Users Manual

CHEN ER FT
LTE Cat M1 & Cat NB1 &
EGPRS Module
22.5mm
2.3mm
Variants for the Global
FT
Cat M1/Cat NB1:
LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/
B19/B20/B25
①
/B26*/B28
LTE TDD: B39 (For Cat M1 Only)
EGPRS:
850/900/1800/1900MHz
FT-M
Cat M1 Only:
LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/
B19/B20/B25
①
/B26*/B28
LTE TDD: B39
Data
Cat M1:
Max. 375Kbps (DL), Max. 375Kbps (UL)
Cat NB1:
Max. 32Kbps (DL), Max. 70Kbps (UL)
EDGE:
Max. 296Kbps (DL), Max. 236.8Kbps (UL)
GPRS:
Max. 107Kbps (DL), Max. 85.6Kbps (UL)
Voice
VoLTE (For Cat M1 Only. Support Realtek ALC
5616 /NAU8814 Codec by Default Firmware)
SMS
Point-to-point MO and MT
SMS Cell Broadcast
Text and PDU Mode
Interfaces
USB 2.0 × 1 (With High Speed up to 480Mbps)
UART × 3
PCM × 1
ADC × 2 (15 bits)
GPIO × 2 (I2C and UART3 can be re-configured as
extra 4 GPIOs)
(U)SIM × 1
NETLIGHT × 1 (For Network Status Indication)
STATUS × 1 (For Power ON/OFF Indication)
Main and GNSS Antenna Interfaces
Enhanced Features
GNSS (Optional):
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo, QZSS
Firmware Upgrade:
via USB interface
DFOTA:
Delta Firmware Upgrade Over the Air
Processor:
ARM A7 Processor, with 3MB Flash and 3MB
RAM Available for Users
QuecLocator
TM
*:
Supports Cell ID, Wi-Fi and Hybrid (Cell ID+Wi-Fi)
Positioning Functions
Electrical Characteristics
Output Power:
Max. Power: 23dBm
Consumption @LTE Cat M1 (Typical):
Power Saving Mode: 10uA
Idle State: 15mA @DRX=1.28s
15mA @e-I-DRX=40.96s
Sleep State: 1.5mA @DRX=1.28s
1.2mA @e-I-DRX=40.96s
LTE Connected Mode (Avg.):
128mA @0dBm
140mA @10dBm
205mA @23dBm
Consumption @LTE Cat NB1 (Typical):
Power Saving Mode: 10uA
Idle State: 15mA @DRX=1.28s
15mA @e-I-DRX=40.96s
Sleep State: 1.96mA @DRX=1.28s
1.1mA @e-I-DRX=40.96s
LTE Connected Mode (Avg.):
96mA @0dBm
110mA @10dBm
223mA @23dBm
Sensitivity:
-107dBm @Cat M1, 1.4MHz Bandwidth, CE
Mode A
-113dBm @Cat NB1, CE Level 0
Software Features
USB Serial Driver:
Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Windows CE 5.0/6.0/7.0,
Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x
RIL Driver: Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x
NDIS Driver: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
ECM Driver*: Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14
Gobinet Driver: Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14
QMI_WWAN Driver:
Linux 3.x(3.4 or later)/4.1~4.14
Protocols:
PPP/TCP/UDP/SSL/TLS/FTP(S)/HTTP(S)/NITZ/
PING/MQTT
General Features
3GPP E-UTRA Release 13
Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +85°C
Dimensions: 26.5mm × 22.5mm × 2.3mm
Approx. 3.1g
LGA Package
Supply Voltage: 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ.
3GPP TS27.007, 3GPP TS 27.005 and Quectel
Enhanced AT Commands
Approvals
RoHS Compliant
GCF/Vodafone (Global)
CE/Deutsche Telekom (Europe)
AT&T/FCC/PTCRB/Verizon/T-Mobile*/Sprint*
(North America)
RCM/Telstra (Australia)
IC/Telus/BELL* (Canada)
Telefonica (Spain)
JATE/KDDI/SoftBank/TELEC/DOCOMO* (Japan)
KC/SKT/LGU+* (Korea)
IFETEL (Mexico)
IMDA (Singapore)
NCC (Taiwan)
CCC (China)
① LTE B25 will be supported on FT with R1.2
hardware version.
* Under Developme
26.5 mm