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Contents
1 OVERVIEW 5
2 HARDWARE COMMANDS 6
2.1 Turning ON the GE863-GPS 6
2.2 Turning OFF the GE863-GPS 8
2.2.1 Hardware shutdown 8
2.3Hardware Unconditional Reboot 8
3POWER SUPPLY 10
3.1 Power Supply Requirements 10
3.2 General Design Rules 10
3.2.1 Electrical design Guidelines 11
3.2.1.1 + 5V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines 11
3.2.1.2 + 12V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines 13
3.2.1.3 Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines 14
3.2.1.4 Battery Charge control Circuitry Design Guidelines 14
3.2.2 Thermal Design Guidelines 16
3.2.3 Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines 17
4ANTENNA 18
4.1 GSM Antenna Requirements 18
4.2 GSM Antenna - PCB line Guidelines 19
4.3 GSM Antenna - installation Guidelines 20
4.4 GPS Antenna Requirements 20
4.4.1 Combined GPS Antenna 20
4.4.2 Linear and Patch GPS Antenna 20
4.4.3 LNA and Front End Design Considerations 21
4.5 GPS Antenna - PCB line Guidelines 23
4.6 GPS Antenna - installation Guidelines 23
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5 SERIAL PORTS 24
5.1 MODEM SERIAL PORT 24
5.2 MODEM SERIAL PORT 2 (GPS CONTROL) 26
5.3 GPS SERIAL PORT A (SIRF BINARY) 26
5.4 GPS SERIAL PORT B (NMEA) 27
5.5 RS232 level translation 27
5.6 5V UART level translation 30
6 MICROPHONE 32
6.1 Microphone line Characteristic and requirements 32
6.2 General Design Rules 35
6.3 Microphone Biasing 35
6.3.1 Balanced Microphone biasing 36
6.3.2 Unbalanced Microphone biasing 38
6.4Microphone buffering 39
6.4.1 Buffered Balanced Mic. 39
6.4.2 Buffered Unbalanced (Single Ended) Mic. 42
7SPEAKER 45
7.1 Speaker lines characteristics and requirements 45
7.2 General Design rules 47
7.2.1 Noise Filtering 48
7.3 Handset earphone design 48
7.4 Hands Free earphone (low power) design 50
7.5 Car Kit speakerphone design 50
8 GENERAL PURPOSE I/O 52
8.1 Using a GPIO pad as INPUT 52
8.2 Using a GPIO pad as OUTPUT 52
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8.3 Using the Alarm Output GPIO6 53
8.4 Using the Buzzer Output GPIO7 53
9 CAMERA 54
9.1Transchip Camera 54
9.1.1 Camera interface connectors 54
9.1.2 EVB for Transchip camera support 57
9.1.3 Block Diagram for supported cameras 58
9.1.4 Schematic Diagrams for supported cameras 59
9.1.5 Example usage script for camera 60
10 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ISSUES 62
11 SAFETY RECOMMANDATIONS 64
DOCUMENT CHANGE LOG 66
12 EVK 2 SCHEMATICS 67
13 EVB CAMERA SCHEMATICS 73
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1 Overview
The aim of this document is the description of some hardware solutions useful for developing a
product with the Telit GE863-GPS module.
In this document all the basic functions of a mobile phone will be taken into account; for each
one of them a proper hardware solution will be suggested and eventually the wrong solutions and
common errors to be avoided will be evidenced. Obviously this document cannot embrace the
whole hardware solutions and products that may be designed. The wrong solutions to be avoided
shall be considered as mandatory, while the suggested hardware configurations shall not be
considered mandatory, instead the information given shall be used as a guide and a starting point
for properly developing your product with the Telit GE863-GPS module. For further hardware
details that may not be explained in this document refer to the Telit GE863-GPS Product
Description document where all the hardware information is reported.
NOTICE
The information presented in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is
assumed by Telit Communication S.p.A. for its use, nor any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties
which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent rights of Telit
Communication S.p.A. other than for circuitry embodied in Telit products. This document is subject to change
without notice
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2 Hardware Commands
2.1 Turning ON the GE863-GPS
To turn on the GE863-GPS the pad ON# must be tied low for at least 1 second and then released.
The maximum current that can be drained from the ON# pad is 0,1 mA.
A simple circuit to do it is:
ON#
R1
Q1
Power ON impulse
R2
GND
NOTE: don't use any pull up resistor on the ON# line, it is internally pulled up. Using pull up resistor
may bring to latch up problems on the GE863-GPS power regulator and improper power on/off of
the module. The line ON# must be connected only in open collector configuration.
NOTE: In this document all the lines that are inverted, hence have active low signals are labeled
with a name that ends with a "#" or with a bar over the name.
NOTE: The GE863-GPS turns fully on also by supplying power to the Charge pad (provided there's a
battery on the VBATT pads).
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For example:
1- Let's assume you need to drive the ON# pad with a totem pole output of a +3/5 V
microcontroller (uP_OUT1):
2- Let's assume you need to drive the ON# pad directly with an ON/OFF button:
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2.2 Turning OFF the GE863-GPS
The turning off of the device can be done in two ways:
• by software command (see GE863-GPS Software User Guide)
• by hardware shutdown
When the device is shut down by software command or by hardware shutdown, it issues to the
network a detach request that informs the network that the device will not be reachable any
more.
2.2.1 Hardware shutdown
To turn OFF the GE863-GPS the pad ON# must be tied low for at least 1 second and then
released.
The same circuitry and timing for the power on shall be used.
The device shuts down after the release of the ON# pad.
TIP: To check if the device has powered off, the hardware line PWRCTL should be monitored. When
PWRCTL goes low, the device has powered off.
2.3 Hardware Unconditional Reboot
To unconditionally Reboot the GE863-GPS, the pad RESET# must be tied low for at least 200
milliseconds and then released.
The maximum current that can be drained from the ON# pad is 0,15 mA.
A simple circuit to do it is:
Unconditional Reboot
impulse
RESET#
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NOTE: don't use any pull up resistor on the RESET# line nor any totem pole digital output. Using
pull up resistor may bring to latch up problems on the GE863-GPS power regulator and improper
functioning of the module. The line RESET# must be connected only in open collector
configuration.
TIP: The unconditional hardware reboot should be always implemented on the boards and software
should use it as an emergency exit procedure.
For example:
1- Let's assume you need to drive the RESET# pad with a totem pole output of a +3/5 V
microcontroller (uP_OUT2):
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3 Power Supply
The power supply circuitry and board layout are a very important part in the full product design
and they strongly reflect on the product overall performances, hence read carefully the
requirements and the guidelines that will follow for a proper design.
3.1 Power Supply Requirements
The GE863-GPS power requirements are:
• Nominal Supply Voltage: 3.8 V
• Max Supply Voltage: 4.2 V
• Supply voltage range: 3.4 V - 4.2 V
• Max Peak current consumption (impulsive): 1.9 A
• Max Average current consumption during GPRS transmission (rms): 500 mA
• Max Average current consumption during VOICE/CSD transmission (rms): 270 mA
• Average current during Power Saving: ≈ 4 mA
• Average current during idle (Power Saving disabled) ≈ 19 mA
• GPS Max Peak current consumption: 80 mA
• GPS Max Average current consumption during Tracking: 60 mA
• GPS Average current during Power Saving: ≈ 1 mA
• GPS antenna consumption (external active antenna) ≈ 20 mA
The GSM system is made in a way that the RF transmission is not continuous, else it is packed
into bursts at a base frequency of about 216 Hz, the relative current peaks can be as high as about
2A. Therefore the power supply has to be designed in order to withstand with these current peaks
without big voltage drops; this means that both the electrical design and the board layout must be
designed for this current flow.
If the layout of the PCB is not well designed a strong noise floor is generated on the ground and
the supply; this will reflect on all the audio paths producing an audible annoying noise at 216 Hz;
if the voltage drop during the peak current absorption is too much, then the device may even
shutdown as a consequence of the supply voltage drop.
TIP: The electrical design for the Power supply should be made ensuring it will be capable of a peak
current output of at least 2 A.
3.2 General Design Rules
The principal guidelines for the Power Supply Design embrace three different design steps:
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- the electrical design
- the thermal design.
