® 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 .................
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® 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 ................
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® 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........
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 ...
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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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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".
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 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.
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...
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: •...
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® 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 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.
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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...
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® 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...
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® 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...
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.
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)
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