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4117047 

Rev 2.2 

December 18, 2015 

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5.  Terms and Abbreviations 

Abbreviation 

Definition 

ADC 

Analog to Digital Converter 

AGC 

Automatic Gain Control 

AT 

Attention (prefix for modem commands) 

CDMA 

Code Division Multiple Access 

CF3 

Common Flexible Form Factor 

CLK 

Clock 

CODEC 

Coder Decoder 

CPU 

Central Processing Unit 

DAC 

Digital to Analog Converter 

DTR 

Data Terminal Ready 

EGNOS 

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service 

EMC 

Electromagnetic Compatibility 

EMI 

Electromagnetic Interference 

EN 

Enable 

ESD 

Electrostatic Discharges 

ETSI 

European Telecommunications Standards Institute 

FDMA 

Frequency-division multiple access 

GAGAN 

GPS aided geo augmented navigation 

GLONASS 

Global Navigation Satellite System  

GND 

Ground 

GNSS 

Global Navigation Satellite System 

GPIO 

General Purpose Input Output 

GPRS 

General Packet Radio Service 

GSM 

Global System for Mobile communications 

Hi Z 

High impedance (Z) 

IC 

Integrated Circuit 

IMEI 

International Mobile Equipment Identification 

I/O 

Input / Output 

LED 

Light Emitting Diode 

LNA 

Low Noise Amplifier 

MAX 

Maximum 

MIN 

Minimum 

MSAS 

Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System 

N/A 

Not Applicable 

PA 

Power Amplifier 

PC 

Personal Computer 

PCB 

Printed Circuit Board 

PCL 

Power Control Level 

PLL 

Phase Lock Loop 

PWM 

Pulse Width Modulation 

Summary of Contents for AirPrime HL8518

Page 1: ...AirPrime HL8518 HL8528 and HL8529 4117047 2 2 December 18 2015 Product Technical Specification...

Page 2: ...le the aircraft is on the ground and the door is open Sierra Wireless modems may be used at this time The driver or operator of any vehicle should not operate the Sierra Wireless modem while in contro...

Page 3: ...gistered trademarks of Sierra Wireless Inc or one of its subsidiaries Watcher is a registered trademark of NETGEAR Inc used under license Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microso...

Page 4: ...tivity 1 2 Physical Dimensions Table 2 General Features Table 3 ESD Specifications 1 9 Environmental and Certifications Error Reference source not found Error Reference source not found Table 5 Power...

Page 5: ...E SPECIFICATIONS 17 2 1 Power Supply 17 2 1 1 Electrical Characteristics 17 2 1 2 Pin Description 17 2 1 3 Burst Transmission Current Requirements 18 2 1 4 Power Input VBATT 19 2 2 Ground Connection 1...

Page 6: ...ESET_IN_N 30 3 DESIGN GUIDELINES 32 3 1 Power Up Sequence 32 3 2 Module Switch Off 32 3 3 Emergency Power OFF 33 3 4 Sleep Mode Management 33 3 4 1 Using UART 33 3 4 2 Using USB 33 3 5 Power Supply De...

Page 7: ...UART Application Example 29 Figure 8 4 wire UART Application Example 29 Figure 9 2 wire UART Application Example 29 Figure 10 PWR_ON_N Assertion Time 30 Figure 11 PWR_ON_N Sequence with VGPIO Informa...

Page 8: ...O Electrical Characteristics 22 Table 11 VGPIO Pin Description 22 Table 12 BAT_RTC Electrical Characteristics 23 Table 13 BAT_RTC Pin Description 23 Table 14 Electrical Characteristics of UIM1 24 Tabl...

Page 9: ...orted Bands Connectivity RF Band Transmit band Tx Receive band Rx HL8518 HL8528 HL8529 UMTS B1 1922 to1978 MHz 2112 to 2168 MHz UMTS B2 1852 to 1908 MHz 1932 to 1988 MHz UMTS B5 826 to 847 MHz 871 to...

Page 10: ...ctor 146 pin solderable LGA pad 23mm x 22mm x 2 5mm nominal Metal shield can RF connection pad Baseband signals connection Electrical Single or double supply voltage VBATT and VBATT_PA 3 2V 4 5V RF HL...

Page 11: ...S GSM operation GSM GPRS EDGE RX GPRS Class 12 EDGE RX CSD Circuit switched data bearers Release 4 GERAN Feature Package 1 SAIC DARP Phase 1 Latency Reduction Repeated FACCH and Repeated SACCH GPRS RO...

Page 12: ...ultiple up to 20 cellular packet data profiles Sleep mode for minimum idle power draw Automatic GPRS attach at power up GPRS detach Mobile originated PDP context activation deactivation Support QoS pr...

Page 13: ...umi based UEA1 UMTS integrity algorithm f9 for message authentication Kasumi based UIA1 and SNOW 3G based UIA2 1 5 Architecture The figure below presents an overview of the AirPrime HL8518 HL8528 and...

Page 14: ...12x GPIOs 1x 2G TX Burst Indicator 1x GSM Antenna 1 7 Connection Interface The AirPrime HL8518 HL8528 and HL8529 modules are an LGA form factor device All electrical and mechanical connections are ma...

Page 15: ...itions Range Operating Class A 30 C to 70 C Operating Class B 40 C to 85 C Storage 40 C to 85 C Note The upper limit of Class A is subject to module PCB temperature A progressive 3G output power reduc...

Page 16: ...cal and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyls PBB or polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE 1 9 4 Disposing of the Prod...

