Telit Wireless Solutions GE863-PY Pb balls Installation manual

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Contents
1Overview ...........................................................................................................................6
2GE863 module connections ............................................................................................7
2.1 PIN-OUT...................................................................................................................................7
2.2 PINS LAYOUT........................................................................................................................10
3Hardware Commands ....................................................................................................11
3.1 Turning ON the GE863-QUAD/PY .........................................................................................11
3.2 Turning OFF the GE863-QUAD/PY........................................................................................12
3.2.1 Hardware shutdown....................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 Hardware Unconditional Reboot.............................................................................................13
4Power Supply .................................................................................................................15
4.1 Power Supply Requirements ..................................................................................................15
4.2 General Design Rules ............................................................................................................16
4.2.1 Electrical design Guidelines........................................................................................................... 16
4.2.1.1 + 5V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines ................................................................ 16
4.2.1.2 + 12V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines .............................................................. 17
4.2.1.3 Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines ..................................................................... 18
4.2.1.4 Battery Charge control Circuitry Design Guidelines .................................................................. 19
4.2.2 Thermal Design Guidelines ........................................................................................................... 20
4.2.3 Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines ........................................................................................... 21
5Antenna...........................................................................................................................22
5.1 GSM Antenna Requirements..................................................................................................22
5.2 GSM Antenna - PCB line Guidelines......................................................................................23
5.3 GSM Antenna - installation Guidelines...................................................................................23
6Serial Ports .....................................................................................................................23
6.1 MODEM SERIAL PORT .........................................................................................................24
6.2 MODEM SERIAL PORT 2 (Python Debug)............................................................................26
6.3 RS232 level translation...........................................................................................................26
6.4 5V UART level translation ......................................................................................................28
7Audio Section Overview ................................................................................................30
7.1 Microphone Paths Characteristic and Requirements .............................................................32
7.2 General Design Rules ............................................................................................................35
7.3 Other considerations ..............................................................................................................35

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7.4 Microphone Biasing ................................................................................................................36
7.4.1 Balanced Microphone Biasing ....................................................................................................... 36
7.4.2 Unbalanced Microphone Biasing...................................................................................................37
7.5 Microphone Buffering .............................................................................................................39
7.5.1 Buffered Balanced Mic................................................................................................................... 39
7.5.2 Buffered Unbalanced (Single Ended) Microphone . ...................................................................... 41
8OUTPUT LINES (Speaker)..............................................................................................44
8.1 Short description.....................................................................................................................44
8.2 Output Lines Characteristics ..................................................................................................45
8.3 General Design Rules ............................................................................................................46
8.3.1 Noise Filtering................................................................................................................................ 46
8.4 Handset Earphone Design .....................................................................................................47
8.5 Hands-Free Earphone (Low Power) Design...........................................................................48
8.6 Car Kit Speakerphone Design ................................................................................................49
8.7 The Evaluation Kit for Telit Modules EVK2.............................................................................50
8.7.1 Short Description ........................................................................................................................... 50
8.7.2 EVK2 Audio Lines Characteristics................................................................................................. 51
9SIM DESIGN GUIDES .....................................................................................................52
9.1 Data Integrity ..........................................................................................................................52
9.2 EMI/EMC ................................................................................................................................52
9.3 ESD ........................................................................................................................................52
9.4 SIM Supply .............................................................................................................................53
9.5 SCHEMATIC ..........................................................................................................................53
9.6 LAYOUT .................................................................................................................................54
10 General Purpose I/O.......................................................................................................55
10.1 Using a GPIO Pad as INPUT..............................................................................................55
10.2 Using a GPIO Pad as OUTPUT..........................................................................................55
10.3 Using the Alarm Output GPIO6...........................................................................................56
10.4 Using the Buzzer Output GPIO7.........................................................................................56
11 DAC and ADC section....................................................................................................57
11.1 DAC Converter....................................................................................................................57
11.1.1 Description..................................................................................................................................... 57
11.1.2 Enabling DAC ................................................................................................................................ 58
11.1.3 Low Pass Filter Example ............................................................................................................... 58
11.2 ADC Converter....................................................................................................................59
11.2.1 Description..................................................................................................................................... 59
11.2.2 Using ADC Converter .................................................................................................................... 59

