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Installation OEM6 Family Cards
• Protection from ESD (see Appendix G, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Practices starting on page
173)
615
For proper grounding and mechanical integrity, the OEM615 and OEM617D
are mounted with four screws when used in a custom assembly.
617D
628
For proper grounding and mechanical integrity, the OEM628 and OEM638 are
mounted with six screws when used in a custom assembly.
638
See Appendix A, OEM615 Technical Specifications starting on page 100, Appendix B, OEM617D
Technical Specifications starting on page 112, Appendix C, OEM628 Technical Specifications starting on
page 122 and Appendix E, OEM638 Technical Specifications starting on page 145 for mechanical
drawings of each card.
Preparing the Data, Signal and Power Harness
The wiring harness provides connections to some or all of the following:
• Communication ports, including COM, Ethernet, USB and CAN (a CAN transceiver is required
on the OEM615 and OEM628 cards)
CAN transceivers are integrated on the OEM638 card.
638
• Antenna/LNA power
• Input and output timing strobes
• Power input
615
LNA power supply is required for the OEM615 and OEM617D cards.
617D
628
LNA power supply is optional for the OEM628 and OEM638.
638
• Optional external frequency reference
For all OEM6 family cards, the power, status and data inputs and outputs are accessed from one or more
connectors. The harness therefore, must be designed to mate with this connector(s).
The OEM615 uses a single 20-pin header and a MCX RF input. OEM615 pin-out
615
information is in Appendix A, OEM615 Technical Specifications starting on page 100.
The OEM617D uses a single 20-pin header and has a Primary and Secondary MMCX
617D
RF input. OEM617D pin-out information is in Appendix B starting on Page 112.
As shown in Figure 10 the OEM628 card uses 24-pin and a 16-pin headers for the data,
628
power and status signals: The RF input is an MMCX female connector. An external
oscillator input is available, also through an MMCX female connector.
The pin-outs for all connectors and manufacturers' part numbers are specified in
Appendix C.
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