Gemalto M2M ALAS66A-W User Manual

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Contents

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

1.1 Product Variants ................................................................................................ 6

1.2 Key Features at a Glance .................................................................................. 7

1.2.1 Supported Frequency Bands .............................................................. 11

1.2.2 Supported CA Configurations ............................................................. 12

1.3 System Overview ............................................................................................. 16

2 Interface Characteristics .......................................................................................... 17

2.1 Application Interface ........................................................................................ 17

2.1.1 USB Interface...................................................................................... 17

2.1.2 Serial Interface ASC0 ......................................................................... 18

2.1.3 Serial Interface ASC1 ......................................................................... 19

2.1.4 I

2.1.5 UICC/SIM/USIM Interface................................................................... 21

2.1.6 Digital Audio Interface......................................................................... 23

2.1.7 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)...................................................... 23

2.1.8 GPIO Interface .................................................................................... 23

2.1.9 eMMC Interface .................................................................................. 23

2.2 GSM/UMTS/LTE Antenna Interface................................................................. 24

2.2.1 Antenna Installation ............................................................................ 25

2.2.2 RF Line Routing Design...................................................................... 26

2.3 GNSS Antenna Interface ................................................................................. 29

2.4 Sample Application .......................................................................................... 31

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C Interface ........................................................................................ 20

2.1.6.1 Inter IC Sound Interface (I

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S) .............................................. 23

2.2.2.1 Line Arrangement Instructions ............................................ 26

2.2.2.2 Routing Examples ............................................................... 28

3 GNSS Interface .......................................................................................................... 33

4 Mechanical Dimensions and Mounting................................................................... 34

4.1 Mechanical Dimensions of ALAS66A .............................................................. 34

5 Regulatory and Type Approval Information ........................................................... 36

5.1 Directives and Standards................................................................................. 36

5.2 SAR requirements specific to portable mobiles ............................................... 39

5.3 Reference Equipment for Type Approval......................................................... 40

5.4 Compliance with FCC and ISED Rules and Regulations................................. 41

6 Document Information.............................................................................................. 44

6.1 Revision History ............................................................................................... 44

6.2 Related Documents ......................................................................................... 45

6.3 Terms and Abbreviations ................................................................................. 45

6.4 Safety Precaution Notes .................................................................................. 48

7 Appendix.................................................................................................................... 49

7.1 List of Parts and Accessories........................................................................... 49

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Tables

Table 1: Supported frequency bands for each ALAS66A variant................................. 11

Table 2: Supported CA configurations ......................................................................... 12

Table 3: Signals of the SIM interface (SMT application interface) ............................... 21

Table 4: Return loss in the active band........................................................................ 24

Table 5: Directives ....................................................................................................... 36

Table 6: Standards of North American type approval .................................................. 36

Table 7: Standards of European type approval............................................................ 36

Table 8: Requirements of quality ................................................................................. 37

Table 9: Standards of the Ministry of Information Industry of

the People’s Republic of China...................................................................... 37

Table 10: Toxic or hazardous substances or elements with defined

concentration limits ........................................................................................ 38

Table 11: Antenna gain limits for FCC for ALAS66A-W................................................. 41

Table 12: Antenna gain limits for FCC and ISED for ALAS66A-US............................... 42

Table 13: List of parts and accessories.......................................................................... 49

Table 14: Molex sales contacts (subject to change) ...................................................... 50

Table 15: Hirose sales contacts (subject to change) ..................................................... 50

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Figures

Figure 1: ALAS66A system overview............................................................................ 16

Figure 2: USB circuit ..................................................................................................... 17

Figure 3: Serial interface ASC0..................................................................................... 18

Figure 4: Serial interface ASC1..................................................................................... 19

Figure 5: I

Figure 6: First UICC/SIM/USIM interface ...................................................................... 22

Figure 7: Embedded Stripline line arrangement............................................................ 26

Figure 8: Micro-Stripline line arrangement samples...................................................... 27

Figure 9: Routing to application‘s RF connector ........................................................... 28

Figure 10: Routing detail ................................................................................................. 28

Figure 11: Supply voltage for active GNSS antenna....................................................... 29

Figure 12: ESD protection for passive GNSS antenna ................................................... 30

Figure 13: ALAS66A sample application......................................................................... 32

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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1 Introduction

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.

1.1 Product Variants

This document applies to the following Gemalto M2M modules:

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ALAS66A-W

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ALAS66A-CN

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ALAS66A-E

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ALAS66A-US

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ALAS66A-J

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ALAS66A-K

Where necessary a note is made to differentiate between the various product variants and re­leases.

Please note the 01.230 version applies for all modules whilst 01.228 version applies for Verizon
element in ALAS66A-US modules.

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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1.2 Key Features at a Glance

Feature Implementation

General

Frequency bands Note: Not all of the frequency bands (and 3GPP technologies) mentioned

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 class Small MS

Output power
(according to Release 99)

Output power
(according to Release 4)

Output power
(according to Release 8)

Power supply 3.3V <

Operating temperature
(board temperature)

Physical Dimensions: 48mm x 36mm x 3mm

RoHS All 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 features

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LTE Advanced up to
3GPP Release 11
LTE Advanced Pro up to
3GPP Release 12, 13

HSPA features

3GPP Release 8 UE 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 8 PS data rate – 384 kbps DL / 384 kbps UL

TD-SCDMA features

3GPP Release 4 2.8 Mbps DL / 2.2Mbps UL

GSM / GPRS / EGPRS features

Data transfer GPRS:

• 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

SMS Point-to-point MT and MO, Cell broadcast,

Text and PDU mode

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Software

Embedded Linux platform Embedded Linux with API (ARC, RIL).

Memory space available for Linux applications is 4GB in the flash file sys­tem, and 2GB RAM.

SIM Application Toolkit SAT Release 99, letter classes b, c, e with BIP and RunAT support

Firmware update Linux controlled firmware update.

GNSS Features

Protocol NMEA

Modes Standalone GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)

Integrated gpsOne 9HT support (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)
QZSS and SBAS support

General Power saving modes

DC feed bridge and control of power supply for active antenna via GPIO

Interfaces

Module interface Surface 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 application
layout issues as well as on additional SMT application development equip­ment.

