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SE868Kx-Ax Family
Product User Guide
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2017-04-03

SE868Kx-Ax Family Product User Guide Notices
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PRODUCT APPLICABILITY
PRODUCT
SE868-A
SE868-AS
SE868K3-A
SE868K3-AL
SE868K7-A
SE868K7-AL
Table 0-1 Product Applicability Table

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CONTENTS
NOTICES...............................................................................................................................2
COPYRIGHTS........................................................................................................................2
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS .............................................................................2
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ......................................................................3
PRODUCT APPLICABILITY..................................................................................................4
CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................5
TABLES.................................................................................................................................9
FIGURES.............................................................................................................................10
1INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................11
1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................11
1.2 Audience..............................................................................................................11
1.3 Contact and Support Information..........................................................................11
1.4 Text Conventions.................................................................................................12
1.5 Related Documents..............................................................................................12
1.5.1 Related Documents Requiring a Non-Disclosure Agreement...........................12
2PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................13
2.1 Product Overview.................................................................................................13
2.2 SE868xx-A Product Naming.................................................................................14
2.3 Product Variants...................................................................................................14
2.3.1 Multi-constellation modules (SE868-A and SE868K3-A series) features..........15
2.3.2 GPS-only modules (SE868-AS and SE868K7-A series) features ....................15
2.4 Block Diagrams....................................................................................................17
2.4.1 Early Production..............................................................................................17
2.4.2 Current Production ..........................................................................................18
2.5 Module Photos.....................................................................................................19
3EVALUATION BOARD (EVB)..................................................................................20
4PRODUCT FEATURES............................................................................................21
4.1 Multi-Constellation Navigation (SE868-A and SE868K3-A series only)................21
4.2 Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) .................................................................21
4.3 Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS).....................................................21
4.3.1 SBAS Corrections............................................................................................21
4.3.2 SBAS Ranging.................................................................................................21
4.4 Assisted GPS (AGPS)..........................................................................................21
4.4.1 Locally-generated AGPS - Embedded Assist System (EASY).........................21
4.4.2 Server-generated AGPS - Extended Prediction Orbit (EPO)............................22

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4.4.3 Host EPO (SE868-AS and SE868K7-A series only) .......................................22
4.5 Differential GPS (DGPS)......................................................................................22
4.6 Elevation Mask Angle...........................................................................................22
4.7 Static Navigation..................................................................................................22
4.8 Jamming Rejection –Active Interference Cancellation (AIC)................................23
4.9 Internal LNA (SE868Kx-A/AL modules only) .......................................................23
4.10 10 Hz Navigation..................................................................................................23
4.11 1PPS....................................................................................................................23
4.12 Serial I/O Port.......................................................................................................24
4.12.1 UART ..............................................................................................................24
4.12.2 I2C (SE868-A and SE868K3-A series only)....................................................24
4.13 Power Management Modes..................................................................................25
4.13.1 Full Power Continuous Mode...........................................................................25
4.13.2 Standby Mode .................................................................................................25
4.13.3 Backup Mode (SE868-A and SE868K3-A series only)....................................25
4.13.4 Periodic Mode..................................................................................................26
4.13.5 AlwaysLocate™ Mode (SE868-A and SE868K3-A series only) .......................26
5PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................27
5.1 Horizontal Position Accuracy................................................................................27
5.2 Time to First Fix ...................................................................................................27
5.3 Sensitivity.............................................................................................................28
6SOFTWARE INTERFACE........................................................................................29
6.1 NMEA Output Messages......................................................................................29
6.1.1 Standard Messages.........................................................................................29
6.1.2 Proprietary Output Messages..........................................................................30
6.2 NMEA Input Commands.......................................................................................31
6.2.1 NMEA Commands List ....................................................................................31
7FLASH UPGRADABILITY........................................................................................32
8ELECTRICAL INTERFACE......................................................................................33
8.1 SE868-A Family Pinout Diagram..........................................................................33
8.2 Signal Levels........................................................................................................34
8.2.1 Logic Levels –Inputs.......................................................................................34
8.2.2 Logic Levels –Outputs....................................................................................34
8.3 SE868-A Module Pinout Tables ...........................................................................35
8.3.1 SE868-A Pinout Table.....................................................................................35
8.3.2 SE868-AS Pinout Table...................................................................................36
8.3.3 SE868K3-A Pinout Table.................................................................................37
8.3.4 SE868K7-A Pinout Table.................................................................................38
8.4 SE868-Ax to SE868Kx-Ax Comparison and Migration..........................................39
8.4.1 SE868-A and SE868K3-Ax Pinout Comparison...............................................40
8.4.2 SE868-AS and SE868K7-Ax Pinout Comparison.............................................41
8.5 DC Power Supply.................................................................................................42

