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EP06 Series
Hardware Design
LTE-A Module Series
Version: 1.3
Date: 2020-08-08
Status: Released
www.quectel.com

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  • Page 1 EP06 Series Hardware Design LTE-A Module Series Version: 1.3 Date: 2020-08-08 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

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design About the Document Revision History Version Date Author Description Vae LIU/ 2018-06-25 Initial Wison HE Updated the extended temperature range in Table 2 and 2018-08-07 Vae LIU Deleted EP06-APAC and all the related information and added EP06-CN and the related information.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Contents About the Document ........................... 2 Contents ............................... 3 Table Index ..............................5 Figure Index ..............................6 Introduction ............................7 1.1. Safety Information........................8 Product Concept ..........................9 2.1. General Description ........................9 2.2.
  • Page 5 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 6.3. Power Supply Requirements ....................40 6.4. RF Characteristics ........................40 6.5. Operating and Storage Temperatures ..................42 6.6. Electrostatic Discharge ......................42 6.7. Current Consumption ......................43 6.8. Thermal Consideration ......................49 Mechanical Dimensions ........................
  • Page 6 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Table Index Table 1: Frequency Bands and GNSS Types of EP06 Series ..............9 Table 2: Key Features of EP06 Series ....................... 10 Table 3: Definition of I/O Parameters ......................15 Table 4: Pin Description ..........................16 Table 5: Definition of VCC and GND Pins ....................
  • Page 7 Figure Index Figure 1: Functional Diagram ........................13 Figure 2: Pin Assignment of EP06 Series ....................15 Figure 3: Reference Design of Power Supply .................... 19 Figure 4: Reference Circuit of (U)SIM Card Interface with a 6-pin (U)SIM Card Connector..... 20 Figure 5: Reference Circuit of USB 2.0 &...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    To facilitate application designs, it also includes some reference designs for your reference. The document, coupled with application notes and user guides, makes it easy to design and set up mobile applications with EP06 series. EP06_Series_Hardware_Design...

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    Manufacturers of the cellular terminal should notify users and operating personnel of the following safety information by incorporating these guidelines into all manuals of the product. Otherwise, Quectel assumes no liability for customers’ failure to comply with these precautions.

  • Page 10: Product Concept

    LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, DC-HSDPA, HSPA+, HSDPA, HSUPA and WCDMA networks with PCI Express Mini Card 1.2 standard interface. EP06 series supports embedded operating systems such as Windows CE, Linux and Android, and also provides GNSS and voice functionality to meet your specific application demands.

  • Page 11: Key Features

    NOTES GNSS function is optional. EP06 series contains Telematics version and Data-only version. Telematics version supports voice and data functions, while Data-only version only supports data function. LTE-FDD B29 and B32 support Rx only, and in 2 × CA they are only for secondary component carrier.
  • Page 12 Support LTE/WCDMA Rx-diversity Gen8C Lite of Qualcomm GNSS Features Protocol: NMEA 0183 Compliant with 3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005 and Quectel enhanced AT AT Commands commands Dimensions: (30.0 ± 0.15) mm × (50.95 ± 0.15) mm × (3.95 ± 0.20) mm Physical Characteristics Weight: approx.

  • Page 13: Functional Diagram

    Only one or more parameters like Pout might reduce in their value and exceed the specified tolerances. When the temperature returns to normal operating temperature levels, the module will meet 3GPP specifications again. 2.3. Functional Diagram The following figure shows the block diagram of EP06 series. EP06_Series_Hardware_Design 12 / 56...

  • Page 14: Evaluation Board

    Figure 1: Functional Diagram 2.4. Evaluation Board In order to help you develop applications conveniently with the module, Quectel supplies an evaluation board (EPXX EVB), USB Type-C cable, USB to RS-232 converter cable, earphone, antenna and other peripherals to control or test the module. For more details, refer to document [1].

  • Page 15: Application Interfaces

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Application Interfaces Physical connections and signal levels of the module comply with PCI Express Mini CEM specifications. This chapter mainly describes definition and application of the following module interfaces and signals:  Power supply ...

