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SIM8260G-M2 Series
Hardware Design
5G Module
SIMCom Wireless Solutions Limited.
SIMCom Headquarters Building, Building 3, No. 289 Linhong
Changning District, Shanghai P.R.China
Tel: 86-21-31575100
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  • Page 1 SIM8260G-M2 Series Hardware Design 5G Module SIMCom Wireless Solutions Limited. SIMCom Headquarters Building, Building 3, No. 289 Linhong Changning District, Shanghai P.R.China Tel: 86-21-31575100 support@SIMcom.com www.SIMcom.com...
  • Page 2 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Document title: SIM8260G-M2 Series Hardware Design Version: V1.07 Date: 2023-05-31 Status: Release GENERAL NOTES SIMCOM OFFERS THIS INFORMATION AS A SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS TO SUPPORT THE APPLICATION AND ENGINEERING EFFORTS THAT USE THE PRODUCTS DESIGNED BY SIMCOM. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY FROM THE CUSTOMERS.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Contents Contents....................................3 Table Index..................................5 Figure Index..................................7 1. Introduction..................................8 1.1 Product Outline................................9 1.3 Feature Overview................................11 2.1.2 WLAN ZIF Connector............................14 2.1.3 Test Point of Module............................15 2.2 Pin Description................................17 3. Interface Application..............................25 3.1 Power Supply................................25 3.1.1 Power Supply Design Guide...........................
  • Page 4 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings............................82 5.2 Operating Conditions..............................83 5.3 Operating Mode................................84 5.3.1 Operating Mode Definition..........................84 5.3.2 Sleep Mode................................ 84 5.3.3 Minimum Functionality Mode and Flight Mode.................... 85 5.4 Current Consumption..............................86 5.5 RF Output Power................................90 5.6 Conducted Receive Sensitivity...........................91 5.7 Thermal Design................................
  • Page 5 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table Index Table 1 : Module frequency bands..................................9 Table 2 : Data transmission throughput................................10 Table 3 : Key features......................................11 Table 4 : Pin differences of SIM826XX-M2 and SIM8X80-M2........................13 Table 5 : Recommended WLAN ZIF connector list............................15 Table 6 : Test point of module description..............................
  • Page 6 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 62 : 1.8V Digital I/O characteristics...............................83 Table 63 : Operating temperature..................................83 Table 64 : Operating mode definition................................84 Table 65 : Module Current consumption on VBAT pins (VBAT=3.8V)....................... 86 Table 66 : Conducted output power.................................90 Table 67 : Conducted RF receiving sensitivity...............................
  • Page 7 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Figure Index Figure 1 : SIMCom 5G module model illustrate...............................8 Figure 4 : Pin map of WLAN ZIF connector interface ..........................14 Figure 5 : Test point of SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 series module.........................15 Figure 7 : Maximum current consumption of the module..........................25 Figure 8 : Power supply reference circuit...............................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 1. Introduction This document describes the electronic specifications, RF specifications, interfaces, mechanical characteristics and test results of the SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 module. With the help of this document，customers can quickly understand SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 Series module. Associated with other software application notes and user guides, customers can use SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 Series to design and develop mobile and laptop applications easily.

  • Page 9: Product Outline

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 1.1 Product Outline SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 Series is a wireless communication module focusing on 5G market, it supports multi-air access technology including 5G NR (NSA/SA), LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, and WCDMA, can meet the 3GPP R16 NR specification, and data rate which up to 4Gps (DL). GNSS system is optional, and it includes dual bands GLONASS/Bei Dou/Galileo/QZSS.
  • Page 10 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 2: Data transmission throughput Module Data transmission throughput NSA: 3.25Gbps(DL)/460Mbps(UL) SA: 2.5Gbps(DL)/900Mbps(UL) SIM8260G-M2 LTE: 1.6Gbps (DL)/200Mbps (UL) HSPA+:42Mbps (DL)/5.76Mbps (UL) mmW: 8.76Gbps(DL)/2.69Gbps(UL) NSA : 4.92Gbps(DL)/660Mbps(UL) SIM8380G-M2 SA : 6.2Gbps (DL)/900Mbps(UL) LTE: 2Gbps (DL)/200Mbps (UL) HSPA+ : 42Mbps (DL)/5.76Mbps (UL) www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 11: Feature Overview

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 NOTE 1.SIM8262E-M2 has two hardware versions，the one support digital audio interface, and the another one not support digital audio interface，for more details, please contact the SIMCom support team. 2.”*”means the DPR2 function can use module support interrupt GPIO configuration. 1.3 Feature Overview Table 3: Key features Feature...
  • Page 12 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 One I2S interface with dedicated main-clock for primary digital audio, the I2S also can be configured as PCM MCLK frequency: 12.288MHz (default)  Digital audio interface WCDMA AMR-NB  VoLTE AMR-WB  Echo Cancellation  Noise Suppression ...
  • Page 13 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 The pin differences of SIM826XX-M2 and SIM8X80-M2 module below. Table 4: Pin differences of SIM826XX-M2 and SIM8X80-M2 module SIM8260G SIM8380- name M.2 pin number VDD_1V9 VDD_1V9 QTM2_PO QTM3_PO QTM1_PO QTM0_PO I2S_WA I2S_WA I2S_TX I2S_TX I2S_RX I2S_RX LAA/N79_T LAA/N79_T...

