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June 30, 2010

AirLink FXT Series

Expansion Card Product

Technical Specification

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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification AirLink FXT Series WA_DEV_FEX20_PTS_004 001 June 30, 2010
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Important Notice Due to the nature of wireless communications, transmission and reception of data can never be guaranteed. Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be totally lost.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Patents Portions of this product may be covered by some or all of the following US patents: 5,515,013 6,191,741 6,653,979 6,968,171 7,287,162 5,629,960 6,199,168 6,697,030 6,985,757 D442,170 5,845,216 6,339,405 6,785,830 7,023,878 D459,303 5,847,553 6,359,591 6,845,249 7,053,843 D599,256 5,878,234 6,400,336 6,847,830 7,106,569 D560,911 5,890,057 6,516,204 6,876,697 7,145,267 5,929,815 6,561,851 6,879,585 7,200,512 6,169,884 6,643,501 6,886,049 7,295,171
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Document History Version Date Updates 001 June 30, 2010 Creation WA_DEV_FEX20_PTS_004 Rev 001 June 30, 2010 4
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Contents 1. OVERVIEW......................................................................................................... 11 1.1. Expansion Card Features ........................................................................................... 11 1.2. Operating System ....................................................................................................... 11 1.3. Connection Interfaces .................................................................................................
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 5.2. BOOT Signal .............................................................................................................. 32 5.2.1. Pin Description .................................................................................................... 33 5.3. External Interrupt ........................................................................................................ 33 5.3.1. Pin Description .................................................
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 12.1. RF Safety ................................................................................................................... 52 12.1.1. General ............................................................................................................... 52 12.1.2. Exposure to RF Energy ........................................................................................ 52 12.1.3. Efficient Terminal Operation ........................................
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List of Figures Figure 1. Signals Available on the 50-pin Expansion Card Connector ........................................ 13 Figure 2. Expansion Card Mechanical Drawing .......................................................................... 15 Figure 3. Suggested Expansion Card Dimension ....................................................................... 16 Figure 4. Mechanical Integration ................................................................................................
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List of Tables Table 1: Power Supplies Pin Description .................................................................................. 14 Table 2: VCC-2V8 Supply Signal .............................................................................................. 14 Table 3: 4V Supply Signal ........................................................................................................ 14 Table 4: DC-IN Supply Signal ........................................................................
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 38: Life Stress Test ........................................................................................................... 38 Table 39: Environmental Resistance Stress Test ........................................................................ 39 Table 40: Corrosive Resistance Stress Test ............................................................................... 39 Table 41: Thermal Resistance Cycle Stress Test ........................
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1. Overview The Expansion Card is a device that expands the functionality of a standard Fastrack Xtend programmable gateway into a state of the art device for machine to machine applications. With the Expansion Card, it is possible to utilize the Internal Expansion Socket (IES) which allows the Fastrack Xtend to have a bigger application potential. The Fastrack Xtend with an Expansion Card plugged-in may utilize one or more Plug-Ins of the Sierra Wireless Software Suite.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 1.4. Overview Environmental Compliance In order for the Fastrack Xtend to be fully RoHS Compliant, the add-on Expansion Card must also be RoHS Compliant. 1.4.1. RoHS Directive Compliant The Fastrack Xtend is compliant with RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC which sets limits for the use of certain restricted hazardous substances.
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2. Functional Specifications An example of a global architecture of the Expansion Card is described in the figure below. Figure 1. Signals Available on the 50-pin Expansion Card Connector Note: 2.1. References in the figure above to an MMCX connector and an IO expander connector are used as examples only. Operating System The Expansion Card is designed to integrate with the Fastrack Xtend which is Sierra Wireless Software Suite compliant.
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3. Technical Specifications 3.1. Power Supply The Expansion Card power supplies are readily available on the 50-pin connector. The following table describes the pin description of the available power supplies from the 50-pin connector. Table 1: Power Supplies Pin Description Pin Number(s) Signal I/O Type Description 41 VCC-2V8 Supply LDO 46, 47 4V Supply High current power supply. 43, 44 DC-IN IESM Supply High current external power supply.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 3.2. 3.2.1. Technical Specifications Mechanical Specifications Expansion Card Mechanical Drawing Figure 2.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 3.2.2. Technical Specifications Expansion Card Design Suggestion Figure 3.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 3.2.3. Technical Specifications Mechanical Integration Figure 4. Mechanical Integration Tip: The best grounding for the expansion card is utilized by using a ground spring contact that attaches to the middle screw of the back plate.
