Telit Wireless Solutions HE910 Installation manual

[01.2017]
Mod. 0805 2017-01 Rev.6
HE910
HW User Guide
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APPLICABILITY TABLE
PRODUCTS
HE910 (*)
HE910-D
HE910-GL
HE910-EUR
HE910-EUD
HE910-EUG
HE910-NAR
HE910-NAD
HE910-NAG
(*)HE910 IS THE “TYPE NAME” OF THE PRODUCTS MARKETED AS HE910-G
& HE910-DG

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Contents
NOTICE 2
COPYRIGHTS................................................................................................ 2
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS...................................................... 2
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS............................................... 3
APPLICABILITY TABLE................................................................................ 4
CONTENTS.................................................................................................... 5
1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 9
Scope........................................................................................... 9
Audience....................................................................................... 9
Contact info and Support.............................................................. 9
Text Conventions........................................................................ 10
Related Documents.................................................................... 11
2. OVERVIEW................................................................................ 12
3. HE910 MODULE CONNECTIONS............................................ 13
Pin-Out....................................................................................... 13
3.1.1. LGA Pads Layout (HE910) ......................................................... 26
3.1.2. LGA Pads Layout (HE910-D)...................................................... 27
3.1.3. LGA Pads Layout (HE910-EUD/EUR, HE910-NAD/NAR and HE910-GL) 28
3.1.4. LGA Pads Layout (HE910-EUG and HE910-NAG)..................... 29
4. HARDWARE COMMANDS........................................................ 30
Turning ON the HE910 ............................................................... 30
Turning OFF the HE910.............................................................. 35
HE910 Unconditional Shutdown ................................................. 37
5. POWER SUPPLY....................................................................... 41
Power Supply Requirements....................................................... 41
Power Consumption ................................................................... 42
General Design Rules................................................................. 44
5.3.1. Electrical Design Guidelines ....................................................... 44
5.3.1.1. + 5V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines................... 44
5.3.1.2. + 12V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines................. 45
5.3.1.3. Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines........................ 46

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5.3.2. Thermal Design Guidelines......................................................... 47
5.3.3. Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines......................................... 48
6. GSM/WCDMA RADIO SECTION ............................................... 50
HE910 Product Variants ............................................................. 50
TX Output Power........................................................................ 51
Sensitivity ................................................................................... 51
GSM/WCDMA Antenna Requirements ....................................... 52
GSM/WCDMA - PCB line Guidelines.......................................... 53
PCB Guidelines in case of FCC certification............................... 55
6.6.1. Transmission line design ............................................................ 55
6.6.2. Transmission line measurements ............................................... 56
GSM/WCDMA Antenna - Installation Guidelines......................... 58
Antenna Diversity Requirements................................................. 58
7. GPS RECEIVER......................................................................... 60
GPS Performances..................................................................... 60
GPS Signals Pinout.................................................................... 61
RF Front End Design.................................................................. 62
7.3.1. RF Signal Requirements............................................................. 62
7.3.2. GPS Antenna Polarization.......................................................... 63
7.3.3. GPS Antenna Gain..................................................................... 64
7.3.4. Active versus Passive Antenna................................................... 64
7.3.5. GPS Antenna - PCB Line Guidelines.......................................... 65
7.3.6. RF Trace Losses ........................................................................ 65
7.3.7. Implications of the Pre-select SAW Filter.................................... 65
7.3.8. External LNA Gain and Noise Figure.......................................... 66
7.3.9. Powering the External LNA (active antenna)............................... 66
7.3.10. External LNA Enable .................................................................. 66
7.3.11. Shielding..................................................................................... 67
7.3.12. GPS Antenna –Installation......................................................... 67
8. LOGIC LEVEL SPECIFICATIONS............................................. 68
Unconditional Shutdown............................................................. 70
9. USB PORT................................................................................. 72
USB 2.0 HS Description.............................................................. 72
10. SPI PORT................................................................................... 73
SPI Connections......................................................................... 73

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11. USB HSIC .................................................................................. 75
12. SERIAL PORTS......................................................................... 77
MODEM SERIAL PORT 1 (USIF0)............................................. 78
MODEM SERIAL PORT 2 (USIF1)............................................. 81
RS232 level translation............................................................... 82
13. AUDIO SECTION OVERVIEW................................................... 84
Electrical Characteristics............................................................. 84
13.1.1. CODEC Examples...................................................................... 84
14. GENERAL PURPOSE I/O.......................................................... 85
GPIO Logic levels....................................................................... 86
Using a GPIO Pad as INPUT...................................................... 87
Using a GPIO Pad as OUTPUT.................................................. 87
Indication of network service availability ..................................... 88
RTC Bypass out.......................................................................... 89
External SIM Holder Implementation........................................... 89
VAUX Power Output................................................................... 89
ADC Converter ........................................................................... 90
14.8.1. Description.................................................................................. 90
14.8.2. Using ADC Converter ................................................................. 90
15. MOUNTING THE HE910 ON THE APPLICATION..................... 91
General....................................................................................... 91
Module finishing & dimensions.................................................... 91
Recommended foot print for the application................................ 93
Stencil......................................................................................... 94
PCB pad design.......................................................................... 94
PCB pad dimensions.................................................................. 95
Solder paste ............................................................................... 97
15.7.1. HE910 Solder reflow................................................................... 97
Packing system (Tray)................................................................ 99
Packing System (Reel) ............................................................. 102
15.9.1. Carrier Tape Detail ................................................................... 102
15.9.2. Reel Detail................................................................................ 103
15.9.3. Packaging Detail....................................................................... 104
Moisture sensitivity ................................................................... 104
16. SAFETY RECOMMANDATIONS ............................................. 105
FCC/IC Regulatory notices ....................................................... 106

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ANATEL APPROVALS............................................................. 108
17. DOCUMENT HISTORY ............................................................ 109

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1. INTRODUCTION
Scope
The aim of this document is the description of some hardware solutions useful for
developing a product with the Telit HE910 module.
Audience
This document is intended for Telit customers, who are integrators, about to implement their
applications using our HE910 modules.
Contact info and Support
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Text Conventions
Danger –This information MUST be followed or catastrophic
equipment failure or bodily injury may occur.
Caution or Warning –Alerts the user to important points about
integrating themodule, if these points are not followed, themodule and
end user equipment may fail or malfunction.
Tip or Information –Provides advice and suggestions that may be
useful when integrating the module.
All dates are in ISO 8601 format, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD.