Telit Wireless Solutions SE868-V3 User manual

SE868-V3
Product User Guide
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2018-08-23

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PRODUCT APPLICABILITY TABLE
PRODUCT
SE868-V3
Table 0-1 Product Applicability Table

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CONTENTS
NOTICES ......................................................................................................................................2
PRODUCT APPLICABILITY TABLE............................................................................................4
CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................11
Purpose.........................................................................................................................11
Contact and Support Information...................................................................................11
Related Documents and Downloads..............................................................................11
Related Documents Requiring a Non-Disclosure Agreement ....................................11
Text Conventions ..........................................................................................................12
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................13
Product Overview ..........................................................................................................13
Product Variants............................................................................................................14
Hardware ..................................................................................................................14
Firmware...................................................................................................................14
Block Diagram ...............................................................................................................15
SE868-V3 Module Photo ...............................................................................................16
3. SE868-V3 EVALUATON KIT (EVK) ..................................................................................17
SE868-V3 Evaluation Unit .............................................................................................18
4. PRODUCT FEATURES .....................................................................................................19
Multi-Constellation Navigation .......................................................................................19
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) support..............................................................19
Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) ..............................................................19
SBAS Corrections .....................................................................................................19
SBAS Ranging ..........................................................................................................19
Assisted GPS (AGPS) - SiRFInstantFix™ .....................................................................19
Client-generated Extended Ephemeris (CGEE) ........................................................20
Server-generated Extended Ephemeris (SGEE) .......................................................20
2-D Positioning ..............................................................................................................20
Static Navigation ...........................................................................................................20
Velocity Dead-Reckoning ..............................................................................................20
Jamming Rejection – Continuous Wave (CW) Jamming Mitigation................................21
Elevation Mask Angle ....................................................................................................21
5 Hz and 10 Hz Navigation ............................................................................................21
1PPS.............................................................................................................................21
Internal LNA ..................................................................................................................22
Passive antenna:.......................................................................................................22

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Active antenna (or External LNA) with High Gain firmware:.......................................22
Active antenna (or External LNA) with Low Gain firmware: .......................................22
Serial I/O Ports..............................................................................................................22
Power Management Modes...........................................................................................23
Full Power Mode (default) .........................................................................................23
SmartGNSS ..............................................................................................................23
4.14.2.1. SmartGNSS I ............................................................................................................23
4.14.2.2. SmartGNSS II ...........................................................................................................24
Trickle Power ............................................................................................................24
Push-to-Fix................................................................................................................24
SiRFaware ................................................................................................................24
Hibernate ..................................................................................................................24
5. PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY.............................................................................................25
Upgrading JF2 designs to the SE868-V3.......................................................................25
Upgrading SE868-V2 designs to the SE868-V3.............................................................26
6. PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................27
Horizontal Position Accuracy .........................................................................................27
Time to First Fix.............................................................................................................27
Sensitivity ......................................................................................................................28
7. MESSAGE INTERFACE....................................................................................................29
NMEA Output Messages ...............................................................................................29
NMEA Standard Messages .......................................................................................29
Proprietary Messages ...............................................................................................30
NMEA Input Commands................................................................................................30
Change output sentences and their rates..................................................................30
Change data rate ......................................................................................................30
Switch to OSP protocol .............................................................................................30
OSP Output Messages..................................................................................................31
OSP Input Commands...................................................................................................31
Change output messages .........................................................................................31
Change data rate ......................................................................................................31
Switch to NMEA protocol and data rate.....................................................................31
8. FLASH UPGRADABILITY.................................................................................................32
9. ELECTRICAL INTERFACE ...............................................................................................33
Module Pin-out ..............................................................................................................33
DC Characteristics ....................................................................................................36
Absolute Maximum Ratings.......................................................................................36
Power Supply ................................................................................................................37
1.8 V Supply Voltage.................................................................................................37
DC Power Requirements...........................................................................................37
Power Supply Capacitance .......................................................................................37
DC Power Consumption............................................................................................38

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9.2.4.1. SE-868-V3 Gen 1 (Linear Mode Power Supply) ........................................................38
9.2.4.2. SE-868-V3 Gen 2 (Switching Mode Power Supply)...................................................39
Control (input) SIgnals...................................................................................................40
ON-OFF (input) and SYSTEM-ON (output) ...............................................................40
nReset ......................................................................................................................40
Boot Select................................................................................................................41
Status (output) SIgnals ..................................................................................................41
System-On................................................................................................................41
GPIO8 (LNA Enable).................................................................................................41
1PPS.........................................................................................................................41
Serial I/O Ports - Configuration and Operation...............................................................42
Primary Port Configuration ........................................................................................42
Secondary Port Configuration ...................................................................................42
UART Operation........................................................................................................43
I2C Operation ............................................................................................................44
SPI Operation ...........................................................................................................44
RF Interface...................................................................................................................45
RF Input ....................................................................................................................45
External Active Antenna Voltage ...............................................................................45
Burnout Protection ....................................................................................................45
Jamming Rejection....................................................................................................45
Frequency Plan.........................................................................................................45
Local Oscillator Leakage ...........................................................................................45
10. RF FRONT END DESIGN..................................................................................................46
RF Signal Requirements ...............................................................................................46
GNSS Antenna Polarization ..........................................................................................47
Active versus Passive Antenna......................................................................................47
GNSS Antenna Gain .....................................................................................................47
System Noise Floor .......................................................................................................48
PCB stack and Trace Impedance ..................................................................................48
RF Trace Losses ...........................................................................................................49
Implications of the Pre-Select SAW Filter ......................................................................49
RF Interference .............................................................................................................49
Shielding .......................................................................................................................50
Powering an External LNA.............................................................................................50
11. REFERENCE DESIGNS ....................................................................................................51
Reference Design Notes ...............................................................................................53
12. MECHANICAL DRAWING.................................................................................................54
13. PCB FOOTPRINT..............................................................................................................55
14. PRODUCT PACKAGING AND HANDLING ......................................................................56
Product Marking and Serialization .................................................................................56
Product Label – SE868-V3 Family ............................................................................56

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Product Packaging and Delivery....................................................................................57
Moisture Sensitivity........................................................................................................59
ESD Sensitivity..............................................................................................................61
Reflow ...........................................................................................................................61
Assembly Considerations ..............................................................................................61
Washing Considerations................................................................................................61
Safety............................................................................................................................61
Disposal ........................................................................................................................61
15. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................62
Operating Environmental Limits.....................................................................................62
Storage Environmental Limits........................................................................................62
16. COMPLIANCES ................................................................................................................63
EU RED Certification .....................................................................................................63
eCall Compliance ..........................................................................................................63
GOST R-55534 Certification..........................................................................................63
EU RED Declaration of Conformity................................................................................64
17. GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS.........................................................................................65
18.SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................69
READ CAREFULLY ......................................................................................................69
Electrical and Fire Safety...............................................................................................70
19. DOCUMENT HISTORY .....................................................................................................71

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FIGURES
Figure 2-1 SE868-V3 Block Diagram.............................................................................................15
Figure 2-2 SE868-V3 module photo ..............................................................................................16
Figure 3-1 Evaluation Kit (EVK) contents ......................................................................................17
Figure 3-2 SE868-V3 Evaluation unit.............................................................................................18
Figure 9-1 SE868-V3 Pin-out Diagram ..........................................................................................33
Figure 10-1 RF Trace Examples....................................................................................................49
Figure 11-1 SE868-V3 Reference Design – Passive Antenna .......................................................51
Figure 11-2 SE868-V3 Reference Design – Active Antenna..........................................................52
Figure 12-1 SE868-V3 Mechanical Drawing ..................................................................................54
Figure 13-1 SE868-V3 Family PCB Footprint ................................................................................55
Figure 14-1 SE868-V3 Product Label............................................................................................56
Figure 14-2 Product Packaging - Tray...........................................................................................57
Figure 14-3 Product Packaging - Tape and Reel...........................................................................58
Figure 14-4 Moisture Sensitive Device Label.................................................................................60
Figure 16-1 EU RED Declaration of Conformity – SE868-V3.........................................................64

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TABLES
Table 0-1 Product Applicability Table ..............................................................................................4
Table 2.2-1 SE868-V3 Product Variants - Hardware .....................................................................14
Table 4-1 Internal gain value and external gain range ...................................................................22
Table 4-2 Power Management Modes...........................................................................................23
Table 6-1 SE868-V3 - Horizontal Position Accuracy......................................................................27
Table 6-2 SE868-V3 Family -Time to First Fix .............................................................................27
Table 6-3 SE868-V3 Family -Sensitivity ......................................................................................28
Table 7-1 Default NMEA Output Messages...................................................................................29
Table 7-2 Available NMEA Output Messages................................................................................29
Table 7-3 NMEA Talker IDs...........................................................................................................30
Table 9-1 SE868-V3 Pin-out Function Table .................................................................................35
Table 9-2 DC Characteristics ........................................................................................................36
Table 9-3 Absolute Maximum Ratings...........................................................................................36
Table 9-4 DC Supply Voltage ........................................................................................................37
Table 9-5 Power Consumption – SE868-V3 Gen 1........................................................................38
Table 9-6 Power Consumption – SE868-V3 Gen 1 Low Power modes..........................................38
Table 9-7 Power Consumption – SE868-V3 Gen 2........................................................................39
Table 9-8 Power Consumption – SE858-V3 Gen 2 Low Power modes..........................................39
Table 9-9 Primary Port Configuration ............................................................................................42
Table 9-10 UART Pin Assignments ...............................................................................................43
Table 9-11 I2C Pin Assignments ...................................................................................................44
Table 9-12 SPI Mode Pin Assignments .........................................................................................44
Table 9-13 Frequency Plan ...........................................................................................................45
Table 9-14 LO Leakage.................................................................................................................45
Table 10-1 Inductor Loss...............................................................................................................50
Table 14-1 SE868-V3 Product Label Description ..........................................................................56
Table 15-1 Operating Environmental Limits...................................................................................62
Table 15-2 Storage Environmental Limits......................................................................................62