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DCS1800/PCS1900 

UMTS1900/2100 

Cable insertion loss <1.5dB 

 

Table 21: Antenna Requirements 

Type 

Requirements 

Frequency Range 

GSM 4-band: 850/900/1800/1900MHz 

UMTS 5-band: 800/850/900/1900/2100MHz 

VSWR 

<2:1 recommended, <3:1 acceptable 

Gain (dBi) 

1 typical 

Max Input Power (W) 

50 

Input Impedance (Ω) 

50 

Polarization Type 

Vertical 

 

4.2.2.  Recommended RF Connector for Antenna Installation 

If  RF  connector  is  used  for  antenna  connection,  it  is  recommended  to  use  U.FL-R-SMT  connector 

provided by HIROSE. 

 

Figure 37: Dimensions of the U.FL-R-SMT Connector (Unit: mm) 

 

U.FL-LP serial connectors listed in the following figure can be used to match the U.FL-R-SMT. 

Summary of Contents for UG96

Page 1: ...UG96 Hardware Design UMTS HSPA Module Series Rev UG96_Hardware_Design_V1 6 Date 2018 08 13 Status Released www quectel com ...

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Page 3: ...g in Chapter 3 13 3 Updated current consumption values in Chapter 5 4 4 Updated GPRS multi slot class in Chapter 10 1 3 2017 05 24 Eden LIU 1 Updated notes of PCM and I2C interfaces in Chapter 3 13 2 Updated recommended footprint and stencil in Chapter 6 1 4 2017 12 21 Yeoman CHEN Modified TVS parasitic capacitance which should be less than 15pF for better performance in Chapter 3 11 1 5 2018 01 1...

Page 4: ...cation 23 3 5 1 2 USB Application with Suspend Function 24 3 5 1 3 USB Application without Suspend Function 25 3 5 2 Minimum Functionality Mode 26 3 6 Power Supply 26 3 6 1 Power Supply Pins 26 3 6 2 Decrease Voltage Drop 27 3 6 3 Reference Design for Power Supply 28 3 6 4 Monitor the Power Supply 29 3 7 Turn on and off Scenarios 29 3 7 1 Turn on Module Using the PWRKEY 29 3 7 2 Turn off Module 30...

Page 5: ...racteristics 54 5 1 Absolute Maximum Ratings 54 5 2 Power Supply Ratings 54 5 3 Operation and Storage Temperatures 55 5 4 Current Consumption 55 5 5 RF Output Power 58 5 6 RF Receiving Sensitivity 59 5 7 Electrostatic Discharge 60 6 Mechanical Dimensions 61 6 1 Mechanical Dimensions of the Module 61 6 2 Recommended Footprint Design 63 6 3 Top and Bottom Views of the Module 64 7 Storage Manufacturi...

Page 6: ...NITION OF PCM AND I2C INTERFACES 44 TABLE 15 PIN DEFINITION OF NETLIGHT 46 TABLE 16 WORKING STATE OF NETLIGHT 46 TABLE 17 PIN DEFINITION OF STATUS 47 TABLE 18 PIN DEFINITION OF RF ANTENNA 48 TABLE 19 MODULE OPERATING FREQUENCIES 48 TABLE 20 ANTENNA CABLE REQUIREMENTS 51 TABLE 21 ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS 52 TABLE 22 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS 54 TABLE 23 POWER SUPPLY RATINGS 54 TABLE 24 OPERATION AND STO...

Page 7: ...ROM CAPACITOR 36 FIGURE 20 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF LOGIC LEVEL TRANSLATOR 38 FIGURE 21 REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT 38 FIGURE 22 RS232 LEVEL MATCH CIRCUIT 39 FIGURE 23 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF U SIM INTERFACE WITH AN 8 PIN U SIM CARD CONNECTOR 40 FIGURE 24 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF U SIM INTERFACE WITH A 6 PIN U SIM CARD CONNECTOR 41 FIGURE 25 REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF USB INTERFACE 42 FIGURE 26 TEST ...