- the PCB layout.
3.2.1 Electrical design Guidelines
The electrical design of the power supply depends strongly from the power source where this
power is drained. We will distinguish them into three categories:
• +5V input (typically PC internal regulator output)
• +12V input (typically automotive)
• Battery
3.2.1.1 + 5V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines
• The desired output for the power supply is 3.8V, hence there's not a big difference between
the input source and the desired output and a linear regulator can be used. A switching power
supply will not be suited because of the low drop out requirements.
• When using a linear regulator, a proper heat sink shall be provided in order to dissipate the
power generated.
• A Bypass low ESR capacitor of adequate capacity must be provided in order to cut the
current absorption peaks close to the GE863-GPS, a 100μF tantalum capacitor is usually
suited.
• Make sure the low ESR capacitor on the power supply output (usually a tantalum one) is
rated at least 10V.
• A protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order to save the GE863GPS from power polarity inversion.
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An example of linear regulator with 5V input is:
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3.2.1.2 + 12V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines
• The desired output for the power supply is 3.8V, hence due to the big difference between the
input source and the desired output, a linear regulator is not suited and shall not be used. A
switching power supply will be preferable because of its better efficiency especially with the
2A peak current load represented by the GE863-GPS.
• When using a switching regulator, a 500kHz or more switching frequency regulator is
preferable because of its smaller inductor size and its faster transient response. This allows
the regulator to respond quickly to the current peaks absorption.
• For car PB battery the input voltage can rise up to 15,8V and this should be kept in mind
when choosing components: all components in the power supply must withstand this voltage.
• A Bypass low ESR capacitor of adequate capacity must be provided in order to cut the
current absorption peaks, a 100μF tantalum capacitor is usually suited.
• Make sure the low ESR capacitor on the power supply output (usually a tantalum one) is
rated at least 10V.
• For Car applications a spike protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in
order to clean the supply from spikes.
• A protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order to save the GE863GPS from power polarity inversion. This can be the same diode as for spike protection.
An example of switching regulator with 12V input is:
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3.2.1.3 Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines
• The desired nominal output for the power supply is 3.8V and the maximum voltage allowed
is 4.2V, hence a single 3.7V Li-Ion cell battery type is suited for supplying the power to the
Telit GE863-GPS module.
The three cells Ni/Cd or Ni/MH 3,6 V Nom. battery types or 4V PB types MUST NOT BE USED DIRECTLY since their maximum voltage can rise over the absolute maximum
voltage for the GE863-GPS and damage it.
NOTE: DON'T USE any Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, and Pb battery types directly connected with GE863-GPS.
Their use can lead to overvoltage on the GE863-GPS and damage it. USE ONLY Li-Ion battery types.
• A Bypass low ESR capacitor of adequate capacity must be provided in order to cut the
current absorption peaks, a 100μF tantalum capacitor is usually suited.
• Make sure the low ESR capacitor (usually a tantalum one) is rated at least 10V.
• A protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order to save the GE863-
GPS from power polarity inversion. Otherwise the battery connector should be done in a way
to avoid polarity inversions when connecting the battery.
• The battery capacity must be at least 500mAh in order to withstand the current peaks of 2A;
the suggested capacity is from 500mAh to 1000mAh.
3.2.1.4 Battery Charge control Circuitry Design Guidelines
The charging process for Li-Ion Batteries can be divided into 4 phases:
• Qualification and trickle charging
• Fast charge 1 - constant current
• Final charge - constant voltage or pulsed charging
• Maintenance charge
The qualification process consists in a battery voltage measure, indicating roughly its charge
status. If the battery is deeply discharged, that means its voltage is lower than the trickle
charging threshold, then the charge must start slowly possibly with a current limited precharging process where the current is kept very low with respect to the fast charge value: the
trickle charging.
During the trickle charging the voltage across the battery terminals rises; when it reaches the fast
charge threshold level the charging process goes into fast charge phase.
During the fast charge phase the process proceeds with a current limited charging; this current
limit depends on the required time for the complete charge and from the battery pack capacity.
During this phase the voltage across the battery terminals still raises but at a lower rate.
Once the battery voltage reaches its maximum voltage then the process goes into its third state:
Final charging. The voltage measure to change the process status into final charge is very
important. It must be ensured that the maximum battery voltage is never exceeded, otherwise the
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battery may be damaged and even explode. Moreover for the constant voltage final chargers, the
constant voltage phase (final charge) must not start before the battery voltage has reached its
maximum value, otherwise the battery capacity will be highly reduced.
The final charge can be of two different types: constant voltage or pulsed. GE863-GPS uses
constant voltage.
The constant voltage charge proceeds with a fixed voltage regulator (very accurately set to the
maximum battery voltage) and hence the current will decrease while the battery is becoming
charged. When the charging current falls below a certain fraction of the fast charge current value,
then the battery is considered fully charged, the final charge stops and eventually starts the
maintenance.
The pulsed charge process has no voltage regulation, instead the charge continues with pulses.
Usually the pulse charge works in the following manner: the charge is stopped for some time,
let's say few hundreds of ms, then the battery voltage will be measured and when it drops below
its maximum value a fixed time length charging pulse is issued. As the battery approaches its full
charge the off time will become longer, hence the duty-cycle of the pulses will decrease. The
battery is considered fully charged when the pulse duty-cycle is less than a threshold value,
typically 10%, the pulse charge stops and eventually the maintenance starts.
The last phase is not properly a charging phase, since the battery at this point is fully charged and
the process may stop after the final charge. The maintenance charge provides an additional
charging process to compensate for the charge leak typical of a Li-Ion battery. It is done by
issuing pulses with a fixed time length, again few hundreds of ms, and a duty-cycle around 5%
or less.
This last phase is not implemented in the GE863-GPS internal charging algorithm, so that the
battery once charged is left discharging down to a certain threshold so that it is cycled from full
charge to slight discharge even if the battery charger is always inserted. This guarantees that
anyway the remaining charge in the battery is a good percentage and that the battery is not
damaged by keeping it always fully charged (Li-Ion rechargeable battery usually deteriorate
when kept fully charged).
Last but not least, in some applications it is highly desired that the charging process restarts
when the battery is discharged and its voltage drops below a certain threshold, GE863-GPS
internal charger does it.
As you can see, the charging process is not a trivial task to be done; moreover all these
operations should start only if battery temperature is inside a charging range, usually 5°C - 45°C.
The GE863-GPS measures the temperature of its internal component, in order to satisfy this last
requirement, it's not exactly the same as the battery temperature but in common application the
two temperature should not differ too much and the charging temperature range should be
guaranteed.
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NOTE: For all the threshold voltages, inside the GE863-GPS all threshold are fixed in order to
maximize Li-Ion battery performances and do not need to be changed.
NOTE: In this application the battery charger input current must be limited to less than 400mA. This
can be done by using a current limited wall adapter as the power source.
3.2.2 Thermal Design Guidelines
The thermal design for the power supply heat sink should be done with the following
specifications:
• Average current consumption during transmission @PWR level max (rms): 500mA
• Average current consumption during transmission @ PWR level min (rms): 100mA
• Average current during Power Saving: 4mA
• Average current during idle (Power Saving disabled) 19mA
• Average GPS current during Power Saving: 1mA
• Average GPS current during Tracking (Power Saving disabled) 60mA
NOTE: The average consumption during transmissions depends on the power level at which the
device is requested to transmit by the network. The average current consumption hence varies
significantly.
TIP: The thermal design for the Power supply should be made keeping an average consumption at
the max transmitting level during calls of 500mA rms plus 60mA rms for GPS in tracking mode.
Considering the very low current during idle, especially if Power Saving function is enabled, it is
possible to consider from the thermal point of view that the device absorbs current significantly
only during calls.
If we assume that the device stays into transmission for short periods of time (let's say few
minutes) and then remains for a quite long time in idle (let's say one hour), then the power supply
has always the time to cool down between the calls and the heat sink could be smaller than the
calculated one for 500mA maximum RMS current, or even could be the simple chip package (no
heat sink).
Moreover in the average network conditions the device is requested to transmit at a lower power
level than the maximum and hence the current consumption will be less than the 500mA, being
usually around 150mA.
