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AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 2 Document Name: AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview Version: 01.000 Date: 2012-05-29 DocId: AH3-US_HD_v01.000 Status Confidential / Released GENERAL NOTE THE USE OF THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION (THE "PRODUCT") IS SUBJECT TO THE RELEASE N OTE PR OVIDED TOGETHER WITH PRODUCT. IN ANY EVENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE RELEA SE NO TE SHALL PREVAIL. TH IS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON CINTERION PRODUCTS.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview Contents 42 Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Related Documents ........................................................................................... 6 1.2 Terms and Abbreviations ................................................................................... 6 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information .............................................
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview Ta bles 4 Tables Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: Table 5: Table 6: Table 7: Table 8: Table 9: Table 10: Table 11: Table 12: Table 13: Table 14: Directives ......................................................................................................... 9 Standards of North American type approval .................................................... 9 Standards of European type approval..............................................................
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview Figures 5 Figures Figure 1: Figure 2: Figure 3: Figure 4: Figure 5: Figure 6: Figure 7: Figure 8: Figure 9: Figure 10: Figure 11: Figure 12: Figure 13: AH3-US system overview .............................................................................. USB circuit ..................................................................................................... Serial interface ASC0...................................................................................
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1 Introduction 14 1 Introduction The document1 describes the hardware of the AH3-US module, designed to connect to a cellular device application and the air interface. It helps you quickly retrie ve interface specifications, electrical and mechanical details and information on the requirements to be considered for integrating further components. 1.1 [1] [2] Related Documents AH3-US AT Command Set AH3-US Release Notes 1.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.2 Terms and Abbreviations 14 Abbreviation Description DTX Discontinuous Transmission EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution EFR Enhanced Full Rate EGSM Enhanced GSM EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility ERP Effective Radiated Power ESD Electrostatic Discharge ETS European Telecommunication Standard ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FCC Federal Communications Commission (U.S.
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AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 14 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 1.3.1 Directives and Standards AH3-US has been designed to comply with the directives and standards listed below.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 14 Table 3: Standards of European type approval ETSI EN 301 489-01 V1.8.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common Technical Requirements ETSI EN 301 489-07 V1.3.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 14 Table 6: Toxic or hazardous substances or elements with defined concentration limits AH3-US_HD_v01.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 14 1.3.2 SAR requirements specific to portable mobiles Mobile phones, PDAs or other portable transmitters and receivers incorporating a GSM module must be in accordance with the guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency energy. This requires the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of portable AH3-US based applications to be evaluated and approved for compliance with national and/or international regulations.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 14 1.3.3 SELV Requirements The power supply connected to the AH3-US module shall be in compliance with the SELV requirements defined in EN 60950-1. 1.3.4 Safety Precautions The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of the operation, usage, service or repair of any cellular terminal or mobile incorporating AH3-US.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.3 Regulatory and Type Approval Information 14 IMPORTANT! Cellular terminals or mobiles operate using radio signals and cellular networks. Because of this, connection cannot be guaranteed at all times under all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely upon any wireless device for essential communications, for example emergency calls.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 2 Product Concept 18 2 Product Concept 2.
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AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.1 Key Features at a Glance 18 Feature Implementation Firmware update Generic update from host application over ASC0 or USB Interfaces Module interface 80-pin board-to-board connector Antenna Antenna pads for contact springs. MainGSM/UMTS antenna, diversity antenna,(active/passive) GPS antenna USB USB 2.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.2 AH3-US System Overview 18 2.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3 Application Interface 28 3 Application Interface AH3-US is equipped with an 80-pin board-to-board connector that connects to the external application. The host interface incorporates several sub-interfaces described in the following sections: • • • • • • • • • • Operating modes - see Section 3.1 Power supply - see Section 3.2 Serial interface USB - see Section 3.3 Serial interface ASC0 - Section 3.4 UICC/SIM/USIM interface - see Section 3.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.1 Operating Modes 28 3.1 Operating Modes The table below briefly summarizes the various operating modes referred to in the following chapters. Table 7: Overview of operating modes Mode Function Normal GSM / operation GPRS / UMTS / HSPA SLEEP Power saving set automatically when no call is in progressand the USB connection is suspended by host or not present and no active communication via ASC0.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.2 Power Supply 28 3.2 Power Supply AH3-US needs to be connected to a power supply at the board-to-board connector - 5 lines each BATT+ and GND. The power supply of AH3-UShas to be a single voltage source at BATT+.It must must be able to provide the peak current during the uplink transmission. All key functions for supplying power to the device are handled by the power management IC.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.3 USB Interface 28 3.3 USB Interface AH3-US supports a USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit/s) device interface that is Full Speed (12Mbit/s) compliant. The USB interface is primarily intended for use as command and data interface and for downloading firmware. The USB host is responsible for supplying the VUSB_IN line. This line is for voltage detection only. The USB part (driver and transceiver) is supplied by means of BATT+.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.4 Serial Interface ASC0 28 3.4 Serial Interface ASC0 AH3-US offers an 8-wire unbalanced, asynchronous modem interface ASC0 conforming to ITU-T V.24 protocol DCE signalling. The electrical characteristics do not comply with ITU-T V.28. The significant levels are 0V (for low data bit or active state) and 1.8V (for high data bit or inactive state). For electrical characteristics please refer to Table 27. AH3-US is designed for use as a DCE.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.4 Serial Interface ASC0 28 Table 8: DCE-DTE wiring of ASC0 V.24 circuit DCE DTE Line function Signal direction Line function Signal direction 103 TXD0 Input TXD Output 104 RXD0 Output RXD Input 105 RTS0 Input RTS Output 106 CTS0 Output CTS Input 108/2 DTR0 Input DTR Output 107 DSR0 Output DSR Input 109 DCD0 Output DCD Input 125 RING0 Output RING Input AH3-US_HD_v01.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.5 UICC/SIM/USIM Interface 28 3.5 UICC/SIM/USIM Interface AH3-US has an integrated UICC/SIM/USIM interface compatible with the 3GPP 31.102 and ETSI 102 221. This is wired to the host interface in order to be connected to an external SIM card holder. Six pins on the board-to-board connector are reserved for the SIM interface. The UICC/SIM/USIM interface supports 3V and 1.8V SIM cards.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.5 UICC/SIM/USIM Interface 28 open: Card removed closed: Card inserted Module Board-to-board connector CCIN CCRST CCCLK 1n SIM / UICC CCGND CCIO CCVCC 220n Figure 4: UICC/SIM/USIM interface The total cable length between the board-to-board connector pins pins on AH3-US and the pins of the external SIM card holder must not exceed 100mm in order to meet the specifications of 3GPP TS 51.010-1 and to satisfy the requirements of EMC compliance.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 3.6 Analog Audio Interface 28 3.6 Analog Audio Interface AH3-US has an analog audio interface with a balanced analog microphone input and a balanced analog earpiece output. A supply voltage and an analogground connection are provided at dedicated pins. AH3-US offers six audio modes which can be selected with the AT^SNFS command. The electrical characteristics of the voiceband part vary with the audio mode.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 4 GPS Receiver 28 4 GPS Receiver AH3-US integrates a GPS receiver that offers the full performance of GPS technology. The GPS receiver is able to continuously track all satellites in view, thus providing accurate satellite position data. The integrated GPS receiver supports the NMEA protocol via USB or ASC0 interface. NMEA is a combined electrical and data specification for communication between various (marine) electronic devices including GPS receivers.