  • Page 14: Wlan Zif Connector

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 2.1.2 WLAN ZIF Connector SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 Series provide a WLAN ZIF connector for WIFI function, the connector is located bottom side of the module and it no assembly on the module by default. About this connector and WIFI function more details, please contact SIMCom support teams, the following figure is pin map of the WLAN ZIF connector.

  • Page 15: Test Point Of Module

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 5: Recommended WLAN ZIF connector list Name Manufacturer Part number Position number Connector ACES ELECTONICS 51614-03001-002 2.1.3 Test Point of Module The following figure shows test point of SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 series module. Figure 5: Test point of SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 series module www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 16: Test Point

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 6: Test point of module description Test Point Description PICE_INI_BYPASS For the windows version module, before powering on module short PCIE_INI_BYPASS and 1.8V, and then power on module, used to bypass PCIe initial in BIOS stage. 1.8V Module internal power VDD_EXT output.

  • Page 17: Pin Description

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 2.2 Pin Description Table 7: IO parameters definition Pin type Description Power Input Power Output Analog Input Analog Input/Output Digital Input /Output Digital Input Digital Output Digital Output with High level Digital Output with Low level Pull Up Pull Down Open Drain...
  • Page 18 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 description Power supply These pins should be Power supply 2,4,70, connected together to Range：3.135～4.4V VBAT 72,74 withstand sufficent Typical：3.8V current If need to use VIO_1V8, need to string 2.2R resister outside the VIO_1V8 1.8V output voltage module , and at the same time add TVS protect diode...
  • Page 19 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 negative USB3.1 receive data USB_SS_RX_P positive PCIe interface PCIe transmit data PETn0 negative PETp0 PCIe transmit data positive Support PCIe Gen 3.0, PERn0 PCIe receive data negative data rate up to 8Gbps one lane. PERp0 PCIe receive data positive If unused, please keep PCIe reference clock...
  • Page 20 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 resistor internally Power on/reset 0 for mmW QTM0_PON QTM module Antenna control interface 1.8V voltage domain. If unused, please keep open SIM8260C-M2, SIM8262E-M2 and SIM8262A-M2 are be Antenna tuner control0 defined as ANTCTL0 ANTCTL0 1.8V voltage domain. If unused, please keep open SIM8380G-M2 and...
  • Page 21 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 1.8V voltage domain, also can be used as I2S_RX I2S data input PCM interface. If unused, please keep open Only SIM8262E-M2 is ANTCTL4 Antenna tuner control4 defined as ANTCTL4, not support interrupt 1.8V voltage domain, also can be used as I2S_TX I2S data output...
  • Page 22 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 The module status indicator LED1# via LED devices Active low DPR (Dynamic Power Reduction) signal is used DPR* for SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) sensor interrupt input Notch 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Notch Notch 18, 19 WLAN ZIF connector interface* WLAN Sleep clock 32.768K...
  • Page 23 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 4. SIM8262E-M2 has two hardware versions，the one support digital audio interface, and the another one not support digital audio interface，for more details, please contact the SIMCom support team. 5. Only SIM8260C-M2 module I2C need pulled-up to 1.8V by 2.2KR resistor externally, other modules I2C internal be pulled-up to 1.8V by 2.2K resistor already.
  • Page 24 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 NOTE 1. Make sure that the module can reach maximum work performance under extended temperature or extreme conditions for a long time, thermal dissipation design is very important. On customer main PCB, the size of exposed copper thermal dissipation area and exposed copper thermal dissipation area of module should be consistent.

  • Page 25: Interface Application

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3. Interface Application 3.1 Power Supply The recommended power supply of module is 3.8V and the voltage ranges from 3.135 V to 4.4V. Please make sure that the input voltage will never drop below 3.135V, otherwise the module will be powered off automatically. The module has 5 power pins and 11 ground pins.

  • Page 26: Electrical Description

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 1. The total capacitors of VBAT net are not less than 420uF. 2. When the voltage drop on VBAT reaches its maximum value, please ensure VABT voltage drop to minimum voltage is not less than 3.135V. 3.
  • Page 27 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 12: Recommended D1 list Manufacturer Part number VRWM Package Ref. Designator WILL ESD56201D04 4.85V DFN1610-2L CYGWAYON WS4.5DPV 4.7V DFN1610-2L Power supply layout guidelines: Both VBAT and return trace should be as short and wide as possible to minimize the voltage drop. ...

  • Page 28: Recommended Power Supply Circuit

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 2. Recommend strings a 2.2R resister at the PIN65 pin of the module for ESD protection. 3. The signal of PIN65 VIO_1V8 add the filter capacitor total capacity value can’t more than 1uF. Table 13: PIN65 of the module recommend TVS list Manufacturer Part number VRWM Package...
  • Page 29 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Figure 11: Switching mode power supply reference circuit Figure Switching mode power supply reference circuit for mmW module (SIM8380G-M2) Table 14: Recommended FB1 and L1 list Name Manufacturer Part number Position number Ferrite bead Sunlord UPZ1608E300-5R0TF Power inductor Coilcraft...
  • Page 30 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 31: Voltage Monitor

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.1.3 Voltage Monitor To monitor the VBAT voltage, the AT command “AT+CBC” can be used. NOTE 1. For the details about voltage monitor commands, please refer to SIM826X-M2 Series_AT Command Manual in the appendix. www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 32: Power On And Off Module

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.2 Power On and Off Module Driving the FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# pin to a high level, module will be powered on. It can be driven by either 1.8V or 3.3V GPIO. The following figure shows the power on/off circuit. Figure 13: Reference power on/off circuit Table 15: Definition of FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# pin Electrical...

  • Page 33: Power Off

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 The waiting time from power supply available to power-on action wait The time from power-on action to USB port ready on(usb) The time from power-on action to internal VDD_IO 11.5 VDD_IO normal output Input high level voltage on FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# Input low level voltage on FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# NOTE 1.
  • Page 34 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Figure 15: Power off sequence Table 17: Power off timing and electrical characteristics Time value Symbol Parameter Unit Min. Typ. Max. The time from power off action to VIO_1V8 completely VIO_1V8_off power down The time from power off action to USB port off Off(USB) NOTE 1.

  • Page 35: Reset Function

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.3 Reset Function Module can be reset by driving the RESET# pin down to a low level. The RESET# signal has been internally pulled up to 1.8V, so it does not need pull up externally. Please refer to the following figure for the recommended reference circuit.
  • Page 36 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 SIM8260C-M2 RESET# pin needs System reset control input RESET# to be pulled up to Active low 1.8V by adding 100KR externally The reset timing sequence of the module is shown in the following figure. Figure 17: The reset timing sequence of the module Table 20: RESET# pin electrical characteristics Symbol Description...

  • Page 37: I2C Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.4 I2C Interface Module supports an I2C interface meet I2C specification version 3.0, with data rate up to 400kbps. The following figure shows the I2C interface reference circuit. Figure 18: I2C reference circuit Table 21: Definition of I2C interface Electrical Pin name Pin no.

  • Page 38: Wowwan

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.5 WoWWAN#* The WoWWAN# pin is a system wake-on signal which can be used as an interrupt signal for the host. Normally it keeps high level. And it will change to low level when certain conditions occur, such as receiving SMS, voice call (CSD, video) or URC reporting, the low-level pulse time is 1 second.
  • Page 39 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Customers can choose USB3.1 or USB2.0 for their needs. USB 3.1 data rate up to 10Gbps. The USB interface is used for AT command communication, data transmission, GNSS NMEA output, firmware upgrade and software debugging. The module supports USB suspend and resume mechanism which can save power consumption.
  • Page 40 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Figure 22: Type-C USB reference circuit with CC detector NOTE 1.If use PCIe interface already, PEWAKE#, CLKREQ#, PERST# signal of the module cannot use for GPIO control, but can use other unused GPIO ports configuration. 2.
  • Page 41 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 1.“*” means PEWAKE#, CLKREQ#, PERST# be used for PCIe control signal by default ， if need configure type-c USB interface, and unused PCIe interface of module, recommend these three signal used for GPIO function. Table 24: USB interface recommended CC detector, USB3.1 type-C switch and TVS diode list Manufacturer Part number Package...

  • Page 42: Pcie Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.7 PCIe Interface Module supports PCIe Gen3 one lane interfaces, which data rate up to 8Gbps, and can be used as EP or RC mode. CLKREQ# and PEWAKE# needs pull up to 3.3V by 10K resesitor in customer’s design. The following figure is the PCIe reference circuit.
  • Page 43 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Electrical Pin name Pin no. descriptio Functional description Comment PETn0 PCIe transmit data negative PETp0 PCIe transmit data positive PERn0 PCIe receive data negative PERp0 PCIe receive data positive PCIe reference clock REFCLKN negative PCIe reference clock REFCLKP positive PERST# is a functional reset...

  • Page 44: Pcie Timing

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.7.1 PCIe timing Figure 24: PCIe power-on sequence requirements of M.2 specification Figure 25: PCIe power-on sequence requirements of module PCIe interface layout guidelines: Require differential trace impedance is 85±10% Ω.  The intra-lane length mismatch of the differential signal lanes is less than 500um. ...
  • Page 45 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 USB mode Supports USB3.1 (backward compatible USB2.0) interface feature  Supports MBIM/QMI/AT  Communication can be switched to PCIe mode by AT command  USB interface is default communication interface between SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 module and a host. If need to use PCIe interface for the communication between a host, an AT command under USB mode can be used.

  • Page 46: Pcie For W82

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.7.3 PCIe for W82 PCIe can connect to W82 as WLAN data interface, WLAN ZIF connector for W82 power supply and assistance control, the module as RC and W82 as EP. CLKREQ#, PEWAKE# and PERST# signals need to connect 3.3V to 1.8V shift level between the module and W82, the following figure is the PCIe reference circuit, the details design please refer to the reference circuit document.
  • Page 47 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.3V PCIe assistant hardware version, on the module side, the PEWAKE# and CLKREQ# signals need to be pulled up to 3.3V by 10K resister, for 1.8V PCIe assistant hardware version, on the module side, the PEWAKE# and CLKREQ# signals need to be pulled up to 1.8V by 10K resister. 2.

  • Page 48: Pcie For Rtl8125B-Te

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.7.4 PCIe for RTL8125B-TE PCIe can connect to RTL8125B-TE as Ethernet data interface, the module as RC and RTL8125B-TE as EP. CLKREQ# and PEWAKE# needs pull up to 3.3V by 10K resistor in customers’ design, the details design please refers to the reference circuit document.

  • Page 49: Pcie For Qualcomm Ipqxxxx

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.7.5 PCIe for Qualcomm IPQxxxx* PCIe can connect to qualcomm IPQxxxx as CPE application, the module as EP and qualcomm IPQxxxx as RC. Due to IPQxxxx’s PCIe_WAKE, PCIe_RST and PCIe_CLKREQ signal voltage domain is 1.8V, So, CLKREQ# and PEWAKE# needs pull up to 1.8V by 10K resistor in customers’...

  • Page 50: U)Sim Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.8 (U)SIM Interface Module supports two (U)SIM cards but single standby. Both (U)SIM1 and (U)SIM2 are dual-voltage 1.8V or 3.0V. Table 29: (U)SIM electrical characteristics in 1.8V mode ((U)SIM_PWR=1.8V) Symbol Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Unit (U)SIM_PWR Power supply for (U)SIM card 1.65...
  • Page 51 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 The following table shows recommended TVS of ESD protect and (U)SIM socket. Table 32: Recommended TVS and always close (U)SIM socket list Name Manufacturer Part number ESDA6V1-5W6 (U)SIM socket MOLEX 5039600696 If the (U)SIM card hot-swap function is not used, customers can keep the (U)SIM_DET pin open. The (U)SIM card layout guidelines: ...

  • Page 52: Always Close (U)Sim Card Design

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.8.1 Always Close (U)SIM Card Design Always close (U)SIM card reference circuit as shown in the following figure. Figure29: Always close (U)SIM card reference circuit When no (U)SIM card insert，CD pin connect with GND，(U)SIM_DET is low level; ...

  • Page 53: Without Cd Pin (U)Sim Card Design

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 by 100KR resister. 3.8.3 Without CD PIN (U)SIM Card Design If needn’t (U)SIM hot swap function, please keep (U)SIM_DET pin disconnect, without CD pin (U)SIM card reference circuit as shown in the following figure. Figure31: Without CD pin (U)SIM card reference circuit www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 54: I2S Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.9 I2S Interface Module supports one I2S interface for external codec, which follows the requirements in the Phillips I2S bus specification. Table 33: I2S format Characteristics Specification Line interface format Linear (Fixed) NOTE Data length 16bits (Fixed) Master mode (Fixed) I2S clock/sync source...

  • Page 55: I2S Reference Circuit

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 t(LC) Clock low 0.45T – 0.55T Frequency Working Frequency – 1.536 – 3.9.2 Clock period – – I2S_CLK Refere t(HC) Clock high 0.45T – 0.55T t(LC) Clock low 0.45T – 0.55T Circuit Frequency Working Frequency –...

