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SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 1 / 57 About the Document History Revision Date Author Description 1.0 2021-12-14 Winston SC20-AD_Manual_R1.0 SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 2 / 57 Contents About the Document ................................................................................................................................... 2 Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Safety Information...................................................................................................................... 7 1.1. 2 Product Concept .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1. General Description ................................................................................................................... 9 Key Features ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.2. Functional Diagram ................................................................................................................. 12 2.3. Evaluation Board ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.4. 3 Application Interfaces ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.1. General Description ................................................................................................................. 14 Pin Assignment ........................................................................................................................ 15 3.2. 4 Wi-Fi and BT ....................................................................................................................................... 16 4.1. Wi-Fi Overview ........................................................................................................................ 16 4.1.1. Wi-Fi Performance ......................................................................................................... 16 BT Overview ............................................................................................................................ 17 4.2.1. BT Performance ............................................................................................................. 17 4.2. 5 GNSS ................................................................................................................................................... 19 5.1. GNSS Performance ................................................................................................................. 19 6 Antenna Interface ............................................................................................................................... 20 6.1. Main/Rx-diversity Antenna Interface ........................................................................................ 20 6.1.1. Pin Definition .................................................................................................................. 20 6.1.2. Operating Frequency ..................................................................................................... 20 6.2. Wi-Fi/BT Antenna Interface ..................................................................................................... 22 6.3. GNSS Antenna Interface ......................................................................................................... 22 Antenna Installation ................................................................................................................. 23 6.4. 6.4.1. Antenna Requirement .................................................................................................... 23 7 Electrical, Reliability and Radio Characteristics ............................................................................ 25 Absolute Maximum Ratings ..................................................................................................... 25 7.1. Power Supply Ratings ............................................................................................................. 25 7.2. 7.3. Charging Performance Specifications ..................................................................................... 26 7.4. Operating Temperature ............................................................................................................ 26 Current Consumption .............................................................................................................. 27 7.5. RF Output Power ........................................................................................... !
7.6. RF Receiving Sensitivity ................................................................................ !
7.7. Electrostatic Discharge ............................................................................................................ 36 7.8. 8 Technical Dimensions ....................................................................................................................... 37 SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 3 / 57 8.1. Mechanical Dimensions of the Module.................................................................................... 37 Recommended Footprint ......................................................................................................... 39 8.2. Top and Bottom View of the Module ........................................................................................ 40 8.3. 9 Storage, Manufacturing and Packaging .......................................................................................... 41 9.1. Storage .................................................................................................................................... 41 9.2. Manufacturing and Welding ..................................................................................................... 41 Packaging ................................................................................................................................ 43 9.3. 10 Appendix A GPRS Coding Schemes ............................................................................................... 45 11 Appendix B GPRS Multi-slot Classes .............................................................................................. 46 12 Appendix C EDGE Modulation and Coding Schemes ................................................................... 47 13 FCC Requirement ............................................................................................................................... 48 FCC Regulations: .................................................................................................................... 48 RF Exposure Information ......................................................................................................... 48 IMPORTANT NOTE: ................................................................................................................ 48 USERS MANUAL OF THE END PRODUCT: .......................................................................... 49 LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT: ........................................................................................... 49 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 14 CE Requirement ................................................................................................................................. 50 SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 4 / 57 1 Introduction This document defines the SC20 module and describes its air interface and hardware interface which are connected with your application. This document can help you quickly understand module interface specifications, electrical and mechanical details as well as other related information of SC20 module. Associated with application notes and user guide, you can use SC20 module to design and set up mobile applications easily. FCC Certification Requirements. According to the definition of mobile and fixed device is described in Part 2.1091(b), this device is a mobile device. And the following conditions must be met:
1. This Modular Approval is limited to OEM installation for mobile and fixed applications only. The antenna installation and operating configurations of this transmitter, including any applicable source-based timeaveraging duty factor, antenna gain and cable loss must satisfy MPE categorical Exclusion Requirements of 2.1091. 2. The EUT is a mobile device; maintain at least a 20 cm separation between the EUT and the users body and must not transmit simultaneously with any other antenna or transmitter. 3. A label with the following statements must be attached to the host end product: This device contains FCC ID: XMR2021SC20AD 4. To comply with FCC regulations limiting both maximum RF output power and human exposure to RF radiation, maximum antenna gain (including cable loss) must not exceed:
LTE Band 2 :2.000dBi LTE Band 4:2.000dBi LTE Band 5 :2.000dBi LTE Band 7 :3.000dBi LTE Band 12 :3.000dBi LTE Band 13:4.000dBi LTE Band 25:2.000dBi LTE Band 26:2.000dBi 5. This module must not transmit simultaneously with any other antenna or transmitter 6. The host end product must include a user manual that clearly defines operating requirements and conditions that must be observed to ensure compliance with current FCC RF exposure guidelines. For portable devices, in addition to the conditions 3 through 6 described above, a separate approval is required to satisfy the SAR requirements of FCC Part 2.1093 If the device is used for other equipment that separate approval is required for all other operating configurations, including portable configurations with respect to 2.1093 and different antenna configurations. For this device, OEM integrators must be provided with labeling instructions of finished products. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 5 / 57 Please refer to KDB784748 D01 v07, section 8. Page 6/7 last two paragraphs:
A certified modular has the option to use a permanently affixed label, or an electronic label. For a permanently affixed label, the module must be labeled with an FCC ID - Section 2.926 (see 2.2 Certification (labeling requirements) above). The OEM manual must provide clear instructions explaining to the OEM the labeling requirements, options and OEM user manual instructions that are required (see next paragraph). For a host using a certified modular with a standard fixed label, if (1) the modules FCC ID is not visible when installed in the host, or (2) if the host is marketed so that end users do not have straightforward commonly used methods for access to remove the module so that the FCC ID of the module is visible; then an additional permanent label referring to the enclosed module: Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: XMR2021SC20AD or Contains FCC ID: XMR2021SC20AD must be used. The host OEM user manual must also contain clear instructions on how end users can find and/or access the module and the FCC ID. The final host / module combination may also need to be evaluated against the FCC Part 15B criteria for unintentional radiators in order to be properly authorized for operation as a Part 15 digital device. The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. In cases where the manual is provided only in a form other than paper, such as on a computer disk or over the Internet, the information required by this section may be included in the manual in that alternative form, provided the user can reasonably be expected to have the capability to access information in that form. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the users authority to operate the equipment. To ensure compliance with all non-transmitter functions the host manufacturer is responsible for ensuring compliance with the module(s) installed and fully operational. For example, if a host was previously authorized as an unintentional radiator under the Suppliers Declaration of Conformity procedure without a transmitter certified module and a module is added, the host manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that the after the module is installed and operational the host continues to be compliant with the Part 15B unintentional radiator requirements. Manual Information To the End User The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the users manual of the end product which integrates this module. The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual. IC Statement IRSS-GEN
"This device complies with Industry Canadas licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device." or "Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR dIndustrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Lexploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes :
1) lappareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage; 2) lutilisateur de lappareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible den compromettre le fonctionnement."
