Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Interface Characteristics
- 2.1 Application Interface
- 2.2 RF Antenna Interface
- 2.3 GNSS Antenna Interface
- 2.4 Sample Application
- 3 Operating Characteristics
- 4 Mechanical Dimensions, Mounting and Packaging
- 5 Regulatory and Type Approval Information
- 6 Document Information
- 7 Appendix
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PLSx3 Hardware Interface Description
1.2 Key Features at a Glance
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Interfaces
Module interface Surface mount device with solderable connection pads (SMT application
interface). Land grid array (LGA) technology ensures high solder joint reli-
ability and allows the use of an optional module mounting socket.
For more information on how to integrate SMT modules see also [4].This
application note comprises chapters on module mounting and application
layout issues as well as on additional SMT application development equip-
ment.
USB
(see Section 2.1.3)
USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit/s) device interface. Full Speed (12Mbit/s)
compliant.
2 serial interfaces
(see Section 2.1.4, and
Section 2.1.5)
ASC0 (in parts shared with GPIO lines):
• 8-wire modem interface with status and control lines, unbalanced, asyn-
chronous
• Fixed baud rates: 300bps to 921,600bps
• Supports RTS0/CTS0 hardware flow control.
ASC1 (shared with GPIO lines):
• 4-wire, unbalanced asynchronous interface
• Fixed baud rates: 300bps to 921,600bps and 3Mbps
• Supports RTS1/CTS1 hardware flow control
2 UICC interfaces
(switchable)
(see Section 2.1.6)
Supported chip cards: UICC/SIM/USIM 3V, 1.8V
GPIO interface
(see Section 2.1.7)
22 GPIO lines comprising:
13 lines shared with ASC0, ASC1 lines, with network status indication, fast
shutdown and SIM switch
9 GPIO lines not shared
I
2
C interface Supports I
2
C serial interface.
Digital audio interface
(see Section 2.1.8)
1 digital interface can be configured as PCM or I
2
S.
RING0 Support RING0 to wake up host from power saving state.
Antenna interface pads
(see Section 2.1)
50Ω. UMTS/GSM/LTE main antenna, UMTS/LTE Rx Diversity antenna,
GNSS antenna.
ADC inputs
(see Section 2.1.9)
Analog-to-Digital Converter with unbalanced analog inputs, for example, for
the (external) antenna diagnosis
Power on/off, Reset
Power on/off Switch on by hardware signal IGT
Switch off by AT command
Switch off by hardware signal FST_SHDN instead of AT command
Automatic switch off in case of critical temperature or voltage conditions
Reset Orderly reset by AT command
Reset by emergency reset signal EMERG_RST.
Special features
Real time clock Timer functions via AT commands.
Evaluation kit
LGA DevKit LGA DevKit designed to test Thales LGA modules.
Feature Implementation