LEXI-R422 - System integration manual
UBX-23007449 - R02
System description
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shows an example of the module current consumption profile versus time in 2G single-slot.
Time
[ms]
RX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
TX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
MON
slot
unused
slot
RX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
TX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
MON
slot
unused
slot
GSM frame
4.615 ms
(1 frame = 8 slots)
Current [A]
200 mA
60-120 mA
1900 mA
Peak current depends
on TX power and
actual antenna load
GSM frame
4.615 ms
(1 frame = 8 slots)
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2.0
60-120 mA
10-40 mA
Figure 5: VCC current consumption profile versus time during a GSM call (1 TX slot, 1 RX slot)
VCC
voltage profile versus time during a 2G single-slot call, according to the
related
VCC
current consumption profile described in
Time
undershoot
overshoot
ripple
drop
Voltage
3.8 V
(typ)
RX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
TX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
MON
slot
unused
slot
RX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
TX
slot
unused
slot
unused
slot
MON
slot
unused
slot
GSM frame
4.615 ms
(1 frame = 8 slots)
GSM frame
4.615 ms
(1 frame = 8 slots)
Figure 6: VCC voltage profile versus time during a 2G single-slot call (1 TX slot, 1 RX slot)
When a GPRS connection is established, more than one slot can be used to transmit and/or more than
one slot can be used to receive. The transmitted power depends on network conditions, which set the
peak current consumption. But according to GPRS specifications, the maximum transmitted RF
power is reduced if more than one slot is used to transmit, so the maximum peak of current is not as
high as it can be in the case of a GSM call.
If the module transmits in GPRS multi-slot class 12, in 850 or 900 MHz bands, at maximum RF power
level, the consumption can reach a quite a high peak but lower than the one achievable in 2G
single-slot mode. This happens for 2.308 ms (width of the 4 Tx slots/bursts) in the case of multi-slot
class 12, with a periodicity of 4.615 ms (width of 1 frame = 8 slots/bursts), so with a 1/2 duty cycle,
according to GSM TDMA.
If the module is in GPRS connected mode in the 1800 or 1900 MHz bands, consumption figures are
lower than in the 850 or 900 MHz band because of the 3GPP Tx power specifications.