Antenna 50. 2 GSM/UMTS/LTE main antennas, 2 LTE Diversity/MIMO antennas,

(active/passive) GNSS antenna

USB USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit/s) device interface or

USB 3.0 Super Speed (5Gbit/s) device interface for debugging purposes

Serial interface Linux controlled:

ASC0:

• 4-wire (8-wire prepared) (plus GND line) interface unbalanced, asyn­chronous

• Fixed baud rates from 115,200 to 921,600bps

• Supports RTS0/CTS0 hardware flow control

ASC1:

• 4-wire, unbalanced asynchronous interface

• Fixed baud rates: 115,200bps to 921,60bps

• Supports RTS1/CTS1 hardware flow control

ASC2:

• 2-wire, unbalanced asynchronous interface at GPIO9 (RXD2) and
GPIO10 (TXD2) lines used for debugging purposes (optional)

UICC interface Supported chip cards: UICC/SIM/USIM 2.85V, 1.8V

2

I

C interfaces Linux controlled:

Audio 1 digital interface (I

2

2 I

C interfaces

2

S)

Power on/off, Reset

Power on/off Switch-on by hardware signal IGT

Automatic switch-off in case of critical temperature or voltage conditions

Emergency-off Emergency-off by hardware signal EMERG_OFF

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Special Features

Antenna SAIC (Single Antenna Interference Cancellation) / DARP (Downlink

Advanced Receiver Performance)
Rx Diversity (receiver type 3i - 64-QAM) / MIMO
HORxD (Higher Order Receive Diversity) with up to 4 antennas

GPIO Linux controlled:

18 I/O pins of the application interface programmable as GPIO.

External antenna switch 3 GPIOs permanently configured as optional external antenna switch inter-

face.

Emergency call handling EU eCall 3GPP Release 10 compliant (modem and GNSS)

ERA compliant (modem and GNSS)

ADC inputs Linux controlled:

Analog-to-Digital Converter with unbalanced analog inputs for example for
(external) antenna diagnosis

JTAG JTAG interface for debug purposes

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eMMC Linux controlled:

Embedded Multi-Media Card interface

PCIe Linux controlled:

PCIe interface

Evaluation kit

Evaluation module ALAS66A module soldered onto a dedicated PCB.

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1.2.1 Supported Frequency Bands

The following table lists the supported frequency bands for each of the ALAS66A product vari­ants mentioned in Section 1.1.

Table 1: Supported frequency bands for each ALAS66A variant

Band -W -CN -E -US -J -K

GSM/GPRS/EDGE

850MHz x x x x

900MHz

1800MHz

1900MHz

UMTS/HSPA

Bd.I (2100MHz) x x x x x

Bd.II (1900MHz)

Bd.III (1800MHz)

Bd.IV (1700MHz)

Bd.V (850MHz)

Bd.VI (850MHz)

Bd.VIII (900MHz)

Bd.XIX (850MHz)

TD-SCDMA

Bd.34 (2000MHz) x

Bd.39 (1900MHz)

LTE-FDD

Bd.1 (2100MHz) x x x x x

1

x x x x x x

x x x x x x

x x x x

x

x x x x x

x

x x x x

x x x

x x x x x

x x x

x

Bd.2 (1900MHz)

Bd.3 (1800MHz)

Bd.4 (1700MHz)

Bd.5 (850MHz)

Bd.7 (2600MHz)

Bd.8 (900MHz)

Bd.12 (700MHz)

Bd.13 (700MHz)

Bd.18 (850MHz)

Bd.19 (850MHz)

Bd.20 (800MHz)

Bd.26 (850MHz)

Bd.28 (700MHz)

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Table 1: Supported frequency bands for each ALAS66A variant

Band -W -CN -E -US -J -K

Bd.29 (700MHz)

x
<supplementary
downlink>

Bd.30 (2300MHz)

2

x
<supplementary
downlink only acc.
FCC regulation>

Bd.32 (1500MHz)

x x x x
<supplementary
downlink>

Bd.66 (1700MHz)

LTE-TDD

4

3

x

Bd.34 (2000MHz) x x x x

Bd.38 (2600MHz)

Bd.39 (1900MHz)

Bd.40 (2300MHz)

Bd.41 (2600MHz)

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.

5

x x x x x

x x x x

x x x x

x x x x

1.2.2 Supported 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 CA Downlink

(4x4 MIMO)

Intra-band continuous

CA_1C 1C - 0,1 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_2C 2C - 0 US

CA_3C 3C CA_3C 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_5B - - 0,1 US, W, J, K

CA_7B 7B - 0 E, US, W, CN, J, K

CA_7C 7C CA_7C 0, 1, 2 E, US, W, CN, J, K

CA_8B - - 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_12B - - 0 US

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Table 2: Supported CA configurations

Downlink CA Downlink

(4x4 MIMO)

CA_38C 38C CA_38C 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_40C 40C CA_40C 0, 1 W, CN, J, K

CA_40D - - 0,1 W, CN, J, K

CA_41C 41C CA_41C 0,1,2,3 CN, J

CA_41D - CA_41C 0 CN, J

CA_66B 66B - 0 US

CA_66C 66C - 0 US

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Intra-band non-continuous

CA_2A-2A 2A-2A - 0 US

CA_4A-4A 4A-4A - 0,1 US

CA_66A-66A 66A-66A - 0 US

Inter-band (two bands)

CA_1A-3A - - 0,1 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_1A-3C - CA_3C 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_1A-5A 1A CA_1A-5A 0, 1 W

CA_1A-7A - - 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_1A-8A 1A CA_1A-8A 0, 1, 2 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_1A-18A 1A CA_1A-18A 0, 1 W, J, K

CA_1A-19A 1A - 0 W, J, K

CA_1A-20A 1A - 0 E, W, J, K

CA_1A-26A 1A CA_1A-26A 0, 1 W, J, K

CA_1A-28A 1A CA_1A-28A 0, 1 E, W, J, K

CA_2A-2A-4A - - 0 US

CA_2A-2A-4A-4A - - 0 US

CA_2A-2A-5A 2A - 0 US

CA_2A-2A-12A 2A - 0 US

CA_2A-2A-13A 2A - 0 US

CA_2A-2A-66A - - 0 US

CA_2A-4A - - 0, 1, 2 US

CA_2A-4A-4A - - 0 US

CA_2A-5A 2A - 0, 1 US

CA_2A-12A 2A - 0, 1, 2 US

CA_2A-12B 2A - 0 US

CA_2A-13A 2A - 0, 1 US

CA_2A-28A 2A - 0 US

CA_2A-29A 2A - 0, 1, 2 US

CA_2A-66A - - 0,1,2 US

CA_2A-66A-66A - - 0 US

CA_2C-5A 2C - 0 US

CA_2C-12A 2C - 0 US

CA_2C-29A 2C - 0 US

CA_3A-3A-8A 3A CA_7C 0, 1 E, W, CN, J, K

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Table 2: Supported CA configurations

Downlink CA Downlink

(4x4 MIMO)

CA_3A-5A 3A CA_3A-8A 0, 1, 2, 3,4 W, J, K

CA_3A-7A - - 0, 1 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_3A-7B - CA_3A-20A 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_3A-7C - - 0, 1 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_3A-8A 3A - 0, 1, 2, 3 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_3A-19A 3A - 0 W, J, K

CA_3A-20A 3A CA_3C 0, 1 E, W, J, K

CA_3A-26A 3A - 0, 1 W, J, K

CA_3A-28A 3A CA_3A-20A 0,1 E, W, J, K

CA_3C-5A 3C - 0 W, J, K

CA_3C-7A - - 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_3C-7C - - 0,1 E, W, J, K