For these reasons the thermal design is rarely a concern and the simple ground plane where the
power supply chip is placed can be enough to ensure a good thermal condition and avoid
overheating.
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For the heat generated by the GE863-GPS, you can consider it to be during transmission 1W
max during CSD/VOICE calls and 2W max during class10 GPRS upload.
This generated heat will be mostly conducted to the ground plane under the GE863-GPS, you
must ensure that your application can dissipate it.
3.2.3 Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines
As seen on the electrical design guidelines the power supply shall have a low ESR capacitor on
the output to cut the current peaks and a protection diode on the input to protect the supply from
spikes and polarity inversion. The placement of these components is crucial for the correct
working of the circuitry. A misplaced component can be useless or can even decrease the power
supply performances.
• The Bypass low ESR capacitor must be placed close to the Telit GE863-GPS power input
pads or in the case the power supply is a switching type it can be placed close to the inductor
to cut the ripple provided the PCB trace from the capacitor to the GE863-GPS is wide
enough to ensure a dropless connection even during the 2A current peaks.
• The protection diode must be placed close to the input connector where the power source is
drained.
• The PCB traces from the input connector to the power regulator IC must be wide enough to
ensure no voltage drops occur when the 2A current peaks are absorbed. Note that this is not
made in order to save power loss but especially to avoid the voltage drops on the power line
at the current peaks frequency of 216 Hz that will reflect on all the components connected to
that supply, introducing the noise floor at the burst base frequency. For this reason while a
voltage drop of 300-400 mV may be acceptable from the power loss point of view, the same
voltage drop may not be acceptable from the noise point of view. If your application doesn't
have audio interface but only uses the data feature of the Telit GE863-GPS, then this noise is
not so disturbing and power supply layout design can be more forgiving.
• The PCB traces to the GE863-GPS and the Bypass capacitor must be wide enough to ensure
no significant voltage drops occur when the 2A current peaks are absorbed. This is for the
same reason as previous point. Try to keep this trace as short as possible.
• The PCB traces connecting the Switching output to the inductor and the switching diode
must be kept as short as possible by placing the inductor and the diode very close to the
power switching IC (only for switching power supply). This is done in order to reduce the
radiated field (noise) at the switching frequency (100-500 kHz usually).
• The use of a good common ground plane is suggested.
• The placement of the power supply on the board should be done in such a way to guarantee
that the high current return paths in the ground plane are not overlapped to any noise
sensitive circuitry as the microphone amplifier/buffer or earphone amplifier.
• The power supply input cables should be kept separate from noise sensitive lines such as
microphone/earphone cables.
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4 Antenna
The antenna connection and board layout design are the most important part in the full product
design and they strongly reflect on the product overall performances, hence read carefully and
follow the requirements and the guidelines for a proper design.
4.1 GSM Antenna Requirements
As suggested on the Product Description the antenna and antenna line on PCB for a Telit
GE863-GPS device shall fulfil the following requirements:
ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS
Frequency range
Bandwidth
Gain
Impedance
Input power
VSWR absolute
max
VSWR
recommended
When using the Telit GE863-GPS, since there's no antenna connector on the module, the antenna
must be connected to the GE863-GPS through the PCB with the antenna pad.
Standard Dual Band GSM/DCS frequency
range or
Standard Quad Band GSM/DCS/PCS
frequency range if used for all four bands
80 MHz in GSM & 170 MHz in DCS & 140
MHz PCS band
Gain < 3dBi
50 ohm
> 2 W peak power
<= 10:1
<= 2:1
In the case that the antenna is not directly developed on the same PCB, hence directly connected
at the antenna pad of the GE863-GPS, then a PCB line is needed in order to connect with it or
with its connector.
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This line of transmission shall fulfil the following requirements:
ANTENNA LINE ON PCB REQUIREMENTS
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Impedance
Max Attenuation
No coupling with other signals allowed
Cold End (Ground Plane) of antenna shall be equipotential to
the GE863-GPS ground pins
Furthermore if the device is developed for the US market and/or Canada market, it shall comply
to the FCC and/or IC approval requirements:
This device is to be used only for mobile and fixed application. The antenna(s) used for this
transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons
and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
End-Users must be provided with transmitter operation conditions for satisfying RF exposure
compliance. OEM integrators must ensure that the end user has no manual instructions to
remove or install the GE863-GPS module. Antennas used for this OEM module must not exceed
3dBi gain for mobile and fixed operating configurations.
50 ohm
0,3 dB
4.2 GSM Antenna - PCB line Guidelines
• Ensure that the antenna line impedance is 50 ohm;
• Keep the antenna line on the PCB as short as possible, since the antenna line loss shall be
less than 0,3 dB;
• Antenna line must have uniform characteristics, constant cross section, avoid meanders and
abrupt curves;
• Keep, if possible, one layer of the PCB used only for the Ground plane;
• Surround (on the sides, over and under) the antenna line on PCB with Ground, avoid having
other signal tracks facing directly the antenna line track;
• The ground around the antenna line on PCB has to be strictly connected to the Ground Plane
by placing vias once per 2mm at least;
• Place EM noisy devices as far as possible from GE863-GPS antenna line;
• Keep the antenna line far away from the GE863-GPS power supply lines;
• If you have EM noisy devices around the PCB hosting the GE863-GPS, such as fast
switching ICs, take care of the shielding of the antenna line by burying it inside the layers of
PCB and surround it with Ground planes, or shield it with a metal frame cover.
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• If you don't have EM noisy devices around the PCB of GE863-GPS, by using a strip-line on
the superficial copper layer for the antenna line, the line attenuation will be lower than a
buried one;
4.3 GSM Antenna - installation Guidelines
• Install the antenna in a place covered by the GSM signal.
• The Antenna must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all
persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter;
• Antenna shall not be installed inside metal cases
• Antenna shall be installed also according Antenna manufacturer instructions.
4.4 GPS Antenna Requirements
The GE863-GPS module is not provided with an internal LNA amplifier. The use of an active
antenna is suggested to achieve a good performance.
The module is provided of an Antenna supply circuit with the following characteristics:
• Supply voltage referred to VBATT (3.4 to 4.2 V DC)
• Supply enable controlled internally by the BB
• Current measurement circuit (readable also with AT commands)
• Voltage measurement circuit (readable also with AT commands)
• HW Protection for Antenna Short Circuit (if consumption exceeds 40mA)
4.4.1 Combined GPS Antenna
The use of combined GPS antennas is NOT recommended; this solution could generate an
extremely poor GPS reception and also the combination antennas requires additional diplexer
and adds a loss in the RF route.
4.4.2 Linear and Patch GPS Antenna
Immediate 3 dB of loss relative to a circularly polarized (CP) antenna.
Spherical gain response instead of a hemispherical gain response will aggravate the multipath
behavior & create poor position accuracy!! (lucky to achieve 50 m accuracy in some situations)
Poor LHCP relative to RHCP response.
Can have multiple gain nulls & average gain is MUCH lower than a good patch (-9 dB)
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Linear antennas Suppliers:
• Filtronic - new (England)
• FDK DA-5T26-new (Japan)
• Kyocera GPS and GPS+BT (Japan)
• Murata (Japan)
• Taiyo-Yuden-new (Japan)
• Others like Tyco or custom designs
Patch Antennas Suppliers:
• FDK
• Kyocera
• Murata
• KDI (Korea)
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4.4.3 LNA and Front End Design Considerations
LNA gain should be between 12 dB and 26 dB (assumes a patch antenna).
– This assumes the patch used has >3 dBic of gain
Linear antenna implementation should consider a minimum of ~14.5 dB of LNA gain.
Excessive LNA gain (>27 dB) can introduce jamming spurs, degrade 3IP, and saturate the
receiver.
Latest LNAs available with shaped gain response capabilities:
• With Shutdown:
1. Infineon BGA615L7
2. NEC μPC8211
• Without Shutdown:
1. Infineon BGA 428
2. ATMEL ATR0610
3. JRC NJG1107
In highly integrated environments rich with potential interference, SiRF suggests design
implementations with PRE filters.
The module input has already a SAW filter.
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As suggested on the Product Description the external active antenna for a Telit GE863-GPS
device shall fulfil the following requirements:
ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS
Frequency range
Bandwidth
Gain
Impedance
Amplification
Supply voltage
Current
consumption
When using the Telit GE863-GPS, since there's no antenna connector on the module, the antenna
must be connected to the GE863-GPS through the PCB with the antenna pad.
In the case that the antenna is not directly developed on the same PCB, hence directly connected
at the antenna pad of the GE863-GPS, then a PCB line is needed in order to connect with it or
with its connector.
This line of transmission shall fulfil the following requirements:
1575.42 MHz (GPS L1)
+- 1.023 MHz
1.5 dBi < Gain < 4.5 dBi
50 ohm
Typical 25dB (max 27dB)
3 to 5 V DC
Typical 10 to 30 mA (40 mA max)
ANTENNA LINE ON PCB REQUIREMENTS
Impedance
No coupling with other signals allowed
Cold End (Ground Plane) of antenna shall be equipotential to
the GE863-GPS ground pins
Furthermore if the device is developed for the US market and/or Canada market, it shall comply
to the FCC and/or IC approval requirements:
This device is to be used only for mobile and fixed application.
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4.5 GPS Antenna - PCB line Guidelines
• Ensure that the antenna line impedance is 50 ohm;
• Keep the antenna line on the PCB as short as possible to reduce the loss.
• Antenna line must have uniform characteristics, constant cross section, avoid meanders and
abrupt curves;
• Keep, if possible, one layer of the PCB used only for the Ground plane;
• Surround (on the sides, over and under) the antenna line on PCB with Ground, avoid having
other signal tracks facing directly the antenna line track;
• The ground around the antenna line on PCB has to be strictly connected to the Ground Plane
by placing vias once per 2mm at least;
• Place EM noisy devices as far as possible from GE863-GPS antenna line;
• Keep the antenna line far away from the GE863-GPS power supply lines;
• Keep the antenna line far away from the GE863-GPS GSM RF lines;
• If you have EM noisy devices around the PCB hosting the GE863-GPS, such as fast
switching ICs, take care of the shielding of the antenna line by burying it inside the layers of
PCB and surround it with Ground planes, or shield it with a metal frame cover.
• If you don't have EM noisy devices around the PCB of GE863-GPS, by using a strip-line on
the superficial copper layer for the antenna line, the line attenuation will be lower than a
buried one;
4.6 GPS Antenna - installation Guidelines
• The GE863-GPS due to its characteristics of sensitivity is capable to perform a Fix inside the
buildings. (In any case the sensitivity could be affected by the building characteristics i.e.
shielding)
• The Antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter;
• Antenna shall not be installed inside metal cases
• Antenna shall be installed also according Antenna manufacturer instructions.
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5 Serial Ports
The serial port on the Telit GE863-GPS is the core of the interface between the module and
OEM hardware.
4 serial ports are available on the module:
• MODEM SERIAL PORT
• MODEM SERIAL PORT 2 (GPS CONTROL PORT)
• GPS SERIAL PORT A (SIRF BINARY)
• GPS SERIAL PORT B (NMEA)
5.1 MODEM SERIAL PORT
Several configurations can be designed for the serial port on the OEM hardware, but the most
common are:
- microcontroller UART@ 5V or other voltages different from 2.8V
Depending from the type of serial port on the OEM hardware a level translator circuit may be
needed to make the system work. The only configuration that doesn't need a level translation is
the 2.8V UART.
The serial port on the GE863-GPS is a +2.8V UART with all the 7 RS232 signals. It differs from
the PC-RS232 in the signal polarity (RS232 is reversed) and levels. The levels for the GE863GPS UART are the CMOS levels:
Absolute Maximum Ratings -Not Functional
Parameter Min Max
Input level on any
digital pad when on
-0.3V +3.75V
Input voltage on
analog pads when on
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Operating Range - Interface levels (2.8V CMOS)
Level Min Max
Input high level V
Input low level VIL 0V 0.5V
Output high level VOH2.2V 3.0V
Output low level VOL0V 0.35V
The signals of the GE863-GPS serial port are:
RS232
Pin
Number
1 DCD -
2 RXD -
3 TXD -
4 DTR -
Signal GE863-GPS
Pad Number
42 Data Carrier Detect Output from the GE863-GPS that indicates
dcd_uart
38 Transmit line *see NoteOutput transmit line of GE863-GPS
tx_uart
37 Receive line *see NoteInput receive of the GE863-GPS UART
rx_uart
39 Data Terminal ReadyInput to the GE863-GPS that controls the
dtr_uart
Name Usage
2.1V 3.3V
IH
the carrier presence
UART
DTE READY condition
5 GND 8-17-28-36-
45-48-50-56
6 DSR -
dsr_uart
7 RTS -
rts_uart
8 CTS -
cts_uart
9 RI -
ri_uart
NOTE: According to V.24, RX/TX signal names are referred to the application side, therefore on the
GE863-GPS side these signal are on the opposite direction: TXD on the application side will be
connected to the receive line (here named TXD/ rx_uart ) of the GE863-GPS serial port and
viceversa for RX.
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43 Data Set Ready Output from the GE863-GPS that indicates
40 Request to Send Input to the GE863-GPS that controls the
41 Clear to Send Output from the GE863-GPS that controls
44 Ring Indicator Output from the GE863-GPS that indicates
Ground ground
the module is ready
Hardware flow control
the Hardware flow control
the incoming call condition
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TIP: For a minimum implementation, only the TXD and RXD lines can be connected, the other lines
can be left open provided a software flow control is implemented.
The signals in the UART connector on the EVK are:
DCD RXD
TXD DTR
GND DSR
RTS CTS
RI GND
5.2 MODEM SERIAL PORT 2 (GPS CONTROL)
This port is used to control the GPS part by the GSM part.
It is available on the following pins:
PIN # NAME DESCRIPTION TYPE
25 TX_TRACE TX Data for GPS control CMOS 2.8V
26 RX_TRACE RX Data for GPS control CMOS 2.8V
The typical integration requires connecting this pins to GPS serial port A:
PIN # NAME
25
26
TX_TRACE
RX_TRACE
NAME
RX_GPS_BIN
TX_GPS_BIN
5.3 GPS SERIAL PORT A (SIRF BINARY)
This port is carrying out the GPS navigation data in SIRF BINARY format.
The default configuration is 57600 bps, 8, n, 1
It is available on the following pins:
PIN # NAME DESCRIPTION TYPE
78 RX_GPS_BIN GPS RX Data (Sirf Binary) CMOS 2.8V
80 TX_GPS_BIN GPS TX Data (Sirf Binary) CMOS 2.8V
The typical integration requires connecting this pins to MODEM serial port 2.
PIN#
78
80
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5.4 GPS SERIAL PORT B (NMEA)
This port is carrying out the GPS navigation data in NMEA 0183 format.
The default configuration is 4800 bps, 8, n, 1
It is available on the following pins:
PIN # NAME DESCRIPTION TYPE
68 TX_GPS GPS TX Data (NMEA) CMOS 2.8V
73 RX_GPS GPS RX Data (NMEA) CMOS 2.8V
GPS RX Lines and TX lines may need a dual supply isolation buffer like an FXLP34 to avoid
CMOS high states while in POWER SAVING.
5.5 RS232 level translation
In order to interface the Telit GE863-GPS with a PC com port or a RS232 (EIA/TIA-232)
application a level translator is required. This level translator must
- invert the electrical signal in both directions
- change the level from 0/3V to +15/-15V
Actually, the RS232 UART 16450, 16550, 16650 & 16750 chipsets accept signals with lower
levels on the RS232 side (EIA/TIA-562) , allowing for a lower voltage-multiplying ratio on the
level translator. Note that the negative signal voltage must be less than 0V and hence some sort
of level translation is always required.
The simplest way to translate the levels and invert the signal is by using a single chip level
translator. There are a multitude of them, differing in the number of driver and receiver and in
the levels (be sure to get a true RS232 level translator not a RS485 or other standards).
By convention the driver is the level translator from the 0-3V UART level to the RS232 level,
while the receiver is the translator from RS232 level to 0-3V UART.
