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Figure 14:ALAS66A – top and bottom view ................................................................... 34
Figure 15:Dimensions of ALAS66A (all dimensions in mm)........................................... 35
Figure 16:Reference equipment for type approval......................................................... 40
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1Introduction
This document1 describes the hardware of the Cinterion® ALAS66A products listed in Section
1.1. It helps you quickly retrieve interface specifications, electrical and mechanical details and
information on the requirements to be considered for integrating further components.
1.1Product Variants
This document applies to the following Gemalto M2M modules:
•Cinterion
•Cinterion
•Cinterion
•Cinterion
•Cinterion
•Cinterion
®
ALAS66A-W
®
ALAS66A-CN
®
ALAS66A-E
®
ALAS66A-US
®
ALAS66A-J
®
ALAS66A-K
Where necessary a note is made to differentiate between the various product variants and releases.
1. The document is effective only if listed in the appropriate Release Notes as part of the technical documentation delivered with your Gemalto M2M product.
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1.2Key Features at a Glance
FeatureImplementation
General
Frequency bandsNote: Not all of the frequency bands (and 3GPP technologies) me ntioned
throughout this document are supported by every ALAS66A products variant. Please refer to Section 1.2.1 for an overview of the frequency bands
supported by each ALAS66A product variant.
GSM classSmall MS
Output power
(according to Release 99)
Output power
(according to Release 4)
Output power
(according to Release 8)
Power supply3.3V <
Operating temperature
(board temperature)
PhysicalDimensions: 48mm x 36mm x 3mm
RoHSAll hardware components fully compliant with EU RoHS Directive
GSM/GPRS/UMTS:
Class 4 (+33dBm ±2dB) for EGSM850 and EGSM900
Class 1 (+30dBm ±2dB) for GSM1800 and GSM1900
Class E2 (+27dBm ± 3dB) for GSM 850 8-PSK and GSM 900 8-PSK
Class E2 (+26dBm +3 /-4dB) for GSM 1800 8-PSK and GSM 1900 8-PSK
Class 3 (+24dBm +1/-3dB) for all supported WCDMA FDD bands
TD-SCDMA:
Class 2 (+24dBm +1/-3dB) for TD-SCDMA 1900, TD-SCDMA Bd39 and
TD-SCDMA 2000, TD-SCDMA Bd34
LTE (FDD):
Class 3 (+23dBm +-2dB) for all supported LTE FDD bands
LTE (TDD):
Class 3 (+23dBm +-2dB) for all supported LTE TDD bands
V
Normal operation: -30°C to +85°C
Restricted operation: -40°C to +95°C
Weight: approx. 10.5g
BATT+
< 4.2V
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LTE Advanced up to
3GPP Release 11
LTE Advanced Pro up to
3GPP Release 12, 13
HSPA features
3GPP Release 8UE CAT. 14, 24
Downlink carrier aggregation (CA) to increase bandwidth, and thereby
increase bitrate:
•Maximum aggregated bandwidth: 80MHz
•Maximum number of component carriers: 4
•Inter-band FDD, TDD
•Intra-band FDD, TDD, contiguous, non-contiguous
•Supported inter- and intra-band CA configurations: See Section 1.2.2.
If 4x4 MIMO is supported by the mobile network:
•Downlink:
Up to 1Gbps CAT 16 with 4x4 MIMO 2 CA DL + 4(2)x2 MIMO 1 CA DL
or up to 800Mbps CAT 15 with 4x4 MIMO 2 CA DL
•Uplink:
Up to 150Mbps CAT 13 with 2 CA UL
If 4(2)x2 MIMO is supported by the mobile network:
•Downlink:
Up to 800Mbps CAT 15 with 4 CA DL
•Uplink:
Up to 150Mbps CAT 13 with 2 CA UL
DC-HSPA+ – DL 42Mbps
HSUPA – UL 5.76Mbps
Compressed mode (CM) supported according to 3GPP TS25.212
UMTS features
3GPP Release 8PS data rate – 384 kbps DL / 384 kbps UL
TD-SCDMA features
3GPP Release 42.8 Mbps DL / 2.2Mbps UL
GSM / GPRS / EGPRS features
Data transferGPRS:
•Multislot Class 12
•Mobile Station Class B
•Coding Scheme 1 – 4
EGPRS:
•Multislot Class 12
•EDGE E2 power class for 8 PSK
•Downlink coding schemes – CS 1-4, MCS 1-9
•Uplink coding schemes – CS 1-4, MCS 1-9
•SRB loopback and test mode B
•8-bit, 11-bit RACH
•1 phase/2 phase access procedures
•Link adaptation and IR
•NACC, extended UL TBF
•Mobile Station Class B
SMSPoint-to-point MT and MO, Cell broadcast,
Text and PDU mode
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FeatureImplementation
Software
Embedded Linux platform Embedded Linux with API (ARC, RIL).
