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Summary of Contents for Sierra Wireless AirPrime SL8084T
- Page 1 Hardware Integration Guide AirPrime SL8084T 4112719 January 07, 2013...
- Page 2 Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be totally lost. Although significant delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Sierra Wireless modem are used in a normal manner with a well-constructed network, the Sierra Wireless modem should not be used in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind to the user or any other party, including but not limited to personal injury, death, or loss of property.
- Page 3 This product may contain technology developed by or for Sierra Wireless Inc. ® This product includes technology licensed from QUALCOMM This product is manufactured or sold by Sierra Wireless Inc. or its affiliates under one or more patents licensed from InterDigital Group. Copyright ©...
- Page 4 Hardware Integration Guide Document History Version Date Updates October 17, 2012 Document creation October 17, 2012 Updated Table 6 RF Bands Added sections: 4 RF Circuit Routing Constraints 6.3 Important Compliance Information for North American Users January 07, 2013 Updated section 2.1 Power Supply Updated Table 2 Averaged Call Mode Data DC Power Consumption 4112719...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ....................8 1.1. Hardware Development Components ................8 2. POWER INTERFACE ................... 9 2.1. Power Supply ........................9 2.2. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ..................10 2.3. Power States ........................11 3. RF INTEGRATION ..................... 12 3.1. Supported RF Bands ....................... 12 3.1.1. - Page 6 List of Figures Figure 1. AppCAD Screenshot for MicroStrip Design Power Mode Diagram ........ 14 Figure 2. RF Routing Example with Lead Type RF Connectors ............ 14 Figure 3. RF Routing Example with SMT Type RF Connectors ............. 15 Figure 4. Coplanar Clearance Example ..................
- Page 7 List of Tables Table 1. Power and Ground Specifications ..................9 Table 2. Averaged Call Mode Data DC Power Consumption ............9 Table 3. Power Supply Requirements ................... 10 Table 4. ESD Specifications ......................10 Table 5. Supported SL8084T Power States .................. 11 Table 6.
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Page 8: Introduction
1. Introduction The Sierra Wireless AirPrime SL8084T soldered-down module forms the radio component for the products in which it is embedded. Module-specific performance and physical characteristics are described in document [2] AirPrime SL808x Product Technical Specification and Customer Design Guidelines. -
Page 9: Power Interface
2. Power Interface 2.1. Power Supply Power is provided to the SL8084T through power and ground pins as detailed in the following table. Table 1. Power and Ground Specifications Signal/Pin Pins Type Specification Parameter Units Name Voltage range 3.30 3.60 4.30 VCC_3V6 42, 44... -
Page 10: Electrostatic Discharge (Esd)
Hardware Integration Guide Power Interface Mode Band Current (at 3.6V) Conditions Power Peak Average (mA) (mA) EDGE Class 12 50Ω 1800 1900 Includes USB bus current. Peak consumption averaged over 100µs. Current consumption increases by 50mA with a 6dB return loss-based load-pull. GSM mode peak current increases to 2.2A (from nominal 1.6–1.7A) with 6dB return loss-based load-pull. -
Page 11: Power States
Hardware Integration Guide Power Interface 2.3. Power States The SL8084T module has five power states as detailed in the following table. Table 5. Supported SL8084T Power States Host Module State Description Interface Powered Powered Enabled Active Capable of placing / receiving calls or establishing data connections on network ... -
Page 12: Rf Integration
3. RF Integration 3.1. Supported RF Bands Table 6. RF Bands Technology Band Tx Frequency (MHz) Rx Frequency (MHz) GSM 850 824 – 849 869 – 894 EGSM 900 880 – 915 925 – 960 DCS 1800 1710 – 1785 1805 –... -
Page 13: Determining The Antenna's Location
Hardware Integration Guide RF Integration Determining the Antenna’s Location 3.2.2. Consider the following points when deciding where to place the antenna: Antenna location may affect RF performance. Although the module is shielded to prevent interference in most applications, the placement of the antenna is still very important—if the host device is insufficiently shielded, high levels of broadband or spurious noise can degrade the module’s performance. -
Page 14: Rf Circuit Routing Constraints
(W), trace thickness (T), and height (H) between the trace and the reference ground plane. In order to respect this constraint, Sierra Wireless recommends that a MicroStrip structure be used and trace width be computed with a simulation tool (such as AppCAD, shown in the figure below and available free of charge at http://www.avagotech.com). -
Page 15: Figure 3. Rf Routing Example With Smt Type Rf Connectors
Hardware Integration Guide RF Circuit Routing Constraints Figure 3. RF Routing Example with SMT Type RF Connectors Fill the area around the RF traces with ground and ground vias to connect inner ground layers for isolation. Cut out ground fill under RF signal pads to reduce stray capacitance losses. ... -
Page 16: Audio Interface
5. Audio Interface The AirPrime SL8084T embedded module supports analog and PCM audio as summarized in the following tables. Refer to document [2] AirPrime SL808x Product Technical Specification and Customer Design Guidelines for detailed information about the audio interfaces. Table 7. - Page 17 Hardware Integration Guide Audio Interface Responsible Function Codec AGC (Automatic Gain Normalizes audio volumes in varying acoustic environments Module Control) Generation and detection of DTMF tones is required in both DTMF tones Module directions of the phone Interface Low level noise injected into Rx path for user ‘connection’ Comfort noise Module experience...
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Page 18: Regulatory Information
Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be totally lost. Although significant delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Sierra Wireless modem are used in a normal manner with a well constructed network, the Sierra Wireless modem should not be used in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind to the user or any other party, including but not limited to personal injury, death, or loss of property. -
Page 19: Eu Regulatory Conformity
SAR requirements of FCC Part 2.1093 and IC RSS-102. 6.3.1. EU Regulatory Conformity Sierra Wireless hereby declares that the SL8084T modem conforms with all essential requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conformity made under Directive 1999/5/EC is available for viewing at the... -
Page 20: References
7. References 7.1. Reference Documents Universal AirPrime SL Series Development Kit User Guide Reference: WA_DEV_LG_UGD_003 AirPrime SL808x Product Technical Specification and Customer Design Guidelines Reference: 4111992 7.2. Acronyms and Definitions Acronym or Term Definition Automatic Gain Control Bit Error Rate - a measure of receive sensitivity BLER Block Error Rate Call Box... - Page 21 Measure of lowest power signal at the receiver input that can provide a prescribed BER/BLER/SNR value at the receiver output. Subscriber Identity Module SL8084T Sierra Wireless AirPrime soldered-down module used on GSM/UMTS networks Signal to Noise Ratio Start of Frame - a USB function UART...