User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

Important Notice
Safety and Hazards
Limitation of Liability
Patents
Copyright
Trademarks
Contact Information
Revision History
1: Introduction
- Supported RF bands
- Physical features
- Application interface features
- Packet mode features
- LTE features
- Short Message Service (SMS) features
- Position location (GPS)
- Warranty and support
- Supporting documents
- Accessories
- Required connectors
- Ordering information
- Integration requirements
2: Technology Overview
- LTE
- CDMA
  - 1xEV-DO
  - 1X and IS-95A
3: Standards Compliance
4: Electrical Specifications
- Host interface pin assignments
- Power supply
- USB interface
  - USB high / full speed throughput performance
  - User-developed drivers
- SIM interface
  - SIM implementation
- Control interface (Signals)
  - W_DISABLE_N — Wireless disable
  - WLAN_LED_N — LED output
- Digital interface
5: RF Specifications
- RF connections
  - Shielding
  - Antenna and cabling
- Ground connection
- Interference and sensitivity
- Radiated sensitivity measurement
  - Sierra Wireless’ sensitivity testing and desensitization investigation
  - Sensitivity vs. frequency
- Supported frequencies
- Conducted Rx sensitivity / Tx power
- GPS specifications
6: Power
- Power consumption
- Module power states
  - Power state transitions
- Power interface
7: Software Interface
- Support tools
- USB interface
- TCP window size (Windows XP)
8: Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
- Device views
- Labeling
  - Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
- Thermal considerations
9: Regulatory and Industry Approvals
- Important notice
- Safety and hazards
- Important compliance information for North American users
- OEM integration
  - Application of regulatory guidelines
  - OEM device classification process
A: Antenna Specification
- Recommended GPS antenna specifications
- Antenna tests
B: Design Checklist
C: Testing
- AT command entry timing requirement
- Acceptance testing
  - Acceptance test requirements
  - Acceptance test procedure
- Certification testing
- Production testing
- Functional production test
- Quality assurance testing
- Suggested testing equipment
- Testing assistance provided by Sierra Wireless
- IOT/Operator testing
- Extended AT commands for testing
D: Packaging
E: References
- Web site support
- Sierra Wireless documents
F: Acronyms
Index

Contents

Rev 4 Sep.11 Proprietary and Confidential - Contents subject to change 9

Power interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Power ramp-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Power-up timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Power supply noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

SED (Smart Error Detection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Software Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Support tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

TCP window size (Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mechanical and Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Device views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Thermal considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Regulatory and Industry Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Important notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Safety and hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Important compliance information for North American users . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

OEM integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Application of regulatory guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

OEM device classification process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Antenna Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Recommended GPS antenna specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Antenna tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Design Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

AT command entry timing requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71