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 5 Antenna Interfaces 32 5 Antenna Interfaces 5.1 GSM/UMTS Antenna Interface The AH3-US RF antenna interface comprises a main GSM/UMTS antenna as well as an optional UMTS Rx diversity antenna to improve signal reliability and quality1. The RF interface has an impedance of 50. AH3-US is capable of sustaining a total mismatch at the antenna pad without any damage, even when transmitting at maximum RF power.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.1 GSM/UMTS Antenna Interface 32 5.1.1.1 Pogo Pins The Rosenberger pog o pins have been qu alified by Cinterion for ap plications with a 3mm board-to-board connector stacking height. To ensure a reliable connection the module should therefore be fixed at an equidistance of 3mm from the external application’s PCB. For details on board-to-board connectors and stacking heights see Section 6.3. For ordering information on the pogo pins see Section 8.1.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.1 GSM/UMTS Antenna Interface 32 Figure 7 shows how the module’s antenna pads may be mounted onto the Rosenberger Pogo pins on an external application. Pogo pins Antenna pads Module connected to application (antenna pads and board-to-board connector) Figure 7: Exploded view of module’s antenna pads mounted on Pogo pins AH3-US_HD_v01.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.2 GPS Antenna Interface 32 5.2 GPS Antenna Interface In addition to the RF antenna interface AH3-US also has a GPS antenna interface. See Section 6.1 to find out where the GPS antenna pad is located. The GPS pad is the same as for the RF antenna interface (see Section 5.1.1 ). It is possible to connect active or passive GPSantennas. In either case they must have 50Ohm impedance. The simultaneous operation of GSM and GPS has been implemented.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 6 Mechanics 38 6 Mechanics 6.1 Mechanical Dimensions of AH3-US Figure 8 shows a 3D view1 of AH3-US and provides an overview of the board's mechanical dimensions. For further details see Figure 9. Length: Width: Height: 53.00mm 33.90mm 3.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.1 Mechanical Dimensions of AH3-US 38 Figure 9: Dimensions of AH3-US (all dimensions in mm) AH3-US_HD_v01.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.2 Mounting AH3-US to the Application Platform 38 6.2 Mounting AH3-US to the Application Platform There are many ways to properly install AH3-US in the host device. An efficient approach is to mount the AH3-US PCB to a frame, plate, rack or chassis. Fasteners ca n be M2 screws plus suita ble wa shers, circuit board s pacers, or customize d screws, clamps, or brackets. In addition, the board-to-board connection can also be utilized to achieve better support.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.3 Board-to-Board Application Connector 38 Table 12: Technical specifications of Molex board-to-board connector Parameter Specification (80-pin B2B connector) Electrical Number of Contacts 80 Contact spacing 0.5mm (.020") Voltage 50V Rated current 0.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.3 Board-to-Board Application Connector 38 Figure 11: Molex board-to-board connector 52991-0808 on AH3-US AH3-US_HD_v01.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.3 Board-to-Board Application Connector 38 Figure 12: Mating board-to-board connector 53748-0808 on application AH3-US_HD_v01.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 7 Reference Approval 40 7 Reference Approval 7.1 Reference Equipment for Type Approval The Cinterion Wireless Modules reference setup submitted to type approve AH3-US is shown in the following figure1. The module is connected to the DSB75 via a special adapter and either mounted directly onto the adapter or connected using a flex cable: Figure 13: Reference equipment for type approval 1. For RF performance tests a mini-SMT/U.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 7.2 Compliance with FCC and IC Rules and Regulations 40 7.2 Compliance with FCC and IC Rules and Regulations The Equipment Authorization Certification for the Cinterion Wireless Modules reference application described in Section 7.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 8 Appendix 42 8 Appendix 8.1 List of Parts and Accessories Table 13: List of parts and accessories Description Supplier Ordering information AH3-US Cinterion Standard module Cinterion Wireless Modules IMEI: Ordering number: L30960-N2350-A100 DSB75 Support Box Cinterion Ordering number: L36880-N8811-A100 DSB75-Adapter for mounting Cinterion the AH3-US module Ordering number: L30960-N2301-A100 Votronic Handset VOTRONIC Votronic HH-SI-30.3/V1.
AH3-US Hardware Interface Overview 8.1 List of Parts and Accessories 42 Table 14: Molex sales contacts (subject to change) Molex For further information please click: http://www.molex.com Molex Deutschland GmbH Otto-Hahn-Str. 1b 69190 Walldorf Germany Phone: +49-6227-3091-0 Fax: +49-6227-3091-8100 Email: mxgermany@molex.com American Headquarters Lisle, Illinois 60532 U.S.A. Phone: +1-800-78MOLEX Fax: +1-630-969-1352 Molex China Distributors Beijing, Room 1311, Tower B, COFCO Plaza No.
