Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Telit GE864-QUAD, GE864-PY, GC864-QUAD, GC864-PY Product Description Telit Communications S.p.a.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Contents 1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................7 2 GENERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................9 2.1 Size .......................................................................................................................9 2.1.1 2.1.2 GE864 ..........................................
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.12.11 2.12.12 2.12.13 2.12.14 2.12.15 2.12.16 2.12.17 2.12.18 2.13 Call status indication ................................................................................................ 15 Indication of network service availability .................................................................. 16 Automatic answer (Voice, Data or FAX) ..................................................................
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 4 Serial interface................................................................................................................ 40 Audio .............................................................................................................................. 40 GPIO and Leds ...............................................................................................................
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 7 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................................68 8 GE864 AND GC864 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...........................................................69 9 LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................70 10 DOCUMENT CHANGE LOG......................................................................................
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 1 Overview The Telit GE864 and GC864 modules are small, lightweight, low power consumption and RoHS compliant devices that allow digital communication services wherever a GSM 850, 900, DCS 1800 or PCS 1900 network is present. The GE864 is a low cost connector-less best solution for medium to high quantity projects. The GC864 is provided with a 80 pin Molex board to board connector and a 50 Ohm Murata RF connector.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 9 Full RS232 UART, CMOS level (ASC0) interface for AT commands: - Autobauding from 2.4 up to 57.6 Kbps - Fixed baud rate up to 115.2 Kbps 9 Two wires RS232, CMOS level (ASC1) for PYTHON debug: 9 SIM card interface, 1.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2 General Product Description 2.1 Size 2.1.1 GE864 The Telit GE864 module overall dimension are: • • • Length: Width: Thickness: 30 mm 30 mm 2.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.1.2 GC864 The Telit GC864 module overall dimensions are: • • • Length: Width: Thickness: 36.2 mm 30 mm 3.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.2 Weight GE864: GC864: 6 gr 8 gr. (preliminary) 2.3 Environmental requirements The Telit GE864 and GC864 modules are compliant with the applicable ETSI reference documentation GSM 05.05 Release1998. 2.3.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.5 Transmitter output power GSM–850/900 The Telit GE864 and GC864 transceiver modules in GSM–850/900 operating mode are class 4 in accordance with the specifications which determine the nominal 2W peak RF power (+33dBm) on 50 Ohm.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.7.1 GC864 Antenna connector The GC864 module is equipped with a 50 Ohm RF connector from Murata, GSC type P/N MM93292700B. The counterpart suitable is Murata MXTK92 Type or MXTK88 Type. Moreover, the GC864 has the antenna pads on the back side of the PCB. This allows the manual soldering of the coaxial cable directly on the back side of the PCB.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Battery pins VBATT, GND Battery charger input voltage min 5.0 V Battery charger input voltage typ 5.5 V Battery charger input voltage max 7.0 V Battery charger input current max 400mA Battery type Li-Ion rechargeable NOTE: If embodied battery charger is used, then a LOW ESR capacitor of at least 100μF must be mounted in parallel to VBATT pin.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.12.4 Real Time Clock and Alarm The Telit GE864 and GC864 support the Real Time Clock and Alarm functions through AT commands, furthermore an alarm output pin (GPIO6) can be configured to indicate the alarm with a hardware line output. Furthermore the Voltage Output of the RTC power supply is provided so that a backup capacitor can be added to increase the RTC autonomy. 2.12.