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2. Modify the RTS and CTS pin descriptions V1.2 2023-11-29 3. Add the description of PCM interfaces 4. Add audio pin description 1. Add the SLM770A-SC model description V1.3 2023-12-14 2. Improve the description of analog audio 3. Delete the RF reference circuit MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
USB Reference Circuit ....................38 3.10.3 USB Driver ......................... 39 3.11 Serial Port ..........................40 3.12 PCM (SLM770A-SC does not support this function) ............. 41 3.13 Network Status Indication ...................... 43 3.14 STATUS ..........................44 MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Introduction This document defines the SLM770A module air interface and hardware interface for connecting to customer applications. This document helps customers quickly understand SLM770A module interface specifications, electrical characteristics, mechanical specifications, and related product information. With the help of this document, combined with our application manual and user instructions, customers can quickly apply the SLM770A module to wireless applications.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Safety Information Observing the following safety information can keep you safe and protect the product and its working environment from potential damage: Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident.
In this paper, the basic functions and main features, hardware interfaces and usage methods, structural characteristics, power consumption and electrical characteristics of SLM770A wireless module are described in detail, and the design of embedding SLM770A module into various application terminals is guided.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Product Overview Basic Description SLM770A is support for TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/WCDMA/GSM wireless communication module. It supports data connection of TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE networks. Can provide voice (PCM), analog voice, short message, address book and other functions for customers' special applications.
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B1/B8 900/1800 SLM770A adopts advanced highly integrated design scheme, integrate RF and baseband on a PCB to complete wireless reception, transmission, baseband signal processing and audio signal processing functions, with a single-sided layout, module structure size: 32.0×29.0×2.4mm. It can meet almost all M2M application requirements, such as: mobile broadband access, video surveillance, hand-held terminals, on-board equipment, ultra-book and other products.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Main Performance The following table details the performance of the SLM770A module. Table 4 List of main features of the module Parameter Description ⚫ VBAT power supply range: 3.3~4.2V ⚫ Power supply Typical supply voltage:3.8V ⚫...
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GNSS features ⚫ Protocol: NMEA 0183 ⚫ RX- diversity Support LTE/WCDMA/ RX- diversity ⚫ Comply with 3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005, and new MeiG AT AT commands commands ⚫ NET_STATUS,NET_MODE two pins indicate the state of the Network indication network ⚫...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual ⚫ Normal operating temperature: -35℃~+75℃ ⚫ Temperature range Limited operating temperature: -40℃~+85℃ ⚫ Storage temperature: -40℃~+90℃ ⚫ Software upgrade USB interface ⚫ RoHS All hardware components fully comply with the EU RoHS standard ⚫ Environmental humidity 5%~95% MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
USB_DM PWRKEY USB_VBUS RESET_N Reserved USB_BOOT Reserved RESERVED POWER Signals Reserved Figure 1 Module pin number diagram(TOP VIEW) Pin Description The following table describes the definitions of the individual pins for the SLM770A module. MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd 77/77...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual SLM770A - SC 123, 124, 125, 126, 137, 138, 140 pin for the suspended state, 24-27 pin for UART2 pin the feet. Table 5 IO parameter definition Type Description Analog input Analog output Analog input/output...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Pin name Description DC features Note number 1.8V power domain, effective at RESET_N Reset the module max=0.5V low level; If unused, keep it open VBAT power Turn on/off the PWRKEY max=0.5V domain, effective at module...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual USIM card reset USIM_RST signal 1.8V power USIM_ domain, need USIM detection VDD_EXT PRESENCE external pull up to 1.8V 1.8V USIM: Vmax=1.9V Vmin=1.7V Automatic module USIM card supply USIM_VDD 3.0V USIM: recognition 1.8V or voltage Vmax=3.05V...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual keep it open 1.8V power Clear to send domain. If unused, keep it open 1.8V power Request to send domain. If unused, keep it open Debug Serial Port Pin name Description DC features Note number 1.8V power...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual 1.8V power domain. Module as the main device, the pin is the output PCM_CLK PCM clock signal, module as the slave device, the pin is the input signal. If unused, keep it open. 1.8V power domain.