CA_3C-8A - CA_3C-8A, CA_3C 0 W, J, K

CA_3C-20A 3C - 0 E, W, J, K

CA_3C-28A 3C - 0 E, W, J, K

CA_4A-4A-5A 4A - 0 US

CA_4A-4A-7A - - 0, 1 US

CA_4A-4A-12A 4A - 0 US

CA_4A-4A-13A 4A - 0 US

CA_4A-5A 4A - 0, 1 US

CA_4A-7A - - 0, 1 US

CA_4A-12A 4A - 0,1,2,3,4,5 US

CA_4A-12B 4A - 0 US

CA_4A-13A 4A - 0, 1 US

CA_4A-28A - - 0 US

CA_4A-29A 4A - 0, 1, 2 US

CA_5A-7A 7A CA_5A-7A 0, 1 US, W, J, K

CA_5A-12A - - 0 US

CA_5A-66A 66A - 0 US

CA_5A-66A-66A 66A - 0 US

CA_7A-8A 7A - 0, 1,2 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_7A-12A 7A - 0 US

CA_7A-20A 7A CA_7A-20A 0, 1 E, W, J, K

CA_7A-28A 7A - 0, 1 E, US, W, J, K

CA_7B-28A 7B - 0 E, US, W, J, K

CA_7C-28A 7C CA_7C 0 E, US, W, J, K

CA_8A-20A - - 0, 1 E, W, J, K

CA_12A-66A 66A - 0,1,2,3,4,5 US

CA_12A-66A-66A 66A - 0 US

CA_13A-66A 66A - 0 US

CA_13A-66A-66A 66A - 0 US

CA_18A-28A - - 0 W, J, K

Uplink CA Bandwidth

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Table 2: Supported CA configurations

Downlink CA Downlink

(4x4 MIMO)

CA_20A-32A - - 0,1 E, W, J, K

CA_39A-41A - - 0 CN

CA_39A-41C - CA_41C 0 CN

CA_39C-41A - CA_39C 0 CN

Uplink CA Bandwidth

combination set

Product variants
(ALAS66A-...)

Inter-band (three bands)

CA_1A-3A-5A - CA_1A-5A,

CA_3A-5A

CA_1A-3A-8A - CA_1A-8A,

CA_3A-8A

CA_1A-3A-19A - - 0 W, J, K

CA_1A-3A-20A - CA_3A-20A 0 E, W, J, K

CA_1A-3A-26A - - 0 W, J, K

CA_1A-3A-28A - - 0 E, W, J, K

CA_1A-5A-7A - CA_1A-5A,

CA_5A-7A

CA_1A-7A-8A - - 0 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_1A-7A-20A - - 0,1 E, W, J, K

CA_1A-7A-28A - - 0,1,2 E, W, J, K

CA_1A-18A-28A 1A - 0, 1 W, J, K

CA_1A-19A-28A - - 0 W, J, K

CA_2A-2A-4A-12A - - 0 US

CA_2A-2A-12A-66A - - 0 US

CA_2A-4A-4A-12A - - 0 US

CA_2A-4A-5A - - 0 US

CA_2A-4A-12A - - 0 US

CA_2A-4A-13A - - 0 US

CA_2A-4A-29A - - 0 US

CA_2A-5A-66A - - 0 US

CA_2A-12A-66A - - 0 US

CA_2A-12A-66A-66A - - 0 US

CA_2A-13A-66A - - 0 US

CA_3A-7A-8A - CA_3A-8A 0, 1,2 E, W, CN, J, K

CA_3A-7A-28A - - 0 E, W, J, K

CA_3A-7C-28A - - 0 E, W, J, K

CA_4A-7A-12A - - 0, 1 US

0, 1 E, W, J, K

0,1,2,3 E, W, CN, J, K

0, 1 E, W, J, K

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Supply

IGT

EMERG_OF F

Application

Interfaces

ALAS66A

Application

VEXT

PWR_IND

Serial Interface

Digital
Audio

GNSS

Application

USIM

SIM

Card

Codec

GSM/UMTS/LTE

GPIO

Antenna-

diagnostic

4 x

ADC

I2S

I2C

I2C

Serial Interface

I2C

USB

2.0/3.0

ASC0

ASC1

I2C

Digital

Audio

GPIO

I2S

USB

Antenna-

diagnostic

External Antenna

Switch (optional)

TRX1 TRX2 RX3 RX4GNSS

GPIO

Power

Supp ly

eMMC

eMMC Interface

Power
Supply

PCIe

PCIe

3 x

ANT _SW

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1.3 System Overview

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Figure 1: ALAS66A system overview

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USB_DP

c)

lin. reg.

GND

Module

Detection only

VUSB_IN

b)

USB part

a)

a)

All serial (including RS) and pull -up resistors for data lines are implemented .

USB_DN

c)

c)

If the USB interface is operated with super or high speeds, it is recommended to take special care routing the data

lines. Application layout should implement a differential impedance of 90 ohms for proper signal integrity .

VBUS

1µF

b)

Since VUSB_IN is used for detection only it is recommended not to add any further blocking capacitors on

the VUSB_IN line.

USB_SSRX_N

c)

USB_SSRX_P

c)

USB_SSTX_N

c)

USB_SSTX_P

c)

USB_SS

_PHY

USB_HS

_PHY

USB 2.0

Controller

USB 3.0

Controller

2.0

2.0

3.0

100nF

100nF

SMT

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2 Interface Characteristics

ALAS66A is equipped with an SMT application interface that connects to the external applica­tion. The SMT application interface incorporates the various application interfaces as well as
the RF antenna interface.

2.1 Application Interface

2.1.1 USB Interface

ALAS66A supports a USB 3.0 Super Speed (5Gbps) device interface, and alternatively a USB

2.0 device interface that is High Speed compatible. The USB interface is primarily intended for
use as debugging interface.

The USB host is responsible for supplying the VUSB_IN line. This line is for voltage detection
only. The USB part (driver and transceiver) is supplied by means of BATT+. This is because
ALAS66A is designed as a self-powered device compliant with the “Universal Serial Bus Spec­ification Revision 3.0”

1

.

To properly connect the module's USB interface to the external application, a USB 3.0 or 2.0

Figure 2: USB circuit

compatible connector and cable or hardware design is required. Furthermore, the USB driver
distributed with ALAS66A needs to be installed.

1. The specification is ready for download on http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/

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2.1.2 Serial Interface ASC0

ALAS66A offers a 4-wire (8-wire prepared) (plus GND) unbalanced, asynchronous interface
ASC0 conforming to ITU-T V.24 protocol DCE signaling. The electrical characteristics do not
comply with ITU-T V.28. The significant levels are 0V (for low data bit or active state) and 1.8V
(for high data bit or inactive state).

ALAS66A is designed for use as a DCE. Based on the conventions for DCE-DTE connections
it communicates with the customer application (DTE) using the following signals:

• Port TXD @ application sends data to the module’s TXD0 signal line

• Port RXD @ application receives data from the module’s RXD0 signal line

Figure 3: Serial interface ASC0

Features:

• Includes the data lines TXD0 and RXD0, the status lines RTS0 and CTS0. The modem con­trol lines DTR0, DSR0, DCD0 and RING0 are not yet implemented.