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.12.12 Indication of network service availability The STAT_LED pin status shows information on the network service availability and Call status. The pin is an Open Collector output where it is possible to directly connect a LED to show information on the network service availability and Call status. Therefore, the status indicated in the following table is reversed with respect to the pin status.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 No service tone; Alarm tone. 2.12.16 DTMF tones The DTMF tones are managed by specific AT commands. These tones are generated with AT commands only during voice calls. The minimum duration of a DTMF tone is 100 ms.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 digital pin when on Input voltage on analog pins when on -0.3V +3.0 V Operating Range - Interface levels (2.8V CMOS) Level Min Max Input high level 2.1V 3.3V Input low level Output high level Output low level 0V 2.2V 0V 0.5V 3.0V 0.35V For 2,0V signals: Operating Range - Interface levels (2.0V CMOS) Level Min Max 2.13.1 Input high level 1.6V 3.3V Input low level Output high level Output low level 0V 1,65V 0V 0.4V 2.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Reset Signal Operating levels: Signal RESET Input high RESET Input low Min 2.2V* 0V Max 3.3V 0.2V * this signal is internally pulled up so the pin can be left floating if not used. If unused, this signal may be left unconnected. If used, then it must always be connected with an open collector transistor, to allow to the internal circuitry the power on reset and under voltage lockout functions. 2.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.16 Audio levels specifications The audio of the GE864 / GC864 is organized into two main paths: - internal path (called also MT) external path (called also HF) These two paths are meant respectively for handset and headset/hands-free use.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.19 Board to Board interface 2.19.1 GE864 balls allocation Ball Signal I/O Function Internal PULL UP Type Audio H9 EAR_MT- AO Handset earphone signal output, phase - Audio G10 EAR_MT+ AO Handset earphone signal output, phase + Audio H10 EAR_HF+ AO Handsfree ear output, phase + Audio J10 EAR_HF- AO F9 AXE I Handsfree ear output, phase Handset mic.signal input; phase+, nom. 50mVrms Handset mic.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.19.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 AUDIO Signals balls SIM CARD interface balls TRACE Signals balls Prog. / data + Hw Flow Control signals balls IIC signals balls DAC and ADC signals balls MISCELLANEOUS functions signals balls TELIT GPIO balls POWER SUPPLY VBATT balls POWER SUPPLY GND balls RESERVED 2.19.3 GC864 pins allocation The GC864 uses an 80 pin Molex p.n. 53949-0878 male connector for the connections with the external applications.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Pin Signal I/O Function 20 SIMIO I/O External SIM signal - Data I/O 21 SIMIN I External SIM signal - Presence (active low) 22 SIMCLK O External SIM signal – Clock Internal Pull up Type 1.8/3V 47KΩ 1.8/3V 1.8/3V Trace 23 RX_TRACE I RX Data for debug monitor CMOS 2.8V 24 TX_TRACE O TX Data for debug monitor CMOS 2.8V Prog. / Data + Hw Flow Control 25 C103/TXD I Serial data input (TXD) from DTE CMOS 2.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Pin Signal I/O Function Internal Pull up Type 61 TGPIO_15 I/O Telit GPIO15 GPIO pin CMOS 2.8V 62 TGPIO_12 I/O Telit GPIO12 Configurable GPIO CMOS 2.8V 63 TGPIO_10 I/O Telit GPIO10 I/O pin CMOS 2.8V 64 TGPIO_22 I/O Telit GPIO22 Configurable GPIO CMOS 1.8V 65 TGPIO_18 I/O Telit GPIO18 I/O pin CMOS 2.8V 66 TGPIO_03 I/O Telit GPIO3 Configurable GPIO CMOS 2.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.20 Mounting the GE864 on your Board 2.20.1 General The Telit GE864 modules has been designed in order to be compliant with a standard lead-free SMT process. 2.20.2 Module finishing & dimensions Pin A1 Lead-free Alloy Surface finishing Sn/Ag/Cu for all solder pads 2.20.3 Stencil Stencil’s apertures layout can be the same of the recommended footprint (1:1), we suggest a thickness of stencil foil ≥ 120µm. 2.20.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Recommendations for PCB pad dimensions Ball pitch [mm] Solder resist opening diameter A [mm] Metal pad diameter B [mm] 2,5 1,150 1 ± 0.05 Placement of microvias not covered by solder resist is not recommended inside the “Solder resist opening”, unless the microvia carry the same signal of the pad itself. Holes in pad are allowed only for blind holes and not for through holes.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Recommendations for PCB pad surfaces: Finish Layer thickness [µm] Electro-less Ni / 3 –7 / Immersion Au 0.05 – 0.15 Properties good solder ability protection, high shear force values The PCB must be able to resist the higher temperatures which are occurring at the lead-free process. This issue should be discussed with the PCB-supplier.