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1.1 Introduction The document describes the electrical characteristics, RF performance, dimensions and application environment, etc. of FM101R-GL (hereinafter referred to as FM101). With the assistance of the document and other instructions, the developers can quickly understand the hardware functions of FM101 modules and develop products.
2 Overview 2 Overview 2.1 Introduction FM101R-GL is a highly integrated 4G WWAN module which uses M.2 form factor interface. It supports LTE FDD/LTE TDD/WCDMA systems and can be applied to most cellular networks of mobile carrier in the world.
DL 2CA/3CA UL 2CA 1) B40/42/43 is not supported in FCC/IC. 2) B48 is not supported in IC. 3) FM101R-GL not supported UMTS/ HSPA+ in Japan. 2.3 Key Features Table 2. Key features Specification Qualcomm SDX12, 14nm process, ARM Cortex-A7, up to 1.28 GHz...
1) When temperature goes beyond normal operating temperature range of - 10° C to +55° C, RF performance of module may be slightly off 3GPP specifications. 2.4 Application Block The peripheral applications for FM101R-GL module are shown in Figure 1: ANT1(D/G) ANT0(M) Module...
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3.9pF 3500/3600/3700MHz, 5GHz The stable power supply can ensure the normal operation of FM101R-GL module; and the ripple of the power supply should be less than 100mV in design. When the module operates with the maximum emission power, the maximum operating current can reach 2.5A, so the power source should be not lower than 3.135V, or the module may shut down...
3 Application Interface 3.2.2 Logic Level The FM101R-GL module 1.8V logic level definition is shown in the following Table: Table 10. Module 1.8V logic level definition Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Unit 1.71 1.89 -0.3 1.89 @1mA -0.3 The FM101R-GL module 3.3V logic level definition is shown in the following Table: Table 11.
2) The above data is the average value obtained by testing the sample for high/medium/low channels in room temperature (ambient temperature 25° C) 3.3 Control Signal The FM101R-GL module provides two control signals for power on/off and reset operations. The pin is defined in the following Table: Table 13. Control signal Default...
FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF # signal. 3.3.3 Module Reset The FM101R-GL module can reset to its initial status by pulling down the RESET# signal for more than 20ms, and module will restart after RESET# signal is released. When customer executes RESET# function, the PMU power will be turned off. The...
PCB edge nor route on the surface planes to avoid module from reset caused by ESD problems. 3.4 USIM Interface The FM101R-GL module has Dual SIM (one embedded eSIM and USIM interface). USIM interface supports 1.8V/3V SIM card. 3.4.1 USIM Pins...
When the SIM card is inserted, it connects the short circuit between CD and SW pins, and drives the SIM_DETECT pin high. 3.4.3 USIM Hot-Plug The FM101R-GL module supports the SIM card hot-plug function, which determines whether the SIM card is inserted or detached by detecting the SIM_DETECT pin state of the SIM card slot.
3 Application Interface 3.5 USB Interface The FM101R-GL module supports USB2.0 which is compatible with USB High-Speed (480 Mbit/s) and USB Full-Speed (12 Mbit/s). At the same time, FM101 also supports USB 3.0 5Gbit/s to achieve ultra-high-speed data transmission, which is used to meet the high-speed transmission requirements of LTE mobile networks.
3 Application Interface 3.6 Status Indicator The FM101R-GL module provides two signals to indicate the operating status of the module, and the status indicator pins is shown in the following Table: Default Pin Name Pin Description Level State LED1# System status LED, drain output.
The resistance of LED current-limiting resistor is selected according to the driving voltage and the driving current. 3.7 Interrupt Control The FM101R-GL module provides two interrupt signals, and the pin definitions are as follows: Default Pin Pin Name Pin Description...
The function of W_DISABLE1# is disabled in default. It can be enabled by customer’s request. 3.7.2 SAR and Antenna Environment Detection The related position of devices with FM101R-GL installed in different placement states and the end user's body has effect on parameter configurations of Radio-Frequency-related functions such as SAR and tunable antenna.
1.8V 3.9 Configuration Interface The FM101R-GL module provides 4 configuration pins, they are output pins, used to read the level of H/L for the host system, so the host system can know the module type insert in the M.2 slot. If the host system is not need to know the module type, that is no need to connect these 4 pins, let they are floating is OK.
