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LEA-M8F - Hardware Integration Manual 

 

UBX-14000034 - R03 

Early Production

 Information

 

Migration

 to u-blox M8 modules

 

 

 

Page 19 of 30

 

 

Pin 
No. 

LEA-6T 

LEA-M8F 

Remarks for Migration 

Pin Name 

Typical Assignment 

Pin Name 

Typical Assignment 

 

SDA2 

DDC Pins 

SDA2/CS_N 
 

DDC data or SPI chip 
select 
 

Depends on D_SEL (pin 5) status  

SCL2 
 

DDC Pins 

SCL2/SCLK 
 

DDC clock or SPI clock 
 

Depends on D_SEL (pin 5) status  

TxD1 

Serial Port 1 

TxD1/MISO 

UART TX or SPI MISO  

Depends on D_SEL (pin 5) status  

RxD1 

Serial Port 1 

RxD1/MOSI 

UART RX or SPI MOSI 
 

Depends on D_SEL (pin 5) status  

NC 

Leave open 

DSEL 

Interface type 
selection 

Used to select UART+DDC or SPI only 
Open = UART+DDC; GND = SPI on pins 

1,2,3,4 

VCC 

Supply Voltage 

VCC 

Supply Voltage 

No difference 

GND 

Ground 

GND 

Ground 

No difference 

VCC_OUT 

Leave open if not 
used. 

VCC_OUT 

Leave open if not used. 

No difference 

Timepulse 

TimePulse2 o/p

 

REF_FREQ_OUT 

VCTCXO o/p 

Module VCTCXO signal o/p 

10 

RESET_N 

Hardware Reset 
(Active Low) 

RESET_N 

Hardware Reset (Active 
Low) 

 

11 

V_BCKP

 

Backup voltage 
supply 

V_BCKP 

Backup voltage 

supply 

Back-up operation not supported - 
Connect to Vcc 

12 

SAFEBOOT_

GND 

Reserved 

Leave Open 

Test-point for service access 

13 

GND 

GND 

GND 

GND 

No difference 

14 

GND 

GND 

GND 

GND 

No difference 

15 

GND

 

GND

 

GND

 

GND

 

No difference 

16 

RF_IN 

RF input 

RF_IN 

RF input 

No difference

 

17 

GND 

GND 

GND 

GND 

No Difference 

18 

VCC_RF

 

O/P Voltage for RF 
section

 

VCC_RF

 

O/P Voltage for RF 
section

 

No difference 

19 

V_ANT

 

Ant. Bias V

 

V_ANT

 

Ant. Bias V

 

No difference 

20 

AADET_N 

Active Antenna 
Detect 

Reserved 

Leave Unconnected 

No Antenna Supervision 

21 

NC 

No Connection 

FREQ_PHASE_I

N1/ EXTINT1 

2

nd

 Freq/ PPS input 

 

22 

NC 

No Connection 

SDA_DAC 

DDC pin for Ext DAC 
o/p 

23 

NC 

No Connection 

SCL_DAC 

DDC pin for Ext DAC 
o/p 

 

24 

VDD USB 

USB Voltage 
Source 

VDD USB 

USB Voltage Source 

Not supported for operational use 

25 

USB_DM 

USB I/O Line - 

USB I/O Line 

USB I/O Line - 

Not supported for operational use 

26 

USB_DP 

USB I/O Line + 

USB I/O Line 

USB I/O Line + 

Not supported for operational use 

27 

EXTINT0 

Ext. Interupt 

FREQ_PHASE_IN
0/

 

EXTINT0 

1

st

 Freq/ PPS input 

 

28 

Timepulse 

Timepulse signal 

Timepulse/TP2/
SAFEBOOT_N 

Timepulse signal 
SAFEBOOT_N 

Timepulse is TP2 
Must float during reset (see 1.6.5) 

Table 4: Pin-out comparison LEA-6T vs. LEA-M8F 

 

Summary of Contents for LEA-M8F

Page 1: ...rence module This device incorporates the u blox M8 concurrent GNSS IC that can receive GPS GLONASS BeiDou and QZSS signals It provides a low phase noise 30 72MHz system reference oscillator disciplin...

Page 2: ...ucts Product name Type number ROM FLASH version PCN reference LEA M8F LEA M8F 0 00 FLASH FW2 20 FTS1 01 N A u blox reserves all rights to this document and the information contained herein Products na...

Page 3: ...10 1 6 1 RESET_N 10 1 6 2 D_SEL 10 1 6 3 FREQ_PHASE_IN0 EXINT0 FREQ_PHASE_IN1 EXTINT1 11 1 6 4 REF_FREQ_OUT 11 1 6 5 TIMEPULSE TP2 11 1 7 Device Configuration 11 2 Design 12 2 1 Layout Footprint and...

Page 4: ...3 Early Production Information Contents Page 4 of 30 4 3 EOS ESD EMI precautions 23 4 4 Applications with cellular modules 26 Appendix 28 Recommended parts 28 Manufacturer 28 Order No 28 Comments 28 R...

Page 5: ...d providing 100 ppb autonomous hold over An external TCXO or OCXO can also be measured and controlled for TD LTE LTE Advanced and other applications requiring extended hold over External sources of sy...