Page 8: ...MM 53 FIGURE 40 MODULE TOP AND SIDE DIMENSIONS 61 FIGURE 41 MODULE BOTTOM DIMENSIONS TOP VIEW 62 FIGURE 42 RECOMMENDED FOOTPRINT TOP VIEW 63 FIGURE 43 TOP VIEW OF THE MODULE 64 FIGURE 44 BOTTOM VIEW OF THE MODULE 64 FIGURE 45 REFLOW SOLDERING THERMAL PROFILE 66 FIGURE 46 TAPE DIMENSIONS 67 FIGURE 47 REEL DIMENSIONS 68 ...

Page 9: ...hardware interface which are connected with customers applications This document can help customers quickly understand module interface specifications electrical and mechanical details as well as other related information of UG96 module Associated with application note and user guide customers can use UG96 module to design and set up mobile applications easily ...

Page 10: ...onsult 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 cannot be guarantee...

Page 11: ...Module GSM 850 EGSM 900 DCS 1800 PCS 1900 UMTS 800 UMTS 850 UMTS 900 UMTS 1900 UMTS 2100 UG96 1 UG96 module includes Data only and Telematics versions Data only version does not support voice function while Telematics version supports it More details about GPRS EDGE multi slot configuration and coding schemes please refer to Appendix B C and D With a compact profile of 26 5mm 22 5mm 2 2mm UG96 can...

Page 12: ...27dBm 3dB for GSM850 and EGSM900 8 PSK Class E2 26dBm 3dB for DCS1800 and PCS1900 8 PSK Class 3 24dBm 1 7 3 7dB for UMTS 800 850 900 1900 2100 HSPA UMTS Features Compliant with 3GPP Release 7 WCDMA data rate is corresponded with 3GPP R99 R4 384kbps on downlink and 384kbps on uplink Support both QPSK and 16 QAM modulation GSM GPRS EDGE Data Features GPRS Support GPRS multi slot class 33 Coding sche...

Page 13: ...mmand communication and firmware upgrade Multiplexing function USB Interface Compliant with USB 1 1 2 0 specification slave only the data transfer rate can reach up to 480Mbps Used for AT command communication data transmission software debugging and firmware upgrade Support USB drivers for Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 10 Linux 2 6 3 x 4 1 Android 4 x 5 x 6 0 AT Commands Compliant with...

Page 14: ...rum and no harm to radio network Only one or more parameters like Pout might reduce in their value and exceed the specified tolerances When the temperature returns to normal operating temperature levels the module will meet 3GPP specifications again 2 3 Functional Diagram The following figure shows a block diagram of UG96 and illustrates the major functional parts RF transceiver Baseband DDR NAND ...

Page 15: ...TX LB Duplexer PCM PMU Reset I2C PA ASM B5 B6 GSM850 B8 GSM900 DC DC B1 B2 B5 B6 B8 PM_H PM_L GSM TX HB DCS1800 Figure 1 Functional Diagram 2 4 Evaluation Board In order to help customers develop applications conveniently with UG96 Quectel supplies an evaluation board UMTS LTE EVB RS 232 to USB cable USB data cable power adapter earphone antenna and other peripherals to control or test the module ...

Page 16: ...ped with 62 pin 1 1mm pitch SMT pads plus 40 pin ground reserved pads that can be connected to customers cellular application platforms Sub interfaces included in these pads are described in detail in the following chapters Power supply RTC interface UART interface U SIM interface USB interface PCM and I2C interfaces Status indication ...

Page 17: ...SIM_RST USIM_VDD RI DCD CTS TXD RXD VBAT_BB VBAT_BB USIM_GND GND RESERVED 31 30 29 28 27 26 23 22 21 20 19 10 9 USB_DP USB_VBUS RESERVED GND RESERVED RESERVED RTS I2C_SCL I2C_SDA 8 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 40 41 42 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 24 57 56 GND GND RF_ANT GND GND RESERVED VBAT_RF VBAT_RF GND GND RESERVED VRTC GND USIM_PRESENCE 63 64 65 66 67 68 83 84 85 86 87 88 98 97 96 95 94 93 78 77 76 75 74...

