Fibocom H350 Series Instructions for use

H350 for M2M LGA Series
Hardware User Manual
Version：V1.1.0
Date：2015.11.30

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Applicability Type
No .
Type
Note
1
H350-A50-00
NA
The difference of H350 series wireless module as listed below:
Model No .
GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Band(MHz)
WCDMA Band(MHz)
HSDPA
(Mbps)
HSUPA
(Mbps)
H350-A50-00
900/1800
900/2100
21
5.76

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Copyright
Copyright ©2015 Fibocom Wireless Inc . All rights reserved.
Without the prior written permission of the copyright holder, any company or individual is prohibited to
excerpt, copy any part of or the entire document, or transmit the document in any form.
Attention
The document is subject to update from time to time owing to the product version upgrade or other
reasons. Unless otherwise specified, the document only serves as the user guide. All the statements,
information and suggestions contained in the document do not constitute any explicit or implicit
guarantee.
Trademark
The trademark is registered and owned by Fibocom Wireless Inc.
Versions
Version
Date
Remarks
V1.0.0
2013-09-03
Initial Version
V1.0.1
2013-09-11
Modified PIN description table
V1.0.2
2013-10-22
Modified tunable antenna level
V1.0.3
2013-12-18
Add H350-B50-10 description
V1.0.4
2014-12-26
Add the related signal of POWER_ON and POWER_OFF;
Delete the types of “A30” series, update operating temperature;
Modify the description of POWER_ON, add the related AT commands;
modify the design description of SIM card
V1.0.5
2015-08-25
The company name is changed
V1.0.6
2015-03-04
Modify the description of SIM_CD
V1.0.7
2015-04-21
Add the description of “Bottom(Perspective)” in PCB Layout；
Update the description of copyright and attention
V1.0.8
2015-06-05
Update the description of the whole document;
Modify the hardware diagram
V1.0.9
2015-08-10
Update the fibocom logo
V1.1.0
2015-11-30
Update tolerance of module size to ±0.15mm

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Contents
1 Foreword....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Reference Standards.......................................................................................................................... 7
2 Product Overview........................................................................................................................8
2.1 Description............................................................................................................................................ 8
2.2 Specifications........................................................................................................................................8
2.3 Appearance........................................................................................................................................ 10
3 Structure......................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Dimension Diagram of Structure..................................................................................................... 11
3.2 PCB Layout Design........................................................................................................................... 12
4 Hardware Introduction.............................................................................................................13
4.1 Hardware Block Diagram..................................................................................................................13
4.2 Pin Definition...................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.1 Pin Map............................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.2 Description of Pins...........................................................................................................................15
5 Hardware Interface................................................................................................................... 21
5.1 Power Interface.................................................................................................................................. 21
5.1.1 Power Supply................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.2 Power Consumption........................................................................................................................22
5.1.3 VIO..................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.1.4 VRTC................................................................................................................................................. 24
5.2 Power on/off and Reset Signal........................................................................................................ 25
5.2.1 Pin Definition of Power on/off Control Signal..............................................................................25
5.2.2 Power on Signal...............................................................................................................................25
5.2.3 Power off Signal...............................................................................................................................26
5.2.4 Reset Signal..................................................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Status Indicating Signal.................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.1 LPG Signal........................................................................................................................................28
5.3.2 SMI..................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.3 WAKE_UP Signal............................................................................................................................ 28
5.4 USB Interface..................................................................................................................................... 29
5.4.1 USB Interface Definition................................................................................................................. 29

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5.4.2 USB Interface Application.............................................................................................................. 29
5.5 UART Interface.................................................................................................................................. 30
5.5.1 UART Interface Description........................................................................................................... 30
5.5.2 UART Interface Application............................................................................................................31
5.5.3 Ring Indication................................................................................................................................. 32
5.6 USIM Interface................................................................................................................................... 32
5.6.1 USIM Pins......................................................................................................................................... 32
5.6.2 USIM Interface Design....................................................................................................................33
5.6.2.1 “Normal Closed”SIM Card Circuit Design............................................................................... 33
5.6.2.2 “Normally Open” SIM Circuit Design........................................................................................ 33
5.6.3 Points for Attention in USIM Design............................................................................................. 34
5.6.4 USIM Hot-Plugging..........................................................................................................................35
5.6.4.1 Hardware Connection.................................................................................................................35
5.6.4.2 Software Settings........................................................................................................................ 35
5.7 Digital Audio........................................................................................................................................36
5.7.1 I2S...................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.7.2 I2C...................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.7.3 PCM Port Description..................................................................................................................... 37
5.8 ADC Interface..................................................................................................................................... 37
5.9 Other Interfaces................................................................................................................................. 37
6 Electrical and Environmental Features...............................................................................38
6.1 Electrical Features.............................................................................................................................38
6.2 Environmental Features....................................................................................................................38
7 RF Interface................................................................................................................................ 39
7.1 Operating Frequency Band.............................................................................................................. 39
7.1.1 Frequency Range of Antenna....................................................................................................... 39
7.2 RF PCB Design..................................................................................................................................39
7.2.1 Wiring Principle................................................................................................................................ 39
7.2.2 Impedance Design...........................................................................................................................39
7.3 Antenna Design..................................................................................................................................40
7.3.1 Main Antenna Design Requirements........................................................................................... 40
7.3.1.1 Antenna efficiency.......................................................................................................................40
7.3.1.2 S11 or VSWR...............................................................................................................................40
7.3.1.3 Polarization...................................................................................................................................40

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7.3.1.4 Radiation pattern......................................................................................................................... 40
7.3.1.5 Gain and directivity..................................................................................................................... 40
7.3.1.6 Interference.................................................................................................................................. 40
7.3.1.7 TRP/TIS........................................................................................................................................ 41

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1 Foreword
1.1 Introduction
The document describes the electrical characteristics, RF performance, dimensions and application
environment, etc. of H350 series wireless modules. With the assistance of the document and other
instructions, developers can quickly understand the performance of H350 series wireless modules and
develop products.
1.2 Reference Standards
The design of the product complies with the following standards:
3GPP TS 27.007 -v6.9.0: AT command set for User Equipment (UE)
3GPP TS 27.005 -v6.0.1: Use of Data Terminal Equipment -Data Circuit terminating Equipment
(DTE-DCE) interface for Short Message Service (SMS) and Cell Broadcast Service (CBS)
3GPP TS 23.040 -v6.9.0: Technical realization of Short Message Service (SMS)
3GPP TS 24.011 -v6.1.0: Point- to - Point (PP) Short Message Service (SMS) support on mobile
radio interface
3GPP TS 27.010 -v6.0.0: Terminal Equipment to User Equipment (TE-UE) multiplexer protocol
3GPP TS 27.060 -v6.0.0: Packet domain; Mobile Station (MS) supporting Packet Switched services
3GPP TS 25.304-v6.10.0: User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and procedures for cell
reselection in connected mode
3GPP TS 25.308 -v6.4.0: High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA); Overall description;
Stage 2
3GPP TS 25.309 -v6.6.0: FDD enhanced uplink; Overall description; Stage 2
3GPP TS 23.038 -v6.1.0: Alphabets and language - specific information
3GPP TS 21.111 -v6.3.0: USIM and IC card requirements
3GPP TS 31.111 -v6.11.0 "USIM Application Toolkit (USAT)"
3GPP TS 45.002 -v6.12.0: Multiplexing and multiple access on the radio path
3GPP TS 51.014 -v4.5.0: Specification of the SIM Application Toolkit for the Subscriber Identity
Module - Mobile Equipment (SIM-ME) interface
3GPP TS 51.010 -1 -v6.7.0: Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification; Part 1: Conformance
specification
3GPP TS 22.004 -v6.0.0: General on supplementary services

