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UC200T-GL Mini PCIe
Hardware Design
UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series
Rev. UC200T-GL_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design_V1.0
Date: 2019-12-12
Status: Released
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  • Page 1 UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series Rev. UC200T-GL_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design_V1.0 Date: 2019-12-12 Status: Released www.quectel.com...
  • Page 2 QUECTEL OFFERS THE 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

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design About the Document History Revision Date Author Description Jouni Yang/ 2019-12-12 Initial UC200T-GL_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design 2 / 51...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Contents About the Document ..........................2 Contents ..............................3 Table Index ............................... 5 Figure Index .............................. 6 Introduction ............................7 1.1. Safety Information ......................... 10 Product Concept ..........................12 2.1. General Description ......................12 2.2.
  • Page 5 Current Consumption ......................38 Dimensions and Packaging ......................41 7.1. General Description ......................41 7.2. Mechanical Dimensions of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe ..............41 7.3. Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express ................41 7.4. Packaging Specifications ...................... 43 Appendix A References ........................44...
  • Page 6 TABLE 21: POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS ....................35 TABLE 22: I/O REQUIREMENTS ........................36 TABLE 23: UC200T-GL MINI PCIE CONDUCTED RF OUTPUT POWER ............36 TABLE 24: UC200T-GL MINI PCIE CONDUCTED RF RECEIVING SENSITIVITY ......... 37 TABLE 25: ESD CHARACTERISTICS OF UC200T-GL MINI PCIE ..............37 TABLE 26: CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF UC200T-GL MINI PCIE...............
  • Page 7 FIGURE 17: SPACE FACTOR OF MATING PLUGS (UNIT: MM) ..............34 FIGURE 18: REFERENCED HEATSINK DESIGN ............... 错误！未定义书签。 FIGURE 19: MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS OF UC200T-GL MINI PCIE ............41 FIGURE 20: STANDARD DIMENSIONS OF MINI PCI EXPRESS ..............42 FIGURE 21: DIMENSIONS OF THE MINI PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR (MOLEX 679100002) ....43...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Introduction This document defines UC200T-GL Mini PCIe module, and describes its air interfaces and hardware interfaces which are connected with customers’ applications. This document helps customers quickly understand module interface specifications, electrical characteristics, mechanical specifications and other related information of the module.
  • Page 9 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design ❒ GSM850: <7.636dBi ❒ GSM1900: <9.360dBi ❒ WCDMA B2: <8.000dBi ❒ WCDMA B5: <9.416dBi 5. This module must not transmit simultaneously with any other antenna or transmitter 6. The host end product must include a user manual that clearly defines operating requirements and conditions that must be observed to ensure compliance with current FCC RF exposure guidelines.
  • Page 10 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design The final host / module combination may also need to be evaluated against the FCC Part 15B criteria for unintentional radiators in order to be properly authorized for operation as a Part 15 digital device.

  • Page 11: Safety Information

    The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, such as usage, service or repair of any cellular terminal or mobile incorporating UC200T-GL Mini PCIe module. Manufacturers of the cellular terminal should send the following safety information to users and operating personnel, and incorporate these guidelines into all manuals supplied with the product.
  • Page 12 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design The cellular terminal or mobile contains a transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits radio frequency signals. RF interference can occur if it is used close to TV set, radio, computer or other electric equipment.

  • Page 13: Product Concept

    Product Concept 2.1. General Description UC200T-GL Mini PCIe module provides data connectivity on DC-HSDPA, HSPA+, HSDPA, HSUPA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, EVDO, CDMA, EDGE and GPRS networks with PCI Express Mini Card 1.2 standard interface. It provides audio and high-speed data transmission for customers’ applications.
  • Page 14 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Function Interface PCI Express Mini Card 1.2 Standard Interface Supply voltage: 3.0V~3.6V Power Supply Typical supply voltage: 3.3V Class 4 (33dBm±2dB) for EGSM900MHz Class 1 (30dBm±2dB) for DCS1800MHz Class E2 (27dBm±3dB) for EGSM900 8-PSK Transmitting Power Class E2 (26dBm±3dB) for DCS1800 8-PSK...
  • Page 15 GNSS NMEA output and voice over USB Support USB serial driver for: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.15, Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x, etc. Antenna Connectors Main antenna Compliant with 3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005 and Quectel enhanced AT AT Commands commands Size: (51.0±0.15)mm × (30.0±0.15)mm × (4.9±0.2)mm Physical Characteristics Weight: approx.

  • Page 16: Functional Diagram

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design 2.3. Functional Diagram The following figure shows the block diagram of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe. VBAT Boost Circuit PCM&I2C 主天线 Main UC200T Module UART antenna (U)SIM W_DISABLE# PERST# WAKE# LED_WWAN# Figure 1: Functional Diagram...

  • Page 17: Application Interfaces

    UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Application Interfaces The physical connections and signal levels of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe comply with PCI Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specification. This chapter mainly describes the definition and application of the following interfaces for UC200T-GL Mini PCIe: ...

  • Page 18: Pin Description

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design 3.2. Pin Description The following tables show the pin definition and description of the 52 pins on UC200T-GL Mini PCIe. Table 3: I/O Parameters Definition Type Description Digital Input Digital Output...
  • Page 19 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Connect to REFCLK- UART_RX UART receive data DTE’s TX. Clock signal of (U)SIM UIM_CLK USIM_CLK card Connect to REFCLK+ UART_TX UART transmit data DTE’s RX. Reset signal of (U)SIM UIM_RESET USIM_RST...
  • Page 20 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design PETp0 UART_DCD Data carrier detection Mini card ground Mini card ground Require differential USB_D- USB_DM USB differential data (-) impedance of 90Ω. Mini card ground Require differential USB_D+ USB_DP USB differential data (+) impedance of 90Ω.

  • Page 21: Operating Modes

    TCP/UDP data from the network normally. 3.4. Power Saving 3.4.1. Sleep Mode UC200T-GL Mini PCIe is able to reduce its current consumption to a minimum value in sleep mode. There are three preconditions must be met to make the module enter sleep mode. ...

  • Page 22: Power Supply

    35, 37, 40, 43, 50 The typical supply voltage of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe is 3.3V. In the 2G network, the input peak current may reach 2.7A during the transmitting time. Therefore, the power supply must be able to provide a rated output current of 2.7A at least, and a bypass capacitor of no less than 470µF with low-ESR should be...

  • Page 23: Main Uart Interface

    Figure 4: Reference Circuit of Power Supply 3.7. USB Interface UC200T-GL Mini PCIe provides one integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface which complies with USB 2.0 specification. It can only be used as a slave device. Meanwhile, it supports high speed (480Mbps) mode and full speed (12Mbps) mode.
  • Page 24 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design transmission, software debugging, firmware upgrade and voice over USB. The following table shows the pin definition of USB interface. Table 8: Pin Definition of USB Interface Pin Name Pin No. Description...

  • Page 25: U)Sim Interface

    2pF and should be placed as close as possible to the USB interface. 3.8. (U)SIM Interface UC200T-GL Mini PCIe’s (U)SIM interface circuitry meets ETSI and IMT-2000 requirements. Both 1.8V and 3.0V (U)SIM cards are supported. The following table shows the pin definition of the (U)SIM interface.

  • Page 26: Pcm And I2C Interfaces

    The pull-up resistor on USIM_DATA line can improve anti-jamming capability when long layout trace and sensitive occasion are applied and should be placed close to the (U)SIM card connector. 3.9. PCM and I2C Interfaces UC200T-GL Mini PCIe provides one Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) digital interface and one I2C interface. UC200T-GL_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design...
  • Page 27 I2C serial data. I2C_SDA 1.8V Require external pull-up to 1.8V. UC200T-GL Mini PCIe provides one PCM digital interface, which supports 16-bit linear data format and the following modes:  Primary mode (short frame synchronization, works as either master or slave) ...
  • Page 28 Clock and mode can be configured by AT command, and the default configuration is master mode using short frame synchronization format with 2048kHz PCM_CLK and 8kHz PCM_SYNC. In addition, UC200T-GL Mini PCIe’s firmware has integrated the configuration on some PCM codec’s application with I2C interface. Please refer to document [2] for details about AT+QDAI command.

  • Page 29: Control And Indication Signals

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Figure 10: Reference Circuit of PCM Application with Audio Codec 3.10. Control and Indication Signals The following table shows the pin definition of control and indication signals. Table 11: Pin Definition of Control and Indication Signals Pin Name Pin No.

  • Page 30: Dtr Signal

    Chapter 3.4.1. 3.10.3. W_DISABLE# Signal UC200T-GL Mini PCIe provides a W_DISABLE# signal to disable or enable the RF function (GNSS not included). The W_DISABLE# pin is pulled up by default. Its control function for airplane mode is disabled by default, and AT+QCFG=“airplanecontrol”,1 can be used to enable the function.

  • Page 31: Perst# Signal

    3.10.5. LED_WWAN# Signal The LED_WWAN# signal of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe is used to indicate the network status of the module, and can absorb a current up to 40mA. According to the following circuit, in order to reduce the current of the LED, a resistor must be placed in series with the LED.

  • Page 32: Wake# Signal

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design The following tables show the detailed network status indications of the LED_WWAN# signal. Table 14: Indications of Network Status (AT+QCFG="ledmode",0, Default Setting) Pin Status Description Flicker slowly (200ms Low/1800ms High) Network searching...

  • Page 33: Antenna Connection

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Antenna Connection 4.1. Antenna Connectors UC200T-GL Mini PCIe is mounted with a main antenna connector. The impedance of the antenna connectors is 50Ω. 4.1.1. Operating Frequency Table 16: Operating Frequencies 3GPP Band...

  • Page 34: Recommended Mating Plugs For Antenna Connection

    Cable insertion loss: < 2dB 4.3. Recommended Mating Plugs for Antenna Connection UC200T-GL Mini PCIe is mounted with RF connectors (receptacles) for convenient antenna connection. The dimensions of the antenna connectors are shown as below. Figure 15: Dimensions of the Receptacle RF Connectors (Unit: mm) U.FL-LP mating plugs listed in the following figure can be used to match the receptacles.
  • Page 35 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Figure 16: Mechanicals of U.FL-LP Mating Plugs The following figure describes the space factor of mating plugs. Figure 17: Space Factor of Mating Plugs (Unit: mm) For more details of the recommended mating plugs, please visit http://www.hirose.com.

  • Page 36: Electrical, Reliability And Radio Characteristics

     Thermal consideration   Current consumption 5.2. Power Supply Requirements The input voltage of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe is 3.0V~3.6V. The following table shows the power supply requirements of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe. Table 18: Power Supply Requirements Parameter Description Min.

  • Page 37: I/O Requirements

    The maximum voltage value of V for PERST# signal and W_DISABLE# signal is 0.5V. 5.4. RF Characteristics The following tables show the conducted RF output power and receiving sensitivity of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe module. Table 20: UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Conducted RF Output Power Frequency Max.

  • Page 38: Esd Characteristics

    -106.7dBm WCDMA B8 -110dBm -109.5dBm -112dBm -103.7dBm 5.5. ESD Characteristics The following table shows the ESD characteristics of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe. Table 22: ESD Characteristics of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Tested Interfaces Contact Discharge Air Discharge Unit Power Supply and GND...

  • Page 39: Current Consumption

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design 5.6. Current Consumption Table 23: Current Consumption of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit AT+CFUN=0 (USB disconnected) EGSM @DRX=2 (USB disconnected) EGSM @DRX=5 (USB disconnected) EGSM @DRX=5 (USB suspend)
  • Page 40 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design EGSM DRX=5 (USB connected) BC0 @SCI=1 (USB disconnected) BC0 @SCI=1 (USB connected) TD-SCDMA Band A @PF=64 (USB disconnected) TD-SCDMA Band A @PF=64 (USB connected) WCDMA @PF=64 (USB disconnected) WCDMA @PF=64 (USB connected) EGSM900 4DL/1UL @32.71dBm...
  • Page 41 BC0 @23.87dBm CDMA voice call BC0 @-60.67dBm WCDMA B1 @23.05dBm WCDMA voice call WCDMA B8 @23.1dBm Table 24: GNSS Current Consumption of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit Cold start @Passive Antenna Searching (AT+CFUN=0) Lost state @Passive Antenna...

  • Page 42: Dimensions And Packaging

    UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Dimensions and Packaging 6.1. General Description This chapter mainly describes mechanical dimensions as well as packaging specification of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe module. All dimensions are measured in millimeter (mm), and the dimensional tolerances are ±0.05mm unless otherwise specified.
  • Page 43 UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Figure 19: Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express UC200T-GL Mini PCIe adopts a standard Mini PCI Express connector which compiles with the directives and standards listed in document [1]. The following figure takes the Molex 679100002 as an example.

  • Page 44: Packaging Specifications

    UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Figure 20: Dimensions of the Mini PCI Express Connector (Molex 679100002) 6.4. Packaging Specifications UC200T-GL Mini PCIe modules are packaged in a tray. Each tray contains 10 modules. The smallest package of UC200T-GL Mini PCIe contains 100 modules. UC200T-GL_Mini_PCIe_Hardware_Design...

  • Page 45: Appendix A References

    UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Appendix A References Table 25: Related Documents Document Name Remark PCI Express Mini Card Electromechanical PCI Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 1.2 Specification Quectel_UC200T-GL_AT_Commands_Manual UC200T-GL AT commands manual Quectel_LTE_Standard_GNSS_AT_ GNSS AT commands manual for LTE...
  • Page 46 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Equivalent Series Resistance Frequency Division Duplexing Full Rate GLObalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, the Russian Global GLONASS Navigation Satellite System GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System...
  • Page 47 UMTS/HSPA+ Standard Module Series UC200T-GL Mini PCIe Hardware Design Radio Frequency Ready To Send Receive Direction SIMO Single Input Multiple Output Short Message Service Transmitting Direction Transient Voltage Suppressor UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver & Transmitter Up Link Unsolicited Result Code...

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