Dclaration sur l'exposition aux rayonnements RF L'autre utilis pour l'metteur doit tre install pour fournir une distance de sparation d'au moins 20 cm de toutes SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 6 / 57 les personnes et ne doit pas tre colocalis ou fonctionner conjointement avec une autre antenne ou un autre metteur. The host product shall be properly labeled to identify the modules within the host product. The Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada certification label of a module shall be clearly visible at all times when installed in the host product; otherwise, the host product must be labeled to display the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada certification number for the module, preceded by the word Contains or similar wording expressing the same meaning, as follows:
Contains IC: 10224A-2021SC20AD or where: 10224A-2021SC20AD is the modules certification number. Le produit hte doit tre correctement tiquet pour identifier les modules dans le produit hte. L'tiquette de certification d'Innovation, Sciences et Dveloppement conomique Canada d'un module doit tre clairement visible en tout temps lorsqu'il est installdans le produit hte; sinon, le produit hte doit porter une tiquette indiquant le numro de certification d'Innovation, Sciences et Dveloppement conomique Canada pour le module, prcd du mot Contient ou d'un libell semblable exprimant la mme signification, comme suit:
"Contient IC: 10224A-2021SC20AD" ou "o: 10224A-2021SC20AD est le numro de certification du module". LTE Band 2 :2.000dBi LTE Band 4:2.000dBi LTE Band 5 :2.000dBi LTE Band 7 :3.000dBi LTE Band 12 :3.000dBi LTE Band 13:4.000dBi LTE Band 25:2.000dBi LTE Band 26:2.000dBi 1.1. Safety Information The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, such as usage, service or repair of any cellular terminal or mobile incorporating SC20 module. Manufacturers of the cellular terminal should send the following safety information to users and operating personnel and to incorporate these guidelines into all manuals supplied with the product. If not so, Quectel assumes no liability for the customers failure to comply with these precautions. Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a mobile while driving (even with a handsfree kit) causes distraction and can lead to an accident. You must comply with laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving. Switch off the cellular terminal or mobile before boarding an aircraft. Make sure it is switched off. The operation of wireless appliances in an aircraft is forbidden, so as to prevent interference with communication systems. Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices on boarding the aircraft, if your device offers an Airplane Mode which must be enabled prior to boarding an aircraft. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 7 / 57 Switch off your wireless device when in hospitals or clinics or other health care facilities. These requests are desinged to prevent possible interference with sentitive medical equipment. Cellular terminals or mobiles operating over radio frequency signal and cellular network cannot be guaranteed to connect in all conditions, for example no mobile fee or with an invalid SIM card. While you are in this condition and need emergent help, please remember using emergency call. In order to make or receive a call, the cellular terminal or mobile must be switched on and in a service area with adequate cellular signal strength. Your cellular terminal or mobile contains a transmitter and receiver. When it is ON , it receives and transmits radio frequency energy. RF interference can occur if it is used close to TV set, radio, computer or other electric equipment. In locations with potencially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other cellular terminals. Areas with potencially exposive atmospheres include fuelling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust or metal powders, etc. Please do not discard. Maybe wireless devices have an impact on the environment so please do not arbitrarily discarded. The device is restricted to indoor use only when oparating in the 5150 to 5350 Mhz frequency range. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 8 / 57 2 Product Concept 2.1. General Description SC20 is a series of 4G smart modules based on Qualcomm platform and Android operating system, with providing industrial grade performance. It supports worldwide LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/
EVDO/CDMA/GSM coverage, and also supports short-range wireless communication via Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and BT4.1 LE. Additionally, SC20 integrates GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou satellite positioning systems. Due to multiple speech and audio codecs as well as the built-in high performance AdrenoTM 304 graphics processing unit, it enables smooth play of 720P videos. The module also offers multiple audio and video input/output interfaces as well as abundant GPIO interfaces. The following table shows the supported network types and frequency bands of SC20. Including a series of product such as:SC20-CE,SC20-A,SC20-AU,SC20-E,SC20-J. Table 1: SC20-AD/SC20-ALD Frequency Bands Type LTE-FDD WCDMA GSM Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n BT4.1 LE GNSS Frequency B2/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B25/B26 2402-2482MHz;
5180-5825MHz 2402-2480MHz GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou SC20 is an SMD type module, which can be embedded into applications through its 210-pin pads including 146 LCC signal pads and 64 other pads. With a compact profile of 40.5mm 40.5mm 2.8mm, SC20 can meet almost all requirements for M2M applications such as CPE,automotive, smart metering, tracking, security, routers, wireless POS, mobile computing devices, PDA phone, tablet PC, etc. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 9 / 57 2.2. Key Features The following table describes the detailed features of SC20 module. Table 2: SC20 Key Features Feature Details Applications Processor ARM Cortex-A7 microprocessor cores (quad-core) up to 1.1 GHz 512KB L2 cache Modem DSP QDSP6 v5 core up to 691.2 MHz 768KB L2 cache Memory 8GB EMMC+8Gb LPDDR3 Operating System Android OS 7.1.2(SC20-AD)/Linux YOCTO(SC20-ALD) Power Supply Supply voltage: 3.5V~4.2V Typical supply voltage: 3.8V Transmitting Power LTE Features WCDMA Features Class 4 (33dBm2dB) for EGSM900 Class 1 (30dBm2dB) for DCS1800 Class E2 (27dBm3dB) for EGSM900 8-PSK Class E2 (26dBm3dB) for DCS1800 8-PSK Class 3 (24dBm+1/-3dB) for WCDMA bands Class 3 (24dBm+3/-1dB) for CDMA BC0 Class 2 (24dBm+1/-3dB) for TD-SCDMA bands Class 3 (23dBm2dB) for LTE FDD bands Class 3 (23dBm2dB) for LTE TDD bands Support 3GPP R8 CAT4 FDD and TDD Support 1.4 to 20 MHz RF bandwidth Support DL 2 x 2 MIMO FDD data rate: Max 150Mbps (DL), 50Mbps (UL) TDD data rate: Max 130Mbps (DL), 35Mbps (UL) Support 3GPP R8 DC-HSPA+
Support 16-QAM, 64-QAM and QPSK modulation 3GPP R6 HSUPA: Max 5.76Mbps (UL) 3GPP R8 DC-HSPA+: Max 42Mbps (DL) TD-SCDMA Features Support CCSA Release 3 Max 4.2Mbps (DL), 2.2Mbps (UL) CDMA Features Max 3.1Mbps (DL), 1.8Mbps (UL) GSM/GPRS/EDGE Data Features GPRS Support GPRS multi-slot class 33 Coding scheme: CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4 Maximum of four Rx time slots per frame SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 10 / 57 EDGE Support EDGE multi-slot class 33 Support GMSK and 8-PSK WLAN Features Support 2.4G and 5G frequency band, (SC20-CE does not support 5G frequency). Support 802.11a/b/g/n, data rate up to 150Mbps Support AP mode;
Bluetooth Feature BT4.2 LE GNSS Features GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou SMS AT Commands LCM Interface Camera Interface Audio Interface USB Interface USIM Interface UART Interface SDIO Interface Text and PDU mode Point to point MO and MT SMS cell broadcast SMS storage: ME by default Compliant with 3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005 and Quectel enhanced AT commands 4 lanes MIPI_DSI, up to 1.5Gbps each Support WVGA (2 lanes MIPI_DSI), up to 720p (4 lanes MIPI_DSI) 24bit color depth Use MIPI_CSI, up to 1.5Gbps per lane, support two cameras 2-lane MIPI_CSI for rear camera, up to 8MP 1-lane MIPI_CSI for front camera, up to 2MP Audio input 2 groups analog microphone input, integrate internal bias voltage Audio output Class AB stereo headphone output Class AB earpiece differential output Class D speaker differential amplifier output Compliant with USB 2.0 specification; the data transfer rate can reach up to 480Mbps Used for AT command communication, data transmission, software debugging and firmware upgrade Support USB OTG (Need additional 5V power supply chip) USB Driver: Support Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows CE5.0/6.0*, Linux 2.6/3.0, Android 2.3/4.0/4.2 2 groups of USIM interface Support USIM/SIM card: 1.8V, 3.0V 2 groups of UART interface 4-wire UART interface with RTS and CTS hardware flow control 2-wire UART interface for software debugging Baud rate up to 4Mbps Support SD3.0; 4bit SDIO; SD Card Support hot plug SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 11 / 57 I2C Interface 3 groups I2C, used for TP, camera, sensor peripherals, etc. ADC Interface Support 3 ADC interfaces,used for input voltage sense, battery temperature detection and general purpose ADC Real Time Clock Implemented Antenna Interface MAIN antenna, DRX antenna, GNSS antenna and Wi-Fi/BT antenna Physical Characteristics Temperature Range Size: 40.50.15 40.50.15 2.80.2 mm Interface: LCC Weight: approx. 9.6g Operating temperature range: -35C~+65C 1) Extended temperature range : -40C~+75C 2) Firmware Upgrade Over USB interface RoHS All hardware components are fully compliant with EU RoHS directive NOTES 1) Within operation temperature range, the module is 3GPP compliant. 2) Within extended temperature range, the module remains the ability to establish and maintain a voice, SMS, data transmission, emergency call, etc. There is no unrecoverable malfunction. There are also no effects on radio spectrum and no harm to radio network. Only one or more parameters like Pout might reduce in their value and exceed the specified tolerances. When the temperature returns to the normal operating temperature levels, the module will meet 3GPP compliant again.
* means this feature is under development. 2.3. Functional Diagram The following figure shows a block diagram of SC20 and illustrates the major functional parts. Power management Radio frequency Baseband LPDDR3+EMMC flash Peripheral interface
--USB interface
--USIM interface
--UART interface
--SDIO interface
--I2C interface
--ADC interface
--LCD (MIPI) interface
--TP interface SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 12 / 57
--CAM (MIPI) interface
--AUDIO interface Figure 1: Functional Diagram 2.4. Evaluation Board In order to help you to develop applications with SC20, Quectel supplies an evaluation board
