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Quectel FCS960K-NL Hardware Design

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FCS960K-NL
Hardware Design
Short-Range Module Series
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2024-03-15
Status: Preliminary

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  • Page 1 FCS960K-NL Hardware Design Short-Range Module Series Version: 1.0.0 Date: 2024-03-15 Status: Preliminary...

  • Page 2: Legal Notices

    Short-Range Module Series At Quectel, our aim is to provide timely and comprehensive services to our customers. If you require any assistance, please contact our headquarters: Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. Building 5, Shanghai Business Park Phase III (Area B), No.1016 Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai...

  • Page 3: Third-Party Rights

    Except as otherwise set forth herein, nothing in this document shall be construed as conferring any rights to use any trademark, trade name or name, abbreviation, or counterfeit product thereof owned by Quectel or any third party in advertising, publicity, or other aspects.

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Manufacturers of the terminal should notify users and operating personnel of the following safety information by incorporating these guidelines into all manuals of the product. Otherwise, Quectel assumes no liability for customers’ failure to comply with these precautions.

  • Page 5: About The Document

    Short-Range Module Series About the Document Revision History Version Date Author Description 2024-03-15 Echo XIANG/James XIONG Creation of the document 1.0.0 2024-03-15 Echo XIANG/James XIONG Preliminary FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 4 / 50...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Short-Range Module Series Contents Safety Information ............................3 About the Document ..........................4 Contents ..............................5 Table Index ..............................7 Figure Index ..............................8 1 Introduction ............................. 9 1.1. Special Marks ..........................9 2 Product Overview ..........................11 2.1. Key Features ..........................12 3 RF Performances ..........................
  • Page 7 Short-Range Module Series 6.1. Mechanical Dimensions ....................... 35 6.2. Recommended Footprint ......................37 6.3. Top and Bottom Views ......................... 38 7 Storage, Manufacturing and Packaging ..................... 39 7.1. Storage Conditions ........................39 7.2. Manufacturing and Soldering ....................... 40 7.3. Packaging Specification ....................... 42 7.3.1.
  • Page 8 Short-Range Module Series Table Index Table 1 : Special Marks ..........................10 Table 2 : Basic Information ........................11 Table 3 : Key Features ..........................12 Table 4 : Wi-Fi Performances ........................13 Table 5 : Bluetooth Performances ......................15 Table 6 : Parameter Definition ........................
  • Page 9 Short-Range Module Series Figure Index Figure 2 : Pin Assignment (Top View) ....................... 16 Figure 3 : Reference Design of Power Supply ................... 20 Figure 4 Power-up and Power-down Timing ................... 20 Figure 5 Wi-Fi Application Interface Connection ..................21 Figure 6 : Reference Design of SDIO Interface ..................

  • Page 10: Introduction

    RF performance, electrical and mechanical details, as well as other related information of the module. Hereby, Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. declares that the radio equipment type FCS960K-NL is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: http://www.quectel.com/support/technical.htm...
  • Page 11 Short-Range Module Series Table 1: Special Marks Mark Definition Unless otherwise specified, an asterisk (*) after a function, feature, interface, pin name, command, argument, and so on indicates that it is under development and currently not supported; and the asterisk (*) after a model indicates that the model sample is currently unavailable.

  • Page 12: Product Overview

    Short-Range Module Series Product Overview FCS960K-NL is a low-energy, cost-effective Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth module supporting IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax and BLE 5.4 protocols. It supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band and 1T1R with maximum data transmission rate up to 286.8 Mbps. It provides an SDIO 3.0/USB 2.0 interface for Wi-Fi functions and a UART interface for Bluetooth functions.

  • Page 13: Key Features

    For more details about the EVB, see document [1]. ANT_WIFI/BT serves as a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna interface in single antenna solution and only Wi-Fi antenna interface in two-antenna solution. For more details, please contact Quectel Technical Support. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 12 / 50...

  • Page 14: Rf Performances

    Short-Range Module Series RF Performances 3.1. Wi-Fi Performances Table 4 : Wi-Fi Performances Operating Frequency  2.4 GHz: 2.400–2.4835 GHz  5 GHz: 5180-5240MHz, 5260-5320MHz， 5500-5700MHz, 5745-5825MHz  BLE: 2402-2480MHz Modulation DSSS, CCK, BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM, 1024QAM Encryption Mode WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-SAE Operating Mode ...
  • Page 15 Short-Range Module Series 802.11g @ 54 Mbps ≤ -25 dB 802.11n, HT20 @ MCS 0 ≤ -5 dB 802.11n, HT20 @ MCS 7 ≤ -27 dB 802.11n, HT40 @ MCS 0 ≤ -5 dB 802.11n, HT40 @ MCS 7 ≤ -27 dB 802.11ax, HE20 @ MCS 0 ≤...