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3GPP TS 23.090 -v6.1.0: Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD); Stage 2
3GPP TS 24.008 v6.19, Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification;
2 Product Overview
2.1 Description
H350 series modules are 3G wireless modules with high integration density, supporting GSM/GPRS/
EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+.
2.2 Specifications
Specifications
Operating
Frequency Rang
UMTS (WCDMA) : 900/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE : 900/1800MHz
Data Rate
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 3GPP release 7
HSUPA 5.76Mbps (Cat 6)
HSDPA 21Mbps (Cat 14) or 7.2Mbps (Cat 8)
GSM 3GPP release 7
EDGE (E-GPRS) multi-slot class 33(296kbps DL，236.8kbps UL)
GPRS multi-slot class 33(107kbps DL，85.6kbps UL)
Physical
Characteristics
Dimension : 29.8mm x 17.8mm x 2.00 mm
Interface : LGA
Weight : 2.5 grams
Environment
Operating Temperature: -30℃~ +75℃
Storage Temperature: -40℃~ +85℃
Performance
Operating Voltage
Voltage：3.3V ~ 4.5V Normal：3.8V
Current Consumption
(Typical Value)
2mA (Sleep Mode)
3G Idle：13mA

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3G Talk：500mA
2G Talk：260mA (GSM PCL5)
Tx Power
(Typical Value)
Class 4 (2W)：900 MHz, GSM
Class 1 (1W)：1800 MHz, GSM
Class E2 (0.5W)：900 MHz, EDGE
Class E2 (0.4W)：1800 MHz, EDGE
Class 3 (0.25W)：900/2100 MHz, WCDMA
Rx Sensitivity
(Typical Value)
UMTS/HSPA：-109dBm
GSM：-108dBm
Interface
Radio Frequency
Interface
Antenna
Function Interface
1 x USB 2.0，2 x UART，MUX Over UART1，Multiple Profiles over USB
SPI Support，I2C Support，I2S Support
PCM，HSIC，GPIO，A/D，RTC
Data Features
Protocol Stack
Embedded TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocol stack
EDGE
Multi-slot class 33 (5 Down; 4 Up; 6 Total)
Coding Scheme MCS1~9
GPRS
Multi-slot class 33 (5 Down; 4 Up; 6 Total)
Coding Scheme CS1~4
CSD
UMTS(14.4kbps)，GSM(9.6kbps)
USSD
Support
SMS
MO / MT Text and PDU modes
Cell broadcast
Audio
Digital Audio
Voice coders: EFR/HR/FR/AMR
Audio Frequency
Control
Gain Control

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Character Set
IRA，GSM，UCS2，HEX
AT Commands
FIBOCOM proprietary AT commands
GSM 07.05
GSM 07.07
Accessories
Firmware Loader Tool over USB/UART
User Manual
Developer Kit
2.3 Appearance
The product appearance of H350 series wireless module is shown as below:
Top view:
Figure 2- 1 Top View
Bottom view:
Figure 2- 2 Bottom View

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3 Structure
3.1 Dimension Diagram of Structure
Figure 3- 1 Dimension Diagram of Structure

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3.2 PCB Layout Design
Figure 3- 2 Recommended PCB Layout
(Top View)

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4Hardware Introduction
4.1 Hardware Block Diagram
Figure 4-1 Block Diagram

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4.2 Pin Definition
4.2.1 Pin Map
TOP (View)
Figure 4-2 Pin Diagram

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4.2.2 Description of Pins
The logic signal lever of H350 series is 1.8V. Pins of H350 series are described in the table below:
Pin#
Pin Name
I/O
Reset Value
Idle Value
Description
Power Supply
61
VBAT
I
Main power supply, voltage range:
3.3V ~ 4.5V.
62
VBAT
I
63
VBAT
I
64
VBAT
I
65
VBAT
I
66
VBAT
I
59
VIO
O
1.8V voltage output inside the
modules.
44
VRTC
I/O
Backup battery input/output.
Power ON/OFF Signal
45
POWER_OFF
I
PU
PU
Power off control signal, internal 4.7K
pull-up resistor
47
POWER_ON
I
PU
PU
Power on control signal, internal 200K
pull-up resistor
Reset Signal
46
RESET_ALL_N
I
PU
PU
External reset signal input
USIM Interface
27
USIM_CD
I
PU
PU
Insert USIM card to test; active low;
Internal 390K pull-up resistor.
26
USIM_VCC
O
USIM card power supply: 1.8V or
3.3V.
25
USIM_RST
O
PP
PP
USIM card reset signal.
24
USIM_CLK
O
PP
PP
USIM card clock signal.
23
USIM_DATA
I/O
PU
PU
USIM card data signal, internal 4.7K