Memory space available for Linux applications is 4GB in the flash file sys-
tem, and 2GB RAM.
SIM Application ToolkitSAT Release 99, letter classes b, c, e with BIP and RunAT support
Firmware updateLinux controlled firmware update.
Integrated gpsOne 9HT support (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)
QZSS and SBAS support
GeneralPower saving modes
DC feed bridge and control of power supply for active antenna via GPIO
Interfaces
Module interfaceSurface mount device with solderable connection pads (SMT application
interface).
Land grid array (LGA) technology ensures high solder joint reliability and
provides the possibility to use an optional module mounting socket.
For more information on how to integrate SMT modules see also [2]. This
application note comprises chapters on module mounting and app lication
layout issues as well as on additional SMT application development equip-
ment.
Antenna50. 2 GSM/UMTS/LTE main antennas, 2 LTE Diversity/MIMO antennas,
(active/passive) GNSS antenna
USBUSB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit/s) device interface or
USB 3.0 Super Speed (5Gbit/s) device interface for debugging purposes
Serial interfaceLinux controlled:
1. Bd.5, Bd.8, Bd.29, and Bd.32 support 2x2 MIMO only, whereas Bd.1, Bd.2, Bd.3, Bd.4, Bd.7, and Bd.66
support 4x4 MIMO in downlink. Also, Bd.2, Bd.3, Bd.4, Bd.5, Bd.8, Bd.12, Bd.13, Bd.18, Bd.19, Bd.20,
Bd.26, Bd.28 support 4 antenna RX Diversity (HoRXD).
2. Band 30 support is disabled by means of software due to AT&T advice.
3. With the Band 66 support, the frequency ranges 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz derived from pairing the 1710-1780 and 2110-2180 MHz frequency bands are compliant with §§27.5(h) and 27.75.
4. Bd.34 supports 2x2 MIMO only, whereas Bd.38, Bd.39, Bd.40, and Bd.41 support 4x4 MIMO in downlink.
5. Note: Out of the 3GPP specified frequency range for LTE Band 41, only that part which is used in China
and Japan (2545MHz to 2655MHz) is supported by ALAS66A. Therefore, support for Band 41 is disabled by means of software in ALAS66A-W and ALAS66A-K variants.
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1.2.2Supported CA Configurations
The following table lists the supported CA configurations for each of the ALAS66A product variants mentioned in Section 1.1.
Table 2: Supported CA configurations
Downlink CADownlink
(4x4 MIMO)
Intra-band continuous
CA_1C1C-0,1E, W, CN, J, K
CA_2C2C-0US
CA_3C3CCA_3C0E, W, CN, J, K
CA_5B--0,1US, W, J, K
CA_7B7B-0E, US, W, CN, J, K
CA_7C7CCA_7C0, 1, 2E, US, W, CN, J, K
CA_8B--0E, W, CN, J, K
CA_12B--0US
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Downlink CADownlink
(4x4 MIMO)
CA_38C38CCA_38C0E, W, CN, J, K
CA_40C40CCA_40C0, 1W, CN, J, K
CA_40D--0,1W, CN, J, K
CA_41C41CCA_41C0,1,2,3CN, J
CA_41D-CA_41C0CN, J
CA_66B66B-0US
CA_66C66C-0US