  • Page 16: Bluetooth Performances

    Short-Range Module Series 3.2. Bluetooth Performances Table 5: Bluetooth Performances Operating Frequency 2.400–2.4835 GHz Modulation GFSK Operating Mode Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Condition Typ.; Unit: dBm; Tolerance: ±2 dBm (VBAT = 3.3 V, VDD_IO = 1.8 V; Transmitting Power Receiver Sensitivity Temp.: 25 °C) BLE (1 Mbps) BLE (2 Mbps)

  • Page 17: Application Interfaces

    Short-Range Module Series Application Interfaces 4.1. Pin Assignment Figure 1 : Pin Assignment (Top View) NOTE Keep all RESERVED and unused pins unconnected. All GND pins should be connected to ground. Pin 32 (ANT_BT*) is kept unconnected for single antenna solution. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 16 / 50...

  • Page 18: Pin Description

    Short-Range Module Series 4.2. Pin Description Table 6: Parameter Definition Parameter Description Analog Input/Output Digital Input Digital Output Digital Input/Output Power Input DC characteristics include power domain and rated current. Table 7 : Pin Description Power Supplies Pin Name Pin No. Description Comment Characteristics...
  • Page 19 Pin Name Pin No. Description Comment Characteristics ANT_WIFI/BT serves as a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna interface in single antenna solution and only Wi-Fi antenna interface in two-antenna solution. For more details, please contact Quectel Technical Support. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 18 / 50...
  • Page 20 Short-Range Module Series The module provides USB 2.0 differential an SDIO 3.0/USB 2.0 USB_DM data (-) interface for Wi-Fi communication. Test points must be USB 2.0 differential reserved. USB_DP data (+) If unused, keep them open. Debug UART DBG_TXD transmit Test points must be VDD_IO reserved.

  • Page 21: Reference Design For Power Supply

    Short-Range Module Series 4.3. Reference Design for Power Supply The module is powered by VBAT. It is recommended to use a power supply chip with sufficient current of at least 0.5 A. For better power supply performance, it is recommended to parallel a 47 μF decoupling capacitor, and 1 μF and 100 nF filter capacitors near the module’s VBAT pin.

  • Page 22: Wi-Fi Application Interfaces

    Short-Range Module Series The module will be turned off at least 6 ms later after PWRKEY reaching low level. 4.4. Wi-Fi Application Interfaces The module provides an SDIO 3.0/USB 2.0 interface for Wi-Fi functions. The Wi-Fi application interface connection between the module and the host is illustrated in the following figure. Figure 4 Wi-Fi Application Interface Connection 4.4.1.

  • Page 23: Usb Interface

    Short-Range Module Series To ensure compliance of interface design with the SDIO 3.0 specification, it is recommended to adopt the following principles:  To avoid jitter of bus, reserve pull-up resistors with value of 10–100 kΩ (recommended value is 10 kΩ) on the SDIO_CMD, SDIO_DATA[0:3], and SDIO_CLK signal traces, and pull them up to VDD_IO of the module.

  • Page 24: Bluetooth Application Interfaces

    Short-Range Module Series 4.5. Bluetooth Application Interfaces The Bluetooth application interface connection between the module and the host is illustrated in the following figure: Figure 7: Bluetooth Application Interface Connection NOTE The GPIO connected from the host to the module's BT_WAKE_HOST must be interruptible. 4.5.1.

  • Page 25: Rf Antenna Interfaces

    Bluetooth antenna (ANT_BT*) is supported and ANT_WIFI/BT only served as Wi-Fi antenna. The impedance of antenna port is 50 Ω. For more details, please contact Quectel Technical Support. 4.6.1. Reference Design A reference circuit for the RF antenna interface is shown below. It is recommended to reserve a π-type matching circuit and add ESD protection components for better RF performance.

