User's Manual

GSM/GPRS Module Series
M26 Hardware Design
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2 Product Concept
2.1. General Description
M26 is a Quad-band GSM/GPRS engine that works at frequencies of GSM850MHz, EGSM900MHz,
DCS1800MHz and PCS1900MHz. The M26 features GPRS multi-slot class 12 and supports the GPRS
coding schemes CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4. For more details about GPRS multi-slot classes and coding
schemes, please refer to the Appendix B & C.
With a tiny profile of 15.8mm × 17.7mm × 2.3mm, the module can meet almost all the requirements for
M2M applications, including Vehicles and Personal Tracking, Security System, Wireless POS, Industrial
PDA, Smart Metering, and Remote Maintenance& Control, etc.
M26 is an SMD type module with LCC package, which can be easily embedded into applications. It
provides abundant hardware interfaces like PCM Interface.
Designed with power saving technique, the current consumption of M26 is as low as 1.3 mA in SLEEP
mode when DRX is 5.
M26 is integrated with Internet service protocols, such as TCP/UDP, FTP and PPP. Extended AT
commands have been developed for you to use these Internet service protocols easily.
M26 supports Bluetooth interface, it is fully compliant with Bluetooth specification 3.0.
The module fully complies with the RoHS directive of the European Union.