Telit Wireless Solutions LN960 User manual

LN960 WWAN M.2
Hardware User Guide
Rev. 1.0 –2019-05-30
LN960
HW User Guide
Rev. 1.0 –2019-05-30

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Contents
NOTICE 2
COPYRIGHTS ................................................................................................2
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS......................................................2
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ...............................................3
CONTENTS ....................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................7
Scope............................................................................................7
Audience.......................................................................................7
Contact Information, Support ........................................................7
2. OVERVIEW...................................................................................8
M.2 Overview................................................................................8
2.1.1. General Features..........................................................................8
2.1.2. Carrier Aggregation.....................................................................14
M.2 WWAN Module –System Block Diagram.............................19
Host Interface Signals.................................................................20
3. WWAN M.2 INTERFACE DETAILS............................................25
Platform connection design.........................................................25
3.1.1. Configuration Pins 2.0.................................................................25
3.1.2. Power and Ground......................................................................25
3.1.3. Full_Card_Power_Off..................................................................25
3.1.4. USB 3.0 interface........................................................................26
3.1.5. W_DISABLE# .............................................................................28
3.1.6. LED Indication.............................................................................28
3.1.7. WoWWAN...................................................................................29
3.1.8. DPR (Dynamic Power Reduction)...............................................30
3.1.9. USIM...........................................................................................31
3.1.10. Antenna Control..........................................................................32
3.1.11. Antenna Tuner Mode Switch.......................................................34
3.1.12. Coexistence................................................................................34
3.1.13. RESET#......................................................................................34
4. HARDWARE FEATURES...........................................................36

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Mobile Data Modem....................................................................36
RF transceiver.............................................................................37
4.2.1. Key features of SDR845 .............................................................37
4.2.2. Key benefits of SDR845..............................................................37
Power management IC ...............................................................38
Antenna Design ..........................................................................38
4.4.1. Antenna specification..................................................................38
4.4.2. Antenna location and mechanical design....................................40
5. MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................42
Overview.....................................................................................42
Mechanical constraints................................................................42
M.2 card assembly......................................................................43
5.3.1. Mid-mount Connection with Single Sided Module .......................43
5.3.2. Mid-mount Connection with Double-sided Module (For e-SIM) ...43
5.3.3. Top-mount Connection with Single Sided Module.......................44
5.3.4. Top-mount Connection with Double-sided Module (For e-SIM)...45
6. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS...............................................47
Recommended operating conditions...........................................47
Power consumption.....................................................................48
Thermal dissipation proposal ......................................................48
7. RF PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS....................................49
RF maximum TX power specifications ........................................49
RF min. Rx sensitivity specifications............................................50
8. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS................................................53
READ CAREFULLY....................................................................53
9. ACRONYMS...............................................................................54
10. DOCUMENT HISTORY ..............................................................55

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1. INTRODUCTION
Scope
The document covers the technical features of and design guideline for Telit LN960
WWAN M.2 Module. It also indicates application interface, hardware, software,
reliability and mechanical specification.
Audience
This document is intended to review by engineering designers, and product
managers.
Contact Information, Support
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2. OVERVIEW
This chapter provides an overview of standard features of Telit LN960 WWAN M.2
Module.
M.2 Overview
LN960 WWAN M.2 module is the next generation cellular LTE product, providing
the connectivity on the world's fastest LTE networks in the extensive coverage of
worldwide LTE bands, with unprecedented network performance.
The WWAN M.2 module is in compliance of 3GPP releases 9, 10, 11, and 12, in
which the part of LTE advance carrier aggregation (2x, 3x, 4x and 5x in the
downlink) and high order modulation (up to 256 QAM) are supported.
2.1.1. General Features
Table 2.1.1-1 LN960 Feature Summary
Feature
Description
Additional
Information
Modem
Chipset
Qualcomm SDX20
Carrier
Aggregation
2CC, 3CC, 4CC, 5CCs
DL CA
LTE
Category
5CA+256QAM (up to
Cat16) and Rel13
(FDD+TDD CA)
Physical
PCI Express M.2 Module
Mechanical
M2. Card Type 3042
Slot B
Pin counts: 75
30mm x 42mm
x 2.3mm
Max
Height=2.38mm
(0.08mm PCB
tolerance
added)
Weight
6 grams
Operating
Voltage
3.135V ~ 4.4V; Single
VCC Supply

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Operating
Temperature
-40°C to +85 °C
Please refer to
details in
Chapter 7
SIM
Off-board USIM
connector Supported
RX Diversity
ALL LTE and UMTS
Bands Supported
GNSS
GPS: L1 (1575.42MHz)
GLONASS: L1
(1602MHz)
Beidou (1561.098MHz)
Galileo E1
(1575.42MHz)
Data Service
LTE CAT 16: DL: 1.0
Gbps/UL 150 Mbps
LTE CAT 9: DL: 450
Mbps/UL 50 Mbps
LTE Cat 6: DL: 300
Mbps/UL 50 Mbps
LTE Cat 4: DL:150
Mbps/UL 50 Mbps
DC-HSPA+: 42Mbps
DL/5.76Mbps UL
HSPA+: 21Mbps
DL/5.76Mbps UL
WCDMA PS DL 384Kbps
/UL 384Kbps
WCDMA CS DL 64Kbps
/UL 64Kbps

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There are 29 LTE and 8 UMTS bands supported by Telit LN960 WWAN M.2 Module.
Table 2.1.1 -1 Supported LN960 LTE Bands
E-UTRA
BAND
Frequency
(MHz)
Uplink
Frequency
UE Receive
(MHz)
Downlink
Frequency
UE Receive
(MHz)
Duplex
Mode
1
2100
1920-
1980
2110-
2170
FDD
2
1900
1850-
1910
1930-
1990
FDD
3
1800
1710-
1785
1805-
1880
FDD
4
1700
1710-
1755
2110-
2155
FDD
5
850
824-849
869-894
FDD
7
2600
2500-
2570
2620-
2690
FDD
8
900
880-915
925-960
FDD
12
700
699-716
729-746
FDD
13
700
777-787
746-756
FDD
17
700
704-716
734-746
FDD
18
850
815-830
860-875
FDD
19
850
830-845
875-890
FDD
20
800
832-862
791 –
821
FDD