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FIBOCOM AN958-NA Module Hardware
User Guide
Version: 1.8
Date: 2022-04-19
Fibocom Auto Inc.

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  • Page 1 Confidentiality Secret FIBOCOM AN958-NA Module Hardware User Guide Version: 1.8 Date: 2022-04-19 Fibocom Auto Inc.
  • Page 2: Change History

    Applicability Model Software Applicable Product Model Description Baseline Customer Support frequency bands in North Americas regions. See AN958-NA Table 2-1 for frequency band information. Change History Reviewed Approved Version Date Author Change Description Deng Jie/Che 2021-03-03 Initial version Qingcheng Wenhui Wenhui ...
  • Page 3 All the statements, information and suggestions contained in the document do not constitute any explicit or implicit guarantee. Trademark The trademark is registered and owned by Fibocom Auto Inc. The trademark is registered and owned by Fibocom Wireless Inc. Contact Company website: http://www.fibocom.com/...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Control Interface ............................. 30 5.1.1 Power-On/Off ............................30 5.1.1.1 Power-On ..........................30 5.1.1.2 Power-Off ..........................31 5.1.2 Reset ..............................32 (U)SIM Card Interface............................34 5.2.1 (U)SIM Pin Definition ...........................34 The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 4/52...
  • Page 5 Storage ................................48 Packaging ................................ 48 Appendix A Abbreviations............................49 Appendix B Operating band and frequency range of 2G/3G/4G/5G NR Sub-6 ............51 The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 5/52...
  • Page 6: About This Document

    The product manufacturer should communicate the following safety instructions to end users and incorporate the safety instructions into the User Manuals of end products. Fibocom Auto Inc. will not take any responsibility for the consequences made by users who do not follow the safety rules or use the product improperly.
  • Page 7: Product Overview

    UL peak rate 85.6 kbps EDGE: DL peak rate 296 kbps UL peak rate 236.8 kbps Table 2–3 Modulation characteristics of AN958-NA Model AN958-NA The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 7/52...
  • Page 8: Key Features

    PCIe Gen 3 x 2 lanes 2 sets of SIM card interfaces (single channel) SIM interface Support USIM/SIM: 1.8 V and 3 V The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 8/52...
  • Page 9: Ca Combinations

    2A-5A 2A-2A-12A 2A-2A-5A-66A 2A-2A-12A-66A-66A 2A-12A 2A-2A-14A 2A-2A-5B 2A-2A-14A-66A-66A 2A-14A 2A-2A-29A 2A-2A-12A-66A 2A-5B-66A-66A 2A-17A 2A-2A-66A 2A-2A-14A-66A 2A-14A-66A-66A-66A 2A-28A 2A-2A-71A 2A-2A-66A-66A 2A-29A 2A-4A-4A 2A-2A-66A-71A The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 9/52...
  • Page 10: Dc Combinations

    EN-DC Type Type Combination 1DL + FR1 DC_28A_n78A n78A n78A 1DL + FR1 DC_7A_n78A n78A n78A 1DL + FR1 DC_5A_n78A n78A n78A The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 10/52...
  • Page 11 2DL + FR1 DC_2A-7A_n71A 2A,7A n71A 2DL + FR1 DC_2A-7A_n78A n78A 2A,7A n78A 2DL + FR1 DC_2A-12A_n2A 2DL + FR1 DC_2A-12A_n66A n66A 2A,12A n66A The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 11/52...
  • Page 12 2A,12A n66A 12A_n66A DC_2A-2A- 3DL + FR1 2A,66A 66A_n5A DC_2A-2A- 3DL + FR1 2A,66A n71A 66A_n71A 3DL + FR1 DC_2A-12A- 12A,66A The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 12/52...
  • Page 13: Hardware Block Diagram

    The baseband functions include: UMTS/LTE/NR Controller NAND/LPDDR RAM Application Interface The RF functions include: RF Transceiver RF Power/PA RF Front End RF Filter The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 13/52...
  • Page 14 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 标题 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Antenna Connector Figure 2-1 Hardware block diagram The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 14/52...
  • Page 15: Application Interfaces

