User's Manual

LTE Module Series
EC25Hardware Design
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3.6.2. Decrease Voltage Drop
The power supply range of the module is from 3.3Vto4.3V. Please make sure that the input voltage will
never drop below 3.3V. The following figure shows the voltage drop during burst transmission in 2G
network. The voltage drop will be less in 3G and 4G networks.
VBAT
Burst
Transmission
Min.3.3V
Ripple
Drop
Burst
Transmission
Figure 7: Power Supply Limits during Burst Transmission
To decrease voltage drop, a bypass capacitor of about 100µF with low ESR should be used, and a
multi-layer ceramic chip (MLCC) capacitor array should also be used toprovide the low ESR. The main
power supply from an external application has to be a single voltage source and can be expanded to two
sub paths with star structure. The width of VBAT_BB trace should be no less than 1mm; andthe width of
VBAT_RF trace should be no less than 2mm.In principle, the longer the VBAT trace is, the wider it will be.
Three ceramic capacitors (100nF, 33pF, 10pF) are recommended to be applied to the VBAT pins. These
capacitors should be placed close to the VBAT pins. In addition, in order to get a stable power source, it is
suggested that you should use a zener diode of which reverse zener voltage is 5.1V and dissipation
power is more than 0.5W. The following figure shows the star structure of the power supply.
Figure 8: Star Structure of the Power Supply