User's Manual
Table Of Contents
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1: Introduction
SierraWireless’MiniCardmodulesformtheradiocomponent
fortheproductsinwhichtheyareembedded.MiniCardsare
availableforuseonCDMAandGSMnetworks,including:
Note: Throughout this
document, MC57xx and MC87xx
refer to the entire suites of
CDMA and GSM Mini Cards
respectively.
• MC5725/MC5725V/MC5727/MC5727V—OperateonCDMA
networksusingtheCDMAIS‐95A,1X,and1xEV‐DO(IS‐
856)networkstandards,andsupportGPS.
• MC8775 / MC8775V—operateonGSMnetworksusingthe
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPAnetworkstandards,
andsupportStandaloneGPSfunctionality.
• MC8780 / MC8781 / MC8785V / MC8790—operateonGSM
networksusingtheGSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/
HSUPAnetworkstandards,andsupportStandaloneGPS,
gpsOneXTRA™,A‐GPS,selectedenhancedNavigation2.0
features,andfiveNMEAsentences.
Purpose of this guide
ThisguideaddressesissuesthataffecttheintegrationofSierra
Wirelessmodulesintohostproducts,andinclud esdesign
recommendationsforthehostproducts.
Note: An understanding of network technology and experience in
integrating hardware components into electronic equipment is
assumed.
The Universal Development Kit
SierraWirelessmanufacturesaUniversalDevelopmentKit
(UDK)thatfacilitatesallphasesoftheintegrationprocess.
Thiskitisahardwaredevelopmentplatformthatisdesigned
tosupportmultiplemembersofthewirelessembedded
moduleproductfamily.Itcontainsthehardwarecomponents
thataretypicallynecessaryforevaluatinganddevelopingwith
themodule,including:
• Developmentboard
• Cables
• Antennas
• Otheraccessories.