Integration Guide

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Device overview
nRF9160 is an LTE made simple cellular IoT System in Package (SiP) module that is pre-certified for
customers for building end devices on it. nRF9160 consists of an Arm
®
Cortex
®
- M33 microcontroller and
3GPP LTE release 13 compliant embedded Cat-M and Cat-NB LTE modem.
The microcontroller has an inbuilt 1 MB flash memory, Arm TrustZone
®
, and 32 general purpose I/O pins.
The LTE modem includes transceiver with global cellular band coverage, ultra-low current consumption,
and single 50 Ω antenna interface.
2.1 Operating conditions
For the nRF9160 temperature range, voltage range, and physical dimensions, see nRF9160 Product
Specification.
2.2 Bands of operation
For an up-to-date list of certified cellular bands, see section Regulatory certifications on the Nordic
Semiconductor web page.
2.3 Supported FCC rules
The nRF9160 module has been certified to comply with the following FCC rules:
• 47 CFR Part 22
• 47 CFR Part 24
• 47 CFR Part 27
• 47 CFR Part 90
• 47 CFR part 2.1091
• FCC Part 15 Subpart B
If the device manufacturer will apply the integration and test instructions of this document to the host
device, then these certifications can be applied to the host device, except for FCC Part 15 Subpart B which
needs to be retested. For more information, see nWP033 - nRF9160 Antenna and RF Interface Guidelines
and nWP034 - nRF9160 Hardware Verification Guidelines.
The host manufacturer can use nRF9160's FCC ID if the device meets the conditions of the FCC certificate.
Normally, the conditions are the following:
• A minimum of 20 cm distance from the human body.
• No colocation with other transmitters. Typically, this condition needs to be reviewed by the FCC lab.
• Antenna gain below the requirements.
2.4 Host device manufacturer responsibility
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