User's Manual

OEM LTE PCIe Mini Module Integration
March 2014 General Dynamics Broadband Proprietary and Confidential Page 6 of 10
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3 Module Connections
3.1 PCI Express Mini Interface (J1)
The General Dynamics Broadband PCI Express Mini module is provided with a 52 pin edge connector
for connection to the external application. This connection supports the following interface types and
these are described below. The pinout is shown in Annex 1.
3.1.1 Universal Serial Bus
The PCI Express edge connector provides a USB 2.0 interface, this interface supports low speed
(1.5Mbps), full speed (12Mbps) and High speed (480Mbps) operation.
3.1.2 SIM Interface
The PCI Express edge connector provides a 4 line SIM interface to allow use with Subscriber Identity
Modules if required, this interface supports both 1.8V and 3.0V SIM’s. The SIM interface does not
provide ESD protection and this should be provided by the host device.
3.1.3 RF Connections
The General Dynamics Broadband PCI Express Mini module provides two RF connections for external
antennas. The main port must be connected, the diversity port may or may not be connected
depending upon application. The connector type is the Hirose U.FL series.
Figure 1: RF Connections
3.2 DC Power
The module requires a DC supply of between 3.0V to 3.6VDC with the nominal voltage being 3.3VDC,
maximum input current is 950mA at 3.3VDC. DC power is applied to the module via the PCI Express
Mini edge connector.