In order to translate the whole set of control lines of the UART you will need:
- 5 driver
- 3 receiver
NOTE: The digital input lines working at 2.8VCMOS have an absolute maximum input voltage of
3,75V; therefore the level translator IC shall not be powered by the +3.8V supply of the module.
Instead it shall be powered from a +2.8V / +3.0V (dedicated) power supply.
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This is because in this way the level translator IC outputs on the module side (i.e. GE863-GPS
inputs) will work at +3.8V interface levels, stressing the module inputs at its maximum input
voltage.
This can be acceptable for evaluation purposes, but not on production devices.
NOTE: In order to be able to do in circuit reprogramming of the GE863-GPS firmware, the serial port
on the Telit GE863-GPS shall be available for translation into RS232 and either it's controlling
device shall be placed into tristate, disconnected or as a gateway for the serial data when module
reprogramming occurs.
Only RXD, TXD, GND and the On/off module turn on pad are required to the reprogramming of the
module, the other lines are unused.
All applicator shall include in their design such a way of reprogramming the GE863-GPS.
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An example of level translation circuitry of this kind is:
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The RS232 serial port lines are usually connected to a DB9 connector with the following layout:
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5.6 5V UART level translation
If the OEM application uses a microcontroller with a serial port (UART) that works at a voltage
different from 2.8 - 3V, then a circuitry has to be provided to adapt the different levels of the two
set of signals. As for the RS232 translation there are a multitude of single chip translators, but
since the translation requires very few components, then also a discrete design can be suited. For
example a possible inexpensive translator circuit for a 5V driver can be:
and for a 5V receiver:
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NOTE: The UART input line TXD (rx_uart) of the GE863-GPS is NOT internally pulled up with a
resistor, so there may be the need to place an external 47KΩ pull-up resistor, either the DTR
(dtr_uart) and RTS (rts_uart) input lines are not pulled up internally, so an external pull-up resistor
of 47KΩ may be required.
A power source of the internal interface voltage corresponding to the 2.8VCMOS high level is
available at the VAUX pad, whose absolute maximum output current is 50mA.
If VAUX is also used to supply a Camera no additional devices could be connected.
Pull-up resistors can be connected to the VAUX pad provided that the pulled-up lines are
GE863-GPS input lines connected to open collector outputs in order to avoid latch-up problems
on the GE863-GPS.
Care must be taken to avoid latch-up on the GE863-GPS and the use of this output line to power
electronic devices shall be considered with care, especially for devices that generate spikes and
noise such as level translators, digital ICs or microcontroller, failure in any of these condition
can severely compromise the GE863-GPS functionality.
NOTE: The input lines working at 2.8VCMOS can be pulled-up with 47KΩ resistors that can be
connected directly to the VAUX line.
NO disturbing devices should be powered with the VAUX line; otherwise the module functionality
may be compromised.
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6 Microphone
The microphone circuitry is the more noise sensitive and its design and layout must be done with
particular care.
6.1 Microphone line Characteristic and requirements
The Telit GE863-GPS provides two audio paths for the microphone and the earpiece: the internal
and the external audio paths. Only one of the two paths can be active at a time and it is selectable
by hardware line AXE or by AT command. The audio characteristics of the two paths are
slightly different and this should be kept in mind when designing. The internal audio path should
be used for handset function, while the external audio path is suited for hands free function (car
kit).
Both microphone paths from the Telit GE863-GPS are balanced and the OEM circuitry should
be designed balanced to reduce the common mode noise typically generated on the ground plane,
however for particular OEM application needs also an unbalanced circuitry can be used.
The microphone input lines characteristics are:
internal microphone path
• line coupling: AC ( 100nF cond.)
• line type: balanced
• differential input resistance: 25kΩ
• line nominal sensitivity: 50 mV
• max input voltage: 360 mV
• microphone nominal sensitivity/analog gain suggested: -45 dB
• echo canceller type: handset
external microphone path
• line coupling: AC ( 100nF cond.)
• line type: balanced
• differential input resistance: 25kΩ
rms
rms
Vrms/Pa
/ +24dB
• line nominal sensitivity: 3 mV
• max input voltage: 22 mV
• microphone nominal sensitivity/analog gain suggested: -45 dB
• echo canceller type: car kit hands free
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rms
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TIP: Due to the difference in the echo canceller type, the internal audio path is suited for handset
applications while the external audio path is suited for car kit hands free. The headset applications
should be made by using the external audio path but DISABLING the echo canceller by software AT
command. If the echo canceller is left active with the headset, then some echo might be introduced
by the echo cancel algorithm.
The nominal sensitivity of the line indicates the voltage level on the GE863-GPS pads that
should be present during "normal spoken" conditions: for a handset a voice signal coming from
the mouth of the talker at 7 cm of distance from the microphone, producing an acoustic pressure
of -4,7 dB
For example:
(@ 1 kHz) on the microphone membrane.
Pa
With the internal mic. having the suggested nominal sensitivity -45dB
at the "normal spoken" conditions: -4.7dB
on the microphone membrane.
Pa
Vrms/Pa
At that acoustic pressure the voltage output from the microphone is:
Voltage Output (dB) = ( -45) + (-4.7) = -49.7 dB
Vrms
corresponding to:
Voltage Output = 10
( -49.7 / 20 )
= 3.3* 10 -3 V
rms
by having the microphone gain set to +24 dB (corresponding to 15.8 times) the signal in the
nominal conditions on the input mic. pads of the GE863-GPS will be:
Voltage @ GE863-GPS_mic = 3.3 * 10
* 15.8 = 51 mV
rms
-3
During the spoken conditions the signal varies according to the volume of the voice of the talker,
usually a rough thumb rule for the dynamic range may be considered:
* +20dB (10 times) at maximum voice level (talker screaming)
* -50 dB (1/300 times) at minimum voice level (talker whispering).
For the handsfree/car kit microphone the voice attenuation due to the distance between the
microphone and the talker must be taken into account when designing the microphone amplifier.
For a car cabin usually the distance between the talker and the mic. is about 50cm; in these
conditions the attenuation can be considered as a thumb rule around 20dB.
Another thing to consider, especially for cabin car use, is the fact that the external mic. will pick
up also ambient noise; to overcome this problem it is preferable to set the gain of the microphone
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10dB lower with respect to the calculated value for a nominal sensitivity. The corresponding
reduction in signal level will be compensated by an increased voice volume of the talker which
will speak louder because of the ambient noise.
For the headset we shall distinguish two different types: the headsets having the microphone
sustained close to the mouth and the headsets having the microphone on the earpiece cable.
The same considerations for the additional voice attenuation due to the distance from the
microphone and the noise pick up can be made for the headset having the microphone on the
earpiece cable, while the other kind of headset shall be threaten as an handset.
For example:
With the external mic. having the suggested nominal sensitivity -45dB
at the "normal spoken" conditions: -4.7dB
at 7 cm from the mouth of the talker and with a
Pa
Vrms/Pa
further attenuation of 20dB due to the distance from the microphone (about 50 cm).
At that acoustic pressure the voltage output from the microphone is:
Voltage Output (dB) = ( -45) + (-4.7) - 20 = -69.7 dB
Vrms
corresponding to:
Voltage Output = 10
( -69.7 / 20 )
= 3.3* 10 -4 V
rms
by having the microphone gain set to +10 dB (corresponding to 3 times) the signal in the
nominal conditions on the input external mic. pads of the GE863-GPS will be:
Voltage @ GE863-GPS__extmic = 3.3 * 10
* 3 = 1 mV
rms
-4
Hence in these conditions the signal level on the input pads of the external mic. of the GE863GPS is 10 dB (3 times) lower than the nominal, as suggested.
The microphones usually need a biasing network that provides the necessary DC current to the
mic., this will be explained further on.
In the EVK2 all the microphone input jacks have the hot wire connected to the central pole.
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6.2 General Design Rules
There are several configurations for the audio path, but the most effective difference is between
balanced and unbalanced microphone.
It is highly recommended to keep the whole microphone path balanced even if this means having
2 wires connecting the microphone instead of one needed (plus ground) in the unbalanced case.
The balanced circuitry is more suited because of its good common mode noise rejection,
reducing the 216 Hz burst noise produced during the GSM transmissions.
• Where possible use balanced microphone circuitry
• Keep the microphone traces on the PCB and wires as short as possible.