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Pin#
Pin Name
I/O
Reset Value
Idle Value
Description
pull-up resistor.
High Speed SIM Interface
22
USIM_D+
High speed SIM card USB signal +
(Temporarily not supported)
21
USIM_D-
High speed SIM card USB signal -
(Temporarily not supported)
I2S Interface
17
I2S2_CLK1
O
PD
PD
I2S2 serial clock SCLK1
18
I2S2_CLK0
O
T
T
I2S2 serial clock SCLK0 (Default:
CLK0)
14
I2S2_WA0
O
T
T
I2S2 field selection signal
15
I2S2_TX
O
T
T
I2S2 serial data output
16
I2S2_RX
I
T
T
I2S2 serial data input
USB Interface
31
USB_DP
I/O
USB data signal+
32
USB_DM
I/O
USB data signal-
30
USB_ID
—
USB ID signal
33
VUSB
I
USB Power Input
29
USB_TEST
—
USB TEST signal
I2C Interface
20
I2C_SDA
I/O
PU
PU
I2C data signal line, Internal 1K
pull-up resistor
19
I2C_SCL
O
PU
PU
I2C clock signal line, Internal 1K
pull-up resistor.
UART1
12
UART1_RI
O
L
L
UART1 Ring Indicator
56
UART1_DSR
I
T
T
UART1 DTE Ready

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Pin#
Pin Name
I/O
Reset Value
Idle Value
Description
55
UART1_DTR
O
L
H
UART1 DCE Ready
57
UART1_DCD
O
L
L
UART1 Carrier Detect
10
UART1_CTS
I
PU
PU
UART1 Clear To Send
11
UART1_RTS
O
L
L
UART1 Request To Send
8
UART1_TXD
O
PP
PP
UART1 Transmitted Data
9
UART1_RXD
I
PU
PU
UART1 Received Data
UART2
51
UART2_TXD
O
PP
PP
UART2 Transmitted Data
50
UART2_RXD
I
PU
PU
UART2 Received Data
ADC
41
ADC1
I
ADC1, input voltage range:0~1.2V
EINT
49
WAKE_UP
I
PU
PU
Interrupt of external wake-up, active
low.
48
EINT2
I
PU
PU
External interrupt, active low.
USB HSIC
35
HSIC_USB_DAT
A
HSIC USB data signal line
(not supported yet )
34
HSIC_USB_STR
B
HSIC USB pulse signal line
(not supported yet )
Antenna
73
ANT
I/O
Main antenna interface,impedance
requirement: 50 ohm.
Others
38
CLKOUT0
O
PP
PP
Digital audio clock output
43
SMI
O
L
Sleep Mode Indicator
54
LPG
O
Status indicator

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Pin#
Pin Name
I/O
Reset Value
Idle Value
Description
52
MIPI_HSI_RX_R
DY
I
MIPI signal（not supported yet）
53
MIPI_HSI_TX_D
ATA
O
MIPI signal（not supported yet）
NC
1
NC
2
NC
3
NC
4
NC
5
NC
6
NC
7
NC
13
NC
36
NC
37
NC
39
NC
40
NC
42
NC
58
NC
GND
28
GND
60
GND
67
GND
68
GND
69
GND
70
GND

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Pin#
Pin Name
I/O
Reset Value
Idle Value
Description
71
GND
72
GND
74
GND
75
GND
76
GND
77
GND
78
GND
79
GND
80
GND
81
GND
82
GND
83
GND
84
GND
85
GND
86
GND
87
GND
88
GND
89
GND
90
GND
91
GND
92
GND
93
GND
94
GND
95
GND
96
GND

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Pin#
Pin Name
I/O
Reset Value
Idle Value
Description
97
GND
98
GND
99
GND
100
GND
101
GND
102
GND
103
GND
104
GND
105
GND
106
GND
107
GND
108
GND
109
GND
110
GND
H：High Voltage Level
L：Low Voltage Level
PD：Pull-Down
PU：Pull-Up
T：Tristate
OD：Open Drain
PP：Push-Pull