4.1 RF Interface 4.1.1 RF Interface Functionality The FM101R-GL module supports two RF connectors used for external antenna connection. As the Figure 17 shows, “M” is for Main antenna, which is used to receive and transmit RF signal; “D/G” is for Diversity antenna, which is used to receive the diversity RF signal and GNSS signal.
4 Radio Frequency 4.1.3 RF Connector Dimensions FM101R-GL module uses standard M.2 RF connectors. The RF connector part number is 818004607 manufactured by ECT cooperation, and the size is 2×2×0.6mm. The connector dimension is shown as following picture: Figure 18. RF connector dimensions Figure 19.
4 Radio Frequency Figure 23. Lift up pulling JIG Figure 24. Pulling direction 4.2 Operating Band The operating bands of FM101R-GL module are shown in the following Table: Operating Band Description Mode Tx (MHz) Rx (MHz) Band 1 2100MHz LTE FDD/WCDMA 1920-1980...
3550-3700 GPS L1 1575.42±1.023 GLONASS L1 1602.5625± 4 1561.098±2.046 Galileo 1575.42±1.023 4.3 Transmitting Power The transmitting power for each band of FM101R-GL module is shown in the following Table: 3GPP Tx Power Mode Band Requirement Note (dBm) (dBm) Band 1 24+1.7/-3.7...
23+3/-4 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 Band 48 23+3/-4 4.4 Receiver Sensitivity 4.4.1 Dual Antennas Receiver Sensitivity All bands support dual antennas, the receiver sensitivity for each band of FM101R-GL module is shown in below Table: 3GPP Requirement Rx Sensitivity Mode Band...
The above values are measured in dual antennas condition (Main+Diversity). For single main antenna (without Diversity), the sensitivity will drop about 3dBm for each band of LTE. 4.5 GNSS FM101R-GL module supports GPS/GLONASS/BDS/GALILEO and adopts RF diversity and GNSS integrated antenna. Test Result Description...
Acquisition GNSS current is tested with RF disabled at 25° C temperature. 4.6 Antenna Design The FM101R-GL module provides two antenna interfaces, and the antenna design requirements are shown in the following Table: FM101R-GL Module Main Antenna Requirement The most proper antenna to adapt the Frequency range frequencies should be used.
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4 Radio Frequency FM101R-GL Module Main Antenna Requirement WCDMA band 5 (850): 70 MHz WCDMA band 6 (850): 55 MHz WCDMA band 8 (900): 80 MHz WCDMA band 19 (850): 60 MHz LTE band 1 (2100): 250 MHz LTE band 2 (1900): 140MHz...
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4 Radio Frequency FM101R-GL Module Main Antenna Requirement LTE band 66 (1700): 490MHz LTE band 71 (680): 35MHz LTE band 38 (2600): 50 MHz LTE Band 39 (1900): 40 MHz LTE band 40 (2300): 100 MHz LTE band 41 (2500): 194 MHz...
Figure 26. Dimension of structure 6.3 M.2 Interface Model The FM101R-GL M.2 module adopts 75-pin gold finger as external interface, where 67 pins are signal pins and 8 pins are notch pins as shown in Figure 3. For module dimension, please refer to Figure 27 Dimension of Structure. Based on the M.2 interface definition, FM101 module adopts Type 3042-S3-B interface (30 x 42 mm, the component maximum height on t top layer is 1.5 mm, PCB thickness is 0.8 mm, and KEY...
Figure 27. M.2 interface model 6.4 M.2 Connector FM101R-GL module connects with host by M.2 connector which is built in host. The recommended part number is APCI0026-P001A manufactured by LOTES Corporation, and the dimensions are shown in Figure 28. For stack-up top-mount single-sided module, the recommended part number is APCI0144-P001A, manufactured by LOTES Corporation, and the dimension is shown in Figure 29.
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The device could beused with aseparation distance of 20 cm to the human body. Declaration of conformity Hereby,[Fibocom Wireless Inc.] declares that the radio equipment type[FM101R-GL]is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: https://www.fibocom.com/en/downloadcenter...
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