  • Page 26: Requirements For Antenna Design

    Short-Range Module Series Figure 9 : Reference Design of Antenna Interface 4.6.2. Requirements for Antenna Design Table 9 : Requirements for Antenna Design Parameter Requirement  2.4 GHz: 2.400–2.4835 Frequency Ranges (GHz)  5 GHz: 5.150–5.850 Cable Insertion Loss (dB) <...
  • Page 27 Short-Range Module Series grounds (S). Microstrip or coplanar waveguide is typically used in RF layout to control characteristic impedance. The following are reference designs of microstrip or coplanar waveguide with different PCB structures. Figure 10 : Microstrip Design on a 2-layer PCB Figure 11 : Coplanar Waveguide Design on a 2-layer PCB Figure 12 : Coplanar Waveguide Design on a 4-layer PCB (Layer 3 as Reference Ground) FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design...

  • Page 28: Rf Connector Recommendation

    Short-Range Module Series Figure 13 : Coplanar Waveguide Design on a 4-layer PCB (Layer 4 as Reference Ground) To ensure RF performance and reliability, follow the principles below in RF layout design:  Use an impedance simulation tool to accurately control the characteristic impedance of RF traces to 50 Ω.
  • Page 29 Short-Range Module Series Figure 14: Dimensions of the Receptacle (Unit: mm) U.FL-LP series mated plugs listed in the following figure can be used to match the U.FL-R-SMT connector. Figure 15 : Specifications of Mated Plugs The following figure describes the space factor of mated connectors. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 28 / 50...
  • Page 30 Short-Range Module Series Figure 16 : Space Factor of Mated Connectors (Unit: mm) For more details, please visit http://www.hirose.com. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 29 / 50...

  • Page 31: Electrical Characteristics And Reliability

    Short-Range Module Series Electrical Characteristics and Reliability 5.1. Absolute Maximum Ratings Table 10 : Absolute Maximum Ratings (Unit: V) Parameter Min. Max. VBAT -0.3 VDD_IO -0.3 Voltage at Digital Pins -0.3 5.2. Power Supply Ratings Table 11 : Module’s Power Supply Ratings (Unit: V) Parameter Description Condition...

  • Page 32: Power Consumption

    Short-Range Module Series 5.3. Power Consumption 5.3.1. Wi-Fi Power Consumption Table 12 : Wi-Fi Power Consumption in Non-signalling Mode (Unit: mA) Condition VDD_IO VBAT Tx @ 1 Mbps 802.11b Tx @ 11 Mbps Tx @ 6 Mbps 802.11g Tx @ 54 Mbps Tx HT20 @ MCS 0 Tx HT20 @ MCS 7 2.4 GHz...

  • Page 33: Bluetooth Power Consumption

    Short-Range Module Series Tx VHT40 @ MCS 0 Tx VHT40 @ MCS 9 Tx HE20 @ MCS 0 Tx HE20 @ MCS 11 802.11ax Tx HE40 @ MCS 0 Tx HE40 @ MCS 11 5.3.2. Bluetooth Power Consumption Table 13 : Bluetooth Power Consumption in Non-signalling Mode (Unit: mA) Condition VDD_IO VBAT...

  • Page 34: Esd Protection

    Short-Range Module Series 5.5. ESD Protection Static electricity occurs naturally and it may damage the module. Therefore, applying proper ESD countermeasures and handling methods is imperative. For example, wear anti-static gloves during the development, production, assembly and testing of the module; add ESD protection components to the ESD sensitive interfaces and points in the product design.
  • Page 35 Short-Range Module Series Figure 17 : Placement and Fixing of the Heatsink FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 34 / 50...

  • Page 36: Mechanical Information

    Short-Range Module Series Mechanical Information This chapter describes the mechanical dimensions of the module. All dimensions are measured in millimeter (mm), and the dimensional tolerances are ±0.2 mm unless otherwise specified. 6.1. Mechanical Dimensions Figure 18 : Top and Side Dimensions FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 35 / 50...
  • Page 37 Short-Range Module Series Figure 19 : Bottom Dimensions (Bottom View) NOTE The package warpage level of the module refers to JEITA ED-7306 standard. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 36 / 50...

  • Page 38: Recommended Footprint

    Short-Range Module Series 6.2. Recommended Footprint Figure 20 : Recommended Footprint NOTE Keep at least 3 mm between the module and other components on the motherboard to improve soldering quality and maintenance convenience. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 37 / 50...

