Fibocom FM350-GL, Hardware Manual

Page 1: ...FM350 GL Hardware Guide _General Version V1 0 5 Date 2020 03 12 ...

Page 2: ...Reproduction forbidden without Fibocom Wireless Inc written authorization All Rights Reserved FM350 GL Hardware Guide Page 2 of 59 Applicability Table No Product model Description 1 FM350 GL 00 NA ...

Page 3: ...s otherwise specified the document only serves as the user guide All the statements information and suggestions contained in the document do not constitute any explicit or implicit guarantee Trademark The trademark is registered and owned by Fibocom Wireless Inc Change History Version Author Date Remark V1 0 5 Randy 2021 03 12 Update LTE UL to Release 15 V1 0 4 Xiaodequan 2021 02 06 Update Phase2 ...

Page 4: ...m 11 2 5 Antenna Configuration 11 3 Application Interface 13 3 1 M 2 Interface 13 Pin Map 13 Pin Definition 14 3 2 Power Supply 18 Power Supply 18 Logic level 19 3 3 Control Signal 20 Module Start Up 20 3 3 1 1 Start up Circuit 20 3 3 1 2 Start up Timing Sequence 21 Module Shutdown 22 Module Reset 22 PCIe Link State 24 3 3 4 1 D0 L1 2 24 3 3 4 2 D3cold L2 25 Timing application 26 3 4 PCIe Interfac...

Page 5: ...3 9 Configuration Interface 35 4 Radio Frequency 36 4 1 RF Interface 36 RF Interface Functionality 36 RF Connector Characteristic 36 RF Connector Dimension 37 RF Connector Assembly 38 4 2 Operating Band 39 4 3 Transmitting Power 41 4 4 Antenna Design 43 5 ESD Characteristics 46 6 Structure Specification 47 6 1 Product Appearance 47 6 2 Dimension of Structure 47 6 3 M 2 Interface Model 48 6 4 M 2 C...

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Page 7: ...and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios 3GPP TS 34 121 1 V8 11 0 User Equipment UE conformance specification Radio transmission and reception FDD Part 1 Conformance specification 3GPP TS 34 122 V14 0 0 Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network Radio transmission and reception TDD 3GPP TS 36 521 1 V14 0 0 User Equipment UE conformance specification Radio transmission and recep...

Page 8: ...B18 B19 B20 B25 B26 B28 B29 B30 B32 B66 B71 LTE TDD B34 B38 B39 B40 B41 B42 B43 B46 B48 NR n1 n2 n3 n5 n7 n8 n20 n25 n28 n30 n38 n40 n41 n481 n66 n71 n77 n78 n79 WCDMA HSPA Band 1 2 4 5 8 GNSS Support GPS GLONASS Galileo BDS QZSS NR 3GPP Release 15 LTE 3GPP Release 15 UMTS 3GPP Release 8 Feature NR DL 4 4 MIMO n1 n2 n3 n7 n25 n30 n38 n40 n41 n48 n66 n77 n78 n79 UL 2 2 MIMO n41 n77 n78 n79 LTE DL 4...

Page 9: ...C DL LTE 5CA NR 1CA LTE 3CA NR 2CA UL LTE 2CA NR 1CA Power Supply DC 3 135V 4 4V Typical 3 3V Temperature Normal operating temperature 10 C 55 C Extended operating temperature 30 C 75 C Storage temperature 40 C 85 C Physical Characteristics Interface M 2 Key B Dimension 30 x 52 x 2 3mm Weight 8g Interface Antenna Connector WWAN Antenna x 4 Support 4x4 MIMO Function Interface Dual SIM one built in ...

Page 10: ...nder investigating for future 4 NSA DL 4 45Gbps is under investigating for future 5 LTE UL 225Mbps CAT20 is under investigating for future Note When temperature goes beyond normal operating temperature range of 10 C 55 C RF performance of module may be slightly off 3GPP specifications 2 3 Application Block The peripheral applications for FM350 module are shown in Figure 2 1 Module SIM1 USB2 0 USB3...

Page 11: ...LNA RF Transceiver TCXO Triplexer Triplexer MB HB PAMiD TXA0 PRX DPDT LB PAMiD ANT2 M2 ANT1 M1 DRX2 PRX2 GNSS SAW GNSS Receiver DRF MCP NAND LPDDR4 MIPI RFFE IQ eSIM Diplexer Diplexer UHB Main PAMid UHB Comp PAMid UHB XB DRX 4x4 MIMO SAW LNA UHB XB DRX 4x4 MIMO SAW LNA PA ET1 DCDC TXA1 Multi plexer SPDT N41 PA DPDT DPDT SP3T SPDT M HB FEM 4x4 MIMO GNSS Extractor SPDT Figure 2 2 Hardware block diag...

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Page 13: ...rization All Rights Reserved FM350 GL Hardware Guide Page 13 of 59 3 Application Interface 3 1 M 2 Interface The FM350 module applies standard M 2 Key B interface with a total of 75 pins Pin Map Figure 3 1 Pin Map Note Pin Notch represents the gap of the gold fingers ...

Page 14: ...module power on input internal pull up 350KΩ 3 3 1 8V 7 USB D I O USB data plus 0 3 3V 8 W_DISABLE1 I WWAN disable active low 3 3 1 8V 9 USB D I O USB data minus 0 3 3V 10 LED1 OD System status LED output open drain 3 3V 3 3V 11 GND GND Power Supply 12 Notch Notch 13 Notch Notch 14 Notch Notch 15 Notch Notch 16 Notch Notch 17 Notch Notch 18 Notch Notch 19 Notch Notch 20 GPIO I O GPIO Reserved 1 8V...

Page 15: ...IM_CLK O SIM clock Signal 1 8V 3V 33 GND GND Power Supply 34 UIM_DATA I O SIM data input output 1 8V 3V 35 USB3 0_RX I USB3 0 receive data minus reserved 36 UIM_PWR O SIM power supply 1 8V 3V 1 8V 3V 37 USB3 0_RX I USB3 0 receive data plus reserved 38 NC NC 39 GND GND Power Supply 40 I2C_SCL O I2C master clock 1 8V 41 PETn0 O PCIe TX differential signals negative 42 I2C_SDA I O I2C master data 1 8...

Page 16: ...stem whether supports wake up functionality Active low open drain output and should add external pull up on platform 3 3 1 8V 55 REFCLKP I PCIe reference clock signal Positive 56 RFFE_SCLK O MIPI interface tunable ANT RFFE clock 1 8V 57 GND GND Power Supply 58 RFFE_SDATA I O MIPI interface tunable ANT RFFE data 1 8V 59 ANTCTL0 O Tunable ANT CTRL0 1 8V 60 COEX3 I O Wireless coexistence between WWAN...

Page 17: ...e 70 3 3V PI Power input Power Supply 71 GND GND Power Supply 72 3 3V PI Power input Power Supply 73 VIO_CFG NC Configuration of PCIe sideband signals power domain NC support 1 8V 3 3V GND support 3 3V 74 3 3V PI Power input Power Supply 75 CONFIG_2 O NC GND FM350 M 2 module is configured as the WWAN PCIe Gen3 USB3 1 Gen1 interface type Reset Value The initial status after module reset not the sta...

Page 18: ...cification the PCIe Vmain should be used as the 3 3V power source not the Vaux The Vaux is the PCIe backup power source and it is not sufficient as the power supply In addition the DC DC power supply other than PCIe ports should not be used as the external power cannot control the module status through the PCIe protocol Power Supply The FM350 module should be powered through the 3 3V pins and the ...

Page 19: ...3700MHz 5GHz Filter out medium high frequency band RF interference The stable power supply can ensure the normal operation of FM350 module and the ripple of the power supply should be less than 300mV in design Module supports 5G NR Sub 6 download when module operates with the maximum data transfer throughput the peak current can reach to upper 3500mA It requests the power source voltage should not...

Page 20: ...g Power off Low 3 3 1 8V 67 RESET I PU WWAN reset input active low internal pull up 350KΩ 1 8V 50 PERST I PU Asserted to reset module PCIe interface default If module went into core dump it will reset whole module not only PCIe interface Active low internal pull up 10KΩ 3 3 1 8V Note RESET and PERST need to be controlled by independent GPIO and not shared with other devices on the host Module Star...

Page 21: ...1 Module State Initialization Activation AT Command Ready FCPO ton2 typical 20s OFF Figure 3 5 Timing control for start up Index Min Recommended Max Comments tpr 0ms The delay time of power supply rising from 0V up to 3 3V If power supply always ready it can be ignored ton1 20ms 20ms RESET should be de asserted after FCPO ton2 50ms 100ms The time delay of PERST de asserted after FCPO PERST must al...

Page 22: ...ax tsd is 5s In the finalization process the module will save the network SIM card and some other parameters from memory then clear the memory and shut down PMU The software control timing is shown in Figure 3 6 3 3V PERST tpd RESET Module State Finalization Activation FCPO toff1 tsd OFF AT CFUN 0 toff2 Figure 3 6 Software control power off timing Index Min Recommended Max Comments toff1 16ms 20ms...

Page 23: ...de and module recovery Reset timing 2nd in Figure 3 9 PMU of module internal will be off in reset sequence including whole power off and power on sequence tsd can refer section 3 3 2 recommend using in system warm boot 3 3V PERST RESET Module State Initialization Activation FCPO typical 20s Baseband reset Activation toff2 Figure 3 8 Reset control timing1st 3 3V PERST RESET Module State Initializat...

Page 24: ...ust always be the last to get de asserted refer section 3 3 1 2 PCIe Link State Modem has the lowest power consumption in D0 L1 2 PCIe link state D3cold L2 will increase extra about power consumption CLKREQ can assert or de assert in D3cold L2 but CLKREQ shouldn t be changed again during D3cold L2 When CLKREQ asserts in D3cold L2 it will increase extra power consumption compared with CLKREQ de ass...

Page 25: ...3 10 D0 L1 2 timing 3 3 4 2 D3cold L2 Module supports PCIe goes into D3cold L2 state in Win10 system In D3cold L2 state PCIe link can be wakeup by both modem and host The D0 L0 S0 S0ix D3cold L2 S0 S0ix D0 L0 S0 S0ix timing is shown in Figure 3 11 and Figure 3 12 3 3V PERST RESET Module State D3cold L2 S0 S0ix D0 L0 S0 S0ix FCPO D0 L0 S0 S0ix PEWAKE Host assert Host de assert CLKREQ Figure 3 11 D3...

Page 26: ...m standby D0 L1 2 Refer to section 3 3 4 1 Figure 3 10 D0 L1 2 Timing D3cold L2 Refer to section 3 3 4 2 Figure 3 11 3 12 D3cold L2 timing S3 S4 S5 Power on back to S0 Refer to section 3 3 1 2 Figure 3 5 Timing control for start up Power off out of S0 Refer to section 3 3 2 Figure 3 6 Software power off timing G3 boot Power on Refer to section 3 3 1 2 Figure 3 5 Timing control for start up Warm bo...

Page 27: ... PCIe RX Differential signals negative 49 PERP0 I PCIe RX Differential signals positive 53 REFCLKN I PCIe Reference Clock signal Negative 55 REFCLKP I PCIe Reference Clock signal Positive 50 PERST I PU Asserted to reset module PCIe interface default If module went into coredump it will reset whole module not only PCIe interface Active low internal pull up 10KΩ 3 3 1 8V 52 CLKREQ I O Asserted by de...

