User's Manual
LTE Module Series
BG96 Hardware Design
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Power Supply
Supply voltage: 3.3V~4.3V
Typical supply voltage: 3.8V
LTE Features
Support up to LTE Cat.M1
Support 1.08MHz RF bandwidth
Support SISO in DL direction
Cat.M1: Max. 375kbps (DL)/375kbps (UL)
GSM Features
GPRS:
Support GPRS multi-slot class 12 (12 by default)
Coding schemes: CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4
Maximum of four Rx time slots per frame
GPRS: Max. 85.6kbps (DL)/85.6kbps (UL)
EDGE:
Support EDGE multi-slot class 12 (12 by default)
Support GMSK and 8-PSK for different MCS (Modulation and Coding
Scheme)
Downlink coding schemes: CS 1-4 and MCS 1-9
Uplink coding schemes: CS 1-4 and MCS 1-9
EDGE: Max. 236.8kbps (DL)/236.8kbps (UL)
Internet Protocol
Features*
Support TCP/UDP/PPP protocols
Support PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) and CHAP (Challenge
Handshake Authentication Protocol) protocols which are usually used for
PPP connections
SMS*
Text and PDU mode
Point to point MO and MT
SMS cell broadcast
SMS storage: ME by default
(U)SIM Card Interface
Support (U)SIM card: 1.8V, 3.0V
Audio Feature*
Support one digital audio interface: I2S interface
USB Interface
Compliant with USB 2.0 specification (slave only) and the data transfer rate
can reach up to 480Mbps
Used for AT command communication, data transmission, GNSS NEMA
output, software debugging and firmware upgrade
Support USB drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, Windows CE 5.0/6.0/7.0*, Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.0
UART Interfaces
UART1:
Used for data transmission and AT command communication
Baud rate reach up to 3000000bps; 115200bps by default
Support RTS and CTS hardware flow control
UART2:
Used for module debugging and log output
115200bps baud rate
UART3/SPI*: