LEA-M8S / LEA-M8T - Hardware Integration Manual
UBX-13003140 - R07
Production Information
Design
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Design
2.1
Pin description
Function
PIN
No
I/O Description
Remarks
Power
VCC
6
I
Supply Voltage
Provide clean and stable supply.
GND
7, 13, 14,
15, 17
-
Ground
Assure a good
GND
connection to all
GND
pins of the module
VCC_OUT
8
O
Output Voltage
(VCC)
Leave open if not used.
V_BCKP
11
I
Backup Supply
Voltage
It is recommended to connect a backup supply voltage to
V_BCKP
in order to enable Warm and Hot Start features on the positioning
modules. Otherwise, connect to
VCC
.
VDD_USB
24
I
USB Power
Supply
To use the USB interface connect this pin to 3.0 – 3.6V.
If no USB serial port used connect to GND.
Antenna
RF_IN
16
I
GNSS signal
input from
antenna
Use a controlled impedance transmission line of 50
Ω
to connect to
RF_IN.
VCC_RF
18
O
Output Voltage
RF section
Can be used to power external LNA or an external active antenna
(
VCC_RF
connected to
V_ANT with 10
Ω
). The max power
consumption of the antenna must not exceed the datasheet
specification of the module.
Leave open if not used.
V_ANT
19
I
Antenna Bias
voltage
Connect to
GND
(or leave open) if passive antenna is used. If an
active antenna is used, add a 10
Ω
resistor in front of
V_ANT
input
to the Antenna Bias Voltage or
VCC_RF
EXTINT1/
AADET_N
20
I
Ext. Interrupt
/Active
Antenna Detect
Ext. Interrupt Pin. Int. pull-up resistor to VCC./ Input pin for optional
antenna supervisor circuitry. Leave open if not used.
UART
TxD
(LEA-M8S) 3
TxD / SPI MISO
(LEA-M8T)
O
Serial Port
Communication interface can be programmed as TX Ready for DDC
interface. Leave open if not used.
O
TxD
SPI MISO
Serial Port if D_SEL =1(or open)
SPI MISO if D_SEL = 0
RxD
(LEA-M8S) 4
RxD /SPI MOSI
(LEA-M8T)
I
Serial Port
Serial port input with internal pull-up resistor to VCC. Leave open if
not used. Do not use external pull up resistor.
I
RxD
SPI MOSI
Serial Port if D_SEL =1(or open)
SPI MOSI if D_SEL = 0
USB
USB_DM
25
I/O
USB I/O line
USB2.0 bidirectional communication pin. Leave open if unused.
Implementations see section 1.4
USB_DP
26
I/O
USB I/O line
System
RESET_N
10
I
Hardware Reset
(Active Low)
Leave open if not used. Do not drive high.
TIMEPULSE 1
28
O
Timepulse 1
Configurable Timepulse signal (one pulse per second by default).
Leave open if not used.
SAFEBOOT_N /
12
TIMEPULSE 2
(LEA-M8T)
SAFEBOOT_N
(LEA-M8S)
I/O
Safeboot_N /
Timepulse 2
Configurable Timepulse signal. Must not be held LO during start-up.
I/O
Safeboot_N
Must not be held LO during start-up
EXTINT0
27
I
Ext. Interrupt
Ext. Interrupt Pin. Int. pull-up resistor to
VCC
. Leave open if unused.
SDA
(LEA-M8S) 1
SDA /SPI CS_N
(LEA-M8T)
I/O
DDC Pins
DDC Data. Leave open if not used.
I/O
SDA
SPI CS_N
DDC Data if D_SEL =1 (or open)
SPI Chip Select if D_SEL = 0
SCL
(LEA-M8S) 2
SCL / SPI CLK
(LEA-M8T)
I
DDC Pins
DDC Clock. Leave open if not used.
I/O
SCL
SPI CLK
DDC Clock if D_SEL =1 (or open)
SPI Clock if D_SEL = 0
D_SEL
(LEA-M8T)
5
I
Interface Select
D_SEL = 0 -> SPI, D_SEL =1 (or open) -> DDC