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Hardware Design
UMTS/HSDPA Module Series
Rev. UC15_Hardware_Design_V1.3
Date: 2014-04-15
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  • Page 1 UC15 Hardware Design UMTS/HSDPA Module Series Rev. UC15_Hardware_Design_V1.3 Date: 2014-04-15 www.quectel.com...
  • Page 2 QUECTEL OFFERS THIS INFORMATION AS A SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS BASED UPON CUSTOMERS’ REQUIREMENTS. QUECTEL MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE INFORMATION IT MAKES AVAILABLE. QUECTEL DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED BY USE OF OR RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION.

  • Page 3: About The Document

    Revision Date Author Description 2013-11-26 Mountain ZHOU Initial 1． Modified packaging information of UC15 in the Chapter 7.3. 2014-01-15 Huik LI 2． Modified Figure 4 and Figure 11. 3． Modified the description of command AT+CFUN in the Chapter 3.5.2. 2014-02-14 Huik LI Modified the frequency bands of UC15.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Contents About the Document ........................... 2 Contents ............................... 3 Table Index ..............................6 Figure Index ..............................7 Introduction ............................9 1.1. Safety Information........................9 Product Concept ..........................11 2.1. General Description ......................... 11 2.2.
  • Page 5 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 3.9. UART Interface ........................35 3.9.1. The Connection of UART ....................36 3.9.2. UART Application ......................38 3.10. Behavior of the RI ........................39 3.11. Analog Audio Interface ......................40 3.11.1. Decrease TDD Noise and Other Noise ................41 3.11.2.
  • Page 6 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Appendix A Reference ........................75 Appendix B GPRS Coding Scheme ....................78 10 Appendix C GPRS Multi-slot Class ....................79 11 Appendix D EDGE Modulation and Coding Scheme ..............80 UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released...
  • Page 7 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Table Index TABLE 1: FREQUENCY BANDS OF UC15 SERIES ..................11 TABLE 2: UC15 KEY FEATURES ........................13 TABLE 3: IO PARAMETERS DEFINITION ......................19 TABLE 4: PIN DESCRIPTION ........................... 19 TABLE 5: OVERVIEW OF OPERATING MODES ..................... 24 TABLE 6: VBAT AND GND PIN .........................
  • Page 8 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure Index FIGURE 1: FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM ....................... 15 FIGURE 2: PIN ASSIGNMENT (TOP VIEW) ....................18 FIGURE 3: UART SLEEP APPLICATION ......................26 FIGURE 4: USB APPLICATION WITH SUSPEND FUNCTION ................ 26 FIGURE 5: USB SLEEP APPLICATION WITHOUT SUSPEND FUNCTION ............ 27 FIGURE 6: STAR STRUCTURE OF THE POWER SUPPLY................
  • Page 9 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design FIGURE 42: UC15 TOP AND SIDE DIMENSIONS ................... 68 FIGURE 43: UC15 BOTTOM DIMENSIONS (BOTTOM VIEW) ............... 69 FIGURE 44: BOTTOM PADS DIMENSIONS (BOTTOM VIEW) ............... 69 FIGURE 45: RECOMMENDED FOOTPRINT (TOP VIEW) ................70 FIGURE 46: TOP VIEW OF THE MODULE ......................

  • Page 10: Introduction

    If not so, Quectel does not take on any liability for customer failure to comply with these precautions.
  • Page 11 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design GSM cellular terminals or mobiles operate over radio frequency signal and cellular network and cannot be guaranteed to connect in all conditions, for example no mobile fee or an invalid USIM card. While you are in this condition and need emergent help, please remember using emergency call.

  • Page 12: Product Concept

    More details about GPRS/EDGE multi-slot configuration and coding schemes, please refer to Appendix B, C and D. With a tiny profile of 29.0mm × 29.0mm × 2.5mm, UC15 can meet almost all requirements for M2M application such as automotive, metering, tracking system, security solutions, routers, wireless POS, mobile computing devices, PDA phone and tablet PC, etc.

  • Page 13: Directives And Standards

    20cm from the radio antenna of UC15 module depending on the Mobile status. Note: If a portable device (such as PDA) uses UC15 module, the device needs to do permissive change and SAR testing. The following list of antenna is indicating the maximum permissible antenna gain.

  • Page 14: Table 2: Uc15 Key Features

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Table 2: UC15 Key Features Feature Details Supply voltage: 3.3V~4.3V Power Supply Typical supply voltage: 3.8V Frequency Bands UC15: GSM850/900/1800/1900, UMTS850/1900 HSDPA R5: Max 3.6Mbps (DL) WCDMA R99: Max 384kbps (DL)/Max 384kbps (UL) Transmission Data EDGE: Max 236.8kbps (DL only)
  • Page 15 USB driver: support Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows CE5.0/6.0, Windows Mobile 6.1/6.5, Linux 2.6 or later, Android 2.3 or later. Compliant with 3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005 and Quectel enhanced AT AT Commands commands. Network Indication Indicate network activity status.

  • Page 16: Functional Diagram

    Peripheral interface Figure 1: Functional Diagram 2.5. Evaluation Board In order to help you to develop applications with UC15, Quectel supplies an evaluation board (EVB), RS-232 to USB cable, USB data cable, power adapter, earphone, antenna and other peripherals to UC15_Hardware_Design...
  • Page 17 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design control or test the module. For details, please refer to document [2]. UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 16 / 78...

  • Page 18: Application Interface

    Application Interface 3.1. General Description UC15 is equipped with a 68-pin 1.3mm pitch SMT pads plus 40-pin ground pads and reserved pads that connect to cellular application platform. Sub-interfaces included in these pads are described in details in the following chapters: ...

  • Page 19: Pin Assignment

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 3.2. Pin Assignment The following figure shows the pin assignment of the UC15 module. Figure 2: Pin Assignment (Top View) NOTES Keep all RESERVED pins and unused pins unconnected. GND pads 81~108 should be connected to ground in the design, and RESERVED pads 69~80 should be unconnected.

  • Page 20: Pin Description

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 3.3. Pin Description The pin definition of UC15 is shown in table 4. Table 3: IO Parameters Definition Type Description Bidirectional input/output Digital input Digital output Power input Power output Analog input Analog output...
  • Page 21 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 42,44~49 65,67~68 Ground. ,81~108 Turn On/Off Pin Name Pin No. Description DC Characteristics Comment ≈200kΩ Turn on/off the max=2.1V Pull-up to 1.8V PWRKEY module. min=1.3V internally. max=0.5V max=2.1V Pull-up to 1.8V RESET_N Reset the module.
  • Page 22 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Specified ground for USIM_GND USIM card. For 1.8V USIM: Vmax=1.95V Vmin=1.65V Either 1.8V or 3.0V is Power supply for USIM_VDD supported by the USIM card. For 3.0V USIM: module automatically. Vmax=3.0V Vmin=2.7V For 1.8V USIM: max = 0.6V...
  • Page 23 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design General purpose Voltage range: ADC0 analog to digital 0V to 2.1V converter. General purpose Voltage range: ADC1 analog to digital 0V to 2.1V converter. UART Interface Pin Name Pin No. Description DC Characteristics Comment max=0.45V...
  • Page 24 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Auxiliary audio MIC2P positive input. Auxiliary audio MIC2N negative input. Audio positive SPK1P output. Audio negative SPK1N output. Auxiliary audio SPK2P positive output. Separate ground for AGND Analog ground. Ground. external audio circuits. PCM Interface Pin Name Pin No.

  • Page 25: Operating Modes

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 2.6V only. Other Pins Pin Name Pin No. Description DC Characteristics Comment min=-0.3V Application process max=0.91V AP_READY or sleep state 2.6V power domain. min=1.69V detection. max=2.9V 1,3~5,9~ 10,16,27 Keep these pins RESERVED Reserved. ~33,66, unconnected.

  • Page 26: Power Saving

    3.5. Power Saving 3.5.1. Sleep Mode UC15 is able to reduce its current consumption to a minimum value during the sleep mode. The following section describes power saving procedure of UC15. 3.5.1.1. UART Application If application processor communicates with module via UART interface, the following preconditions can let the module enter into the sleep mode.

  • Page 27: Usb Application With Suspend Function

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 3: UART Sleep Application The RI of module is used to wake up the processor, and AP_READY will detect the sleep state of processor (can be configured to high level or low level detection). You should pay attention to the level match shown in dotted line between module and processor.

  • Page 28: Usb Application Without Suspend Function

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design When the processor’s USB bus returns to resume state, the module will be woken up. 3.5.1.3. USB Application without Suspend Function If application processor communicates with module via USB interface, and processor does not support USB suspend function, you should disconnect USB_VBUS with additional control circuit to let the module enter into sleep mode.

  • Page 29: Power Supply

    For detailed information about command AT+CFUN, please refer to document [1]. 3.6. Power Supply 3.6.1. Power Supply Pins UC15 provides four VBAT pins to connect with the external power supply. There are two separate voltage domains for VBAT.  VBAT_RF with two pads for module RF.

  • Page 30: Reference Design For Power Supply

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 6: Star Structure of the Power Supply Please pay special attention to the power supply design for applications. Make sure the input voltage will never drop below 3.3V. If the voltage drops below 3.3V, the module will turn off automatically. The PCB traces from the VBAT pins to the power source must be wide enough to ensure that there is not too much voltage drop occurs in the transmitting procedure.

  • Page 31: Monitor The Power Supply

    You can use the AT+CBC command to monitor the VBAT_BB voltage value. For more details, please refer to document [1]. 3.6.5. VDD_EXT UC15 has a LDO power output, named VDD_EXT. The VDD_EXT is available and output voltage is 2.6V by default, rated at 100mA. The following table shows electrical characteristics of VDD_EXT.

  • Page 32: Figure 8: Turn On The Module By Driving Circuit

    UC15 Hardware Design When UC15 is in power down mode, it can be turned on to normal mode by driving the PWRKEY pin to low level at least 0.1s. It is recommended to use an open collector driver to control the PWRKEY. You can monitor the level of the STATUS pin to judge whether the module is turned on or not.

  • Page 33: Turn Off Module

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design The turn on scenarios is illustrated as the following figure. Figure 10: Timing of Turning on Module NOTE ① Make sure that VBAT is stable before pulling down PWRKEY pin. The time between them is recommended to be more than 0.03s.

  • Page 34: Turn Off Module By At Command

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 11: Timing of Turning off Module During power-down procedure, module will send out URC “NORMAL POWER DOWN” via URC port first, then log off network and save important data. After logging off, module sends out “POWERED DOWN”...

  • Page 35: Reset The Module

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design If the voltage < 3.2V, the following URC will be presented: +QIND: “vbatt”,-2 If the voltage > 4.35V, the following URC will be presented: +QIND: “vbatt”,2 NOTE The value of voltage threshold can be revised by AT command AT+QCFG=“vbatt”, refer to document [1] for details.

  • Page 36: Uart Interface

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design The reset scenario is illustrated as the following figure. Figure 13: Timing of Resetting Module NOTE The low-level pulse through the RESET_N pin cannot last for more than 0.2s, otherwise the module will be powered off.

  • Page 37: The Connection Of Uart

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Clear to send. 2.6V power domain. Request to send. 2.6V power domain. Data terminal ready. 2.6V power domain. Transmit data. 2.6V power domain. Receive data. 2.6V power domain. The logic levels are described in the following table.

  • Page 38: Figure 15: Connection Of Three Lines Uart Port

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Three lines connection is shown as below. Figure 15: Connection of Three Lines UART Port UART port with hardware flow control is shown as below. This connection will enhance the reliability of the mass data communication.

  • Page 39: Uart Application

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 3.9.2. UART Application The reference design of 3.3V level match is shown as below. When the peripheral MCU/ARM system is 3V, the divider resistor should be changed from 3.6K to 6.8K. Figure 17: 3.3V Level Match Circuit The reference design of 5V level match is shown as below.

  • Page 40: Behavior Of The Ri

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design The following figure is an example of connection between module and PC. A RS232 level shifter IC or circuit must be inserted between module and PC, since UART interface do not support the RS232 level, while support the CMOS level only.

  • Page 41: Analog Audio Interface

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design NOTE URC can be output from UART port, USB AT port and USB modem port by command AT+QURCCFG. The default port is USB AT port. In additional, RI behavior can be configured flexible. The default behavior of the RI is shown as below.

  • Page 42: Decrease Tdd Noise And Other Noise

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design AOUT1 MIC1N Audio negative input. If it is unused, keep open. SPK1P Audio positive output. If it is unused, keep open. SPK1N Audio negative output. If it is unused, keep open. Auxiliary audio positive MIC2P If it is unused, keep open.

