Telit Communications S p A ME910C1NV, ME910C1NA Users Guide

ME910C1

HW User Guide

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APPLICABILITY TABLE (REMOVE UNUSED)

PRODUCTS

ME910C1-NA

ME910C1-NV

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Contents

NOTICE 2

COPYRIGHTS ................................................................................................ 2

COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS ...................................................... 2

USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ............................................... 3

I. License Agreements ..................................................................... 3

II. Copyrighted Materials ................................................................... 3

III. High Risk Materials ....................................................................... 3

IV. Trademarks .................................................................................. 3

V. Third Party Rights ......................................................................... 3

APPLICABILITY TABLE (REMOVE UNUSED) ............................................. 4

CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 5

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 8

Scope ........................................................................................... 8

Audience....................................................................................... 8

Contact Information, Support ........................................................ 8

Text Conventions .......................................................................... 9

Related Documents ...................................................................... 9

2. OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 10

3. PINS ALLOCATION ................................................................... 12

Pin-out ........................................................................................ 12

LGA Pads Layout ........................................................................ 20

4. POWER SUPPLY ....................................................................... 21

Power Supply Requirements ....................................................... 21

Power Consumption* .................................................................. 23

General Design Rules ................................................................. 24

4.3.1. Electrical Design Guidelines ....................................................... 24

4.3.1.1. +5V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines ............................ 24

4.3.1.2. +12V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines .......................... 25

4.3.1.3. Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines ........................ 26

4.3.2. Thermal Design Guidelines ......................................................... 27

4.3.3. Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines ......................................... 27

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VAUX Power Output ................................................................... 29

5. DIGITAL SECTION .................................................................... 30

Logic Levels ................................................................................ 30

Power On.................................................................................... 30

Power Off.................................................................................... 36

Unconditional Shutdown ............................................................. 38

Fast power down ........................................................................ 41

5.5.1. Fast Shut Down by Hardware ..................................................... 41

5.5.2. Fast Shut Down by Software....................................................... 43

Communication ports .................................................................. 44

5.6.1. USB 2.0 HS ................................................................................ 44

5.6.2. SPI.............................................................................................. 45

5.6.2.1. SPI Connections ......................................................................... 45

5.6.2.2. Modem serial port 1 (USIF0) ....................................................... 46

5.6.2.3. Modem serial port 2 (USIF1) ....................................................... 48

5.6.2.4. RS232 level translation ............................................................... 48

General purpose I/O ................................................................... 49

5.7.1. Using a GPIO as INPUT ............................................................. 50

5.7.2. Using a GPIO as OUTPUT ......................................................... 51

5.7.3. Indication of network service availability ..................................... 51

External SIM Holder .................................................................... 53

ADC Converter ........................................................................... 53

6. RF SECTION .............................................................................. 54

Bands Variants ........................................................................... 54

TX Output power ......................................................................... 54

RX Sensitivity ............................................................................. 54

Antenna requirements................................................................. 54

6.4.1. PCB Design guidelines ............................................................... 56

6.4.2. PCB Guidelines in case of FCC Certification .............................. 58

6.4.2.1. Transmission line design ............................................................ 58

6.4.2.2. Transmission Line Measurements .............................................. 59

6.4.2.3. Antenna Installation Guidelines ................................................... 61

7. AUDIO SECTION ....................................................................... 62

Electrical Characteristics ............................................................. 62

Codec examples ......................................................................... 62

8. MECHANICAL DESIGN ............................................................. 63

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Drawing ...................................................................................... 63

9. APPLICATION PCB DESIGN .................................................... 64

Footprint ..................................................................................... 64

PCB pad design .......................................................................... 65

PCB pad dimensions .................................................................. 66

Stencil ......................................................................................... 67

Solder paste ............................................................................... 67

Solder Reflow ............................................................................. 68

10. PACKAGING .............................................................................. 70

Tray ............................................................................................ 70

Reel ............................................................................................ 71

Carrier Tape detail ...................................................................... 72

Reel detail ................................................................................... 73

Packaging detail ......................................................................... 74

Moisture sensitivity ..................................................................... 74

11. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ISSUES .................................... 75

FCC/ISED Regulatory notices ..................................................... 75

12. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS................................................ 78

READ CAREFULLY .................................................................... 78

13. ACRONYMS ............................................................................... 79

14. DOCUMENT HISTORY .............................................................. 80

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1. INTRODUCTION

Scope

Scope of this document is to give a description of some hardware solutions useful for

developing a product with the Telit ME910C1 module.

Audience

This document is intended for Telit customers, who are integrators, about to implement

their applications using our ME910C1 modules.

Contact Information, Support

For general contact, technical support services, technical questions and report documentation errors contact Telit Technical Support at:

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Alternatively, use:

http://www.telit.com/support

For detailed information about where you can buy the Telit modules or for recommendations on accessories and components visit:

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Our aim is to make this guide as helpful as possible. Keep us informed of your comments and suggestions for improvements.

Telit appreciates feedback from the users of our information.

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Text Conventions

Danger – This information MUST be followed or catastrophic equipment failure or bodily injury may occur.

Caution or Warning – Alerts the user to important points about integrating the module, if these points are not followed, the module and end user equipment may fail or malfunction.

Tip or Information – Provides advice and suggestions that may be useful when integrating the module.

All dates are in ISO 8601 format, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD.

Related Documents

 Telit_xE910_Global_Form_Factor_Application_Note_r13  Telit_Modem_Integration_Design_Guide_r0  SIM Holder Design Guides, 80000NT10001a

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2. OVERVIEW

The aim of this document is the description of some hardware solutions useful for developing a product with the Telit ME910C1 module. In this document all the basic functions of a m2m module 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 ME910C1 module. For further hardware details that may not be explained in this document refer to the Telit ME910C1 Product Description document where all the hardware information is reported.

NOTE:

(EN) The integration of the ME910C1 cellular module within user application shall be done according to the design rules described in this manual.

(IT) L’integrazione del modulo cellulare ME910C1 all’interno dell’applicazione dell’utente dovrà rispettare le indicazioni progettuali descritte in questo manuale.

(DE) Die Integration des ME910C1 Mobilfunk-Moduls in ein Gerät muß gemäß der in diesem Dokument beschriebenen Kunstruktionsregeln erfolgen.

(SL) Integracija ME910C1 modula v uporabniški aplikaciji bo morala upoštevati projektna navodila, opisana v tem priročniku.

(SP) La utilización del modulo ME910C1 debe ser conforme a los usos para los cuales ha sido deseñado descritos en este manual del usuario.

(FR) L’intégration du module cellulaire ME910C1 dans l’application de l’utilisateur sera faite selon les règles de conception décrites dans ce manuel.

(HE)

ME910C1

The information presented in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Telit Communications S.p.A. for its use, nor any

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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 Communications S.p.A. other than for circuitry embodied in Telit products. This document is subject to change without notice.

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3. PINS ALLOCATION

Pin-out

Pin Signal I/O Function Type Comment

USB HS 2.0 COMMUNICATION PORT

B15 USB_D+ I/O USB differential Data (+)

C15 USB_D- I/O USB differential Data (-)

A13 VUSB I Power sense for the

internal USB transceiver.

Asynchronous Serial Port (USIF0) - Prog. / Data + HW Flow Control

N15 C103/TXD I Serial data input from DTE CMOS 1.8V

M15 C104/RXD O Serial data output to DTE CMOS 1.8V

M14 C108/DTR I Input for (DTR) from DTE CMOS 1.8V

L14 C105/RTS I Input for Request to send

CMOS 1.8V

signal (RTS) from DTE

P15 C106/CTS O Output for Clear to Send

CMOS 1.8V

signal (CTS) to DTE

N14 C109/DCD O Output for (DCD) to DTE CMOS 1.8V

P14 C107/DSR O Output for (DSR) to DTE CMOS 1.8V

R14 C125/RING O Output for Ring (RI) to

CMOS 1.8V

DTE

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SIM Card Interface

A6 SIMCLK

A7 SIMRST

A5 SIMIO

A4 SIMIN

A3 SIMVCC

O

External SIM signal – Clock 1.8 / 3V

O

External SIM signal – Reset 1.8 / 3V

I/O

External SIM signal – Data

I/O

I

-

External SIM signal – Presence (active low)

