User's Manual

GSM/GPRS/GNSS Module Series
MC60 Hardware Design
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2 Product Concept
2.1. General Description
MC60 is a multi-purpose module which integrates a high performance GNSS engine and a dual-band
GSM/GPRS engine. It can work as all-in-one solution or stand-alone solution according to customers'
application demands.
The dual-band GSM/GPRS engine can work at frequencies of EGSM900MHz and DCS1800MHz. MC60
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.
The GNSS engine is a single receiver integrating GLONASS and GPS systems. It supports multiple
positioning and navigation systems including autonomous GPS, GLONASS, SBAS (including WAAS,
EGNOS, MSAS and GAGAN), and QZSS. It is able to achieve the industry’s highest level of sensitivity,
accuracy and TTFF with the lowest power consumption. The embedded flash memory provides capacity
for storing user-specific configurations and allows for future updates.
MC60 is an SMD type module with 54 LCC pads and 14 LGA pads which can be easily embedded into
applications. With a compact profile of 18.7mm × 16.0mm × 2.1mm, the module can meet almost all the
requirements for M2M applications, including vehicle and personal tracking, wearable devices, security
systems, wireless POS, industrial PDA, smart metering, remote maintenance & control, etc.
Designed with power saving technique, the current consumption of MC60 is as low as 1.2mA in SLEEP
mode when DRX is 5 and the GNSS part is powered off. The GNSS engine also has many advanced
power saving modes including standby and backup modes which can fit the requirement of low-power
consumption in different scenes.
GSM part of MC60 is integrated with Internet service protocols such as TCP/UDP, PPP, HTTP and FTP.
Extended AT commands have been developed for you to use these Internet service protocols easily.
EASY technology as a key feature of GNSS part of MC60 module is one kind of AGPS. Capable of
collecting and processing all internal aiding information like GNSS time, ephemeris, last position, etc., the
GNSS part will have a fast TTFF in either Hot or Warm start.
The module fully complies with the RoHS directive of the European Union.