(SMART-EVB), RS-232 to USB cable, USB data cable, power adapter, earphone, antenna and other peripherals to control or test the module. For details, please refer to document [1]. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 13 / 57 3 Application Interfaces 3.1. General Description SC20 is equipped with 146-pin 1.0mm pitch SMT pads plus 64-pin ground pads and reserved pads that can be embedded into cellular application platform. The following chapters provide the detailed description of pins/interfaces listed below. Power supply VRTC interface LCM interface TP interface Camera interface Audio interface USB interface USIM interface UART interface SDIO interface ADC interface I2C interface SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 14 / 57 3.2. Pin Assignment The following figure shows the pin assignment of SC20 module. Figure 2: Pin Assignment (Top View) SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 15 / 57 GNDUSBUSIMOTHERS102GNDGNDGNDSDC2GPIOANTUARTAUDIOI2CCAMERAMIPI_CSI1_LN0PMIPI_CSI1_LN0NMIPI_CSI1_CLKPMIPI_CSI1_CLKNMIPI_CSI0_LN1PMIPI_CSI0_LN1NMIPI_CSI0_LN0PMIPI_CSI0_LN0NMIPI_CSI0_CLKPMIPI_CSI0_CLKNMIPI_DSI_LN3PMIPI_DSI_LN3NMIPI_DSI_LN2PMIPI_DSI_LN2NMIPI_DSI_LN1PMIPI_DSI_LN1NMIPI_DSI_LN0PMIPI_DSI_LN0NMIPI_DSI_CLKPMIPI_DSI_CLKNLCD_TETPLCD_RSTVBAT_BBVBAT_BBGNDMIC1PMIC_GNDMIC2P123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172739493929190898887868584838281807978777675741011009998979695103102105104107106109108110112111114113116115118117119121120123122125124126128127130129132131133135134137136139138140142141144143146145148147152151154167169168170165164166163180181188189158156157155160161159162184186185175177176178173172174171193192208209201202200206203GNDEARPEARNVBAT_RFVBAT_RFGNDUSB_VBUSUSB_VBUSGNDGNDHS_DETHPH_LHPH_GNDHPH_RGNDVBAT_THERMVBAT_SNSGNDGNDANT_DRXADCCHARGE_SELLDO17_2V85VRTCLDO6_1V8GPIO_17GPIO_16GNDANT_GNSSGNDGPIO_8GPIO_9GPIO_10GPIO_11GPIO_95PWRKEYGPIO_99GPIO_58LDO5_1V8GPIO_96GPIO_65GPIO_36GPIO_94GPIO_98GPIO_0GPIO_110GPIO_97GPIO_68GPIO_69GPIO_89GPIO_88GPIO_92GPIO_31KEY_VOL_DOWNKEY_VOL_UPUART2_TXDUART2_RXDSENSOR_I2C_SDASENSOR_I2C_SCLGPIO_32GNDGNDANT_MAINGNDGNDCAM_I2C_SDACAM_I2C_SCLCAM1_PWDCAM1_RSTCAM0_PWDCAM0_RSTGNDGNDANT_WIFI/BTCAM1_MCLKCAM0_MCLKSPKPSPKNGNDUSB_DMUSB_DPGNDUSB_IDUSIM2_DETECTUSIM2_RSTUSIM2_CLKUSIM2_DATAUSIM2_VDDUSIM1_DETECTUSIM1_RSTUSIM1_CLKUSIM1_DATAUSIM1_VDDGNDVIB_DRVPWMTP_INTTP_RSTSD_LDO12GPIO_23UART1_TXDUART1_RXDUART1_CTSUART1_RTSSD_LDO11SD_CLKSD_CMDSD_DATA0SD_DATA1SD_DATA2SD_DATA3SD_DETUSB_BOOTTP_I2C_SCLTP_I2C_SDALCMPOWERRESERVED179182195196197198187190205204207191194210149150153199183 4 Wi-Fi and BT SC20 module provides a shared antenna interface ANT_WIFI/BT for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (BT) functions. The interface impedance is 50. External antennas such as PCB antenna, sucker antenna and ceramic antenna can be connected to the module via the interface, so as to achieve Wi-Fi and BT functions. 4.1. Wi-Fi Overview SC20 module supports 2.4G and 5G double-band WLAN wireless communication based on IEEE 802.11 a/802.11b/ 802.11g/ 802.11n standard protocols. The maximum data rate is up to 150 Mbps. The features are as below:
Support Wake-on-WLAN (WoWLAN) Support ad hoc mode Support WAPI SMS4 hardware encryption Support AP mode Support Wi-Fi Direct Support MCS 0-7 for HT20 and HT40 NOTE SC20-CE only supports 2.4G single band WIFI, and does not support 802.11a. 4.1.1. Wi-Fi Performance The following table lists the Wi-Fi transmitting and receiving performance of SC20 module (SC20-CE does not support 5G frequency band). Referenced specifications are listed below:
No. Document 1 IEEE 802.11n WLAN MAC and PHY, October 2009 + IEEE 802.11-2007 WLAN MAC and PHY, June 2007 SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 16 / 57 2 IEEE Std 802.11b, IEEE Std 802.11d, IEEE Std 802.11e, IEEE Std 802.11g, IEEE Std 802.11i: IEEE 802.11-2007 WLAN MAC and PHY, June 2007 4.2. BT Overview SC20 module supports BT4.1 (BR/EDR+BLE) specification, as well as GFSK, 8-DPSK, /4-DQPSK modulation modes. Supports max. 7 wireless connections. Supports max. 3.5 piconets at the same time. Supports one SCO (Synchronous Connection Oriented) or eSCO connection. The BR/EDR channel bandwidth is 1MHz, and can accommodate 79 channels. The BLE channel bandwidth is 2MHz, and can accommodate 40 channels. Table 3: BT Data Rate and Version Version Data rate Maximum Application Throughput Comment 1.2 1 Mbit/s
>80 Kbit/s 2.0 + EDR 3 Mbit/s
>80 Kbit/s 3.0 + HS 24 Mbit/s Reference 3.0 + HS 4.0 24 Mbit/s Reference 4.0 LE Referenced specifications are listed below:
No. Document 1 2 Bluetooth Radio Frequency TSS and TP Specification 1.2/2.0/2.0 + EDR/2.1/2.1+ EDR/3.0/3.0
+ HS, August 6, 2009 Bluetooth Low Energy RF PHY Test Specification, RF-PHY.TS/4.0.0, December 15, 2009 4.2.1. BT Performance The following table lists the BT transmitting and receiving performance of SC20 module. Table 4: BT Transmitting and Receiving Performance Transmitter Performance SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 17 / 57 Packet Types DH5 Transmitting Power 10dBm Receiver Performance Packet Types DH5 Receiving Sensitivity
-92dBm 2-DH5 8dBm 2-DH5
-91dBm 3-DH5 8dBm 3-DH5
-86dBm SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 18 / 57 5 GNSS SC20 module integrates a Qualcomm IZat GNSS engine (GEN 8C) which supports multiple positioning and navigation systems including GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou. With an embedded LNA, the module provides greatly improved positioning accuracy. 5.1. GNSS Performance The following table lists the GNSS performance of SC20 module in conduction mode. Table 5: GNSS Performance Parameter Description Cold start Sensitivity (GNSS) Reacquisition Tracking Cold start TTFF (GNSS) Warm start Hot start Static Drift (GNSS) CEP-50 Typ.
