User guide

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GL61x0 Product Technical
Specification and User Guide
Power Consumption
12.4.1.2. SIM Cards Used
Consumption measurement may be performed with either 3-Volt or 1.8-Volt SIM cards. However, all
specified consumption values in this section are for a 3-Volt SIM card.
Caution: The SIM card’s voltage is supplied by the GL61x0 power supply. Consumption measurement
results may vary depending on the SIM card.
12.4.2. Software Configuration
This section defines the software configuration for the equipment(s) used and the GL61x0 settings.
12.4.2.1. GL61x0 Configuration
The GL61x0 software configuration is performed by selecting the operating mode to use in performing
the measurement.
A description of the operating modes and the procedures used to change operating modes are given
in the appendix of document [7] Firmware 7.42 AT Commands Manual (Sierra Wireless Software
Suite 2.32).
Refer to the following list for the available operating modes of the GL61x0:
 Active Idle Mode
 Sleep Idle Mode (only available on GL6100)
 Active Mode
 Sleep Mode (only available on GL6100)
 Connected Mode
 Transfer Mode class 8 (4Rx/1Tx) (in GPRS mode)
 Transfer Mode class 10 (3Rx/2Tx) (in GPRS mode)
12.4.2.2. Equipment Configuration
The communication tester is set according to the GL61x0 operating mode. Paging during idle modes,
Tx burst power, RF band and GSM/DCS/GPRS may be selected on the communication tester.
Refer to the following table for the network analyzer configuration according to operating mode.
Table 50. Operating Mode Information
Operating Mode
Communication Tester Configuration
Alarm Mode
N/A
Active Idle Mode
Paging 9 (Rx burst occurrence ~2s)
Paging 2 (Rx burst occurrence ~0,5s)
Sleep Idle Mode
Paging 9 (Rx burst occurrence ~2s)
Paging 2 (Rx burst occurrence ~0,5s)
Active Mode
N/A
Sleep Mode
N/A
Connected Mode
850/900 MHz
PCL5 (TX power 33dBm)