Telit Wireless Solutions UE866-N3G Installation manual

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UE866 HARDWARE USER
GUIDE

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APPLICABILITY TABLE
PRODUCTS
UE866-N3G
UE866-EU

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CONTENTS
1Introduction 8
1.1 Scope 8
1.2 Audience 8
1.3 Contact Information, Support 8
1.4 List of acronyms 9
1.5 Text Conventions 10
1.6. Related Documents 10
2Overview 11
3Pins Allocation 12
3.1 Pin-out 12
LGA Pads Layout 16
4Power Supply 17
4.1 Power Supply Requirements 17
4.2 Power Consumption 18
4.3 General Design Rules 19
Electrical Design Guidelines 19
+5V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines 19
+ 12V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines 20
Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines 21
Thermal Design Guidelines 22
Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines 23
4.4 RTC Bypass out 24
4.5 VAUX Power Output 24
5Digital Section 25
5.1 Logic Levels Specification 25
5.2 Power on 26
5.3 Power off 29
5.4 Reset 30
5.5 Communication ports 33
USB 2.0 HS 33
SPI 34
SPI Connections 34
Serial Ports 35
MODEM SERIAL PORT 1 (USIF0) 35

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MODEM SERIAL PORT 2 (USIF1) 37
RS232 LEVEL TRANSLATION 38
5.6 General Purpose I/O 39
Using a GPIO as INPUT 40
Using a GPIO as OUTPUT 40
Indication of network service availability 41
SIMIN Detection 42
5.7 External SIM Holder 42
5.8 ADC Converter 43
5.9 DAC Converter 44
Enabling DAC 44
LOW Pass filter Example 45
6RF Section 46
6.1 Bands Variants 46
6.2 TX Output Power 46
6.3 RX Sensitivity 47
6.4 Antenna Requirements 48
PCB design guidelines 48
PCB Guidelines in case of FCC Certification 50
Transmission line design 50
Transmission Line Measurements 51
Antenna Installation Guidelines 54
7Audio Section 55
7.1 Overview 55
7.2 Digital Voice Interface 55
CODEC Examples 55
8Mechanical Design 56
8.1 Drawing 56
9Application Design 57
9.1 Footprint 57
9.2 PCB pad design 58
9.3 PCB pad dimensions 58
9.4 Stencil 60
9.5 Solder paste 60
9.6 Solder reflow 60
10 Packaging 62
10.1 Tray 62

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10.2 Moisture sensitivity 64
11 SAFETY RECOMMANDATIONS 65
12 FCC/IC Regulatory notices 66
13 Document History 69
13.1 Revisions 69

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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope
The aim of this document is the description of some hardware solutions useful for developing a product
with the Telit UE866 module.
1.2 Audience
This document is intended for Telit customers, who are integrators, about to implement their applications
using our UE866 modules.
1.3 Contact Information, Support
For general contact, technical support services, technical questions and report documentation errors
contact Telit Technical Support at:
TS-[email protected]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Alternatively, use:
http://www.telit.com/support
For detailed information about where you can buy the Telit modules or for recommendations on
accessories and components visit:
http://www.telit.com
Our aim is to make this guide as helpful as possible. Keep us informed of your comments and
suggestions for improvements.
Telit appreciates feedback from the users of our information.

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1.4 List of acronyms
Acronym
Description
TTSC
Telit Technical Support Centre
USB
Universal Serial Bus
HS
High Speed
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
WCDMA
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
HSDPA
High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSUPA
High Speed Uplink Packet Access
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
HSIC
High Speed Inter Chip
SIM
Subscriber Identification Module
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
ADC
Analog – Digital Converter
DAC
Digital – Analog Converter
I/O
Input Output
GPIO
General Purpose Input Output
CMOS
Complementary Metal – Oxide Semiconductor
MOSI
Master Output – Slave Input
MISO
Master Input – Slave Output
CLK
Clock
MRDY
Master Ready
SRDY
Slave Ready
CS
Chip Select
RTC
Real Time Clock
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
ESR
Equivalent Series Resistance
VSWR
Voltage Standing Wave Radio
VNA
Vector Network Analyzer

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1.5 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.
1.6. Related Documents
•Digital Voice Interface Application Note 80000NT10050A
•SPI Port Application Note 80000NT10053A
•SIM Holder Design Guides 80000NT10001a
•AT Commands Reference Guide 80378ST10091A
•Telit EVK2 User Guide 1vv0300704