Sierra Wireless HL7618 User Manual

Product Technical Specification

AirPrime HL7618

December 02, 2015

Product Technical Specification

Important Notice

Due to the nature of wireless communications, transmission and reception of data can never be
guaranteed. Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be totally lost. Although significant
delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Sierra Wireless modem are used
in a normal manner with a well-constructed network, the Sierra Wireless modem should not be used
in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind to the user or
any other party, including but not limited to personal injury, death, or loss of property. Sierra Wireless
accepts no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or
received using the Sierra Wireless modem, or for failure of the Sierra Wireless modem to transmit or
receive such data.

Safety and Hazards

Do not operate the Sierra Wireless modem in areas where cellular modems are not advised without
proper device certifications. These areas include environments where cellular radio can interfere such
as explosive atmospheres, medical equipment, or any other equipment which may be susceptible to
any form of radio interference. The Sierra Wireless modem can transmit signals that could interfere
with this equipment. Do not operate the Sierra Wireless modem in any aircraft, whether the aircraft is
on the ground or in flight. In aircraft, the Sierra Wireless modem MUST BE POWERED OFF. When
operating, the Sierra Wireless modem can transmit signals that could interfere with various onboard
systems.

Note: Some airlines may permit the use of cellular phones while the aircraft is on the ground and the door

The driver or operator of any vehicle should not operate the Sierra Wireless modem while in control of
a vehicle. Doing so will detract from the driver or operator’s control and operation of that vehicle. In
some states and provinces, operating such communications devices while in control of a vehicle is an
offence.

is open. Sierra Wireless modems may be used at this time.

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Customer understands that Sierra Wireless is not providing cellular or GPS (including A-GPS)
services. These services are provided by a third party and should be purchased directly by the
Customer.

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DEFECT OR DEFICIENCY OF ANY KIND OF CELLULAR OR GPS (INCLUDING A-GPS)
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Consult our website for up-to-date product descriptions, documentation, application notes, firmware
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Document History

Version Date Updates

1.0 August 14, 2015 Creation

Added:

 2.12 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC1)
 2.15.3 TX_ON Indicator (TX_ON)
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 Table 2 AirPrime HL7618 Features
 Figure 1 AirPrime HL7618 Architecture Overview

2.0 December 02, 2015

 Figure 2 AirPrime HL7618 Mechanical Overview (Top View and

Bottom View)

 Table 3 ESD Specifications
 Table 5 Regulation Compliance
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 2.2 Current Consumption (TBC)
 3 Mechanical Drawings
 4 FCC Legal Information
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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 9

1.1. Common Flexible Form Factor (CF3) ............................................................................... 9

1.2. Physical Dimensions ....................................................................................................... 9

1.3. General Features .......................................................................................................... 10

1.4. Architecture ................................................................................................................... 11

1.5. Interfaces ...................................................................................................................... 12

1.6. Connection Interface ..................................................................................................... 12

1.7. ESD .............................................................................................................................. 13

1.8. Environmental and Certifications ................................................................................... 13

1.8.1. Environmental Specifications ................................................................................. 13

1.8.2. Regulatory ............................................................................................................. 14

1.8.3. RoHS Directive Compliant ..................................................................................... 14

1.8.4. Disposing of the Product ........................................................................................ 14

1.9. References .................................................................................................................... 14

2. DETAILED INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 15

2.1. Power Supply ................................................................................................................ 15

2.2. Current Consumption (TBC) .......................................................................................... 15

2.3. VGPIO ........................................................................................................................... 16

2.4. BAT_RTC ...................................................................................................................... 1 6 

2.5. SIM Interface ................................................................................................................. 17

2.5.1. UIM1_DET ............................................................................................................. 17

2.6. USB .............................................................................................................................. 18

2.7. Electrical Information for Digital I/O ............................................................................... 18

2.8. General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) .......................................................................... 19

2.9. Main Serial Link (UART1) .............................................................................................. 19

2.10. POWER-ON Signal (PWR_ON_N) ................................................................................ 20

2.11. Reset Signal (RESET_IN_N) ........................................................................................ 20

2.12. Analog to Digital Converter (ADC1) ............................................................................... 21

2.13. Clock Interface .............................................................................................................. 2 2 

2.14. Debug Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 22

2.14.1. Trace Debug .......................................................................................................... 22

2.14.2. JTAG ...................................................................................................................... 22

2.15. RF Interface .................................................................................................................. 23

2.15.1. RF Connection ....................................................................................................... 23

2.15.2. RF Performances ................................................................................................... 23

2.15.3. TX_ON Indicator (TX_ON) ..................................................................................... 24

3. MECHANICAL DRAWINGS ................................................................................. 25

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4. FCC LEGAL INFORMATION ............................................................................... 28

5. TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................... 30

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List of Figures

Figure 1. AirPrime HL7618 Architecture Overview ....................................................................... 11

Figure 2. AirPrime HL7618 Mechanical Overview (Top View and Bottom View) .......................... 12

Figure 3. TX_ON State During Transmission ............................................................................... 24

Figure 4. AirPrime HL7618 Mechanical Drawing .......................................................................... 25

Figure 5. AirPrime HL7618 Dimensions Drawing ......................................................................... 26

Figure 6. AirPrime HL7618 Footprint ............................................................................................ 27

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List of Tables

Table 1. Supported Bands/Connectivity ........................................................................................ 9

