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LEA-M8F - Hardware Integration Manual 

 

UBX-14000034 - R03 

Early Production

 Information

 

Appendix 

 

 

Page 28 of 30

 

 

Appendix 

Recommended parts 

Recommended parts are selected on a data sheet basis only. Other components may also be used. 

 

 

Manufacturer  Part ID 

Remarks 

Parameters to consider 

Diode            ON  
Semiconductor 
 

ESD9R3.3ST5G 

Standoff Voltage>3.3 V 

Low Capacitance < 0.5 pF 

ESD9L3.3ST5G 

Standoff Voltage>3.3 V 

Standoff Voltage > Voltage for active antenna 

ESD9L5.0ST5G 

Standoff Voltage>5 V 

Low Inductance 

SAW 

TDK/ EPCOS 

B8401: B39162-B8401-P810 

GPS+GLONASS 

High attenuation 

TDK/ EPCOS 

B3913: B39162B3913U410 

GPS+BeiDou 

For automotive application 

TDK/ EPCOS 

B4310: B39162B4310P810 

GPS+GLONASS 

Compliant to the AEC-Q200 standard 

ReyConns 

NDF9169 

GPS+GLONASS 

Low insertion loss, Only for mobile application 

muRata 

SAFFB1G56KB0F0A 

GPS+BeiDou 

Low insertion loss, Only for mobile application 

muRata 

SAFEA1G58KB0F00 

GPS+GLONASS 

Low insertion loss, only for mobile application 

muRata 

SAFEA1G58KA0F00 

GPS+GLONASS 

High attenuation, only for mobile application 

muRata 

SAFFB1G58KA0F0A 

GPS+GLONASS 

High attenuation, only for mobile application 

muRata 

SAFFB1G58KB0F0A 

GPS+GLONASS 

Low insertion loss, Only for mobile application 

TAI-SAW 

TA1573A 

GPS+GLONASS 

Low insertion loss 

TAI-SAW 

TA1343A 

GPS+BeiDou 

Low insertion loss 

TAI-SAW 

TA0638A 

GPS+BeiDou 

Low insertion loss 

LNA 

JRC  

NJG1143UA2 

LNA 

Low noise figure, up to 15 dBm RF input power 

DAC 

TI 

DAC8571 

Osc. Control Voltage 

No of bits (16) 

MicroChip 

MCP4726 

Osc. Control Voltage 

No of bits (12) 

Inductor 

Murata 

LQG15HS27NJ02 

L, 27 nH 

Impedance @ freq GPS > 500 

 

Capacitor 

Murata 

GRM1555C1E470JZ01 

C, 47 pF 

DC-block 

Ferrite 
Bead 

Murata 

BLM15HD102SN1 

FB 

High IZI @ fGSM 

Feed thru       Murata 
Capacitor 
for Signal 

NFL18SP157X1A3 
 

Monolithic Type 
Array Type 

Load Capacitance appropriate to signal rate 
 

NFA18SL307V1A45 

Feed thru 
Capacitor 

Murata 

NFM18PC …. 
NFM21P…. 

0603 2A 
0805 4A 

Rs < 0.5 

  

Resistor 

 

10 

 

±

 10%, min 0.250 W 

R

bias

 

  

560 

 

±

 5% 

R2 

 

100 k

 

±

 5% 

R3, R4 

 

Table 5: Recommended parts 

 

 Recommended Antennas 

 Table 6: Recommend antenna  

 

Manufacturer 

Order No. 

Comments 

Hirschmann (www.hirschmann-car.com) 

GLONASS 9 M 

GPS+GLONASS active 

Taoglas (www.taoglas.com ) 

AA.160.301111 

36*36*4 mm,  3-5 V 30 mA active 

Taoglas (www.taoglas.com ) 

AA.161.301111 

36*36*3 mm,  1.8 to 5.5 V / 10 mA at 3 V active 

INPAQ (www.inpaq.com.tw) 

B3G02G-S3-01-A 

2.7 to 3.9 V / 10 mA active 

Amotech (www.amotech.co.kr) 

B35-3556920-2J2 

35x35x3 mm GPS+GLONASS passive 

Amotech (www.amotech.co.kr) 

A25-4102920-2J3 

25x25x4 mm GPS+GLONASS passive 

Amotech (www.amotech.co.kr) 

A18-4135920-AMT04 

18x18x4 mm GPS+GLONASS passive 

INPAQ (www.inpaq.com.tw) 

ACM4-5036-A1-CC-S 

5.2 x 3.7 x 0.7 mm GPS+GLONASS passive 

Additional antenna Manufacturer: Allis Communications, 2J, Tallysman Wireless 

Содержание LEA-M8F

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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