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12 Camera ............................................................................................................................60
12.1 Transchip Camera ..............................................................................................................60
12.1.1 Camera Interface Connectors........................................................................................................ 61
12.1.2 EVB for Transchip camera support ........................................................................................... 63
12.1.3 Block Diagram for supported cameras ..................................................................................... 64
12.1.4 Schematic Diagrams for supported camera .................................................................................. 65
12.1.5 Example usage script for camera .................................................................................................. 66
13 Mounting the GE863-QUAD / PY on the Application Board........................................67
13.1 General ...............................................................................................................................67
13.2 Module Finishing & Dimensions..........................................................................................67
13.2.1 Recommended foot print for the application.................................................................................. 69
13.2.2 Debug of the GE863 in Production................................................................................................70
13.2.3 Stencil ............................................................................................................................................ 70
13.2.4 PCB pad Design ............................................................................................................................ 70
13.2.5 Solder paste................................................................................................................................... 71
13.2.6 GE863-QUAD / PY Solder Reflow................................................................................................. 72
13.2.7 Packing System ............................................................................................................................. 74
13.2.8 Moisture Sensibility..................................................................................................................... 76
14 Conformity Assessment Issues....................................................................................77
15 SAFETY RECOMMANDATIONS.....................................................................................78
16 Document Change Log ..................................................................................................79

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This document is relating to the following products:
GE863-QUAD Pb free 3 990 250 662
GE863-PY Pb free 3 990 250 661

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1 Overview
The aim of this document is the description of some hardware solutions useful for developing a
product with the Telit GE863-QUAD/PY module.
In this document all the basic functions of a mobile phone will be taken into account; for each one of
them a proper hardware solution will be suggested and eventually the wrong solutions and common
errors to be avoided will be evidenced. Obviously this document cannot embrace the whole hardware
solutions and products that may be designed. The wrong solutions to be avoided shall be considered
as mandatory, while the suggested hardware configurations shall not be considered mandatory,
instead the information given shall be used as a guide and a starting point for properly developing your
product with the Telit GE863-QUAD/PY module. For further hardware details that may not be explained in
this document refer to the Telit GE863-QUAD/PY Product Description document where all the
hardware information is reported.
NOTICE
The information presented in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is
assumed by Telit Communication S.p.A. for its use, nor any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties
which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent rights of Telit
Communication S.p.A. other than for circuitry embodied in Telit products. This document is subject to change
without notice.

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2 GE863 module connections
2.1 PIN-OUT
Pin Signal I/O Function Internal
Pull up
Type
1 GPIO13 I/O GPIO13 CMOS 2.8V
2 GPIO12 I/O GPIO12 CMOS 2.8V
3 GPIO11 I/O GPIO11 CMOS 2.8V
4 GPIO10 I/O GPIO10 CMOS 2.8V
5 GPIO9 /
CAM_RST
I/O GPIO9 / CAM_RST (2) CMOS 2.8V
6 GPIO8 /
CAM_ON
I/O GPIO8 / CAM_ON (2) CMOS 2.8V
7 CAM_CLK I/O Camera clock (2) CMOS 2.8V
8 GND - Ground Power
9 EAR_MT- AO Handset earphone signal output, phase - Audio
10 EAR_MT+ AO Handset earphone signal output, phase + Audio
11 EAR_HF+ AO Handsfree ear output, phase + Audio
12 EAR_HF- AO Handsfree ear output, phase - Audio
13 MIC_MT+ AI Handset microphone signal input; phase+ Audio
14 MIC_MT- AI Handset microphone signal input; phase- Audio
15 MIC_HF+ AI Handsfree microphone input; phase + Audio
16 MIC_HF- AI Handsfree microphone input; phase - Audio
17 GND - Ground Power
18 SIMCLK O External SIM signal – Clock 3V ONLY
19 SIMRST O External SIM signal – Reset 3V ONLY
20 SIMIO I/O External SIM signal - Data I/O 3V ONLY
21 SIMIN I/O External SIM signal - Presence (active low) 47K
Ω CMOS 2.8V
22 SIMVCC - External SIM signal – Power (3) 3V ONLY
23 ADC_IN1 AI Analog/Digital converter input A/D
24 VRTC AO VRTC Backup capacitor Power
25 TX_TRACE TX data for Python Debug (4) CMOS 2.8V
26 RX_TRACE RX data for Python Debug (4) CMOS 2.8V
27 VBATT - Main power supply Power

