Sequans Communications GM01QA User Manual
Monarch Platform - GM01Q Module
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Document Revision History
Revision Date Product Application
05 August 2018 Fifth edition of the document.
06 September 2018 Sixth edition of the document.
07 November 2018 Seventh edition of the document. See list of changes in Section Changes
in this Document on page iii.
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About this Datasheet
Purpose and Scope
The GM01Q is a complete certified LTE Category M1 module including
base-band, RF and memory, for the design of connected machine-to-machine
devices, and other Internet-of-Things devices with embedded LTE
connectivity. This document provides technical information about GM01Q
LGA module. GM01Q is based on Sequans’ Monarch platform.
Who Should Read this Datasheet
This document is intended for engineers who are developing User Equipment
(UE) for LTE systems.
Changes in this Document
The changes since the previous edition of the document are as follows:
• Updated FCC statement in Section Regulatory Approval on page 4.
• Updated Section 3.1 ECCN and Part Number on page 7 and updated part
numbers in the document.
• Added module weight in Section 3.9 Package Description on page 17.
• Added MSL3 compliancy is Section 3.11 Storage Conditions on page 21.
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References
[1] Core technology specifications:
• 3GPP E-UTRA 21 series Release 13 (EPS)
• 3GPP E-UTRA 22 series Release 13 (IMEI)
• 3GPP E-UTRA 23 series Release 13 (NAS, SMS)
• 3GPP E-UTRA 24 series Release 13 (NAS)
• 3GPP E-UTRA 31 series Release 13 (UICC)
• 3GPP E-UTRA 33 series Release 13 (security)
• 3GPP E-UTRA 36 series Release 13 (RAN)
• 3GPP2 C.S0015-A v1.0 (SMS)
• IETF, RFC 3261, 4861, 4862, 6434
For more information, see
• ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/Specs/archive/
• http://www.3gpp2.org/public_html/specs/CS0015-0.pdf
• https://tools.ietf.org/html/
[2] Test specifications:
3GPP E-UTRA 36 series Release 13 (RAN)
ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/Specs/archive/
[3] Vocabulary reference:
• 3GPP TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications"
For more information, see http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/specs/archive/21_series/21.905/
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Documentation Conventions
This section illustrates the conventions that are used in this document.
General Conventions
Note Important information requiring the user’s attention.
Caution A condition or circumstance that may cause damage to the equipment or loss of
data.
Warning A condition or circumstance that may cause personal injury.
Italics Italic font style denotes
• emphasis of an important word;
• first use of a new term;
• title of a document.
Screen Name Sans serif, bold font denotes
• on-screen name of a window, dialog box or field;
• keys on a keyboard;
• labels printed on the equipment.
Software Conventions
Code Regular Courier font denotes code or text displayed on-screen.
Code Bold Courier font denotes commands and parameters that you enter exactly as
shown. Multiple parameters are grouped in brackets [ ]. If you are to choose only
one among grouped parameters, the choices are separated with a pipe: [parm1 |
parm2 | parm3] If there is no pipe separator, you must enter each parameter:
[parm1 parm2 parm3]
Code Italic Courier font denotes parameters that require you to enter a value or
variable. Multiple parameters are grouped in brackets [ ]. If you are to choose
only one among grouped parameters, the choices are separated with a pipe:
[parm1 | parm2 | parm3] If there is no pipe separator, you must enter a value for
each parameter: [parm1 parm2 parm3]
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
Document Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
About this Datasheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Who Should Read this Datasheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Changes in this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Features Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2
Regulatory Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 ECCN and Part Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Electrical Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2.1 Detailed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2.2 GM01Q Power Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2.3 Power Supplies Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 Environmental Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3.1 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3.2 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 Power Supply Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.5 I/O Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.6 Auxiliary ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.7 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.8 Component Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.9 Package Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.9.1 Module Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.9.2 Marking Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.10 Packing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.11 Storage Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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3.12 Mounting Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4
Signal and Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 GM01Q Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 UART Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 Power-up Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.4 LTE Low Power Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4.1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4.2 Detailed Behavior of IO Pads of BIDIR Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.4.3 Detailed Behavior of IO Pads of BIDIR_WAKE Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix A
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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1.1 Features Description
Sequans GM01Q module includes Monarch SQN3330 Cat-M1 baseband, a
complete dual band RF front end, memory and required circuitry to meet
3GPP E-UTRA (Long Term Evolution - LTE, Release 13) Cat-M1 UE
specifications.
For more information on the core technology specifications see the section
References on page iv. The term GM01Q module refers to the hardware and
the associated embedded software.
Figure 1-1: GM01Q Block Diagram
Table 1-1 on page 2 provides detail on general features of the GM01Q.
Table 1-2 on page 2 provides detail for the LTE-related features of the GM01Q.
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GM01Q’s ECCN and part number are detailed in the Section 3.1 ECCN and
Part Number on page 7.
Table 1-1: General Features
PRODUCT FEATURES
FEATURES DESCRIPTION
General interfaces
•JTAG
• I2C (reserved)
•USIM
• SPI (reserved)
•GPIO
• UART (x3, including one reserved)
Supported Frequency Bands One of the following LTE Bands sets:
• GM01R63QR5 : LTE bands B2, B4, B12
• GM01R63QR6 : LTE bands B3, B28
• GM01R63QR7 : LTE bands B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19,
B20, B25, B26, B28, B66
Operation voltages
Packaging
•V
•LGA module
(range from 3.1 V to 4.5 V)
bat1
• 108 pads (21.35 x 20.25 x 1.79 mm)
• RoHS compliant, halogen-free
Operating temperature
• RF compliant -30°C to +60°C (ambient)
• Operational: -40°C to +85°C (board)
See also Section 3.3 Environmental Operating Conditions on page 10.