• The RING0 signal serves to indicate incoming calls and other types of URCs (Unsolicited
Result Code). It can also be used to send pulses to the host application, for example to
wake up the application from power saving state. Not yet implemented.

• Configured for 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.

• ASC0 can be operated at fixed bit rates from 115,200 to 921,600bps.

• Supports RTS0/CTS0 hardware flow control.

Note: If the ASC0 serial interface is the application’s only interface, it is suggested to connect
test points on the USB signal lines as a potential tracing possibility.

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2.1.3 Serial Interface ASC1

Four ALAS66A lines can be configured as ASC1 interface signals to provide a 4-wire unbal­anced, asynchronous interface ASC1 conforming to ITU-T V.24 protocol DCE signaling. The
electrical characteristics do not comply with ITU-T V.28. The significant levels are 0V (for low
data bit or active state) and 1.8V (for high data bit or inactive state).

ALAS66A is designed for use as a DCE. Based on the conventions for DCE-DTE connections
it communicates with the customer application (DTE) using the following signals:

• Port TXD @ application sends data to module’s TXD1 signal line

• Port RXD @ application receives data from the module’s RXD1 signal line

Figure 4: Serial interface ASC1

Features

• Includes only the data lines TXD1 and RXD1 plus RTS1 and CTS1 for hardware hand­shake.

• On ASC1 no RING line is available.

• Configured for 8 data bits, no parity and 1 or 2 stop bits.

• ASC1 can be operated at fixed bit rates from 115,200 bps to 921,600 bps.

• Supports RTS1/CTS1 hardware flow.

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I2CDAT

GND

I2CCLK

I2CDAT

GND

Module Application

VEXT

R pull up

R pull up

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2.1.4 I2C Interface

ALAS66A provides two I2C interfaces. I2C is a serial, 8-bit oriented data transfer bus for bit rates
up to 400kbps in Fast mode. It consists of two lines, the serial data line I2CDAT and the serial
clock line I2CCLK. The module acts as a single master device, e.g. the clock I2CCLK is driven
by the module. I2CDAT is a bi-directional line. Each device connected to the bus is software
addressable by a unique 7-bit address, and simple master/slave relationships exist at all times.
The module operates as master-transmitter or as master-receiver. The customer application
transmits or receives data only on request of the module.

The applications I
the VEXT line, the I

2

C interface can be powered via the VEXT line of ALAS66A. If connected to

2

C interface will properly shut down when the module enters the Power

Down mode.

In the application I2CDATx and I2CCLKx lines need to be connected to a positive supply volt­age (e.g., VEXT) via a pull-up resistor.

Figure 5: I2C interface connected to VEXT

Note: Good care should be taken when creating the PCB layout of the host application: The
traces of I2CCLK and I2CDAT should be equal in length and as short as possible.

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2.1.5 UICC/SIM/USIM Interface

ALAS66A has a UICC/SIM/USIM interface compatible with the 3GPP 31.102 and ETSI 102

221. It is wired to the host interface in order to be connected to an external SIM card holder.

Five pads on the SMT application interface are reserved for the SIM interface.

The UICC/SIM/USIM interface supports 2.85V and 1.8V SIM cards.

The CCIN signal serves to detect whether a tray (with SIM card) is present in the card holder.
Using the CCIN signal is mandatory for compliance with the GSM 11.11 recommendation if the
mechanical design of the host application allows the user to remove the SIM card during oper­ation. To take advantage of this feature, an appropriate SIM card detect switch is required on
the card holder. For example, this is true for the model supplied by Molex, which has been test­ed to operate with ALAS66A and is part of the Gemalto M2M reference equipment submitted
for type approval. See Chapter 7 for Molex ordering numbers.

Table 3: Signals of the SIM interface (SMT application interface)

Signal Description

GND Ground connection for SIM interfaces. Optionally a separate SIM ground line may be used

to improve EMC.

CCCLK Chipcard clock line for SIM interface.

CCVCC SIM supply voltage line for SIM interface.

CCIO Serial data line for SIM interface, input and output.

CCRST Chipcard reset line SIM interface.

CCIN Input on the baseband processor for detecting a SIM card tray in the holder. If the SIM is

removed during operation the SIM interface is shut down immediately to prevent destruc­tion of the SIM. The CCIN signal is active low.
The CCIN signal is mandatory for applications that allow the user to remove the SIM card
during operation.
The CCIN signal is solely intended for use with a SIM card. It must not be used for any other
purposes. Failure to comply with this requirement may invalidate the type approval of
ALAS66A.

Note: No guarantee can be given, nor any liability accepted, if loss of data is encountered after
removing the SIM card during operation. Also, no guarantee can be given for properly initializ­ing any SIM card that the user inserts after having removed the SIM card during operation. In
this case, the application must restart ALAS66A.

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open: Card removed
closed: Card inserted

CCRST

CCVCC

CCIO

CCCLK

CCIN

SIM /
UICC

1n

220n

SMT application interface

GND

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Figure 6: First UICC/SIM/USIM interface

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The total cable length between the SMT application interface pads on ALAS66A and the pads
of the external SIM card holder must not exceed 100mm in order to meet the specifications of
3GPP TS 51.010-1 and to satisfy the requirements of EMC compliance.

To avoid possible cross-talk from the CCCLK signal to the CCIO signal be careful that both
lines are not placed closely next to each other. A useful approach is using the GND line to
shield the CCIO line from the CCCLK line.

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2.1.6 Digital Audio Interface

ALAS66A supports one digital audio interface that can be employed as inter IC sound (I2S) in­terface.

2.1.6.1 Inter IC Sound Interface (I2S)

The I2S Interface is a standardized bidirectional I2S ("Inter-IC Sound Interface") based digital
audio interface for transmission of mono voice signals for telephony services.

2

The I

S properties and capabilities comply with the requirements layed out in the Phillips I2S

Bus Specifications, revised June 5, 1996.

2.1.7 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)

ALAS66A provides four unbalanced ADC input lines: ADC[1-2...4-5]_IN. They can be used to
measure four independent, externally connected DC voltages in the range of 0.1V to 1.7V.

2.1.8 GPIO Interface

ALAS66A has 18 GPIOs for external hardware devices. Each GPIO can be configured for use
as input or output.

2.1.9 eMMC Interface

ALAS66A has an eMMC interface that can be used for test purposes, e.g., to write crash dumps
from the module’s FFS to eMMC.

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2.2 GSM/UMTS/LTE Antenna Interface

The ALAS66A GSM/UMTS/LTE antenna interface comprises two GSM/UMTS/LTE main an­tennas as well as two UMTS/LTE Rx diversity/MIMO antennas to improve signal reliability and
quality
match at the antenna interface without any damage, even when transmitting at maximum RF
power.

The external antennas must be matched properly to achieve best performance regarding radi­ated power, modulation accuracy and harmonic suppression. Matching networks are not in­cluded on the ALAS66A PCB and should be placed in the host application, if the antenna does
not have an impedance of 50

Regarding the return loss ALAS66A provides the following values in the active band:

Table 4: Return loss in the active band

1

. The interface has an impedance of 50. ALAS66A is capable of sustaining a total mis-

.

