Rainbow Electronics GE863-PRO3 User Manual
GE863-PRO3 Product Description
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This document is relating to the following products:
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GE864-PRO
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with Linux OS 3 990 250 698
GE863-PRO
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Contents
1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 7
2 General Product Description ......................................................................................... 11
2.1 Dimensions ........................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Weight .................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Environmental requirements ............................................................................................... 14
2.3.1 Temperature range .........................................................................................................................14
2.3.2 Vibration Test (non functional) ........................................................................................................14
2.3.3 RoHS compliance ...........................................................................................................................14
3 GSM/GPRS Engine ......................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Operating Frequency ........................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Transmitter output power .................................................................................................... 15
3.3 Reference sensitivity ............................................................................................................ 15
3.4 Antenna ................................................................................................................................. 16
3.4.1 GSM Antenna .................................................................................................................................16
3.5 Supply voltage ...................................................................................................................... 16
3.6 Power consumption ............................................................................................................. 16
3.7 Embodied Battery charger ................................................................................................... 17
3.8 User Interface ........................................................................................................................ 17
3.9 Speech Coding ..................................................................................................................... 17
3.10 SIM Reader ............................................................................................................................ 18
3.11 SMS ........................................................................................................................................ 18
3.12 Real Time Clock and Alarm ................................................................................................. 18
3.13 Data/fax transmission .......................................................................................................... 19
3.14 Local security management ................................................................................................ 19
3.15 Call control ............................................................................................................................ 19
3.16 Phonebook ............................................................................................................................ 19
3.17 Characters management ...................................................................................................... 19
3.18 SIM related functions ........................................................................................................... 19
3.19 Call status indication ........................................................................................................... 20
3.20 Automatic answer (Voice, Data or FAX) ............................................................................. 20
3.21 Supplementary services (SS) .............................................................................................. 20
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3.22 Acoustic signalling ............................................................................................................... 20
3.23 Buzzer output ........................................................................................................................ 21
3.24 RF Transmission Monitor .................................................................................................... 21
3.25 EMC ........................................................................................................................................ 21
3.26 Logic level specifications .................................................................................................... 21
3.27 Reset signal .......................................................................................................................... 21
3.28 RTC Bypass out .................................................................................................................... 22
3.29 VAUX1 power output ............................................................................................................ 22
3.30 Audio levels specifications ................................................................................................. 23
3.31 Software Features ................................................................................................................ 24
3.31.1 Enhanced Easy GPRS Extension ..................................................................................................24
3.31.2 Easy GPRS definition .....................................................................................................................25
3.32 Multisocket ............................................................................................................................ 26
3.33 Jammed Detect & Report Extension ................................................................................... 28
3.33.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................28
3.34 CMUX ..................................................................................................................................... 29
3.34.1 Product architecture ........................................................................................................................29
3.34.2 Implementation feature and limitation .............................................................................................29
3.35 SAP: SIM Access Profile ...................................................................................................... 30
3.35.1 Product architecture ........................................................................................................................30
3.35.2 Implementation feature ...................................................................................................................30
3.35.3 Remote SIM Message Command Description ...............................................................................30
3.35.4 AT Commands ................................................................................................................................31
4 ARM9 Application Engine .............................................................................................. 32
4.1 General Description ............................................................................................................. 32
4.2 Supply voltage ...................................................................................................................... 32
4.3 Power consumption ............................................................................................................. 32
4.4 USARTs ................................................................................................................................. 33
4.5 SPI bus .................................................................................................................................. 33
4.6 Image Sensor Interface ........................................................................................................ 33
4.7 IIC bus .................................................................................................................................... 34
4.8 ISO7816 T0/T1 Interface ....................................................................................................... 34
4.9 MultiMedia Card interface .................................................................................................... 34
4.10 Sinchronous Serial Controller ............................................................................................. 35
4.11 Ethernet controller ............................................................................................................... 35
4.12 ADC with ADC trigger .......................................................................................................... 35
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4.13 DAC Converter ...................................................................................................................... 35
4.14 USB Device port ................................................................................................................... 36
4.15 USB Host port ....................................................................................................................... 36
4.16 Clock outputs ........................................................................................................................ 36
4.17 GPIO ports ............................................................................................................................. 37
4.18 JTAG Debug Interface .......................................................................................................... 37
4.19 Debug UART ......................................................................................................................... 37
5 Mounting the GE863-PRO3 on the Application Board ................................................. 38
5.1.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................38
5.1.2 Packing system ...............................................................................................................................38
6 Evaluation Kit EVK-PRO3 ............................................................................................... 41
7 Conformity Assessment Issues .................................................................................... 42
7.1 GE863-PRO
7.2 GE863-PRO
7.3 GE863- PRO
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: Conformity Assessment ............................................................................... 44
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: FCC Equipment Authorization ................................................................... 48
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: IC Equipment Authorization ....................................................................... 49
8 Safety Recommandations ............................................................................................. 50
9 GE863-PRO3 Technical Support .................................................................................... 51
10 List of acronyms ............................................................................................................ 52
11 Document Change Log .................................................................................................. 55
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DISCLAIMER
The information contained in this document is proprietary information of Telit Communications S.p.A.