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Pin Signal I/O Function Internal
Pull up
Type
28 GND - Ground Power
29 STAT_LED O Status indicator led CMOS 1.8V
30 AXE I Handsfree switching 100K
Ω CMOS 2.8V
31 VAUX1 - Power output for external accessories (camera) -
32 GPIO4 /
CAM_SDA
I/O GPIO4 Configurable general purpose I/O pin /
Camera IIC interface (2)
CMOS 2.8V
33 GPIO2 / JDR I/O GPIO2 Configurable general purpose I/O pin /
Jammer Detect Output (2)
CMOS 2.8V
34 GPIO1 I/O GPIO1 Configurable general purpose I/O pin CMOS 2.8V
35 CHARGE AI Charger input Power
36 GND - Ground Power
37 C103/TXD I Serial data input (TXD) from DTE CMOS 2.8V
38 C104/RXD O Serial data output to DTE CMOS 2.8V
39 C108/DTR I Input for Data terminal ready signal (DTR) from DTE
(2)
CMOS 2.8V
40 C105/RTS I Input for Request to send signal (RTS) from DTE CMOS 2.8V
41 C106/CTS O Output for Clear to send signal (CTS) to DTE CMOS 2.8V
42 C109/DCD O Output for Data carrier detect signal (DCD) to DTE CMOS 2.8V
43 C107/DSR O Output for Data set ready signal (DSR) to DTE CMOS 2.8V
44 C125/RING O Output for Ring indicator signal (RI) to DTE CMOS 2.8V
45 GND - Ground Power
46 ON_OFF* I Input command for switching power ON or OFF
(toggle command).
47K
Ω Pull up to VBATT
47 RESET* I Reset input
48 GND - Ground Power
49 ANTENNA O GSM Antenna output - 50 ohm RF
50 GND - Ground Power
51 GPIO7 /
BUZZER
I/O GPIO7 / BUZZER output CMOS 2.8V
52 PWRMON O Power ON Monitor CMOS 2.8V
53 GPIO5
RFTXMON
I/O GPIO5 / RF TX_ON signaling output CMOS 2.8V
54 GPIO6
ALARM
I/O GPIO6 / ALARM output CMOS 2.8V
55 GPIO3 /
CAM_SCL
I/O GPIO3 / Camera IIC interface (2) CMOS 2.8V
56 GND - Ground Power
57 RESERVED - RESERVED -
58 RESERVED - RESERVED

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Pin Signal I/O Function Internal
Pull up
Type
59 GPIO17 I/O GPIO CMOS 2.8V
60 GPIO14 I/O GPIO -
61 RESERVED - RESERVED -
62 RESERVED - RESERVED -
63 DAC_OUT O DAC out
64 GPIO16 I/O GPIO CMOS 2.8V
65 RESERVED - RESERVED -
66 RESERVED - RESERVED -
67 GND - Ground Power
68 RESERVED - RESERVED -
69 GND - Ground Power
70 ADC_IN3 AI Analog / Digital converter input -
71 GPIO15 I/O GPIO -
72 GND - Ground Power
73 RESERVED - RESERVED -
74 ADC_IN2 AI Analog / Digital converter input -
75 RESERVED - RESERVED - -
76 GPIO18 I/O GPIO -
77 GND - Ground Power
78 RESERVED - RESERVED -
79 GND - Ground Power
80 RESERVED - RESERVED -
(1) For the exclusive use of the Technical Support Service
(2) When activating the Easy camera these pins will not be available for other use
(3) On this pin a maximum of 10nF bypass capacitor is allowed.
(4) Available only on GE863-PY

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2.2 PINS LAYOUT

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3 Hardware Commands
3.1 Turning ON the GE863-QUAD/PY
To turn on the GE863-QUAD/PY the pad ON# must be tied low for at least 1 second and then
released.
The maximum current that can be drained from the ON# pad is 0,1 mA.
A simple circuit to do it is:
NOTE: don't use any pull up resistor on the ON# line, it is internally pulled up. Using pull
up resistor may bring to latch up problems on the GE863-QUAD/PY power regulator and
improper power on/off of the module. The line ON# must be connected only in open
collector configuration.
NOTE: In this document all the lines that are inverted, hence have active low signals are
labeled with a name that ends with a "#" or with a bar over the name.
NOTE: The GE863-QUAD/PY turns fully on also by supplying power to the Charge pad
(provided there's a battery on the VBATT pads).
For example:
ON#
Power ON impulse
GND
R1
R2
Q1

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1- Let's assume you need to drive the ON# pad with a totem pole output of a +3/5 V microcontroller
(uP_OUT1):
2- Let's assume you need to drive the ON# pad directly with an ON/OFF button:
3.2 Turning OFF the GE863-QUAD/PY
The turning off of the device can be done in two ways:

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• by software command (see GE863-QUAD/PY Software User Guide)
• by hardware shutdown
When the device is shut down by software command or by hardware shutdown, it issues to the
network a detach request that informs the network that the device will not be reachable any more.
3.2.1 Hardware shutdown
To turn OFF the GE863-QUAD/PY the pad ON# must be tied low for at least 1 second and then
released.
The same circuitry and timing for the power on shall be used.
The device shuts down after the release of the ON# pad.
TIP: To check if the device has powered off, the hardware line PWRCTL should be
monitored. When PWRCTL goes low, the device has powered off.
3.3 Hardware Unconditional Reboot
To unconditionally Reboot the GE863-QUAD/PY, the pad RESET# must be tied low for at least 200
milliseconds and then released.
The maximum current that can be drained from the ON# pad is 0,15 mA.
A simple circuit to do it is:
RESET#
Unconditional Reboot
impulse
GND

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NOTE: don't use any pull up resistor on the RESET# line nor any totem pole digital output.
Using pull up resistor may bring to latch up problems on the GE863-QUAD/PY power
regulator and improper functioning of the module. The line RESET# must be connected
only in open collector configuration.
TIP: The unconditional hardware reboot should be always implemented on the boards and
software should use it as an emergency exit procedure.
For example:
1- Let's assume you need to drive the RESET# pad with a totem pole output of a +3/5 V
microcontroller (uP_OUT2):

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4 Power Supply
The power supply circuitry and board layout are a very important part in the full product design and
they strongly reflect on the product overall performances, hence read carefully the requirements and
the guidelines that will follow for a proper design.
4.1Power Supply Requirements
The GE863-QUAD/PY power requirements are:
• Nominal Supply Voltage: 3.8 V
• Max Supply Voltage: 4.2 V
• Supply voltage range: 3.4 V - 4.2 V
• Max Peak current consumption (impulsive): 1.9 A
• Max Average current consumption during GPRS transmission (rms): 500 mA
• Max Average current consumption during VOICE/CSD transmission (rms): 270 mA
• Average current during Power Saving: ≈4 mA
• Average current during idle (Power Saving disabled) ≈19 mA
The GSM system is made in a way that the RF transmission is not continuous, else it is packed into
bursts at a base frequency of about 216 Hz, the relative current peaks can be as high as about 2A.
Therefore the power supply has to be designed in order to withstand with these current peaks without
big voltage drops; this means that both the electrical design and the board layout must be designed for
this current flow.
If the layout of the PCB is not well designed a strong noise floor is generated on the ground and the
supply; this will reflect on all the audio paths producing an audible annoying noise at 216 Hz; if the
voltage drop during the peak current absorption is too much, then the device may even shutdown as a
consequence of the supply voltage drop.
TIP: The electrical design for the Power supply should be made ensuring it will be capable
of a peak current output of at least 2 A.

