HE920 Hardware User Guide
1vv0301014 Rev.9 – 2014-01-23
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In GSM/GPRS mode, RF transmission is not continuous and it is packed into bursts at a base
frequency of about 216 Hz, and the relative current peaks can be as high as about 2A.
Therefore the power supply has to be designed in order to withstand these current peaks
without big voltage drops; this means that both the electrical design and the board layout must
be designed for this current flow. If the layout of the PCB is not well designed, a strong noise
floor is generated on the ground; this will reflect on all the audio paths producing an audible
annoying noise at 216 Hz; if the voltage drops during the peak, current absorption is too much.
The device may even shut down as a consequence of the supply voltage drop.