and its affiliates (“TELIT”). The contents are confidential and any disclosure to persons other than the
officers, employees, agents or subcontractors of the owner or licensee of this document, without the
prior written consent of Telit, is strictly prohibited.
Telit makes every effort to ensure the quality of the information it makes available. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Telit does not make any warranty as to the information contained herein, and does not
accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage of any kind incurred by use of or reliance upon the
information.
Telit disclaims any and all responsibility for the application of the devices characterized in this
document, and notes that the application of the device must comply with the safety standards of the
applicable country, and where applicable, with the relevant wiring rules.
Telit reserves the right to make modifications, additions and deletions to this document due to
typographical errors, inaccurate information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment at any
time and without notice. Such changes will, nevertheless be incorporated into new editions of this
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All rights reserved.
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1 Overview
The GE863-PRO3 is the Telit latest product generation deriving from the top reliable BGA GE863
product family now including a quad-band GSM/GPRS class 10 engine as well as a dedicated ARM9
application processor (the ATMEL standard microcontroller AT91SAM9260) and FLASH & RAM
memories.
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GGEE886633--PPRRO
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8MB/64MB
Data
Bus
ARM9 AT91SAM9260
Peripherals
SDRAM
FLASH
internal 32KHz
4MB
SPI
RC
SPI
Bus
Power
Management
6 MHz
Oscillator
Ball Grid Array
Antenna Conn.
GSM Radio
GSM/GPRS Baseband
Processor
26MHz
Crystal
Power
Management
32 KHz
Crystal
External Interconnections between ARM processor and GSM/GPRS baseband
Supply ARM
Supply GSM
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This innovative dual core architecture allows one consistent product for all global GSM networks that
is also capable of managing complex and demanding customer applications, giving impressive
advantages in terms of
; final application time-to-market
; final application cost reduction by saving R&D, approvals & certifications, logistic & production
costs
; production yield by BoM part count reduction
; optimization of final application total cost of ownership (increased reliability of integrated
architecture compared to the discrete one)
; final application overall dimension (exploiting the compact Telit design)
The proven unique Telit Ball-Grid-Array (BGA) package concept enables a very low profile and a small
product size to design extremely compact applications using location technology. Since all connectors
are eliminated, the solution cost is significantly reduced compared to conventional mounting concepts.
Furthermore thanks to the successful cooperation with ATMEL, the dimensions of the ARM package
have been considerably decreased so that our clients can reduce the dimensions of the entire system
that integrates GPRS, the additional processor and the memories, giving a competitive advantage in
comparison to a non integrated architecture and maintaining at the same time the flexibility of a
standard ATMEL ARM9 product (AT91SAM9260)
With its low profile design and extended programming capabilities in C++ and/or Python, fast ROM
and RAM plus power management, 4MB serial flash and 8MB SDRAM (standard) expandable up to
64MB for custom designs, the Telit GE863-PRO
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is the perfect and complete hardware platform for all
compact complex and individual customer solutions.
Interfaces such as SPI, IIC, SD/MMC and USB give connectivity to external peripherals (camera,
keyboard, display), complementary short range wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee) and
position location technology (GPS) for which Telit can offer you complete reference designs.
The ARM core also includes real-time OS (LINUX), multitasking and fully available 220MIPS,
fundamental for complex and demanding real-time applications. However Telit can also provide
products without operating system giving with these an unlimited possibility for clients who want to use
their own system environment on our modules.
As a part of Telit’s corporate policy of environmental protection, all products comply to the RoHS
(Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directive of the European Union (EU Directive 2002/95/EG).
