Hardware+Design V1.07

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1 Introduction
This document describes electronic specifications, RF specifications, function interface, mechanical
characteristic and testing conclusions of the SIMCom SIM5320 module. With the help of this document
and other SIM5320 software application notes, user guides, users can quickly understand and use
SIM5320 module to design and develop applications quickly.
1.1 Product Outline
Designed for global market, SIM5320 is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band UMTS /HSDPA
that works on frequencies of GSM 850MHz, EGSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS 1900MHz and
WCDMA 2100/900MHz, 2100/850 MHz or 1900/850MHz. User can choose the module based on the
wireless network configuration. In this document, the entire radio band configuration of SIM5320 series is
described in the following table.
Table 1: SIM5320 series frequency bands
Standard Frequency SIM5320E SIM 5320J SIM5320A
GSM 850MHz
3 3 3
EGSM 900MHz
3 3 3
DCS1800MHz
3 3 3
GSM
PCS1900MHz
3 3 3
WCDMA 850MHz
3 3
WCDMA 900MHz
3
WCDMA 1900MHz
3
WCDMA
WCDMA 2100MHz
3 3
HSDPA
3 3 3
HSPA
HSUPA
With a tiny configuration of 30*30*2.9 mm and integrated functions, SIM5320 can meet almost any space
requirement in users’ application, such as Smart phone, PDA phone, industrial handhelds,
machine-to-machine, vehicle applications, etc..
There are 80 pins on SIM5320, which provide most application interfaces for customers’ board.
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