Product Brochure EN V6.5-20210427

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Product EC21/EC21 Mini PCIe EC25/EC25 Mini PCIe
Form Factor LCC (EC21), Mini PCIe (EC21 Mini PCIe) LCC (EC25), Mini PCIe (EC25 Mini PCIe)
Dimensions (mm)
32.0 × 29.0 × 2.4 (EC21)
51.0 × 30.0 × 4.9 (EC21 Mini PCIe)
32.0 × 29.0 × 2.4 (EC25)
51.0 × 30.0 × 4.9 (EC25 Mini PCIe)
LTE Category LTE Cat 1 LTE Cat 4
Frequency Bands(MHz)
-E (EMEA/Korea/Thailand/
India)
-E (EMEA/Thailand/India)
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20
WCDMA: B1/B5/B8; GSM: B3/B8
-E (EMEA/Korea/Thailand/India)
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20; LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41
WCDMA: B1/B5/B8; GSM: B3/B8
-EU (EMEA/Thailand)
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A
WCDMA: B1/B8; GSM: B3/B8
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A
LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41; WCDMA: B1/B8 ; GSM: B3/B8
-EUX (EMEA/Thailand)
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A
WCDMA: B1/B8; GSM: B3/B8
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A
LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41; WCDMA: B1/B8 ; GSM: B3/B8
-V (Verizon) LTE-FDD: B4/B13 LTE-FDD: B4/B13
-A (AT&T/T-Mobile/
Canada)
LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B12; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5 LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B12; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5
-AF (AT&T/ Verizon/
T-mobile)
LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B5/B12/B13/B14/B66/B71; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5
-AFX (AT&T/ Verizon) LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B5/B12/B13/B14/B66/B71; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5
-AFXD (AT&T/ Verizon/
T-mobile)
LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B5/B12/B13/B14/B66/B71; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5
-MX (Mexico) LTE-FDD: B2/B4/B5/B7/B28/B66; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5
-AU (Latin America/ANZ)
LTE-FDD: B1/B2
2
/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28; LTE-FDD: B40
WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8; GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
LTE-FDD: B1/B2
2
/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28; LTE-TDD: B40
WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8; GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
-AUX (Latin America/ANZ)
LTE-FDD: B1/B2
2
/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28; LTE-TDD: B40
WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8; GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
LTE-FDD: B1/B2
2
/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28; LTE-TDD: B40
WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 ; GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
-AUT (Australia)
1
LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B28; WCDMA: B1/B5
-J (Japan) LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B8/B18/B19/B26 LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B8/B18/B19/B26; LTE-TDD: B41; WCDMA: B1/B6/B8/B19
-KL (Korea) LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8
Weight (approx.) g
4.9 (EC21)
9.8 (EC21 Mini PCIe)
4.9 (EC25)
9.8 (EC25 Mini PCIe)
Operating Temperature –35°C ~ +75°C –35°C ~ +75°C
Extended Temperature
–40°C ~ +85°C (EC21)
–40°C ~ +80°C (EC21 Mini PCIe)
–40°C ~ +85°C (EC25)
–40°C ~ +80°C (EC25 Mini PCIe)
