Integration Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1.1. Accessories
- 1.2. Required Connectors
- 2.1. Power Supply
- 2.2. Module Power States
- 3.1. RF Connections
- 3.2. Sub-6G Antennas and Cabling
- 3.3. Ground Connection
- 3.4. Interference and Sensitivity
- 3.5. Radiated Sensitivity Measurement
- 3.6. Supported Frequencies
- 3.7. Antenna Specification
- 4.1. Important Notice
- 4.2. Safety and Hazards
- 4.3. Important Compliance Information for the United States and Canada
AirPrime EM9190 Hardware Integration Guide
RF Specifications
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To determine the extent of any receiver performance desensitization due to self-generated noise in
the host device, over-the-air (OTA) or radiated testing is required. This testing can be performed by
Sierra Wireless or you can use your own OTA test chamber for in-house testing.
3.5.1. Sierra Wireless’ Sensitivity Testing and
Desensitization Investigation
Although AirPrime embedded modules are designed to meet network operator requirements for
receiver performance, they are still susceptible to various performance inhibitors.
As part of the Engineering Services package, Sierra Wireless offers modem OTA sensitivity testing
and desensitization (desense) investigation.
Note: Sierra Wireless has the capability to measure TIS (Total Isotropic Sensitivity) and TRP (Total
Radiated Power) according to CTIA's published test procedure.
3.5.2. Sensitivity vs. Frequency
Sensitivity definitions for supported RATs:
UMTS bands — sensitivity is defined as the input power level in dBm that produces a BER (Bit
Error Rate) of 0.1%. Sensitivity should be measured at all UMTS frequencies across each band.
LTE bands — sensitivity is defined as the RF level at which throughput is 95% of maximum.
5G NR Sub-6G bands — sensitivity is defined as RF level at which throughput is 95% of
maximum.
3.6. Supported Frequencies
The EM9190 supports data operation on 5G NR, 4G LTE and 3G networks over the bands described
in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 RF Band Support
Technology
Bands
5G
mmWave
1
n257, n258, n260, n261
Sub-6G
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7
4
, n8
4
, n12
4
, n20
4
, n25
4
, n28, n38
4
, n40
4
, n41, n48
4
, n66, n71,
n77, n78, n79
LTE LTE
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26,
B28, B29, B30
2
, B32, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B43
4
, B46
3
, B48,
B66, B71
3G
HSPA+/WCDMA
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 19
GNSS
1
L1
GPS/QZSS L1, GLONASS G1, Galileo E1, BeiDou B1i
L5
GPS L5, GAL E5a, QZSS L5, BDS B2a
1.
EM9190 hardware include IF and BB part for mmWave support, it has to work with Qualcomm QTM525 or QTM527 chipset
to implement mmWave. QTM527 and QTM527 array with dedicate power management, RF power amplifiers and frequency
converters integrated.
2.
Devices can choose to operate B30 as Tx/Rx or Rx only
.
3.
LTE-LAA
4.
Band support is firmware and SKU dependent.
See following tables for supported bands frequency and bandwidth:
DRAFT