Telit Wireless Solutions LE910C1-NS Guida

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Mod.0818 2017-11 Rev.0

LE910Cx - mPCIe

HW Design Guide

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APPLICABILITY TABLE

PRODUCTS

LE910C1-NS

LE910C1-NA

LE910C4-NF

LE910C1-AP

LE910C1-EU

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Contents 
NOTICE 2 
COPYRIGHTS................................................................................................ 2 
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS...................................................... 2 
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS............................................... 3 
APPLICABILITY TABLE................................................................................ 4 
CONTENTS.................................................................................................... 5 
1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................ 10 
 Scope......................................................................................... 10 
 Audience..................................................................................... 10 
 Contact Information, Support...................................................... 10 
 Text Conventions........................................................................ 11 
 Related Documents.................................................................... 12 
2. GENERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...................................... 13 
 Overview..................................................................................... 13 
 Product Variants and Frequency Bands...................................... 14 
 Target market............................................................................. 14 
 Main features.............................................................................. 15 
 TX Output Power........................................................................ 17 
 RX Sensitivity ............................................................................. 17 
 Mechanical specifications........................................................... 18 
2.7.1. Dimensions................................................................................. 18 
2.7.2. Weight........................................................................................ 18 
 Temperature range..................................................................... 19 
3. PINS ALLOCATION................................................................... 20 
 Pin-out........................................................................................ 20 
4. POWER SUPPLY....................................................................... 25 
 Power Supply Requirements....................................................... 25 
 Power Consumption ................................................................... 25 
 General Design Rules................................................................. 26 
4.3.1. Electrical Design Guidelines ....................................................... 26 
4.3.1.1. +5V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines ............................ 26 

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4.3.1.2. +12V Source Power Supply Design Guidelines .......................... 27 
4.3.1.3. Battery Source Power Supply Design Guidelines........................ 28 
4.3.2. Thermal Design Guidelines......................................................... 29 
4.3.3. Power Supply PCB layout Guidelines......................................... 30 
 VAUX/PWRMON Power Output.................................................. 32 
 GNSS LNA BIAS ........................................................................ 33 
5. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION................................................. 34 
 Absolute Maximum Ratings –Not Operational............................ 34 
 Recommended Operating Conditions......................................... 34 
6. DIGITAL SECTION .................................................................... 35 
 Logic Levels................................................................................ 35 
 Power On.................................................................................... 38 
 Unconditional Restart.................................................................. 41 
 Power OFF procedure ................................................................ 44 
 Control signals............................................................................ 46 
6.5.1. WAKE_N .................................................................................... 46 
6.5.2. W_DISABLE_N........................................................................... 48 
6.5.3. LED_WWAN_N .......................................................................... 48 
6.5.4. PERST_N................................................................................... 49 
 Hardware Interfaces ................................................................... 50 
6.6.1. USB Port..................................................................................... 50 
6.6.2. Serial Port................................................................................... 52 
6.6.2.1. Modem Serial Port 1 Signals....................................................... 52 
6.6.2.2. RS232 Level Translation............................................................. 53 
6.6.3. I2C - Inter-integrated Circuit........................................................ 55 
6.6.4. Digital Audio ............................................................................... 55 
 SIM Interface.............................................................................. 57 
7. RF SECTION.............................................................................. 58 
 Bands Variants........................................................................... 58 
 TX and RX characteristics .......................................................... 58 
 Antenna requirements................................................................. 58 
7.3.1. Antenna Connectors................................................................... 58 
7.3.2. Main GSM/WCDMA/LTE Antenna Requirements ....................... 59 
7.3.3. Antenna Diversity Requirements................................................. 60 
7.3.4. GNSS Antenna Requirements.................................................... 60 
7.3.4.1. Combined GNSS Antenna.......................................................... 61 

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7.3.4.2. Linear and Patch GNSS Antenna ............................................... 61 
8. MECHANICAL DESIGN............................................................. 62 
 Mechanical Dimensions.............................................................. 62 
8.1.1. Mechanical Drawing ................................................................... 62 
8.1.2. Top View..................................................................................... 62 
8.1.3. Bottom View ............................................................................... 63 
8.1.4. Side View.................................................................................... 64 
9. APPLICATION PCB DESIGN .................................................... 65 
 Recommended footprint for the application................................. 65 
10. EMC RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................... 66 
11. PACKING SYSTEM ................................................................... 67 
 Tray............................................................................................ 67 
 Tray Drawing.............................................................................. 69 
 Moisture sensitivity ..................................................................... 70 
12. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ISSUES .................................... 71 
 Declaration of Conformity ........................................................... 71 
13. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS................................................ 72 
 READ CAREFULLY.................................................................... 72 
14. REFERENCE TABLE OF RF BANDS CHARACTERISTICS..... 73 
15. ACRONYMS............................................................................... 76 
16. DOCUMENT HISTORY .............................................................. 78 
 
