Quectel 5G Module Series Supplement

RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE
Hardware Design
5G Module Series
Version: 1.0
Date: 2021-03-06
Status: Released
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Safety Information
The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, such as usage, service
or repair of any cellular terminal or mobile incorporating the module. Manufacturers of the cellular terminal
should notify users and operating personnel of the following safety information by incorporating these
guidelines into all manuals of the product. Otherwise, Quectel assumes no liability for customers’ failure to
comply with these precautions.
Full attention must be paid to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an
accident. Using a mobile while driving (even with a handsfree kit) causes
distraction and can lead to an accident. Please comply with laws and regulations
restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.
Switch off the cellular terminal or mobile before boarding an aircraft. The operation
of wireless appliances in an aircraft is forbidden to prevent interference with
communication systems. If there is an Airplane Mode, it should be enabled prior to
boarding an aircraft. Please consult the airline staff for more restrictions on the use
of wireless devices on an aircraft.
Wireless devices may cause interference on sensitive medical equipment, so
please be aware of the restrictions on the use of wireless devices when in
hospitals, clinics or other healthcare facilities.
Cellular terminals or mobiles operating over radio signal and cellular network
cannot be guaranteed to connect in certain conditions, such as when the mobile bill
is unpaid or the (U)SIM card is invalid. When emergency help is needed in such
conditions, use emergency call if the device supports it. In order to make or receive
a call, the cellular terminal or mobile must be switched on in a service area with
adequate cellular signal strength. In an emergency, the device with emergency call
function cannot be used as the only contact method considering network
connection cannot be guaranteed under all circumstances.
The cellular terminal or mobile contains a transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it
receives and transmits radio frequency signals. RF interference can occur if it is
used close to TV set, radio, computer or other electric equipment.
In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn
off wireless devices such as mobile phone or other cellular terminals. Areas with
potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas, below decks on boats,
fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains
chemicals or particles such as grain, dust or metal powders.

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About the Document
Revision History
Version
Date
Author
Description
-
2020-10-22
Jared WANG
/Hank LIU
Creation of the document
1.0
2021-03-06
Jared WANG/
Hogan SHENG/
/Hank LIU
First official release

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Contents
Safety Information.......................................................................................................................................3
About the Document...................................................................................................................................4
Contents.......................................................................................................................................................5
Table Index...................................................................................................................................................8
Figure Index...............................................................................................................................................10
1Introduction........................................................................................................................................12
1.1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................12
1.2. Reference Standard..................................................................................................................12
1.3. Special Mark .............................................................................................................................13
2Product Concept................................................................................................................................14
2.1. General Description..................................................................................................................14
2.2. Key Features.............................................................................................................................15
2.3. Evaluation Board.......................................................................................................................18
2.4. Functional Diagram...................................................................................................................18
2.5. Pin Assignment.........................................................................................................................19
2.6. Pin Description..........................................................................................................................20
3Operating Characteristics.................................................................................................................25
3.1. Operating Modes.......................................................................................................................25
3.1.1. Sleep Mode....................................................................................................................25
3.1.2. Airplane Mode................................................................................................................27
3.2. Communication Interface with a Host.......................................................................................27
3.3. Power Supply............................................................................................................................28
3.3.1. Decrease Voltage Drop..................................................................................................28
3.3.2. Reference Design for Power Supply..............................................................................29
3.3.3. Monitor the Power Supply..............................................................................................30
3.4. Turn on......................................................................................................................................30
3.5. Turn off......................................................................................................................................32
3.5.1. Turn off the Module through FCPO# .............................................................................32
3.5.2. Turn off the Module through AT Command...................................................................33
3.6. Reset.........................................................................................................................................34
4Application Interfaces .......................................................................................................................36
4.1. (U)SIM Interface........................................................................................................................36
4.1.1. Pin definition of (U)SIM..................................................................................................36
4.1.2. (U)SIM Hot-plug.............................................................................................................37
4.1.3. Normally Closed (U)SIM Card Connector......................................................................38
4.1.4. Normally Open (U)SIM Card Connector........................................................................38
4.1.5. (U)SIM Card Connector Without Hot-plug.....................................................................39
4.1.6. (U)SIM Design Notices...................................................................................................40
4.2. USB Interface............................................................................................................................40

