Wistron NeWeb IMQ3 Users manual
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IMQ3 module user manual
Project Name: IMQ3 series Module
Author: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
Revision: 0.4
Revision Date: 2019/5/16
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Contact Information
Technical Support website
https://SupportIoT.wnc.com.tw
Company Website
www.wnc.com.tw
Rev. #
Author
Summary of Changes
Date
0.1
WNC
Draft release
2018/12/25
0.2
WNC
Add FCC/IC Statement
2019/4/23
0.3
WNC
Remove the function diagram
2019/5/6
0.4
WNC
Update Antenna frequency range
2019/5/16
Revision History
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Contents
Contact Information
Revision History
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Pin Definitions
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1.1. Modules RF band support
1.2. Features
1.3. Module Connection Interface
1.4. Environmental Specifications and Certifications
1.4.1. Environmental Specifications
1.4.2. Certifications
1.4.3. Green Product Compliance
2.1. LGA Module Pin Diagram
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2.2. LGA Module Pin Definitions
3. Electrical Specifications
3.1. Power supply
3.2. Power consumption
3.3. I/O Interface
3.4. USB interface
3.5. UIM interface
3.6. Control interface
3.6.1. Power-on/ WAKEUP_IN Signal
3.6.2. WAKEUP_OUT interface
3.6.3. Reset Signal
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3.6.5. PCM Interface
3.6.6. I2S Interface
3.6.7. I2C Interface
3.6.8. UART Interface
3.6.9. ADC Interface
3.7. RF Specifications
3.7.1. Band support
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3.7.2. Bandwidth support
3.7.3. RF Transmit Specification
3.7.4. RF Receiver Specification
3.7.5. GNSS Receiver Specification
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4. Software Interface
4.1. Support tools
4.2. USB interface
5. Mechanical
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5.1. PCBA Form Factor
6. Design Guide
6.1. Power supply
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6.2. Thermal design
6.3. USB design
6.4. RF connection
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6.5. Interference and sensitivity
6.6. GNSS external circuit design
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6.9. Stencil
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6.10. Antenna design requirement
7. Labeling and Packaging
7.1. Labeling
7.2. Packing
7.3. MSL level
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8. Safety Recommendation
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1. Introduction
The WNC IMQ3 series modules are includes the Qualcomm MDM9206 Cat. M1 baseband, a
1.1. Modules RF band support
Table 1. IMQ3 series module overview
Module
LTE CAT M1
GPRS/EGPRS
GPS
IMQ3-2√√
√
IMQ3-1√√
×
IMQ3-0√×
√
IMQ3-3√×
×
Note:
1. LTE global band definition is B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28
2. EGPRS band definition is quad-band.
3. “√” indicates supporting. “×” indicates not supporting.
1.2. Features
LTE 3GPP release 13
3GPP category support: LTE Cat. M1 with 375 Kbps for UL, 300 Kbps for DL,
Ultra-high-performance Cortex A7 microprocessor
Modem subsystem (MSS)
Resource and power management (RPM) subsystem
Optimized for M2M and IoT markets
Interfaces
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HS USB 2.0 with integrated PHY
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Dual UART interfaces (4 bit and 2 bit) for data transfer and diagnostic tools
complete LTE RF front-end, memory, and required circuitry to fulfill 3GPP E-UTRA (Long Term
Evolution - LTE, Rel-13 specifications). IMQ3 series modules provide a variety of interfaces
including USB, SPI, UART, PCM, I2C, UIM.
This section lists main features and capability that IMQ3 series module support, for wireless
technology and band support information among different modules, please refer to table1
for detail information.
Feature list:
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– I2C/SPI interface
– USIM interface
– GPIOs
– ADC
– PCM/I2S
1.3. Module Connection Interface
The IMQ3 modules are LGA device. All electrical and mechanical connections are made through
the 104 pads on the bottom side of the PCB.
Figure 1. LGA pad
1.4. Environmental Specifications and Certifications
1.4.1. Environmental Specifications
The environmental specifications for both operating and storage conditions are defined in
Grade
Operating
3GPP compliant
Functional work
Storage
Industrial
–40 °C~+85 °C
–20 °C~+60 °C
–40 °C~+85 °C
–40 °C ~+85 °C
the table below.
