hardware design v1.00
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Version History
- 1 Introduction
- 2 SIM968 Overview
- 3 Package Information
- 4 GSM Application Interface
- 4.1 GSM Power Supply
- 4.2 Power on/down Scenarios
- 4.3 Power Saving Mode
- 4.4 Charging Interface
- 4.5 RTC Backup
- 4.6 Serial Interfaces
- 4.7 Audio Interfaces
- 4.8 SIM Card Interface
- 4.9 LCD Display/SPI Interface
- 4.10 Keypad Interface
- 4.11 ADC
- 4.12 RI Behaviors
- 4.13 Network Status Indication
- 4.14 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
- 4.15 External Reset
- 4.16 PWM
- 4.17 I2C Bus
- 4.18 GSM Antenna Interface
- 5 GNSS Application Interface
- 6 Electrical, Reliability and Radio Characteristics
- 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
- 6.2 Recommended Operating Conditions
- 6.3 Digital Interface Characteristics
- 6.4 SIM Card Interface Characteristics
- 6.5 VDD_EXT Characteristics
- 6.6 SIM_VDD Characteristics
- 6.7 VRTC Characteristics
- 6.8 Current Consumption (VBAT = 3.8V)
- 6.9 Electro-Static Discharge
- 6.10 Radio Characteristics
- 6.11 Module label information
- Appendix
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Figure Index
FIGURE 1: SIM968 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM ...........................................................................................................12
FIGURE 2: SIM968 PIN OUT DIAGRAM (TOP VIEW)............................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 3: DIMENSIONS OF SIM968(UNIT: MM)................................................................................................ 16
FIGURE 4: RECOMMENDED PCB FOOTPRINT OUTLINE(UNIT: MM)............................................................ 17
FIGURE 5: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE LDO POWER SUPPLY ......................................................................... 18
FIGURE 6: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE DC-DC POWER SUPPLY..................................................................... 18
FIGURE 7: VBAT VOLTAGE DROP DURING TRANSMIT BURST........................................................................... 19
FIGURE 8: THE MINIMAL VBAT VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT AT VBAT DROP .................................................... 19
FIGURE 9: POWERED ON/DOWN MODULE USING TRANSISTOR....................................................................... 19
FIGURE 10: POWERED ON/DOWN MODULE USING BUTTON ............................................................................. 20
FIGURE 11: TIMING OF POWER ON MODULE......................................................................................................... 20
FIGURE 12: TIMING OF POWER DOWN SIM968 BY PWRKEY.............................................................................. 21
FIGURE 13: TIMING OF RESTART SIM968 ................................................................................................................ 22
FIGURE 14: SIM968 WITH BATTERY CHARGER AND PACK CONNECTION....................................................... 24
FIGURE 15: RTC SUPPLY FROM CAPACITOR........................................................................................................... 28
FIGURE 16: RTC SUPPLY FROM NON-CHARGEABLE BATTERY ......................................................................... 28
FIGURE 17: RTC SUPPLY FROM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY .............................................................................. 28
FIGURE 18: SEIKO XH414H-IV01E CHARGE-DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTIC ................................................. 28
FIGURE 19: CONNECTION OF THE SERIAL INTERFACES..................................................................................... 29
FIGURE 20: CONNECTION OF RXD AND TXD ONLY ............................................................................................. 29
FIGURE 21: CONNECTION FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADING AND DEBUGGING.................................................. 30
FIGURE 22: SPEAKER REFERENCE CIRCUIT .......................................................................................................... 31
FIGURE 23: SPEAKER WITH AMPLIFIER REFERENCE CIRCUIT ......................................................................... 31
FIGURE 24 : MICROPHONE REFERENCE CIRCUIT................................................................................................. 32
FIGURE 25: EARPHONE REFERENCE CIRCUIT....................................................................................................... 32
FIGURE 26: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE 8-PIN SIM CARD HOLDER............................................................... 33
FIGURE 27: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE 6-PIN SIM CARD HOLDER............................................................... 34
FIGURE 28: AMPHENOL C707 10M006 5122 SIM CARD HOLDER......................................................................... 34
FIGURE 29: MOLEX 91228 SIM CARD HOLDER ...................................................................................................... 35
FIGURE 30: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE KEYPAD INTERFACE ....................................................................... 36
FIGURE 31: RI BEHAVIOUR OF VOICE CALLING AS A RECEIVER...................................................................... 37
FIGURE 32: RI BEHAVIOUR OF DATA CALLING AS A RECEIVER........................................................................ 38
FIGURE 33: RI BEHAVIOUR OF URC OR RECEIVE SMS ........................................................................................38
FIGURE 34: RI BEHAVIOUR AS A CALLER ............................................................................................................... 38
FIGURE 35: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF NETLIGHT .................................................................................................. 39
FIGURE 36: RESET TIMING ......................................................................................................................................... 39
FIGURE 37: RESET REFERENCE DESIGN CIRCUIT ................................................................................................ 40
FIGURE 38: THE RF INTERFACE OF MODULE......................................................................................................... 41
FIGURE 39: GSM ANTENNA MATCHING CIRCUIT ................................................................................................. 41
FIGURE 40: INTERNAL SUPPLY ANTENNA BIAS VOLTAGE.................................................................................44
FIGURE 41: EXTERNAL SUPPLY ANTENNA BIAS VOLTAGE................................................................................ 44
FIGURE 42: GNSS ANTENNA MATCHING CIRCUIT................................................................................................ 46
FIGURE 43: OPEN CIRCUIR DETECTION-A.............................................................................................................. 48
FIGURE 44: OPEN CIRCUIR DETECTION-B.............................................................................................................. 48
FIGURE 45: MODULE LABEL INFORMATION.......................................................................................................... 55