State of module Return loss of module Recommended return loss of application

Receive >

Transmit Undefined mismatch >

8dB > 12dB

12dB

1. By delivery default the UMTS/LTE Rx diversity/MIMO antennas are configured as available for the mod­ule since its usage is mandatory for LTE. Please refer to [1] for details on how to configure antenna set­tings.

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2.2.1 Antenna Installation

The antennas are connected by soldering the antenna pads (ANT_TRX1, ANT_TRX2,
ANT_RX3, ANT_RX4; ANT_GNSS) and their neighboring ground pads directly to the applica­tion’s PCB.

The distance between the antenna pads and their neighboring GND pads has been optimized
for best possible impedance. To prevent mismatch, special attention should be paid to these
pads on the application’ PCB.

The wiring of the antenna connection, starting from the antenna pad to the application’s anten­na must result in a 50
optimized with regard to the PCB’s layer stack.

To prevent receiver desensitization due to interferences generated by fast transients like high
speed clocks on the external application PCB, it is recommended to realize the antenna con­nection line using embedded Stripline rather than Micro-Stripline technology. Please see Sec-

tion 2.2.2 for instructions of how to design the antenna connection in order to achieve the

required 50

 line impedance.

 line impedance. Line width and distance to the GND plane need to be

For type approval purposes(i.e., FCC KDB 996369 related to modular approval requirements),
an external application must connect the RF signal in one of the following ways:

•Via 50

 coaxial antenna connector (common connectors are U-FL or SMA) placed as close

as possible to the module's antenna pad.

• By soldering the antenna to the antenna connection line on the application’s PCB (without
the use of any connector) as close as possible to the module’s antenna pad.

• By routing the application PCB’s antenna to the module’s antenna pad in the shortest pos­sible way.

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2.2.2 RF Line Routing Design

2.2.2.1 Line Arrangement Instructions

Several dedicated tools are available to calculate line arrangements for specific applications
and PCB materials - for example from http://www.polarinstruments.com/ (commercial software)
or from http://web.awrcorp.com/Usa/Products/Optional-Products/TX-Line/ (free software).

Embedded Stripline

This below figure shows line arrangement examples for embedded stripline.

Figure 7: Embedded Stripline line arrangement

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Micro-Stripline

This section gives two line arrangement examples for micro-stripline.

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Figure 8: Micro-Stripline line arrangement samples

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G N D

Edge of m odule PCB

Stripline (50 ohms) on top

layer of evaluation board from

antenna pad to module edge

Width = 0.50 mm

E.g., U.FL antenna

connector

50 ohms microstrip line

G N D G N D

Ground connection

e.g.
ANT_
TRX1

RF track under module:
Line/space: 500/350μm

RF track outside module:
Line/space:

750/300μm

Module ĞĚŐĞ

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2.2.2.2 Routing Examples

Interface to RF Connector

Figure 9 and Figure 10 show a sample connection of a module‘s antenna pad at the bottom

layer of the module PCB with an application PCB‘s coaxial antenna connector. Line impedance
depends on line width, but also on other PCB characteristics like dielectric, height and layer
gap. The sample stripline width of 0.50mm/0.75mm and the spaces of 0.35mm/0.3mm are only
recommended for an application with a PCB layer stack resembling the one of the ALAS66A
evaluation board, and with layer 2 as well as layer 3 cut clear. For different layer stacks the
stripline width will have to follow stripline routing rules, avoiding 90 degree corners and using
the shortest distance to the PCB’s coaxial antenna connector.

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GNSS

Active GNSS

Antenna

DC

+

-

Current Sensor

FAN4010

Is

Rs

(3.2V)

Io

Rv

Io

ADCx_ IN

Rg

Ug

GNSS

Receiver

Antenna

Matching

RF

DC

ANT _GNSS_ DC

ANT_GNSS

Module

Application:

3k3

1u

10k

ESD

Protection

LNA

100

1R0

LDO

BATT +

EN

IN OUT

GNSS_EN

LP3985IM5-3.2

10k

Si1023X_1

Si1023X_2

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2.3 GNSS Antenna Interface

In addition to the RF antenna interface ALAS66A also has a GNSS antenna interface. The
GNSS pad’s shape is the same as for the RF antenna interface (see Section 2.2.1).

It is possible to connect active or passive GNSS antennas. In either case they must have 50
impedance. The simultaneous operation of GSM/UMTS/LTE and GNSS is implemented.

ALAS66A provides the signal GNSS_EN to enable an active GNSS antenna power supply. Fig-

ure 11 shows the flexibility in realizing the power supply for an active GNSS antenna by giving

a sample circuit realizing the supply voltage for an active GNSS antenna.

Figure 11: Supply voltage for active GNSS antenna

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ANT_ GNSS

Passive

GNSS

antenna

10nH

100nF

To GNSS

receiver

Module

SMT interface

ANT_ GNSS _DC

(Optional)

ESD

protection

0R

Not used

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Figure 12 shows a sample circuit realizing ESD protection for a passive GNSS antenna. Con-

necting the input ANT_GNSS_DC to GND prevents ESD from coupling into the module.

Figure 12: ESD protection for passive GNSS antenna

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2.4 Sample Application

Figure 13 shows a typical example of how to integrate an ALAS66A module with an application.

The PWR_IND line is an open collector that needs an external pull-up resistor which connects
to the voltage supply VCC µC of the microcontroller. Low state of the open collector pulls the
PWR_IND signal low and indicates that the ALAS66A module is active, high level notifies the
Power Down mode.

If the module is in Power Down mode avoid current flowing from any other source into the mod­ule circuit, for example reverse current from high state external control lines. Therefore, the
controlling application must be designed to prevent reverse flow.

While developing SMT applications it is strongly recommended to provide test points
for certain signals, i.e., lines to and from the module - for debug and/or test purposes.
The SMT application should allow for an easy access to these signals. For details on
how to implement test points see [2].

The EMC measures are best practice recommendations. In fact, an adequate EMC strategy for
an individual application is very much determined by the overall layout and, especially, the po­sition of components.

Some LGA pads are connected to clocks or high speed data streams that might interfere with
the module’s antenna. The RF receiver would then be blocked at certain frequencies (self in­terference). The external application’s PCB tracks connected to these pads should therefore
be well shielded or kept away from the antenna. This applies especially to the USB and UICC/
SIM interfaces.

Depending on the micro controller used by an external application ALAS66A‘s digital input and
output lines may require level conversion.

Disclaimer:
No warranty, either stated or implied, is provided on the sample schematic diagram shown in

Figure 13 and the information detailed in this section. As functionality and compliance with na-

tional regulations depend to a great amount on the used electronic components and the indi­vidual application layout manufacturers are required to ensure adequate design and operating
safeguards for their products using ALAS66A modules.

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CCVCC

CCRST

CCCLK

CCIN

CCIO

SIM

220nF

1nF

GND

GND

GND

ANT_TRX1

BATT+

GSM/UMTS/LTE

Module

All SIM components should be
close to car d holder. Keep SIM
wires low capac itive.