  • Page 39: Top And Bottom Views

    6.3. Top and Bottom Views Figure 21 : Top and Bottom Views NOTE Images above are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual module. For authentic appearance and label, please refer to the module received from Quectel. FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 38 / 50...

  • Page 40: Storage, Manufacturing And Packaging

    Short-Range Module Series Storage, Manufacturing and Packaging 7.1. Storage Conditions The module is provided with vacuum-sealed packaging. MSL of the module is rated as 3. The storage requirements are shown below. 1. Recommended Storage Condition: the temperature should be 23 ±5 °C and the relative humidity should be 35–60 %.

  • Page 41: Manufacturing And Soldering

    Short-Range Module Series NOTE 1. To avoid blistering, layer separation and other soldering issues, extended exposure of the module to the air is forbidden. 2. Take out the module from the package and put it on high-temperature-resistant fixtures before baking. If shorter baking time is desired, see IPC/JEDEC J-STD-033 for the baking procedure.
  • Page 42 RoHS compliant and their mercury content is below 1000 ppm (0.1 %). 7. Due to the complexity of the SMT process, please contact Quectel Technical Support in advance for any situation that you are not sure about, or any process (e.g. selective soldering, ultrasonic soldering) that is not mentioned in document [4].

  • Page 43: Packaging Specification

    Short-Range Module Series 7.3. Packaging Specification This chapter outlines the key packaging parameters and processes. All figures below are for reference purposes only, as the actual appearance and structure of packaging materials may vary in delivery. The modules are packed in a tape and reel packaging as specified in the sub-chapters below. 7.3.1.

  • Page 44: Mounting Direction

    Short-Range Module Series Figure 24 : Plastic Reel Dimension Drawing Table 18: Plastic Reel Dimension Table (Unit: mm) øD1 øD2 24.5 7.3.3. Mounting Direction Figure 25 : Mounting Direction FCS960K-NL_Hardware_Design 43 / 50...

  • Page 45: Packaging Process

    Short-Range Module Series 7.3.4. Packaging Process Place the modules onto the carrier tape cavity and cover them securely with cover tape. Wind the heat-sealed carrier tape onto a plastic reel and apply a protective tape for additional protection. 1 plastic reel can pack 500 modules.

  • Page 46: Appendix References

    Short-Range Module Series Appendix References Table 19 : Related Documents Document Name [1] Quectel_RK3568-WF_EVB_User_Guide [2] Quectel_RF_Layout_Application_Note [3] Quectel_Module_Stencil_Design_Requirements [4] Quectel_Module_SMT_Application_Note Table 20 : Terms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Description 1T1R One Transmit One Receive Access Point Bluetooth Low Energy BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying Complementary Code Keying Charged Device Model Clear To Send...
  • Page 47 Short-Range Module Series Evaluation Board Error Vector Magnitude GFSK Gauss Frequency Shift Keying Ground Human Body Model Host Controller Interface High Efficiency High Throughput Input/Output Integrated Circuit IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers kbps Kilobits Per Second Leadless Chip Carrier (package) Mbps Million Bits Per Second Modulation and Coding Scheme...
  • Page 48 Short-Range Module Series Synchronous Connection-Oriented SDIO Secure Digital Input/Output Surface Mount Device Surface Mount Technology Station To Be Determined Transient Voltage Suppressor Transmit UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter Universal Serial Bus (U)SIM (Universal) Subscriber Identity Module Very High Throughput High-level Input Voltage Low-level Input Voltage Vmax Maximum Voltage...
  • Page 49 Short-Range Module Series FCC Certification Requirements. According to the definition of mobile and fixed device is described in Part 2.1091(b), this device is a mobile device. And the following conditions must be met: 1. This Modular Approval is limited to OEM installation for mobile and fixed applications only. The antenna installation and operating configurations of this transmitter, including any applicable source-based time- averaging duty factor, antenna gain and cable loss must satisfy MPE categorical Exclusion Requirements of 2.1091.
  • Page 50 Short-Range Module Series ID: XMR2023FCS960KNL.” or “Contains FCC ID: XMR2023FCS960KNL.” must be used. The host OEM user manual must also contain clear instructions on how end users can find and/or access the module and the FCC ID. The final host / module combination may also need to be evaluated against the FCC Part 15B criteria for unintentional radiators in order to be properly authorized for operation as a Part 15 digital device.
  • Page 51 Short-Range Module Series environment. To comply with RSS-102 RF Exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for the transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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