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8.5.1 VCC.................................................................................................................42
8.5.2 VBATT.............................................................................................................42
8.5.3 DC Power Requirements.................................................................................42
8.5.4 DC Power Consumption: SE868-A..................................................................43
8.5.5 DC Power Consumption: SE868-AS................................................................44
8.5.6 DC Power Consumption: SE868K3-Ax............................................................45
8.5.7 DC Power Consumption: SE868K7-Ax............................................................46
8.6 Control Signals.....................................................................................................47
8.6.1 Input Signals....................................................................................................47
8.6.2 Output Signals.................................................................................................47
8.7 I/O Ports...............................................................................................................48
8.7.1 UART ..............................................................................................................48
8.7.2 I2C...................................................................................................................48
9REFERENCE DESIGN.............................................................................................49
10 RF FRONT-END DESIGN ........................................................................................50
10.1 RF Signal Requirements ......................................................................................50
10.2 GNSS Antenna (included in the module)..............................................................51
10.3 System Noise Floor..............................................................................................51
10.4 RF Interference....................................................................................................52
10.5 Shielding..............................................................................................................52
10.6 Ground Plane.......................................................................................................53
11 MECHANICAL DRAWINGS.....................................................................................54
12 PCB FOOTPRINT ....................................................................................................55
13 PACKAGING AND HANDLING................................................................................56
13.1 Product Marking and Serialization........................................................................56
13.2 Product Packaging...............................................................................................57
13.3 Moisture Sensitivity ..............................................................................................59
13.4 ESD Sensitivity.....................................................................................................61
13.5 Assembly Considerations.....................................................................................61
13.6 Washing Considerations ......................................................................................61
13.7 Reflow..................................................................................................................62
13.8 Safety...................................................................................................................63
13.9 Disposal...............................................................................................................63
14 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.....................................................................64
14.1 Operating Environmental Limits ...........................................................................64
14.2 Storage Environmental Limits...............................................................................64
15 COMPLIANCES .......................................................................................................65
15.1 CE Declarations of Conformity.............................................................................66
16 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................................70

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17 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS ...............................................................................71
18 DOCUMENT HISTORY ............................................................................................75

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TABLES
Table 0-1 Product Applicability Table ................................................................................... 4
Table 2-1 Product Variants..................................................................................................14
Table 2-2 Multi-constellation (SE868-A and SE868K3-A series) variants ............................15
Table 2-3 GPS-only (SE868-AS and SE868K7-A series) variants.......................................15
Table 5-1 SE868xx-A Horizontal Position Accuracy .............................................................27
Table 5-2 SE868xx-A Time to First Fix.................................................................................27
Table 5-3 SE868-A Sensitivity..............................................................................................28
Table 5-4 SE868Kx-Ax Sensitivity........................................................................................28
Table 6-1 Default NMEA output messages...........................................................................29
Table 6-2 Available Messages..............................................................................................29
Table 6-3 NMEA Talker IDs..................................................................................................30
Table 6-4 NMEA Input commands........................................................................................31
Table 8-1 Input Logic Levels: RX and Reset-N.....................................................................34
Table 8-2 Output Logic Levels: TX and 1PPS ......................................................................34
Table 8-3 SE868-A Pinout Table..........................................................................................35
Table 8-4 SE868-AS Pinout Table.......................................................................................36
Table 8-5 SE868K3-A Pinout Table......................................................................................37
Table 8-6 SE868K7-A Pinout Table......................................................................................38
Table 8-7 SE868-AS and SE868K3-A Pinout Comparison...................................................40
Table 8-8 SE868-AS and SE868K3-A Pinout Comparison...................................................41
Table 8-9 DC Supply Voltage...............................................................................................42
Table 8-10 SE868-A Power Consumption............................................................................43
Table 8-11 SE868-AS Power Consumption..........................................................................44
Table 8-12 SE868K3-Ax Power Consumption......................................................................45
Table 8-13 SE868K7-Ax Power Consumption......................................................................46
Table 14-1 SE868xx-Ax Operating Environmental Limits .....................................................64
Table 14-2 SE868xx-Ax Storage Environmental Limits.........................................................64