Integration Manual
Table Of Contents
- Document information
- Contents
- 1 System description
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Architecture
- 1.3 Pin-out
- 1.4 Operating modes
- 1.5 Supply interfaces
- 1.5.1 Module supply input (VCC)
- 1.5.1.1 VCC supply requirements
- 1.5.1.2 VCC current consumption in LTE connected mode
- 1.5.1.3 VCC consumption in deep-sleep mode (low power mode and PSM enabled)
- 1.5.1.4 VCC current consumption in low power idle mode (low power mode enabled)
- 1.5.1.5 VCC current consumption in active mode (low power mode and PSM disabled)
- 1.5.2 Generic digital interfaces supply output (V_INT)
- 1.5.1 Module supply input (VCC)
- 1.6 System function interfaces
- 1.7 Antenna interfaces
- 1.8 SIM interface
- 1.9 Data communication interfaces
- 1.10 Audio
- 1.11 General purpose input / output (GPIO)
- 1.12 Reserved pin (RSVD)
- 2 Design-in
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Supply interfaces
- 2.2.1 Module supply (VCC)
- 2.2.1.1 General guidelines for VCC supply circuit selection and design
- 2.2.1.2 Guidelines for VCC supply circuit design using a switching regulator
- 2.2.1.3 Guidelines for VCC supply circuit design using low drop-out linear regulator
- 2.2.1.4 Guidelines for VCC supply circuit design using a rechargeable battery
- 2.2.1.5 Guidelines for VCC supply circuit design using a primary battery
- 2.2.1.6 Guidelines for external battery charging circuit
- 2.2.1.7 Guidelines for external charging and power path management circuit
- 2.2.1.8 Guidelines for removing VCC supply
- 2.2.1.9 Additional guidelines for VCC supply circuit design
- 2.2.1.10 Guidelines for VCC supply layout design
- 2.2.1.11 Guidelines for grounding layout design
- 2.2.2 Generic digital interfaces supply output (V_INT)
- 2.2.1 Module supply (VCC)
- 2.3 System functions interfaces
- 2.4 Antenna interfaces
- 2.5 SIM interface
- 2.6 Data communication interfaces
- 2.6.1 UART interfaces
- 2.6.1.1 Guidelines for UART circuit design
- Providing 1 UART with the full RS-232 functionality (using the complete V.24 link)
- Providing 1 UART with the TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR and RI lines only
- Providing 1 UART with the TXD, RXD, RTS and CTS lines only
- Providing 2 UARTs with the TXD, RXD, RTS and CTS lines only
- Providing 1 UART with the TXD and RXD lines only
- Providing 2 UARTs with the TXD and RXD lines only
- Additional considerations
- 2.6.1.2 Guidelines for UART layout design
- 2.6.1.1 Guidelines for UART circuit design
- 2.6.2 USB interface
- 2.6.3 SPI interfaces
- 2.6.4 SDIO interface
- 2.6.5 DDC (I2C) interface
- 2.6.1 UART interfaces
- 2.7 Audio
- 2.8 General purpose input / output (GPIO)
- 2.9 Reserved pin (RSVD)
- 2.10 Module placement
- 2.11 Module footprint and paste mask
- 2.12 Schematic for SARA-R5 series module integration
- 2.13 Design-in checklist
- 3 Handling and soldering
- 4 Approvals
- 5 Product testing
- Appendix
- A Migration between SARA modules
- B Glossary
- Related documents
- Revision history
- Contact
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Abbreviation
Definition
Galileo
European satellite navigation system
GCF
Global Certification Forum
GLONASS
GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (Russian satellite navigation system)
GND
Ground
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPIO
General Purpose Input Output
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSM
Global System for Mobile communication
HBM
Human Body Model
HDLC
High-level Data Link Control
HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
HW
Hardware
I2C
Inter-Integrated Circuit interface
I2S
Inter IC Sound interface
IC
Integrated Circuit
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IoT
Internet of Things
IP
Internet Protocol
IPC
Institute of Printed Circuits
ISED
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LDO
Low-Dropout
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LGA
Land Grid Array
LNA
Low Noise Amplifier
LPWA
Low Power Wide Area
LTE
Long Term Evolution
LwM2M
Open Mobile Alliance Lightweight Machine-to-Machine protocol
M2M
Machine-to-Machine
MOSFET
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
MQTT
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport
MQTT-SN
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport for Sensor Networks
N/A
Not Applicable
NAS
Non Access Stratum
NB
Narrow Band
NTC
Negative Temperature Coefficient
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer device: an application device integrating a u-blox cellular module
OTA
Over The Air
PA
Power Amplifier
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PCN
Product Change Notification / Sample Delivery Note / Information Note
PFM
Pulse Frequency Modulation
PIFA
Planar Inverted-F Antenna
PPS
Pulse Per Second