Note: The temperature above refers to ambient temperature.
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1.4.2. Certifications
The IMQ3 module is compliant with the following regulations: PTCRB, GCF, FCC, IC, AT&T,
1.4.3. Green Product Compliance
Verizon and Sprint.
RoHS (2011/65/EU)
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2. Pin Definitions
2.1. LGA Module Pin Diagram
The IMQ3 LGA module pin layout is illustrated below.
Figure 2. LGA pad diagram (top view)
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2.2. LGA Module Pin Definitions
The signals and all the related details are listed in the below table.
Table 2. module pin definitions
Pin No.
PIN Definition
Voltage Level (V)
Min.
Typ.
Max.
1
GND-0
-
2
GND-0
-
3NC---
4
GND-0
-
5
GND-0
-
6
GND-0
-
7
GND-0
-
8
GND-0
-
9
RF_GNSS
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10
GND-0
-
11
GND-0
-
12
GND-0
-
13
GND-0
-
14
GND-0
-
15
RF_1--
-
16
GND-0
-
17
GND-0
-
18
GND-0
-
19
GND-0
-
20
GND-0
-
21NC---
22
GND-0
-
23
GND-0
-
24
GND-0
-
25
GND-0
-
26
GND-0
-
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GND-0
-
29
GND-0
-
30
GND-0
-
31
GND-0
-
32
GND-0
-
33NC---
34
GND-0
-
35
GND-0
-
36
GND-0
-
37
VCC1
3.3
3.8
4.2
38
VCC2
3.3
3.8
4.2
39
VCC3
3.3
3.8
4.2
40
VCC4
3.3
3.8
4.2
41
VCC5
3.3
3.8
4.2
42
VCC6
3.3
3.8
4.2
43NC---
44
GND-0
-
45
GND-0
-
46
PCM_SYNC/GPIO46 (RFU)
1.7
1.8
1.9
47
PCM_DIN/GPIO47 (RFU)
1.7
1.8
1.9
48
PCM_DOUT/GPIO48 (RFU)
1.7
1.8
1.9
49
PCM_CLK/GPIO49 (RFU)
1.7
1.8
1.9
50
GND-0
-
51
GND-0
-
52
Force USB BOOT Config
1.7
1.8
1.9
53NC---
54
GPIO03
1.7
1.8
1.9
55NC---
56NC---
57NC---
58NC---
59NC---
60
I2C_SDA/SPI_EN_1
1.7
1.8
1.9
61
I2C_SCL/SPI_CLK
1.7
1.8
1.9
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SPI_MOSI
1.7
1.8
1.9
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SPI_MISO
1.7
1.8
1.9
74
GND-0
-
75
GND-0
-
76NC---
77NC---
78NC---
79NC---
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UART1_CTS (UART 1)
1.7
1.8
1.9
81
UART1_RTS (UART 1)
1.7
1.8
1.9
82
UART1_RX (UART 1)
1.7
1.8
1.9
83
UART1_TX (UART 1)
1.7
1.8
1.9
84
GND-0
-
85
GND-0
-
86
USB_Dp
-
Note6
-
87
USB Detect
1.7
1.8
1.9
88
USB_Dn
-
Note6
-
89
GND-0
-
90
GND-0
-
91
GND-0
-
92
GPIO92
1.7
1.8
1.9
93
GPIO93
1.7
1.8
1.9
94
GPIO94
1.7
1.8
1.9
95
GPIO95
1.7
1.8
1.9
96
GPIO96
1.7
1.8
1.9
97
GPIO97
1.7
1.8
1.9
98
GPIO98
1.7
1.8
1.9
99NC---
100NC---
101
GPIO101
1.7
1.8
1.9
102
GPIO102
1.7
1.8
1.9
103NC---
104
GND-0
-
105
GND-0
-
106
UART2_RX (UART 2)
1.7
1.8
1.9
107
UART2_TX (UART 2)
1.7
1.8
1.9
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GND-0
-
109
GND-0
-
120NC---
121NC---
122
AD Converter
0.1-1.7
123NC---
124NC---
125NC---
126NC---
127NC---
128NC---
129
GPIO05
1.7
1.8
1.9
130
GPIO06
1.7
1.8
1.9
131NC---
132NC---
133
UIM_VCC
1.7/2.7
1.8/3.0
1.9/3.3
134
UIM_DATA
1.7/2.7
1.8/3.0
1.9/3.3
135
UIM_CLK
1.7/2.7
1.8/3.0
1.9/3.3
136
UIM_RESET
1.7/2.7
1.8/3.0
1.9/3.3
137
UIM_DETECT
1.7
1.8
1.9
138NC---
139
GND-0
-
140
GND-0
-
141
WWAN_STATE
1.7
1.8
1.9
142
POWER_ON/WAKEUP_IN
1.7
1.8
1.9
143
WAKEUP_OUT
1.7
1.8
1.9
144NC---
145
RESET
1.7
1.8
1.9
146
VREF
1.7
1.8
1.9
200NC---
201NC---
202NC---
203NC---
204NC---
205NC---
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3. Electrical Specifications
3.1. Power supply
The IMQ3 modules are supplied through the power signal with the following
Table 3. Power supply
Direction
Vmin
Typical
Vmax
Power (37–42)
In
3.3 V
3.8 V
4.2 V
VREF
Out
1.71 V
1.8 V
1.89 V
UIM_VCC
Out
1.71 V
1.8 V
1.89 V
2.85 V
3.0 V
3.15 V
3.2. Power consumption
Powering on
Conditions
Result
Peak power consumption
Max transient current consumption when the module runs at the
maximum power.
620mA
Power off
Conditions
Result
Power off consumption
Only the module; no other devices; only RTC functions in deep
sleep.
9.4uA
Working
Mode
Conditions
Result
characteristics.
This section describes typical power consumption of IMQ3 for reference. The current data is
measured at 3.8V VCC.
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LTE Band 1 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
173mA
LTE Band 2 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
171mA
LTE Band 3 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
156mA
LTE Band 4 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
157mA
LTE Band 5 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
171mA
LTE Band 8 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
177mA
LTE Band 12 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
174mA
LTE Band 13 working mode
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Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
164mA
LTE Band 18 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
173mA
LTE Band 19 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
179mA
LTE Band 20 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
179mA
LTE Band 25 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
169mA
LTE Band 26 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
173mA
LTE Band 28 working mode
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, CMW500 eMTC mode.
174mA
GPRS working mode(1DL4UL)
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, GSM850
281.84mA
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Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, GSM900
281mA
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, DCS1800
236mA
Max Tx power without throughput, Power voltage 3.8 V; average
current, PCS1900
220.55mA
Low power
Mode
Conditions
Result
Idle mode
LTE Standby, 1.28s
1.66mA
LTE Standby, 2.56s
1.307mA
e-DRX mode
LTE standby 10MHz w/81.92s
0.902mA
e-DRX PTW 20.48 and DRx 2.56Sec
PSM mode
T3412-Extended=24H,T3324=10s,
20.57uA
One PSM cycle per day
Rock bottom current
Only the module; no other devices; only RTC functions in deep
sleep.
9.4uA
Note: USB is disabled when testing airplane mode and standby mode.
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3.3. I/O Interface
I/O type description:
AO : Analog Output
AI : Analog Input
DO : Digital Output
DI : Digital Input
Table 4. Pin interface family
Interface Family
Signal
Description
I/O
RF Interfaces
RF_GNSS
Reserved for GNSS
receiver
AI
RF_1
Main Antenna
AI/AO
User Identity Module
UIM_VCC
Power source for UIM
AO
UIM_DATA
Data in/out
DI/DO
UIM_CLK
Clock signal
DO
UIM_RESET
Reset signal
DO
UIM_DETECT
UIM Detect signal
DI/DO
Data Interfaces- USB 2.0
USB_HS_DP
USB Data Positive
DI/DO
USB Detect
USB Detect
DI
USB_HS_DM
USB Data Negative
DI/DO
Data Interfaces- UART1
UART1_CTS_N
Clear To Send for UART 1
DI
UART1_RFR_N
Ready for receive for
UART1
DO
UART1_RX
Receive for UART 1
DI
UART1_TX
Transmit for UART 1
DO
Data Interfaces- UART2
UART2_RX
Receive for UART 2
DI
UART2_TX
Transmit for UART 2
DO
Data Interfaces- I2C/ SPI
I2C_SDA
Data in/out
DI/DO
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