SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.03 Document Title SIM5360A User Manual Version 1.03 Date 2014-07-03 Status Release Document Control ID SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Compliance Information FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Smart Machine Smart Decision Contents Revision History ......................................................................................................................................... 10 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1 Product Outline ...................................................................................................................................
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.10.1 Pin Description ........................................................................................................................... 41 3.10.2 Application Guide ....................................................................................................................... 42 3.11 PCM Interface ................................................................................................................................... 43 3.11.1 Pin Description .......
Smart Machine Smart Decision Table Index Table 2 : General Feature .......................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 2: Pin viewTable 3 : Pin definition ................................................................................................ 15 Table 4 : Pin description ............................................................................................................................
Smart Machine Smart Decision Table 35 : Conducted transmission power .............................................................................................. 54 Table 36 : Operating frequencies .............................................................................................................. 54 Table 37 : Conducted receive sensitivity ................................................................................................... 54 Table 38 : GPRS/EDGE data throughout.................
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure Index Figure 1 : SIM5360A functional architecture .......................................................................................... 12 Figure 2 : Pin viewTable 3: Pin definition ................................................................................................ 14 Figure 3 : Top dimensions (Unit: mm) .................................................................................................... 19 Figure 4 : Side dimensions (Unit: mm) .........
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 32 : Synchrony timing .................................................................................................................... 46 Figure 33 : EXT CODEC to MODULE timing........................................................................................ 46 Figure 34 : MODULE to EXT CODEC timing ........................................................................................ 47 Figure 35 : Reference Circuit of PCM Application with Audio Codec ......
Smart Machine Smart Decision Revision History Data Version Description of change Author 2014-02-28 1.01 Original Libing 2014-04-18 1.02 Add UART2 description Libing 2014-07-03 1.03 Modify pin names of SIM5360A Libing SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 1 Introduction This document describes electronic specifications, RF specifications, function interface, mechanical characteristic and testing conclusions of the SIMCom SIM5360A module. With the help of this document and other SIM5360A software application notes, user guides, users can quickly understand and use SIM5360A module to design and develop applications quickly. 1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision I2C Interface ● 1.3 Hardware Diagram The global architecture of the SIM5360A Embedded module is described in the figure below.