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.21 Mounting the GC864 on your board The position of the Molex board to board connector and the pin 1 are shown in the following picture.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.22 Packing system The Telit GE864 and GC864 are packaged on trays of 20 pieces each. This is especially suitable for the GE864 according to SMT processes for pick & place movement requirements. Section A-A The size of the tray is: 329 x 176mm Note that trays can withstand at the maximum temperature of 65° C.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.22.1 GE864 orientation on the tray The modules on the tray are oriented as shown in A and the tray is oriented toward left as shown in B.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 2.22.2 GC864 orientation on the tray The GC864 will use the same tray of the GE864, and will be placed with the board to board connector and the shield facing upper. The label including the IMEI number will be placed on the shield. 2.22.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 3 Evaluation Kit In order to assist you in the development of your Telit GE864 / GC864 module based application, Telit can supply the EVK2 Evaluation Kit with appropriate power supply, SIM card housing, RS 232 serial port level translator, direct UART connection, Handset, Headset and Hands-free (car kit) audio, antenna. The EVK2 provides a fully functional solution for a complete data/phone application.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 3.1 Evaluation Kit description For a detailed description of the Telit Evaluation Kit refer to the documentation provided with the Telit GE864 / GC864 Hardware User Guide. 3.1.1 Power Supply In the Board there are three different power sources, that embrace a wide range of applications, from the automotive +12V input to the stand alone battery powered device.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 4 Service and firmware update The serial cable used for the communication with a PC can be also used to update the Telit GE864 / GC864 module firmware. The RS232 connector DB type 9 pin 90° is used to connect the Telit Evaluation Kit. to any DTE . All levels are conformed to RS232 and V.24 standard and a PC serial port can be directly connected to this connector.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 VII. Press OK to the initial message. NOTE: the power supply must not be disconnected during the firmware update. VIII. Select the right COM port and speed. Note that to go faster than 115200 you need a special hardware on the PC. Then Press the Download button and within 5 seconds poweron the GE864 / GC864.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 IX. Wait for the end of programming green message OK The Telit GE864 / GC864 module is now programmed with the new firmware. NOTE: the above pictures show how the application dialogs appear for the GM862 product. The GE864 / GC864 TFI application will look similar. 4.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 5 Software Features 5.1 Enhanced Easy GPRS Extension 5.1.1 Overview The Easy GPRS feature allows the Telit GE864 / GC864 user to contact a device in internet and establish with it a raw data flow over the GPRS and Internet networks.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 5.1.2 Easy GPRS definition The Easy GPRS feature provides a way to replace the need of an Internet TCP/IP stack at the terminal equipment side.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 DNS to obtain the IP address relative to the host nick name provided. This process of context activation and DNS query may require a bit more time and requires that the GPRS network coverage is good enough to permit data transfers. 5.1.2.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 - In Command Mode (CM), some AT commands are provided to configure the Data Module Internet stack and to start up the data traffic. In data traffic mode (Socket Mode, SKTM), the client can send/receive a raw data stream which will be encapsulated in the previously configured TCP / IP packets which will be sent to the other side of the network and vice versa.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 Note that activating a context implies getting an IP address from the network and this will be maintained throughout the session. The response code to the AT#GPRS=1 command reports the IP address obtained from the network, allowing the user to report it to his server or application. Deactivating the context implies freeing the network resources previously allocated to the device. 5.1.3.