Gemalto Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview

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Hardware Interface Overview
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EMS31_US_HIO_v00.103
EMS31-US
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  • Page 1 ® Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview Version: 00.103 DocId: EMS31_US_HIO_v00.103  GEMALTO.COM/M2M...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2017, Gemalto M2M GmbH, a Gemalto Company Trademark Notice Gemalto, the Gemalto logo, are trademarks and service marks of Gemalto and are registered in certain countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corpora- tion in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Page 3 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview Contents Contents Introduction ......................... 6 Key Features at a Glance .................. 6 EMS31-US System Overview ................8 Interface Characteristics .................... 9 Application Interface ..................9 2.1.1 Serial Interface ASC0 ................9 2.1.2 Serial Interface ASC1 .................
  • Page 4 ® Page 4 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview Tables Tables Table 1: Signals of the SIM interface (SMT application interface) ....... 11 Table 2: GPIO lines and possible alternative assignment..........13 Table 3: Return loss in the active band................ 14 Table 4: Overview of operating modes ................
  • Page 5 ® Page 5 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview Figures Figures Figure 1: EMS31-US system overview................8 Figure 2: Serial interface ASC0..................9 Figure 3: Serial interface ASC1..................10 Figure 4: External UICC/SIM/USIM card holder circuit ..........12 Figure 5: Schematic diagram of EMS31-US sample application........
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Firmware update Generic update from host application over ASC0 OTA over ASC0 1. The document is effective only if listed in the appropriate Release Notes as part of the technical docu- mentation delivered with your Gemalto M2M product. EMS31_US_HIO_v00.103 2017-11-27 ...
  • Page 7 DSB75. DSB75 DSB75 Development Support Board designed to test and type approve Gemalto M2M modules and provide a sample configuration for application engineering. A special adapter is required to connect the EMS31-US evalu- ation module to the DSB75.
  • Page 8: Ems31-Us System Overview

    ® Page 8 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 1.2 EMS31-US System Overview EMS31-US System Overview Application GPIO Module interface Status Fast shutdown FST_SHDN Serial modem ASC0 interface ASC1 Serial interface Pulse Counter COUNTER GP(I)Os SIM1 interface SIM1 (with SIM detection) SIM2 interface/MIM SIM2 /MIM (with SIM detection)
  • Page 9: Interface Characteristics

    ® Page 9 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2 Interface Characteristics Interface Characteristics EMS31-US is equipped with an SMT application interface that connects to the external appli- cation. The SMT application interface incorporates the various application interfaces as well as the RF antenna interfaces.
  • Page 10: Serial Interface Asc1

    ® Page 10 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.1 Application Interface 2.1.2 Serial Interface ASC1 EMS31-US provides a 4-wire unbalanced, asynchronous modem interface ASC1 conforming to ITU-T V.24 protocol DCE signaling. The electrical characteristics do not comply with ITU-T V.28.
  • Page 11: Uicc/Sim/Usim Interface

    To take advantage of this feature, an appropriate SIM card detect switch is required on the card holder. For example, this is true for the model supplied by Molex, which has been tested to operate with EMS31-US and is part of the Gemalto M2M reference equipment sub- mitted for type approval. See Section 7.1...
  • Page 12: Figure 4: External Uicc/Sim/Usim Card Holder Circuit

    ® Page 12 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.1 Application Interface The figure below shows a circuit to connect an external SIM card holder. V180 Switch position (SIM inserted ) CCIN Switch position (SIM not inserted) CCVCC R 220k 220nF CCRST CCIO...
  • Page 13: Gpio Interface

    ® Page 13 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.1 Application Interface 2.1.4 GPIO Interface EMS31-US offers a GPIO interface with 20 GPIO lines. The lines are shared with other inter- faces or functions: ASC0 (see Section 2.1.1), ASC1 (see Section 2.1.2), The following table shows the configuration variants for the GPIO pads.
  • Page 14: Control Signals

    ® Page 14 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.2 RF Antenna Interface 2.1.5 Control Signals 2.1.5.1 Status LED Note that this feature is not available with release 1. The LED line can also be configured as GPO5 line, and can be used to drive a status LED that indicates different operating modes of the module (for GPOs see Section 2.1.4).
  • Page 15: Antenna Installation

    ® Page 15 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.2 RF Antenna Interface 2.2.1 Antenna Installation The antenna is connected by soldering the antenna pad (RF_OUT, pad #59) its neighboring ground pads (GND, i.e., pads #58 and #60) directly to the application's PCB. The antenna pad is the antenna reference point (ARP) for EMS31-US.
  • Page 16: Sample Application

    ® Page 16 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.3 Sample Application Sample Application Figure 5 shows a typical example of how to integrate an EMS31-US module with an application. Usage of the various host interfaces depends on the desired features of the application. Because of the high RF field density inside the module, it cannot be guaranteed that no self interference might occur, depending on frequency and the applications grounding concept.
  • Page 17: Figure 5: Schematic Diagram Of Ems31-Us Sample Application