Smart Machine Smart Decision MT, MO, CB, Text and PDU mode ● SMS storage: SIM card or ME(default) ● Support transmission of SMS alternatively over CSD or GPRS. User can choose preferred mode. ● SMS SIM interface Audio features(optional) UART interface Support identity card: 1.8V, 3V. Speech codec modes: ● Half Rate (ETS 06.20) ● Full Rate (ETS 06.10) ● Enhanced Full Rate (ETS 06.50 / 06.60 / 06.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 2: Pin view SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Table 2: Pin definition Pin No. Define Pin No.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 67 CTS 68 RXD 69 RI 70 DCD 71 TXD 72 DTR 73 PCM_OUT 74 PCM_IN 75 PCM_SYNC 76 PCM_CLK 77 GND 78 GND 79 GNSS_ANT 80 GND 81 GND 82 DIV_ANT 2.2 Pin description IO Parameters Definition Pin Type Description PI Power input PO Power output IO Bidirectional input / output DI Digital input DO Digital output AI Analog input Table 3: Pin description Pin name Pin No.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3 DI POWERKEY should be pulled low at least 180ms to power on or 500ms to power off the module. SD_CMD 21 I/O SDIO command SD_DATA0 22 I/O SDIO data SD_DATA1 23 I/O SDIO data SD_DATA2 24 I/O SDIO data SD_DATA3 25 I/O SDIO data SD_CLK 26 DO SDIO clock USIM_DATA 17 I/O SIM Data Output/Input USIM_RST USIM_CLK 18 19 DO DO SIM Reset SIM Clock USIM_VDD 20 PO Voltage Supply for SIM card Support 1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision I2C interface SCL 55 DO I2C clock output SDA 56 I/O I2C data KBR0 29 DO Bit 0 drive to the pad matrix KBR1 33 DO Bit 1 drive to the pad matrix KBR2 30 DO Bit 2 drive to the pad matrix KBR3 35 DO Bit 3 drive to the pad matrix KBR4 34 DO Bit 4 drive to the pad matrix KBC0 28 DI Bit 0 for sensing key press on pad matrix KBC1 27 DI Bit 1 for sensing key press on pad matrix KBC2 31 DI Bit 2 for sensing key press on pad matrix KBC3 32 DI Bit
Smart Machine Smart Decision GPIO44 48 I/O General input/output PIN. GPIO42 53 I/O General input/output PIN. RF interface MAIN _ANT 59 MAIN ANT soldering pad GNSS_ANT 79 AI GNSS ANT soldering pad DIV_ANT 82 AI Diversity ANT soldering pad RESET 4 DI System reset in, active low. ISINK 45 DI Current source of ground-referenced current sink ADC1 47 AI Analog Digital Converter Input ADC2 46 AI Analog Digital Converter Input RESERVED 16 Other interface 2.3 Refer to 3.13.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 4: Side dimensions (Unit: mm) Figure 5: Bottom dimensions (Unit: mm) SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 2.4 Footprint Recommendation Figure 6: Footprint recommendation (Unit: mm) 3 Application Interface Specification 3.1 Power Supply The power supply pins of SIM5360A include four VBAT pins (pin 62&63, pin 38&39). VBAT directly supplies the power to RF circuit and baseband circuit. All four VBAT pins of SIM5360A must be used together. VBAT directly supplies the power to RF PA and baseband system. For the VBAT, the ripple due to GSM/GPRS emission burst (every 4.
Smart Machine Smart Decision (ESR=0.7Ω) and CB=1µF(Please refer to Figure 8—Application circuit). Figure 7: VBAT voltage drop during burst emission (GSM/GPRS) 3.1.1 Power Supply Pin Two VBAT pins are dedicated to connect the supply voltage. Table 4: Pin description Pin type Pin name Min Typ Max Unit POWER VBAT 3.4 3.8 4.2 V Note: 1. When the module is power off, users must pay attention to the issue about current leakage. Refer to Chapter 3.10.2. 3.1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Table 5: Recommended zener diode models No. Manufacturer Part Number Power Package 1 On semi MMSZ5231BT1G 500mW SOD123 2 Prisemi PZ3D4V2H 500mW SOD323 3 Prisemi PZ5D4V2H 500mW SOD523 4 Vishay MMSZ4689-V 500mW SOD123 5 Crownpo CDZ55C5V1SM 500mW 0805 Figure 8: VBAT input application circuit There are three sections about how to design and optimize users’ power systems.
Smart Machine Smart Decision power will be preferable because of its better efficiency, especially at the high current situation. The following figure is the reference circuit. Note that DCDC may deprave RF performance because of ripple current intrinsically. Figure 10: Reference circuit of the DCDC power supply Voltage monitor To monitor the power supply voltage, user can use the AT command “AT+CBC”, this command has two parameters: the battery status and the voltage value (mV).
