UMTS/HSDPA Module
UC15 Hardware Design
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Product Concept
2.1. General Description
UC15 is an embedded HSDPA/EDGE engine. Its UMTS-based modem provides data connectivity on
HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE(DL only), GPRS networks.
UC15 offers a maximum data rate of 3.6Mbps on
downlink .UC15 also supports GPRS/EDGE multi-slot class 12. GPRS supports the coding schemes
CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4. EDGE supports CS-1 to CS-4 and MCS-1 to MCS-9 coding schemes. UC15
contains two types UC15-A and UC15-E. Customer can choose the dedicated type based on the wireless
network configuration. The following table shows the entire radio band configuration of UC15 series.
Table 1: UC15 Series Frequency Bands
Module
GSM
850
EGSM
900
DCS
1800
PCS
1900
UMTS
850
UMTS
900
UMTS
1900
UMTS
2100
UC15-A
z
z
z
z
z
z
UC15-E
z
z
z
z
More details about GPRS/EDGE multi-slot configuration and coding schemes, please refer to Appendix B,
C and D.
With a tiny profile of 29.0mm × 29.0mm × 2.5mm, UC15 can meet almost all requirements for M2M
application such as automotive, metering, tracking system, security solutions, routers, wireless POS,
mobile computing devices, PDA phone and tablet PC, etc.
UC15 is an SMD type module, which can be embedded in customer application through its 108-pin pads
including 68 LCC signal pads and 40 other pads.
UC15 is integrated with internet service protocols like TCP/UDP and PPP. Extended AT commands have
been developed for customer to use these internet service protocols easily.