Humidity
Table 1-2: LTE Fea t ur e s
Standard compliance
• 3GPP E-UTRA Release 13 compliant
• 10% to 85%
See also Section 3.3 Environmental Operating Conditions on page 10.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
FEATURES DESCRIPTION
Table 1-2: LTE Features (Continued)
PHY
MAC
• One UL and one DL transceiver
• Support of HD-FDD Duplexing
• Channel 1.4 MHz bandwidth
• Normal and extended cyclic prefix
• Support of MPDCCH
• Modulation
- DL: QPSK, 16QAM
- UL: QPSK, 16QAM
• All coding schemes corresponding to modulations
• All channel coding (turbo-coding with interleaver, tail biting convolutional coding,
block and repetition coding) and CRC lengths
• Sounding (including in special subframes)
• Control and data in special subframes
• All power control schemes and DL power allocation schemes
• HARQ Incremental Redundancy and Chase Combining, with bundling or multiplexing
• Measurements and computations related to CQI (Channel Quality Indicator), PMI
(Pre-coding Matrix Indicator) and RI (Rank Indicator), RSRP, and RSRQ
• UEPCOP (from 3GPP Release 12) Power Saving Mode
• Random Access procedure in normal and special subframes
• Scheduling Request, Buffer Status Reporting, and Power Headroom Reporting
• Discontinuous reception (DRX, eDRX) with long and short cycles
• Fast scanning
• Hosted configuration
•IPv4, IPv6
•RoHC
• Location based services
• Advanced QoS features
RLC
PDCP
• ARQ modes: UM, AM, and TM
• Ciphering and deciphering: NULL, AES, SNOW 3G
• Integrity and protection: AES, SNOW 3G
RRC
• MIB and new SIB1bis
• Intra and inter-frequency measurements and handover
• Up to 8 Data Radio Bearers supported
• Support of CE (Coverage Extension) Mode
NAS and above
•NAS
•SMS over SG
• LWM2M Client
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Regulatory Approval
Note:
Attention
GM01R63QR5 FCC-ID: 2AAGMGM01Q (single modular approval)
GM01R63QR7 FCC-ID: 2AAGMGM01QA (single modular approval)
above identified LTE radio module is not intended to be provided to
This
end-users but is for installation by OEM integrators only.
Installation/Integration
OEM integrators must follow Sequans installation instructions to provide for and benefit from
FCC compliant module integrations and must abide especially by the following:
The only FCC-compliant LTE bands are : band 2, band 4, band 12 and band 13.
The maximum antenna gain values (accounting for cable attenuation) to comply with the FCC
maximum ERP/EIRP limits and with RF Exposure rules:
• LTE band 2 (1800 MHz): 2.1 dBi
• LTE band 4 (1700 MHz): 2 dBi
• LTE band 12 (700 MHz): -2 dBi
• LTE band 13 (780 MHz): -2.4 dBi
The Sequans' module integration guidelines must be closely followed.
Compliance of host integrations of the module is limited to hosts adaptation
designs which are identical to Sequans' reference design.
This section applies to GM01R63QR5 and GM01R63QR7 part numbers.
Host integrations with adaption designs deviating from Sequans' reference
design require either class 2 permissive change to this modular approval or a
separate host approval with different FCC-ID;
Host integrations with co-located (simultaneously operating) radio
transmitters must be evaluated in accordance with FCC multi-transmitter
rules and may require either class 2 permissive change to this modular
approval or a separate host approval with different FCC-ID, dependent on the
result of the evaluation; Inquiry at FCC or a TCB is urgently recommended.
Integrations of the module into host products which are intended for portable
use, i.e. less than 20cm distance between its radiating structures (antenna) and
the body of nearby persons, or which otherwise put additional technical
requirements like Hearing Aid compatibility require either class 2 permissive
change to this modular approval or a separate host approval with different
FCC-ID;
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REGULATORY APPROVAL
Compliance with Unwanted Emission Limits for Digital Device
If the OEM host integration fully complies with the above described reference
design and can completely inherit and rest on compliance of the existing
modular approval the OEM remains still responsible to show compliance of
the overall end-product with the FCC limits for unwanted conducted and
radiated emissions from the digital device (unintentional radio) portion of
such end-product (commonly addressed as part 15B compliance or similar).
End-product Labelling
•FCC-ID
The module's FCC-ID must either be visible from the exterior of the
product
on
(e.g. per window) or per electronic
an additional exterior label per the following or similar string:
display, or shall be displayed
host
contains FCC-ID: 2AAGMGM01Q
• Digital Device - Unwanted Emissions Notice
If the end-product falls under part 15 of the FCC rules (it
following user
printed
in the manual in case the host is too small):
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
notice on its exterior acc. to part
15.19 (the notice may be
shall display the
• Further Labelling Requirements may apply dependent on the FCC rule
parts relevant
to the host product.
• End-product User Instructions / Notices in the Manual
At a minimum, end-product users must be provided with the following
notices at a prominent location of the product literature furnished with the
product:
* Product Modifications
Modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
* RF Exposure Compliance
This equipment complies with FCC radio frequency radiation exposure
rules and limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment, when
installed and operated with minimum distance of 20cm between its
radiating structures (antenna) and the body of nearby persons and
when not operated simultaneously with other nearby
radio-transmitters.
• Maximum Antenna Gain
The user instructions of end-produc
ntenna connectors for the modular radio transmitter providing the
a
connect other antennae than those which may or may not be bundle
to
with
the end-product must list the maximum allowed antenna gain values
as derived from those given above, accounting for the cable attenuations
the actual inst
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