  • Page 43: Microphone Interfaces Application

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design The severity degree of the RF interference in the voice channel during GSM transmitting period largely depends on the application design. In some cases, GSM850/EGSM900 TDD noise is more severe; while in other cases, DCS1800/PCS1900 TDD noise is more obvious. Therefore, customer can have a choice based on test results.

  • Page 44: Receiver And Speaker Interface Application

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 3.11.3. Receiver and Speaker Interface Application Figure 22: Reference Design for AOUT1 Close to speaker 10pF 33pF 0603 Differential layout 0603 Module Amplifier circuit SPK1P 33pF 10pF 0603 0603 SPK1N 10pF 33pF 0603 0603 Figure 23: Reference Design with an Amplifier for AOUT1 Texas Instruments TPA6205A1 is recommended for a suitable differential audio amplifier.

  • Page 45: Figure 24: Reference Design For Aout2

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 24: Reference Design for AOUT2 Close to speaker 10pF 33pF Differential layout 0603 0603 Module Amplifier circuit SPK2P AGND 10pF 33pF 0603 0603 Figure 25: Reference Design with an Amplifier for AOUT2 NOTE The value of C1 and C2 depends on the input impedance of audio amplifier.

  • Page 46: Earphone Interface Application

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 3.11.4. Earphone Interface Application Figure 26: Reference Design for an Earphone Table 14: Microphone Characteristics Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Unit Working Voltage 1.65 1.95 Working Current 1000 Table 15: Speaker Characteristics Parameter Min. Typ.

  • Page 47: Pcm And I2C Interface

    PCM_CLK and transmitted on the rising edge, and the PCM_SYNC falling edge represents the MSB. UC15 also supports an 8 kHz long sync mode at 128 kHz, the data is sampled on the falling edge of the PCM_CLK and transmitted on the rising edge, and the PCM_SYNC rising edge represents the MSB.

  • Page 48: Table 16: Pin Definition Of Pcm And I2C Interface

    I2C serial clock. required. 2.6V only. UC15’s firmware has integrated the configuration on NAU8814 application with I2C interface. The default configuration is master mode which uses short sync data format with 2048 kHz clock. Please refer to document [1] for details about the command AT+QDAI.

  • Page 49: Usim Card Interface

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design The following figure shows the reference design of PCM interface with external codec IC. Figure 29: Reference Circuit of PCM Application with Audio Codec NOTES It is recommended to reserve RC (R=22Ω, C=22pF) circuit on the PCM lines, especially for PCM_CLK.

  • Page 50: Figure 30: Reference Circuit Of The 8-Pin Usim Card

    Some AT commands are invalid when USIM card is not applied. UC15 supports USIM card hot-plugging via the USIM_PRESENCE pin. For details, refer to document [1] about the command AT+QSIMDET. If you do not need the USIM card detection function, keep USIM_PRESENCE unconnected.

  • Page 51: Design Considerations For Usim Card Holder

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 31: Reference Circuit of the 6-Pin USIM Card In order to enhance the reliability and availability of the USIM card in customer’s application, please follow the following criterion in the USIM circuit design: ...

  • Page 52: Table 18: Pin Description Of Molex Usim Card Holder

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 32: Molex 91228 USIM Card Holder Table 18: Pin Description of Molex USIM Card Holder Name Function USIM card power supply USIM card reset USIM card clock Not defined Ground Not connected DATA I/O USIM card data Pull-down GND with external circuit.

  • Page 53: Table 19: Pin Description Of Amphenol Usim Card Holder

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 33: Amphenol C707 10M006 512 2 USIM Card Holder Table 19: Pin Description of Amphenol USIM Card Holder Name Function USIM card power supply USIM card reset USIM card clock Ground Not connected...

  • Page 54: Usb Interface

    UC15 Hardware Design 3.14. USB Interface UC15 contains one integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) transceiver which complies with the USB 2.0 specification and supports high speed (480Mbps), full speed (12Mbps) and low speed (1.5Mbps) mode. The USB interface is primarily used for AT command, data transmission, software debug and firmware upgrade.

