Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7330 User manual

ProductTechnicalSpecification
& Customer Design Guidelines
AirPrime MC7330
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Proprietary and Confidential
Contents subject to change

Preface
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Important
Notice Due to the nature of wireless communications, transmission and reception of data
can never be guaranteed. Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be
totally lost. Although significant delays or losses of data are rare when wireless
devices such as the Sierra Wireless modem are used in a normal manner with a
well-constructed network, the Sierra Wireless modem should not be used in
situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any
kind to the user or any other party, including but not limited to personal injury,
death, or loss of property. Sierra Wireless accepts no responsibility for damages
of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using
the Sierra Wireless modem, or for failure of the Sierra Wireless modem to
transmit or receive such data.
Safety and
Hazards Do not operate the Sierra Wireless modem in areas where blasting is in progress,
where explosive atmospheres may be present, near medical equipment, near life
support equipment, or any equipment which may be susceptible to any form of
radio interference. In such areas, the Sierra Wireless modem MUST BE
POWERED OFF. The Sierra Wireless modem can transmit signals that could
interfere with this equipment.
Do not operate the Sierra Wireless modem in any aircraft, whether the aircraft is
on the ground or in flight. In aircraft, the Sierra Wireless modem MUST BE
POWERED OFF. When operating, the Sierra Wireless modem can transmit
signals that could interfere with various onboard systems.
Note: Some airlines may permit the use of cellular phones while the aircraft is on the
ground and the door is open. Sierra Wireless modems may be used at this time.
The driver or operator of any vehicle should not operate the Sierra Wireless
modem while in control of a vehicle. Doing so will detract from the driver or
operator's control and operation of that vehicle. In some states and provinces,
operating such communications devices while in control of a vehicle is an offence.
Limitation of
Liability The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not
represent a commitment on the part of Sierra Wireless. SIERRA WIRELESS AND
ITS AFFILIATES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, GENERAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR REVENUE
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY SIERRA WIRELESS
PRODUCT, EVEN IF SIERRA WIRELESS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE
FORESEEABLE OR FOR CLAIMS BY ANY THIRD PARTY.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Sierra Wireless and/or its
affiliates aggregate liability arising under or in connection with the Sierra Wireless
product, regardless of the number of events, occurrences, or claims giving rise to
liability, be in excess of the price paid by the purchaser for the Sierra Wireless
product.

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Patents This product may contain technology developed by or for Sierra Wireless Inc.
This product includes technology licensed from QUALCOMM®.
This product is manufactured or sold by Sierra Wireless Inc. or its affiliates under
one or more patents licensed from InterDigital Group and MMP Portfolio
Licensing.
Copyright ©2015 Sierra Wireless. All rights reserved.
Trademarks Sierra Wireless®, AirPrime®, Skylight™, and the Sierra Wireless logo are
trademarks of Sierra Wireless.
Watcher™ is a registered trademark of NETGEAR, Inc., used under license.
Windows®is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
QUALCOMM®is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Used
under license.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact
Information
Consult our website for up-to-date product descriptions, documentation,
application notes, firmware upgrades, troubleshooting tips, and press releases:
www.sierrawireless.com
Revision
History
Sales Desk: Phone: [phone]
Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time
E-mail: [email protected]
Post: Sierra Wireless
13811 Wireless Way
Richmond, BC
Canada V6V 3A4
Fax: [phone]
Web: www.sierrawireless.com
Revision
number Release date Changes
1April 2013 Initial release.
2June 2013 Added Class B temperature info
3September 2013 Updated Introduction, Electrical, RF, Power, and Regulatory content, plus general
refresh.