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 11: RTC supply from capacitor Non-chargeable battery backup Figure 12: RTC supply from non-chargeable battery Rechargeable battery backup Figure 13: RTC supply from rechargeable battery Coin-type rechargeable battery is recommended, such as ML414H-IV01E form Seiko can be used. Note: The VRTC can be disabled, jus disconnect it in application circuit. SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.2 3.2.1 Power on/off Time Sequence Power on Sequence SIM5360A can be powered on by POWERKEY pin, which starts normal operating mode. POWERKEY pin is pulled up with a 200k ohm resistor to 1.8V in module. User can power on the SIM5360A by pulling the POWERKEY pin down for a short time. The power-on scenarios are illustrated in the following figures. Figure 14: Power on Timing Sequence SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Table 6: Power on timing Symbol Time value Parameter Unit Min. Typ. Max. 500 - ms - 5 s - 0.5 Ton The time to pull POWERKEY down to power on 180 TpD+ The time to indicate connecting with the network - Tpw+ The time to indicate the module is powered on completely - Tuart The time to enable UART - - 8 s Tusb The time to enable USB - - 10 s s Note: Module could be automatically power on by connecting Power ON pin to Low level directly.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 15: Power off timing sequence Table 7: Power off timing Symbol Time value Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Unit 0.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Communication Equipment) and the client PC is as the DTE (Data Terminal Equipment). AT commands are entered and serial communication is performed through UART interface. In order to prevent the UART signals of the module damaged due to voltage spikes or ESD, series resistors can be used on UART signals. The application circuit is in the following figures. Figure 16: UART1 Full modem Figure 17: Null modem (UART1 and UART2) SIM5360A_User_Manual_V1.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.3.1 Pin Description Table 8: Pin description Pin type UART1 UART2 Pin name Pin No. I/O Default Status RXD 68 I Pull-Down TXD 71 O Pull-Up RTS 66 O CTS 67 I Pull-Up DTR 72 I Pull-Up DCD 70 O RI 69 O UART2_RXD 7 I Pull-Down UART2_TXD 8 O Pull-Up More pin information refers to chapter 2.2. Table 9: Logic level Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit VIH High-level input voltage 1.26 1.8 2.1 V VIL Low-level input voltage -0.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 18: RI behaviour in NULL Modem If Full Modem is used to establish communication between devices, the pin “RI” is another operation status. Initially it keeps high, when a voice call or CSD call comes, the pin “RI” will change to low for about 5900ms, then it will return to high level for 100ms. It will repeat this procedure until this call is answered or hung up. Figure 19: RI behaviour in FULL Modem The SIM5360A UART is 1.8V interface.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 20: Reference circuit of level shift To comply with RS-232-C protocol, the RS-232-C level shifter chip should be used to connect SIM5360A to the RS-232-C interface. In this connection, the TTL level and RS-232-C level are converted mutually. SIMCom recommends that user uses the SP3238ECA chip with a full modem. For more information please refers to the RS-232-C chip datasheet.
Smart Machine Smart Decision VDD_EXT 44 SD card power Table 11: Electronic characteristic Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit VDD_EXT LDO power output 2.71 2.85 2.99 V VIH High-level input voltage 0.65·VDD_EXT - VDD_EXT+0.3 V VIL Low-level input voltage -0.3 0 0.3·VDD_EXT V VOH High-level output voltage 2.71 2.85 2.99 V VOL Low-level output voltage 0 0 0.45 V 3.4.2 Design guide The module provides a LDO named VDD_EXT for SD card power supply. The LDO is 2.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Pin name Pin Description USIM_CLK 19 USIM Card Clock USIM_RST 18 USIM_DATA 17 USIM_VDD 20 USIM Card Reset USIM Card data I/O, which has been pulled up with a 22kR resistor to USIM_VDD in module. Do not pull up or pull down in users’ application circuit. USIM Card Power output depends automatically on USIM mode,one is 3.0V±10%, another is 1.8V±10%. Current is less than 50mA. Table 13: Electronic characteristic 3.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 22: USIM interface reference circuit Note: USIM_DATA has been pulled up with a 15kohm resistor to USIM_VDD in module. A 220nF shut capacitor on USIM_VDD is used to reduce interference. Use AT Commands to get information in USIM card. For more detail, please refer to document [1]. 3.5.3 Recommend Components For 6 pins USIM socket, SIMCom recommend to use Amphenol C707 10M006 512 2. User can visit http://www.amphenol.com for more information about the holder.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 23: Amphenol SIM card socket Table 19: Amphenol USIM socket pin description 3.6 Pin Signal C1 USIM_VDD C2 USIM_RST C3 C5 C6 C7 USIM_CLK GND VPP USIM_DATA Description SIM Card Power supply, it can identify automatically the SIM Card power mode,one is 3.0V±10%, another is 1.8V±10%. SIM Card Reset. SIM Card Clock. Connect to GND. SIM Card data I/O.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.6.1 Pin Description Table 14: Pin description Pin name SDA Pin No. 56 Function Serial interface data input and output SCL 55 Serial interface clock input 3.6.2 Signal Description Both SDA and SCL are bidirectional lines, connected to a positive supply via a pull-up resistor respectively. When the bus is free, both lines are high. 3.6.3 Design Guide For SIM5360, the data on the I2C bus can be transferred at rates up to 400kbps.
