SE868-V3 Product User Guide
1VV0301205 r4 – 2016-01-20
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Mod. 0805 2015-02 Rev.4
8.
Flash Upgradability .................................................................................................... 33
9.
Electrical Interface ...................................................................................................... 34
9.1.
Module Pin-out ....................................................................................................... 34
9.2.
DC Characteristics ................................................................................................. 36
9.3.
Absolute Maximum Ratings .................................................................................... 36
9.4.
Power Supply ......................................................................................................... 37
9.4.1.
Voltage Supply Design ............................................................................................... 37
9.4.2.
1.8 V Supply Voltage ................................................................................................. 37
9.4.3.
DC Power Requirements ........................................................................................... 37
9.4.4.
ON-OFF (input) and SYSTEM-ON (output) ................................................................ 38
9.4.5.
DC Power Consumption ............................................................................................ 39
9.5.
Reset ...................................................................................................................... 41
9.6.
Boot Select ............................................................................................................. 41
9.7.
Host I/O Port Configuration and Operation............................................................. 42
9.7.1.
Host Port Configuration for 1
st
Port (port 0) ................................................................ 42
9.7.2.
Host Port Configuration for 2nd Port (port 1) .............................................................. 43
9.7.3.
UART Operation ........................................................................................................ 43
9.7.4.
I
2
C Operation ............................................................................................................. 44
9.7.5.
SPI Operation ............................................................................................................ 45
9.8.
RF Interface ........................................................................................................... 46
9.8.1.
RF Input ..................................................................................................................... 46
9.8.2.
External Active Antenna Voltage ................................................................................ 46
9.8.3.
Burnout Protection ..................................................................................................... 46
9.8.4.
Jamming Rejection .................................................................................................... 46
9.8.5.
Frequency Plan .......................................................................................................... 47
9.9.
Local Oscillator Leakage ........................................................................................ 47
10.
Reference Designs .................................................................................................. 48
11.
RF Front End Design ............................................................................................... 51
11.1.
RF Signal Requirements ..................................................................................... 51
11.2.
GNSS Antenna Polarization ................................................................................ 52
11.3.
Active versus Passive Antenna ........................................................................... 53
11.4.
GNSS Antenna Gain ........................................................................................... 53
11.5.
External LNA Gain and Noise Figure .................................................................. 54