Page 6: ...schematic view of the module s internal organization Figure 1 LEA M8F Block Diagram The device contains all the elements required to implement a multi GNSS frequency and time synchronization system It...

Page 7: ...med as TX ready for DDC interface Leave open if not used RxD1 MOSI 4 I Serial Port 1 or SPI Data o p Communication interface i p dependent on D_SEL with internal pull up resistor to VCC Leave open if...

Page 8: ...Receiver Transmitter UART serial interface RxD TxD supporting configurable baud rates See the LEA M8F Data Sheet 1 for the supported baud rates The signal input and output levels are 0 V to VCC with...

Page 9: ...ent 1 mA if the GNSS receiver is operated as a USB self powered device C23 C24 Capacitors Required according to the specification of LDO U1 D2 Protection diodes Protect circuit from overvoltage ESD wh...

Page 10: ...er combination connected to a VCTCXO VCOCXO Note that 12 bit DAC may not provide sufficient resolution if used over the full circuit voltage range and hence may compromise the controlled frequency per...

Page 11: ...the module s disciplined 30 72MHz VCTCXO CMOS buffer via on module resistor 1 6 5 TIMEPULSE TP2 The timepulse signal is output from this pin This pin is the standard u blox M8 TP2 output hence all tim...

Page 12: ...ldering of the customer 17 0 mm 669 mil 22 4 mm 881 9 mil 1 0 mm 39 mil 0 8 mm 31 5 mil 2 45 mm 96 5 mil 1 1 mm 43 mil 3 0 mm 118 mil 2 15 mm 84 5 mil 0 8 mm 31 5 mil Stencil 150 m 15 7 mm 618 mil 17...

Page 13: ...eet 1 2 1 2 Antenna connection and ground plane design The LEA M8F module can be connected to passive patch or active antennas The RF connection is on the PCB and connects the RF_IN pin with the anten...

Page 14: ...or fill with ground planes H H Figure 8 PCB build up for micro strip line Left 2 layer PCB right 4 layer PCB General design recommendations The length of the micro strip line should be kept as short...

Page 15: ...tion for printed circuit boards The basic configuration is shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11 As a rule of thumb for an FR 4 material the width of the conductor is roughly double the thickness of the di...

Page 16: ...onents therefore take care to reduce electrical noise that may interfere with the antenna performance Passive antennas do not require a DC bias voltage and can be directly connected to the RF input pi...

Page 17: ...ltage at VCC_RF to supply the antenna DC power The V_ANT pin provides a current limited supply connection to the RF_IN pin for antenna LNA biasing see Figure 13 below Figure 13 Active antenna design e...

Page 18: ...he u blox support team to ensure the compatibility of key functionalities 3 1 Software migration For an overall description of the module software operation see the u blox M8 Receiver Description incl...

Page 19: ...ply V_BCKP Backup voltage supply Back up operation not supported Connect to Vcc 12 SAFEBOOT_ N GND Reserved Leave Open Test point for service access 13 GND GND GND GND No difference 14 GND GND GND GND...

Page 20: ...s on the connectors half vias should meet the appropriate IPC specification Reflow soldering A convection type soldering oven is highly recommended over the infrared type radiation oven Convection hea...

Page 21: ...oldering the u blox M8 module consider an optical inspection step to check whether The module is properly aligned and centered over the pads All pads are properly soldered No excess solder has created...

Page 22: ...th a cross diagonal fixture soldering e g pins 1 and 15 and then continue from left to right Rework The u blox M8 module can be unsoldered from the baseboard using a hot air gun When using a hot air g...

Page 23: ...rve strict EOS ESD EMI handling and protection measures To prevent overstress damage at the RF_IN of your receiver never exceed the maximum input power see LEA M8F Data Sheet 0 Electrostatic discharge...

Page 24: ...tection measures Using an LNA with appropriate ESD rating can provide enhanced GNSS performance with passive antennas and increases ESD protection Most defects caused by ESD can be prevented by follow...

Page 25: ...SD rating Figure 17 EOS and ESD Precautions Electromagnetic interference EMI Electromagnetic interference EMI is the addition or coupling of energy originating from any RF emitting device This can cau...

Page 26: ...chieved e g in the case of an integrated GSM GNSS antenna an additional input filter is needed on the GNSS side to block the high energy emitted by the GSM transmitter Examples of these kinds of filte...

Page 27: ...at are different from the GNSS carrier see Figure 21 The main sources are wireless communication systems such as GSM CDMA WCDMA Wi Fi BT etc 0 500 1000 1500 2000 GPS input filter characteristics 0 110...

Page 28: ...TA1343A GPS GLONASS BeiDou Low insertion loss TAI SAW TA0638A GPS GLONASS BeiDou Low insertion loss LNA JRC NJG1143UA2 LNA Low noise figure up to 15 dBm RF input power DAC TI DAC8571 Osc Control Volt...

Page 29: ...tion Version 2 1 Jan 2000 http www nxp com acrobat_download literature 9398 39340011_21 pdf 9 GPS Implementation and Aiding Features in u blox wireless modules Docu No GSM G1 CS 09007 For regular upda...

Page 30: ..._ap u blox com Support support_ap u blox com Regional Office Australia Phone 61 2 8448 2016 E mail info_anz u blox com Support support_ap u blox com Regional Office China Beijing Phone 86 10 68 133 54...

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