Page 18: ...o I O Description DC Characteristics Comment VBAT_BB 32 33 PI Power supply for module s baseband part Vmax 4 3V Vmin 3 3V Vnorm 3 8V It must be able to provide sufficient current in a transmitting burst which typically rises to 2 0A VBAT_RF 52 53 PI Power supply for module s RF part Vmax 4 3V Vmin 3 3V Vnorm 3 8V VRTC 51 PI PO Power supply for internal RTC circuit Vnorm 1 8V when VBAT 3 3V VI 1V 1...

Page 19: ...d keep it open RESET_N 17 DI Reset signal of the module RPU 200KΩ VIHmax 2 1V VIHmin 1 3V VILmax 0 5V Pull up to VRTC internally Active low If unused keep it open Status Indication Pin Name Pin No I O Description DC Characteristics Comment STATUS 20 DO Indicate the module operating status VOHmin 1 3V VOLmax 0 5V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it open NETLIGHT 21 DO Indicate the module network st...

Page 20: ... For 1 8V U SIM Vmax 1 85V Vmin 1 75V For 3 0V U SIM Vmax 2 9V Vmin 2 8V Either 1 8V or 3 0V is supported by the module automatically USIM_DATA 45 IO Data signal of U SIM card For 1 8V U SIM VILmax 0 35V VIHmin 1 25V VOLmax 0 25V VOHmin 1 25V For 3 0V U SIM VILmax 0 5V VIHmin 2 05V VOLmax 0 25V VOHmin 2 05V Pull up to USIM_VDD with 4 7K resistor internally USIM_CLK 46 DO Clock signal of U SIM card...

Page 21: ...send VILmax 0 35V VIHmin 1 3V VIHmax 1 85V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it open DTR 30 DI Data terminal ready Sleep mode control VILmax 0 35V VIHmin 1 3V VIHmax 1 85V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it open TXD 35 DO Transmit data VOLmax 0 25V VOHmin 1 55V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it open RXD 34 DI Receive data VILmax 0 35V VIHmin 1 3V VIHmax 1 85V 1 8V power domain If unused keep it ...

Page 22: ...l codec 1 8V power domain External pull up resistor is required If unused keep it open I2C_SDA 41 OD I2C serial data Used for external codec 1 8V power domain External pull up resistor is required If unused keep it open Other Pins Pin Name Pin No I O Description DC Characteristics Comment AP_READY 19 DI Application processor sleep state detection VILmin 0 3V VILmax 0 35V VIHmin 1 3V VIHmax 1 85V 1...

Page 23: ... Idle The module is ready for GPRS data transfer but no data transfer is going on In this case power consumption is decided by network setting and GPRS configuration GPRS Data There is GPRS data PPP TCP or UDP in transfer In this mode power consumption is decided by the PCL working RF band and GPRS multi slot configuration EDGE Idle The module is ready for data transfer in EDGE mode but no data is...

Page 24: ...e SMS and voice call from the network normally Power Down Mode In this mode the power management unit shuts down the power supply for the baseband part and RF part Only the power supply for RTC remains Software is not active The serial interface is not accessible Operating voltage connected to VBAT_RF and VBAT_BB remains applied 3 5 Power Saving 3 5 1 Sleep Mode UG96 is able to reduce its current ...

Page 25: ... DTR pin to low level to wake up the module In sleep mode for UART application the UART port is not accessible means under development 3 5 1 2 USB Application with Suspend Function If the host communicates with module via USB interface and supports USB suspend function the following preconditions must be met to let the module enter into sleep mode Execute AT QCFG uart power 0 0 to set UART into au...

Page 26: ...USB interface and does not support USB suspend function USB_VBUS should be disconnected with an external control circuit to let the module enter into sleep mode Execute AT QCFG uart power 0 0 to set UART into auto on off mode Execute AT QSCLK 1 to enable the sleep mode Disconnect USB_VBUS Supplying power to USB_VBUS will wake up the module The following figure shows the connection between the modu...

Page 27: ...l functionality by default AT CFUN 4 Disable RF function airplane mode All AT commands related to RF function are not accessible For detailed information about command AT CFUN please refer to document 1 3 6 Power Supply 3 6 1 Power Supply Pins UG96 provides four VBAT pins for connection with the external power supply There are two separate voltage domains for VBAT Two VBAT_RF pins for module RF pa...