  • Page 56: Pcm Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 1. If use ALC5616 audio codec, the software can configuration ALC5616 internal registers, and can configuration 4 lines I2S (no I2S_MCLK signal) interface or 5 lines I2S (embrace I2S_MCLK signal) interface. 2. If use NAU8810 audio codec, the software only configure 5 lines I2S (embrace I2S_MCLK signal) interface.
  • Page 57 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Pin no. Pin name Pin status Function Max transmitting power will be reduced by set through AT command High Max transmitting power will not be reduced (default) Floating Max transmitting power will not be reduced NOTE 1.

  • Page 58: Config Pins

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.11 CONFIG Pins These signals are provided to indicate its specific configuration that is WWAN-USB3.1 of SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2. Table 38: CONFIG pins state of the module Pin no. Pin name Description CONFIG_0 Connected to ground internally CONFIG_1 Connected to ground internally CONFIG_2...

  • Page 59: Led1

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.12 LED1# LED1# is open drain output and is used to allow module to provide network status via LED which will be provided by the host. Figure 34: LED1# reference circuit Table 40: Definition of LED1# pin Electrical Pin name Pin no.

  • Page 60: Module Status

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 The timing parameters are shown in the following table. Table 41: LED1# pin status LED1# pin status Module status Always On Searching network; call connection (including 5G, VOLTE) 100ms ON, 100ms OFF 5G Data transmits; 5G registered network 200ms ON, 200ms OFF 3G/4G Data transmits;...

  • Page 61: Module Operation

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 43: W_DISABLE1# pin status W_DISABLE1# pin status Module operation Input low level Flight mode: RF is disabled (SIM card function turn on) AT+CFUN=4: Flight mode(SIM card function turn on) Input high level AT+CFUN=1: RF is enabled (default) AT+CFUN=0: Minimum power mode(SIM card function turn off) www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 62: Tdd_Sync_Pps

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.14 TDD_SYNC_PPS* In SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 design, TDD_SYNC_PPS and W_DISABLE2# function coexists in PIN26 of module. Hardware support TDD_SYNC_PPS function by default. When PIN26 configure as TDD_SYNC_PPS function, it can generate pulse use for indication NSA and SA sub6 the beginning frame flag of DL-UL, the pin level is 1.8V.

  • Page 63: W_Disable2

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 This signal trace should be protected completely by GND.  The rising slew rate is no poor than 3ns, falling slew rate is no poor than 5ns, even with default lowest drive  strength (2mA) being selected. 3.14.1 W_DISABLE2#* The W_DISABLE2# pin controls module to disable the GNSS function.
  • Page 64 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 47: W_DISABLE2#* pin status W_DISABLE2# pin status Module operation Input Low Level GNSS function is disabled AT+CGPS=0: GNSS function is disabled Input High Level AT+CGPS=1: GNSS function is enabled(default) NOTE 1. “*” means under development, for details please contact SIMCom support teams. 2.

  • Page 65: Antenna Control Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.15 Antenna Control Interface* ANTCTL[0:4] and RFFE signals are used for tunable antenna control and should be routed to an appropriate antenna control circuitry. The following table is the definitions for antenna control interfaces Table 48: Definition of antenna control interface through GPIOs Electrical Pin name Pin no.
  • Page 66 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Only SIM8262E-M2 is defined as ant tunner control4，not support interrupt NOTE 1. “*” means under development, for details please contact SIMCom support teams. 2. The RFFE signals are multiplexed with ANTCTL2 and ANTCTL3. www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 67: Uart Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.16 UART Interface Module hardware configure as normal communication UART (AT command) by default. If need coexistence signal function, please contact SIMCom support teams. Table 49: Definition of UART interface Electrical Pin name Pin no. Description Comments description...

  • Page 68: Gpios Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.17 GPIOs Interface There pins can be configured as GPIO function of module in following table, and it configuration by software configure according to the customer’s requirements. Table 50: GPIO list Module Pin no. Interrupt function Pull (default options) UART_TX B-PD: nppukp...

  • Page 69: Mmw Interface

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.18 mmW Interface Only SIM8380G-M2 supports mmW, and its PIN definition is designed on the following pins of the M2 interface. Table 51: mmW Interface Electrical Pin name Pin no. Description description QTM_THERM_DET mmW QTM module thermal detect VDD_1V9 Power supply for mmW QTM VDD QTM3_PON...
  • Page 70 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3. QTM545 embrace IF intermediate frequency signal, FPC material requirement is high, for more details, please refer SIM83X0 Series_mmWave_QTM545_QTM547_Antenna_Module_Application_Notes_V1.xx document. Table 52: Recommended mmW module connector list Name Manufacturer Part number Position number Connector Panasonic AXG3B0612DJ1 Connector on customer PCB board Connector...