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4.2General Design Rules
The principal guidelines for the Power Supply Design embrace three different design steps:
- the electrical design
- the thermal design.
- the PCB layout.
4.2.1 Electrical design Guidelines
The electrical design of the power supply depends strongly from the power source where this power is
drained. We will distinguish them into three categories:
• +5V input (typically PC internal regulator output)
• +12V input (typically automotive)
• Battery
4.2.1.1 + 5V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines
• The desired output for the power supply is 3.8V, hence there's not a big difference between the
input source and the desired output and a linear regulator can be used. A switching power supply
will not be suited because of the low drop out requirements.
• When using a linear regulator, a proper heat sink shall be provided in order to dissipate the power
generated.
• A Bypass low ESR capacitor of adequate capacity must be provided in order to cut the current
absorption peaks close to the GE863-QUAD/PY, a 100μF tantalum capacitor is usually suited.
• Make sure the low ESR capacitor on the power supply output (usually a tantalum one) is rated at
least 10V.
• A protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order to save the GE863-
QUAD/PY from power polarity inversion.

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An example of linear regulator with 5V input is:
4.2.1.2 + 12V input Source Power Supply Design Guidelines
• The desired output for the power supply is 3.8V, hence due to the big difference between the input
source and the desired output, a linear regulator is not suited and shall not be used. A switching
power supply will be preferable because of its better efficiency especially with the 2A peak current
load represented by the GE863-QUAD/PY.
• When using a switching regulator, a 500kHz or more switching frequency regulator is preferable
because of its smaller inductor size and its faster transient response. This allows the regulator to
respond quickly to the current peaks absorption.
• For car PB battery the input voltage can rise up to 15,8V and this should be kept in mind when
choosing components: all components in the power supply must withstand this voltage.
• A Bypass low ESR capacitor of adequate capacity must be provided in order to cut the current
absorption peaks, a 100μF tantalum capacitor is usually suited.
• Make sure the low ESR capacitor on the power supply output (usually a tantalum one) is rated at
least 10V.
• For Car applications a spike protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order
to clean the supply from spikes.
• A protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order to save the GE863-
QUAD/PY from power polarity inversion. This can be the same diode as for spike protection.

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An example of switching regulator with 12V input is:
4.2.1.3 Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines
• The desired nominal output for the power supply is 3.8V and the maximum voltage allowed is
4.2V, hence a single 3.7V Li-Ion cell battery type is suited for supplying the power to the Telit
GE863-QUAD/PY module.
The three cells Ni/Cd or Ni/MH 3,6 V Nom. battery types or 4V PB types MUST NOT BE USED
DIRECTLY since their maximum voltage can rise over the absolute maximum voltage for the
GE863-QUAD/PY and damage it.
NOTE: DON'T USE any Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, and Pb battery types directly connected with GE863-
QUAD/PY. Their use can lead to overvoltage on the GE863-QUAD/PY and damage it. USE
ONLY Li-Ion battery types.
• A Bypass low ESR capacitor of adequate capacity must be provided in order to cut the current
absorption peaks, a 100μF tantalum capacitor is usually suited.
• Make sure the low ESR capacitor (usually a tantalum one) is rated at least 10V.
• A protection diode should be inserted close to the power input, in order to save the GE863-
QUAD/PY from power polarity inversion. Otherwise the battery connector should be done in a way
to avoid polarity inversions when connecting the battery.
• The battery capacity must be at least 500mAh in order to withstand the current peaks of 2A; the
suggested capacity is from 500mAh to 1000mAh.

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4.2.1.4 Battery Charge control Circuitry Design Guidelines
The charging process for Li-Ion Batteries can be divided into 4 phases:
• Qualification and trickle charging
• Fast charge 1 - constant current
• Final charge - constant voltage or pulsed charging
• Maintenance charge
The qualification process consists in a battery voltage measure, indicating roughly its charge status. If
the battery is deeply discharged, that means its voltage is lower than the trickle charging threshold,
then the charge must start slowly possibly with a current limited pre-charging process where the
current is kept very low with respect to the fast charge value: the trickle charging.
During the trickle charging the voltage across the battery terminals rises; when it reaches the fast
charge threshold level the charging process goes into fast charge phase.
During the fast charge phase the process proceeds with a current limited charging; this current limit
depends on the required time for the complete charge and from the battery pack capacity. During this
phase the voltage across the battery terminals still raises but at a lower rate.
Once the battery voltage reaches its maximum voltage then the process goes into its third state: Final
charging. The voltage measure to change the process status into final charge is very important. It
must be ensured that the maximum battery voltage is never exceeded, otherwise the battery may be
damaged and even explode. Moreover for the constant voltage final chargers, the constant voltage
phase (final charge) must not start before the battery voltage has reached its maximum value,
otherwise the battery capacity will be highly reduced.
The final charge can be of two different types: constant voltage or pulsed. GE863-QUAD/PY uses
constant voltage.
The constant voltage charge proceeds with a fixed voltage regulator (very accurately set to the
maximum battery voltage) and hence the current will decrease while the battery is becoming charged.
When the charging current falls below a certain fraction of the fast charge current value, then the
battery is considered fully charged, the final charge stops and eventually starts the maintenance.
The pulsed charge process has no voltage regulation, instead the charge continues with pulses.
Usually the pulse charge works in the following manner: the charge is stopped for some time, let's say
few hundreds of ms, then the battery voltage will be measured and when it drops below its maximum
value a fixed time length charging pulse is issued. As the battery approaches its full charge the off
time will become longer, hence the duty-cycle of the pulses will decrease. The battery is considered
fully charged when the pulse duty-cycle is less than a threshold value, typically 10%, the pulse charge
stops and eventually the maintenance starts.
The last phase is not properly a charging phase, since the battery at this point is fully charged and the
process may stop after the final charge. The maintenance charge provides an additional charging
process to compensate for the charge leak typical of a Li-Ion battery. It is done by issuing pulses with
a fixed time length, again few hundreds of ms, and a duty-cycle around 5% or less.
This last phase is not implemented in the GE863-QUAD/PY internal charging algorithm, so that the
battery once charged is left discharging down to a certain threshold so that it is cycled from full charge
to slight discharge even if the battery charger is always inserted. This guarantees that anyway the
remaining charge in the battery is a good percentage and that the battery is not damaged by keeping it
always fully charged (Li-Ion rechargeable battery usually deteriorate when kept fully charged).
Last but not least, in some applications it is highly desired that the charging process restarts when the
battery is discharged and its voltage drops below a certain threshold, GE863-QUAD/PY internal
charger does it.

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As you can see, the charging process is not a trivial task to be done; moreover all these operations
should start only if battery temperature is inside a charging range, usually 5°C - 45°C.
The GE863-QUAD/PY measures the temperature of its internal component, in order to satisfy this last
requirement, it's not exactly the same as the battery temperature but in common application the two
temperature should not differ too much and the charging temperature range should be guaranteed.
NOTE: For all the threshold voltages, inside the GE863-QUAD/PY all threshold are fixed in
order to maximize Li-Ion battery performances and do not need to be changed.
NOTE: In this application the battery charger input current must be limited to less than
400mA. This can be done by using a current limited wall adapter as the power source.
4.2.2 Thermal Design Guidelines
The thermal design for the power supply heat sink should be done with the following specifications:
• Average current consumption during transmission @PWR level max (rms): 500mA
• Average current consumption during transmission @ PWR level min (rms): 100mA
• Average current during Power Saving: 4mA
• Average current during idle (Power Saving disabled) 19mA
NOTE: The average consumption during transmissions depends on the power level at
which the device is requested to transmit by the network. The average current
consumption hence varies significantly.
Considering the very low current during idle, especially if Power Saving function is enabled, it is
possible to consider from the thermal point of view that the device absorbs current significantly only
during calls.
If we assume that the device stays into transmission for short periods of time (let's say few minutes)
and then remains for a quite long time in idle (let's say one hour), then the power supply has always
the time to cool down between the calls and the heat sink could be smaller than the calculated one for
500mA maximum RMS current, or even could be the simple chip package (no heat sink).
Moreover in the average network conditions the device is requested to transmit at a lower power level
than the maximum and hence the current consumption will be less than the 500mA, being usually
around 150mA.
For these reasons the thermal design is rarely a concern and the simple ground plane where the
power supply chip is placed can be enough to ensure a good thermal condition and avoid overheating.
For the heat generated by the GE863-QUAD/PY, you can consider it to be during transmission 1W
max during CSD/VOICE calls and 2W max during class10 GPRS upload.
This generated heat will be mostly conducted to the ground plane under the GE863-QUAD/PY; you
must ensure that your application can dissipate it.