BATT +_RF

USB_SS...

47µF Ultra low ESR

GND

GND

ANT_TRX2

GSM/UMTS/LTE

EMERG _OF F

47k

IGT

47k

2

2

4 x 47µF

Ultra low ESR

NTC

+

Rechargeable
Lithium battery

Optio nal low

capacitanc e ESD

protection **

VUSB _IN

USB 2.0 HS

Mode

Or

USB 3 .0 SS

Mode

4

2

PCM 2_...

4

PCM interface lines

4

Level

Controller

VDD
(1.8 V)

VCC µC

V

CCA

V

CCB

OE

VEXT ( 1.8V )

PWR _IND

100k

VCC µC

GND

GND

ANT _RX3

UMTS/LTE

GND

GND

ANT _RX4

UMTS/LTE

GND

GND

ANT_ GNSS

GNSS

RXD0, TXD0, ...

Serial interface

ASC0

8

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3 GNSS Interface

ALAS66A integrates a GNSS receiver that offers the full performance of GPS/GLONASS tech­nology. The GNSS receiver is able to continuously track all satellites in view, thus providing ac­curate satellite position data.

The integrated GNSS receiver supports the NMEA protocol via USB or ASC0 interface. NMEA
is a combined electrical and data specification for communication between various (marine)
electronic devices including GNSS receivers. It has been defined and controlled by the US
based National Marine Electronics Association. For more information on the NMEA Standard
please refer to http://www.nmea.org.

Depending on the receiver’s knowledge of last position, current time and ephemeris data, the
receiver’s startup time (i.e., TTFF = Time-To-First-Fix) may vary: If the receiver has no knowl­edge of its last position or time, a startup takes considerably longer than if the receiver has still
knowledge of its last position, time and almanac or has still access to valid ephemeris data and
the precise time.

By default, the GNSS receiver is switched off. It has to be switched on and configured.

Dead Reckoning Sync Line:

Dead reckoning solutions are used in (automotive) platforms to determine the (vehicles) loca­tion even when there is no GNSS signal available (e.g. in tunnels, basement garages or even
between high buildings in cities).

In addition to dead reckoning related NMEA sentences, ALAS66A provides a dead reckoning
synchronization line (DR_SYNC line) to be employed in external dead reckoning applications.
DR_SYNC is derived from the GNSS signal clock as 1 pulse per second (1PPS) signal. The
DR_SYNC signal is provided as long as synchronized with the GNSS satellite clock, and con­tinues after GNSS signal loss.

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Bottom view

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4.1 Mechanical Dimensions of ALAS66A

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Figure 14 shows a 3D view1 of ALAS66A and provides an overview of the board's mechanical

dimensions
Length: 48mm
Width: 36mm
Height: 3mm

2

. For further details see Figure 15.

Figure 14: ALAS66A – top and bottom view

1. The coloring of the 3D view does not reflect the module’s real color.

2. Note: The holes in the shielding (top view) are significantly smaller than the radiated wavelength from
the module. Gemalto guarantees that there will be no emissions outside the limits from these. The RF
circuitry of the module is fully shielded.

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5 Regulatory and Type Approval Information

5.1 Directives and Standards

ALAS66A 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 "ALAS66A Hardware Interface Description".

Table 5: Directives

2014/53/EU Directive of the European Parliament and of the council of 16 April 2014 on

the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making
available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/
05/EC.

The product is labeled with the CE conformity mark.

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2002/95/EC (RoHS 1)
2011/65/EC (RoHS 2)

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of
27 January 2003 (and revised on 8 June 2011) on the
restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in
electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)

Table 6: Standards of North American type approval1

CFR Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 22, Part 24, Part 27, and Part 90; US

Equipment Authorization FCC

OET Bulletin 65
(Edition 97-01)

Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields

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

NAPRD.03 V5.35

2

Overview of PCS Type certification review board Mobile Equipment Type
Certification and IMEI control
PCS Type Certification Review board (PTCRB)

RSS132, RSS133,

Canadian Standard

RSS139

1. Standards apply to ALAS66A-W and ALAS66A-US only.

2. ALAS66A-US complies with NAPRD.03 V5.38.

Table 7: Standards of European type approval

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

(MS) conformance specification;

ETSI EN 301 511
V12.5.1

Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Mobile Stations (MS)
equipment; Harmonized Standard covering the essential requirements of
article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU

GCF-CC V3.70

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

1

Global Certification Forum - Certification Criteria

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ETSI EN 301 489-01
V2.1.1

Draft ETSI EN 301 489-19
V2.1.0

Draft ETSI EN 301 489-52
V1.1.0

ETSI EN 301 908-01
V11.1.1

ETSI EN 301 908-02
V11.1.2

ETSI EN 301 908-13
V11.1.2

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and ser­vices; Part 1: Common technical requirements; Harmonized Standard cov­ering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU
and the essential requirements of article 6 of Directive 2014/30/EU

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and ser­vices; Part 19: Specific conditions for Receive Only Mobile Earth Stations
(ROMES) operating in the 1,5 GHz band providing data communications
and GNSS receivers operating in the RNSS band (ROGNSS) providing
positioning, navigation, and timing data; Harmonized Standard covering the
essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and ser­vices; Part 52: Specific conditions for Cellular Communication Mobile and
portable (UE) radio and ancillary equipment; Harmonized Standard cover­ing the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU

IMT cellular networks; Harmonized Standard covering the essential require­ments of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU; Part 1: Introduction and
common requirements

IMT cellular networks; Harmonized Standard covering the essential require­ments of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU; Part 2: CDMA Direct
Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE)

IMT cellular networks; Harmonized Standard covering the essential require­ments of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU; Part 13: Evolved Universal
Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) User Equipment (UE)

EN 60950-1:2006/

Safety of information technology equipment
A11:2009+A1:2010+A1
2:2011+A2:2013

1. ALAS66A-US complies with GCF-CC V3.72.

Table 8: Requirements of quality

IEC 60068 Environmental testing

DIN EN 60529 IP codes

Table 9: 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 the 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 Hardware
Interface Description.

Please see Table 10 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 10: Toxic or hazardous substances or elements with defined concentration limits

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5.2 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 ALAS66A 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 US and European
markets 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)

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

exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)
IMPORTANT:
Manufacturers of portable applications based on ALAS66A modules are required to have their
final product certified and apply for their own FCC Grant and ISED Certificate related to the
specific portable mobile.

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5.3 Reference Equipment for Type Approval

The Gemalto M2M general reference setup submitted to type approve ALAS66A is shown in
the figure below: Figure 16 illustrates the setup for general tests and evaluation purposes. The
evaluation module can be plugged directly onto an Audio Adapter. The GSM/UMTS/LTE/
GNSS test equipment is still connected via SMA connectors on the evaluation module. The PC
is connected via USB interface on the evaluation module, and the audio test equipment via au­dio jack on the Audio Adapter.

Please note that for EMC and RF performance tests, slightly different reference equipment con­figurations are used. If necessary, please contact Gemalto for further details.

