User's Manual

Telit GE863-QUAD / GE863-PY

Hardware User guide

1vv0300715, Rev. ISSUE#0, - 21/02/06

6 Microphone

The microphone circuitry is the more noise sensitive and its design and layout must be done with

particular care.

6.1 Microphone line Characteristic and requirements

The Telit GE863-QUAD/PY provides two audio paths for the microphone and the earpiece: the

internal and the external audio paths. Only one of the two paths can be active at a time and it is

selectable by hardware line AXE or by AT command. The audio characteristics of the two paths

are slightly different and this should be kept in mind when designing. The internal audio path

should be used for handset function, while the external audio path is suited for hands free

function (car kit).

Both microphone paths from the Telit GE863-QUAD/PY are balanced and the OEM circuitry

should be designed balanced to reduce the common mode noise typically generated on the

ground plane, however for particular OEM application needs also an unbalanced circuitry can be

used.

The microphone input lines characteristics are:

internal microphone path

• line coupling: AC ( 100nF cond.)

• line type: balanced

• differential input resistance: 25kΩ

• line nominal sensitivity: 50 mV

rms

• max input voltage: 360 mV

rms

• microphone nominal sensitivity/analog gain suggested: -45 dB

Vrms/Pa

/ +24dB

• echo canceller type: handset

external microphone path

• line coupling: AC ( 100nF cond.)

• line type: balanced

• differential input resistance: 25kΩ

• line nominal sensitivity: 3 mV

rms

• max input voltage: 22 mV

rms

• microphone nominal sensitivity/analog gain suggested: -45 dB

Vrms/Pa

/ +10dB