Page 28: ... of about 100µF with low ESR ESR 0 7Ω should be used and a multi layer ceramic chip MLCC capacitor array should also be reserved due to its ultra low ESR It is recommended to use three ceramic capacitors 100nF 33pF 10pF for composing the MLCC array and place these capacitors close to VBAT_BB VBAT_RF pins The main power supply from an external application has to be a single voltage source and can b...

Page 29: ...t is suggested that an LDO should be used to supply power for module If there is a big voltage difference between the input source and the desired output VBAT a buck converter is preferred to be used as the power supply The following figure shows a reference design for 5V input power source The typical output of the power supply is about 3 8V and the maximum load current is 3A DC_IN C1 C2 MIC29302...

Page 30: ...ernally with 200KΩ resistor When UG96 is in power off mode it can be turned on to normal mode by driving the PWRKEY pin to a low level for at least 100ms It is recommended to use an open drain collector driver to control the PWRKEY After STATUS pin outputting a high level PWRKEY pin can be released A simple reference circuit is illustrated in the following figure Turn on pulse PWRKEY 4 7K 47K 100m...

Page 31: ...NING 3 5s RESET_N STATUS 2 3s NOTE Figure 11 Timing of Turning on Module Please make sure that VBAT is stable before pulling down PWRKEY pin The time between them is no less than 30ms It is not suggested to pull down PWRKEY pin all the time 3 7 2 Turn off Module Any of the following methods can be used to turn off the module Normal power down procedure Turn off the module using command AT QPOWD Em...

Page 32: ...F Module Status STATUS RXD Figure 12 Timing of Turning off through AT Command During power down procedure module will log off from network and save important data After logging off module sends out OK then sends out POWERED DOWN and shuts down the internal power supply The power on VBAT pins is not allowed to be turned off before the URC POWERED DOWN is outputted to avoid data loss If logging off ...

Page 33: ...to use an open drain collector driver to control the PWRDWN_N The level of STATUS pin is low after UG96 is turned off A simple reference circuit is illustrated in the following figure Turn off pulse PWRDWN_N 4 7K 47K 100ms Figure 13 Turn off the Module Using Driving Circuit Another way to control the PWRDWN_N is using a button directly When pressing the key electrostatic strike may generate from t...

Page 34: ... AT QPOWD or the RESET_N pin fails 3 7 2 3 Automatic Shutdown The module will constantly monitor the voltage applied on the VBAT if the voltage 3 5V the following URC will be presented QIND vbatt 1 If the voltage 4 21V the following URC will be presented QIND vbatt 1 The uncritical voltage is 3 3V 4 3V If the voltage 4 3V or 3 3V the module would automatically shut down itself If the voltage 3 3V ...

Page 35: ...e for more than 100ms and then releasing Table 9 Pin Definition of RESET_N Pin Name Pin No Description DC Characteristics Comment RESET_N 17 Reset signal of the module VIHmax 2 1V VIHmin 1 3V VILmax 0 5V Pull up to VRTC internally with 200KΩ resistor Active low The recommended circuit is similar to the PWRKEY control circuit An open drain collector driver or button can be used to control the RESET...

Page 36: ...terface The RTC Real Time Clock can be powered by an external capacitor through the pin VRTC when the module is powered down and there is no power supply for the VBAT If the voltage supply at VBAT is disconnected the RTC can be powered by the capacitor The capacitance determines the duration of buffering when no voltage is applied to UG96 The capacitor is charged from the internal LDO of UG96 when...

Page 37: ...of the RTC circuitry when VBAT 0 Ampere B Time Backup Time Second C The backup capacitance Farad When the power is off and only VRTC is running the way of calculating the backup capacitor is as follows C B Time I VRTC VRTCMIN For example when the capacitor is 1000uF VRTC 1 8V VRTCMIN 1 0V I 2uA C 1000uF The backup time is about 400s 3 10 UART Interface The module provides 7 wire UART interface The...

Page 38: ...a 1 8V power domain CTS 36 DO Clear to send 1 8V power domain RTS 37 DI Request to send 1 8V power domain DCD 38 DO Data carrier detection 1 8V power domain RI 39 DO Ring indicator 1 8V power domain The logic levels are described in the following table Table 11 Logic Levels of Digital I O Parameter Min Max Unit VIL 0 3 0 35 V VIH 1 3 1 85 V VOL 0 0 25 V VOH 1 55 1 8 V UG96 provides one 1 8V UART i...