Apart than the above mentioned features, the Telit dual-core GE863-PRO
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maintains the following
functionalities:
• EASY GPRS (AT driven embedded TCP/IP protocol stack, including FTP client)
• EASY SCAN (full GSM frequency scanning)
• JAMMING DETECT & REPORT (detect the presence of disturbing devices)
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• CMUX
• SAP (SIM Access Profile)
• Multisocket
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From the interface point of view, the GE863-PRO
provides the following:
• 1 Full GSM engine RS232 UART, CMOS level (ASC0) interface for AT commands:
- Auto-bauding from 2.4 up to 57.6 Kbps
- Fixed baud rate up to 115.2 Kbps
• 1 FULL ARM9 RS232 USART, CMOS level (UART0) interface for AT command drive
• 3 Four wires ARM9 RS232 USART, CMOS level
• 2 Two wires ARM9 RS232 UART, CMOS level
• 2 ARM9 SPI interfaces for up to 18 slaves
• 1 ARM9 Image Sensor Interface ITU-B 601/656
• 1 ARM9 IIC bus
• 1 ARM9 ISO7816 T0/T1 SAM/Smartcard interface
• 1 ARM9 SD/MMC Multimedia Card Interface
• 1 ARM9 Synchronous Serial Controller ( I2S ) interface for digital audio
• 1 ARM9 Ethernet controller
• 4 ARM9 ADC with ADC trigger input
• 6 ARM9 DAC (PWM)
• 1 ARM9 USB Device port
• 2 ARM9 USB Host port
• 2 ARM9 clock output pins
• 1 ARM9 Debug Trace Serial port
• 1 ARM9 JTAG debug port
• 2 analog GSM audio path
• SIM card interface, 3 volts and 1.8 volts
• 90 ARM9 + 9 GSM GPIO ports (max)
• 1 GSM buzzer output
• 1 GSM alarm output
• 1 GSM led status output indicator
In order to meet the competitive OEM and vertical market stringent requirements, Telit supports its
customers with a dedicated Technical Support Policy with:
• Telit GE863-PRO
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Evaluation Kit to help you to develop your application;
• a Website with all updated information available;
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• a high level technical support to assist you in your development;
For more updated information concerning product Roadmap and availability, technical characteristics,
commercial and other issues, please check on the Telit website www.telit.com
> Products > Modules.
NOTE: Some of the performances of the Telit GE863-PRO
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modules depend on the SW version
installed on the module itself.
The Telit GE863-PRO
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SW group is continuously working in order to add new features and improve
the overall performances.
The Telit GE863-PRO
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module Flash Programmer.
PRO
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modules are easily upgradeable by the developer using the Telit GE863-
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2 General Product Description
The Telit GE863-PRO3 module includes the GSM/GPRS engine plus a dedicated ARM9 application
processor and memories.
The two processors [GSM/GPRS engine & Application processor] are kept as much as possible
distinct: they have different power sources but with the same voltage range, so that, either power
management can be optimized, by splitting GSM and application supplies, or cost can be optimized,
by using the same power source to supply the two parts.
Furthermore in order to give the maximum flexibility the two engines can be operated independently
each other.
NOTE: The illustrations in this Product Description are only schematic and do not assure fidelity to
construction or layout details, finishes, writings or colors.
2.1 Dimensions
The Telit GE863-PRO3 module overall dimensions are:
• Length: 41,4 mm
• Width: 31,4 mm
• Thickness: 3,6 mm
The layout of the Telit GE863-PRO
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module is shown in the following figure:
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2.2 Weight
The Telit GE863-PRO
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Bottom View
module weight is 9 gr.
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2.3 Environmental requirements
The Telit GE863-PRO
Release1998.
2.3.1 Temperature range
Operating Temperature
Storage and Non Operating
(*) Functional: the module is able to make and receive voice calls, data calls, SMS and make GPRS traffic.
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module is compliant to the applicable ETSI reference documentation GSM 05.05
Range
Temperature Range
GE863-PRO3
–20°C ÷ +55°C
–30°C ÷ +85°C
–40°C ÷ +85°C
Note
The module is fully
functional(*) in all the
temperature range, and it fully
neets the ETSI specification
The module is fully functional
(*) in all the temperature
range. Temperatures outside
the range –20°C ÷ +55°C,
might slightly deviate from
ETSI specifications.
2.3.2 Vibration Test (non functional)
• 10 ÷12Hz ASD = 1.92m 2 /s 3
• 12 ÷ 150Hz –3dB/oct
2.3.3 RoHS compliance
The Telit GE863-PRO
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module family is fully compliant to EU regulation on RoHS.