Page 17: ...the electrical characteristics of the Power Supply interface Table 5 Power Supply Supply Minimum Typical Maximum VBATT voltage V 3 21 3 7 4 5 VBATT_PA voltage V Full Specification 3 21 3 7 4 5 VBATT_...

Page 18: ...ates Connected Mode GSM GPRS Multislot Class RF Power Amplifier Current Slot Duration Period Rising Time Class 10 2 2A peak 577 s 4 615 ms 10 s Class 12 The corresponding radio burst rates in connecte...

Page 19: ...A for 577 s one slot or 1154 s two slots TX 2 2 Ground Connection The AirPrime HL8518 HL8528 and HL8529 modules shielding case is the grounding The ground must be connected on the motherboard through...

Page 20: ...on Typical values are measured at ambient temperature and maximum values are measured over the entire operating temperature range The measurements are done with a CMU200 and with a 50 load For a descr...

Page 21: ...L 5 425 mA 460 mA DCS PCS PCL 0 300 mA 335 mA Peak current consumption GSM900 GSM850 1 9 A 2 2A DCS PCS 1 8 A 2 0A Table 9 Current Consumption per Power Supply VBATT_PA and VBATT Parameters Typical Ma...

Page 22: ...active mode and sleep mode Current capability active mode mA 50 Power Management support up to 50mA output Rise Time ms 1 5 Start Up time from 0V 2 5 2 Pin Description The following table describes th...

Page 23: ...capacitor to the BAT_RTC pin 2 6 2 Pin Description The following table describes the pin description of the BAT_RTC interface Table 13 BAT_RTC Pin Description Pin Number Signal Name I O Function 21 BA...

Page 24: ...1 8V VDD 0 7 1 95 VOL Output Voltage Low VDD 1 8V 0 VDD 0 2 VIH Input Voltage High VDD 3 0V VDD 0 7 3 15 VIL Input Voltage Low VDD 3 0V 0 VDD 0 2 VOH Output Voltage High VDD 3 0V VDD 0 7 3 15 VOL Outp...

Page 25: ...GPIO used for UIM1_DET is GPIO3 Enabling or disabling this SIM detect feature can be done using the AT KSIMDET command For more information about this command refer to document 2 AirPrime HL6 and HL8...

Page 26: ...mA 2 8 2 Pin Description The following table describes the pin description of the USB interface Table 18 USB Pin Description Pin Number Signal Name I O I O Type Function 12 USB_D I O 3 3V USB data neg...

Page 27: ...Pad Class C VOLC Output Voltage Low V 0 2 IOL 0 1mA 0 35 IOL 2 0mA VOHC Output Voltage High V VDD 0 35 IOH 2 0mA VDD 0 2 IOH 0 1mA Driver Pad Class D VOLD Output Voltage Low V 0 2 IOL 0 1mA 0 35 IOL 1...

Page 28: ...0 3000000 3250000 and 6000000 bit s The signals used by UART1 are as follows TX data UART1_TX RX data UART1_RX Request To Send UART1_RTS Clear To Send UART1_CTS Data Terminal Ready UART1_DTR Data Set...

Page 29: ...al Specification Detailed Interface Specifications 2 11 2 8 wire Application Figure 7 8 wire UART Application Example 2 11 3 4 wire Application Figure 8 4 wire UART Application Example 2 11 4 2 wire A...

Page 30: ...ector or open drain transistor must be used for ignition The software starts operating when the module is ON but AT Command Ready will depend on whether UART or USB is used Figure 10 PWR_ON_N Assertio...

Page 31: ...or to try to use RESET_IN_N as a way to start the module Another more costly solution would be to use MOS transistor to switch the power supply off and restart the power up procedure using the PWR_ON_...

Page 32: ...ive Once the valid power on trigger is detected the PWR_ON_N pin status can be left open VBATT has to ramp up within 32 ms to reach the value of 3 2V otherwise the module may not power up Figure 12 PW...

Page 33: ...ive high level This action will immediately shut the HL8518 HL8528 and HL8529 modules down and the registers of the CPU and RAM memory will be reset for the next power on 3 4 Sleep Mode Management 3 4...

Page 34: ...uch issues add a voltage limiter to the module s power supply lines so that VBATT and VBATT_PA signal pads will never receive a voltage surge over 4 5V The voltage limiter can be as simple as a Zener...

Page 35: ...SD Protection for USB Note It is not recommended to have an ESD diode with feedback path from USB_VBUS to either USB_D or USB_D 3 8 Dual SIM Application Using an external switch and GPIOs the AirPrime...

Page 36: ...equipped with an external antenna A 50 line matching circuit between the module the customer s board and the RF antenna is required for GSM feed path as shown in the example below Figure 18 GSM Antenn...

Page 37: ...at may cause undesired operation This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide...

Page 38: ...llowing two conditions a this device may not cause interference and b this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le pr sent appare...

Page 39: ...la proximit humaine l antenne ne doit pas tre inf rieure 20 cm 8 pouces pendant le fonctionnement normal This radio transmitter identify the device by certification number or model number if Category...

Page 40: ...I European Telecommunications Standards Institute FDMA Frequency division multiple access GAGAN GPS aided geo augmented navigation GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System GND Ground GNSS Global Nav...

Page 41: ...Serial Data SIM Subscriber Identification Module SMD Surface Mounted Device Design SPI Serial Peripheral Interface SW Software PSRAM Pseudo Static RAM TBC To Be Confirmed TBD To Be Defined TP Test Poi...

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