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4. Interfaces 4.1. General Purpose Connector The Expansion Card has a 50-pin expansion card connector. The high-density 50-pin Expansion Card Connector is used for interfacing the Expansion Card with the Fastrack Xtend motherboard. The interfaces available on the GPC are listed in the following table. Table 5: Available Interfaces on the GPC Driven by AT Commands Driven by the Sierra Wireless Software Suite Sub-section Interface 4.4 Serial Interface 4.5 Auxiliary Serial Link (UART2)   4.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 4.1.1. Table 6: Interfaces Pin Description General Purpose Connector Pin Description Signal Name Pin Number Nominal Voltage I/O* Reset State Description Dealing with Unused Pins Multiplexed with 1 GND 2 GND 3 Reserved 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 Reserved 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC 10 1.8V Digital supply from the embedded module 1V8 O 1.8V Supply Output NC 11 2.8V Digital supply from the embedded module 2V8 O 2.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Pin Number Signal Name 21 SPI2-CS 22 Interfaces Voltage I/O* Reset State Description Dealing with Unused Pins GPIO35 2V8 O Z SPI2 Chip Select NC SPI2-I GPIO34 2V8 I Z SPI2 Data Input NC 23 RXD2 GPIO15 1V8 O Z Auxiliary RS232 Receive Add a test point for debugging 24 TXD2 GPIO14 1V8 I Z Auxiliary RS232 Transmit (TXD2) Pull-up to VCC_1V8 with 100kΩ and add a test point for debugging 25 CTS2 GPIO16 1V8 O Z Auxiliary R
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Interfaces Pin Number Signal Name Voltage I/O* 41 2.8V supply from the Fastrack Xtend 2V8 O 42 GND GND 43 DC-IN IESM 4.75V – 32V O Power Supply 44 DC-IN IESM 4.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 4.2. Interfaces Electrical Information for Digital I/O There are three types of digital I/Os on the Expansion Card:    2.8 volt CMOS 1.8 volt CMOS Open drain Refer to the tables below for the electrical characteristics of these digital I/Os. Table 7: Electrical Characteristics of a 2.8 volt Type Digital I/O Parameter I/O Type Minimum Typical Maximum Internal 2.8V power supply VCC_2V8 2.74V 2.8V 2.86V VIL CMOS -0.5V* 0.84V VIH CMOS 1.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 10: Interfaces Reset State Definition Parameter Definition 0 Set to GND 1 Set to supply 1V8 or 2V8 depending on I/O type Pull-down Internal pull-down with ~60K resistor. Pull-up Internal pull-up with ~60K resistor to supply 1V8 or 2V8 depending on I/O type. Z High impedance Undefined 4.3. Caution: Undefined must not be used in an application if a special state is required at reset. These pins may be a toggling a signal(s) during reset.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 4.4. Interfaces Serial Interface The Expansion Card may be connected to an LCD driver through either of the two SPI bus interface. 4.4.1. SPI Bus Both SPI bus interface includes:  a CLK signal   an I/O signal an I signal  a CS signal complying with the standard SPI bus 4.4.1.1. Characteristics The following lists the features available on the SPI bus:  Master mode operation   SPI speed is from 101.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 14: Interfaces SPI2 Bus Pin Description Pin Number Signal I/O I/O Type Reset State Description Multiplexed With 19 SPI2-CLK O 2V8 Z SPI Serial Clock GPIO32 20 SPI2-IO I/O 2V8 Z SPI Serial input/output GPIO33 22 SP2-I I 2V8 Z SPI Serial input GPIO34 21 ~SPI2-CS O 2V8 Z SPI Enable GPIO35 Refer to section 4.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Interfaces I2C Bus 4.4.2. The I2C interface includes a clock signal (SCL) and a data signal (SDA) which complies with 100Kbit/s–standard interface (standard mode: s-mode). 2 The I C bus is always in master mode operation. The maximum speed transfer is 400Kbit/s (fast mode: f-mode). For more information on the I2C bus, see document [17] “I2C Bus Specification”, Version 2.0, Philips Semiconductor 1998. 4.4.2.1.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Interfaces Signal Description Minimum T-stop Setup time STOP condition 0.6 µs T-free Bus free time, STOP to START 1.3 µs T-high High period for clock 0.6 µs T-data-hold Data hold time 0 T-data-setup Data setup time 100 4.5. Typical Maximum 0.9 Unit µs ns Auxiliary Serial Link (UART2) GPS or Bluetooth applications can be interfaced on the auxiliary serial link (UART2). 4.5.1.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 19: Interfaces External Antenna Characteristics Antenna Frequency Range 1.57542GHz ± 1.023MHz (L1-Band) Impedance 50Ω nominal Voltage Supply 3.3V ± 0.5VDC Gain (antenna + cable) 2dBi (typical) 4.7. Digital Audio Interface (PCM) The Digital Audio Interface (PCM) interface allows connectivity with standard audio peripherals. It can be used, for example, to connect an external audio codec.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Interfaces Figure 7. PCM Frame Waveform Figure 8.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 20: Interfaces PCM AC Characteristics Signal Description Tsync_low + Tsync_high PCM-SYNC period 125 µs Tsync_low PCM-SYNC low time 93 µs Tsync_high PCM-SYNC high time 32 µs TSYNC-CLK PCM-SYNC to PCM-CLK time -154 ns TCLK-cycle PCM-CLK period 1302 ns TIN-setup PCM-IN setup time 50 ns TIN-hold PCM-IN hold time 50 ns TOUT-delay PCM-OUT delay time 4.7.2.