Data Transmission
LTE data rate (Mbps) LTE-FDD: Max. 10 (DL) / Max. 5 (UL); LTE-TDD: Max. 8.96 (DL) / Max. 3.1 (UL) LTE-FDD: Max. 150 (DL) / Max. 50 (UL); LTE-TDD: Max. 130 (DL) / Max. 30 (UL)
DC-HSPA+ data rate (Mbps) Max. 42 (DL)/ Max. 5.76 (UL) Max. 42 (DL)/ Max. 5.76 (UL)
WCDMA data rate (Kbps) Max. 384 (DL)/ Max. 384 (UL) Max. 384 (DL)/ Max. 384 (UL)
EDGE data rate (Kbps) Max. 296 (DL)/ Max. 236.8 (UL) Max. 296 (DL)/ Max. 236.8 (UL)
GPRS data rate (Kbps) Max. 107 (DL)/ Max. 85.6 (UL) Max. 107 (DL)/ Max. 85.6 (UL)
SMS ● ●
CSD ● ●
Protocols TCP/ UDP/ PPP/ FTP/ HTTP/ NTP/ PING/ QMI/ HTTPS/ SMTP/ MMS*/ FTPS*/ SMTPS/ SSL TCP/ UDP/ PPP/ FTP/ HTTP/ NTP/ PING/ QMI/ HTTPS/ SMTP/ MMS*/ FTPS*/ SMTPS/ SSL
Interfaces
(U)SIM 1.8V/ 3.0V 1.8V/ 3.0V
UART
2 (EC21)
1 (EC21 Mini PCIe)
2 (EC25)
1 (EC25 Mini PCIe)
USB USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
IIC ● ●
Audio Digital (PCM) Optional Optional
SD ● (EC21) ● (EC25)
ADC × 2, 15bits (EC21) × 2, 15bits (EC25)
SGMII ● (EC21) ● (EC25)
GPIO ● (Only Supported on QuecOpen
®
) ● (Only Supported on QuecOpen
®
)
Antenna Pads for Primary, Rx-diversity and GNSS Pads for Primary, Rx-diversity and GNSS
Enhanced Features
eCall* ● ●
DTMF ● ●
DFOTA ● ●
QM/RmNet ● ●
Audio Playback/Audio Recording Optional Optional
QuecFile ● ●
USB Serial Driver Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10, Linux 2.6~5.4, Android 4.x/ 5.x/ 6.x/7.x/9.x Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10, Linux 2.6~5.4, Android 4.x/ 5.x/ 6.x/7.x/9.x
GNSS Driver Android 4.x/ 5.x/ 6.x/ 7.x/8.x/9.x Android 4.x/ 5.x/ 6.x/ 7.x/8.x/9.x
RIL Driver Android 4.x/ 5.x/ 6.x/ 7.x/8.x/9.x Android 4.x/ 5.x/ 6.x/ 7.x/8.x/9.x
NDIS Driver Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10 Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10
MBIM Driver Windows 8/ 8.1/ 10, Linux 3.8~5.4 Windows 8/ 8.1/ 10, Linux 3.8~5.4
GobiNet Driver Linux 2.6~5.4 Linux 2.6~5.4
QMI_WWAN Driver Linux 3.4~5.4 Linux 3.4~5.4
(U)SIM Card Detection ● ●
GNSS Optional Optional
Firmware Update Via USB/DFOTA Via USB/DFOTA
Electrical Features
Supply Voltage Range 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ. (EC21); 3.0V~3.6V, 3.3V Typ. (EC21 Mini PCIe) 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ. (EC25); 3.0V~3.6V, 3.3V Typ. (EC25 Mini PCIe)
Power Consumption
20μA @Power off / 3mA @Sleep, Typ. / 22mA @Idle (EC21)
3.5mA @Sleep, Typ. / 34mA @Idle (EC21 Mini PCIe)
20μA @Power off / 3mA @Sleep, Typ. / 22mA @Idle (EC25)
3.6mA @Sleep, Typ. / 35mA @Idle (EC25 Mini PCIe)
Certifi cations
Carrier Certifi cation: Vodafone/ Deutsche Telekom/ British Telecom/ Telefónica/Verizon/
AT&T/ T-Mobile/ U.S. Cellular/ Rogers/ SKT/ KT/ NTT DOCOMO/ KDDI/ Telstra
Regulatory Certifi cation: GCF/ CE/ FCC/ PTCRB/ IC/ ANATEL/ KC/ NCC/ JATE/ TELEC/ RCM/ FAC
Others: WHQL
Carrier Certifi cation: Vodafone/ Deutsche Telekom/ British Telecom/ Telefónica/ Verizon/
AT&T/ T-Mobile/ U.S. Cellular/ Rogers/ Telus/ NTT DOCOMO/ So Bank/ KDDI/ Bell*/ SKT/ LGU+*/
Telstra/ KT*
Regulatory Certifi cation: GCF/ CE/ FCC/ PTCRB/ IC/ ANATEL/ KC/ NCC/ JATE/ TELEC/ RCM/ FAC/ NBTC/
ICASA/ IFETEL Others: WHQL
Recommended Applications Telematics, Smart Metering, Mobile POS Terminal, Gateway, Safety, Tracking and Tracing, Remote Maintenace and Control, Networking, Mobile Computing, Healthcare, etc.
Note 1: Inapplicable to Mini PCIe.
Note 2: Rx-diversity not supported.
GNSS antenna not supported on EC25-MX/EC21-KL.
EC25-AFXD and EC25-AFXD Mini PCIe are requested for data only device.
* Under development
Quectel LTE Module Family