  • Page 71: Antenna Interfaces

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 4. Antenna Interfaces SIM8380G-M2 provide four antenna interfaces, and all of them should be 50Ω impedance controlled for RF signal. SIM8380G-M2 has four antenna interfaces and four dedicated antennas for mmW. Table 53: Antenna port definitions ANT function Frequency range Functional description...
  • Page 72 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 IF signal input and output Cooperate with QTM0_PON to mmW-V4 vertical polarization connect a QTM545 antenna module IF signal input and output mmW-H3 horizontal polarization NOTE 1.About mmW, the function of QTM547 is being developed, for more detail, please contact SIMCom Table 54: Frequency band and antenna ports mapping ANTENNAS GNSS...

  • Page 73: 4G/5G/Mmw Operating Frequency

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 NOTE 1. GNSS system is optional. 2. L5 is not support by default, if customer needs to support L5, hardware needs to be customized. For more detail, please contact SIMCom support teams. 3. Only SIM8260C-M2 GNSS support separate antenna, please contact the SIMCom support team for more details.
  • Page 74 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 814 ~849MHz 859 ~894MHz LTE B26 703~748MHz 758~803MHz LTE B28 717~728MHz LTE B29 2305~2315MHz 2350~2360MHz LTE B30 1452~1496MHz LTE B32 2010~2025MHz 2010~2025MHz LTE B34 2570 ~2620MHz 2570 ~2620MHz LTE B38 1880~1920MHz 1880~1920MHz LTE B39 2300 ~2400MHz 2300 ~2400MHz LTE B40 2496 ~2690MHz...
  • Page 75 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5G n79 4400~5000MHz 4400~5000MHz mmW n257 26500~29500MHz 26500~29500MHz mmW n258 24250~27500MHz 24250~27500MHz mmW n260 39500~43500MHz 39500~43500MHz mmW n261 37000~40000MHz 37000~40000MHz www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 76: Gnss Frequency

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 4.1.2 GNSS Frequency The following table shows frequency specifications of GNSS antenna interface. Table 56: GNSS frequency Type Frequency GPS L1/Galileo/QZSS 1575.42±1.023MHz GPS L5 1176.45±10.23MHz GLONASS 1597.5~1605.8MHz BeiDou/Compass 1561.098±2.046MHz www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 77: Antenna Installation

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 4.2 Antenna Installation 4.2.1 Antenna Requirements The following table shows the requirements on 3G/4G/5G antennas and GNSS antenna. Table 57: 3G/4G/5G/GNSS antennas Parameter Requirement Operating Frequency See Table 53, 54 for each antenna Direction Omni Directional Gain >...

  • Page 78: Rf Plug Recommendation

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 4.2.2 RF Plug Recommendation SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2 is mounted with I-PEX’s receptacle RF connectors 20449-001E-03, which size is 2.0mm*2.0mm*0.6mm. The connector dimensions are shown as below. Figure 41: 3D view of 20449-001E-03 The following table shows the RF connector’s electrical specifications. Table 59: Electrical Specifications of 20449-001E-03 Item Specification...
  • Page 79 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Figure 42: 3D view of MXHJD3HJ1000 www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 80: Rf Cable Assembly Operation

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 4.2.3 RF Cable Assembly Operation RF cables correct pull and push operation as shown in the following figure. Figure 43: RF cable correct pull and push operation RF cables error pull and push operation as shown in the following figure. Figure 44: RF cable error pull and push operation www.(U)SIMcom.com...
  • Page 81 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Use RF cable tool correct pull and push operation as shown in the following figure, for more details, please visit https://www.i-pex.com. Figure 45: Use RF cable tool correct pull and push operation Use RF cable tool correct pull and push operation as shown in the following figure, for more details, please visit https://www.i-pex.com.

  • Page 82: Electrical Specifications

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5. Electrical Specifications 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings Absolute maximum rating for digital and analog pins of module are listed in the following table. Table 60: Absolute maximum ratings Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Unit Voltage at VBAT pins Voltage at digital pins (GPIO, I2C, UART, I2S) Voltage at digital pins ((U)SIM) 3.05...

  • Page 83: Operating Conditions

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.2 Operating Conditions Table 61: VBAT recommended operating ratings Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Unit Voltage at VBAT 3.135 Table 62: 1.8V Digital I/O characteristics Parameter Description Min. Typ. Max. Unit High-level input voltage 1.17 Low-level input voltage 0.63 High-level output voltage 1.35...

  • Page 84: Operating Mode

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.3 Operating Mode 5.3.1 Operating Mode Definition The table below summarizes the various operating modes of SIM826XX/SIM8X80-M2. Table 64: Operating mode definition Mode Function AT command “AT+CSCLK=1” can be used to set the module to a sleep UMTS/LTE/5G mode.