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5. Signals and Indicators 5.1. Reset Signal (~RESET) This pin is tied to the internal reset pin of the Fastrack Xtend. It is used to force a reset procedure by providing the Expansion Card with a LOW level for at least 200µs. This signal must be considered as an emergency reset only. A reset procedure is already driven by the internal hardware during the power-up sequence. This signal may also be used to provide a reset to an external device (at power-ON only).
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 22: Signals and Indicators Reset Signal Pin Description Pin Number Signal I/O I/O Type Description 13 ~RESET I/O Open Drain 1V8 Fastrack Xtend Reset Refer to section 4.2 Electrical Information for Digital I/O for open drain, 2V8 and 1V8 voltage characteristics and reset state definitions. 5.1.3. Electrical Characteristics Refer to the following table for the electrical characteristics of the reset signal.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 5.2.1. Signals and Indicators Pin Description Refer to the following table for the pin description of the BOOT signal. Table 25: Boot Signal Pin Description Pin Number Signal I/O I/O Type Description 12 BOOT I 1V8 Download mode selection Refer to section 4.2 Electrical Information for Digital I/O for open drain, 2V8 and 1V8 voltage characteristics and reset state definitions.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 5.4. Signals and Indicators GSM-2V8 and GSM-1V8 Output These outputs must be used as reference or as a pull-up resistor supplies only. The voltage supplies are available when the Fastrack Xtend is ON. 5.4.1. Pin Description Refer to the following table for the pin description of the GSM-2V8 and GSM-1V8 output.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 31: Signals and Indicators Electrical Characteristics of the Analog to Digital Converter Parameter Minimum Typical Resolution Maximum 10 Sampling rate Input signal range 0 Unit bits 138* sps 2 V INL (Integral non linearity) 15 mV DNL (Differential non linearity) 2.5 mV Input impedance 1M  * AUX-ADC Sampling rate only for AUX-ADC and Sierra Wireless Software Suite application 5.6.
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6. Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards 6.1. Reliability Compliance The Fastrack Xtend is compliant with the following requirements. Table 34: Standards Conformity for the Fastrack Xtend Series Abbreviation Definition IEC International Electro technical Commission ISO International Organization for Standardization 6.2. Applicable Standards Listing The table hereafter gives the basic list of standards applicable to the Fastrack Xtend.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards Document Current Version Title IEC60068238 2.0 Environmental testing - part 2-38: Test Z/AD: composite temperature/humidity cyclic test. IEC60068240 1.0 w/A1 Basic environmental testing procedures - part 2: Test Z/AM combined cold/low air pressure tests. ISO167501 2ND Road vehicles - environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment - part 1: general.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 37: Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards ISO Failure Mode Severity Classification Class Definition All equipment/system functions are fulfilled normally (100% functional) during and after the constraint. CLASS A The Fastrack Xtend and the Expansion Card shall exhibit normal function during and after environmental exposure.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Table 39: Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards Environmental Resistance Stress Test Designation Condition Standard: IEC 680068-2-1, Test Ab Cold Test COT Special conditions:    Temperature: -40°C Rate of temperature change: dT/dt >= ± 3°C/min Recovery time: 3 hours Operating conditions: Un-powered Duration: 72 hours 6.3.2.3. Corrosive Resistance Stress Test The following tests the Fastrack Xtend’s resistance to corrosive atmosphere.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 6.3.2.4. Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards Thermal Resistance Cycle Stress Test The following tests the Fastrack Xtend’s resistance to extreme temperature cycling.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards Designation Condition RVT Special conditions:  Density spectrum: 0.96m2/s3  Frequency range: 2  0.1 g /Hz at 10Hz 2  0.01 g /Hz at 250Hz  0.0005 g2/Hz at 1000Hz  0.0005 g2/Hz at 2000Hz    Slope: -3dB/octave Acceleration: 0.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification 6.3.2.6. Reliability Compliance and Recommended Standards Handling Resistance Stress Tests The following tests the Fastrack Xtend’s resistance to handling malfunctions and damage.
