All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 3 of 36 Contents Contents Introduction ......................... 5 Feature and Benefits..................5 Supported Products ................... 6 Package Content ....................7 Quickstart ........................9 Mounting the LGA DevKit Socket ..............9 LGA DevKit Overview ....................
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 4 of 36 Contents Document Information....................24 Revision History ....................24 Related Documents ..................24 Safety Precaution Notes .................. 25 Regulatory Compliance Information..............25 Appendix........................26 LGA DevKit SM....................
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 5 of 36 1 Introduction Introduction ® ® The Cinterion LGA DevKit is designed as a generic development adapter for Cinterion ® modules. With the LGA DevKit it is no longer necessary to connect the Cinterion evaluation modules to an adapter for test and development purposes.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 6 of 36 1.2 Supported Products Supported Products The following table lists modules that are supported by the LGA DevKit variants SM and L, de- pending on the module’s pad count (i.e., module’s footprint). Table 1: Supported products LGA DevKit SM LGA DevKit L...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 7 of 36 1.3 Package Content Package Content The following packages are available for the LGA DevKits. Normally an LGA DevKit SM or L would be used with the LGA DevKit socket SML: ®...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 8 of 36 1.3 Package Content Cinterion ® LGA DevKit socket SML (L30960-N0110-A100) Cinterion ® LGA DevKit L Cinterion ® LGA DevKit SM (L30960-N0112-A100) (L30960-N0111-A100) LGA120 LGA156 LGA106 LGA114...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 9 of 36 2 Quickstart Quickstart Please complete the following steps to quickly get started with your LGA DevKit. • Mount the LGA DevKit socket onto the LGA DevKit (for details see Section 2.1).
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 10 of 36 3 LGA DevKit Overview LGA DevKit Overview Top and Underside View Figure 3 Figure 4 show the top and underside view of the of the LGA DevKit SM variant. Please note that both SM and L variants of the LGA DevKit are identical - except or the MAIN and DIV antenna connectors that are interchanged, and the footprint indicators showing the dif- ferent LGA module footprints.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 11 of 36 3.2 Block Diagram Block Diagram Native Micro USB Data Left side: Right side: Module Pins Peripherals Combinded Powering Module Signals RF Main/ DRX On board ASC0 Micro GPS Antenna Connector Connector Connector Jumper Status LEDS GPS ...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 12 of 36 4 LGA DevKit Interfaces LGA DevKit Interfaces The LGA DevKit comes with two USB interfaces supporting power supply and serial commu- nication. You may choose to setup communication via a module's USB port and/or a module's UART (ASC0) port via FTDI232R VCP.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 13 of 36 4.3 Pin Headers Pin Headers The pin headers at the top side can be used to setup connections between modules and pos- sible on board peripherals. Thus, pin headers having signal names at their left side only, name- ly the pin headers AUDIO, CONTROL, ASC0_A, ASC0_B, DAI, ASC1, GPIO, and PWR, can be bridged by jumpers.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 14 of 36 4.4 ON Button: Module Start and Power Down ON Button: Module Start and Power Down Pushing the ON button shortly (i.e., <0.5s), the LGA DevKit starts up and initially analyses the mounted module orientation and type.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 15 of 36 4.8 Free Level Shifters Free Level Shifters The LGA DevKit provides 8 free level shifters, with 4 placed & connected at the patch field on the underside, and 4 connected to the pin header "LEVELSHIFTER".
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 16 of 36 4.11 RF Antenna 4.11 RF Antenna The LGA DevKit supports three antenna interfaces. The two SMA connectors "MAIN" and "DRX" are used for radio transmission. The GNSS interface is supported by an U.FL connector named "GPS".
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 17 of 36 4.12 Power Supply 4.12 Power Supply The LGA DevKit can be supplied through one or two USB ports that should be in the range of 5V +-5%, and/or externally by the DSB75/DSB-Mini.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 18 of 36 4.12 Power Supply 4.12.2 External Reference Supply To drive/operate the LGA DevKit's interfaces at certain voltage levels, an external reference voltage may be connected. By default, i.e., without an external reference voltage connected, the interface operates at 3V to meet the DSB75/DSB-Mini requirements.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 19 of 36 5 General Characteristics General Characteristics The following table lists absolute maximum ratings for the LGA DevKit. Please note that viola- tion of these limits may cause permanent damage to the LGA DevKit. Table 2: Absolute maximum ratings Parameter Unit...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 20 of 36 6 Operating the LGA DevKit with a DSB Operating the LGA DevKit with a DSB LGA DevKit on DSB-Mini The LGA DevKit supports a 2x40pin connector at its underside, compatible to the DSB75/DSB- Mini.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 21 of 36 6.2 LGA DevKit on DSB75 LGA DevKit on DSB75 To operate the LGA DevKit with the DSB75 please complete the following steps: • Mount the LGA DevKit onto the DSB75.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 22 of 36 7 Module Specific Configuration Settings Module Specific Configuration Settings The following sections describe specific settings that must be taken into account for certain modules.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 23 of 36 7.4 ENS22 Operation ENS22 Operation To make sure that firmware updates are performed without interruption, the default jumper at "VEXT" at the "CONTROL" pin header must be removed. Instead, this jumper needs to be placed at the "LEVELSHIFTER"...
Revised and updated document. document ® New document: "Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide" v01 Chapter What is new Initial document setup. Related Documents Hardware Interface Description for your Thales module AT Command Set for your Thales module lga_devkit_ug_v03 2020-05-29 Public / Released...
LGA DevKit. Failure to comply with these precautions violates safety stan- dards. Thales assumes no liability for customer’s failure to comply with these precautions. The following is a non-extensive list of the mobile phone and LGA DevKit usage restrictions: Pacemaker patients are advised to keep their hand-held mobile away from the pacemaker while it is on.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 34 of 36 9.3 Errata/Troubleshooting Errata/Troubleshooting PCB22/23 with DSB-Mini as Expander Board - ON LED With the LGA DevKit version B22/23 - built in smaller quantities - a current back feeding causes a constantly glowing WHITE ON LED.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Cinterion LGA DevKit User Guide Page 35 of 36 9.3 Errata/Troubleshooting The old LGA DevKit socket has a decreased RF matching that is improved with the new socket. The below Figure 20 Figure 21 shows measurements with the old LGA DevKit socket re- garding the S11 DevKit's MAIN antenna module RF path as well as the S21 DevKit's MAIN an-...
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