  • Page 55: Adc Function

    NOTE UC15 module can only be used as a slave device. The USB interface is recommended to be reserved for firmware upgrade in your design. The following figure shows the recommended test points.

  • Page 56: Network Status Indication

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Table 21: Pin Definition of the ADC Pin Name Pin NO. Description ADC0 General purpose analog to digital converter. ADC1 General purpose analog to digital converter. The following table describes the characteristics of the ADC function.

  • Page 57: Operating Status Indication

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 125ms High/125ms Low. Data transfer is ongoing. Always High. Voice calling. Always Low. Sleep. A reference circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 36: Reference Circuit of the Network Indicator 3.17. Operating Status Indication The STATUS is used to indicate the module operation status.

  • Page 58: Figure 37: Reference Circuit Of The Status

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design A reference circuit is shown in the following figure. Figure 37: Reference Circuit of the STATUS UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 57 / 78...

  • Page 59: Antenna Interface

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Antenna Interface 4.1. Antenna Interface 4.1.1. Pin Definition Pin definition of RF antenna is shown as below. Table 26: Pin Definition of the RF Antenna Pin Name Pin No. Description Comment RF_ANT RF antenna pad 50Ω...

  • Page 60: Reference Design

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 4.1.3. Reference Design The RF interface has an impedance of 50Ω.The reference design of RF antenna is shown as below. It should reserve a π-type matching circuit for better RF performance. The capacitors are not mounted by default.

  • Page 61: Figure 39: Dimensions Of The Uf.l-R-Smt Connector (Unit: Mm)

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 39: Dimensions of the UF.L-R-SMT Connector (Unit: mm) You can use U.FL-LP serial connector listed in the following figure to match the UF.L-R-SMT. Figure 40: Mechanicals of UF.L-LP Connectors (Unit: mm) UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released...

  • Page 62: Figure 41: Space Factor Of Mated Connector (Unit: Mm)

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design The following figure describes the space factor of mated connector: Figure 41: Space Factor of Mated Connector (Unit: mm) For more details, please visit http://www.hirose.com. UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 61 / 78...

  • Page 63: Electrical, Reliability And Radio Characteristics

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Electrical, Reliability Radio Characteristics 5.1. Absolute Maximum Ratings Absolute maximum ratings for power supply and voltage on digital and analog pins of module are listed in the following table: Table 29: Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Min.

  • Page 64: Power Supply Ratings

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 5.2. Power Supply Ratings Table 30: The Module Power Supply Ratings Parameter Description Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit Voltage must stay within the VBAT_BB and min/max values, including voltage VBAT_RF drop, ripple, and spikes.

  • Page 65: Current Consumption

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 5.4. Current Consumption The values of current consumption are shown below. Table 32: Module Current Consumption Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit 3.6 @DRX=2 Sleep (USB disconnected) 2.5 @DRX=5 2.2 @DRX=9 3.8 @DRX=2 GSM/GPRS Sleep (USB suspended) 2.7 @DRX=5...
  • Page 66 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design EGSM900 2DL/3UL @PCL=5 EGSM900 1DL/4UL @PCL=5 DCS1800 1DL/1UL @PCL=0 DCS1800 4DL/1UL @PCL=0 DCS1800 3DL/2UL @PCL=0 DCS1800 2DL/3UL @PCL=0 DCS1800 1DL/4UL @PCL=0 PCS1900 1DL/1UL @PCL=0 PCS1900 4DL/1UL @PCL=0 PCS1900 3DL/2UL @PCL=0 PCS1900 2DL/3UL @PCL=0 PCS1900 1DL/4UL @PCL=0...

  • Page 67: Rf Output Power

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 5.5. RF Output Power Table 33: Module Conducted RF Output Power Frequency Max. Min. GSM850 33dBm±2dB 5dBm±5dB EGSM900 33dBm±2dB 5dBm±5dB DCS1800 30dBm±2dB 0dBm±5dB PCS1900 30dBm±2dB 0dBm±5dB GSM850 (8-PSK) 27dBm±3dB 5dBm±5dB EGSM900 (8-PSK) 27dBm±3dB 5dBm±5dB...

  • Page 68: Electrostatic Discharge

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design PCS1900 -108.5 UMTS850 -110 UMTS900 -110 UMTS1900 -110 UMTS2100 -110 5.7. Electrostatic Discharge The module is not protected against electrostatics discharge (ESD) in general. Consequently, it is subject to ESD handling precautions that typically apply to ESD sensitive components. Proper ESD handling and packaging procedures must be applied throughout the processing, handling and operation of any application that incorporates the module.