Page 39: ...uit design of dotted line section can refer to the design of solid line section Please pay attention to the direction of connection The transistor translation circuit supports a maximum data rate of 0 5Mbps MCU ARM TXD RXD VDD_EXT 4 7K VCC_MCU 4 7K 4 7K VDD_EXT TXD RXD RTS CTS DTR RI RTS CTS GND GPIO DCD Module GPIO EINT VDD_EXT 4 7K GND 1nF 1nF Figure 21 Reference Circuit with Transistor Circuit ...

Page 40: ... 2 is used to enable hardware flow control and AT IFC 0 0 is used to disable the hardware flow control For more details please refer to document 1 2 Rising edge on DTR will let the module exit from the data mode by default and it can be disabled by AT commands Please refer to document 1 for details 3 DCD is used as data mode indication Please refer to document 1 for details 4 It is suggested that ...

Page 41: ...he following figure shows a reference design for U SIM interface with an 8 pin U SIM card connector USIM_VDD USIM_GND GND USIM_RST USIM_CLK USIM_DATA USIM_PRESENCE 22R 22R 22R VDD_EXT 51K 100nF GND GND ESD 33pF 33pF 33pF VCC RST CLK IO VPP GND GND USIM_VDD 15K Module U SIM card connector Figure 23 Reference Circuit of U SIM Interface with an 8 Pin U SIM Card Connector If U SIM card detection funct...

Page 42: ...M_VDD and USIM_GND less than 1μF and be placed as close to the U SIM card connector as possible To avoid cross talk between USIM_DATA and USIM_CLK keep them away with each other and shield them with surrounded ground In order to offer good ESD protection it is recommended to add a TVS diode array with parasitic capacitance not exceeding 15pF The 22Ω resistors should be added in series between the ...

Page 43: ...DM GND USB connector Close to USB connector Differential layout USB_VBUS USB_DP USB_DM GND NM_2pF ESD NM NM Rs Rs Figure 25 Reference Circuit of USB Interface 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 tr...

Page 44: ...ggested that USB_DP USB_DM and USB_VBUS pins should be set as test points and be placed on DTE for debugging 3 USB interface supports software debugging and firmware upgrade by default 3 13 PCM and I2C Interfaces UG96 provides one Pulse Code Modulation PCM digital interface for audio design which supports the following modes It also supports one I2C interface Supports 16 32 bit mode with short fra...

Page 45: ...at the MSB of the channel included in the frame PCM_SYNC is clocked on the second CLK rising edge after the PCM_SYNC pulse rising edge The period of the PCM_SYNC signal frame lasts for data word bit 1 clock pulses UG96 s firmware has integrated the configurations on NAU8814 ALC5616 MAX9860 application with I2C interface AT QDAC command is used to configure the external codec chip linked with PCM i...

Page 46: ...r Mode Application with Audio Codec PCM_IN PCM_OUT PCM_SYNC PCM_CLK I2C_SCL I2C_SDA CODEC Module VDD_EXT 1K 1K BCLK LRCLK DACDAT ADCDAT SCL SDA BIAS MICBIAS MIC MIC SPK SPK CLK_OUT MCLK Rs NM Figure 29 Reference Circuit of PCM Slave Mode Application with Audio Codec 1 It is recommended to reserve RC e g R 22Ω C 22pF circuit on the PCM lines especially for PCM_CLK 2 UG96 module provides a digital c...

Page 47: ...Network Status Indication The NETLIGHT signal can be used to drive a network status indication LED The following tables describe the pin definition and logic level changes in different network status Table 15 Pin Definition of NETLIGHT Pin Name Pin No I O Description Comment NETLIGHT 21 DO Indicate the module network status 1 8V power domain Table 16 Working State of NETLIGHT Pin Name Status Descr...

Page 48: ...put high level when the module is powered on The following table describes the pin definition of STATUS Table 17 Pin Definition of STATUS Pin Name Pin No I O Description Comment STATUS 20 DO Indicate the module s operation status 1 8V power domain A reference circuit is shown as following figure 4 7K 47K VBAT 2 2K Module STATUS Figure 31 Reference Circuit of STATUS ...

Page 49: ...pin definition of the RF antenna is shown below Table 18 Pin Definition of RF Antenna Pin Name Pin No I O Description Comment GND 58 Ground GND 59 Ground RF_ANT 60 IO RF antenna pad 50Ω impedance GND 61 Ground GND 62 Ground 4 1 2 Operating Frequency Table 19 Module Operating Frequencies Band Receive Transmit Unit GSM850 869 894 824 849 MHz EGSM900 925 960 880 915 MHz DCS1800 1805 1880 1710 1785 MH...

Page 50: ... customers antenna connection The RF trace in host PCB connected to the module s RF antenna pad should be micro strip line or other types of RF traces whose characteristic impendence should be close to 50Ω UG96 comes with grounding pads which are next to the antenna pad in order to give a better grounding 4 1 4 Reference Design of RF Layout For user s PCB the characteristic impedance of all RF tra...

Page 51: ...dware Design UG96_Hardware_Design 50 76 Figure 33 Microstrip Line Design on a 2 layer PCB Figure 34 Coplanar Waveguide Line Design on a 2 layer PCB Figure 35 Coplanar Waveguide Line Design on a 4 layer PCB Layer 3 as Reference Ground ...

Page 52: ...be as short as possible and all the right angle traces should be changed to curved ones There should be clearance area under the signal pin of the antenna connector or solder joint The reference ground of RF traces should be complete Meanwhile adding some ground vias around RF traces and the reference ground could help to improve RF performance The distance between the ground vias and RF traces sh...

Page 53: ...00 2100MHz VSWR 2 1 recommended 3 1 acceptable Gain dBi 1 typical Max Input Power W 50 Input Impedance Ω 50 Polarization Type Vertical 4 2 2 Recommended RF Connector for Antenna Installation If RF connector is used for antenna connection it is recommended to use U FL R SMT connector provided by HIROSE Figure 37 Dimensions of the U FL R SMT Connector Unit mm U FL LP serial connectors listed in the ...

Page 54: ...sign UG96_Hardware_Design 53 76 Figure 38 Mechanicals of U FL LP Connectors The following figure describes the space factor of mated connector Figure 39 Space Factor of Mated Connector Unit mm For more details please visit http www hirose com ...

Page 55: ...re listed in the following table Table 22 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Min Max Unit VBAT_RF VBAT_BB 0 3 4 7 V USB_VBUS 0 3 5 5 V Peak Current of VBAT_BB 0 0 8 A Peak Current of VBAT_RF 0 2 A Voltage at Digital Pins 0 3 2 3 V 5 2 Power Supply Ratings Table 23 Power Supply Ratings Parameter Description Conditions Min Typ Max Unit VBAT VBAT_BB and VBAT_RF The actual input voltages must stay bet...

Page 56: ... 25 75 º C Extended Temperature Range2 40 85 º C Storage Temperature Range 40 90 º C 1 1 Within operation temperature range the module is 3GPP compliant 2 2 Within extended temperature range the module remains the ability to establish and maintain a voice SMS data transmission emergency call etc There is no unrecoverable malfunction There are also no effects on radio spectrum and no harm to radio ...

Page 57: ...disconnected DRX 6 2 52 mA Sleep USB disconnected DRX 7 1 82 mA Sleep USB disconnected DRX 8 1 75 mA Sleep USB disconnected DRX 9 1 76 mA Idle USB disconnected DRX 6 12 4 mA Idle USB connected DRX 6 32 1 mA GPRS data transfer GSM850 1DL 1UL PCL 5 263 mA GSM850 5DL 1UL PCL 5 272 mA GSM850 4DL 2UL PCL 5 460 mA GSM850 3DL 3UL PCL 5 465 mA GSM850 2DL 4UL PCL 5 495 mA EGSM900 1DL 1UL PCL 5 267 mA EGSM9...

