Operation Manual
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Contents
Revision History ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
1 Functional Description .................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Radio Compliance ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 FCC.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Industry Canada ....................................................................................................................................... 4
3 Hardware ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Electrical Characteristics ......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings ............................................................................................................ 5
3.1.2 General Operating Conditions ......................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Pinout ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Mechanical Dimensions .......................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 Recommended Footprint ......................................................................................................................... 8
3.5 UART Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 8
4 Recommended Antennas ................................................................................................................................. 8
4.1 Embedded Antennas ................................................................................................................................ 8
4.2 Connectorized Antennas .......................................................................................................................... 8
5 Host Integration Instructions ........................................................................................................................... 9
5.1 Module PCB Placement........................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Embedded Antenna Implementation ....................................................................................................... 9
5.3 Connectorized Antenna Implementation ............................................................................................... 10
5.4 Alternative Antenna Implementations ................................................................................................... 10
Revision History
Revision
Date
Author
Notes
A
7-Feb-2020
M Markotany
B
11- Feb-2020
M Markotany
Changes to Pinout – GPIO_0 and Awake_n
Changes made to electrical characteristics - All current
measurements
General changes to layout considerations and antenna
suggestions.
C
11-Feb-2020
R Keaney
General update
C.1
12-Feb-2020
M Markotany
Updated Pinout diagram and table.
C.2
16-Mar-2020
R Keaney
Added FCC Compliance section
C.3
17-April-2020
R Keaney
Added IC Compliance section, renamed from “Datasheet” to
Operation Manual
C.4
01-May-2020
R Keaney
Clarified sections around antenna types and antenna selection,
added PCB layout details.