  • Page 69: Mechanical Dimensions

    Mechanical Dimensions This chapter describes the mechanical dimensions of the module. All dimensions are measured in mm. 6.1. Mechanical Dimensions of the Module 29+/-0.15 27.15 (2.5+/-0.2) (1.0+/-0.1) Figure 42: UC15 Top and Side Dimensions UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 68 / 78...

  • Page 70: Figure 43: Uc15 Bottom Dimensions (Bottom View)

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Figure 43: UC15 Bottom Dimensions (Bottom View) Figure 44: Bottom Pads Dimensions (Bottom View) UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 69 / 78...

  • Page 71: Footprint Of Recommendation

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 6.2. Footprint of Recommendation 14.50 14.50 9.75 9.75 0.65 0.65 0.80 1.30 14.50 12.60 9.60 0.40 4.80 4.80 4.80 0.90 9.60 12.60 0.90 14.50 0.70 2.30 0.10 1.00 3.90 3.10 3.50 1.60 1.60 6.50 6.70...

  • Page 72: Top View Of The Module

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design 6.3. Top View of the Module Figure 46: Top View of the Module 6.4. Bottom View of the Module Figure 47: Bottom View of the Module UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 71 / 78...

  • Page 73: Storage And Manufacturing

    Storage and Manufacturing 7.1. Storage UC15 is stored in the vacuum-sealed bag. The restriction of storage condition is shown as below. Shelf life in sealed bag is 12 months at < 40ºC/90%RH. After this bag is opened, devices that will be subjected to reflow solder or other high temperature process must be: ...

  • Page 74: Packaging

    Figure 48: Reflow Soldering Profile 7.3. Packaging UC15 is packaged in the tap and reel carriers. One reel is 12.4m length and contains 250pcs modules. The following figure shows the package details. UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released...

  • Page 75: Figure 49: Carrier Tape

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Cover tape Direction of feed Unit: mm Figure 49: Carrier Tape UC15_Hardware_Design Confidential / Released 74 / 78...

  • Page 76: Appendix A Reference

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Appendix A Reference Table 36: Related Documents Document Name Remark Quectel_UC15_AT_Commands_Manual UC15 AT commands manual Quectel_M10_EVB_User_Guide M10 EVB user guide Quectel_UC15_Reference_Design UC15 reference design Quectel_Module_Secondary_SMT_User_Guide Module secondary SMT user guide Table 37: Terms and Abbreviations...
  • Page 77 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Enhanced Full Rate EGSM Extended GSM900 Band (including standard GSM900 band) Electrostatic Discharge Full Rate GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying Global System for Mobile Communications Half Rate HSDPA High Speed Down Link Packet Access...
  • Page 78 UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Root Mean Square (value) Receive Subscriber Identification Module Short Message Service Transmitting Direction UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver & Transmitter UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Unsolicited Result Code USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data...

  • Page 79: Appendix B Gprs Coding Scheme

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Appendix B GPRS Coding Scheme Table 38: Description of Different Coding Schemes Scheme CS-1 CS-2 CS-3 CS-4 Code Rate Pre-coded USF Radio Block excl.USF and BCS Tail Coded Bits Punctured Bits Data Rate Kb/s 9.05...

  • Page 80: Appendix C Gprs Multi-Slot Class

    UMTS/HSDPA Module Series UC15 Hardware Design Appendix C GPRS Multi-slot Class Twenty-nine classes of GPRS multi-slot modes are defined for MS in GPRS specification. Multi-slot classes are product dependant, and determine the maximum achievable data rates in both the uplink and downlink directions.

  • Page 81: Appendix D Edge Modulation And Coding Scheme

    UMTS/HSPA Module UC15 Hardware Design Appendix D EDGE Modulation and Coding Scheme Table 40: EDGE Modulation and Coding Scheme Coding Scheme Modulation Coding Family 1 Timeslot 2 Timeslot 4 Timeslot CS-1: GMSK 9.05kbps 18.1kbps 36.2kbps CS-2: GMSK 13.4kbps 26.8kbps 53.6kbps...

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