External SIM signal –

Power supply for the SIM

1.8 / 3V

CMOS 1.8

1.8 / 3V

Internal

pullup (47K)

Digital Voice Interface (DVI)

B9 DVI_WA0

I/

O

Digital Audio Interface

(WA0)

1.8V

B6 DVI_RX I Digital Audio Interface (RX) 1.8V

B7 DVI_TX

B8 DVI_CLK

I/

Digital Audio Interface (TX) 1.8V

O

I/

O

Digital Audio Interface

(CLK)

1.8V

SPI

D15 SPI_MOSI I SPI MOSI CMOS 1.8V

E15 SPI_MISO O SPI_MISO CMOS 1.8V

F15 SPI_CLK I SPI Clock CMOS 1.8V

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DIGITAL IO

STAT LED

C8 GPIO_01 I/O GPIO_01 /STAT LED CMOS 1.8V

is alternate

C9 GPIO_02 I/O GPIO_02 CMOS 1.8V

C10 GPIO_03 I/O GPIO_03 CMOS 1.8V

C11 GPIO_04 I/O GPIO_04 CMOS 1.8V

B14 GPIO_05 I/O GPIO_05 CMOS 1.8V

C12 GPIO_06 I/O GPIO_06 CMOS 1.8V

C13 GPIO_07 I/O GPIO_07 CMOS 1.8V

K15 GPIO_08 I/O GPIO_08 CMOS 1.8V

function

L15 GPIO_09 I/O GPIO_09 CMOS 1.8V

G15 GPIO_10 I/O GPIO_10 CMOS 1.8V

RF SECTION

K1

ANTENNA I/O

LTE Antenna

(50 ohm)

RF

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GNSS Section

R9

R7

ANT_GNSS I

GNSS_LNA_ENA O

Miscellaneous Functions

R13

R12

R11

HW_SHUTDOWN* I

ON_OFF* I

VAUX/PWRMON O

Power Supply

M1

VBATT -

GNSS Antenna

(50 ohm)

External GNSS LNA

Enable

HW Unconditional

Shutdown

Input command for power

ON

Supply Output for external

accessories / Power ON

Monitor

Main power supply

(Baseband)

RF

CMOS 1.8V

1.8V Active low

1.8V

Power

M2

N1

N2

P1

P2

E1

G1

H1

J1

L1

VBATT -

VBATT_PA -

Main power supply

(Baseband)

Main power supply (Radio

PA)

Main power supply (Radio

PA)

Main power supply (Radio

PA)

Main power supply (Radio

PA)

Power

GND - Ground Power

A2

E2

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F2

G2

H2

J2

K2

L2

R2

M3

N3

P3

R3

D4

GND - Ground Power

M4

N4

P4

R4

N5

P5

R5

N6

P6

R6

P8

R8

GND - Ground Power

P9

P10

R10

M12

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B13

P13

E14

RESERVED

C1

D1

F1

B2

C2

D2

B3

C3

GND - Ground Power

RESERVED

RESERVED - RESERVED

-

RESERVED

D3

E3

F3

G3

K3

L3

B4

C4

B5

C5

C6

C7

RESERVED - RESERVED

N7

P7

N8

N9

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A10

N10

N11

P11

B12

D12

N12

P12

F14

G14

H14

J14

RESERVED - RESERVED

K14

N13

L13

J13

M13

K13

H13

G13

F13

B11

B10

A9

RESERVED - RESERVED

A8

E13

D13

D14

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A14

A12

A11

H15

J15

RESERVED - RESERVED

WARNING:

Reserved pins must not be connected.