Preface
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4September 2013 Updated operating temperature details, added DC bias on GNSS connector, removed
GPS_DISABLE_N, updated pins 11,30,32,33,45,47,49,51, added
SYSTEM_RESET_N detail and PCM/I2S Audio Interface detail.
5September 2013 Introduction wording. Updated humidity spec.
6April 2014 Updated voltage levels and/or pin type (WAKE_N, USIM_DATA, WAN_LED_N),
current consumption, ANT_CTRL/GPIO and GPIO/DPR pin definitions.
Added note indicating voice support is SKU-specific. Temperature spec wording
changes.
7April 2014 Minor formatting fixes
8June 2014 Updated temperature specification details in Table 7-1 on page 61.
Updated GSM, UMTS and LTE Rx frequency details in Testing chapter.
9September 2014 Updated temperature spec details in Table 7-1 on page 61.
10 March 2015 Updated Table 4-9 on page 48 (# of satellites)
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Supported RF bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Application interface features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Modem features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LTE features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Short Message Service (SMS) features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Position location (GNSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warranty and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Supporting documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Required connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Integration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Standards Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Host interface pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
USB high/full speed throughput performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
User-developed drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
SIM interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SIM implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Control interface (Signals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
WAKE_N — Wake host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
W_DISABLE_N — Wireless disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
WAN_LED_N—LED output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SYSTEM_RESET_N—Reset Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
PCM/I2S Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Antenna control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
RF Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
RF connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Shielding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Antenna and cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ground connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interference and sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interference from other wireless devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Host-generated RF interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Device-generated RF interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Methods to mitigate decreased Rx performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Radiated sensitivity measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sierra Wireless’ sensitivity testing and desensitization investigation . . . 44
Sensitivity vs. frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Supported frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Conducted Rx sensitivity / Tx power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
GNSS specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Module power states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power state transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Power interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power ramp-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Power-up timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Transmit power waveform (GSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Power supply noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
SED (Smart Error Detection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Tx power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Software Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Support tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mechanical and Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Device views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Thermal considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Regulatory Compliance and Industry Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Important notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Safety and hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Antenna Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Recommended GNSS antenna specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Antenna tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Design Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
AT command entry timing requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Acceptance testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Acceptance test requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Acceptance test procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

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Certification testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Production testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Functional production test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Production test procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
UMTS (WCDMA/GSM) RF transmission path test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
UMTS (WCDMA/GSM) RF receive path test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
LTE RF receive path test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
GNSS RF receive path test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Quality assurance testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Suggested testing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Testing assistance provided by Sierra Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
IOT/Operator testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Extended AT commands for testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sierra Wireless documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Command documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Other Sierra documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Industry/other documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Technology Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
UMTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
HSPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
HSPA+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
DC-HSPA+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
GPRS / EGPRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Supported RF bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 1-2: Modem features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 1-3: Required host-module connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 2-1: Standards compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 3-1: Connector pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 3-2: Power and ground specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 3-3: USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 3-4: SIM interface signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table 3-5: Module control signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Table 3-6: PCM/I2S Interface signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 3-7: PCM Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Table 3-8: I2S master transmitter timing,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 3-9: Antenna control signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 4-1: LTE frequency band support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Table 4-2: LTE bandwidth support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Table 4-5: Conducted Rx (Receive) sensitivity—LTE bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Table 4-3: WCDMA frequency band support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Table 4-4: GSM frequency band support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Table 4-6: Conducted Rx (Receive) sensitivity—UMTS bands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Table 4-7: Conducted Rx (Receive) sensitivity—GSM/EDGE bands. . . . . . . . 47
Table 4-8: Conducted Tx (Transmit) power tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Table 4-9: GNSS specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Table 5-1: Averaged standby DC power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 5-2: Averaged call mode DC power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Table 5-3: Miscellaneous DC power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 5-4: Module power states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 5-5: Power state transitions (including voltage/temperature trigger levels). .
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Table 5-6: Power-on timing parameters (double enumeration). . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 5-7: Power-on timing parameters (single enumeration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 5-8: Dynamic power control of SAR backoff state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 7-1: Mechanical and environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Table A-1: Antenna requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table A-2: GNSS standalone antenna requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table B-1: Hardware integration design considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table C-1: Test settings—UMTS transmission path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Table C-2: Test settings—UMTS receive path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Table C-3: Test settings—LTE receive path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table C-4: Extended AT commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table F-1: EGPRS power backoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Table G-1: Acronyms and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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List of Figures
Figure 3-1: System block diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 3-2: Expanded RF block diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 3-3: SIM application interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 3-4: SIM card contacts (contact view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 3-5: Recommended WAKE_N connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 3-6: Recommended wireless disable connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 3-7: Example LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 3-8: PCM_SYNC timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-9: Timing—PCM_CODEC to Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-10: Timing—Module to PCM_CODEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-11: I2S transmitter timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 4-1: Module connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 5-1: Voltage/temperature monitoring state machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 5-2: Signal timing (Power-on, and USB enumeration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 5-3: GSM transmit power waveform (class 10 operation) . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 7-1: Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 7-2: Dimensioned view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 7-3: Sample unit label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 7-4: Shield locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 4-1: Device placement in module tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Figure 4-2: Shipping package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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1: Introduction
The Sierra Wireless MC7330 PCI Express Mini Card is a compact,
lightweight, wireless LTE - and UMTS-based modem.
The MC7330 provides LTE, DC-HSPA+, HSPA+, HSDPA, HSUPA,
WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and GNSS connectivity for
networking, and M2M applications over several radio frequency
bands. The device also supports 2G/3G roaming, subject to network
operator provisioning.
The MC7330 will be Windows 8 Mobile Broadband Interface Model
(MBIM) compliant.
Supported RF bands
The modem, based on Qualcomm's MDM9215 baseband processor,
supports data operation on LTE, DC-HSPA+, HSPA+, EDGE, GPRS
and GSM networks.
Physical features
•Small form factor—conforms to type F2 as specified in PCI
Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 1.2.
Table 1-1: Supported RF bands
Technology Bands Notes Data rates
LTE
•Band 1 (2100 MHz)
•Band 19 (850 MHz)
•Band 21 (1500 MHz)
MIMO
support
Category 3
·Downlink:
100 Mbps (20 MHz bandwidth)
50 Mbps (10 MHz bandwidth)
·Uplink:
50 Mbps (20 MHz bandwidth)
25 Mbps (10 MHz bandwidth)
UMTS (WCDMA)
HSDPA
HSUPA
HSPA+
DC-HSPA+
•Band 1 (2100 MHz)
•Band 5 (850 MHz)
•Band 6 (800 MHz)
•Band 19 (850 MHz)
Diversity
support
HSPA+ rates
·Downlink: Up to 42 Mbps
(category 24)
·Uplink: Up to 5.76 Mbps
(category 6)
GSM
GPRS
EDGE
•GSM 850 (850 MHz)
•EGSM 900 (900 MHz)
•DCS 1800 (1800 MHz)
•PCS 1900 (1900 MHz)
EDGE throughput up to 236 kbps
GNSS •GPS: 1575.42 MHz
•GLONASS: 1602 MHz

