TOBY-L2 series LTE/DC-HSPA+/EGPRS modules Data Sheet Abstract Technical data sheet describing TOBY-L2 series multi-mode cellular modules. The modules are a complete and cost efficient LTE/3G/2G multi-mode solution offering up to 150 Mb/s download data rate and up to 50 Mb/s upload data rate, covering up to six LTE bands, up to five WCDMA/DC-HSPA+ bands and four GSM/EGPRS bands in the compact TOBY form factor. www.u-blox.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Document Information Title TOBY-L2 series Subtitle LTE/DC-HSPA+/EGPRS modules Document type Data Sheet Document number UBX-13004573 Revision and date R07 Document status Objective Specification 08-Apr-2015 Document status explanation Objective Specification Document contains target values. Revised and supplementary data will be published later. Advance Information Document contains data based on early testing.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Contents Contents.............................................................................................................................. 3 1 2 Functional description.................................................................................................. 5 1.1 1.2 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Product features ............................
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.1 Operating temperature range ...................................................................................................... 24 4.2.2 Supply/power pins ....................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.3 4.2.4 Current consumption .................................................................................................................. 25 LTE RF characteristics ..................
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 1 Functional description 1.1 Overview The TOBY-L2 series comprises LTE/3G/2G multi-mode modules in the very small LGA form-factor (35.6 x 24.8 mm) that are easy to integrate in compact designs. TOBY-L2 series modules support up to six LTE bands, five UMTS/DC-HSPA+ bands and four GSM/(E)GPRS bands for voice and/or data transmission.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 1.3 Block diagram PAs Filters LNAs Filters Duplexer Switch ANT1 Filters ANT_DET DDC(I2C) PAs Duplexer Filters LNAs Filters Filters LNAs Filters Filters LNAs Filters Filters SDIO RF Transceiver UART Memory Cellular Base-band Processor Switch ANT2 SIM 26 MHz 32.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet The TOBY-L200-50S and TOBY-L210-50S modules, i.e. the “50” product versions, do not support the following interfaces, which should be left unconnected and should not be driven by external devices: o VBUS USB detect (VUSB_DET) 2 o DCC (I C) interface o o I S digital audio interface Antenna detection (ANT_DET) o Host Select functions o General Purpose Inputs / Outputs (GPIO) 2 1.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4G LTE 3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE LTE Power Class Power Class 3 (23 dBm) for LTE mode WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA Power Class Power Class 3 (24 dBm) for UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA mode GSM/GPRS (GMSK) Power Class Power Class 4 (33 dBm) for GSM/E-GSM bands Power Class 1 (30 dBm) for DCS/PCS bands EDGE (8-PSK) Power Class Power Class E2 (27 dBm) for GSM/E-GSM bands Power Class E2 (26 dBm) for DCS/PCS bands Data rate LTE category 4: up to 150 Mb/s DL, 50 Mb/s UL Data Rat
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 1.6 Supported features Table 3 lists the main features supported by TOBY-L2 modules. For more details see TOBY-L2 / MPCI-L2 series System Integration Manual [2] and u-blox AT Commands Manual [1]. Feature Description 4 Network Indication GPIO configured to indicate the network status: registered home network, registered roaming, voice or data call enabled, no service. The feature can be enabled through the +UGPIOC AT command.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Feature Description Smart Temperature Supervisor8 Constant monitoring of the module board temperature: Warning notification when the temperature approaches an upper or lower predefined threshold Shutdown notified and forced when the temperature value is outside the specified range (shutdown suspended in case of an emergency call in progress) The Smart Temperature Supervisor feature can be enabled and configured through the +USTS AT command.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 2 Interfaces 2.1 Power management 2.1.1 Module supply input (VCC) TOBY-L2 series modules must be supplied through the VCC pins by a DC power supply. Voltage must be stable, because during operation the current drawn from VCC can vary significantly, based on the power consumption profile of the LTE/3G/2G technologies (described in the TOBY-L2 / MPCI-L2 series System Integration Manual [2]). 2.1.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Low level on the RESET_N pin, which is normally set high by an internal pull-up, for a valid time period when the applied VCC voltage is within the valid operating range (see section 4.2.9). The RESET_N line should be driven by open drain, open collector or contact switch. RTC alarm, i.e. pre-programmed scheduled time by AT+CALA command 2.3.2 Module power-off TOBY-L2 series can be properly switched off by: AT+CPWROFF command (see the u-blox AT Commands Manual [1]).
