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November 19, 2013 

AirPrime MC7350 

Hardware Integration Guide 

Summary of Contents for AirPrime MC7350

Page 1: ...4114814 1 1 November 19 2013 AirPrime MC7350 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 of a vehicle Doing so will detract from the driver or operator s control and operation of that vehicle In some states and provinces operating such communications devices while in control of a vehicle ...

Page 3: ...ered 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 Microsoft Corporation Macintosh and Mac OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated Used under license Other ...

Page 4: ... 1 November 19 2013 4 Hardware Integration Guide Document History Version Date Updates 1 0 October 30 2013 Creation 1 1 November 19 2013 Updated section 5 3 Important Compliance Information for North American Users ...

Page 5: ...ng Guidelines 11 3 4 Antenna Guidelines 11 3 4 1 Choosing the Correct Antenna and Cabling 11 3 4 2 Designing Custom Antennas 11 3 4 3 Determining the Antenna s Location 11 3 4 4 Disabling the Diversity Antenna 11 3 5 RF Desense Sources 12 4 AUDIO INTERFACE 13 5 REGULATORY INFORMATION 14 5 1 Important Notice 14 5 2 Safety and Hazards 14 5 3 Important Compliance Information for North American Users ...

Page 6: ...Rev 1 1 November 19 2013 6 List of Tables Table 1 Power Supply Requirements 8 Table 2 ESD Specifications 8 Table 3 Supported MC7350 Power States 9 Table 4 Supported RF Bands 10 Table 5 Audio Pin Description 13 ...

Page 7: ...ming 1 1 Hardware Development Components Sierra Wireless manufactures the MC Series Development Kit a hardware development component that is used to facilitate the hardware integration process This development kit is the hardware development board on which an MC mini card is plugged The development kit provides access to all of the interfaces supported by the MC mini card For instructions on using...

Page 8: ...es not have an independent power supply or protection circuits to guard against electrical issues 2 2 Electrostatic Discharge ESD The OEM is responsible for ensuring that the Mini Card host interface pins are not exposed to ESD during handling or normal operation Note The level of protection required depends on your application Table 2 ESD Specifications Connection Specification Operational The RF...

Page 9: ...ork Current consumption is affected by several factors including Radio band being used Transmit power Receive gain settings Data rate Number of active Tx time slots Low power Airplane mode Module is active Module enters this state Under host interface control Host issues AT CFUN 0 or Host asserts W_DISABLE_N after AT PCOFFEN 0 has been issued Automatically when critical temperature or voltage trig...

Page 10: ...ink 100 Mbps 20 MHz bandwidth 50 Mbps 10 MHz bandwidth Uplink 50 Mbps 20 MHz bandwidth 25 Mbps 10 MHz bandwidth MIMO support GPS 1575 42 MHz GLONASS 1602 MHz 3 2 Ground Connection When connecting the mini card to system ground Prevent noise leakage by establishing a very good ground connection to the mini card through the host connector Connect to system ground using the two mounting holes at the ...

Page 11: ... points when deciding where to place the antenna Antenna location may affect RF performance Although the module is shielded to prevent interference in most applications the placement of the antenna is still very important if the host device is insufficiently shielded high levels of broadband or spurious noise can degrade the module s performance Connecting cables between the module and the antenna...

Page 12: ...us response resulting in decreased Rx performance Tx power and corresponding broadband noise may overload or increase the noise floor of the module s receiver resulting in RF desense Severity of interference depends on proximity of other antennas to the module s antennas Host electronic device generated RF Proximity of host electronics to the module s antenna can contribute to decreased Rx perform...

Page 13: ...gnals such as subcoding and control are transmitted separately The audio interface can be switched from PCM to I 2 S and vice versa via AT commands Table 5 Audio Pin Description Signal Name Pin Description PCM_CLK I2S_CLK 45 PCM Clock I 2 S Clock PCM_DOUT I2S_DOUT 47 PCM Data Out I 2 S Data Out PCM_DIN I2S_DIN 49 PCM Data In I 2 S Data In PCM_SYNC I2S_WS 51 PCM SYNC I 2 S WS ...

Page 14: ...in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind to the user or any other party including but not limited to personal injury death or loss of property Sierra Wireless and its affiliates accept no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using the Sierra Wireless modem or for failure of the Sierr...

Page 15: ... transmitters within a host device provided the following conditions are met Each collocated radio transmitter has been certified by FCC IC for mobile application At least 20 cm separation distance between the antennas of the collocated transmitters and the user s body must be maintained at all times The output power and antenna gain must not exceed the limits and configurations stipulated in the ...

Page 16: ...ved to ensure compliance with current FCC IC RF exposure guidelines The end product with an embedded MC7350 modem may also need to pass the FCC Part 15 unintentional emission testing requirements and be properly authorized per FCC Part 15 Note If this module is intended for use in a portable device you are responsible for separate approval to satisfy the SAR requirements of FCC Part 2 1093 and IC ...

Page 17: ...dio Frequency AT Attention prefix for modem commands AUX Auxiliary CAN Controller Area Network CB Cell Broadcast CEP Circular Error Probable CLK Clock CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CS Coding Scheme CTS Clear To Send DAC Digital to Analogue Converter dB Decibel DC Direct Current DCD Data Carrier Detect DCE Data Communication Equipment DCS Digital Cellular System DR Dynamic Range DSR ...

Page 18: ...mmunications HR Half Rate I O Input Output LED Light Emitting Diode LGA Land Grid Array LNA Low Noise Amplifier MAX Maximum MIC Microphone MIN Minimum MMS MultiMedia Message Service MO Mobile Originated MT Mobile Terminated na Not Applicable NC Not Connected NF Noise Factor NMEA National Marine Electronics Association NOM Nominal NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient PA Power Amplifier Pa Pascal fo...

Page 19: ...st To Send RX Receive SCL Serial Clock SDA Serial Data SIM Subscriber Identification Module SMS Short Message Service SPI Serial Peripheral Interface SPL Sound Pressure Level SPK Speaker SRAM Static RAM TBC To Be Confirmed TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TP Test Point TVS Transient Voltage Suppressor TX Transmit TYP Typical UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter USB Universal Serial B...

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