User's Manual

GE/GC864-QUAD V2 and GE864-GPS Hardware User Guide
1vv0300915 Rev.2 – 2011-06-15
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Contents
APPLICABILITY TABLE .............................................................................................................................................. 2
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 7
1.1. S COPE .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.2. A UDIENCE ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3. C ONTACT I NFORMATION , S UPPORT ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.4. D OCUMENT O RGANIZATION ................................................................................................................................ 8
1.5. T EXT C ONVENTIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 9
1.6. R ELATED D OCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 9
1.7. D OCUMENT H ISTORY ......................................................................................................................................... 10
2. OVERVIEW ................................................................. 11
3. GE864-QUAD V2/GPS MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS .................................. 12
3.1. GE864-QUAD V2/GPS .................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2. GC864-QUAD V2 ............................................................................................................................................. 13
3.3. M ECHANICAL V IEW OF T ELIT GC864-QUAD V2 WITH SIM H OLDER .............................................................. 14
3.4. GC864-QUAD V2 M ODULE C ONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................... 14
4. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................... 15
4.1. GE864-QUAD V2/GPS .................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1. PIN-OUT .................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.2. BGA Balls Layout ..................................................................................................................................... 20
4.2. GC864-QUAD V2 ............................................................................................................................................. 22
4.2.1. PIN-OUT .................................................................................................................................................. 22
4.2.2. GC864-QUAD V2 Antenna Connector ..................................................................................................... 25
5. HARDWARE COMMANDS ........................................................ 26
5.1. T URNING ON THE GE/GC864-QUAD V2 AND GE864-GPS ............................................................................. 26
5.2. T URNING OFF THE GE/GC864-QUAD V2 AND GE864 GPS ............................................................................ 30
5.3. H ARDWARE U NCONDITIONAL R ESTART ............................................................................................................ 32
5.4. T URNING ON/OFF THE GPS ( ONLY GE864-GPS) ............................................................................................. 34
5.4.1. GPS Power-up .......................................................................................................................................... 34
5.4.2. GPS Shutdown .......................................................................................................................................... 35
6. POWER SUPPLY ............................................................. 36
6.1. P OWER S UPPLY R EQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 36
6.2. P OWER C ONSUMPTION ....................................................................................................................................... 37
6.3. G ENERAL D ESIGN R ULES ................................................................................................................................... 38
6.3.1. Electrical Design Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 38
6.3.2. Thermal Design Guidelines ...................................................................................................................... 42
6.3.3. Power Supply PCB Layout Guidelines ..................................................................................................... 43
6.3.4. Parameters for ATEX Applications .......................................................................................................... 44
7. ANTENNA .................................................................. 46
7.1. GSM A NTENNA (GE864-QUAD V2/GPS AND GC864-QUAD V2) ................................................................. 46
7.1.1. GSM Antenna Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 46
7.1.2. GE864-QUAD V2/GPS GSM Antenna – PCB line Guidelines ................................................................ 47
7.1.3. GSM Antenna – Installation Guidelines ................................................................................................... 51
7.2. GPS A NTENNA (GE864-GPS ONLY ) .................................................................................................................. 51
7.2.1. GPS Antenna Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 51