-146
-158
-160 32 30 2 6 Unit dBm dBm dBm s s s m SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 19 / 57 6 Antenna Interface SC20 antenna interface includes a main antenna, an Rx-diversity/MIMO antenna, a GNSS antenna and a Wi-Fi/BT antenna. The antenna interface has an impedance of 50. 6.1. Main/Rx-diversity Antenna Interface 6.1.1. Pin Definition The main antenna and Rx-diversity antenna pins definition are shown below. Table 6: Pin Definition of the Main/Rx-diversity Antenna Pin Name Pin No. ANT_MAIN 87 ANT_DRX 131 I/O IO AI Description Comment Main antenna 50 impedance Diversity antenna 50 impedance 6.1.2. Operating Frequency Table 7: SC20 Module Operating Frequencies 3GPP Band GSM850 EGSM900 DCS1800 PCS1900 Receive 869-894 925-960 1805-1880 1930-1990 WCDMA Band 1 2110-2170 WCDMA Band 2 1930-1990 Transmit 824-849 880-915 1710-1785 1850-1910 1920-1980 1850-1910 Unit MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 20 / 57 WCDMA Band 4 2110-2155 1710-1755 WCDMA Band 5 869-894 WCDMA Band 6 875-885 WCDMA Band 8 925-960 WCDAM Band 19 875-890 CDMA BC0 869-894 TD-SCDMA Band 34 2010-2025 TD-SCDMA Band 39 1880-1920 LTE-FDD Band 1 2110-2170 LTE-FDD Band 2 1930-1990 LTE-FDD Band 3 1805-1880 LTE-FDD Band 4 2110-2155 LTE-FDD Band 5 869-894 LTE-FDD Band 8 925-960 LTE-FDD Band 12 729-746 LTE-FDD Band 13 746-756 LTE-FDD Band 18 860-875 LTE-FDD Band 19 875-890 LTE-FDD Band 20 791-821 824-849 830-840 880-915 830-845 824-849 2010-2025 1880-1920 1920-1980 1850-1910 1710-1785 1710-1755 824-849 880-915 699-716 777-787 815-830 830-845 832-862 LTE-FDD Band 25 1930-1995 1850-1915 LTE-FDD Band 26 859-894 LTE-FDD Band 28 758-803 LTE-TDD Band 38 2570-2620 LTE-TDD Band 39 1880-1920 LTE-TDD Band 40 2300-2400 814-849 703-748 2570-2620 1880-1920 2300-2400 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 21 / 57 LTE-TDD Band 41 2555-2655 2555-2655 MHz NOTE The bandwidth of LTE-TDD Band 41 for SC20 module is 100MHz (2555 MHz - 2655 MHz), and the corresponding channel range is from 40240 up to 41240. 6.2. Wi-Fi/BT Antenna Interface The following tables show the Wi-Fi/BT antenna pins definition and frequency specification. Table 8: Pin Definition of Wi-Fi/BT Antenna Pin Name Pin No. ANT_WIFI/BT 77 I/O IO Description Comment Wi-Fi/BT antenna 50 impedance Table 9: Wi-Fi/BT Frequency Type Frequency 802.11b/g/n 2402~2482/2462 BT4.1 LE 2402~2480 6.3. GNSS Antenna Interface Unit MHz MHz The following tables show the GNSS antenna pins definition and frequency specification. Table 10: Pin Definition of GNSS Antenna Pin Name Pin No. ANT_GNSS 121 I/O AI Description Comment GNSS antenna 50 impedance SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 22 / 57 Table 11: GNSS Frequency Type GPS Frequency 1575.42 1.023 GLONASS 1597.5 - 1605.8 BeiDou 1561.098 2.046 6.4. Antenna Installation 6.4.1. Antenna Requirement Unit MHz MHz MHz The following table shows the requirement on main antenna, RX-diversity antenna, Wi-Fi/BT antenna and GNSS antenna. Table 12: Antenna Requirements Type Requirements GSM/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/LTE VSWR: 2 Max Input Power (W): 50 Input Impedance (): 50 Polarization Type: Vertical Cable Insertion Loss: < 1dB
(GSM850,EGSM900,WCDMA B5/B6/B8/B19,CDMA BC0,LTE-FDD B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28) Cable Insertion Loss: < 1.5dB
(DCS1800, PCS1900,WCDMA B1/B2/B4, TD-SCDMA B34/B39, LTE-FDD B1/B2/B3/B4/B25,LTE-TDD B39) Cable Insertion Loss: < 2dB
(LTE-FDD B7,LTE-TDDB38/B40/B41) Wi-Fi/BT GNSS VSWR: 2 Max Input Power (W): 50 Input Impedance (): 50 Polarization Type: Vertical Cable Insertion Loss: < 1dB Frequency range: 1565 - 1607MHz Polarization: RHCP or linear VSWR: < 2 (Typ.) Passive Antenna Gain: > 0dBi Active Antenna Noise Figure: < 1.5dB Active Antenna Gain: > -2dBi SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 23 / 57 Active Antenna Embedded LNA Gain: 20dB (Typ.) Active Antenna Total Gain: > 18dBi (Typ.) SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 24 / 57 7 Electrical, Reliability and Radio Characteristics 7.1. Absolute Maximum Ratings Absolute maximum ratings for power supply and voltage on digital and analog pins of the module are listed in the following table. Table 13: Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter VBAT USB_VBUS Peak Current of VBAT Voltage on Digital Pins Min.
-0.5
-0.5 0
-0.3 Max. Unit 6 16 3 2.3 V V A V 7.2. Power Supply Ratings Table 14: SC20 Module Power Supply Ratings Parameter Description Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit VBAT IVBAT VBAT Voltage drop during transmitting burst Peak supply current (during transmission slot) Voltage must stay within the min/max values, including voltage drop, ripple and spikes. Maximum power control level on EGSM900. 3.5 3.8 4.2 V 400 mV Maximum power control level on EGSM900. 1.8 3.0 A SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 25 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit USB_VBUS USB detection 4.35 5.0 6.3 VRTC Power supply voltage of backup battery. 2.0 3.0 3.25 V V 7.3. Charging Performance Specifications Table 15: Charging Performance Specifications Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Trickle charging current Trickle charging threshold voltage range
(15.62mV steps) Weak battery threshold voltage range
(18.75mV steps) 81 2.5 3.0 Charge voltage range (25mV steps) 4 Charge voltage accuracy Charge current range (90mA steps) 90 Charge current accuracy Charge termination current: when charge current is from 90 to 450mA;
Charge termination current: when charge current is from 450 to 1440mA;
7.4. Operating Temperature 90 99 2.796 2.984 3.581 4.775
+/-2 1440
+/-10 3.2 4.2 7 7.4 Unit mA V V V
mA
The operating temperature is listed in the following table. Table 16: Operating Temperature Parameter Min. Operating temperature range 1)
-35 Extended temperature range 2)
-40 Typ.
+25 Max. Unit
+65
+75 C C SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 26 / 57 NOTES 1) Operating temperature range ---- 3GPP compliant. 1. 2) Within extended temperature range, the module remains the ability to establish and maintain a voice, SMS, data transmission, emergency call, etc. There is no unrecoverable malfunction. There are also no effects on radio spectrum and no harm to radio network. Only one or more parameters like Pout might reduce in their value and exceed the specified tolerances. When the temperature returns to the normal operating temperature levels, the module will meet 3GPP compliant again. 7.5. Current Consumption The values of current consumption are shown below. Table 17: SC20-CE Current Consumption Parameter Description Conditions OFF state Power down GSM/GPRS supply current IVBAT WCDMA current supply LTE-FDD current supply Sleep
@DRX=2 Sleep
@DRX=5 Sleep
@DRX=9 Sleep
@DRX=6 Sleep
@DRX=7 Sleep
@DRX=8 Sleep
@DRX=9 Sleep
@DRX=5 Sleep
@DRX=6 Sleep
@DRX=7 Sleep
@DRX=8 Typ. 80 3.85 3.01 2.91 3.30 2.79 2.49 2.33 5.60 3.83 3.02 2.65 Unit uA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 27 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions LTE-TDD current supply Sleep
@DRX=5 Sleep
@DRX=6 Sleep
@DRX=7 Sleep
@DRX=8 Typ. 5.49 3.87 3.05 2.67 GSM900 PCL=5@31.84dBm 253.6 GSM900 PCL=12@18.49dBm 142.9 GSM voice call GSM900 PCL=19@4.95dBm 117.8 DCS1800 PCL=0@28.91dBm 200.9 DCS1800 PCL=7@15.35dBm 157 DCS1800 PCL=15@-0.21dBm 138.1 CDMA voice call WCDMA voice call EDGE data transfer BC0(max power)
@23.91dBm BC0(min power)
@-60.28dBm Band1(max power)
@22.61dBm Band8(max power)
@22.74dBm EDGE900 (1UL/4DL)
@26.29dBm EDGE900 (2UL/3DL)
@26.15dBm EDGE900 (3UL/2DL)
@26.06dBm EDGE900 (4UL/1DL)
@25.92dBm DCS1800 (1UL/4DL)
@24.89dBm DCS1800 (2UL/3DL)
@24.74dBm 619.8 128.7 430 392.2 193 277.9 362.2 450.5 183.5 275.2 Unit mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 28 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions CDMA data transfer WCDMA transfer data DCS1800 (3UL/2DL)
@24.54dBm DCS1800 (4UL/1DL)
@24.44dBm BC0(max power)
@23.68dBm Typ. 355.9 440.3 602.5 Band 1(HSDPA) @21.64dBm 461.5 Band 8(HSDPA) @21.61dBm 423.8 Band 1(HSUPA) @21.36dBm 452.5 Band 8(HSUPA) @21.56dBm 436 LTE-FDD Band1 @22.96dBm 631.2 LTE-FDD Band3@22.95dBm 639.6 LTE-FDD Band8 @23.17dBm 542 LTE data transfer LTE-TDD Band38 @22.02dBm 422.89 LTE-TDD Band39 @22.13dBm 458 LTE-TDD Band40 @22.01dBm 392.9 LTE-TDD Band41 @22.31dBm 441.4 Table 18: SC20-E Current Consumption Parameter Description Conditions OFF state Power down IVBAT GSM/GPRS supply current WCDMA supply current Sleep
@DRX=2 Sleep
@DRX=5 Sleep
@DRX=9 Sleep
@DRX=6 Typ. 80 3.38 2.31 1.98 2.77 Unit mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA Unit uA mA mA mA mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 29 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions LTE-FDD supply current LTE-TDD supply current GSM voice call Sleep
@DRX=7 Sleep
@DRX=8 Sleep
@DRX=9 Sleep
@DRX=5 Sleep
@DRX=6 Sleep
@DRX=7 Sleep
@DRX=8 Sleep
@DRX=5 Sleep
@DRX=6 Sleep
@DRX=7 Sleep
@DRX=8 Sleep PCL=5@32.79dBm GSM850 PCL=12@19.04dBm GSM850 PCL=19@5.37dBm EGSM900 PCL=5@32.95dBm EGSM900 PCL=12@19.23dBm EGSM900 PCL=19@5.71dBm DCS1800 PCL=0@29.74dBm DCS1800 PCL=7@16.31dBm DCS1800 PCL=15@0.48dBm Typ. 2.17 1.90 1.72 5.49 3.06 2.37 1.91 5.51 3.45 2.40 1.85 255 135 108 264 137 109 197 153 131 Unit mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 30 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions WCDMA voice call GPRS data transfer PCS1900 PCL=0@29.78dBm PCS1900 PCL=7@16.73dBm PCS1900 PCL=15@0.66dBm Band 1(max power)
@23.10dBm Band 5(max power)
@23.32dBm Band 8(max power)
@23.26dBm GPRS850 (1UL/4DL)
@32.83dBm GPRS850 (2UL/3DL)
@32.72dBm GPRS850 (3UL/2DL)
@30.71dBm GPRS850 (4UL/1DL)
@29.59dBM GPRS900 (1UL/4DL)
@33.02dBm GPRS900 (2UL/3DL)
@32.87dBm GPRS900 (3UL/2DL)
@30.84dBm GPRS900 (4UL/1DL)
@29.77dBm DCS1800 (1UL/4DL)
@29.74dBm DCS1800 (2UL/3DL)
@29.63dBm DCS1800 (3UL/2DL)
@29.48dBm DCS1800 (4UL/1DL)
@29.64dBm PCS1900 (1UL/4DL)
@29.75dBm PCS1900 (2UL/3DL)
@29.63dBm Typ. 192 152 130 521 504 536 260 422 491 571 272 443 510 599 204 306 415 517 197 297 Unit mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 31 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit PCS1900 (3UL/2DL)
@29.48dBm PCS1900 (4UL/1DL)
@29.30dBm EDGE850 (1UL/4DL)
@26.71dBm EDGE850 (2UL/3DL)
@26.73dBm EDGE850 (3UL/2DL)
@26.62dBm EDGE850 (4UL/1DL)
@26.54dBm EDGE900 (1UL/4DL)
@27.05dBm EDGE900 (2UL/3DL)
@26.99dBm EDGE900 (3UL/2DL)
@27.07dBm EDGE900 (4UL/1DL)
@26.84dBm DCS1800 (1UL/4DL)
@25.56dBm DCS1800 (2UL/3DL)
@25.69dBm DCS1800 (3UL/2DL)
@25.56dBm DCS1800 (4UL/1DL)
@25.30dBm PCS1900 (1UL/4DL)
@26.08dBm PCS1900 (2UL/3DL)
@25.91dBm PCS1900 (3UL/2DL)
@25.92dBm PCS1900 (4UL/1DL)
@25.66dBm Band 1(HSDPA)
@22.23dBm Band 5(HSDPA)
@22.43dBm 396 503 175 268 259 451 182 281 374 476 178 263 352 446 120 231 347 464 491 476 mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA EDGE data transfer WCDMA data transfer SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 32 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit Band 8(HSDPA)
@22.34dBm Band 1(HSUPA)
@21.62dBm Band 5(HSUPA)
@22.12dBm Band 8(HSUPA)
@21.82dBm LTE-FDD Band1
@22.71dBm LTE-FDD Band3@23.42dBm LTE-FDD Band5@23.64dBm LTE-FDD Band7
@22.98dBm LTE-FDD Band8
@23.59dBm LTE-FDD Band20
@23.48dBm LTE-TDD Band38
@23.21dBm LTE-TDD Band40
@23.28dBm LTE-TDD Band41