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual wakes up the module; in low level the module enters into sleep mode. If unused, keep it open. 1.8V power domain. Do not pull Application up to high level AP_READY processor sleep before the module state detection starts successfully.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Function SD_INS_DET* undeveloped, keep it open. Function SD_CMD* undeveloped, keep it open. Function SD_CLK* undeveloped, keep it open. Function SD_DATA3* undeveloped, keep it open. Function SD_DATA2* undeveloped, keep it open. Function SD_DATA1* undeveloped, keep it open.
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Table 7 Overview of operating modes Mode Description The module is in idle state and has registered to the GSM GSM IDLE network, ready to send and receive data (SMS and voice service). GSM mode The module is ready for voice talk service;...
Hardware I/O interface controls flight mode The W_DISABLE_N pin (PIN4) of SLM770A gives the module a low level signal. The module enters into flight mode and RF sending and receiving unit stops working. Pull up PIN4 and the module will enter into normal mode.
Send AT+CFUN=1 command to let the module enter into normal mode again. Power Supply Design 3.6.1 Power Supply Pins SLM770A has four VBAT pins for connecting an external power supply, which can be divided into two power supply domains: ⚫ Two VBAT_RF pins are used to power the module RF;...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual The following figure is the module switch threshold state definition. VOLTAGE(V) POWER_ON POWERON_THRESHOLE UNDEFINED POWEROFF_THRESHOLE POWER_OFF >8S TIME(Sec.) Figure 2 Switching machine threshold The following figure shows the voltage drop during transmitting burst in 2G network. The voltage drop will be less in 3G and 4G networks.
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual external power supply is connected to the module, VBAT_BB and VBAT_RF need to adopt star routing. VBAT_BB wire width shall not be less than 1mm, and VBAT_RF wire width shall not be less than 2mm.
VDD_EXT Voltage Output When the SLM770A module is normally started, there is a voltage output on Pin7 with an output voltage of 1.8V and a current load of 50mA. When the module is turned on, this power supply will always output, the power supply capacity is limited, can’t be used for external heavy load circuit, can be used for the...
Vnorm=3.8V When the SLM770A module is in power down mode, it can be turned on by lowering the PWRKEY. It is recommended to use an open set drive circuit to control the PWRKEY pin. After the STATUS pin outputs the low level, the PWRKEY can be released.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual PWRKEY Close to S1 Figure 8 Turn on the module using button Turning on time is illustrated as follows: NOTE VBAT 100ms =VBAT PWRKEY 0.5V 约25ms RESET_N STATUS Inactive Act ive UART Inactive Act ive 约20ms...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual ⚫ 1: Control module shutdown with PWRKEY pin; pull down the POWERKEY pin for at least 650ms to start the power-off process ⚫ 2: Send AT+POWEROFF command into the power-off process 3.7.2.1 AT Command to Turn Off The AT+POWEROFF command can be used to control module power off.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Reset the Module There are two ways to restart the SLM770A: Hardware restart, AT command restart. 3.8.1 Hardware reset When the module is working, restart the module by pulling down the RESET_N pin for at least 300ms.
SLM770A module pulling down RESET_N only resets the baseband chip inside the module and does not reset the power management chip. When the RESET_N pin of SLM770A module is pulled down, the baseband chip is in the reset state, and the chip system restarts after release.
USIM_GND module SLM770A module supports USIM hot plug through the USIM_PRESENCE pin and supports high level detection. By default, the hot plug function is disabled. In the figure, the level of the USIM_PRESENCE pin is high after the SIM card is inserted. When no card is detected, the level of the USIM_PRESENCE pin is low.
Note: Not support hot plug SIM Connectors directly on USIM, SIM card hot plug, may cause (U) SIM card or SLM770A (U) SIM interface damage. 3.10 USB Interface The SLM770A provides a USB 2.0 compliant interface that supports both high speed (480Mbps) and full MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd 77/77...