Page 58: ...EDGE data transfer GSM850 1DL 1UL PCL 8 187 mA GSM850 5DL 1UL PCL 8 199 mA GSM850 4DL 2UL PCL 8 308 mA GSM850 3DL 3UL PCL 8 417 mA GSM850 2DL 4UL PCL 8 528 mA EGSM900 1DL 1UL PCL 8 184 mA EGSM900 5DL 1UL PCL 8 205 mA EGSM900 4DL 2UL PCL 8 307 mA EGSM900 3DL 3UL PCL 8 420 mA EGSM900 2DL 4UL PCL 8 525 mA DCS1800 1DL 1UL PCL 2 197 mA DCS1800 5DL 1UL PCL 2 205 mA DCS1800 4DL 2UL PCL 2 312 mA DCS1800 3...

Page 59: ...95 mA UMTS1900 HSUPA max power 567 mA UMTS900 HSDPA max power 513 mA UMTS900 HSUPA max power 489 mA UMTS850 800 HSDPA max power 537 mA UMTS850 800 HSUPA max power 493 mA GSM voice call GSM850 PCL 5 238 mA EGSM900 PCL 5 242 mA DCS1800 PCL 0 164 mA PCS1900 PCL 0 176 mA WCDMA voice call UMTS2100 max power 465 mA UMTS1900 max power 475 mA UMTS900 max power 457 mA UMTS850 800 max power 493 mA 5 5 RF Ou...

Page 60: ... 26dBm 3dB 0dBm 5dB UMTS2100 24dBm 1 7 3 7dB 50dBm UMTS1900 24dBm 1 7 3 7dB 50dBm UMTS900 24dBm 1 7 3 7dB 50dBm UMTS850 800 24dBm 1 7 3 7dB 50dBm In GPRS 4 slots TX mode the maximum output power is reduced by 3 0dB The design conforms to the GSM specification as described in Chapter 13 16 of 3GPP TS 51 010 1 5 6 RF Receiving Sensitivity The following table shows the conducted RF receiving sensitiv...

Page 61: ...pically apply to ESD sensitive components Proper ESD handling and packaging procedures must be applied throughout the processing handling and operation of any application that incorporates the module The following table shows the module s electrostatic discharge characteristics Table 28 Electrostatic Discharge Characteristics It is recommended to add a 100nF capacitor to RESET_N and PWRDWN_N pins ...

Page 62: ...Mechanical Dimensions This chapter describes the mechanical dimensions of the module All dimensions are measured in millimeter mm The tolerances for dimensions without tolerance values are 0 05mm 6 1 Mechanical Dimensions of the Module Figure 40 Module Top and Side Dimensions ...

Page 63: ...UMTS HSPA Module Series UG96 Hardware Design UG96_Hardware_Design 62 76 Figure 41 Module Bottom Dimensions Top View ...

Page 64: ...6 6 2 Recommended Footprint Design Figure 42 Recommended Footprint Top View 1 For easy maintenance of the module please keep about 3mm between the module and other components in the host PCB 2 All RESERVED pins should be kept open and MUST NOT be connected to ground NOTES ...

Page 65: ...e_Design 64 76 6 3 Top and Bottom Views of the Module Figure 43 Top View of the Module Figure 44 Bottom View of the Module These are renderings of UG96 module For authentic dimension and appearance please refer to the module that you receive from Quectel NOTE ...

Page 66: ...at the factory conditions of 30ºC 60 RH Stored at 10 RH 3 Devices require baking before mounting if any circumstance below occurs When the ambient temperature is 23º C 5º C and the humidity indication card shows the humidity is 10 before opening the vacuum sealed bag Device mounting cannot be finished within 168 hours at factory conditions of 30º C 60 RH 4 If baking is required devices may be bake...

Page 67: ...should be mounted after reflow soldering for the other side of PCB has been completed The recommended reflow soldering thermal profile lead free reflow soldering and related parameters are shown below Temp C Reflow Zone Soak Zone 245 200 220 240 C D B A 150 100 Max slope 1 3 C sec Cooling down slope 1 4 C sec Max slope 2 3 C sec Figure 45 Reflow Soldering Thermal Profile 1 During manufacturing and...

