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UM982-EB User Manual Should you purchase our product and encounter any inconsistency, please contact us or our local authorized distributor for the most up-to-date version of this manual along with any addenda or corrigenda.
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Foreword This manual provides information on the hardware composition and design of the UM982 evaluation board (EB). Target Readers This document is written for technicians who are familiar with GNSS modules.
1 Product Overview UM982-EB is the evaluation board for UM982 and it consists of the UM982 module, a 3.3 V low dropout regulator (LDO), a 5V DC/DC boost circuit, two antenna short protection circuits and peripheral interfaces. The schematic of the UM982-EB can be used as the reference design for the UM982 module.
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UM982-EB User Manual The appearance of UM982-EB is shown as follows: Figure 1-2 Top View of UM982-EB (1) Silkscreen: It marks the signals of the pins. The smaller holes around are used to mount the UM982 socket. The printing adopts exposed copper to ensure the flatness of the surface.
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Figure 1-3 Bottom View of UM982-EB (1) Antenna short protection circuit (2) Anti-static design and heat dissipation with exposed copper (3) VCC power supply and LDO circuit (4) Backup battery (5) 5 V DC/DC boost circuit for antenna feeding (6) Dual-row pins as external interfaces...
UM982-EB User Manual 2 Interfaces The dual-row 28 pins serve as the external interfaces of UM982-EB, and the pin pitch is 2 mm. The interfaces can be directly connected to the J18 on Unicore HPL EVK-V5.0 board. CH71283V100 Figure 2-1 UM982-EB Interfaces...
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Pin Name Description System reset, active low, and the active time RESET_N should be no less than 5 ms. RSV#12 — Reserved Event mark input, with adjustable frequency EVENT and polarity RSV#29 — Reserved TXD3 COM3 output, can be used as CAN TXD, LVTTL —...
The availability of the ports depends on the firmware version of the UM982 module. 3 Power Supply The power supply of the UM982-EB is input from the VIN pin, passing through a circuit with surge protection and filter capacitors, to provide power for the 3.3 V LDO circuit and 5 V DC/DC boost circuit.
3.1 3.3V LDO Power Supply VCC outputs 3.3 V voltage after passing through the LDO circuit to provide power to UM982-EB. 0805 TPS7A8101DRB 0805 Vout=0.8*(1+16/5.1)=3.31V Dropout Voltage: 170mV@1A Figure 3-3 3.3V LDO Circuit Notes: The rated output current of LDO should be more than twice the maximum operating current of UM982.
UM982-EB User Manual 3.2 5V DC/DC Power Supply VCC outputs 5 V voltage after passing through the DC/DC boost circuit to feed the antenna. LT3467AIDDB Vout=1.225*(1+16/5.1)=5.07V Figure 3-4 5V DC/DC Boost Circuit Note: You can choose whether to use the 5 V power on the board to feed the antenna according to the antenna type.
The input range of V_BCKP is 2.0 V to 3.6 V. Figure 3-5 Backup Power Circuit Figure 3-6 Backup Power Circuit on the Bottom of UM982-EB Note: The power supply for V_BCKP can be provided by the backup battery. The circuit that...
UM982-EB User Manual V_BCKP. 4 Antenna circuit 4.1 Antenna Short Protection Circuit The antenna short protection circuit consists of a load management chip and peripheral circuits. The 5 V power source supplies the antenna after passing through the load management chip.
ESD protection. Removing R77 and R6 and soldering R79 and R8, you can directly use the 5 V power to supply the antenna. In this condition, the antenna short protection circuit on UM982-EB will be bypassed. The ESD protection diode should support high-frequency signal (above 2000 MHz).
UM982-EB User Manual Figure 4-4 Antenna Feed Circuit on the Bottom of UM982-EB 5 LED Indicators There are LED indicators on UM982-EB to indicate the working status of each functional unit. Figure 5-1 LED Indicators LED Indicators UC-08-M31 EN P1.0.3...
Table 5-1 Description of the LED Status LED Indicator Color Description Power (5V or 3.3V) Green Light on when the power is normal Reset Light on when pressing the reset button Antenna Light on when antenna is shorted Green Light on when position is fixed Green Light on when RTK is fixed Light on when failing self-test...
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UM982-EB User Manual VCCIN powers the UM982 module only. R27 is a large-size resistor (with high rated power) to ensure the current capability. In the figure below, a 0805 resistor is used. Removing R27, connecting a power supply wire at TP1 and a ground wire at TP3 (as shown in Figure 7-1), you can use an external power to supply the module.
The UM982-EB has copper exposed on the bottom of the UM982 module, which not only enhances heat dissipation, but also provides a large area for grounding and is convenient to test. UM982 Figure 6-3 UM982 Pads (Y1-Y39) and Socket Mounting Holes (X1-X8)
Figure 7-1 Debug Ports for the UM982 Module The silkscreen markings on the right of the test points are arranged in order to identify the function of each port. Figure 7-2 Through-Hole Test Points on UM982-EB Appendix Schematic of UM982-EB Appendix UC-08-M31 EN P1.0.3...
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