USB differential data signal + required Ground USB power supply, used for USB USB_VBUS Typical value 5.0V detection 3.10.2 USB Reference Circuit USB interface application reference circuit of SLM770A is shown in the following figure. MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd 77/77...
3.10.3 USB Driver SLM770A module support various operating systems, such as PC operating system: Windows 7/8, 10, Windows embedded operating system: Linux version 2.6 or higher, Android2.3/4.0/4.2/4.4/5.0/5.1/6.0 MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
AT commands and PPP dialing, the drivers are available. For details, contact support personnel. 3.11 Serial Port The SLM770A module has two serial ports: main serial port and debugging serial port. The main features of these two serial ports are described below. ⚫...
0.45 1.35 The serial port level of SLM770A module is 1.8V. If the client host is 3.3V, the level converter needs to be added in the serial port application. TI's TXB0104PWR is recommended. The following picture is a reference design:...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual PCM_SYNC 4096 kHz PCM_CLK. The module supports 16-bit linear encoding format. The following is a short frame mode timing diagram (PCM_SYNC = 8 kHz, PCM_CLK = 2048 kHz). Figure 18 Short frame pattern timing diagram...
LED by controlling the on-off of the transistor to realize the LED on and off, not directly drive the LED light). SLM770A module has two network status pins: NET_MODE and NET_STATUS. The following two tables describe pin definitions and logic level changes under different network states respectively.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Flash (100ms high/800ms low) Search network process Flash (100ms high/3000ms low) Register network success NET_ STATUS Flash (100ms high/300ms low) Data business High level Others Low level Flight mode, no service, shutdown, etc. The reference circuit is shown in the figure below:...
Figure 21 STATUS reference circuit 3.15 USB_BOOT Interface The SLM770A supports USB_BOOT. The USB_BOOT function requires that the USB_BOOT pin be pulled up to 1.8V before the module VDD_EXT is powered on, and the module will enter the emergency download mode when it is powered on. In this mode, the module can be upgraded through the USB interface.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Module VDD_EXT Test point USB_BOOT Close to module Figure 22 USB_BOOT interface reference circuit Note: Do not pull the USB_BOOT to 1.8V before powering on the VBAT module. During normal startup, USB_BOOT is open without pulling up or down.
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual ⚫ AOUT channel is a differential output and is usually used for a handset Design considerations: It is recommended to use electret microphone to filter out RF interference from the interference source, which will greatly improve the coupled TDD noise. The 33pF capacitor is used to filter out high-frequency interference caused by the module operating at the EGSM900 frequency.
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual 10pF 33pF SPK_P Module 10pF 33pF SPK_N Micro phone 10pF 33pF Figure 24 Handset interface reference circuit Note: The microphone channel is sensitive to ESD, so be sure to add a protective circuit MIC_P/N, SPK_P/N group internal cabling complies with differential cabling requirements MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual GNSS Basic Description The SLM770A includes a complete built-in GNSS solution that supports Qualcomm Gen8C-Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou). SLM770A modules support the standard NMEA-0183 protocol and output 1Hz NMEA statements via USB interface by default.
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual ⚫ Maximize the distance between the GNSS antenna, the main antenna and the diversity antenna. ⚫ Digital signals such as USIM card, USB interface, camera module, display interface and SD card should be far away from the antenna;...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Antenna Interface SLM770A module is designed with a main antenna interface, a diversity receiving antenna interface (used to suppress signal drops due to high-speed movement and multipath) and a GNSS antenna interface. The impedance of antenna interface is 50Ω.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual RF Reference Circuit ANT_MAIN and ANT_DIV antenna connection is shown in the figure below. In order to obtain better RF performance, pay attention to the following four points in schematic diagram design and PCB layout: In schematic diagram design, reserve π-type matching circuit near the RF port of the module, and...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Module 0.1uF GNSS Antenna 47nH 100pF ANT_GNSS Figure 26 Reference circuit of GNSS antenna Antenna 5.3.1 Antenna Requirements The requirements for the main antenna, diversity receiving antenna and GNSS antenna are shown in the following table:...