    The AN958-NA module uses LGA interface with 357 pins in total. 3.1.1 Pin Distribution Figure 3-1 Pin distribution (top perspective) 3.1.2 Pin Definition Table 3-1 I/O parameter definitions Type Description Input/Output The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 15/52...
  • Page 16 RGMII_RX_CTL RGMII RX control signal RGMII_RX_CLK RGMII RX clock signal RGMII_RX_0 RGMII RX bit 0 signal RGMII_RX_1 RGMII RX bit 1 signal The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 16/52...
  • Page 17 PCIe data RX channel 1 PCIe_RX1_M signal (-) Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Reset Pin Name Pin No. Pin Description Remarks Value WL_SW_CTRL Wi-Fi control signal The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 17/52...
  • Page 18 USB high-speed USB_HS_DP differential signal (+) USB_ID USB_ID USB super-speed USB_SS_RX_M receiver (-) USB super-speed USB_SS_RX_P receiver (+) USB super-speed USB_SS_TX_M transmitter (-) The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 18/52...
  • Page 19 SPI1 interface chip select BLSP1_SPI_CS_N signal external MCU. SPI1 output interrupt SPI_INT_OUT/GPIO_88 signal (reserved) SPI1 input interrupt SPI_SLAVE_INT/GPIO_94 signal (reserved) The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 19/52...
  • Page 20 STATUS Linux system. Debug UART output DBG_UART_TX signal DBG_UART_RX Debug UART input signal EMAC_PPS0_OUT EMAC_PPS0_OUT/Reserved Reserved EMAC_PPS1_OUT EMAC_PPS1_OUT/Reserved Reserved NAV_DR_SYNC GPS 1PPS The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 20/52...
  • Page 21 Reset Pin Name Pin No. Pin Description Remarks Value ANT-MAIN PRX (MIMO1) ANT-DRX/AUX DRX (MIMO2) ANT-MIMO3 PRX (MIMO3) ANT-MIMO4 DRX (MIMO4) The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 21/52...
  • Page 22: Power Supply

    Table 3-4 Module power supply parameters Recommended Parameter Minimum Value Maximum Value Unit Value VPH_PWR V2X_5V 4.75 5.25 Power design is shown as follows: The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 22/52...
  • Page 23 To ensure that the power voltage is not less than 3.4V, it is recommended to connect two low ESR 330 uF tantalum The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 23/52...
  • Page 24: Power Output

    VDD_EXT_1V8 USIM1_PWR 1.75 - 3.337 1.8/3 USIM2_PWR 1.75 - 3.337 1.8/3 3.2.3 Power Consumption Table 3-7 Power consumption of the AN958-NA module The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 24/52...
  • Page 25: Antenna Interface

    2500 - 2570 2620 - 2690 LTE-FDD B12 699 - 716 729 - 746 LTE-FDD B14 788 - 798 758 - 768 The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 25/52...
  • Page 26: Reference Circuit Design

    To improve the RX sensitivity, ensure that the isolation between the antennas is appropriate. The following figure shows the reference circuit for antenna connection. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 26/52...
  • Page 27: Gnss Antenna Interface

    This section describes GNSS related information. The module have not GPS internal LNA . The active antenna is recommended. Table 4-1 GNSS antenna interface definition Pin Name Description Frequency Range (MHz) Remarks ANT_GNSS GPS L1 L1 (1565-1610MHz) The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 27/52...
  • Page 28: Operating Bands

    2 times the cable width (2*W). Precise 50 Ω impedance control of RF signal cables is required during PCB fabrication. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 28/52...
  • Page 29: Antenna Requirements

    VSWR < 2:1 GNSS (active antenna recommended) Built-in LNA Gain < 20 dB Antenna Gain > -2 dBi Total Gain < 18 dB The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 29/52...
  • Page 30: Other Interfaces

    Another way to control the PWRKEY pin is directly using a button switch. A TVS (ESD9X5VL-2/TR recommended) should be placed near the button for ESD protection in this way. The reference circuit is shown in Figure 5-2. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 30/52...
  • Page 31: Power-Off

    VBAT to pull-down of PWRKEY pin no less than 30 ms. 5.1.1.2 Power-Off Table 5-2 Power-off modes supported by the module The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 31/52...
  • Page 32: Reset

    Clients can control the RESET_N pin by OC/OD driver circuits and button switch. Figure 5-5 and Figure 5-6 show the reference circuits respectively. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 32/52...
  • Page 33 Figure 5-5 OC driver reset reference circuit Figure 5-6 Button reset reference circuit The following figure shows the RESET_N timing sequence. Figure 5-7 RESET_N reset timing sequence The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 33/52...
  • Page 34: U)Sim Card Interface

