Operating Characteristics; Operating Modes - Quectel LPWA Series Hardware Design

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Operating Characteristics

3.1. Operating Modes

The table below outlines operating modes of the module.
Table 7: Overview of Operating Modes
Mode
Normal Operation
Extended Idle Mode
DRX (e-I-DRX)
Airplane Mode
Minimum
Functionality Mode
Sleep Mode*
Power OFF Mode
Power Saving Mode
(PSM)*
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Software is active. The module has registered on network, and it is
Idle
ready to send and receive data.
Network is connected. In this mode, the power consumption is
Talk/Data
decided by network setting and data transfer rate.
The module and the network may negotiate over non-access stratum signaling
the use of e-I-DRX for reducing power consumption, while being available for
mobile terminating data and/or network originated procedures within a certain
delay dependent on the DRX cycle value.
AT+CFUN=4 or W_DISABLE#*
the RF function is invalid.
AT+CFUN=0 can set the module into a minimum functionality mode without
removing the power supply. In this mode, both RF function and (U)SIM card are
invalid.
The module remains the ability to receive paging message,
data from the network normally. In this mode, the current consumption is reduced
to a low level.
The module's power supply is shut down by its power management unit. In this
mode, the software is inactive, the serial interfaces are inaccessible, while the
operating voltage (connected to VBAT_BB and VBAT_RF) remains applied.
PSM is similar to power-off, but the module remains registered on the network
and there is no need to re-attach or re-establish PDN connections. The current
consumption is reduced to a minimized level.
pin can set the module into airplane mode where
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SMS* and TCP/UDP
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