  • Page 16: Pin Description

    WWAN_LED_N ANTCTL2 PCM_CLK ANTCTL3 PCM_DOUT PCM_DIN PCM_SYNC Figure 2: Pin Assignment of EP06 Series 3.2. Pin Description The following tables show the pin definition and description of the module. Table 3: Definition of I/O Parameters Type Description Analog Input Analog Output...
  • Page 17 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Power Input Power Output Table 4: Pin Description Mini PCI Express Pin Name Description Comment Standard Name Output signal to wake up the WAKE# WAKE_N* host Vmin = 3.1 V 3.3Vaux 3.3 V DC power supply Vnorm = 3.3 V...
  • Page 18 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 1.8 V power W_DISABLE# W_DISABLE_N* Airplane mode control domain Ground PERST# RESET_N System reset Active low PERn0 USB3.0_TX- USB 3.0 transmit data (-) Vmin = 3.1 V 3.3Vaux 3.3 V DC power supply Vnorm = 3.3 V...

  • Page 19: Power Supply

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design provide RF status indication via LED devices provided by the system. Ground 1.8 V power LED_WLAN# ANTCTL2* Tunable antenna control domain DI/D RESERVED PCM_CLK PCM clock signal 1.8 V power LED_WPAN# ANTCTL3* Tunable antenna control...

  • Page 20: U)Sim Interfaces

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 4, 9, 15, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, Ground 34, 35, 37, 40, 43, 50 The typical supply voltage of the module is 3.3 V. The power supply must be able to provide at least 2 A current, and a bypass capacitor of no less than 470 µF with low ESR should be used to prevent the...
  • Page 21 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design USIM1_RST 1.8/ 3.0 V Reset signal of (U)SIM1 card USIM2_VDD 1.8/ 3.0 V Power source for (U)SIM2 card USIM2_DATA 1.8/ 3.0 V Data signal of (U)SIM2 card USIM2_CLK 1.8/ 3.0 V Clock signal of (U)SIM2 card USIM2_RST 1.8/ 3.0 V...

  • Page 22: Usb Interface

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design is applied and sensitive occasion occurs, and should be placed close to the (U)SIM card connector. 3.5. USB Interface The module provides one integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface which complies with the USB 3.0/2.0 specifications and supports super speed (5 Gbps) on USB 3.0, high speed (480 Mbps) and full...
  • Page 23 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Test Points Minimize these stubs NM_0R NM_0R ESD Array USB_DM USB_D- USB_DP USB_D+ 100nF USB3.0_RX+ USB3.0_TX+ 100nF USB3.0_RX- USB3.0_TX- 100nF USB3.0_TX+ USB3.0_RX+ 100nF USB3.0_TX- USB3.0_RX- Module Figure 5: Reference Circuit of USB 2.0 & 3.0 Interfaces...

  • Page 24: Pcm And I2C Interfaces

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design NOTE "*" means under development. 3.6. PCM and I2C Interfaces The module supports audio communication via Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) digital interface and I2C interface. The following table shows the pin definition of PCM and I2C interfaces which can be applied on audio codec designs.
  • Page 25 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design In auxiliary mode, the data is sampled on the falling edge of the PCM_CLK and transmitted on the rising edge. The PCM_SYNC rising edge represents the MSB. In this mode, PCM interface operates with a 256 kHz PCM_CLK and an 8 kHz, 50% duty cycle PCM_SYNC only.

  • Page 26: Control And Indicator Signals

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Clock and mode can be configured by AT+QDAI command, and the default configuration is master mode using short frame synchronization format with 2048 kHz PCM_CLK and 8 kHz PCM_SYNC. In addition, the module’s firmware has integrated the configuration on some PCM codec’s application with I2C interface.

  • Page 27: Wake_N Signal

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design It is an open collector and active low signal. WWAN_LED_N It allows the module to provide RF Active low. status indication via LED devices provided by the system. NOTE "*" means under development.

  • Page 28: Reset_N Signal

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design AT+CFUN=4 AT+CFUN=0 Low Level AT+CFUN=1 Disabled AT+CFUN=4 NOTE "*" means under development. 3.7.3. RESET_N Signal The RESET_N signal can be used to force a hardware reset of the module. Driving the pin low for 250–600 ms and then releasing it resets the module.
  • Page 29 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design WWAN_LED_N Figure 11: WWAN_LED_N Signal Reference Circuit Diagram There are two indication modes for WWAN_LED_N signal to indicate network status, which can be switched through the following AT commands:  AT+QCFG="ledmode",0 (Default setting) ...

  • Page 30: Tunable Antenna Control Interface

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 3.8. Tunable Antenna Control Interface* ANTCTL[0:3] signals are used for tunable antenna control and should be routed to an appropriate antenna control circuitry. More details about the interface will be added in the future version of the document.

  • Page 31: Gnss Receiver

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design GNSS Receiver 4.1. General Description The module includes a fully integrated global navigation satellite system solution that supports Gen8C-Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS) of Qualcomm. The module supports standard NMEA-0183 protocol, and outputs NMEA sentences at 1 Hz data update rate via USB interface by default.