    During (U)SIM design, you must select a (U)SIM card connector. A hot plug card connector (recommended wireless model: SIM016-8P-220P) with (U)SIM card detection function is recommended. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 34/52...
  • Page 35 The following figure shows the reference circuit design of (U)SIM card connector with card detection signal. Figure 5-9 Reference circuit design of a (U)SIM card connector with card detection signals The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 35/52...
  • Page 36: U)Sim Card Connector Without Card Detection Signals

    The equivalent capacitance of the ESD device must be 22 pF to 33 pF.  . The connection between USIM_DATA and USM_VDD needs a 10K pull-up resistor The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 36/52...
  • Page 37: Usb Interface

    921600 bps. The default baud rate is 115200 bps, used for data transmission and AT command transmission. The debugging serial interface supports baud rate of 115200 bps for FIBOCOM internal debugging. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 37/52...
  • Page 38: Uart Interface Application

    Figure 5-12 shows another level translation circuit. You can design the input and output circuit of the dashed line by referring to the solid line but pay attention to the connection direction. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 38/52...
  • Page 39: Adc Interface

    S) for communication with external codec and other digital audio devices. 5.6.1 I2S Interface Definition Table 5-9 Definition of I S interface Pin Name Pin No. Description The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 39/52...
  • Page 40: Sdio Interface

    The power supply VDD_3V voltage of the SD card ranges from 2.7 V to 3.6 V, and it needs to provide at least 800 mA current. SD card power supply should be provided from the external. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 40/52...
  • Page 41: Spi Interface

    SPI. 5.9 RGMII Interface The module provides a RGMII interface with embedded Ethernet MAC and a two-wire management interface. The pin The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 41/52...
  • Page 42 The wiring length difference within the group is controlled to ≤ 2.5 mm, and the signal distance reference is as follows: The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 42/52...
  • Page 43: Pcie Interface

    85 Ω±10%, the wiring length difference within the differential pair is controlled at ≤ 0.7 mm, and the wiring length is controlled at ≤ 300 mm.. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 43/52...
  • Page 44: Electrical Characteristics And Reliability

    LTE FDD Band 17 23±2.7 Band 25 23±2.7 Band 26 23±2.7 Band 28 23±2.7 Band 29 23±2.7 Band 66 23±2.7 Band 71 23±2.7 The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 44/52...
  • Page 45: Dual-Antenna Rx Sensitivity

    GNSS. Table 6-14 describes the performance indicators. Table 6-2 GNSS performance indicators Parameter Description Data Unit Remarks Positioning and Sensitivity -144 capture The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 45/52...
  • Page 46: Electrostatic Protection

    Unit ±8 ±15 Antenna Interface ±8 ±15 Other interfaces ±8 ±15 ESD is measured under the conditions of Fibocom EVK development kit. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 46/52...
  • Page 47: Structural Specification

    7.2 Structural Dimensions The following figure shows the structural dimensions of the AN958 series modules. Figure 7-2 Structural dimensions of the AN958 series modules The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 47/52...
  • Page 48: Storage

    Unmarked dimensional tolerances are ±0.1 mm. 7.3 Storage See FIBOCOM AN958 Series SMT Design Guide. 7.4 Packaging See FIBOCOM AN958 Series Product Packaging Specifications. The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 48/52...
  • Page 49: Appendix A Abbreviations

    Short Message Service Terminal Equipment Transmitting Direction Test Tolerance Time Division Duplexing UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver & Transmitter Uplink UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 49/52...
  • Page 50 Maximum Output Low Level Voltage Value VOLmin Minimum Output Low Level Voltage Value VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio Virtual Reality WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 50/52...
  • Page 51: Appendix B Operating Band And Frequency Range Of 2G/3G/4G/5G Nr Sub

    1710 - 1780 2110 - 2200 Band 71 NR/LTE FDD 663 - 698 617 - 652 3300-4200 3300-4200 3300-3800 3300-3800 4400-5000 4400-5000 The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 51/52...
  • Page 52 NR Band n66 4.00 NR Band n71 7.48 1.00 NR Band n77(3450~3550)(PC2) 1.00 NR Band n77(3700~3980)(PC2) 1.00 NR Band n78(3450~3550)(PC2) 1.00 NR Band n78(3700~3800)(PC2) The copyright of this document belongs to Fibocom Auto Inc. and may not be reproduced without approval. 52/52...

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