 

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List of Tables 
TABLE 1 PRODUCT VARIANTS AND FREQUENCY BANDS........................................................14 
TABLE 2 MAIN FEATURES.............................................................................................................16 
TABLE 3 TX OUTPUT POWER.......................................................................................................17 
TABLE 4 RX SENSITIVITY ..............................................................................................................17 
TABLE 5 TEMPERATURE RANGE.................................................................................................19 
TABLE 6 PIN-OUT............................................................................................................................24 
TABLE 7 POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................25 
TABLE 8 VAUX/PWRMON POWER OUTPUT................................................................................32 
TABLE 9 GNSS LNA BIAS...............................................................................................................33 
TABLE 10 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS –NOT OPERATIONAL.........................................34 
TABLE 11 RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS............................................................34 
TABLE 12 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING CMOS 1.8V................................................................35 
TABLE 13 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING CMOS 3.3V................................................................35 
TABLE 13 OPERATING RANGE CMOS 1.8V.................................................................................36 
TABLE 14 OPERATING RANGE CMOS 3.3V.................................................................................36 
TABLE 15 OPERATING RANGE SIM CARD PADS........................................................................37 
TABLE 16 PERST_N........................................................................................................................41 
TABLE 17 CONTROL SIGNALS......................................................................................................46 
TABLE 18 PERST_N OPERATING LEVELS...................................................................................49 
TABLE 19 HARDWARE INTERFACES ...........................................................................................50 
TABLE 20 USB INTERFACE ...........................................................................................................51 
TABLE 21 MODEM SERIAL PORT 1 SIGNALS..............................................................................52 
TABLE 22 DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE ........................................................................................55 
TABLE 23 SIM INTERFACE SIGNALS............................................................................................57 
TABLE 24 MAIN ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS...............................................................................59 
TABLE 25 DIVERSITY ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS.....................................................................60 
TABLE 26 EMC RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................................66 
TABLE 27 TRAY PACKING .............................................................................................................67 
TABLE 28 PACKING QUANTITIES .................................................................................................67 
TABLE 29 REFERENCE TABLE OF RF BANDS ............................................................................75 
TABLE 30 ACRONYMS....................................................................................................................77 
TABLE 31 DOCUMENT HISTORY ..................................................................................................78 
 
 
 

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List of Figures 
FIGURE 1 LINEAR REGULATOR WITH 5V INPUT........................................................................26 
FIGURE 2 SWITCHING REGULATOR 12V.....................................................................................27 
FIGURE 3 POWER SUPPLY RECOMMENDED CIRCUIT .............................................................31 
FIGURE 4 POWER ON TIMING DIAGRAMM..................................................................................38 
FIGURE 5 RECOMENDED RESET DRIVER CUIRCUIT................................................................42 
FIGURE 6 SHUTDOWN BY SOFTWARE COMMAND ...................................................................44 
FIGURE 7 WAKE_N INTERNAL DRIVER .......................................................................................47 
FIGURE 8 LED_WWAN_N INTERNAL DRIVER.............................................................................48 
FIGURE 9 LEVEL ADAPTER EXAMPLE.........................................................................................54 
FIGURE 10 RS232 DB-9 PINOUT ...................................................................................................54 
FIGURE 11 SIM INTERFACE ..........................................................................................................57 
FIGURE 12 UFL ANTENNA CONNECTORS ..................................................................................58 
FIGURE 13 LE910C1-MPCIE TOP VIEW (DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM) .........................................62 
FIGURE 14 LE910C1-MPCIE BOTTOM VIEW................................................................................63 
FIGURE 15 LE910C1-MPCIE SIDE VIEW.......................................................................................64 
FIGURE 16 LE910C1-MPCIE FOOTPRINT REFERENCE.............................................................65 
FIGURE 17 LE910C1-MPCIE TRAY ORGANIZATION...................................................................68 
FIGURE 18 LE910C1-MPCIE TRAY DRAWING .............................................................................69 
 

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1. INTRODUCTION

Scope

The aim of this document is the description of some hardware solutions useful for

developing a product with the Telit xE910Cx Mini PCIe Adapter.

Audience

This document is intended for Telit customers, especially system integrators, about to

implement their applications using the Telit xE910Cx Mini PCIe Adapter.

Contact Information, Support

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