  • Page 32: Layout Guidelines

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Autonomous 2.66 Hot start @open sky XTRA enabled 2.03 Accuracy Autonomous CEP-50 (GNSS) @open sky NOTES Tracking sensitivity: the minimum GNSS signal power at which the module can maintain lock (keep positioning for at least 3 minutes continuously).

  • Page 33: Antenna Connection

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Antenna Connection The module is mounted with three 2 mm × 2 mm antenna connectors for external antenna connection: a main antenna connector, an Rx-diversity antenna connector, and a GNSS antenna connector. The impedance of the antenna connectors is 50 Ω.

  • Page 34: Operating Frequency

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 5.1.2. Operating Frequency Table 16: EP06-E Operating Frequencies 3GPP Band Transmit Receive Unit WCDMA B1 1920–1980 2110–2170 WCDMA B3 1710–1785 1805–1880 WCDMA B5 824–849 869–894 WCDMA B8 880–915 925–960 LTE B1 1920–1980 2110–2170 LTE B3 1710–1785...
  • Page 35 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Table 17: EP06-A Operating Frequencies 3GPP Band Transmit Receive Unit WCDMA B2 1850–1910 1930–1990 WCDMA B4 1710–1755 2110–2155 WCDMA B5 824–849 869–894 LTE B2 1850–1910 1930–1990 LTE B4 1710–1755 2110–2155 LTE B5 824–849 869–894...

  • Page 36: Gnss Antenna Connector

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 5.2. GNSS Antenna Connector The following tables show details of GNSS antenna connector and the frequency specification of GNSS antenna. Table 18: Description of GNSS Antenna Connector Connector Description Comment 50 Ω impedance...
  • Page 37 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Figure 13: Dimensions of the Antenna Connectors (Unit: mm) It is recommended to use U.FL-LP mating plugs listed in the following figure to match the antenna connectors. Figure 14: Mechanicals of U.FL-LP Mating Plugs The following figure describes the space factor of mating plugs.

  • Page 38: Antenna Requirements

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Figure 15: Space Factor of Mating Plugs (Unit: mm) For more details of the recommended mating plugs, please visit http://www.hirose.com. 5.4. Antenna Requirements The following table shows the requirements on main antenna, Rx-diversity antenna and GNSS antenna.
  • Page 39 (LTE B7/B38/B40/B41/B30) NOTE EP06 series module supports only passive GNSS antenna. If an active antenna is intended to be used, then it is necessary to design an external power supply circuit for the GNSS antenna. However, when LTE B13 or B14 is supported, it is recommended to use a passive GNSS antenna as the use of active antenna may generate harmonics which will affect the GNSS performance.

  • Page 40: Electrical, Reliability And Radio Characteristics

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Electrical, Reliability and Radio Characteristics 6.1. General Description This chapter mainly describes the following electrical and radio characteristics of the module:  Absolute maximum ratings  Power supply requirements  RF characteristics ...

  • Page 41: Power Supply Requirements

    The typical input voltage of the module is 3.3 V, as specified by PCI Express Mini CEM Specifications 1.2. And the power supply of the module should be able to provide sufficient current 2 A at least. The following table shows the power supply requirements of the module. Table 22: Power Supply Requirements of EP06 Series Parameter Description Min.
  • Page 42 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design LTE-FDD B3 (10 MHz) -97.5 dBm -97.5 dBm -100.0 dBm -93.3 dBm LTE-FDD B5 (10 MHz) -97.0 dBm -98.5 dBm -99.5 dBm -94.3 dBm LTE-FDD B7 (10 MHz) -96.0 dBm -96.0 dBm -98.5 dBm -94.3 dBm...

  • Page 43: Operating And Storage Temperatures

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design NOTES SIMO is a smart antenna technology that uses a single antenna at the transmitter side and two antennas at the receiver side to improve Rx performance. As per 3GPP specification. 6.5. Operating and Storage Temperatures...

