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AirPrime SL8084T 

Hardware Integration Guide 

Summary of Contents for AirPrime SL8084T

Page 1: ...4112719 2 1 January 07 2013 AirPrime SL8084T Hardware Integration Guide...

Page 2: ...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 control o...

Page 3: ...erra Wireless inSIM WAVECOM WISMO Wireless Microprocessor Wireless CPU Open AT are filed or registered trademarks of Sierra Wireless S A in France and or in other countries Windows and Windows Vista a...

Page 4: ...tober 17 2012 Document creation 1 1 October 17 2012 Updated Table 6 RF Bands 2 0 January 07 2013 Added sections 4 RF Circuit Routing Constraints 6 3 Important Compliance Information for North American...

Page 5: ...12 3 2 Antenna Guidelines 12 3 2 1 Choosing the Correct Antenna and Cabling 12 3 2 2 Determining the Antenna s Location 13 3 3 RF Desense Sources 13 4 RF CIRCUIT ROUTING CONSTRAINTS 14 5 AUDIO INTERFA...

Page 6: ...AD Screenshot for MicroStrip Design Power Mode Diagram 14 Figure 2 RF Routing Example with Lead Type RF Connectors 14 Figure 3 RF Routing Example with SMT Type RF Connectors 15 Figure 4 Coplanar Clear...

Page 7: ...2 Averaged Call Mode Data DC Power Consumption 9 Table 3 Power Supply Requirements 10 Table 4 ESD Specifications 10 Table 5 Supported SL8084T Power States 11 Table 6 RF Bands 12 Table 7 Audio Interfac...

Page 8: ...ectronic equipment is assumed 1 1 Hardware Development Components Sierra Wireless manufactures two hardware development components to facilitate the hardware integration process AirPrime SL Socket Boa...

Page 9: ...2 1 80 1 98 V GND 19 20 21 23 28 30 35 37 38 39 52 V 0 V a Host provided input voltage should provide 3A instantaneous lasting 5ms current See the table below for band specific continuous current requ...

Page 10: ...VMIN VMAX 3 3V 4 3V Current instantaneous 5ms 3A Current continuous 700mA Note The host must provide safe and continuous power to the module the module does NOT have protection circuits to guard again...

Page 11: ...affected by Radio band in use Tx power Receive gain settings Data rate Number of active Tx time slots Low Power Airplane mode Rx Tx are disabled USB interface is active State entered automatically whe...

Page 12: ...age into the RF Depending on the host board design noise could potentially be coupled to the module from the host board This is mainly an issue for host designs that have signals traveling along the l...

Page 13: ...antenna 3 3 RF Desense Sources Common sources of interference that may affect the module s RF performance RF desense include Power supply noise Can lead to noise in the RF signal Module power supply r...

Page 14: ...Strip structure be used and trace width be computed with a simulation tool such as AppCAD shown in the figure below and available free of charge at http www avagotech com Figure 1 AppCAD Screenshot fo...

Page 15: ...th sharp corners A smooth radius is recommended The ground reference plane should be a solid continuous plane under the trace The coplanar clearance G below from the trace to the ground should be at l...

Page 16: ...on Audio Type Signal Name Pin Description Notes Analog MIC_P 53 Microphone positive terminal In series with 0 1 F DC blocking capacitor MIC_N 54 Microphone negative terminal In series with 0 1 F DC bl...

Page 17: ...melody ringers MIDI with limited memory storage Module Voice memo Performed by host if significant memory storage is required Host Polyphonic ringtones Host often supports WAV MIDI formats with signif...

Page 18: ...ransmit signals that could interfere with this equipment In an aircraft the SL8084T modem MUST BE POWERED OFF Otherwise the SL8084T modem can transmit signals that could interfere with various onboard...

Page 19: ...FCC IC RF exposure guidelines The end product with an embedded SL8084T modem may also need to pass the FCC Part 15 unintentional emission testing requirements and be properly authorized per FCC Part 1...

Page 20: ...1 mW Decibel mW 10 x log10 Pwr mW 1mW DUT Device Under Test EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution EM Embedded Module ESD ElectroStatic Discharge FER Frame Error Rate a measure of receive sensitiv...

Page 21: ...er output SIM Subscriber Identity Module SL8084T Sierra Wireless AirPrime soldered down module used on GSM UMTS networks SNR Signal to Noise Ratio SOF Start of Frame a USB function UART Universal Asyn...

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