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•Temperature
·Operating temperature range (Class A): -30°C to +70°C
·Operating temperature range (Class B): -40°C to +85°C
Important: The internal module temperature must be kept below 100°C. For best perfor-
mance, the internal module temperature should be kept below 85°C. Proper mounting,
heat sinks, and active cooling may be required, depending on the integrated application.
Application interface features
•USB interface (QMI) for Windows 7 and legacy Windows operating systems
•MBIM for Windows 8
•USB Link Power Management (LPM2) combined with selective suspend to
maximize power savings. Also supports fast wakeup.
•AT command interface ([1] AT Command Set for User Equipment (UE)
(Release 6) (Doc# 3GPP TS 27.007), plus proprietary extended AT
commands in [2] AirPrime MiniCard MC73xx/MC8805 AT Command
Reference (Doc# 4114486))
•Software Development Kits (SDK) for Windows 7 and Windows 8
•Linux SDK, including a Linux API (Application Program Interface)
•QDL loader compliant
•Support for active antenna control via dedicated antenna control signals
(ANT_CTRL0:2)
•Dynamic power reduction support via software and dedicated signal (DPR)
Note: Dial-up networking (DUN) is not supported.

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Modem features
LTE features
•Basic cell selection and system acquisition
·PSS/SSS/MIB decode
·SIB1–SIB12 decoding
•NAS/AS security procedures
·Snow 3G/AES security
•CQI/RI/PMI reporting
•Paging procedures
·Paging in Idle and Connected mode
Table 1-2: Modem features
•LTE/DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS (WCDMA)/EDGE/
GPRS operation
•Multiple (up to 16) cellular packet data profiles
•Traditional modem COM port support for AT commands
•USB suspend/resume
•Sleep mode for minimum idle power draw
•SIM application tool kit with proactive SIM commands
•Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS)
•Automatic GPRS attach at power-up
•GPRS detach
•GPRS detach only
•Combined GPRS / IMSI detach; MS-initiated and network-
initiated detach
•Mobile-originated PDP context activation / deactivation
•Support QoS profile
·Release 99 QoS negotiation—Background, Interactive, and
Streaming
·Release 97—Precedence Class, Reliability Class, Delay
Class, Peak Throughput, Mean Throughput
•Static and Dynamic IP address. The network may assign a
fixed IP address or dynamically assign one using DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
•PAP and CHAP support
•PDP context type (IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4v6). IP Packet Data
Protocol context.
•RFC1144 TCP/IP header compression
•Interaction with existing GSM services (MO / MT SMS) while:
·GPRS is attached, or
·In a GPRS data session (class B GPRS suspend / resume
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•Dedicated bearer
·Network-initiated dedicated bearer
·UE-initiated dedicated bearer
•Multiple PDN connections (IPv4 and IPv6 combinations), subject to operating
system support. (For example, not supported in Windows 8.)
•Connected mode intra-LTE mobility
•Idle mode intra-LTE mobility
•iRAT between LTE/2G
iRAT between LTE/3G for idle and connection release with redirection
•Detach procedure
·Network-initiated detach with reattach required
·Network-initiated detach followed by connection release
Short Message Service (SMS) features
•Mobile-terminated SMS for UMTS
•Mobile-originated SMS for UMTS
•SMS over SGs (LTE)
•Mobile-terminated SMS over IMS for LTE
•Mobile-terminated SMS over GPRS/UMTS/HSPA
Position location (GNSS)
•Concurrent standalone GPS and GLONASS
•Assisted GPS (A-GPS) SUPL1.0
•Assisted GNSS (A-GNSS) SUPL2.0
•gpsOneXTRA 2.0 with GPS + GLONASS support
•GNSS on dedicated connector or diversity connector
•DC bias on GNSS connector to support an external active GNSS antenna
Warranty and support
The MC7330 offers the following support features:
•Standard 1-year warranty
•Enabling software (drivers, SDK, etc.) for Android RIL (Radio Interface Layer)
v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and later, Linux, Windows 7, and Windows 8
Supporting documents
Several additional documents describe Mini Card design, usage, integration, and
other features. See References on page 93.

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Accessories
The Universal Development Kit (UDK) is a hardware development platform for
AirPrime MC-series modules. It contains hardware components for evaluating
and developing with the module, including:
•Development board
•Cables
•Antennas (Additional antennas may be required to support all bands.)
•Initial allotment of support hours
•Other accessories
For instructions on setting up the UDK (part number 6000270), see [3] PCI
Express Mini Card Dev Kit Quick Start Guide (Doc# 2130705).
For over-the-air LTE testing, ensure that suitable antennas are used. (Two
antennas are required for this testing; Sierra Wireless offers an LTE-capable
antenna covering 700–2600 MHz BW—please order part number 6000492
(Qty 1—this contains two antennas).)
Required connectors
Ta b le 1 - 3 describes the connectors used to integrate AirPrime MC-series
modules into your host device.
Ordering information
To order, contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk at [phone] between
8 AM and 5 PM Pacific Time.
Table 1-3: Required host-module connectors1
1. Manufacturers/part numbers are for reference only and are subject to change. Choose
connectors that are appropriate for your own design.
Connector type Description
RF cables •Mate with Hirose U.FL connectors
(model U.FL #CL331-0471-0-10)
•Three connector jacks (Note: The UDK has two connector
jacks.)
EDGE (52-pin) •Industry-standard mating connector
•Some manufacturers include Tyco, Foxconn, Molex
•Example: UDK board uses Molex 67910-0001
SIM •Industry-standard connector. Type depends on how host
device exposes the SIM socket
•Example: UDK board uses ITT CCM03-3518

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Integration requirements
Sierra Wireless provides, in the document suite, guidelines for successful Mini
Card integration and offers integration support services as necessary.
When integrating the MC7330 PCI-Express Mini Card, the following items need to
be addressed:
•Mounting—Effect on temperature, shock, and vibration performance
•Power supply—Impact on battery drain and possible RF interference
•Antenna location and type—Impact on RF performance
•Regulatory approvals—As discussed in Regulatory Compliance and Industry
Certifications on page 67.
•Service provisioning—Manufacturing process
•Software—As discussed in Software Interface on page 59.
•Host Interface—Compliance with interface voltage levels