• If your application requires an unbalanced microphone, then keep the lines on the PCB
balanced and "unbalance" the path close to the microphone wire connector if possible.
• For the microphone biasing voltage use a dedicated voltage regulator and a capacitor
multiply circuit.
• Make sure that the microphone traces in the PCB don't cross or run parallel to noisy traces
(especially the power line)
• If possible put all around to the microphone lines a ground trace connected to the ground
plane by several vias. This is done in order to simulate a shielded trace on the PCB.
• The biasing circuit and eventually the buffer can be designed in the same manner for the
internal and external microphones.
6.3 Microphone Biasing
The electret microphones usually need a biasing voltage to work properly. Refer to your
microphone provider for the characteristics required.
NOTE: The microphones have a hot wire were the positive biasing must be connected, usually it is
indicated by a + sign or a red point. If the polarity of the bias is reversed, then the microphone will
not work properly. For this reason be sure to respect the mic. biasing polarity.
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6.3.1 Balanced Microphone biasing
The balanced microphone bias voltage should be obtained from a dedicated voltage regulator, in
order to eliminate the noise present on the power lines. This regulator can be the same for all the
audio paths. The microphone should be supplied from a capacitor multiply circuit.
For example a circuit for the balanced microphone biasing can be:
NOTE: In the balanced application the resistors R2 and R3 must have the same value to keep the
circuit balanced.
NOTE: The cable to the microphone should not be shielded, instead a twisted pair cable shall be
used.
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NOTE: The microphone sensitivity changes with the value of R2 and R3. Usually the microphones
are characterized with 2kΩ biasing resistance, so try to keep the sum of R2 and R3 around 2kΩ.
Refer to your microphone manufacturer for the mic. characteristics.
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6.3.2 Unbalanced Microphone biasing
The unbalanced microphone biasing voltage should be obtained from a dedicated voltage
regulator, in order to eliminate the noise present on the power lines. This regulator can be the
same for all the audio paths. The microphone should be supplied from a capacitor multiply
circuit.
For example a circuit for the unbalanced microphone biasing can be:
NOTE: In the unbalanced application the capacitor C3 shall be > 200nF otherwise the frequency
response will be cut at low band frequencies (down to 300Hz). This capacitor can be placed close to
the MIC- pad (EXT_MIC- or INT_MIC- depending on the audio path chosen) or if possible it should
be placed close to the shielded cable connector. If the ground return path is well designed, then it
is possible to eliminate the C3 capacitor, provided the buffer is close to the mic. input.
NOTE: The cable to the microphone should be shielded.
NOTE: The microphone sensitivity changes with the value of R2. Usually the microphones are
characterized with 2kΩ biasing resistance, so try to keep the value of R2 around 2kΩ. For mic.
characteristics refer to the manufacturer.
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6.4 Microphone buffering
As seen previously, a microphone shall be connected to the input pads of the GE863-GPS
through a buffer amplifier that boosts the signal level to the required value.
Again the buffered microphone circuitry can be balanced or unbalanced. Where possible it is
always preferable a balanced mic. solution. The buffering circuit shall be placed close to the
microphone or close to the microphone wire connector.
6.4.1 Buffered Balanced Mic.
A sample circuit can be:
This circuit has a gain of 15 times (+24 dB), and is therefore suited for the internal mic. input,
having a microphone with a sensitivity close to the suggested one (-45 dB
microphone has a different sensitivity, or if the buffer is connected to the external mic. input,
then a gain adjustment shall be done by changing resistors R604-R605 and R606-R607 and as a
consequence the capacitors C636 and C637 to maintain the bandwidth 150-8000 (-3dB).
The buffer gain is given by the formula:
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604RR
Gain==
R
R
605
The C636 and C637 capacitors are placed in order to cut off the gain at higher frequencies than
the transmitted GSM band, the cutoff frequency (-3dB) should be 8 kHz in order to have -1dB at
4kHz.
The cutoff frequency is given by the formula:
606
607
freq
.
1
== [Hz]
637*604*2
ππ
1
636*606*2
CRCR
For example:
- Let's assume you have a microphone with these characteristics:
- sensitivity -45 dB
Vrms/Pa
and you want to use it in the internal mic. audio path.
With the mic. having nominal sensitivity -45dB
4.7dB
at 7 cm from the mouth of the talker.
Pa
Vrms/Pa
at the "normal spoken" conditions: -
At that acoustic pressure the voltage output from the microphone is:
Mic Voltage Output (dB) = ( -45) + (-4.7) = -49.7 dB
corresponding to:
Mic_Voltage_Output = 10
( -49.7 / 20 )
= 3.3* 10 -3 V
in order to have a signal of 50 mV
on the GE863-GPS internal mic. inputs then the buffer must
rms
have a gain of:
Vrms
rms
Voltage @ GE863-GPS_intmic/ Mic_Voltage_Output = (50 * 10
-3
)/( 3.3 * 10 -3 ) = 15
Hence in these conditions the signal level on the input pads of the internal mic. of the GE863GPS is 24 dB (15 times) higher than the microphone output and therefore the buffer has to gain
24 dB.
The corresponding values for the resistors on the buffer could be ( if we keep the input resistance
10kΩ )
The commercial values of 150kΩ & 10kΩ are then chosen.
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As a consequence the values of the capacitors C636 and C637 shall be:
C636=C637= 1/ (2π*8000*R606)= 132 *10
A commercial value of 100pF is then chosen.
-12
F
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6.4.2 Buffered Unbalanced (Single Ended) Mic.
A sample schematic for a buffered unbalanced (single ended) microphone can be:
The schematic does not include the required mic. biasing circuitry. For the biasing the same
circuit as seen before can be used; to be noticed that the capacitor C3 on the unbalanced biasing
circuit is not anymore needed if this Buffered design is used.
Two different configurations are used, one inverting and the other not inverting, hence an
additional +6dB (2 times) gain is achieved by doubling the mic. signal path.
The gain of the not inverting buffer is given by the formula:
719
R
Gain+=
and hence it cannot be less than 1. In the example shown the gain of the not inverting buffer is
1,5 (4dB).
While the gain of the inverting buffer is given by the formula:
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720
R
711
Gain =
R
R
708
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As shown in the balanced buffered mic. the gain adjustments can be done by changing R719 R720 and R708 - R711 and as a consequence the capacitors C726 and C727.
The bandwidth (-3dB) is given by the approximated formula (considering C725 >> C726) :
freq
.
1
== [Hz]
726*719*2
ππ
1
727*711*2
CRCR
The buffer bandwidth at -3dB shall be 8kHz.
Note that the biasing of the operational amplifier is given for the inverting amplifier by the series
divider R714-R715. The 100nF capacitor C719 is needed to filter the noise that could be coupled
to that divider. For the not inverting operational the biasing is given by a different divider R715R717 with the capacitor C720 and through a series resistor R718 of 470KΩ.
For example:
- Let's assume you have a microphone with these characteristics:
- sensitivity -45 dB
Vrms/Pa
and you want to use it in the external mic. audio path.
With the mic. having nominal sensitivity -45dB
4.7dB
but at 50 cm from the mouth of the talker an additional 20 dB loss shall be considered.
Pa
Vrms/Pa
at the "normal spoken" conditions: -
At that acoustic pressure the voltage output from the microphone is:
Mic Voltage Output (dB) = ( -45) + (-4.7) -20 = -69.7 dB
Vrms
corresponding to:
Mic_Voltage_Output = 10
( -69.7 / 20 )
= 3.3* 10 -4 V
rms
in order to have a signal of 1 mV
(10 dB lower than the nominal input for the GE863-GPS
rms
external mic. path) on the GE863-GPS internal mic. inputs then the buffer must have a gain of:
Voltage @ GE863-GPS_intmic/ Mic_Voltage_Output = (1 * 10
-3
)/( 3.3 * 10 -4 ) = 3
Hence in these conditions the signal level on the input pads of the internal mic. of the GE863GPS is 10 dB (3 times) higher than the microphone output and therefore the buffer has to gain
10 dB.
To calculate the resistor values it must be kept in mind that balancing the line will double the
signal and hence already add +6 dB, therefore the buffer must gain only 1.5 times.