@23.00dBm 491 486 467 492 690 699 684 868 681 692 500 449 481 mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA LTE data transfer Table 19: SC20-A Current Consumption Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit OFF state Power down Sleep @DRX=2 IVBAT GSM/GPRS supply current Sleep @DRX=5 WCDMA supply current Sleep @DRX=9 Sleep @DRX=6 Sleep @DRX=7 16 NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL uA mA mA mA mA mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 33 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit GSM voice call WCDMA voice call GPRS data transfer Sleep @DRX=8 Sleep @DRX=9 NULL NULL GSM850PCL=5@32.48dBm NULL GSM850PCL=12@19.35dBm NULL GSM850PCL=19@5.47dBm NULL mA mA mA mA mA PCS1900 PC=L0@30.08dBm PCS1900 PCL=7@16.86dBm PCS1900 PCL=15@1.13dBm Band 1(max power)
@23.69dBm Band 2(max power)
@23.90dBm Band 4(max power)
@23.65dBm Band 5(max power)
@23.47dBm Band 8(max power)
@23.76dBm GPRS850 (1UL/4DL)
@32.38dBm GPRS850 (2UL/3DL)
@32.04dBm GPRS850 (3UL/2DL)
@30.54dBm GPRS850 (4UL/1DL)
@29.54dBm PCS1900 (1UL/4DL)
@29.99dBm PCS1900 (2UL/3DL)
@29.84dBm PCS1900 (3UL/2DL)
@29.16dBm PCS1900 (4UL/1DL)
@29.24dBm NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 34 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit EDGE data transfer WCDMA data transfer EDGE850 (1UL/4DL)
@26.80dBm EDGE850 (2UL/3DL)
@26.69dBm EDGE850 (3UL/2DL)
@26.52dBm EDGE850 (4UL/1DL)
@26.41dBm PCS1900 (1UL/4DL)
@25.96dBm PCS1900 (2UL/3DL)
@25.80dBm PCS1900 (3UL/2DL)
@25.56dBm PCS1900 (4UL/1DL)
@25.40dBm NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA NULL mA Band 1(HSDPA) @22.7dBm NULL Band 2(HSDPA) @22.90dBm NULL Band 4(HSDPA) @22.73dBm NULL Band 5(HSDPA) @22.73dBm NULL Band 8(HSDPA) @22.74dBm NULL Band 1(HSUPA) @22.03dBm NULL Band2(HSUPA) @22.57dBm NULL Band 4(HSUPA) @22.24dBm NULL Band 5(HSUPA) @22.1dBm NULL Band 8(HSUPA) @22.02dBm NULL LTE-FDD Band2 @23.06dBm 765 LTE-FDD Band4 @23.12dBm 758 mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA mA LTE data transfer LTE-FDD Band5@23.5dBm 673.55 mA LTE-FDD Band7@22.59dBm 790.28 mA LTE-FDD Band12 @23.3dBm 674.84 mA SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 35 / 57 Parameter Description Conditions Typ. Unit LTE-FDD Band13 @23.3dBm 674.84 mA LTE-FDD Band25 @23.1dBm 760 LTE-FDD Band26 @23.2dBm 731 mA mA 7.6. Electrostatic Discharge The module is not protected against electrostatic discharge (ESD) in general. Consequently, it should be subject to ESD handling precautions that are typically applied to ESD sensitive components. Proper ESD handling and packaging procedures must be applied throughout the processing, handling and operation of any application that incorporates the module. The following table shows the module electrostatic discharge characteristics. Table 20: Electrostatic Discharge Characteristics ( Temperature: 25, Humidity: 45%) Tested Points Contact Discharge Air Discharge Unit VBAT, GND
+/-5 All Antenna Interfaces
+/-5 USB Interfaces Other Interfaces
+/-0.5
+/-0.5
+/-10
+/-10
+/-1
+/-1 KV KV KV KV SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 36 / 57 8 Technical Dimensions This chapter describes the mechanical dimensions of the module. All dimensions are measured in mm. 8.1. Mechanical Dimensions of the Module Figure 3: Module Top and Side Dimensions SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 37 / 57 Figure 4: Module Bottom Dimensions (Top View) SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 38 / 57 8.2. Recommended Footprint Figure 5: Recommended Footprint (Top View) NOTES 1. For easy maintenance of the module, keep about 3mm between the module and other components in the host PCB. 2. All RESERVED pins must not be connected to GND. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 39 / 57 8.3. Top and Bottom View of the Module Figure 6: Top View of the Module Figure 7: Bottom View of the Module NOTE These are design effect drawings of SC20 module. For more accurate pictures, please refer to the module that you get from Quectel. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 40 / 57 9 Storage, Manufacturing and Packaging 9.1. Storage SC20 is stored in a vacuum-sealed bag. The restrictions of storage condition are shown as below. 1. Shelf life in sealed bag is 12 months at < 40C/90%RH. 2. After this bag is opened, devices that will be subjected to reflow soldering or other high temperature process must be:
Mounted within 72 hours at factory conditions of 30C/60%RH. Stored at < 10% RH. 3. Devices require baking before mounting, if:
Humidity indicator card is > 10% when ambient temperature is 23C5C. Mounting cannot be finished within 72 hours at factory conditions of 30C/60% RH. If baking is required, devices may be baked for 48 hours at 125C5C. 4. NOTE As plastic package cannot be subjected to high temperatures, the package must be removed from devices before high temperature (125C) baking. If shorter baking time is desired, please refer to IPC/JEDECJ-STD-033 for baking procedure. 9.2. Manufacturing and Welding Push the squeegee to apply the solder paste on the surface of stencil, thus making the paste fill the stencil openings and then penetrate to the PCB. The force on the squeegee should be adjusted properly so as to produce a clean stencil surface on a single pass. To ensure the module soldering quality, the thickness of stencil at the hole of the module pads should be 0.18mm. For details, please refer to document [3]. SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 41 / 57 Figure 8: Recommended Stencil Design for LGA Pads It is suggested that the peak reflow temperature is from 235 to 245C (for SnAg3.0Cu0.5 alloy). The absolute maximum reflow temperature is 260C. To avoid damage to the module caused by repeated heating, it is suggested that the module should be mounted after reflow soldering for the other side of PCB has been completed. Recommended reflow soldering thermal profile is shown below:
Figure 9: Reflow Soldering Thermal Profile SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 42 / 57 Time5010015020025030050100150200250 160 C 200 C217070s~120s40s~60sBetween 1~3 C/sPreheatHeatingCoolingCsLiquids Temperature Temperature1.5mm1.5mm0.55mm0.55mm 9.3. Packaging SC20 is packaged in tape and reel carriers. One reel is 12.32 meters long and contains 200pcs modules. The following figures show the package details, measured in mm. Figure 10: Tape Dimensions Figure 11: Reel Dimensions SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 43 / 57 Table 21: Reel Packaging Model Name MOQ for MP Minimum Package: 200pcs Minimum Package4=800pcs Size: 370mm*350mm*85mm N.W: 1.92kg G.W: 3.17kg Size: 380mm*365mm*365mm N.W:7.68 kg G.W:13.63 kg SC20 200 Packing information:
SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 44 / 57 10 Appendix A GPRS Coding Schemes Table 22: Description of Different Coding Schemes Scheme Code Rate USF Pre-coded USF CS-1 1/2 3 3 Radio Block excl.USF and BCS 181 BCS Tail Coded Bits Punctured Bits Data Rate Kb/s 40 4 456 0 9.05 CS-2 2/3 3 6 268 16 4 588 132 13.4 CS-3 3/4 3 6 312 16 4 676 220 15.6 C4-4 1 3 12 428 16
456
21.4 SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 45 / 57 11 Appendix B GPRS Multi-slot Classes Twenty-nine classes of GPRS multi-slot modes are defined for MS in GPRS specification. Multi-slot classes are product dependent, and determine the maximum achievable data rates in both the uplink and downlink directions. Written as 3+1 or 2+2, the first number indicates the amount of downlink timeslots, while the second number indicates the amount of uplink timeslots. The active slots determine the total number of slots the GPRS device can use simultaneously for both uplink and downlink communications. The description of different multi-slot classes is shown in the following table. 3. Table 23: GPRS Multi-slot Classes Multislot Class Downlink Slots Uplink Slots Active Slots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 SC20-A_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 46 / 57 12 Appendix C EDGE Modulation and Coding Schemes Table 24: EDGE Modulation and Coding Schemes Coding Scheme Modulation Coding Family 1 Timeslot 2 Timeslot 4 Timeslot CS-1 CS-2 CS-3 CS-4 MCS-1 MCS-2 MCS-3 MCS-4 MCS-5 MCS-6 MCS-7 MCS-8 MCS-9 GMSK GMSK GMSK GMSK GMSK GMSK GMSK GMSK 8-PSK 8-PSK 8-PSK 8-PSK 8-PSK
C B A C B A B A A 9.05kbps 18.1kbps 36.2kbps 13.4kbps 26.8kbps 53.6kbps 15.6kbps 31.2kbps 62.4kbps 21.4kbps 42.8kbps 85.6kbps 8.80kbps 17.60kbps 35.20kbps 11.2kbps 22.4kbps 44.8kbps 14.8kbps 29.6kbps 59.2kbps 17.6kbps 35.2kbps 70.4kbps 22.4kbps 44.8kbps 89.6kbps 29.6kbps 59.2kbps 118.4kbps 44.8kbps 89.6kbps 179.2kbps 54.4kbps 108.8kbps 217.6kbps 59.2kbps 118.4kbps 236.8kbps SC20-E_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 47 / 57 13 FCC Requirement 1.1 FCC Regulations:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. 1.2 RF Exposure Information This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation. 1.3 IMPORTANT NOTE:
This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the FCC compliance requirement of the end product, which integrates this module. 20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the users for the host this module is integrated into. Under such configuration, the FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. SC20-E_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 48 / 57 1.4 USERS MANUAL OF THE END PRODUCT:
In the user manual of the end product, the end user has to be informed to keep at least 20cm separation with the antenna while this end product is installed and operated. The end user has to be informed that the FCC radio-frequency exposure guidelines for an uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. The end user has to also be informed that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. If the size of the end product is smaller than 8x10cm, then additional FCC part 15.19 statement is required to be available in the user manual: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 1.5 LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT:
The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX FCC ID: XMR201706SC20A". If the size of the end product is larger than 8x10cm, then the following FCC part 15.19 statement has to also be available on the label: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. SC20-E_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 49 / 57 14 CE Requirement The minimum distance between the user and/or any bystander and the radiating structure of the transmitter is 20cm. Hereby, Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. declares that the radio equipment type SC20-E is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: Office 501, Building 13, No.99, Tianzhou Road, Shanghai, China, 200233 http://www.quectel.com/support/downloadb/TechnicalDocuments.htm This SC20-E operates with the following frequency bands and maximum radio-frequency power:
GSM850/900 : 35dBm GSM1800/1900: 32dBm UMTS Band 1/5/8: 25 dBm LTE Band 1/3/5/7/8/20/38/40/41: 25.7 dBm Bluetooth<20 dBm WiFi 2.4GHz <20 dBm;
WiFi 5GHz band 1/2/3 <23 dBm SC20-E_Manual_R1.0 Confidential / Released 50 / 57