  • Page 85: Minimum Functionality Mode And Flight Mode

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 2. USB condition 3. Software condition NOTE 1. Before designing, pay attention to how to realize sleeping/waking function. 5.3.3 Minimum Functionality Mode and Flight Mode Minimum functionality mode ceases a majority of functions of the module, in order to minimize the power consumption.

  • Page 86: Current Consumption

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.4 Current Consumption The current consumptions are listed in the table below. Table 65: Module Current consumption on VBAT pins (VBAT=3.8V) Description Condition Typical Power off mode Power off 128uA 150 uA GNSS mode (AT+CSCLK=1 & AT+CFUN=0 & AT+CGPS=1(DPO mode) 22 mA 25 mA...
  • Page 87 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 WCDMA B19 @Power 24.2dBm Typical: 575mA LTE data @5MHz 23.2dBm Typical : 890mA LTE-FDD B1 @10MHz 23.1dBm Typical : 900mA @20MHz 22.9dBm Typical : 1020mA @5MHz 23.1dBm Typical : 930mA LTE-FDD B2 @10MHz 23.2dBm Typical : 910mA @20MHz 23.1dBm Typical : 920mA...
  • Page 88 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 @20MHz 23.1dBm Typical : 480mA @5MHz 23.2dBm Typical : 480mA LTE-TDD B41 @10MHz 23.2dBm Typical : 480mA @20MHz 23.1dBm Typical : 480mA @5MHz 23.2dBm Typical : 330mA LTE-TDD B42 @10MHz 23.2dBm Typical : 325mA @20MHz 23.0dBm Typical : 330mA @5MHz...
  • Page 89 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5G n260 @Power 30dBm Typical: 1070mA 5G n261 @Power 32dBm Typical: 1070mA NOTE 1.Only SIM8380G-M2 support mmW，for more detail, please contact SIMCom support teams. www.(U)SIMcom.com...

  • Page 90: Rf Output Power

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.5 RF Output Power The RF output power is shown in the following table. Table 66: Conducted output power Bands WCDMA Bands 23dBm + 1/-3dB < -50dBm LTE-FDD Bands 23dBm + 2/-2dB < -40dBm LTE-TDD Bands 23dBm + 2/-2dB <...

  • Page 91: Conducted Receive Sensitivity

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.6 Conducted Receive Sensitivity The conducted RF receiving sensitivity is shown in the following table. Table 67: Conducted RF receiving sensitivity SIM8260G-M2 /SIM8380G-M2 receiving sensitivity WCDMA B1 -111dbm -113.5dbm WCDMA B2 -111dbm -113.5dbm WCDMA B4 -111dbm -113dbm WCDMA B5...
  • Page 92 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 LTE B66(10M) -99.3dbm -101.8dbm -104.8dbm LTE B71(10M) -100.1dbm -103.5dbm -98.8dbm -101.6dbm -104.8dbm 5G n1(10M) -98.1dbm -101.7dbm -105.1dbm 5G n2(10M) 5G n3(10M) -98.6dbm -101.1dbm -104.6dbm 5G n5(10M) -100.5dbm -103dbm 5G n7(10M) -98.5dbm -101.1dbm -104.5dbm 5G n8(10M) -99.5dbm -102.9dbm 5G n12(10M)

  • Page 93: Thermal Design

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.7 Thermal Design Make sure that the module can reach maximum work performance under extended temperature or extreme conditions for a long time, thermal dissipation design is very important. Module reserved a ground plane on the bottom side for the heat dissipating, customer could conduct the heat to the large board by the silica gel, for better thermal performance, customer could use a heat sink device to conduct the heat to the air.
  • Page 94 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Make sure maximize airflow around the module.  Recommend use heat dissipation material connect to the customer’s devices on the top side of the module to  enhance the heat dissipation. Large thermal dissipation area is better. Chose a high effective heat dissipation material is better such as heat pipe, graphite sheets.

  • Page 95: Esd

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 5.8 ESD Module is sensitive to ESD in the process of storage, transporting, and assembling. When module is mounted on the customer’s main board, the ESD components should be placed closed to the connectors which human body may touch, such as (U)SIM card holder, audio jacks, switches, USB interface, etc.
  • Page 96 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 www.(U)SIMcom.com...
  • Page 97 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 70: Label description of the module information Description LOGO Project name Product code QR code Serial number International mobile equipment identity Product deputy code(from left to right): The first：platform information of module The second：RF PA information of module The third：MCP information of module The fourth：MCP storage size of module The fifth：GPSL1,GPSL5,WIFI,B46 function information of module...