Page 28: ...signal should be in close to that of signal and generally each pair of signals require 1 3 grounding signal via holes and the lines shall never cross the segment of plane Try to avoid bended lines and avoid introducing common mode noise in the system which will influence the signal integrity and EMI of difference pair As shown in Figure 3 14 the bending angle of all lines should be equal or greate...

Page 29: ... is no specific requirements for the length match of transmit pair and receiving pair which means the length match is only required by intra differential pair rather than inter differential pair Correct match Dismatched end Incorrect match Matched end Figure 3 15 Length match design of PCIe difference pair 3 5 USIM Interface The FM350 module supports dual SIM one is a built in eSIM and another is ...

Page 30: ...1 N C SIM Card Slot The reference circuit design for N C Normally Closed SIM card slot is shown in Figure 3 16 Figure 3 16 Reference circuit for N C SIM card slot The principles of the N C SIM card slot are described as follows When the SIM card is detached it connects the short circuit between CD and SW pins and drives the SIM_DETECT pin low When the SIM card is inserted it connects an open circu...

Page 31: ...ate of the SIM card slot The SIM card hot plugging function can be configured by AT MSMPD command and the description for AT command as shown in the following table AT Command Hot plugging Detection Function Description AT MSMPD 1 Enable Default value the SIM card hot plugging detection function is enabled The module can detect whether the SIM card is inserted or not through the SIM_DETECT pin sta...

Page 32: ...ifficult for the layout the whole SIM signal lines should be wrapped with GND as a group at least The filter capacitors and ESD devices for SIM card signals should be placed near to the SIM card slot and the ESD devices with 22 33pF capacitance should be used 3 6 Status Indicator The FM350 module provides two signals to indicate the operating status of the module and the status indicator pins as s...

Page 33: ...he driving current WOWWAN The WOWWAN signal is used to wake the Host AP when there comes the data request The definition of WOWWAN signal is as follows Operating Mode WOWWAN Signal SMS or data requests Pull low 1s then pull high pulse signal Idle Sleep High level The WOWWAN timing is shown in Figure 3 19 WOWWAN 1S Idle Sleep Call SMS Data Idle Sleep Status Figure 3 19 WOWWAN timing Note WOWWAN is ...

Page 34: ...light mode Low WWAN function is disabled the module enters Flight mode Note The function of W_DISABLE1 is enabled by default It can be disabled by customer s request BODYSAR The FM350 module supports Body SAR function by detecting the DPR pin The voltage level of DPR is high by default and when the SAR sensor detects the closing human body the DPR signal will be pulled down As the result the modul...

Page 35: ...8V 59 ANTCTL0 O Tunable ANT control GPO interface Bit0 1 8V 61 ANTCTL1 O Tunable ANT control GPO interface bit1 1 8V 63 ANTCTL2 O Tunable ANT control GPO interface Bit2 1 8V 65 ANTCTL3 O Tunable ANT control GPO interface Bit3 1 8V 3 9 Configuration Interface The FM350 module provides four pins for the configuration as the WWAN PCIe type M 2 module Pin Pin Name I O Reset Value Pin Description Level...

Page 36: ...onnectors used for external antenna connection As the Figure 4 1 shows M is for Main antenna used to receive and transmit RF signals D G is for Diversity antenna used to receive the diversity RF signals M1 and M2 are used for supporting 4x4 MIMO data transfer Figure 4 1 RF connectors RF Connector Characteristic Rated Condition Environment Condition Frequency Range DC 6GHz Temperature Range 40 C 85...

Page 37: ...ge 37 of 59 RF Connector Dimension FM350 module uses standard M 2 RF connectors The RF connector part number is 818004607 manufactured by ECT Corporation and the connector size is 2x2x0 6m The connector dimension is shown as following picture Figure 4 2 RF connector dimensions Figure 4 3 0 81mm coaxial antenna dimensions ...