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 The steps that will be required to open a socket in listen, waiting for connection requests from remote hosts and accept these request connections only from a selected set of hosts, then close it without closing the GRPS context are: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Configuring the GPRS Access Configuring the embedded TCP/IP stack behavior (see par. 5.1.3.2) Defining the Internet Peer that can contact this device (firewall settings) (see par.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 AT#FRWL=1,"197.158.1.1","255.255.0.0" 5.1.4.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 5.2 Jammed Detect & Report Extension 5.2.1 Overview The Jammed Detect & Report feature allows a Telit GE864 / GC864 to detect the presence of a disturbing device such as a Communication Jammer and give indication to the user and/or send a report of that to the network. This feature can be very important in alarm, security and safety applications that rely on the module for the communications.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 5.3 Easy Script Extension - Python interpreter 5.3.1 Overview This feature is available only on the Telit GE864-PY and GC864-PY. The Easy Script Extension is a feature that allows driving the modem "internally" writing the controlling application directly in a nice high level language: Python.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 - 1.5 MB RAM reserved for Python engine usage A schematic of this approach is: GE864-PY / GC864-PY RAM FLASH ROM Available User NVM FLASH Memory (3Mbyte) GSM-GPRS Protocol Stack FLASH ROM memory PYTHON 1.5.2+ INTERPRETER ENGINE MDM module VIRTUAL INTERNAL AT SERIAL PORT AT COMMANDS GPRS MODEM ENGINE Available RAM for Python Interpreter (1.5 Mbyte) RAM for GSM-GPRS modem Protocol Stack HARDWARE RESOURCES 5.3.2 Python 1.5.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 National Research Initiatives or CNRI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. While CWI is the initial source for this software, a modified version is made available by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) at the Internet address ftp://ftp.python.org.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 The MDM interface is the most important one. It allows Python script to send AT commands, receive responses and unsolicited indications, send data to the network and receive data from the network during connections. It is quite the same as the usual serial port interface in the Telit GE864 / GC864.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 5.4 AT Commands The Telit GE864 / GC864 module can be driven via the serial interface using the standard AT commands 1. The Telit GE864 / GC864 module is compliant with: 1. Hayes standard AT command set, in order to maintain the compatibility with existing SW programs. 2. ETSI GSM 07.07 specific AT command and GPRS specific commands. 3. ETSI GSM 07.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 +CGQREQ Quality of service profile (requested) Commands For Battery Charger +CBC Battery Charge ETSI GSM 07.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 • • • • • • • • • • Easy Scan Extension Network Survey of the complete 900/1800/1900 #CSURV Network #CSURVC Network Survey in computer friendly format #CSURVU Network Survey of user defined 900/1800/1900 chan.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 6 Conformity Assessment Issues The Telit GE864 and GC864 are assessed to be conform to the R&TTE Directive. If the antenna connected to the module is conforming to the requirements specified under this document, it requires no further evaluation under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive and do not require further involvement of a R&TTE Directive Notified Body for the final product.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 7 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS READ CAREFULLY Be sure the use of this product is allowed in the country and in the environment required.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 8 GE864 and GC864 Technical Support Telit’s technical support to GE864 and GC864 wireless modems customers consists in: • Technical documentation: available for download into the Website www.telit.com >Products >Modules > selected model. • Engineering support: accessible via E-Mail service with 48 hr replies assured under normal conditions.
Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev.
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Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description 80273ST10008A Rev. 3 - 10/02/06 10 Document Change Log Revision DRAFT #0 DRAFT #1 DRAFT #2 ISSUE #3 Date Changes Draft for comments 23/06/2005 Updated Para 2.16 Interfaces on GE864 and Pins allocation Added BGA Balls layout Updated Para 2.17 Updated Para 2.18 Updated Para 3 04/08/2005 1 Overview: updated 2.3 Environmental requirements: changed 2.6 reference sensitivity: updated 2.16: Interfaces on GE864 and Pins allocation: changed 2.