Smart Machine Smart Decision KBC4 KBR0 KBR1 KBR2 KBR3 KBR4 3.7.2 36 30 29 30 35 34 Driving pads Application Guide All keypad pins can be configured for GPIOs. These GPIOs also support interruption operation if used as input pins. A typical circuit about the keypad (5*5 keypad matrix) is shown in the following figure. KBC0 KBC1 KBC2 KBC3 KBC4 KBR0 KBR1 KBR2 KBR3 KBR4 Figure 24: Reference circuit If these pins are configured for GPIOs, the sequence is listed in the following table.
Smart Machine Smart Decision KBC4 GPIO11 KBC3 GPIO12 KBC2 GPIO13 KBC1 GPIO14 KBC0 GPIO15 Note: Refer to document [23] for detailed information of Keypad Application Note. 3.8 USB Interface SIM5360A module contains a USB interface. This interface is compliant with the USB2.0 specification. The USB2.0 specification requires hosts such as the computer to support all three USB speeds, namely low-speed (1.5Mbps), full-speed (12Mbps) and high-speed (480Mbps).
Smart Machine Smart Decision Because of high bit rate on USB bus, pay attention to influence of junction capacitance of ESD component on USB data lines. Typically, the capacitance should be less than 4pF @1MHz. It is recommended to use an ESD protection component such as ON SEMI (www.onsemi.com ) ESD9M5.0ST5G or ESD9L5.0ST5G. Note:The SIM5360A has two kinds of interface (UART and USB) to connect to host CPU.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.10.1 Pin Description Table 20: Pin description Pin name Pin No. I/O Function NETLIGHT/GPIO1 51 O Output PIN as LED control for network status. If it is unused, left open. GPIO4 54 I Input PIN as RF operating control. H: Normal Mode L:Flight Mode If it is unused, left open. GPIO40 49 O Output PIN as operating status indicating of module. H: Power on L: Power off If it is unused, left open. GPIO41 52 I/O General input/output PIN.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.10.2 Application Guide Network status GPIO1 is used to control Network Status LED; application circuit is shown below. Figure 26: Application circuit Note: The value of resistor Rx depends on LED characteristic.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 27: Flight mode switch Table 23: Control status GPIO4 Status Low Level High Level Module operation Flight Mode: RF is closed. Normal Mode: RF is working. Note:1. For SIM5360, GPIO0, GPIO2, GPIO3 and GPIO5 have multiplex function, user can use them as PCM interface to connect extend codec. Refer to section 3.11 and document [1] for details. 2.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.11.1 Pin Description Table 24: Pin description Pins Pin No. Description PCM_OUT 73 PCM data output PCM_IN 74 PCM data input PCM_SYNC 75 PCM data synchrony PCM_CLK 76 PCM data clock Table 25: Electronic characteristic Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit VIH High-level input voltage 1.26 1.8 2.1 V VIL Low-level input voltage -0.3 0 0.63 V VOH High-level output voltage 1.35 1.8 1.8 V VOL Low-level output voltage 0 0 0.45 V 3.11.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 29: EXT CODEC to MODULE timing Figure 30: MODULE to EXT CODEC timing Table 26: Timing parameters Parameter Description Min Typ Max Unit T(auxsync) AUX_PCM_SYNC cycle time – 125 - μs T(auxsynch) AUX_PCM_SYNC high time 62.4 62.5 - μs T(auxsyncl) AUX_PCM_SYNC low time 62.4 62.5 - μs T(auxclk)* AUX_PCM_CLK cycle time - 7.8 – μs T(auxclkh) AUX_PCM_CLK high time 3.8 3.9 – μs T(auxclkl) AUX_PCM_CLK low time 3.8 3.
Smart Machine Smart Decision of PCM_CLK T(suauxdin) AUX_PCM_IN setup time before falling edge of AUX_PCM_CLK 70 – – ns T(hauxdin) AUX_PCM_IN hold time after falling edge of AUX_PCM_CLK 20 – – ns T(pauxdout) Delay from AUX_PCM_CLK AUX_PCM_OUT valid – – 50 ns rising to *Note: T(auxclk) = 1/(128 KHz). Primary PCM (2048 KHz PCM clock) SIM5360A also supports 2.048 MHz PCM data and sync timing for -law codec. This is called the primary PCM interface.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 33: MODULE to EXT CODEC timing Table 27: Timing parameters Parameter Description Min Typ Max Unit T(sync) PCM_SYNC cycle time – 125 – μs T(synch) PCM_SYNC high time 400 500 – ns T(syncl) PCM_SYNC low time – 124.