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 2.4 SIM 2.4.1 SIM interface A SIM card interface is provided on the VSIM, SIM_IO, SIM_CLK, SIM_RST pins: the high-speed SIM/ME interface is implemented as well as the automatic detection of the required SIM supporting voltage. Both 1.8 V and 3 V SIM types are supported (1.8 V and 3 V ME). Activation and deactivation with automatic voltage switch from 1.8 V to 3 V is implemented, according to ISO-IEC 7816-3 specifications.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Power saving indication available on the hardware flow control output (CTS line): the line is driven to the OFF state when the module is not prepared to accept data by the UART interface Power saving control over the RTS input or the DSR input can be enabled via AT+UPSV command (for more details see u-blox AT Commands Manual [1] and TOBY-L2 / MPCI-L2 series System Integration Manual [2]) The following baud rates are supported: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 (defaul
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 2.5.2 USB interface TOBY-L2 series modules include a high-speed USB 2.0 compliant interface with maximum 480 Mb/s data rate, representing the main interface for transferring high speed data with a host application processor. The module itself acts as a USB device and can be connected to any USB host equipped with compatible drivers.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 2.5.3 DDC (I2C) interface 2 The DDC (I C) interface is not supported by “00”, “01” and “50” product versions. 2 TOBY-L2 series modules include an I C-bus compatible DDC interface (SDA, SCL) available to communicate with 2 2 a u-blox GNSS receiver and with external I C devices as an audio codec: the TOBY-L2 module acts as an I C 2 2 master which can communicate with I C slaves in accordance with the I C bus specifications [19].
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TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 3 Pin definition GND RSVD GND RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD HOST_SELECT0 25 GPIO4 52 24 GPIO3 I2S_RXD 53 23 RESET_N SCL 54 22 GPIO2 SDA 55 21 GPIO1 SIM_CLK 56 20 PWR_ON SIM_IO 57 19 RSVD SIM_RST 58 18 RSVD VSIM 59 17 RXD GPIO5 60 TXD GPIO6 61 TOBY-L2 16 15 CTS HOST_SELECT1 62 RTS SDIO_D2 63 Top view 14 13 DTR SDIO_CLK 64 12 DCD SDIO_CMD 65 11 RI SDIO_D0 66 10 DSR SDIO_D3 67 9
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet No Name Power domain I/O Description Remarks 1 2 RSVD GND GND N/A N/A RESERVED pin Ground Leave unconnected. All GND pins must be connected to ground. 3 V_BCKP - I/O RTC supply Input/ Output 4 VUSB_DET VBUS I VBUS USB detect input 5 V_INT GDI O Generic Digital Interfaces supply output 6 RSVD - N/A RESERVED pin 7 RSVD - N/A RESERVED pin 3.0 V (typical) generated by the module when VCC supply voltage is within valid operating range.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet No Name Power domain I/O Description Remarks 16 TXD GDI I UART data input 17 RXD GDI O UART data output Note: UART TXD not supported by TOBY-L200-00S and TOBY-L210-00S module product versions. Circuit 103 (TxD) in ITU-T V.24. Internal active pull-up to V_INT. PU/PD class M. Value at internal reset: T/PD. See section 4.2.12 for detailed electrical specs. Note: UART RXD not supported by TOBY-L200-00S and TOBY-L210-00S module product versions.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet No Name Power domain I/O Description Remarks 43 44 RSVD GND GND N/A N/A RESERVED pin Ground Leave unconnected. All GND pins must be connected to ground. 45 46 RSVD GND GND N/A N/A RESERVED pin Ground Leave unconnected. All GND pins must be connected to ground. 47 48 RSVD RSVD - N/A N/A RESERVED pin RESERVED pin Leave unconnected. Leave unconnected. 49 RSVD - N/A RESERVED pin Leave unconnected.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet No Name Power domain I/O Description Remarks 66 SDIO_D0 GDI I/O SDIO serial data [0] 67 SDIO_D3 GDI I/O SDIO serial data [3] 68 SDIO_D1 GDI I/O SDIO serial data [1] Note: not supported by ‘00’, ‘01’ product versions. PU/PD class M. Value at internal reset: T/PD. See section 4.2.12 for detailed electrical specs. Note: not supported by ‘00’, ‘01’ product versions. PU/PD class M. Value at internal reset: T/PD. See section 4.2.12 for detailed electrical specs.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4 Electrical specifications Stressing the device above one or more of the ratings listed in the Absolute Maximum Rating section may cause permanent damage. These are stress ratings only. Operating the module at these or at any conditions other than those specified in the Operating Conditions sections (section 4.2) of the specification should be avoided. Exposure to Absolute Maximum Rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2 Operating conditions Unless otherwise indicated, all operating condition specifications are at an ambient temperature of 25°C. Operation beyond the operating conditions is not recommended and extended exposure beyond them may affect device reliability. 4.2.1 Operating temperature range Parameter Min. Typical Max.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.3 Current consumption Mode Condition Power Off Mode Averaged current value over a any period, Module switched off 12 13 Tx power Min Typ12 15 Max13 Unit µA Typical values with a matched antenna. Maximum values with a mismatched antenna.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Idle-Mode (Power Saving enabled by AT+UPSV, module in low power idle-mode, equivalent to +CFUN=4 or +COPS=2) Averaged current value over a 100-ms period, USB not connected 1.1 mA Averaged current value over a 100-ms period, USB connected and suspended 1.3 mA Cyclic Idle/Active-Mode (Power Saving enabled by AT+UPSV, Module registered with network) Averaged current value over a 10-minute period, USB not connected 2.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.4 LTE RF characteristics The LTE bands supported by each TOBY-L2 series module are defined in Table 2, while the following Table 12 describes the Transmitting and Receiving frequencies for each LTE band according to 3GPP TS 36.521-1 [14]. Parameter Min. Max.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Parameter Min. Typical Max. Unit Remarks Receiver input sensitivity Band 17 (700 MHz) –103.5 dBm Channel bandwidth = 5 MHz –100.5 dBm Channel bandwidth = 10 MHz Receiver input sensitivity Band 20 (800 MHz) –103.0 dBm Channel bandwidth = 5 MHz –97.0 dBm Channel bandwidth = 20 MHz Receiver input sensitivity Band 5 (850 MHz) –109.0 dBm Channel bandwidth = 1.4 MHz –103.0 dBm Channel bandwidth = 5 MHz –100.5 dBm Channel bandwidth = 10 MHz –110.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.5 3G RF characteristics The 3G bands supported by each TOBY-L2 series module are defined in Table 2, while the following Table 14 describes the Transmitting and Receiving frequencies for each 3G band according to 3GPP TS 34.121-1 [15]. Parameter Min. Max.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.6 2G RF characteristics The 2G bands supported by each TOBY-L2 series module are defined in Table 2, while the following Table 16 describes the Transmitting and Receiving frequencies for each 2G band according to 3GPP TS 51.010-1 [16]. Parameter Min. Max.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.8 PWR_ON pin Pin Name Parameter PWR_ON Internal supply for Power-On Input Signal Min. Max. 3.8 Low-level input 0 High-level input 0.7*VCC Pull-up resistance 35 Low-level input current PWR_ON low time Typical Unit Remarks V Module supply input (VCC) 0.3*VCC V VCC V 50 k –76 µA 5 Internal active pull-up to VCC ms Low time to switch-on the module Unit Remarks V Module supply input (VCC) Table 19: PWR_ON pin characteristics 4.2.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.10 SIM pins The SIM pins are a dedicated interface to the external SIM card/chip. The electrical characteristics fulfill regulatory specification requirements. The values in Table 21 are for information only. Parameter Min. Low-level input High-level input Max. Unit Remarks –0.30 0.63 V VSIM = 1.8 V –0.30 0.80 V VSIM = 3.0 V 1.17 2.10 V VSIM = 1.8 V 2.00 3.30 V VSIM = 3.0 V 0.00 0.45 V VSIM = 1.8 V, Max value at IOL = +2.0 mA 0.00 0.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 4.2.12 Generic Digital Interfaces pins Parameter Min Internal supply for GDI domain Typical Max 1.80 Unit Remarks V Digital I/O Interfaces supply (V_INT) Low-level input –0.30 0.63 V High-level input 1.17 2.10 V 0.45 V Max value at IOL = +2.0 mA V Min value at IOH = –2.0 mA Low-level output 0.00 High-level output 1.35 Input/output leakage current –500 500 nA 0 V < VIN < 0.63 V or 1.17 V < VIN < 2.
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TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 5 Mechanical specifications Pin 1 Indicator E K M1 M1 M2 M1 M1 M3 P2 P3 P1 F J1 L J1 J1 J2 H2 ANT2 pin J2 B H2 G N J1 H1 J2 H2 ANT1 pin J2 O H2 O H1 I O O H1 I I I D G H1 J1 F A C Figure 3: TOBY-L2 series dimensions (Bottom and Sides views) Parameter Description A B C D E F G H1 H2 I J1 J2 K L M1 M2 M3 N O P1 P2 P3 Weight Module Height [mm] Module Width [mm] Module Thickness [mm] Horizontal Edge to Lateral Pin Pitch [mm] Vertical Edge to Latera
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 6 Qualification and approvals 6.1 Reliability tests Tests for product family qualifications according to ISO 16750 “Road vehicles - Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment“, and appropriate standards. 6.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 7 Product handling & soldering 7.1 Packaging TOBY-L2 series modules are delivered as hermetically sealed, reeled tapes to enable efficient production, production lot set-up and tear-down. For more information about packaging, see the u-blox Package Information User Guide [9]. 7.1.1 Reels TOBY-L2 series modules are deliverable in quantities of 150 pieces on a reel.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 7.1.2 Tapes Figure 5 shows the position and the orientation of TOBY-L2 modules as they are delivered on the tape, while the Table 30 specifies the tape dimensions.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 7.2 Moisture Sensitivity Levels TOBY-L2 series modules are Moisture Sensitive Devices (MSD) in accordance to the IPC/JEDEC specification. The Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) relates to the packaging and handling precautions required. TOBY-L2 series modules are rated at MSL level 4. For more information regarding moisture sensitivity levels, labeling, storage and drying see the u-blox Package Information Guide [9].
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 8 Default settings Item AT Settings Comments USB interface Enabled TOBY-L2 series modules provide by default the following set of USB functions: CDC-ACM for AT command and data RNDIS for Ethernet-over-USB connection The USB can be configured by the AT+UUSBCONF command to select different sets of USB functions available in mutually exclusive way, configuring the active USB profile consisting of a specific set of functions with various capabilities and purposes (for more
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet 9 Labeling and ordering information 9.1 Product labeling The labels of TOBY-L2 series series modules include important product information as described in this section. Figure 6 illustrates the label of all the TOBY-L2 series modules, and includes: u-blox logo, production lot, Pb-free marking, product type number, IMEI number, certification numbers, CE marking with the Notified Body number, and production country. 1588 Figure 6: TOBY-L2 series module label 9.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Code Meaning Example TOBY Form factor TOBY TG Platform (Technology and Generation) Technology: G:GSM; U: HSUPA; L:LTE, C:CDMA 1xRTT; D:EV-DO Generation: 1…9 L2 VV Variant function set based on the same platform [00…99] 00 TT Major product version [00…99] 00 Q Quality grade S = professional A = automotive S XX Minor product version (not relevant for certification) Default value is 00 Table 33: Part identification code 9.
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Appendix A Glossary Name Definition 16QAM 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 8-PSK 8 Phase-Shift Keying modulation ACM Abstract Control Model ADC Analog to Digital Converter BER Bit Error Rate CDC Communications Device Class CSFB Circuit Switched Fall-Back DDC Display Data Channel (I2C compatible) Interface DL Down-link (Reception) DRX Discontinuous Reception ECM Ethernet networking Control Model EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution ERS External
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Name Definition POS Power-On Input Signal PU Pull-Up QPSK Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying modulation RMC Reference Measurement Channel RMII Reduced Media Independent Interface RNDIS Remote Network Driver Interface Specification SDIO Secure Digital Input Output SIM Subscriber Identity Module T Tristate TBD To Be Defined UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter serial interface UL Up-link (Transmission) UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications Syst
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Related documents [1] [2] u-blox AT Commands Manual, Docu No UBX-13002752 u-blox TOBY-L2 / MPCI-L2 series System Integration Manual, Docu No UBX-13004618 [3] u-blox Android RIL Production delivery Application note, Docu No UBX-13002041 [4] [5] u-blox Windows Embedded RIL Production delivery Application note, Docu No UBX-13002043 u-blox GNSS Implementation Application Note, Docu No UBX-13001849 [6] u-blox Mux Implementation Application Note, Docu No UBX-13001887 [7] [8]
TOBY-L2 series - Data Sheet Revision history Revision Date Name Status / Comments R01 02-Dec-2013 jpod / sses Initial release R02 23-Jul-2014 sses Advance Information document status Updated module pin 4 definition: VUSB_DET instead of RSVD; Updated UART, GPIOs and SIM detection support; Updated receiver sensitivity performance; Updated VCC current consumption; Updated PWR_ON and RESET_N timings characteristics R03 30-Sep-2014 sses Added and updated minor electrical characteristics R04 28-
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