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7. Certification Compliance and Recommended Standards 7.1. Certification Compliance The Fastrack Xtend is compliant with the following requirements. Table 44: Standards Conformity for the Fastrack Xtend Series Domain Applicable Standard Safety standard EN 60950-1 (ed.2006) Health standard (EMF Exposure Evaluation) EN 62311 (ed. 2008) Efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum EN 301 511 (V 9.0.2) EN 300 440-2 (V1.2.1) EN 301 908-1 (V3.2.1) EN 301 908-2 (V3.2.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Certification Compliance and Recommended Standards Current Version Title TS 51.010-4 4.14.1 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network; Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification; Part 4: SIM Application Toolkit Conformance specification EN 301 511 9.0.
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8. Design Guidelines 8.1. EMC Recommendations EMC tests must be performed on the application as soon as possible to detect any potential problems. When designing, special attention should be paid to: Tip:  Possible spurious emission radiated by the application to the RF receiver in the receiver band  ESD protection is mandatory on all signals which are externally accessible. Typically, ESD protection is mandatory for an IO Expander Connector.
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9. Connector and Peripheral Device References This section contains a list of recommended manufacturers or suppliers for the peripheral devices to be used with the Expansion Card. For more information, refer to the following websites:  Kyocera Elco: http://www.kyocera-elco.com/    Hirose: http://www.hirose.com/ AVX Corp: http://www.avx.com/ Amphenol: http://www.amphenol.com 9.1. General Purpose Connector The recommended 50-pin plug connector (Expansion Card side) has a 0.
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10. Reference Documents For more details, several reference documents can be consulted. The Sierra Wireless documents referenced herein are provided in the Sierra Wireless documentation package; however, the general reference documents which are not Sierra Wireless owned are not provided in the documentation package. 10.1.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Reference Documents Reference: WM_ASW_OAT_UGD_00004 10.4. Plug-In Documents [13] Opus | C-GPS Application Note Reference: WM_DEV_C-GPS_APN_001 [14] C-GPS Development Kit User Guide Reference: WM_DEV_C-GPS_UGD_001 [15] e-Ride Datasheet for Prelude and Opus 1 Reference: WM_DEV_C-GPS_UGD_002 [16] e-Ride GPS Core Interface Rev 1.16.01 Reference: WM_DEV_C-GPS_IFS_003 10.5. General Reference Documents [17] “I2C Bus Specification”, Version 2.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification List of Abbreviations Abbreviation Definition GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPS Global Positioning System GSM Global System for Mobile communications HR Half Rate I/O Input / Output LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier MAX MAXimum MIC MICrophone MIN MINimum MMS Multimedia Message Service MO Mobile Originated MT Mobile Terminated na Not Applicable NF Noise Factor NMEA National Marine Electronics Association NOM
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification List of Abbreviations Abbreviation Definition SPK SPeaKer SRAM Static RAM TBC To Be Confirmed TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TP Test Point TVS Transient Voltage Suppressor TX Transmit TYP TYPical UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WA_DEV_FEX20_PTS_004 Rev 001 June 30, 2010 51
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12. Safety Recommendations (For Information Only) For the efficient and safe operation of your GSM application, please read this information carefully. 12.1. RF Safety 12.1.1. General Your GSM terminal is based on the GSM standard for cellular technology. The GSM standard is spread all over the world. It covers Europe, Asia and some parts of America and Africa. This is the most used telecommunication standard. Your GSM terminal is actually a low power radio transmitter and receiver.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Safety Recommendations (For Information Only) Buy or replace the antenna only from the approved suppliers list. Using unauthorized antennas, modifications or attachments could damage the terminal and may contravene local RF emission regulations or invalidate type approval. 12.2. General Safety 12.2.1. Driving Check the laws and the regulations regarding the use of cellular devices in the area where you have to drive as you always have to comply with them.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Safety Recommendations (For Information Only) 12.2.6. Children Do not allow children to play with your GSM terminal. It is not a toy. Children could hurt themselves or others (by poking themselves or others in the eye with the antenna, for example). Children could damage the modem, or make calls that increase your modem bills. 12.2.7.
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13. Appendix 13.1. Backplate Reference There are two types of backplates available to suit different Expansion Card usage and type of connectors used. Refer to the following table for the list of available backplates and the connector openings that they support.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Figure 10.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Figure 11.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Appendix 13.2. Extraction Tool Reference Refer to the following diagram for more information regarding the extraction tool which is used to remove the Expansion Card from the Fastrack Xtend. Note: An oval hole is required on the Expansion Card with dimension 1x2.2mm. For details on the position of this oval hole, refer to section 3.2.1 Expansion Card Mechanical Drawing.
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Expansion Card Product Technical Specification Figure 12.
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