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4.3. PCIe Interface...........................................................................................................................42
4.3.1. PCIe Operating Mode....................................................................................................42
4.3.2. Pin Definition of PCIe.....................................................................................................43
4.3.3. Reference Design for PCIe............................................................................................44
4.3.4. PCIe Timing....................................................................................................................45
4.4. PCM Interface...........................................................................................................................46
4.5. Control and Indication Interfaces..............................................................................................48
4.5.1. W_DISABLE1#...............................................................................................................48
4.5.2. W_DISABLE2#...............................................................................................................49
4.5.3. WWAN_LED#.................................................................................................................50
4.5.4. WAKE_ON_WAN#.........................................................................................................51
4.5.5. DPR* ..............................................................................................................................52
4.5.6. STATUS*........................................................................................................................52
4.6. Cellular/WLAN COEX Interface*...............................................................................................52
4.7. Antenna Tuner Control Interface*.............................................................................................53
4.8. Configuration Pins.....................................................................................................................53
5RF Characteristics.............................................................................................................................55
5.1. Cellular Antenna Interfaces.......................................................................................................55
5.1.1. Pin Definition..................................................................................................................55
5.1.2. Port Mapping..................................................................................................................56
5.1.3. Operating Frequency .....................................................................................................56
5.1.4. Receiving Sensitivity......................................................................................................58
5.1.5. Output Power .................................................................................................................61
5.2. GNSS Antenna Interface ..........................................................................................................61
5.2.1. General Description .......................................................................................................61
5.2.2. GNSS Frequency...........................................................................................................62
5.2.3. GNSS Performance .......................................................................................................62
5.3. Antenna Connectors.................................................................................................................63
5.3.1. Antenna Connector Location .........................................................................................63
5.3.2. Antenna Connector Size................................................................................................64
5.3.3. Antenna Connector Installation......................................................................................65
5.3.4. Recommended RF Connector Installation.....................................................................67
5.3.4.1. Assemble Coaxial Cable Plug Manually.............................................................67
5.3.4.2. Assemble Coaxial Cable Plug with Jig ...............................................................68
5.3.5. Recommended Manufacturers of RF Connector and Cable.........................................69
5.4. Antenna Requirements.............................................................................................................69
6Electrical Characteristics and Reliability........................................................................................70
6.1. Power Supply Requirements ....................................................................................................70
6.2. Current Consumption................................................................................................................70
6.3. Digital I/O Characteristic...........................................................................................................75
6.4. Electrostatic Discharge.............................................................................................................76
6.5. Thermal Dissipation ..................................................................................................................77
6.6. Absolute Maximum Ratings......................................................................................................78

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6.7. Operating and Storage Temperatures......................................................................................79
7Mechanical Dimensions and Packaging .........................................................................................80
7.1. Mechanical Dimensions of the Module.....................................................................................80
7.2. Top and Bottom Views of the Module.......................................................................................81
7.3. M.2 Connector...........................................................................................................................82
7.4. Packaging .................................................................................................................................82
8Appendix References........................................................................................................................84

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Table Index
Table 1: Special Mark.................................................................................................................................13
Table 2: Frequency Bands and GNSS Type of RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE Module................................ 14
Table 3: Key Features of RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE............................................................................... 15
Table 4: Definition of I/O Parameters......................................................................................................... 20
Table 5: Pin Description............................................................................................................................. 20
Table 6: Overview of Operating Modes .....................................................................................................25
Table 7: Definition of VCC and GND Pins.................................................................................................28
Table 8: Definition of FCPO#.....................................................................................................................30
Table 9: Trun-on Timing of the Module......................................................................................................31
Table 10: Turn-off Timing of the Module through FCPO#.........................................................................32
Table 11: Turn-off Timing of the Module through AT Command and FCPO#........................................... 33
Table 12: Definition of RESET# Pin........................................................................................................... 34
Table 13: Reset Timing of the Module....................................................................................................... 35
Table 14: Pin Definition of (U)SIM Interface.............................................................................................. 36
Table 15: Pin Definition of USB Interface.................................................................................................. 40
Table 16: Pin Definition of PCIe Interface.................................................................................................. 43
Table 17: PCIe Power-up Timing of M.2 Specification..............................................................................45
Table 18: PCIe Turn-on Timing of the Module........................................................................................... 46
Table 19: Pin Definition of PCM Interface.................................................................................................. 47
Table 20: Pin Definition of Control and Indication Interfaces..................................................................... 48
Table 21: RF Function Status ....................................................................................................................49
Table 22: GNSS Function Status...............................................................................................................49
Table 23: Network Status Indications of WWAN_LED#............................................................................51
Table 24: State of the WAKE_ON_WAN#.................................................................................................51
Table 25: Function of the DPR Signal........................................................................................................ 52
Table 26: Pin Definition of COEX Interface ............................................................................................... 52
Table 27: Pin Definition of Antenna Tuner Control Interface..................................................................... 53
Table 28: Configuration Pins List of M.2 Specification.............................................................................. 53
Table 29: Configuration Pins of the Module...............................................................................................54
Table 30: RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE Pin Definition of Antenna Interfaces..............................................55
Table 31: RM500Q-AE & RM502Q-AE Antenna Mapping........................................................................ 56
Table 32: RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE Operating Frequencies.................................................................. 56
Table 33: RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE Conducted Receiving Sensitivity (Unit: dBm)............................... 58
Table 34: Cellular Output Power................................................................................................................61
Table 35: GNSS Frequency....................................................................................................................... 62
Table 36: GNSS Performance ...................................................................................................................62
Table 37: Major Specifications of the RF Connector................................................................................. 65
Table 38: Antenna Requirements..............................................................................................................69
Table 39: Power Supply Requirements .....................................................................................................70
Table 40: RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE Current Consumption....................................................................70
Table 41: Logic Levels of Digital I/O (1.8 V).............................................................................................. 75

