User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Document History
- Introduction
- Product Concept
- GSM Application Interface
- GSM/GPRS Operating Modes
- Power Supply
- Power Up / Down Scenarios
- Automatic GPRS Multislot Class Change
- Charging Control of the GSM Part
- Power Saving
- Summary of State Transitions (Except SLEEP Mode)
- RTC Backup for GSM Part of XT55/56
- Serial Interfaces of the XT55/56 GSM Part
- Audio Interfaces
- SIM Interface
- Control Signals
- GPS Application Interface
- GSM and GPS Antenna Interfaces
- Electrical, Reliability and Radio Characteristics
- Mechanics
- Reference Approval
- Example Applications
- List of Parts and Accessories
XT55/56 Hardware Interface Description
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3.5.4 Operating Modes during Charging
Of course, the battery can be charged regardless of the engine's operating mode. When the
GSM engine is in Normal mode (SLEEP, IDLE, TALK, GPRS IDLE or GPRS DATA mode), it
remains operational while charging is in progress (provided that sufficient voltage is applied).
The charging process during the Normal mode is referred to as Charge mode.
If the charger is connected to the charger input of the external charging circuit and the
module’s GSM_POWER pin while GSM part of XT55/56 is in POWER DOWN mode, the
GSM part of the XT55/56 goes into Charge-only mode.
Table 9: Comparison Charge-only and Charge mode
How to activate mode Features
Charge mode
Connect charger to charger input of
external charging circuit and module’s
GSM_POWER pin while the GSM part of
the XT55/56 is
• operating, e.g. in IDLE or TALK mode
• in SLEEP mode
• Battery can be charged while GSM engine
remains operational and registered to the
GSM network.
• In IDLE and TALK mode, the serial interfaces
are accessible. AT command set can be used
to full extent.
• In the NON-CYCLIC SLEEP mode, the serial
interfaces are not accessible at all. During the
CYCLIC SLEEP mode they can be used as
described in Chapter 3.6.3.
Charge-only mode
Connect charger to charger input of
external charging circuit and module’s
GSM_POWER pin while the GSM part of
the XT55/56 is
• in POWER DOWN mode
• in Normal mode: Connect charger to
the GSM_POWER pin, then enter
AT^SMSO.
IMPORTANT: While trickle charging is in
progress, be sure that the application is
switched off. If the application is fed from
the trickle charge current the module
might be prevented from proceeding to
software controlled charging since the
current would not be sufficient.
• Battery can be charged while GSM engine is
deregistered from GSM network.
• Charging runs smoothly due to constant
current consumption.
• The AT interface is accessible and allows to
use the commands listed below.