Page 38: ...axial antenna connected to the RF connector RF Connector Assembly Mate RF connector parallel refer Figure 4 5 do not slant mate with strong force Figure 4 5 Mate RF connector To avoid damage in RF connector unmating it is recommended using pulling JIG as Figure 4 6 and the pulling JIG must be lifted up vertically to PCB surface see Figure 4 7 and 4 8 Figure 4 6 Pulling JIG ...

Page 39: ...lling direction 4 2 Operating Band The FM350 module operating bands of the antennas are as follows Operating Band Description RAT TX MHz RX MHz Band 1 2100MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 1920 1980 2110 2170 Band 2 1900MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 1850 1910 1930 1990 Band 3 1800MHz LTE FDD 1710 1785 1805 1880 Band 4 1700MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 1710 1755 2110 2155 Band 5 850MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 824 849 869 894 ...

Page 40: ...d 25 1900MHz LTE FDD 1850 1915 1930 1995 Band 26 850MHz LTE FDD 814 849 859 894 Band 28 700MHz LTE FDD 703 748 758 803 Band 29 700MHz LTE FDD N A 717 728 Band 30 2300MHz LTE FDD 2305 2315 2350 2360 Band 32 1500MHz LTE FDD N A 1452 1496 Band 34 2000MHz LTE TDD 2010 2025 Band 38 2600MHz LTE TDD 2570 2620 Band 39 1900MHZ LTE TDD 1880 1920 Band 40 2300MHz LTE TDD 2300 2400 Band 41 2500MHz LTE TDD 2496...

Page 41: ...2600MHz NR TDD 2570 2620 n40 2300MHz NR TDD 2300 2400 n41 2500MHz NR TDD 2496 2690 n48 3500MHz NR TDD 3550 3700 n66 1700MHz NR FDD 1710 1780 2110 2200 n71 600MHz NR FDD 663 698 617 652 n77 NR TDD 3300 4200 n78 NR TDD 3300 3800 n79 NR TDD 4400 5000 GPS L1 1575 42 1 023 GLONASS G1 1602 5625 4 Galileo E1 1575 42 2 046 BDS B1 1561 098 2 046 4 3 Transmitting Power The transmitting power for each band o...

Page 42: ...B Band 17 23 2 7 23 2 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 18 23 2 7 23 2 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 19 23 2 7 23 2 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 20 23 2 7 23 2 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 25 23 2 7 23 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 26 23 2 7 23 2 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 28 23 2 7 3 2 23 2 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 30 23 2 7 22 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 34 23 2 7 23 1 10MHz Bandwidth 1 RB Band 38 23 2 ...

Page 43: ... RB n40 23 2 7 23 1 15MHz BW Inner RB n41 26 2 7 3 7 26 1 60MHz BW Inner RB n48 23 2 7 3 7 21 1 NA n66 23 2 7 23 1 20MHz BW Inner RB n71 23 2 7 23 2 1 10MHz BW Inner RB n77 23 2 7 25 2 1 50MHz BW Inner RB n78 26 3 4 26 1 50MHz BW Inner RB n79 26 3 4 26 1 60MHz BW Inner RB 4 4 Antenna Design The FM350 module provides four antenna interfaces and the antenna design requirements is shown in the follow...

Page 44: ...0 800 71MHz LTE band 25 1900 145MHz LTE band 26 850 80MHz LTE band 28 700 100MHz LTE band 29 700 11MHz LTE band 30 2300 55MHz LTE band 32 1500 44MHz LTE band 34 2000 15MHz LTE band 38 2600 50MHz LTE band 39 1900 40MHz LTE band 40 2300 100MHz LTE band 41 2500 110MHz LTE band 42 3500 200MHz LTE band 43 3700 200MHz LTE band 46 5500 775MHz LTE band 48 3600 150MHz LTE band 66 1700 490MHz LTE band 71 60...

Page 45: ...ights Reserved FM350 GL Hardware Guide Page 45 of 59 FM350 module Main antenna requirements n78 3500 500MHz n79 5500 600MHz Bandwidth GNSS GPS 2MHz GLONASS 8MHz Galileo 8MHz BDS 4MHz Impedance 50Ω Input power 28dBm average power WCDMA LTE NR Recommended standing wave ratio SWR 2 1 ...