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Table 42: (U)SIM 1.8V I/O Requirements.................................................................................................. 76
Table 43: (U)SIM 3.0V I/O Requirements.................................................................................................. 76
Table 44: Electrostatic Discharge Characteristics (Temperature: 25 ºC , Humidity: 40 %)....................... 76
Table 45: Absolute Maximum Ratings....................................................................................................... 78
Table 46: Operating and Storage Temperatures.......................................................................................79
Table 47: Related Documents....................................................................................................................84
Table 48: Terms and Abbreviations........................................................................................................... 84

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Figure Index
Figure 1: Functional Diagram.....................................................................................................................18
Figure 2: Pin Assignment...........................................................................................................................19
Figure 3: DRX Run Time and Current Consumption in Sleep Mode.........................................................26
Figure 4: Sleep Mode Application with USB Remote Wakeup.................................................................. 26
Figure 5: Power Supply Limits during Radio Transmission....................................................................... 28
Figure 6: Reference Circuit for VCC.......................................................................................................... 29
Figure 7: Reference Circuit for Power Supply ...........................................................................................29
Figure 8: Turn on the Module with a Host GPIO........................................................................................31
Figure 9: Turn-on Timing of the Module.....................................................................................................31
Figure 10: Turn-off Timing through FCPO#............................................................................................... 32
Figure 11: Turn-off Timing through AT Command and FCPO# ................................................................33
Figure 12: Reference Circuit of RESET# with NPN Driver Circuit............................................................. 34
Figure 13: Reference Circuit of RESET# with a Button............................................................................. 35
Figure 14: Reset Timing of the Module...................................................................................................... 35
Figure 15: Reference Circuit for Normally Closed (U)SIM Card Connector..............................................38
Figure 16: Reference Circuit for Normally Open (U)SIM Card Connector................................................ 39
Figure 17: Reference Circuit for a 6-Pin (U)SIM Card Connector............................................................. 39
Figure 18: Reference Circuit of USB 3.1 & 2.0 Interface........................................................................... 41
Figure 19: PCIe Interface Reference Circuit..............................................................................................44
Figure 20: PCIe Power-up Timing of M.2 Specification.............................................................................45
Figure 21: PCIe Power-up Timing of the Module.......................................................................................45
Figure 22: Primary Mode Timing................................................................................................................ 47
Figure 23: Auxiliary Mode Timing ..............................................................................................................47
Figure 24: W_DISABLE1# and W_DISABLE2# Reference Circuit...........................................................50
Figure 25: WWAN_LED# Reference Circuit..............................................................................................50
Figure 26: WAKE_ON_WAN# Signal Reference Circuit........................................................................... 51
Figure 27: Recommended Circuit of Configuration Pins ...........................................................................54
Figure 28: RM500Q-AE Antenna Connectors ...........................................................................................63
Figure 29: RM502Q-AE Antenna Connectors ...........................................................................................64
Figure 30: RF Connector Dimensions (Unit: mm)...................................................................................... 64
Figure 31: Specifications of Mating Plugs Using Ø 0.81 mm Coaxial Cables...........................................65
Figure 32: Connection Between RF Connector and Mating Plug Using Ø 0.81 mm Coaxial Cable.........66
Figure 33: Connection Between RF Connector and Mating Plug Using Ø 1.13 mm Coaxial Cable.........66
Figure 34: Plug in a Coaxial Cable Plug.................................................................................................... 67
Figure 35: Pull out a Coaxial Cable Plug...................................................................................................68
Figure 36: Install the Coaxial Cable Plug with A Jig..................................................................................68
Figure 37: Thermal Dissipation Area Inside and on Bottom Side of the Module ...................................... 77
Figure 38: Mechanical Dimensions of the Module (Unit: mm)................................................................... 80
Figure 39: RM500Q-AE Top View and Bottom View................................................................................. 81
Figure 40: RM502Q-AE Top View and Bottom View................................................................................. 81
Figure 41: Tray Size (Unit: mm).................................................................................................................82

