsinks heat pipes vapor chambers e...

Page 83: ...pipes vapor chambers etc Within this range the module remains the ability to establish and maintain functions such as voice SMS etc without any unrecoverable malfunction Radio spectrum and radio network are not influenced while one or more specifications such as Pout may undergo a reduction in value exceeding the specified tolerances of 3GPP When the temperature returns to the normal operating tem...

Page 84: ...cifications of RM510Q GL All dimensions are measured in mm and the tolerances are 0 05 mm unless otherwise specified 7 1 Mechanical Dimensions of the Module Figure 39 Mechanical Dimensions of the Module Unit mm Images above are for illustration purpose only and may differ from the actual module For authentic appearance and label please refer to the module received from Quectel NOTE ...

Page 85: ...P VIEW BOT VIEW Figure 40 RM510Q GL Top View and Bottom View 7 3 M 2 Connector The module adopts a standard PCI Express M 2 connector which compiles with the directives and standards listed in PCI Express M 2 Specification Rev3 0 7 4 Packaging The modules are packaged in trays The following figure shows the tray size ...

Page 86: ...ge 100 modules at a time tray size 247 mm 172 mm 2 Place an empty tray on the top of the 10 tray stack 3 Fix the stack with masking tape in shape as shown in the following figure 4 Pack the stack with conductive bag and then fix the bag with masking tape 5 Place the list of IMEI No into a small carton 6 Seal the carton and then label the seal with sealing sticker small carton size 250 mm 175 mm 12...

Page 87: ...ave_EVB_HP 527 _User_Guide RM510Q GL EVB user guide QTM527 4 Quectel_RG50xQ RM5xxQ_Series_AT_Commands_ Manual AT commands manual for RG50xQ RM5xxQ series 5 Quectel_RG50xQ RM5xxQ_Series_GNSS_ Application_Note The GNSS application note for RG50xQ and RM5xxQ series Abbreviation Description BIOS Basic Input Output System bps Bit Per Second CPE Customer Premise Equipment CSQ Cellular Signal Quality DFO...

Page 88: ...nications HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access IF Intermediate Frequency kbps Kilo Bits Per Second LAA License Assisted Access LED Light Emitting Diode LO Local Oscillator LTE Long Term Evolution Mbps Mega Bits Per Second ME Mobile Equipment MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output MLCC Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitor MMS Multimedia Messaging Service mmWave Millimeter w...

Page 89: ...Integrated Circuit Rx Receive SAR Specific Absorption Rate SCS Sub carrier Spacing SMS Short Message Service TCP Transmission Control Protocol Tx Transmit UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UDP User Datagram Protocol UL Uplink URC Unsolicited Result Code USB Universal Serial Bus U SIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module VIH Input High Voltage Level VIL Input Low Voltage Level VOH Ou...

Page 90: ...5G Module Series RM510Q GL Hardware Design RM510Q GL_Hardware_Design 89 88 WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access ...

Page 91: ...onal emissions other than what is permitted in Part 15 Subpart B or emissions are complaint with the transmitter s rule s The Grantee will provide guidance to the host manufacturer for Part 15 B requirements if needed Important Note notice that any deviation s from the defined parameters of the antenna trace as described by the instructions require that the host product manufacturer must notify to...

Page 92: ...imum antenna gain including cable loss must not exceed Test Mode Antenna Gain dBi Test Mode Antenna Gain dBi WCDMA B2 8 00 LTE B38 2 00 WCDMA B4 5 00 LTE B41 2 00 WCDMA B5 5 00 LTE B48 2 00 LTE B2 8 00 LTE B66 5 00 LTE B4 5 00 LTE B71 5 00 LTE B5 5 00 n2 8 00 LTE B7 8 00 n5 5 00 LTE B12 5 00 n7 8 00 LTE B13 5 00 n12 5 00 LTE B14 5 00 n25 8 00 LTE B17 5 00 n41 5 00 LTE B25 8 00 n66 5 00 LTE B26 5 0...

Page 93: ...asures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s author...

Page 94: ...nna As long as 2 conditions above are met further transmitter test will not be required However the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be ...

Page 95: ...its set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator your body Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements ISED établies pour un environnement non contrôlé Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre ...

Page 96: ...the transmitter and obtaining a separate Canada authorization NOTE IMPORTANTE Dans le cas où ces conditions ne peuvent être satisfaites par exemple pour certaines configurations d ordinateur portable ou de certaines co localisation avec un autre émetteur l autorisation du Canada n est plus considéré comme valide et l ID IC ne peut pas être utilisé sur le produit final Dans ces circonstances l inté...

Page 97: ... required regulatory information warning as show in this manual Manuel d information à l utilisateur final L intégrateur OEM doit être conscient de ne pas fournir des informations à l utilisateur final quant à la façon d installer ou de supprimer ce module RF dans le manuel de l utilisateur du produit final qui intègre ce module Le manuel de l utilisateur final doit inclure toutes les informations...

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