(GSM1800/1900, WCDMA B1/B2/B4, LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B25/B39) Cable insertion loss: < 2dB (LTE B7/B38/B40/B41) 5.3.2 RF Output Power RF output power of SLM770A is shown in the following table. Table 25 SLM770A-C RF transmitted power Frequency Maximum Value Minimum Value EGSM900 33dBm± 2dB 5dBm±...
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23dBm± 2.7dB <-39dBm LTE-TDD B39 23dBm± 2.7dB <-39dBm LTE-TDD B40 23dBm± 2.7dB <-39dBm LTE-TDD B41 23dBm± 2.7dB <-39dBm Table 26 SLM770A-E RF transmitted power Frequency Maximum Value Minimum Value EGSM900 33dBm± 2dB 5dBm± 5dB DCS1800 30dBm± 2dB 0dBm± 5dB WCDMA B1 24dBm+1/-3dB <-49dBm...
0.25 Environment Temperature Range SLM770A modules are recommended to work at -30~+75℃. It is suggested that temperature control measures should be considered at the application end under adverse environmental conditions. At the same time, the module is provided with a limited operating temperature range, under which some RF indicators may exceed the standard.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Table 34 Temperature range of the module Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Unit ℃ Working temperature ℃ Extended working temperature ℃ Storage temperature Electrical Characteristics of Interface in Working Status VL: logical low level; VH: logical high level;...
Air discharge should pass the test grade of ±1KV ESD Features SLM770A module design has considered the ESD problem, and do the ESD protection, but consider SLM770A module in the transport and secondary development may also have ESD problem occurred, so developers to view the protection of the final product ESD problem, besides must consider the antistatic packaging processing.
Module flatness standard: ≤0.12mm (Steel mesh: it is suggested that customers open the steel mesh reasonably by combining the main board, and it is suggested that customers open the stepped steel mesh to 0.18mm by combining the experience of MeiG module SMT) MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Top View of the Module Figure 29 Top view of the module Bottom View of the Module Figure 30 Bottom view of the module MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd 77/77...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Storage and Production Storage SLM770A modules are shipped in vacuum sealed bags. The storage of modules is subject to the following conditions: When the environment temperature is below 40℃ and the air humidity is less than 90%, the module can be stored in a vacuum sealed bag for 12 months.
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Production Welding Figure 32 Temperature curve of solder reflow Packaging SLM770A modules are packed in pallets. The specifications are as follows: Figure 33 Pallet packaging MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd 77/77...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Annex A Reference Documents and Abbreviations Reference Documents ⚫ SLM770A specifications; ⚫ SLM770A AT command set; ⚫ SLM770A reference design circuit; Abbreviations Table 40 Abbreviations Abbreviations Description Adaptive Multi-rate Bit Error Rate Base Transceiver Station...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Electromagnetic Compatibility Electrostatic Discharge Frame Relay GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GPIO General Purpose Input Output GPRS General Packet Radio Service Global Standard for Mobile Communications Half Rate HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Personal Computer Printed Circuit Board Personal Cellular System Pulse Code Modulation Personal Communication System Packet Data Unit Point-to-point protocol Packet Switched QPSK Quadrate Phase Shift Keying Subscriber Identity Module TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual Maximum Input Low Level Voltage Value Minimum Input Low Level Voltage Value Maximum Output High Level Voltage Value Minimum Output High Level Voltage Value Maximum Output Low Level Voltage Value Minimum Output Low Level Voltage Value MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd...
SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual 10 Annex B GPRS Coding Scheme Table 41 Description of different coding schemes Mode CS-1 CS-2 CS-3 CS-4 Code rate Pre-coded USF Radio Block excl.USF and BCS Tail Coded Bits Punctured Bits Data rate Kb/s 9.05...
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SLM770A Module Hardware Design Manual RF warning for Mobile device: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
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LTE Band 66 2.8 Label and compliance information The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “Contains FCC ID: 2APJ4-SLM770A”. The grantee's FCC ID can be used only when all FCC compliance requirements are met.
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