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Figure 42: Tray Packaging Procedure....................................................................................................... 83

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1Introduction
1.1. Introduction
The hardware design defines RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE and describes the air and hardware
interfaces which are connected to customers’ applications.
This document helps you quickly understand the interface specifications, electrical and mechanical
details, as well as other related information of RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE. To facilitate its application
in different fields, reference design is also provided for reference. Associated with application notes and
user guides, customers can use the module to design and set up mobile applications easily.
This document is applicable to RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE modules.
1.2. Reference Standard
The module complies with the following standards:
⚫PCI Express M.2 Specification Revision 3.0, Version 1.2
⚫PCI Express Base Specification Revision 3.0
⚫Universal Serial Bus Specification, Revision 3.1
⚫ISO/IEC 7816-3
⚫MIPI Alliance Specification for RF Front-End Control Interface version 2.0
⚫3GPP TS 27.007 and 3GPP TS 27.005

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1.3. Special Mark
Table 1: Special Mark
Mark
Definition
*
When an asterisk (*) is used after a function, feature, interface, pin name, AT command, or
argument, it indicates that the function, feature, interface, pin name, AT command, or
argument is under development and currently not supported, unless otherwise specified.
[…]
Brackets ([…]) used after a pin enclosing a range of numbers indicate all pins of the same
type. For example, ANTCTL[1:2] refers to both two ANTCTL pins, ANTCTL1 and
ANTCTL2.

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2Product Concept
2.1. General Description
RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE are 5G NR/LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD/WCDMA wireless communication
modules with receive diversity. They provide data connectivity on 5G NR SA and NSA, LTE-FDD,
LTE-TDD, DC-HSDPA, HSPA+, HSDPA, HSUPA and WCDMA networks. They are standard M.2 Key-B
WWAN modules. For more details, see PCI Express M.2 Specification Revision 3.0, Version 1.2
RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE are industrial-grade modules for industrial and commercial applications
only.
They support embedded operating systems such as Windows, Linux and Android, and also provide
GNSS and voice* functionality to meet specific application demands.
The following table shows the frequency bands and GNSS type of the module.
Table 2: Frequency Bands and GNSS Type of RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE Module
Mode
RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE
5G NR SA
n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n71/n77/n78/n79
5G NR NSA
n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n71/n77/n78/n79
LTE-FDD
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12(B17)/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/
B32/B66/B71
LTE-TDD
B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48
LAA
B46
WCDMA
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
GNSS
GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/BeiDou (COMPASS)/Galileo

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The module can be applied to the following fields:
⚫Rugged tablet PC and laptop computer
⚫Remote monitor system
⚫Smart metering system
⚫Wireless CPE
⚫Smart TV
⚫Outdoor live devices
⚫Wireless router and switch
⚫Other wireless terminal devices
2.2. Key Features
The following table describes key features of RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE.
Table 3: Key Features of RM500Q-AE&RM502Q-AE
Feature
Details
Function Interface
PCI Express M.2 Interface
Power Supply
⚫Supply voltage: 3.135–4.4 V
⚫Typical supply voltage: 3.7 V
(U)SIM Interface
⚫Compliant with ISO/IEC 7816-3
⚫Supported (U)SIM card: Class B (3.0 V) and Class C (1.8 V)
⚫Single (U)SIM Slot
USB Interface
⚫Compliant with USB 3.1 and 2.0 specifications, with maximum transmission
rates up to 10 Gbps on USB 3.1 and 480 Mbps on USB 2.0.
⚫Used for AT command communication, data transmission, firmware
upgrade, software debugging, GNSS NMEA sentence output and voice*
over USB.
⚫Supported USB serial drivers: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux 2.6–5.4, Android
4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
PCIe Interface
⚫Complaint with PCIe Gen 3,
⚫PCIe ×1, supporting 8 Gbps per lane.
⚫Used for AT command communication, data transmission, firmware
upgrade, software debugging, GNSS NMEA sentence output
PCM Interface
⚫Used for audio function with external codec
⚫Supports 16-bit linear data format
⚫Supports long and short frame synchronization
⚫Supports master and slave modes, but must be the master in long frame
synchronization

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Transmitting Power
⚫5G NR bands: Class 3 (23 dBm ±2 dB)
⚫5G NR n41/n77/n78/n79 bands HPUE: Class 2 (26 dBm +2/-3 dB)
⚫LTE bands: Class 3 (23 dBm ±2 dB)
⚫LTE B38/B40/B41/B42/B43 bandsHPUE 1): Class 2 (26 dBm ±2 dB)
⚫WCDMA bands: Class 3 (24 dBm +1/-3 dB)
5G NR Features
⚫Supports 3GPP Rel-15
⚫Supported Modulations:
- Uplink: π/2-BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM and 256QAM
- Downlink: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM and 256QAM
⚫Supported MIMO:
- Uplink: 2 ×2 MIMO2) on n41
- Downlink: 4 ×4 MIMO on n1/n2/n3/n7/25/n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n77/
n78/n79
⚫Supports SCS 15 kHz 3) and 30 kHz 3)
⚫Supports SA4) and NSA4) operation modeson all the 5G band
⚫Supports Option 3x, 3a, 3 and Option 2
⚫Max. transmission data rates 5):
RM500Q-AE
NSA: 2.5 Gbps (DL)/ 650 Mbps (UL)
SA: 2.1 Gbps (DL)/ 450 Mbps (UL)
RM502Q-AE
NSA: 5 Gbps (DL)/ 650 Mbps (UL)
SA: 4.2 Gbps (DL)/ 450 Mbps (UL)
LTE Features
⚫Supports 3GPP Rel-15
⚫LTE Category:
RM500Q-AE: DL Cat 16/ UL Cat 18
RM502Q-AE: DL Cat 20/ UL Cat 18
⚫Supported modulations:
- Uplink: QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM and 256QAM*
- Downlink: QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM and 256QAM
⚫Supports 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz RF bandwidth
⚫Supports downlink 4 ×4 MIMO on:
B1/B2/B3/B4/B7/B25/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66
⚫Max. transmission data rates 5):
RM500Q-AE
LTE: 1.0 Gbps (DL)/ 200 Mbps (UL)
RM502Q-AE
LTE: 2.0 Gbps (DL)/ 200 Mbps (UL)
UMTS Features
⚫Supports 3GPP Rel-9 DC-HSDPA, HSPA +, HSDPA, HSUPA and WCDMA
⚫Supports QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM modulation
⚫Max. transmission data rates 5):
- DC-HSDPA: 42 Mbps (DL)
- HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps (UL)
- WCDMA: 384 kbps (DL)/ 384 kbps (UL)

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1. 1) HPUE is only for single carrier.
2. 2) Uplink 2 ×2 MIMO is only supported in 5G SA mode.
3. 3) 5G NR FDD bands only support 15 kHz SCS, and NR TDD bands only support 30 kHz SCS.
4. 4) See document [1] for bandwidth supported by each frequency band in the NSA and SA modes.
5. 5) The maximum rates are theoretical and the actual values refer to the network configuration.
6. 6) To meet this operating temperature range, you need to ensure effective thermal dissipation, for
example, by adding passive or active heatsinks, heat pipes, vapor chambers, etc. Within this range,
the module can meet 3GPP specifications.
7. 7) To meet this extended temperature range, you need to ensure effective thermal dissipation, for
example, by adding passive or active heatsinks, heat pipes, vapor chambers, etc. Within this range,
the module remains the ability to establish and maintain functions such as voice*, SMS, emergency
call, etc., without any unrecoverable malfunction. Radio spectrum and radio network are not
influenced, while one or more specifications, such as Pout, may undergo a reduction in value,
exceeding the specified tolerances of 3GPP. When the temperature returns to the normal operating
temperature level, the module will meet 3GPP specifications again.
Rx-diversity
⚫Supports 5G NR/LTE/WCDMA Rx-diversity
GNSS Features
⚫Protocol: NMEA 0183
⚫Data Update Rate: 1 Hz
Antenna Interfaces
⚫ANT0, ANT1, ANT2, and ANT3_GNSSL1
AT Commands
⚫Compliant with 3GPP TS 27.007 and 3GPP TS 27.005
⚫Quectel enhanced AT commands
Internet Protocol
Features
⚫Supports QMI/NTP* protocols
⚫Supports the protocols PAP and CHAP usually used for PPP connections
Firmware Upgrade
⚫USB 2.0 interface
⚫PCIe interface
⚫DFOTA
SMS
⚫Text and PDU modes
⚫Point-to-point MO and MT
⚫SMS cell broadcast
⚫SMS storage: ME by default
Physical
Characteristics
⚫M.2 Key-B
⚫Size: (30.0 ±0.15) mm ×(52.0 ±0.15) mm ×(2.3 ±0.2) mm
⚫Weight: approx. 8.7 g
Temperature Range
⚫Operating temperature range: -30 °C to +70 °C 6)
⚫Extended temperature range: -40 °C to +85 °C7)
⚫Storage temperature range: -40 °C to +90°C
RoHS
All hardware components are fully compliant with EU RoHS directive
NOTES