  • Page 44: Current Consumption

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Table 27: Electrostatic Discharge Characteristics (Temperature: 25 ° C, Humidity: 45%) Tested Points Contact Discharge Air Discharge Unit VBAT, GND ± 5 ± 10 Antenna Interfaces ± 4 ± 8 Other Interfaces ± 0.5 ±...
  • Page 45 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design WCDMA PF=64 (USB connected) 32.12 LTE-FDD PF=64 (USB disconnected) 19.2 LTE-FDD PF=64 (USB connected) 28.5 LTE-TDD PF=64 (USB disconnected) 21.3 LTE-TDD PF=64 (USB connected) 28.6 WCDMA B1 HSDPA CH10700 @ 23.2 dBm 621.1 WCDMA B1 HSUPA CH10700 @ 23.0 dBm...
  • Page 46 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design LTE-FDD B1+B28 @ 23.2 dBm 920.3 LTE-FDD B3+B3 @ 23.37 dBm 986.8 LTE-FDD B3+B5 @ 23.1 dBm 1010.7 LTE-FDD B3+B7 @ 22.9 dBm 1046.8 LTE-FDD B3+B8 @ 22.8 dBm 1017.1 LTE-FDD B3+B20 @ 22.7 dBm 1060.8...
  • Page 47 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Open Sky @ Passive Antenna The following table shows the current consumption of EP06-A. Table 30: EP06-A Current Consumption Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit 1.88 AT+CFUN=0 (USB disconnected) WCDMA PF=64 (USB disconnected) WCDMA PF=128 (USB disconnected) 2.29...
  • Page 48 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design transfer WCDMA B2 HSUPA CH9400 @ 23.1 dBm 552.5 (GNSS OFF) WCDMA B4 HSDPA CH1412 @ 22.87 dBm 648.5 WCDMA B4 HSUPA CH1412 @ 22.7 dBm 647.4 WCDMA B5 HSDPA CH4407 @ 22.7 dBm 565.1...
  • Page 49 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design LTE-FDD B7+B5 @ 20.67 dBm 909.2 LTE-FDD B7+B7 @ 20.63 dBm 903.5 LTE-FDD B7+B12 @ 20.47 dBm 915.8 LTE-FDD B7+B26 @ 20.55 dBm LTE-FDD B25+B5 @ 20.94 dBm 695.4 LTE-FDD B25+B12 @ 20.55 dBm 697.5...

  • Page 50: Thermal Consideration

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Open Sky @ Passive Antenna 30.0 6.8. Thermal Consideration In order to achieve better performance of the module, it is strongly recommended to comply with the following principles for thermal consideration:  On customers’ PCB design, please keep placement of the module away from heating sources, especially high power components such as ARM processor, audio power amplifier, power supply.
  • Page 51 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Thermal Pad EP06 Module EP06 Module PCBA Shielding Cover Thermal Pad MiniPCIe Connector Application Board Application Board Figure 17: Referenced Thermal Pad Design NOTES Make sure that customers’ PCB design provides sufficient cooling for the module: proper mounting, heatsinks, and active cooling may be required depending on the integrated application.

  • Page 52: Mechanical Dimensions

    This chapter mainly describes the mechanical dimensions as well as packaging specifications of the module. All dimensions are measured in millimeter (mm), and the dimensional tolerances are ± 0.05 mm unless otherwise specified. 7.1. Mechanical Dimensions Figure 18: Mechanical Dimensions of EP06 Series EP06_Series_Hardware_Design 51 / 56...

  • Page 53: Standard Dimensions Of Mini Pci Express

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design 7.2. Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express The following figure shows the standard dimensions of Mini PCI Express. Refer to document [6] for detailed dimensions. Figure 19: Standard Dimensions of Mini PCI Express EP06 Mini PCIe adopts a standard Mini PCI Express connector which compiles with the directives and standards listed in the document [6].

  • Page 54: Top And Bottom Views

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Figure 20: Dimensions of the Mini PCI Express Connector (Molex 679100002) 7.3. Top and Bottom Views Figure 21: Top View of the Module EP06_Series_Hardware_Design 53 / 56...

  • Page 55: Packaging

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Figure 22: Bottom View of the Module NOTE These are renderings of the module. For authentic appearance, please refer to the module received from Quectel. 7.4. Packaging The module is packaged in a tray and each tray contains 10 modules. The smallest package contains 100 modules.

  • Page 56: Appendix A References

    LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design Appendix A References Table 32: Related Documents Document Name Remark Quectel_EPXX_EVB_User_Guide EPXX EVB user guide Quectel_EP06&EG06&EM06_AT_Commands_ AT commands manual of EP06, EG06 and Manual EM06 series modules Quectel_EP06&EG06&EM06_GNSS_AT_ GNSS application note of EP06, EG06 and...
  • Page 57 LTE-A Module Series EP06 Series Hardware Design GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System (Russia) GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System Half Rate kbps Kilo Bits per Second Light Emitting Diode LTE-A Long Term Evolution-Advanced...

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