  • Page 98: Appendix

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 8. Appendix 8.1 Coding Schemes and Maximum Net Data Rates over Air Interface Table 74: Coding schemes and maximum net data rates over air interface HSDPA device category Max data rate（peak） Modulation type Category 1 1.2Mbps 16QAM, QPSK Category 2...
  • Page 99 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Category 6 5.76Mbps QPSK LTE-FDD device category Max data rate（peak） Modulation type (Downlink) Category 1 10Mbps QPSK/16QAM/64QAM Category 4 150Mbps QPSK/16QAM/64QAM Category 6 300Mbps QPSK/16QAM/64QAM Category 12 600Mbps QPSK/16QAM/64QAM/256QAM Category 16 1000Mbps QPSK/16QAM/64QAM/256QAM LTE-FDD device category Max data rate（peak）...

  • Page 100: Related Documents

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 8.2 Related Documents Table 75: Related documents Title Description SIM826X-M2 Series_AT AT Command Manual Command Manual Digital cellular telecommunications system (Release 5); 3GPP TS 51.010-1 Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification 3GPP TS 38.401 NG-RAN; Architecture description Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for mobile terminals and 3GPP TS 34.124 ancillary equipment.

  • Page 101: Abbreviation Description

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Table 76: Terms and abbreviations Abbreviation Description Analog-To-Digital Converter Antenna Reference Point Bit Error Rate Base Transceiver Station Coding Scheme Circuit Switched Data Clear To Send Digital-To-Analog Converter Discontinuous Reception Digital Signal Processor Data Terminal Equipment (typically computer, terminal, printer) Data Terminal Ready Discontinuous Transmission Dynamic Power Reduction...
  • Page 102 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Low-noise Amplifier Mobile Originated Most Significant Bit Middle And High Frequency Band Mobile Terminated MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output NMEA National Marine Electronics Association Password Authentication Protocol PBCCH Packet Switched Broadcast Control Channel Printed Circuit Board PCIe Peripheral Component Interface Express Radio Frequency...

  • Page 103: Safety Caution

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 8.4 Safety Caution Table 77: Safety caution Marks Requirements When in a hospital or other health care facility, observe the restrictions about the use of mobiles. Switch the cellular terminal or mobile off, medical equipment may be sensitive and not operate normally due to RF energy interference.

  • Page 104: Eu Declaration Of Conformity (Doc)

    SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Hereby we, Name of manufacturer: SIMCom Wireless Solutions Limited SIMCom Headquarters Building, Building 3, No.289 Linhong Road, Changning District, Shanghai, Address: China declare that this DoC is issued under our sole responsibility and that this product: Product description: SIMCom Module Type designation(s):...
  • Page 105 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Health EN IEC 62311: 2020 The Notified Body Kiwa B.V., with Notified Body number 0063 performed: Applicable Modules: B+C Where applicable: The issued EU-type examination certificate: XXXXXXXXX Accessories: Power Supply Unit Battery USB Cable Headset Software version: 2212B03V02X62M44A-M2 (Note: Some software updates will be released by the manufacturer to fix somebug or enhance some function after placing on the market.
  • Page 106 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Is in conformity with the Radio Equipment Regulation 2017 with reference to the following Standards applied: IEC 62368-1: 2018 Health and Safety EN IEC 62368-1: 2020+A11: 2020 EN IEC 62311: 2020 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3(2019-11) Electromagnetic ETSI EN 301 489-19 V2.2.1(2022-08) compatibility...
  • Page 107 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
  • Page 108 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 Information that must be placed in the end user manual: The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the user's manual of the end product which integrates this module. The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual.
  • Page 109 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 3.16 Limited module procedures If a modular transmitter is approved as a “limited module,” then the module manufacturer is responsible for approving the host environment that the limited module is used with. The manufacturer of a limited module must describe, both in the filing and in the installation instructions, the alternative means that the limited module manufacturer uses to verify that the host meets the necessary requirements to satisfy the module limiting conditions.
  • Page 110 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 The module grantee shall provide a notice that any deviation(s) from the defined parameters of the antenna trace, as described by the instructions, require that the host product manufacturer must notify the module grantee that they wish to change the antenna trace design. In this case, a Class II permissive change application is required to be filed by the grantee, or the host manufacturer can take responsibility through the change in FCC ID (new application) procedure followed by a Class II permissive change application.
  • Page 111 SIM8380G-M2 Series Hardware Design V1.07 advising host product manufacturers that they need to provide a physical or e-label stating “Contains FCCID” with their finished product. See Guidelines for Labeling and User Information for RF Devices – KDB Publication 784748. Explanation: The host system using this module, should have label in a visible area indicated the following texts: “Contains FCC ID: 2AJYU-8XN0005”...
  • Page 112 IC Information This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil est conforme avec Industrie Canada exempts de licence standard RSS (s).