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3 GSM/GPRS Engine
3.1 Operating Frequency
The operating frequencies in GSM, DCS, PCS modes are conform to the GSM specifications.
Mode Freq. TX (MHz) Freq. RX (MHz) Channels (ARFC) TX - RX offset
E-GSM-900
GSM-850
DCS-1800
PCS-1900
890.0 - 914.8 935.0 - 959.8 0 – 124 45 MHz
880.2 - 889.8 925.2 - 934.8 975 - 1023 45MHz
824.2 - 848.8 869.2 - 893.8 128 - 251 45 MHz
1710.2 - 1784.8 1805.2 - 1879.8 512 – 885 95 MHz
1850.2 - 1909.8 1930.2 - 1989.8 512 - 810 80 MHz
3.2 Transmitter output power
GSM–850 / 900
The Telit GE863-PRO
specification which determine the nominal 2W peak RF power (+33dBm) on 50 Ohm.
DCS–1800 / PCS–1900
The Telit GE863-PRO
with the specifications, which determine the nominal 1W peak RF power (+30dBm) on 50 Ohm.
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modules in GSM–850 / 900 operating mode are of class 4 in accordance with the
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modules in DCS–1800/PCS–1900 operating mode are of class 1 in accordance
3.3 Reference sensitivity
GSM–850 / 900
The sensitivity of the Telit GE863-PRO
850/900 portable terminals is –107 dBm typical in normal operating conditions.
DCS–1800 / PCS-1900
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modules according to the specifications for the class 4 GSM–
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The sensitivity of the Telit GE863-PRO3 modules according to the specifications for the class 1 portable
terminals DCS-1800 / PCS-1900 is –106 dBm typical in normal operating conditions.
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3.4 Antenna
3.4.1 GSM Antenna
The antenna that the customer chooses to use, should fulfill the following requirements:
Depending by frequency band(s) provided by the network operator,
Frequency range
Bandwidth
For further information please refer to the GE863-PRO
the customer shall use the most suitable antenna for that/those
band(s).
70 MHz in GSM 850, 80 MHz in GSM 900, 170 MHz in DCS, 140 MHz
PCS band
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Hardware User Guide.
3.5 Supply voltage
The external power supply must be connected to VBATT signal pin (see Hardware User Guide) and
must fulfill the following requirements:
Nominal operating voltage
Operating voltage range
Absolute Minimum voltage
Absolute Maximum voltage
NOTE: Operating voltage range must never be exceeded; care must be taken in order to fulfill
absolute min/max voltage requirements.
3.8 V
3.4 V – 4.2 V
3.30V
4.50 V
3.6 Power consumption
The typical current consumption of the GSM/GPRS part of the Telit GE863-PRO3 module is:
Power off current (typical)
Stand–by current (GSM Idle)
Operating current in voice channel
< 28 μA;
< 17 mA (< 4 mA using command AT+CFUN)
< 200 mA @ worst network conditions
Operating current in GPRS class 10
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< 370 mA @ worst network conditions
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The total power consumption of GE863-PRO
processor part.
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is the sum of the consumptions of GSM and ARM9
3.7 Embodied Battery charger
The battery charger is suited for a 3.7V Li-Ion rechargeable battery (suggested capacity 5001000mAh). The Charger needs only a CURRENT LIMITED power source input and charges the
battery directly through VBATT connector pins.
Battery charger input pin
Battery pins
Battery charger input voltage min
Battery charger input voltage typical
Battery charger input voltage max
Battery charger input current max
Battery type
NOTE: If embodied battery charger is used, then a LOW ESR capacitor of at least 100μF must be
mounted in parallel to VBATT pin.
NOTE: when power is supplied to the CHARGE pin, a battery must always be connected to the
VBATT pins of the GE863-PRO
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CHARGE
VBATT, GND
5.0 V
5.5 V
7.0 V
400mA
Li-Ion rechargeable
3.8 User Interface
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The user interface of the Telit GE863-PRO
on the ITU-T V.250, GSM 07.07 and GSM 07.05 specifications.
GSM/GPRS engine is managed by AT commands specified
3.9 Speech Coding
The Telit GE863-PRO
• Half Rate
• Full rate
• Enhanced Full Rate
• Adaptive Multi Rate
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modules voice codec supports the following rates:
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