Page 68: ...kaged in a vacuum sealed bag which is ESD protected The bag should not be opened until the devices are ready to be soldered onto the application The reel is 330mm in diameter and each reel contains 250 modules The following figures show the packaging details measured in mm Figure 46 Tape Dimensions ...

Page 69: ...irection of feed Cover tape 13 100 44 5 0 20 0 00 48 5 Figure 47 Reel Dimensions Table 29 Reel Packing Model Name MOQ for MP Minimum Package 250pcs Minimum Package x 4 1000pcs UG96 250pcs Size 370mm 350mm 56mm N W 0 78kg G W 1 46kg Size 380mm 250mm 365mm N W 3 1kg G W 6 45kg ...

Page 70: ...0 compatible reference design 5 Quectel_UG96 UG95 M95 R2 0_Compatible_ Design UG96 UG95 and M95 R2 0 compatibility design specification 6 Quectel_Module_Secondary_SMT_User_Guide Module secondary SMT user guide 7 Quectel_RF_Layout_Application_Note RF layout application note Table 31 Terms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Description AMR Adaptive Multi rate ARP Antenna Reference Point bps Bits Per Sec...

Page 71: ...MSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GPS Global Positioning System GSM Global System for Mobile Communications HR Half Rate HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access I O Input Output IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity Imax Maximum Load Current Inorm Normal Current LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier Mbps Mbits pe...

Page 72: ...o Frequency RHCP Right Hand Circularly Polarized RMS Root Mean Square value RTC Real Time Clock Rx Receive SIM Subscriber Identification Module SMS Short Message Service TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TE Terminal Equipment TX Transmitting Direction UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System URC Unsolicited Result Code USIM Universal Subscri...

Page 73: ...w Level Voltage Value VILmin Minimum Input Low Level Voltage Value VImax Absolute Maximum Input Voltage Value VImin Absolute Minimum Input Voltage Value VOHmax Maximum Output High Level Voltage Value VOHmin Minimum Output High Level Voltage Value VOLmax Maximum Output Low Level Voltage Value VOLmin Minimum Output Low Level Voltage Value VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WCDMA Wideband Code Division...

Page 74: ...chemes Table 32 Description of Different Coding Schemes Scheme Code Rate USF Pre coded USF Radio Block excl USF and BCS BCS Tail Coded Bits Punctured Bits Data Rate Kb s CS 1 1 2 3 3 181 40 4 456 0 9 05 CS 2 2 3 3 6 268 16 4 588 132 13 4 CS 3 3 4 3 6 312 16 4 676 220 15 6 CS 4 1 3 12 428 16 456 21 4 ...

Page 75: ... the first number indicates the amount of downlink timeslots while the second number indicates the amount of uplink timeslots The active slots determine the total number of slots the GPRS device can use simultaneously for both uplink and downlink communications The description of different multi slot classes is shown in the following table Table 33 GPRS Multi slot Classes Multislot Class Downlink ...

Page 76: ... Hardware Design UG96_Hardware_Design 75 76 15 5 5 NA 16 6 6 NA 17 7 7 NA 18 8 8 NA 19 6 6 NA 20 6 3 NA 21 6 4 NA 22 6 4 NA 23 6 6 NA 24 8 2 NA 25 8 3 NA 26 8 4 NA 27 8 4 NA 28 8 6 NA 29 8 8 NA 30 5 1 6 31 5 2 6 32 5 3 6 33 5 4 6 ...

Page 77: ... GMSK 13 4kbps 26 8kbps 53 6kbps CS 3 GMSK 15 6kbps 31 2kbps 62 4kbps CS 4 GMSK 21 4kbps 42 8kbps 85 6kbps MCS 1 GMSK C 8 80kbps 17 60kbps 35 20kbps MCS 2 GMSK B 11 2kbps 22 4kbps 44 8kbps MCS 3 GMSK A 14 8kbps 29 6kbps 59 2kbps MCS 4 GMSK C 17 6kbps 35 2kbps 70 4kbps MCS 5 8 PSK B 22 4kbps 44 8kbps 89 6kbps MCS 6 8 PSK A 29 6kbps 59 2kbps 118 4kbps MCS 7 8 PSK B 44 8kbps 89 6kbps 179 2kbps MCS 8 ...

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