The corresponding values for the resistors on the buffer could be ( if we keep the input resistance
10kΩ )
R711 = gain* R708= 1.5* 10 = 15 kΩ
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R719 = (gain -1) * R720 = (1.5 -1) * 10 = 5 kΩ
The commercial values of 15kΩ & 5.6kΩ are then chosen.
As a consequence the values of the capacitors C726 and C727 shall be:
C726= 1/ (2π*8000*R719)= 3.5 *10
C727= 1/ (2π*8000*R711)= 1,2 *10
The commercial values of 3.3nF and 1nF are then chosen.
-9
F
-9
F
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7 Speaker
7.1 Speaker lines characteristics and requirements
The Telit GE863-GPS provides two audio paths for both the microphone and the earpiece: the
internal and the external audio paths. Only one of the two paths can be active at a time and it is
selectable by hardware line AXE or by AT command. The audio characteristics of the two paths
are slightly different and this should be kept in mind when designing your application. The
internal audio path should be used for handset function, while the external audio path is suited
for hands free function (car kit).
Both speaker outputs from the Telit GE863-GPS are bridged type and the OEM circuitry shall be
designed bridged to reduce the common mode noise typically generated on the ground plane and
to get the maximum power output from the device; however for particular OEM application
needs also a single ended circuitry can be designed.
The GE863-GPS speaker output lines characteristics are:
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• THD+N 1% @ 330mW
high power external ear
• line coupling: DC
• line type: bridged not referred to GND
• speaker impedance (operating conditions): ≥ 4 Ω
• minimum load impedance: 4 Ω
• signal bandwidth: 150 - 8000 Hz @ -3 dB
• maximum power output: 6 W
• THD+N 10% @ 6 W
7.2 General Design rules
There are several configurations for the audio output path, but the various design requirements
can be grouped into three different categories:
• handset earphone (low power, typically a handset)
• hands free earphone (low power, typically a headset)
• car kit speakerphone (high power, typically a speaker)
The three groups have different power requirements, usually the first two applications need only
few mW of power, which can be directly drained from the GE863-GPS pads, provided a suited
speaker is used. This direct connect design is the cheaper and simpler solution and will be suited
for the most of the earphone design requirements. There's no need to decouple the output ear
lines if a suited earpiece is connected. For the last group, the speakerphone, a power amplifier is
required to raise the output power up to 5-10W required in a car cabin application.
All the designs shall comply with the following guidelines:
• Where possible use a bridged earphone circuitry, to achieve the maximum power output from
the device.
• Keep the earphone traces on the PCB and wires as short as possible.
• If your application requires a single ended earpiece and you want a direct connection, then
leave one of the two output lines open and use only the other referred to ground. Remember
that in this case the power output is 4 times lower than the bridged circuit and may not be
enough to ensure a good voice volume.
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• Make sure that the earphone traces in the PCB don't cross or run parallel to noisy traces
(especially the power line)
• The cable to the speaker shall be a twisted pair with both the lines floating for the bridged
output type, shielded with the shield to ground for the single ended output type.
7.2.1 Noise Filtering
The I/O of the PCB should have a noise filter close to the connector, to filter the high frequency
GSM noise. The filter can be a Π of 2 capacitor and a inductance, with the one capacitor of 39pF
- 0603 case , and the other capacitor of 1nF - 0603; the inductance shall have a value of 39μH .
7.3 Handset earphone design
As seen previously, a 16Ω speaker can be directly connected to the output pads EAR_MT+ and
EAR_MT- of the GE863-GPS.
This solution is often the more cost effective, reducing the components count to a minimum.
There are several limitations to the use of this solution: speaker direct connect imposes the
speaker characteristics to be almost exactly the suggested ones, otherwise the power output may
be reduced (if speaker impedance is bigger than 16Ω) or the GE863-GPS ear port may be
damaged (if speaker impedance is less than 15Ω).
The other limitation of the speaker direct connection is the power output capability of the
GE863-GPS which is limited and for some particular applications may not be enough.
For these reasons, when the power output of the GE863-GPS is not enough or if the speaker
characteristics are different from the suggested, then it is preferable to use an amplifier to
increase the power and current output capabilities.
Again the output from the GE863-GPS is bridged and both lines should be used, where possible,
as inputs to the power amplifier. This ensures a higher common mode rejection ratio, reducing
the GSM current busts noise on the speaker output.
In this case the EAR_MT lines from the GE863-GPS should be AC coupled with a capacitor of
100nF.
It is always desirable to have a mute control on the amplifier, in order to turn it off while the
device is not sending signal to the output, in this manner the amplifier background noise which
may be audible during idle conditions is cut off.
A principle schematic may be:
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The resulting gain and high pass cut can be obtained with the formula:
Gain =
.
freq
= [Hz]
And an example of internal Ear amplifier is:
π
R
23R
1
4*3*2
CR
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Some amplifier require a low impedance load at high frequency in order to avoid auto
oscillation, this can be made with a capacitor (100nF) in series with a resistor (15Ω).
When designing your application, remember to provide an adequate bypass capacitor to the
amplifier and place it close to the power input pin of the IC, keeping the traces as short as
possible.
7.4 Hands Free earphone (low power) design
The same design considerations made for the handset are valid for the hands free earphone, the
only difference is that the external ear audio output level from the GE863-GPS is 6dB lower than
the internal one, so the gain of the amplifier must be 6dB higher to provide the same audio level.
7.5 Car Kit speakerphone design
For the car kit speaker phone function the power output requirement is usually at least 4W,
therefore an amplifier is needed to boost the GE863-GPS output.
The design of the amplifier shall comply with the following guidelines:
• The input to the amplifier MUST
EAR_HF-) of the GE863-GPS, because of its echo canceller parameters suited to a car cabin
use.
• The amplifier shall have a gain of 30-40 times ( 29-32 dB) to provide the desired output
power of 5-10W with the signal from the GE863-GPS external audio output lines
(EAR_HF).
• If the amplifier has a fixed gain then it can be adjusted to the desired value by reducing the
input signal with a resistor divider network.
• The amplifier shall have a mute control to be used while not in conversation. This results in
two benefits: eliminating the background noise when not in conversation and saving power.
• The power to the amplifier should be decoupled as much as possible from the GE863-GPS
power supply, by either keeping separate wires and placing bypass capacitors of adequate
value close to the amplifier power input pads.
be taken from the external audio path (EAR_HF+,
• The biasing voltage of the amplifier shall be stabilised with a low ESR (e.g. a tantalum)
capacitor of adequate value.
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NOTE: The GE863-GPS audio path connected to the car kit hands free amplifier MUST be the
external one (EAR_HF), otherwise the echo cancellation will not be done due to the difference in the
echo canceller characteristics of the GE863-GPS internal audio path from the external audio path.
An example of car kit amplifier schematic can be:
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8 General Purpose I/O
The general purpose I/O pads can be configured to act in three different ways:
- input
- output
- alternate function (internally controlled)
Input pads can only be read and report the digital value (high or low) present on the pad at the
read time; output pads can only be written or queried and set the value of the pad output; an
alternate function pad is internally controlled by the GE863-GPS firmware and acts depending
on the function implemented.
Not all GPIO pads support all these three modes:
- GPIO5 supports all three modes and can be input, output, RFTX monitor output (Alternate
function)
- GPIO6 supports all three modes and can be input, output, alarm output (Alternate function)
- GPIO7 supports all three modes and can be input, output, buzzer output (Alternate function)
All GPIO pads are 2.8V CMOS signals and their interface levels are the same specified in the
paragraph 4 .
8.1 Using a GPIO pad as INPUT
The GPIO pads, when used as inputs, can be connected to a digital output of another device and
report its status, provided this device has interface levels compatible with the 2.8V CMOS levels
of the GPIO.
If the digital output of the device to be connected with the GPIO input pad has interface levels
different from the 2.8V CMOS, then it can be connected to GPIO1 or can be buffered with an
open collector transistor, provided a 47KΩ pull-up resistor is connected as seen in the paragraph
5.6 5V UART level translation.
8.2 Using a GPIO pad as OUTPUT
The GPIO pads, when used as outputs, can drive 2.8V CMOS digital devices or compatible
hardware. When set as outputs, the pads have a push-pull output and therefore the pull-up
resistor may be omitted.