Page 46: ...t apply to ESD sensitive components should be strictly followed Proper ESD handling procedures must be applied throughout the processing handling assembly and operation of any application with module The ESD characteristics are shown in the following table Temperature 25 C Relative Humidity 40 Interface Contact Discharge Air Discharge GND 8 kV 15 kV Antenna Interface 8 kV NA Golden Finger 2 kV NA ...

Page 47: ...s Reserved FM350 GL Hardware Guide Page 47 of 59 6 Structure Specification 6 1 Product Appearance The product appearance for FM350 module is shown in Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 Module appearance 6 2 Dimension of Structure The structural dimension of the FM350 module is shown in Figure 6 2 ...

Page 48: ...he FM350 M 2 module adopts 75 pin gold finger as external interface where 67 pins are signal pins and 8 pins are notch pins as shown in Figure 3 1 For module dimension please refer to Figure 6 2 Dimension of Structure Based on the M 2 interface definition FM350 module adopts Type 3052 S3 B interface 30x52mm the component maximum height on t top layer is 1 5mm PCB thickness is 0 8mm and KEY ID is B...

Page 49: ...ure 6 3 M 2 interface model 6 4 M 2 Connector FM350 module connects with host by M 2 connector which is built in host The recommended part number is APCI0026 P001A manufactured by LOTES Corporation and the dimensions is shown in Figure 6 4 The package of connector please refer to the specification Figure 6 4 M 2 Dimension of structure ...

Page 50: ...50 module uses the tray sealed packing combined with the outer packing method using the hard cartoon box so that the storage transportation and the usage of modules can be protected to the greatest extent Note The module is a precision electronic product and may suffer permanent damage if no correct electrostatic protection measures are taken Tray Package The FM350 module uses tray package 20 pcs ...

Page 51: ...Reproduction forbidden without Fibocom Wireless Inc written authorization All Rights Reserved FM350 GL Hardware Guide Page 51 of 59 Figure 6 5 Tray packaging process ...

Page 52: ...orbidden without Fibocom Wireless Inc written authorization All Rights Reserved FM350 GL Hardware Guide Page 52 of 59 Tray size The pallet size is 330x170x6 5mm and is shown in Figure 6 6 Figure 6 6 Tray size Unit mm ...

Page 53: ...ansmitter module s are installed and operating The modules should be transmitting and the evaluation should confirm that the module s intentional emissions are compliant i e fundamental and out of band emissions The host manufacturer must verify that there are no additional unintentional emissions other than what is permitted in Part 15 Subpart B or emissions are complaint with the transmitter s r...

Page 54: ... The transmitter module may not be co located with any other transmitter or antenna 3 Only antennas of the same type and with equal or less gains as shown below may be used with this module Other types of antennas and or higher gain antennas may require additional authorization for operation Antenna Type Bands Peak Gain Antenna Type Bands Peak Gain PIFA WCDMA B2 4 PIFA LTE B41 4 WCDMA B4 3 LTE B48...

Page 55: ...ed on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC IC authorization 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 user s manual of the end product which...

Page 56: ...s equipment This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter List of applicable FCC rules This module has been tested and found to comply with part 22 part 24 part 27 part 90 part 96 part 15B requirements for Modular Approval The modular transmitter is only FCC authorized for the specific rule parts i e FCC transmitter rules listed on the gr...

Page 57: ...ce Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement Radiation Exposure St...

Page 58: ...ont pas nécessaires Toutefois l intégrateur OEM est toujours responsable des essais sur son produit final pour toutes exigences de conformité supplémentaires requis pour ce module installé IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions can not be met for example certain laptop configurations or colocation with another transmitter then the Canada authorization is no longer considered valid and t...

Page 59: ... 21374 FM350GL 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 user s 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 Manuel d information à l utilisateur final L intégra...