Power Supply Pin - SimCom SIM808 Hardware Design

If there is a high drop-out between the input and the desired output (VBAT), a DC-DC power supply will be
preferable because of its better efficiency especially with the 2A peak current in burst mode of the module. The
following figure is the reference circuit.
The single 3.7V Li-ion cell battery can be connected to SIM808 VBAT pins directly. But the Ni-Cd or Ni-MH
battery must be used carefully, since their maximum voltage can rise over the absolute maximum voltage of the
module and damage it.
Notes ： The module do not support for charging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH battery.
When battery is used, the total impedance between battery and VBAT pins should be less than 150 mΩ.
The following figure shows the VBAT voltage drop at the maximum power transmit phase, and the test condition
is as following:
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Power Supply Pin

The 3 VBAT pins are used for power input, and pin 4, 5, 6 should be connected to the power GND. VRTC pin is
power supply of the RTC circuit in the module. VDD_EXT will output 2.8V when module powered up.
When designing the power supply in user's application, pay special attention to power losses. Ensure that the
input voltage never drop below 3.0V even when current consumption rises to 2A in the transmit burst. If the
power voltage drops below 3.0V, the module may be shut down automatically. The PCB traces from the VBAT
pins to the power supply must be wide enough (at least 60mil) to decrease voltage drops in the transmit burst. The
power IC and the bypass capacitor should be placed to the module as close as possible.
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Figure 7: Reference circuit of the DC-DC power supply
VBAT=4.0V,
A VBAT bypass capacitor C
Another VBAT bypass capacitor C
Figure 8: VBAT voltage drop during transmit burst
=100µF tantalum capacitor (ESR=0.7Ω),
A
=1µF.
B
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2014.03.27