Telit Wireless Solutions ME910C1 Series User manual

[04.2016]
Mod. 08
05 2016-08 Rev.5
ME910C1
HW User Guide
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APPLICABILITY TABLE
PRODUCTS
ME910C1-NA
ME910C1-NV
ME910C1-N1
ME910C1-E1
ME910C1-AU
ME910C1-K1
ME910C1-J1
ME910C1-E2
ME910C1-WW
NE910C1-E1
NE910C1-NA

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Contents
NOTICE 2
COPYRIGHTS ................................................................................................ 2
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS...................................................... 2
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS............................................... 3
I. License Agreements ..................................................................... 3
II. Copyrighted Materials ................................................................... 3
III. High Risk Materials....................................................................... 3
IV. Trademarks .................................................................................. 3
V. Third Party Rights ......................................................................... 3
APPLICABILITY TABLE ................................................................................ 4
CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 5
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 9
Scope ........................................................................................... 9
Audience....................................................................................... 9
Contact Information, Support ........................................................ 9
Text Conventions........................................................................ 10
Related Documents .................................................................... 10
2. OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 11
3. PINS ALLOCATION................................................................... 13
Pin-out ........................................................................................ 13
LGA Pads Layout........................................................................ 23
4. POWER SUPPLY....................................................................... 24
Power Supply Requirements....................................................... 24
Power Consumption ................................................................... 26
General Design Rules................................................................. 29
4.3.1. Electrical Design Guidelines of the power supply........................ 29
4.3.1.1. +5V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines ............................ 29
4.3.1.2. +12V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines .......................... 30
4.3.1.3. Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines........................ 31
4.3.2. Thermal Design Guidelines......................................................... 32
4.3.3. Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines ......................................... 32

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VAUX Power Output ................................................................... 35
RTC Supply ................................................................................ 35
5. DIGITAL SECTION .................................................................... 36
Logic Levels................................................................................ 36
Power On.................................................................................... 36
Power Off.................................................................................... 41
Wake from deep sleep mode ...................................................... 43
Unconditional Shutdown ............................................................. 43
Fast power down ........................................................................ 47
5.6.1. Fast Shut Down by Hardware ..................................................... 47
5.6.2. Fast Shut Down by Software....................................................... 48
Communication ports.................................................................. 49
5.7.1. USB 2.0 HS ................................................................................ 49
5.7.2. SPI.............................................................................................. 50
5.7.3. Serial Ports ................................................................................. 51
5.7.3.1. Modem serial port 1 .................................................................... 51
5.7.3.2. Modem serial port 2 .................................................................... 53
5.7.3.3. RS232 level translation ............................................................... 54
General purpose I/O ................................................................... 55
5.8.1. Using a GPIO as INPUT ............................................................. 56
5.8.2. Using a GPIO as OUTPUT ......................................................... 57
5.8.3. Indication of network service availability ..................................... 57
External SIM Holder.................................................................... 58
ADC Converter ........................................................................... 58
6. RF SECTION.............................................................................. 60
Bands Variants ........................................................................... 60
TX Output power......................................................................... 60
RX Sensitivity ............................................................................. 61
Antenna requirements................................................................. 66
6.4.1. PCB Design guidelines ............................................................... 70
6.4.2. PCB Guidelines in case of FCC Certification .............................. 72
6.4.2.1. Transmission line design ............................................................ 72
6.4.2.2. Transmission Line Measurements .............................................. 73
6.4.2.3. Antenna Installation Guidelines................................................... 75
7. AUDIO SECTION ....................................................................... 76
Electrical Characteristics............................................................. 76

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Codec examples ......................................................................... 76
8. GNSS SECTION......................................................................... 77
GNSS Signals Pin-out................................................................. 77
RF Front End Design .................................................................. 77
8.2.1. Guidelines of PCB line for GNSS Antenna.................................. 77
GNSS Antenna Requirements .................................................... 77
8.3.1. GNSS Antenna specification....................................................... 78
8.3.2. GNSS Antenna – Installation Guidelines..................................... 78
8.3.3. Powering the External LNA (active antenna)............................... 78
GNSS Characteristics *............................................................... 79
9. MECHANICAL DESIGN ............................................................. 80
Drawing ...................................................................................... 80
10. APPLICATION PCB DESIGN .................................................... 81
Footprint ..................................................................................... 81
PCB pad design.......................................................................... 82
PCB pad dimensions .................................................................. 83
Stencil......................................................................................... 84
Solder paste ............................................................................... 84
Solder Reflow ............................................................................. 85
11. PACKAGING.............................................................................. 87
Tray ............................................................................................ 87
Reel ............................................................................................ 88
Carrier Tape detail ...................................................................... 89
Reel detail................................................................................... 90
Packaging detail ......................................................................... 91
Moisture sensitivity ..................................................................... 91
12. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ISSUES .................................... 92
Approvals.................................................................................... 92
FCC certificates .......................................................................... 92
IC/ISED certificates..................................................................... 92
FCC/ISED Regulatory notices..................................................... 92
Declaration of Conformity ........................................................... 94
13. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS................................................ 95
READ CAREFULLY.................................................................... 95
14. ACRONYMS............................................................................... 96

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15. DOCUMENT HISTORY .............................................................. 98

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1. INTRODUCTION
Scope
Scope of this document is to give a description of some hardware solutions useful for
developing a product with the Telit ME910C1 module.
Audience
This document is intended for Telit customers, who are integrators, about to implement
their applications using our ME910C1 modules.
Contact Information, Support
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Our aim is to make this guide as helpful as possible. Keep us informed of your comments
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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 the module, if these points are not followed, the module 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.
Related Documents
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80000NT10002A - ANTENNA DETECTION
80000NT10003A - Rework procedure for BGA modules
80000NT10028A - Event Monitor Application Note
80000NT11246A - LE910/LE920 Digital Voice Interface Application Note