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Hardware Integration Guide

AirPrime EM9190

41113915

Rev 0.3

June 17, 2020

Proprietary and Confidential

Contents subject to change

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Page 1: ...Hardware Integration Guide AirPrime EM9190 41113915 Rev 0 3 June 17 2020 Proprietary and Confidential Contents subject to change ...

Page 2: ...ld interfere with various onboard systems Note Some airlines may permit the use of cellular phones while 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 v...

Page 3: ... 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 trademarks are the property of their respective owners Contact Information Sales information and technical support including warranty...

Page 4: ...e 12 3 4 3 Device generated RF Interference 12 3 4 4 Methods to Mitigate Decreased Rx Performance 12 3 4 5 Radiated Spurious Emissions RSE 12 3 5 Radiated Sensitivity Measurement 12 3 5 1 Sierra Wireless Sensitivity Testing and Desensitization Investigation 13 3 5 2 Sensitivity vs Frequency 13 3 6 Supported Frequencies 13 3 7 Antenna Specification 16 3 7 1 Recommended WWAN Antenna Specifications 1...

Page 5: ... ensure that an appropriate antenna is being used 1 2 Required Connectors Table 1 1 describes the connectors used to integrate the EM9190 Embedded Module into your host device Table 1 1 Required Host Module Connectors1 Connector Type Description RF cables 5G NR Sub 6G LTE GNSS Mate with M 2 spec connectors Four connector jacks mate with I PEX 20448 001R 081 or equivalent RF cables mmWave Eight con...

Page 6: ...ange 3 135 3 3 4 4 V Ripple voltage 100 mVpp Peak Current 4000 mA Continuous Current TBD mA GND 3 5 11 27 33 39 45 51 57 71 73 0 V 2 2 Module Power States The module has five power states as described in Table 2 2 Table 2 2 Module Power States State Details Host Is Powered Host Interface Active RF Enabled Normal Default State Module is active Default state Occurs when VCC is first applied Full_Car...

Page 7: ...ly voltage and operating temperature and notifies the host when critical threshold limits are exceeded See Table 2 3 for trigger details and Figure 2 1 for state machine behavior Power state transitions may occur Automatically when critical supply voltage or module temperature trigger levels are encountered Under host control using available AT commands in response to user choices for example opti...

Page 8: ...ormal mode Normal mode Low supply voltagewarning or High temperature warning Low power mode Handled by Power State state machine Off mode Handled by Power State statemachine current_vcc VOLT_LO_WARN current_temp TEMP_HI_WARN current_vcc VOLT_LO_NORM current_temp TEMP_HI_NORM Manual transition Host deasserts Full_Card_Power_Off current_vcc VOLT_HI_CRIT current_temp TEMP_LO_CRIT current_vcc VOLT_LO_...

Page 9: ... EM9190 module does not have integrated antennas Refer to Table 3 1 for each pair of coaxial connections For low power usage if not all 4 QTM525 modules are equipped integration sequence from QTM0 to QTM3 is recommended leave unused connectors NC Contact Sierra Wireless as the RFC has to be updated to reflect the number of QTMs Note that for high power usage it s not recommended to leave any QTM52...

Page 10: ...Band 4G 5G Terminal Paddle Antenna has been verified as a reference For detailed electrical performance criteria see Antenna Specification Choosing the Correct Sub 6G Antenna and Cabling When matching antennas and cabling The antenna and associated circuitry should have a nominal impedance of 50Ω with a return loss of better than 10 dB across each frequency band of operation The system gain value ...

Page 11: ...event noise leakage by establishing a very good ground connection to the module through the host connector Connect to system ground using the ground hole shown in Figure 3 1 Minimize ground noise leakage 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 12: ...It is important to investigate sources of localized interference early in the design cycle To reduce the effect of device generated RF on Rx performance Put the antenna as far as possible from sources of interference The drawback is that the module may be less convenient to use Shield the host device The module itself is well shielded to avoid external interference However the antenna cannot be sh...

Page 13: ...test procedure 3 5 2 Sensitivity vs Frequency Sensitivity definitions for supported RATs UMTS bands sensitivity is defined as the input power level in dBm that produces a BER Bit Error Rate of 0 1 Sensitivity should be measured at all UMTS frequencies across each band LTE bands sensitivity is defined as the RF level at which throughput is 95 of maximum 5G NR Sub 6G bands sensitivity is defined as ...

Page 14: ... 734 746 MHz 18 Yes 815 830 MHz 860 875 MHz 19 Yes Yes 830 845 MHz 875 890 MHz 20 Yes 832 862 MHz 791 821 MHz 25 Yes 1850 1915 MHz 1930 1995 MHz 26 Yes 814 849 MHz 859 894 MHz 28 Yes Yes 703 748 MHz 758 803 MHz 29 Yes N A 717 728 MHz 30 Yes 2305 2315 MHz Note B30 Tx is disabled 2350 2360 MHz 32 Yes N A 1452 1496 MHz 34 Yes 2010 2025 MHz TDD 38 Yes 2570 2620 MHz TDD 39 Yes 1880 1920 MHz TDD 40 Yes ...

Page 15: ... Yes Yes Yes Yes B41 Yes Yes Yes Yes B424 Yes Yes Yes Yes B46 Yes Yes B484 Yes Yes Yes Yes B66 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes B71 Yes Yes Yes Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 1 Table contents are derived from 3GPP TS 36 521 1 v15 5 0 table 5 4 2 1 1 2 Bandwidth for which a relaxation of the specified UE receiver sensitivity requirement Clause 7 3 of 3GPP TS 36 521 1 v15 5 0 is allowed 3 Bandwidth for which uplink transmis...

Page 16: ...b 6G GNSS and mmWave antennas used with AirPrime embedded modules The performance specifications described in this section are valid while antennas are mounted in the host device with antenna feed cables routed in their final application configuration Note Antennas should be designed before the industrial design is finished to make sure that the best antennas can be developed 3 7 1 Recommended WWA...

Page 17: ...B for all antennas at all bands frequency range 20dB for Ant1 and Ant4 at B41 frequency range If antennas can be moved test all positions for both antennas Make sure all other wireless devices Bluetooth or WLAN antennas etc are turned OFF to avoid interference Power Handling 1W Measure power endurance over 4 hours estimated talk time using a 1 W CW signal set the CW test signal frequency to the mi...

Page 18: ...2 MHz 2 MHz minimum Field of View FOV Omni directional in azimuth 45 to 90 in elevation Polarization Average Gv Gh 0 dB Vertical linear polarization is sufficient Free Space Average gain Gv Gh over FOV 6 dBi preferably 3 dBi Gv and Gh are measured and averaged over 45 to 90 in elevation and 180 in azimuth Gain Maximum gain and uniform coverage in the high elevation angle and zenith Gain in azimuth...

Page 19: ... 65 EU including directive 2015 863 amending annex II which sets limits for the use of certain restricted hazardous substances This directive states that electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyls PBB polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE Bis 2 ethylhexyl phthalate DEHP Butyl benzyl phthalate BBP Dibutyl ph...

Page 20: ...s Integrators may use the EM9190 module in their final products without additional FCC IC Industry Canada certification if they meet the following conditions Otherwise additional FCC IC approvals must be obtained 1 At least 20 cm separation distance between the antenna and the user s body must be maintained at all times 2 To comply with FCC IC regulations limiting both maximum RF output power and ...

Page 21: ...try and deep space network operations Mobile and portable stations must not have antenna gain exceeding 1 dBi in Band 30 Additionally both the FCC and IC prohibit the use of external vehicle mounted antennas for mobile and portable stations in this band Fixed stations may use antennas with higher gain in Band 30 due to relaxed EIRP limits EM9190 modules used as fixed subscriber stations in Canada ...

Page 22: ...porated with a statement similar to the following This device contains FCC ID N7NEM91 IC 2417C EM91 5 A user manual with the end product must clearly indicate the operating requirements and conditions that must be observed to ensure compliance with current FCC IC RF exposure guidelines The module compliance with FCC 47 CFR Part 2 22 24 27 90 96 requirements The end product with an embedded EM9190 ...

Page 23: ... radio spectrum management sets rates for communications services determines standards for equipment and controls broadcast licensing Consult http www fcc gov FDD Frequency Division Duplexing Galileo A European system that uses a series of satellites in middle earth orbit to provide navigational data GCF Global Certification Forum GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System A Russian system that us...

Page 24: ...r can measure Sensitivity RF Measure of lowest power signal at the receiver input that can provide a prescribed BER BLER SNR value at the receiver output SIM Subscriber Identity Module Also referred to as USIM or UICC SKU Stock Keeping Unit identifies an inventory item a unique code consisting of numbers or letters and numbers assigned to a product by a retailer for purposes of identification and ...

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