Table 2. AirPrime HL7618 Features ............................................................................................ 10

Table 3. ESD Specifications ........................................................................................................ 13

Table 4. AirPrime HL7618 Environmental Specifications ............................................................ 13

Table 5. Regulation Compliance ................................................................................................. 14

Table 6. Power Supply ................................................................................................................ 15

Table 7. Current Consumption .................................................................................................... 15

Table 8. Current Consumption per Power Supply ....................................................................... 15

Table 9. VGPIO Electrical Characteristics ................................................................................... 16

Table 10. BAT_RTC Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................. 16

Table 11. UIM1 Pad Description ................................................................................................... 17

Table 12. Electrical Characteristics of UIM1.................................................................................. 17

Table 13. USB Pad Description .................................................................................................... 18

Table 14. Digital I/O Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................. 18

Table 15. GPIO Pad Description ................................................................................................... 19

Table 16. UART1 Pad Description ................................................................................................ 19

Table 17. PWR_ON_N Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................... 20

Table 18. RESET_IN_N Electrical Characteristics ........................................................................ 21

Table 19. ADC Interface Pad Description ..................................................................................... 21

Table 20. ADC Electrical Characteristics ...................................................................................... 21

Table 21. Clock Interface Pad Description .................................................................................... 22

Table 22. Trace Debug Pad Description ....................................................................................... 22

Table 23. JTAG Pad Description ................................................................................................... 22

Table 24. RF Main Connection ..................................................................................................... 23

Table 25. RF Diversity Connection ............................................................................................... 23

Table 26. Conducted RX Sensitivity (dBm) ................................................................................... 23

Table 27. TX_ON Indicator Pad Description ................................................................................. 24

Table 28. TX_ON Characteristics ................................................................................................. 24

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1. Introduction

This document is the Product Technical Specification for the AirPrime HL7618 Embedded Module. It
defines the high level product features and illustrates the interfaces for these features. This document
is intended to cover the hardware aspects of the product, including electrical and mechanical.

The AirPrime HL7618 belongs to the AirPrime HL Series from Essential Connectivity Module family.
These are industrial grade Embedded Wireless Modules that provides data connectivity on LTE
networks (as listed in Table 1 Supported Bands/Connectivity).

The HL7618 supports a large variety of interfaces such as USB 2.0, UART, GPIOs and dual SIM to
provide customers with the highest level of flexibility in implementing high-end solutions.

Table 1. Supported Bands/Connectivity

RF Band Transmit band (Tx) Receive band (Rx) Maximum Output Power

LTE B4 1710 to 1755 MHz 2110 to 2155 MHz 23dBm ± 2dBm

LTE B13 777 to 787 MHz 746 to 756 MHz 23dBm ± 2dBm

1.1. Common Flexible Form Factor (CF3)

The AirPrime HL7618 belongs to the Common Flexible Form Factor (CF3) family of modules. This
family consists of a series of WWAN modules that share the same mechanical dimensions (same
width and length with varying thicknesses) and footprint. The CF
solution to a series of problems faced commonly in the WWAN module space as it:

 Accommodates multiple radio technologies (from 2G to LTE advanced) and band groupings

 Supports bit-pipe (Essential Module Series) and value add (Smart Module Series) solutions

 Offers electrical and functional compatibility

 Provides Direct Mount as well as Socketability depending on customer needs

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form factor provides a unique

1.2. Physical Dimensions

AirPrime HL7618 modules are compact, robust, fully shielded modules with the following dimensions:

 Length: 23 mm

 Width: 22 mm

 Thickness: 2.5 mm

 Weight: 3.5 g

Note: Dimensions specified above are typical values.

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1.3. General Features

The table below summarizes the AirPrime HL7618 features.

Table 2. AirPrime HL7618 Features

Feature Description

 Small form factor (146-pad solderable LGA pad) – 23mm x 22mm x

2.5mm (nominal)

Physical

Electrical Single or double supply voltage (VBATT and VBATT_PA) – 3.2V – 4.5V

RF Dual-band LTE (AWS (B4), 700 MHz (B13))

SIM interface

Application interface

Protocol Stack

SMS

 Complete body shielding

 RF connection pads (RF main interface)

 Baseband signals connection

 Dual SIM Single Standby (DSSS)

 1.8V/3V support

 SIM extraction / hot plug detection

 SIM/USIM support

 Conforms with ETSI UICC Specifications.

 Supports SIM application tool kit with proactive SIM commands

 NDIS NIC interface support (Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux)

 MBIM support

 Multiple non-multiplexed USB channel support

 Dial-up networking

 USB selective suspend to maximize power savings

 CMUX multiplexing over UART

 AT command interface – 3GPP 27.007 standard, plus proprietary

extended AT commands

Single mode LTE operation:

 LTE FDD, bandwidth 1.4-20 MHz

 System Release: 3GPP Rel. 9

 Category 1 (up to 10 Mbit/s in downlink, 5 Mbit/s in uplink)

 Max modulation 64 QAM DL, 16 QAM UL

 Intra-frequency and inter-frequency mobility

 SON ANR

 Public Warning System PWS

 SMS over SGs and IMS

 SMS MO and MT

 SMS saving to SIM card or ME storage

 SMS reading from SIM card or ME storage

 SMS sorting

 SMS concatenation

 SMS Status Report

 SMS replacement support

 SMS storing rules (support of AT+CNMI, AT+CNMA)

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