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8.3 Using the Alarm Output GPIO6
The GPIO6 pad, when configured as Alarm Output, is controlled by the GE863-GPS module and
will rise when the alarm starts and fall after the issue of a dedicated AT command.
This output can be used to power up the GE863-GPS controlling microcontroller or application
at the alarm time, giving you the possibility to program a timely system wake-up to achieve
some periodic actions and completely turn off either the application and the GE863-GPS during
sleep periods, drammatically reducing the sleep comsumption to few μA.
In battery powered devices this feature will greatly improve the autonomy of the device.
8.4 Using the Buzzer Output GPIO7
The GPIO7 pad, when configured as Buzzer Output, is controlled by the GE863-GPS module
and will drive with appropriate square waves a Buzzer driver.
This permits to your application to easily implement Buzzer feature with ringing tones or melody
played at the call incoming, tone playing on SMS incoming or simply playing a tone or melody
when needed by your application.
A sample interface scheme is included below to give you an idea of how to interface a Buzzer to
the GPIO7:
NOTE: To correctly drive a buzzer a driver must be provided, its characteristics depend on the
Buzzer and for them refer to your buzzer vendor.
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9 Camera
9.1 Transchip Camera
The GE863-GPS provides a direct support for Transchip digital cameras with the following
characteristics:
Type: TRANSCHIP TC5747
Technology: CMOS COLOR camera
Max picture size: VGA 480x640 pixels landscape
Output format: JPEG
Sensitivity: 4 Lux
9.1.1 Camera interface connectors
The ballout of the module and a 24 pins ZIF connector for the CMOS camera provide the
interface connection between GE863-GPS and Transchip camera.
GE863-GPS signal TC5747MF24L
Pin Signal I/O Notes Pin Signal I/O
55 GPIO3 O I2C bus serial clock 1 SCLK I
8-17… GND Ground 2 AGND I
31 VAUX O Power Supply 3 AVDD28* I
5 GPIO9 O Camera Reset 4 RESET_N I
7 MON1_CAM O Clock 5 CLK_IN** I
8-17… GND Ground 6 DGND I
n.c n.c. 7 DOUT_0 I/O
n.c n.c. 8 DOUT_1 I/O
n.c n.c. 9 DOUT_2 I/O
n.c n.c. 10 DOUT_3 I/O
n.c n.c. 11 DOUT_4 I/O
n.c n.c. 12 DOUT_5 I/O
n.c n.c. 13 DOUT_6 I/O
n.c n.c. 14 DOUT_7 I/O
n.c n.c. 15 DOUT_8 I/O
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n.c n.c. 16 VCLKOUT O
n.c n.c. 17 VALIDH O
n.c n.c. 18 VALIDV O
31 VAUX O Power Supply 19 DVDD28 I
32 GPIO4 I/O I2C bus serial data 20 SDIN I/O
8-17.. GND Ground 21 PS1 I
6 GPIO8 O Camera power type selector 22 PS2 I
8-17… GND Ground 23 SHIELD -
Flash Enable 24 LED_CTRL O
*
Filter the AVDD28.
**
Use a Buffer between module clk out, MON1_CAM and camera clk in, CLK_IN.
***
Non-connected.
Fig 1. Camera Physical Detail & Connector
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Fig 2. Camera Socket Connector
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9.1.2 EVB for Transchip camera support
In order to interface the Telit GE863-GPS with a CMOS camera, Telit has developed an
evaluation board. The EVK allows the connector of all Telit modules through 2 connectors of 40
pins each.
The I2CBUS DUAL CAMERA board is plugged in the 2 connectors of 30 pins each on the
module board.
MODULE
BOARD
MAIN
BOARD
CAMERA
BOARD
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9.1.3 Block Diagram for supported cameras
The numbers on the left side of the Camera’s connectors refers to Module Connector’s pin
number.
DVDD is VAUX1 power supply from GE863-GPS
CAMERA TRANSCHIP
PD[6]
GND
AVDD
PD[1]
CAM_CLK
GND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
DVDD
AVDD
DVDD
IICSDA_CAM
GND
PD[0]
GND
24
GND
MON1_CAM
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9.1.4 Schematic Diagrams for supported cameras
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9.1.5 Example usage script for camera
Camera setting: (shown here are the defaults ones)
#OBJL: Snapshot,38900 (where 38900 is the file dimension in bytes of the photo taken)
OK
>AT#RPHOTO (download the photo)
…data….. (where …data… Correspond to the photo data in binary)
OK
>AT#TPHOTO
OK
>AT#RPHOTO Repeating photo capture and download n times
…data…..
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OK
>AT#CAMEN=O (camera OFF)
*only Transchip camera
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10 Conformity Assessment Issues
The GE863-GPS module is assessed to be conform to the R&TTE Directive as stand-alone
products, so
require no further evaluation under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive and do not require
further involvement of a R&TTE Directive Notified Body for the final product.
In all other cases, or if the manufacturer of the final product is in doubt then the equipment
integrating the radio module must be assessed against Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
In all cases assessment of the final product must be made against the Essential requirements of
the R&TTE Directive Articles 3.1(a) and (b), safety and EMC respectively, and any relevant
Article 3.3 requirements.
If the module is installed in conformance with Dai Telecom installation instructions
.
The GE863-GPS moduleis conform with the following European Union Directives:
• Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and product safety
• Directive 89/336/EEC for conformity for EMC
In order to satisfy the essential requisite of the R&TTE 99/5/EC directive, the GE863GPS module is compliant with the following standards:
• GSM (Radio Spectrum). Standard: EN 301 511 and 3GPP 51.010-1
• EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility). Standards: EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-7
• LVD (Low Voltage Directive) Standards: EN 60 950
In this document and the Hardware User Guide, Software User Guide all the information you
may need for developing a product meeting the R&TTE Directive is included.
The GE863-GPS moduleis conform with the following US Directives:
• Use of RF Spectrum. Standards: FCC 47 Part 24 (GSM 1900)
• EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility). Standards: FCC47 Part 15
To meet the FCC's RF exposure rules and regulations:
- The system antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation
distance of at least 20 cm from all the persons and must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
- The system antenna(s) used for this module must not exceed 3 dBi for mobile and fixed or
mobile operating configurations.
- Users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter
operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
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Manufacturers of mobile, fixed or portable devices incorporating this module are advised to
clarify any regulatory questions and to have their complete product tested and approved for
FCC compliance.
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11 SAFETY RECOMMANDATIONS
READ CAREFULLY
Be sure the use of this product is allowed in the country and in the environment required. The
use of this product may be dangerous and has to be avoided in the following areas:
Where it can interfere with other electronic devices in environments such as hospitals,
airports, aircrafts, etc
Where there is risk of explosion such as gasoline stations, oil refineries, etc
It is responsibility of the user to enforce the country regulation and the specific environment
regulation.
Do not disassemble the product; any mark of tampering will compromise the warranty validity.
We recommend following the instructions of the hardware user guides for a correct wiring of the
product. The product has to be supplied with a stabilized voltage source and the wiring has to be
conforming to the security and fire prevention regulations.
The product has to be handled with care, avoiding any contact with the pins because electrostatic
discharges may damage the product itself. Same cautions have to be taken for the SIM, checking
carefully the instruction for its use. Do not insert or remove the SIM when the product is in
power saving mode.
The system integrator is responsible of the functioning of the final product; therefore, care has to
be taken to the external components of the module, as well as of any project or installation issue,
because the risk of disturbing the GSM network or external devices or having impact on the
security. Should there be any doubt, please refer to the technical documentation and the
regulations in force.
Every module has to be equipped with a proper antenna with specific characteristics. The
antenna has to be installed with care in order to avoid any interference with other electronic
devices and has to guarantee a minimum distance from the body (20 cm). In case of this
requirement cannot be satisfied, the system integrator has to assess the final product against the
SAR regulation.
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The European Community provides some Directives for the electronic equipments introduced on
the market. All the relevant information’s are available on the European Community website:
The text of the Directive 99/05 regarding telecommunication equipments is available, while the
applicable Directives (Low Voltage and EMC) are available at: