Introduction; Product Outline - SimCom SIM5215 Hardware Design

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Introduction

This document describes electronic specifications, RF specifications, function interface, mechanical
characteristic and testing conclusions of the SIMCom SIM5215&SIM5216 module. With the help of this
document and other SIM5215&SIM5216 software application notes, user guides, users can quickly
understand and use SIM5215&SIM5216 module to design and develop applications quickly.
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Product Outline

Designed for global market, SIM5215&SIM5216 is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band
UMTS /HSDPA that works on frequencies of GSM 850MHz, EGSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS
1900MHz and WCDMA 2100/900MHz, 2100/850 MHz or 1900/850MHz. User can choose the module
based on the wireless network configuration. In this document, the entire radio band configuration of
SIM5215&SIM5216 series is described in the following table.
Table 1: SIM5215&SIM5216 series frequency bands
Standard Frequency
GSM
850MHz
EGSM
900MHz
GSM
DCS1800M
Hz
PCS1900M
Hz
850MHz
900MHz
WCDMA
1900MHz
2100MHz
HSDPA
HSPA
HSUPA
With a tiny configuration of 36*26*4.5 mm and integrated functions, SIM5215&SIM5216 can meet
almost any space requirement in users' application, such as Smart phone, PDA phone, industrial handhelds,
machine-to-machine, vehicle applications, etc..
There are 70 pins on SIM5215&SIM5216, which provide most application interfaces for customers' board.
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