Smart Machine Smart Decision In addition, the firmware of SIM5360A has integrated the configuration on WM8960GEFL/RV codec provided by WOLFSON MICROELECTRONICS with I2C interface. The reference circuit of the reference design of PCM interfaces with external codec IC in the following figure. It is recommended to use a 26MHz CXO component such as TXC CORPORATION (www.txccorp.com) 8W26000011. Figure 34: Reference Circuit of PCM Application with Audio Codec 3.
Smart Machine Smart Decision GNSS data format NMEA-0183 GNSS Current consumption (WCDMA/GSM Sleep mode) GNSS antenna Passive/Active antenna 100mA (Total supply current) Note: Performance will vary depending on the environment, antenna type and signal conditions and so on. 3.12.2 Operate Mode SIM5360A supports both A-GPS and S-GPS, and then provides three operating modes: mobile-assisted mode, mobile-based mode and standalone mode. A-GPS includes mobile-assisted and mobile-based mode.
Smart Machine Smart Decision Figure 35: Active antenna circuit Figure 36:Passive antenna circuit (Default) In above figures, the components C1 and L1, L2 are used for antenna matching, the values of the components can only be obtained after the antenna tuning usually, and they are provided by antenna vendor.C2 in Figure 36 is used for DC isolation.
Smart Machine Smart Decision AGPS mode needs more support from the mobile telecommunication network. Refer to AGPS application document for details. 3.13 Multi-functional interface SIM5360A merges functions for various applications. It can enrich users’ design and lower the cost of users’ hardware. 3.13.1 Sink Current Source The dedicated pin (ISINK) is intended for driving passive devices,such as LCD backlight, this implementation is VBAT tolerant and suitable for driving white LEDs.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 3.13.2 Reset Function SIM5360A also have a RESET pin (PIN4) to reset the module. This function is used as an emergency reset only when AT command “AT+CPOF” and the POWERKEY pin has no effect. User can pull the RESET pin to ground, then the module will reset. This pin is already pulled up in module, so the external pull-up resistor is not necessary. A 100nF capacitor close to the RESET pin is strongly recommended. A reference circuit is recommended in the following figure.
Smart Machine Smart Decision data which is between 0 and 32768. The data can be transformed to any type such as voltage, temperature etc. Please refer to document [1]. Note: The input signal voltage value in ADC must not be higher than 2.2V. 3.13.4 LDO SIM5360A has a LDO power output, namely VDD_EXT. The LDO is available and output voltage is 2.85v by default, rated for 300mA. User can switch the LDO on or off by the AT command “AT+CVAUXS” and configure its output voltage by the AT command “AT+CVAUXV”.
Smart Machine Smart Decision 4 RF Specification 4.
Smart Machine Smart Decision EDGE CS-3 CS-4 MCS-1 MCS-2 MCS-3 MCS-4 MCS-5 MCS-6 MCS-7 MCS-8 MCS-9 15.6kbps 21.4kbps 8.80kbps 11.2kbps 14.8kbps 17.6kbps 22.4kbps 29.6kbps 44.8kbps 54.4kbps 59.2kbps 31.2kbps 42.8kbps 17.6kbps 22.4kbps 29.6kbps 35.2kbps 44.8kbps 59.2kbps 89.6kbps 108.8kbps 118.4kbps 62.4kbps 85.6kbps 35.20kbps 44.8kbps 59.2kbps 70.4kbps 89.6kbps 118.4kbps 179.2kbps 217.6kbps 236.
Smart Machine Smart Decision GSM850<0.5dB ● PCS1900 <0.9dB ● WCDMA 1900<0.9dB ● WCDMA 850<0.5dB ● To facilitate the antenna tuning and certification test, a RF connector and an antenna matching circuit should be added. The following figure is the recommended circuit.
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