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2.3. Evaluation Board
To help you develop applications conveniently with the module, Quectel supplies an evaluation board
(PCIe Card EVB), a USB to RS-232 converter cable, a USB type-B cable, antennas, and other
peripherals to control or test the module. For more details, please refer to document [2].
2.4. Functional Diagram
The following figure shows a block diagram of RM500Q-AE and RM502Q-AE.
⚫Power management
⚫Baseband
⚫LPDDR4X SDRAM + NAND Flash
⚫Radio frequency
⚫M.2 Key-B interface
ANT0
ANT3_GNSSL1
ANT2
38.4MHz XO
Qlink
Control
Tx
PRx
DRx
PCI Express M.2 Key-B Interface
FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF#
W_DISABLE2#
USB 2.0 & USB 3.1
(U)SIM1
WWAN_LED#
WAKE_ON_WAN#
RFFE
W_DISABLE1#
GPIOs
ANT1
PCIe 3.0 ×1
GND
RESET#
VCC
SPMI
Clock IC
BB_CLK 19.2MHz
RF_CLK 38.4MHz
EBI1
EBI2
32.768kHz
PMIC
MCP
NAND 4Gb x 8
LPDDR4X 4Gb x 16
Baseband
Sub-6 GHz
Transceiver
Tx/Rx Blocks ET
Figure 1: Functional Diagram

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2.5. Pin Assignment
The following figure shows the pin assignment of the module. The top side contains the antenna
connectors.
PIN2
PIN74
BOT
PIN1
PIN75
TOP
Pin Name No.
CONFIG_2 75
GND 73
GND 71
CONFIG_1 69
RESET# 67
RFFE_VIO_1V8 65
ANTCTL2 63
ANTCTL1 61
LAA_TX_EN 59
GND 57
PCIE_REFCLK_P 55
PCIE_REFCLK_M 53
GND 51
PCIE_RX_P 49
PCIE_RX_M 47
GND 45
PCIE_TX_P 43
PCIE_TX_M 41
GND 39
USB_SS_RX_P 37
USB_SS_RX_M 35
GND 33
USB_SS_TX_P 31
USB_SS_TX_M 29
GND 27
DPR 25
WAKE_ON_WAN# 23
CONFIG_0 21
Notch
Notch
Notch
Notch
GND 11
USB_DM 9
USB_DP 7
GND 5
GND 3
CONFIG_3 1
PIN11
PIN10
No. Pin Name
74 VCC
72 VCC
70 VCC
68 AP2SDX_STATUS
66 USIM1_DET
64 COEX_TXD
62 COEX_RXD
60 WLAN_TX_EN
58 RFFE_DATA
56 RFFE_CLK
54 PCIE_WAKE_N
52 PCIE_CLKREQ_N
50 PCIE_RST_N
48 NC
46 NC
44 NC
42 NC
40 NC
38 SDX2AP_STATUS
36 USIM1_VDD
34 USIM1_DATA
32 USIM1_CLK
30 USIM1_RST
28 PCM_SYNC
26 W_DISABLE2#
24 PCM_DOUT
22 PCM_DIN
20 PCM_CLK
Notch
Notch
Notch
Notch
10 WWAN_LED#
8 W_DISABLE1#
6
FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF#
4 VCC
2 VCC
Figure 2: Pin Assignment