Figure 16: Reference equipment for type approval

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5.4 Compliance with FCC and ISED Rules and Regulations

The Equipment Authorization Certification for the Gemalto M2M modules reference application
described in Section 5.3 will be registered under the following identifiers:

•ALAS66A-W:

FCC Identifier QIPALAS66A-W
Granted to Gemalto M2M GmbH

•ALAS66A-US:

FCC Identifier QIPALAS66A-US
ISED Certification Number: 7830A-ALAS66AUS
Granted to Gemalto M2M GmbH

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Note

: Manufacturers of mobile or fixed devices incorporating ALAS66A-W/-US modules are
authorized to use the FCC Grants and ISED Certificates of the ALAS66A-W/-US modules for
their own final products according to the conditions referenced in these documents. In this
case, the FCC label of the module shall be visible from the outside, or the host device shall bear
a second label stating "Contains FCC ID: QIPALAS66A-W" or "Contains FCC ID: QIPAL­AS66A-US", and accordingly “Contains IC: 7830A-ALAS66AUS“. The integration is limited to
fixed or mobile categorized host devices, where a separation distance between the antenna
and any person of min. 20cm can be assured during normal operating conditions.

For mobile and fixed operation configurations the antenna gain, including cable loss, must not
exceed the limits listed in the following Table 11 and Table 12 for FCC and/or ISED.

Table 11: Antenna gain limits for FCC for ALAS66A-W

Maximum gain in operating band FCC limit Unit

850MHz (GSM) 3.4 dBi

1900MHZ (GSM) 2.6 dBi

Band V (UMTS) 8.5 dBi

Band 5 (LTE-FDD) 9.4 dBi

Band 7 (LTE-FDD) 6.3 dBi

Band CA_7C (LTE-FDD) 4.3 dBi

Band 26 (LTE-FDD) 9.8 dBi

1. Label note in French for ISED: Les fabricants d'équipement mobile ou fixe intégrant le module
ALAS66A-W/-US sont autorisés à utiliser les accords FCC et certificats d'Innovation, Sciences et Déve­loppement économique Canada (ISED) du module ALAS66A-W/-US pour leur propre produit final sui­vant les conditions référencées dans ces documents. Dans ce cas, le label FCC du module doit être
visible de l'extérieur, sinon l'équipement hôte doit disposer d'un second label avec la déclaration suivante
" Contains FCC ID : QIPALAS66A-W ", ou " Contains FCC ID : QIPALAS66A-US " et en conséquence "
Contains IC : 7830A-ALAS66AUS ". L'intégration est limitée aux catégories d'équipement hôte mobile
ou fixe, respectant une distance minimum de 20 centimètres entre l'antenne et toute personne avoisi­nante pour des conditions d'utilisation normale.

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Table 12: Antenna gain limits for FCC and ISED for ALAS66A-US

Maximum gain in operating band FCC limit ISED limit All limits Unit

850MHz (GSM) 3.4 0.1 0.1 dBi

1900MHZ (GSM) 2.0 2.5 2.0 dBi

Band II (UMTS) 7.5 7.5 7.5 dBi

Band IV (UMTS) 4.7 7.3 4.7 dBi

Band V (UMTS) 8.4 5.1 5.1 dBi

Band 2 (LTE-FDD) 9.1 8.5 8.5 dBi

Band 4 (LTE-FDD) 6.5 8.3 6.5 dBi

Band 5 (LTE-FDD) 9.4 6.1 6.1 dBi

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Band CA_5A_7A Pcc (LTE-FDD)

Band CA_5A_7A Scc (LTE-FDD)

Band 7 (LTE-FDD) 6.5 11.8 6.5 dBi

Band CA_7C (LTE-FDD)

Band 13 (LTE-FDD) 9.2 5.6 5.9 dBi

Band 12 (LTE-FDD) 8.7 5.9 5.6 dBi

Band 66(LTE-FDD) 6.4 8.3 6.4 dBi

8.7 5.4 5.4 dBi

7.4 8.5 7.4 dBi

4.3 8.7 4.3 dBi

IMPORTANT:
Manufacturers of portable applications incorporating ALAS66A-W/-US modules are required to
have their final product certified and apply for their own FCC Grant and/or ISED Certificate re­lated to the specific portable mobile. This is mandatory to meet the SAR requirements for por­table mobiles (see Section 5.2 for detail).

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules and with ISED license-exempt RSS standard(s).
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer­ence to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi­sion reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is en­couraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving anten
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• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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If Canadian approval is requested for devices incorporating ALAS66A modules the above note
will have to be provided in the English and French language in the final user documentation.
Manufacturers/OEM Integrators must ensure that the final user documentation does not con­tain any information on how to install or remove the module from the final product.

Notes (ISED):

(EN) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-GEN. Opera­tion is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.

(FR) Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003 et
RSS-GEN. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) cet appareil ne
doit pas causer d'interférence et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, notamment
les interférences qui peuvent affecter son fonctionnement.

(EN) Radio frequency (RF) Exposure Information
The radiated output power of the Wireless Device is below the Industry Canada (IC) radio fre­quency exposure limits. The Wireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the
potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized.
This device has also been evaluated and shown compliant with the IC RF Exposure limits un­der mobile exposure conditions. (antennas are greater than 20cm from a person‘s body).

(FR) Informations concernant l'exposltion aux fréquences radio (RF)
La puissance de sortie émise par l'appareil de sans fiI est inférieure à la limite d'exposition aux
fréquences radio d‘Industry Canada (IC). Utilisez l'appareil de sans fil de façon à minimiser les
contacts humains lors du fonctionnement normal.
Ce périphérique a également été évalué et démontré conforme aux limites d'exposition aux RF
d'IC dans des conditions d'exposition à des appareils mobiles (les antennes se situent à moins
de 20cm du corps d'une personne).

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6.1 Revision History

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Added LTE-FDD Band 30.
Added note for LTE-FDD Band 66.
Added notes for LTE-FDD and LTE-TDD support.