    ® Page 17 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 2.3 Sample Application EMS31-US R220k V180 Antenna CCIN CCVCC SIM1 CCIO CCRST CCCLK 220nF 10pF 10pF Power Supply BATT+ R220k 47µF 47µF 100pF V180 CCIN2 CCVCC2 SIM2 CCIO2 CCRST2 CCCLK2 220nF 10pF 10pF...
  • Page 18: Operating Characteristics

    ® Page 18 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 3 Operating Characteristics Operating Characteristics Operating Modes The table below briefly summarizes the various operating modes referred to throughout the document. Table 4: Overview of operating modes Mode Function Normal Active TX LTE data transfer in progress.
  • Page 19: Mechanical Dimensions, Mounting And Packaging

    ® Page 19 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 4 Mechanical Dimensions, Mounting and Packaging Mechanical Dimensions, Mounting and Packaging The following sections describe the mechanical dimensions of EMS31-US and give recommen- dations for integrating EMS31-US into the host application. Mechanical Dimensions of EMS31-US Figure 6 shows the top and bottom view of EMS31-US and provides an overview of the board's...
  • Page 20: Figure 7: Dimensions Of Ems31-Us (All Dimensions In Mm)

    ® Page 20 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 4.1 Mechanical Dimensions of EMS31-US Figure 7: Dimensions of EMS31-US (all dimensions in mm) Figure 8: Dimensions of EMS31-US (all dimensions in mm) - bottom view EMS31_US_HIO_v00.103 2017-11-27  Confidential / Preliminary...
  • Page 21: Regulatory And Type Approval Information

    ® Page 21 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 5 Regulatory and Type Approval Information Regulatory and Type Approval Information Directives and Standards EMS31-US is designed to comply with the directives and standards listed below. It is the responsibility of the application manufacturer to ensure compliance of the final product with all provisions of the applicable directives and standards as well as with the technical spec- ifications provided in the "EMS31-US Hardware Interface Description".
  • Page 22: Table 9: Standards Of The Ministry Of Information Industry Of The People's Republic Of China

    Period, of this product is 20 years as per the symbol shown here, unless otherwise marked. The EPUP is valid only as long as the product is operated within the operating limits described in the Gemalto M2M Hardware Interface Description. Please see Table 10...
  • Page 23: Sar Requirements Specific To Portable Mobiles

    ® Page 23 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.2 SAR requirements specific to portable mobiles 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 EMS31-US based applications to be evaluated and approved for compliance with national and/or international regulations.
  • Page 24: Reference Equipment For Type Approval

    EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.3 Reference Equipment for Type Approval Reference Equipment for Type Approval The Gemalto M2M reference setup submitted to type approve EMS31-US (including a special approval adapter for the DSB75) is shown in the following figure Antenna...
  • Page 25: Compliance With Fcc And Ised Rules And Regulations

    EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.4 Compliance with FCC and ISED Rules and Regulations Compliance with FCC and ISED Rules and Regulations The Equipment Authorization Certification for the Gemalto M2M reference application de- scribed in Section 5.3 will be registered under the following identifiers: •...
  • Page 26 ® Page 26 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 5.4 Compliance with FCC and ISED Rules and Regulations Notes (FCC): This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any in- terference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
  • Page 27: Document Information

    ® Page 27 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 6 Document Information Document Information Revision History ® Preceding document: Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Description Version 00.101 ® New document: Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Description Version 00.103 Chapter What is new Updated Table 11 for antenna gain limits.
  • Page 28 Digital-to-Analog Converter Digital Audio Interface dBm0 Digital level, 3.14dBm0 corresponds to full scale, see ITU G.711, A-law Data Communication Equipment (typically modems, e.g. Gemalto M2M module) DCS 1800 Digital Cellular System, also referred to as PCN Does not implemented Discontinuous Reception...
  • Page 29 ® Page 29 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.3 Terms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Description Federal Communications Commission (U.S.) FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access Full Rate GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GPIO General Purpose Input/Output GPRS General Packet Radio Service Global Standard for Mobile Communications High Impedance Half Rate...
  • Page 30 ® Page 30 of 33 Cinterion EMS31-US Hardware Interface Overview 6.3 Terms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Description Personal Communication System, also referred to as GSM 1900 Phase Locked Loop Point-to-point protocol PTCRB PCS Type Certification Review Board Phase Shift Keying Power Supply Unit Random Access Memory Radio Equipment Directive Radio Frequency...
  • Page 31: Safety Precaution Notes

    Failure to comply with these precautions violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the product. Gemalto M2M assumes no liability for customer’s failure to comply with these precautions.
  • Page 32: Appendix

    Sales contacts are listed in Table 1. Note: At the discretion of Gemalto M2M, module label information can either be laser engraved on the module’s shielding or be printed on a label adhered to the module’s shielding. Table 13: Molex sales contacts (subject to change)
  • Page 33 About Gemalto Since 1996, Gemalto has been pioneering groundbreaking M2M and IoT products that keep our customers on the leading edge of innovation. ® We work closely with global mobile network operators to ensure that Cinterion modules evolve in sync with wireless networks, providing a seamless migration path to protect your IoT technology investment.

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