Product Brochure EN V6.5-20210427

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Quectel 5G NR Module Family
* Under development
Product RG500Q-EU RG501Q-EU
Form Factor LGA LGA
Dimensions (mm) 41.0 × 44.0 × 2.75 41.0 × 44.0 × 2.75
5G Sub-6 GHz Sub-6 GHz
Frequency Bands (MHz)
5G NR Bands:
n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78
LTE bands:
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/ B20/B28/B32
LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41/B42/B43
WCDMA Bands: B1/B5/B8
5G NR Bands:
n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78
LTE bands:
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/ B20/B28/B32
LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41/B42/B43
WCDMA Bands: B1/B5/B8
Region EMEA/ Oceania/ Brazil EMEA/ Oceania/ Brazil
Weight (approx.) g 11 11
Operating Temperature -30°C ~ +75°C -30°C ~ +75°C
Extended Temperature -40°C ~ +85°C -40°C ~ +85°C
Control via AT Commands 3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT Commands 3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT Commands
Data Transmission
1
5G
5G SA Sub-6: Max. 2.1Gbps (DL)/ Max. 900Mbps (UL)
5G NSA Sub-6: Max. 2.5Gbps (DL)/ Max. 600Mbps (UL)
5G SA Sub-6: Max. 2.1Gbps (DL)/ Max. 900Mbps (UL)
5G NSA Sub-6: Max. 3.3Gbps (DL)/ Max. 600Mbps (UL)
LTE LTE-FDD: Max. 1Gbps (DL)/ Max. 150Mbps (UL) LTE-FDD: Max. 2Gbps (DL)/ Max. 150Mbps (UL)
UMTS WCDMA: Max. 42 Mbps (DL)/ Max. 5.76Mbps (UL) WCDMA: Max. 42 Mbps (DL)/ Max. 5.76Mbps (UL)
SMS ● ●
Protocols TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/PING/SMS TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/PING/SMS
Interfaces
(U)SIM × 2, 1.8V/ 3.0V × 2, 1.8V/ 3.0V
UART × 3 × 3
USB 2.0/3.0/3.1 2.0/3.0/3.1
PCle PCIe Gen3 × 2 Lane PCIe Gen3 × 2 Lane
RGMII ● ●
PCM ● ●
I2C × 1 × 1
SPI ● ●
GPIO ● ●
ADC × 2 × 2
SD Card ● ●
RESET_N ● ●
Antenna Main, Diversity and GNSS Main, Diversity and GNSS
Enhanced Features
MIMO 4 × 4 DL 4 × 4 DL
Digital Audio ● ●
VoLTE Optional Optional
DTMF Dual-tone Multi-frequency Dual-tone Multi-frequency
DFOTA Delta Firmware over the Air Delta Firmware over the Air
GNSS GPS/ GLONASS/ BeiDou/ Galileo GPS/ GLONASS/ BeiDou/ Galileo
(U)SIM Card Detection ● ●
Electrical Features
Supply Voltage Range 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ. 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ.
Power Consumption
TBD @Power off /
TBD @Sleep, Typ.
TBD @Idle
TBD @Power off /
TBD @Sleep, Typ.
TBD @Idle
So ware Features
USB Serial Driver
Windows 7/8/8.1/10,
Linux 2.6~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 7/8/8.1/10,
Linux 2.6~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
GNSS Driver Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
RIL Driver Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
NDIS Driver Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Windows 7/8/8.1/10
MBIM Driver Windows 10, Linux 3.18~5.8 Windows 10, Linux 3.18~5.8
Gobinet Driver Linux 2.6~5.8 Linux 2.6~5.8
QMI_WWAN Driver Linux 3.4~5.8 Linux 3.4~5.8
PCIe Driver
Windows 10,
Linux 3.10~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 10,
Linux 3.10~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Certifi cations CE*/RCM* CE*/RCM*
Recommended Applications Industrial Router, Industrial PDA, Rugged Tablet PC and Digital Signage
Note 1: means the data transmission is theoretical data rate and depends on network condition.