Wavecom Q26 Elite Wireless CPU User manual

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Q26 Elite Wireless CPU®
Product Manual

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Q26 Elite Wireless CPU®
User Manual
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Revision:
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Date:
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Document History
Revision Date List of revisions
001 April 7, 2009 Creation
002 April 17, 2009 Updates

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Overview
This document is intended to provide the product technical specifications of
the Q26 Elite Wireless CPU®and all derivatives.

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Cautions
This platform contains a modular transmitter. This device is used for wireless
applications. Note that all electronics parts and elements are ESD sensitive.
Information provided herein by WAVECOM is accurate and reliable. However
no responsibility is assumed for its use and any of such WAVECOM
information is herein provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind,
whether express or implied.
General information about WAVECOM and its range of products is available at
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
1References.................................................................................. 8
1.1 Abbreviations ..........................................................................................8
2Product Description.................................................................... 9
2.1 Main Features .........................................................................................9
2.1.1 Recommended Operating Conditions...............................................9
2.1.2 Power Supply ..................................................................................9
2.1.3 Ground ............................................................................................9
2.1.4 Current Consumption ....................................................................10
2.1.5 RF Interfaces..................................................................................10
2.1.6 Environmental ...............................................................................10
2.1.7 CDMA Antenna Specifications.......................................................10
2.1.8 GPS Antenna Specification ............................................................11
3Mechanical ............................................................................... 12
3.1 Mechanical Drawing .............................................................................12
3.2 Component Location Drawing ...............................................................13
4System Connector Pin-out ........................................................ 14
5FCC Certification ...................................................................... 18

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Mechanical Drawing........................................................................ 12
Figure 2: Component Location Drawing ......................................................... 13

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List of Tables
Table 1: Recommended Operating Conditions.................................................. 9
Table 2: Power Supply Specification ................................................................ 9
Table 3: RF Parametrics.................................................................................. 10
Table 4: CDMA Antenna Characteristics......................................................... 10
Table 5: GPS Antenna Characteristics ............................................................ 11
Table 6: System Connector Pin-out ................................................................ 14
Table 7: Pin Type Definition............................................................................ 17

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1References
1.1 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
dB Decibel
DC Direct Current
EN Enable
GPIO General Purpose Input Output
GPS Global Positioning System
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
I/O Input / Output
MAX MAXimum
MIC MICrophone
MIN MINimum
NMEA National Marine Electronics Association
NOM NOMinal
PCB Printed Circuit Board
RF Radio Frequency
RST ReSeT
RTC Real Time Clock
RX Receive
TX Transmit
TYP TYPical
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

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2Product Description
Designed for fast and easy integration, the Q26 Elite Wireless CPU®is a Dual
Band (800/1900 MHz) product. The Wireless CPU®provides end application
devices with wireless connectivity, high-speed data transfer, and advanced
features such as gpsOne, TCP/IP, and voice. The Q26 family is designed to
target the vertical applications market space such as automotive applications,
Telematics, Machine-to-Machine Interfaces and Mobile Professional
Applications. This Wireless CPU®is also designed for integration in Dual
Processor applications
2.1 Main Features
2.1.1 Recommended Operating Conditions
The table below defines the Recommended Operating Conditions for the Q26
Elite Wireless CPU®.
Table 1: Recommended Operating Conditions
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units
To Operating Temperature -40 +85 °C
Ts Storage Temperature -40 +85 °C
2.1.2 Power Supply
The VBATT power supply input provides power to the entire Q26 Elite Wireless
CPU®. The system connector pins are identified in the table below.
Table 2: Power Supply Specification
Supply VMIN VNOM VMAX Units
VBATT 3.8 4.0 4.2 V
2.1.3 Ground
There are no Ground (GND) pins defined in the system connector. The
application must ensure that the four mounting tabs of the Q26 Elite are
soldered to GND and this is common to the GND of the Power Supply.