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LGA Pads Layout

TOP VIEW

A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R

VBATT_

1 ADC_IN1 RES RES GND RES GND GND GND ANT GND VBATT

2 GND RES RES RES GND GND GND GND GND GND GND VBATT

SIMVC

3

4 SIMIN RES RES GND GND GND GND GND

RES RES RES RES RES RES RES RES RES RES GND GND GND GND

C

PA

VBATT_

PA

VBATT_

PA

VBATT_

PA

GND

5 SIMIO RES RES GND GND GND

6 SIMCLK DVI_RX RES GND GND GND

SIMRS

7

8 RES DVI_CLK GPIO_01 RES GND GND

9 RES

10 RES RES GPIO_03 RES GND GND

11 RES RES GPIO_04 RES RES

12 RES RES GPIO_06 RES GND RES RES

13 VUSB GND GPIO_07 RES RES RES RES RES RES RES RES RES RES GND

14 RES GPIO_05 RES RES GND RES RES RES RES RES

15 USB_D+ USB_D- TX AUX RX AUX SPI_CLK GPIO_10 RES RES GPIO_08 GPIO_09

DVI_TX RES RES RES

T

DVI_WA

GPIO_02 RES GND

0

C105/RTS C108/DTR C109/DCD C107/DSR C125/RI

C104/RXD C103/TXD C106/CT

GNSS_L

NA_EN

ANT_GN

SS

VAUX/P WRMON

ON_OFF

*

HW_SH

UTDOW

N*

NG

S

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4. 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.

Power Supply Requirements

The external power supply must be connected to VBATT & VBATT_PA signals and must

fulfil the following requirements:

Power Supply

Nominal Supply Voltage 3.8V

Normal Operating Voltage

3.40 V÷ 4.20 V

Range

Extended Operating

3.10 V÷ 4.50 V

Voltage Range

Value

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NOTE:

The Operating Voltage Range MUST never be exceeded;

care must be taken when designing the application’s

power supply section to avoid having an excessive voltage

drop. If the voltage drop is exceeding the limits it could

cause a Power Off of the module.

The Power supply must be higher than 3.10 V to power on

the module.

Overshoot voltage (regarding MAX Extended Operating

Voltage) and drop in voltage (regarding MIN Extended

Operating Voltage) MUST never be exceeded;

The “Extended Operating Voltage Range” can be used only

with completely assumption and application of the HW

User guide suggestions.

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Power Consumption*

Mode Average

Mode Description

(mA)

Switched off 0.007mA Module supplied but switched off

IDLE mode

AT+CFUN=1 11.80 mA Normal mode: full functionality of the module

AT+CFUN=4 11.80 mA Disabled TX and RX; module is not registered on

the network

AT+CFUN=5 1.20 mA 2.56 secs DRx cycle

0.90 mA 81.92 secs DRx cycle

11.80mA RRC_CONNECTED (10.24 secs C-DRX)

0.70 mA RRC_IDLE (43.69 minutes I-DRx cycle)

Operative Mode

LTE Data call 130mA Channel BW 10MHz, RB=1, TX=0dBm

145mA Channel BW 10MHz, RB=1, TX=20dBm

190mA Channel BW 10MHz, RB=1, TX=23dBm

PSM Mode

AT#PSM=1 0.007mA No current drain from PSM pins

GPS

GNSS 29.00 mA GNSS Standalone 1Hz Tracking ( Non-Dpo)

*Preliminary data

NOTE: The electrical design for the Power supply should be made

ensuring it will be capable of a peak current output of at least:

0.8 A for LTE mode (3.80V supply).

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NOTE: The reported values are an average among all the product

variants and bands for each network wireless technology.

The support of specific network wireless technology depends on

product variant configuration.

General Design Rules

The principal guidelines for the Power Supply Design embrace three different design

steps:

 the electrical design

 the thermal design

the PCB layout.



4.3.1. 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

4.3.1.1. +5V 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 Module, a 100μF capacitor is usually

suited.

 Make sure the low ESR capacitor on the power supply output rated at least 10V.

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An example of linear regulator with 5V input is:

Guidelines

4.3.1.2. +12V 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.

 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.

 In any case the frequency and Switching design selection is related to the

application to be developed due to the fact the switching frequency could also

generate EMC interferences.

 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 capacitor is usually suited.

 Make sure the low ESR capacitor on the power supply output 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.

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