Gemalto M2M AHS3 W User Manual

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AHS3-W

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Hardware Interface Overview

AHS3-W Hardware Interface Overview

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AHS3-W Hardware Interface Overview

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Contents

1 Introduction.................................................................................................................6

1.1 Related Documents ...........................................................................................6

1.2 Terms and Abbreviations...................................................................................6

1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information .......................................................9

1.3.1 Directives and Standards......................................................................9

1.3.2 SAR requirements specific to portable mobiles..................................12

1.3.3 SELV Requirements ...........................................................................13

1.3.4 Safety Precautions..............................................................................13

2 Product Concept.......................................................................................................15

2.1 Key Features at a Glance................................................................................15

2.2 AHS3-W System Overview..............................................................................18

3 Application Interface.................................................................................................19

3.1 Operating Modes .............................................................................................20

3.2 Power Supply...................................................................................................21

3.3 USB Interface...................................................................................................22

3.4 Serial Interface ASC0 ......................................................................................23

3.5 UICC/SIM/USIM Interface................................................................................25

3.6 Analog Audio Interface.....................................................................................27

3.7 Pulse Code Modulation Interface (PCM) .........................................................27

4 GPS Receiver........................................................................ .....................................28

5 Antenna Interfaces....................................................................................................29

5.1 GSM/UMTS Antenna Interface........................................................................29

5.1.1 Antenna Installation ............................................................................30

5.2 GPS Antenna Interface....................................................................................31

6 Mechanics..................................................................................................................33

6.1 Mechanical Dimensions of AHS3-W................................................................33

7 Sample Application...................................................................................................35

8 Reference Approval..................................................................................................37

8.1 Reference Equipment for Type Approval.........................................................37

8.2 Compliance with FCC and IC Rules and Regulations .....................................38

9 Appendix....................................................................................................................39

9.1 List of Parts and Accessories...........................................................................39

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Tables

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Tables

Table 1: Directives ......................................................................................................... 9

Table 2: Standards of North American type approval.................................................... 9

Table 3: Standards of European type approval.............................................................. 9

Table 4: Requirements of quality ................................................................................. 10

Table 5: Standards of the Ministry of Information Industry of the

People’s Republic of China............................................................................ 11

Table 6: Toxic or hazardous substances or elements with defined concentration

limits............................................................................................................... 11

Table 7: Overview of operating modes ........................................................................ 20

Table 8: DCE-DTE wiring of ASC0 .............................................................................. 24

Table 9: Signals of the SIM interface (SMT application interface)............................... 25

Table 10: Return loss in the active band........................................................................ 29

Table 11: List of parts and accessories.......................................................................... 39

Table 12: Molex sales contacts (subject to change)...................................................... 40

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Figures

Figure 1: AHS3-W system overview.............................................................................. 18

Figure 2: Decoupling capacitor(s) for BATT+................................................................ 21

Figure 3: USB circuit ..................................................................................................... 22

Figure 4: Serial interface ASC0..................................................................................... 23

Figure 5: UICC/SIM/USIM interface.............................................................................. 26

Figure 6: Supply voltage for active GPS antenna......................................................... 31

Figure 7: ESD protection for passive GPS antenna...................................................... 32

Figure 8: AHS3-W – top and bottom view..................................................................... 33

Figure 9: Dimensions of AHS3-W (all dimensions in mm) ............................................ 34

Figure 10: AHS3-W sample application .......................................................................... 36

Figure 11: Reference equipment for type approval......................................................... 37

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1 Introduction

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1 Introduction

The document1 describes the hardware of the AHS3-W module, designed to connect to a cellular device application and the air interface. It helps you quickly retrieve interface specifications, electrical and mechanical details and information on the requirements to be considered for integrating further components.

1.1 Related Documents

[1] AHS3-W AT Command Set [2] AHS3-W Release Notes [3] AN40: Thermal Solutions for AHS3-W Applications [4] Application Note 48: SMT Module Integration

1.2 Terms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

ANSI American National Standards Institute AMR Adaptive Multirate ARP Antenna Reference Point B2B Board-to-board connector BB Baseband BEP Bit Error Probability BTS Base Transceiver Station CB or CBM Cell Broadcast Message CE Conformité Européene (European Conformity) CS Coding Scheme CS Circuit Switched CSD Circuit Switched Data DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter DCS Digital Cellular System DL Download DRX Discontinuous Reception DSB Development Support Board DSP Digital Signal Processor

The document is effective only if listed in the appropriate Release Notes as part of the technical documentation delivered with your Cinterion Wireless Modules product.

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1.2 Terms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency DTX Discontinuous Transmission EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution EFR Enhanced Full Rate EGSM Enhanced GSM EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility ERP Effective Radiated Power ESD Electrostatic Discharge ETS European Telecommunication Standard ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FCC Federal Communications Commission (U.S.) FDD Frequency Division Duplex

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FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access FR Full Rate GPRS General Packet Radio Service GSM Global Standard for Mobile Communications HiZ High Impedance HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packed Access HR Half Rate I/O Input/Output IF Intermediate Frequency IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity ISO International Standards Organization ITU International Telecommunications Union kbps kbits per second LED Light Emitting Diode LGA Land Grid Array MBB Mo ist ur e ba rr ier bag Mbps Mbits per second MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme MO Mobile Originated MS Mobile Station, also referred to as TE MSL Moisture Sensitivity Level MT Mobile Terminated NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient PBCCH Packet Switched Broadcast Contro l Channel

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1.2 Terms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

PCB Printed Circuit Board PCL Power Control Level PCM Pulse Code Modulation PCS Personal Communication System, also referred to as GSM 1900 PS Packet Switched PDU Protocol Data Unit PSK Phase Shift Keying QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation R&TTE Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment RACH Random Access Channel RF Radio Frequency RTC Real Time Clock

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Rx Receive Direction SAR Specific Absorption Rate SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage SIM Subscri ber Identification Module SLIC Subscriber Line Interface Circuit SMPL Sudden momentary power loss SMD Surface Mount Device SMS Short Message Service SMT Surface Mount Technology SRAM Static Random Access Memory SRB Signalling Radio Bearer TA Terminal adapter (e.g. GSM module) TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TE Terminal Equipment TS Technical Specification Tx Transmit Direction UL Upload UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System URC Unsolicited Res ult Code USB Universal Serial Bus UICC USIM Integrated Circuit Card USIM UMTS Subscriber Identification Module WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

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1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

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1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

1.3.1 Directives and Standards

AHS3-W has been designed to comply with the directives and standards listed below. It is the responsibility of the application manufacturer to ensure compliance of the final product

with all provisions of the applicable directives and standards as well as with the technical specifications provided in the "AHS3-W Hardware Interface Description".

Table 1: Directives

99/05/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the council of 9 March 1999 on

radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (in short referred to as R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC). The product is labeled with the CE conformity mark

ECE-R 10 Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. 10: Uniform pro-

visions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to electro magnetic compatibility

2002/95/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of

27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)

Table 2: Standards of North American type approval

CFR Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 22 and Part 24; US Equipment

Authorization FCC

OET Bulletin 65 (Edition 97-01)

UL 60 950-1 Product Safety Certification (Safety requirements)

NAPRD.03 V5.12 Overview of PCS Type certification review board Mobile Equipment Type

RSS132, RSS133

Table 3: Standards of European type approval

Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposu re to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields

Certification and IMEI control PCS Type Certification Review board (PTCRB)

Canadian Standard

3GPP TS 51.010-1 Digital cellula r telecommunications system (Release 7); Mobile Station

(MS) conformance specification;

ETSI EN 301 511 V9.0.2 Global System for Mobil e communications (GSM); Harmonized standard for

mobile stations in the GSM 900 and DCS 1800 bands covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE directive (1999/5/EC)

GCF-CC V3.46 Global Certification Forum - Certification Criteria

Manufacturers of applications which can be used in the US shall en sure that their applications have a PTCRB approval. For this purpose they can refer to the PTCRB approval of the respective module.

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1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

Table 3: Standards of European type approval

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ETSI EN 301 489-01 V1.8.1

ETSI EN 301 489-07 V1.3.1

ETSI EN 301 489-24 V1.5.1

EN 301 908-01 V4.2.1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Base

EN 301 908-02 V4.2.1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Base

EN 62311:2008 Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human expo-

EN 300 440-02 V1.3.1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Short

Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common Technical Requirements

Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 7: Specific conditions for mobile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecommunications systems (GSM and DCS)

Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 24: Specific conditions for IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA) for Mobile and portable (UE) radio and ancillary equipment

Stations (BS) and User Equipment (UE) for IMT -2000 Third Ge neration cellular networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive

Stations (BS) and User Equipment (UE) for IMT -2000 Third Ge neration cellular networks; Part 2: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000 , CDMA Direct Spr ead (UTRA FDD) (UE) covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive

sure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)

range devices; Radio equipment to be used in the 1 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive

EN 62311:2008 Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human expo-

sure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)

IEC/EN 60950-1:2006/ A11:2009

Table 4: Requirements of quality

IEC 60068 Environmental testing DIN EN 60529 IP codes VDA Hands-free VDA Specification for Car Hands-free Terminals, Draft, December 2004,

Safety of information technology equipment

v1.5

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1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

Table 5: Standards of the Ministry of Information Industry of the People’s Republic of China

SJ/T 11363-2006 “Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances

in Electronic Information Products” (2006-06).

SJ/T 11364-2006 “Marking for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic

Information Products” (2006-06). According to the “Chinese Administration on th e Control of

Pollution caused by Electronic Information Products” (ACPEIP) the EPUP, i.e., Environmental Protection Use Period, of this product is 20 years as per the symbol shown here, unless otherwise marked. The EPUP is valid only as long as the product is operated within the operating limits described in the Cinterion Hardware Interface Description.

Please see Table 6 for an overview of toxic or hazardous substances or elements that might be contained in product parts in concentrations above the limits defined by SJ/T 11363-2006.

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Table 6: Toxic or hazardous substances or elements with defined concentration limits

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1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

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1.3.2 SAR requirements specific to portable mobiles

Mobile phones, PDAs or other portable transmitters and receivers incorporating a GSM module must be in accordance with the guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency energy. This requires the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of portable AHS3-W based applications to be evaluated and approved for compliance with national and/or international regulations.

Since the SAR value varies significantly with the individual product design manufacturers are advised to submit their product for approval if designed for portable use. For European and USmarkets the relevant directives are mentioned below. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the final product to verify whether or not further standards, recommendations or directives are in force outside these areas.

Products intended for sale on US markets

ES 59005/ANSI C95.1 Considerations for evaluation of human exposure to electromagnetic

fields (EMFs) from mobile telecommunication equipment (MTE) in the frequency range 30MHz - 6GHz

Products intended for sale on European markets

EN 50360 Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of mobile phones with

the basic restrictions related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields (300MHz - 3GHz)

IMPORTANT: Manufacturers of portable applications based on AHS3-W modules are required to have their final product certified and apply for their own FCC Grant and Industry Canada Certificate related to the specific portable mobile. See also Section 8.2.

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Contents

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1 Introduction

1.1 Related Documents

1.2 Terms and Abbreviations

1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

1.3.1 Directives and Standards

1.3.2 SAR requirements specific to portable mobiles