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Issue: V1.1 Date: 2019-05-06 The Tuya Smart platform is a global intelligent platform, AI and IoT developer platform, and world-leading voice interaction platform that provides one-stop AI and IoT solutions to meet intelligence requirements of consumers, manufacturers, OEMs, and retail chain stores. Its solutions cover hardware access, cloud services, and app software development, forming a closed service loop of AI and manufacturing.
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Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Change History Date Version Change Description Prepared By Reviewed By Approved By 2019-03-01 This is the first release. Wang Yanfeng Wang Yanfeng Chen Lihuan https://www.tuya.com Page 2 of 29...
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Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 1 About This Document 1.1 Applicable Scope This document describes hardware interface specifications, electrical features, mechanical specifications, and other related information about the NM1 module to help you design and develop NM1 module hardware.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 2 Product Overview NM1 is a compact, high-performance, and low-power NB-IoT series module. It has the following features: Supports the B1, B3,B5,B8, B20 frequency bands. Provides the SIM card interface (1.8 V), USB 1.1 interface, UART interface, SPI, I C interface, and GPIO ...
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 2.3 Product Functions 2.3.1 Baseband Functions The NM1 module baseband includes the USB interface signal, SIM card interface signal, I C interface signal, UART interface signal, working status indicator signal, module startup and reset signals, and multiplexing control signals, power supply, and grounding of multiple GPIO interfaces.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Table 2- 3 Line loss requirements Frequency Band Requirement LTE B5, B8, B20 Line loss < 1 dB LTE B1, B3 Line loss < 1.5 dB Table 2- 4 Antenna requirements Item...
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Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Analog Signal Input/ Pin No. Pin Attribute Pin Voltage (V) Remarks Definition Output Primary device input and SPI_MISO secondary device output signal Primary device output SPI_MOSI and secondary device input signal SPI_SCLK...
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Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Analog Signal Input/ Pin No. Pin Attribute Pin Voltage (V) Remarks Definition Output USB_DP USB+ signal USB_DM USB– signal USB_EINT USB_EINT 1.8 V output power (In Vmin = 1.53 V VIO18_EXT PSM mode, no voltage is Vnorm = 1.8 V...
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Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Analog Signal Input/ Pin No. Pin Attribute Pin Voltage (V) Remarks Definition Output VSYS_PA Output power GPIO11 Reserved GPIO10 Reserved GPIO25 Reserved MD_WAKEUP GPIO28 Reserved AP_READY STATUS GPIO24 Reserved GPIO34 Reserved GPIO33...
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 3.2 Electrical Conditions Table 3- 3 Electrical conditions Minimum Typical Maximum Signal Description Unit Value Value Value VBAT_BOOST Input power 3.63 VSYS_BB Input power 3.63 VSYS_PA Output power 3.3 Power Interface 3.3.1 Power Pins and Grounding The NM1 module can be powered by a battery or external power supply.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 3.5 SPIs 3.5.1 Pins Table 3-7 defines the SPI signals. (SPIs support the slave mode.) Table 3- 5 SPI signal definition Pin No. Signal Name Function Description SPI_MISO Master input and slave output...
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 3.6.2 I C Interface Electrical Parameters and Application Figure 3- 5 Reference circuit 3.7 UART Interface 3.7.1 Pins The NM1 module provides three UART interfaces. The primary serial interface can be used for firmware upgrade.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Figure 3- 7 Reference circuit with a level converter A triode can also be used for level conversion. Figure 3- 8 Reference circuit with a triode for level conversion Note: Connection methods of the debugging, auxiliary, and primary serial interfaces are similar.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 3.8.2 USB Interface Application Figure 3- 9 Downloading interface application circuit The nominated input power of the NM1 module is 3.3 V. When the USB interface is used for downloading, add an LDO circuit to keep the circuit voltage at 3.3 V.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 3.9.3 RESET Pin Table 3- 10 RESET signal definition Pin No. Signal Name Function Description RESET NM1 module resetting To reset the NM1 module, lower the RESET pin to a low level for a period of time and then disconnect it or raise it to a high level.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 4.3.1 RF Antenna Circuit Design It is recommended that a π-type matching circuit be reserved during RF antenna peripheral circuit design. Ensure that the matching circuit is near the antenna, and attach resistors based on actual debugging conditions.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Figure 4- 2 Antenna PCB cabling impedance calculation data 4.3.2 Precautions for Initial Antenna Design 4.3.2.1 Pre-project Evaluation Ensure that the antenna is horizontal with the base station for maximum efficiency. Do not place the antenna near the power cable, data cable, or chip that may generate electromagnetic interference.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Place the antenna and the coaxial cable that is used to connect the antenna and NIC away from these interference sources. Place the NM1 module away from components that generate a large amount of heat such as the CPU to prevent the RF performance being affected by high temperature.
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual Figure 5- 2 Over temperature curve To prevent the NM1 module being damaged due to overheating, you are advised to attach the module after reflow soldering of the PCB's first side. https://www.tuya.com...
Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual 6.2 Recommended Package Dimensions Figure 6- 4 Recommended package dimensions (unit: mm) 7 Certification FCC Statement 15.19 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
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Hangzhou Tuya Inc. NM1 Module Hardware Design Manual NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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