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6.2 Related Documents

[1] ALAS66A Release Note
[2] Application Note 48: SMT Module Integration
[3] Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 3.0
[4] Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0

6.3 Terms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ARP Antenna Reference Point

CA Carrier Aggregation

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CE Conformité Européene (European Conformity)

CS Coding Scheme

CS Circuit Switched

CSD Circuit Switched Data

DL Download

dnu Do not use

DRX Discontinuous Reception

DSB Development Support Board

DTX Discontinuous Transmission

EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

EGSM Extended GSM

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

ETS European Telecommunication Standard

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

FDD Frequency Division Duplex

GPRS General Packet Radio Service

GSM Global Standard for Mobile Communications

HiZ High Impedance

HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access

I/O Input/Output

IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity

ISED Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

ISO International Standards Organization

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Abbreviation Description

ITU International Telecommunications Union

kbps kbits per second

LED Light Emitting Diode

LGA Land Grid Array

LTE Long term evolution

MBB Moisture barrier bag

Mbps Mbits per second

MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme

MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output

MLCC Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitor

eMMC Embedded MultiMediaCard

MO Mobile Originated

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MS Mobile Station, also referred to as TE

MSL Moisture Sensitivity Level

MT Mobile Terminated

nc Not connected

NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient

PCB Printed Circuit Board

PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

PCL Power Control Level

PCS Personal Communication System, also referred to as GSM 1900

PD Pull Down resistor

PDU Protocol Data Unit

PS Packet Switched

PSK Phase Shift Keying

PU Pull Up resistor

QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

R&TTE Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment

RF Radio Frequency

rfu Reserved for future use

ROPR Radio Output Power Reduction

RTC Real Time Clock

Rx Receive Direction

SAR Specific Absorption Rate

SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage

SIM Subscriber Identification Module

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Abbreviation Description

SMD Surface Mount Device

SMS Short Message Service

SMT Surface Mount Technology

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

SRB Signalling Radio Bearer

TE Terminal Equipment

TPC Transmit Power Control

TS Technical Specification

Tx Transmit Direction

UL Upload

UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

URC Unsolicited Result Code

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USB Universal Serial Bus

UICC USIM Integrated Circuit Card

USIM UMTS Subscriber Identification Module

WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

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6.4 Safety Precaution Notes

The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of the operation, usage,
service or repair of any cellular terminal or mobile incorporating ALAS66A. Manufacturers of
the cellular terminal are advised to convey the following safety information to users and oper­ating personnel and to incorporate these guidelines into all manuals supplied with the product.
Failure to comply with these precautions violates safety standards of design, manufacture and
intended use of the product. Gemalto M2M assumes no liability for customer’s failure to comply
with these precautions.

When in a hospital or other health care facility, observe the restrictions on the use of
mobiles. Switch the cellular terminal or mobile off, if instructed to do so by the guide­lines posted in sensitive areas. Medical equipment may be sensitive to RF energy.
The operation of cardiac pacemakers, other implanted medical equipment and hear­ing aids can be affected by interference from cellular terminals or mobiles placed close
to the device. If in doubt about potential danger, contact the physician or the manufac­turer of the device to verify that the equipment is properly shielded. Pacemaker
patients are advised to keep their hand-held mobile away from the pacemaker, while
it is on.

Switch off the cellular terminal or mobile before boarding an aircraft. Make sure it can­not be switched on inadvertently. The operation of wireless appliances in an aircraft is
forbidden to prevent interference with communications systems. Failure to observe
these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of cellular services to the
offender, legal action, or both.

Do not operate the cellular terminal or mobile in the presence of flammable gases or
fumes. Switch off the cellular terminal when you are near petrol stations, fuel depots,
chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress. Operation of any elec­trical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres can constitute a safety hazard.

Your cellular terminal or mobile receives and transmits radio frequency energy while
switched on. Remember that interference can occur if it is used close to TV sets,
radios, computers or inadequately shielded equipment. Follow any special regulations
and always switch off the cellular terminal or mobile wherever forbidden, or when you
suspect that it may cause interference or danger.

IMPORTANT!
Cellular terminals or mobiles operate using radio signals and cellular networks.
Because of this, connection cannot be guaranteed at all times under all conditions.
Therefore, you should never rely solely upon any wireless device for essential com­munications, for example emergency calls.
Remember, in order to make or receive calls, the cellular terminal or mobile must be
switched on and in a service area with adequate cellular signal strength.
Some networks do not allow for emergency calls if certain network services or phone
features are in use (e.g. lock functions, fixed dialing etc.). You may need to deactivate
those features before you can make an emergency call.
Some networks require that a valid SIM card be properly inserted in the cellular termi­nal or mobile.

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7 Appendix

7.1 List of Parts and Accessories

Table 13: List of parts and accessories

Description Supplier Ordering information

ALAS66A Gemalto M2M Standard module

Gemalto M2M IMEI:
Packaging unit (ordering) number:
L30960-N5000-A100 (ALAS66A-W)
L30960-N5010-A100 (ALAS66A-E)
L30960-N5020-A100 (ALAS66A-CN)
L30960-N5030-A100(ALAS66A-US)
Module label number:
L30960-N5000-A100
L30960-N5010-A100
L30960-N5020-A100
L30960-N5030-A100

1

(ALAS66A-W)

1

(ALAS66A-E)

1

(ALAS66A-CN)

1

(ALAS66A-US)

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ALAS66A Evaluation module Gemalto M2M Ordering number:

L30960-N5001-A100 (ALAS66A-W)
L30960-N5011-A100 (ALAS66A-E)
L30960-N5021-A100 (ALAS66A-CN)
L30960-N5031-A100 (ALAS66A-US)

Audio Adapter for ALAS66A

Gemalto M2M Not available

Evaluation modules

Votronic Handset VOTRONIC /

Votronic ordering number: HH-SI-30.3/V1.1/0

Gemalto M2M

Votronic
Entwicklungs- und Produktionsgesellschaft für elek­tronische Geräte mbH
Saarbrücker Str. 8
66386 St. Ingbert
Germany
Phone: [phone] / 92 55-0
Fax: [phone] / 92 55-88
Email: [e-mail]

SIM card holder incl. push
button ejector and slide-in
tray

U.FL

antenna connector Molex or

Molex Ordering numbers: 91228

91236

Sales contacts are listed in Table 14.

Sales contacts are listed in Table 14 and Table 15.

Hirose

1. Note: At the discretion of Gemalto M2M, module label information can either be laser engraved on the
module’s shielding or be printed on a label adhered to the module’s shielding.

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Table 14: Molex sales contacts (subject to change)

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Molex
For further information please click:

http://www.molex.com

Molex China Distributors
Beijing,
Room 1311, Tower B, COFCO Plaza
No. 8, Jian Guo Men Nei Street, 100005
Beijing
P.R. China
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Table 15: Hirose sales contacts (subject to change)

Hirose Ltd.
For further information please click:

http://www.hirose.com

Molex Deutschland GmbH
Otto-Hahn-Str. 1b
69190 Walldorf
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Molex Singapore Pte. Ltd.
110, International Road
Jurong Town,
Singapore 629174

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hirose Electric (U.S.A.) Inc
2688 Westhills Court
Simi Valley, CA 93065
U.S.A.

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

American Headquarters
Lisle, Illinois 60532
U.S.A.
Phone: +1-800-78MOLEX
Fax: [phone]

Molex Japan Co. Ltd.
1-5-4 Fukami-Higashi,
Yamato-City,
Kanagawa, 242-8585
Japan

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hirose Electric Europe B.V.
German Branch:
Herzog-Carl-Strasse 4
73760 Ostfildern
Germany

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Hirose Electric Europe B.V.
UK Branch:
First Floor, St. Andrews House,
Caldecotte Lake Business Park,
Milton Keynes MK7 8LE
Great Britain

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
5-23, Osaki 5 Chome,
Shinagawa-Ku
Tokyo 141
Japan

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hirose Electric Europe B.V.
Hogehillweg 8
1101 CC Amsterdam Z-O
Netherlands

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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