Fibocom NL952-NA-00, Hardware User Manual

Page 1: ...FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_ Hardware_User_Manual Version 1 0 1 Date 2020 02 28 ...

Page 2: ...ut Fibocom Wireless Inc written authorization All Rights Reserved FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_Hardware_User_Manual Page 2 of 57 Applicability Table No Product model Description 1 NL952 NA 00 Cat20 WWAN Module 2 NL952 NA 20 Cat12 WWAN Module ...

Page 3: ... 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 cor...

Page 4: ...vice 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 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioé lectrique subi mê me si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement Trademark The tradem...

Page 5: ... 12 2 5 Antenna Configuration 12 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 Power Consumption 20 3 3 Control Signal 21 Module Start Up 22 3 3 1 1 Start up Circuit 22 3 3 1 2 Start up Timing Sequence 22 Module Shutdown 23 Module Reset 24 PCIe Link State 26 3 3 4 1 D0 L1 2 26 3 3 4 2 D3cold L2 27 Timing application ...

Page 6: ... Slot 34 USIM Hot Plugging 35 USIM Design 35 3 6 Status Indicator 36 LED 1 Signal 36 WOWWAN 36 3 7 Interrupt Control 37 W_DISABLE1 37 BODYSAR 38 PCIe_BOOT_DISABLE 38 ANT_CONFIG 38 3 8 ANT Tunable Interface Reserved 38 3 9 Configuration Interface 39 3 10 Other Interfaces 39 4 Radio Frequency 40 4 1 RF Interface 40 RF Interface Functionality 40 RF Connector Characteristic 40 RF Connector Dimension 4...

Page 7: ...eserved FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_Hardware_User_Manual Page 7 of 57 4 6 Antenna Design 47 5 Structure Specification 49 5 1 Product Appearance 49 5 2 Dimension of Structure 49 5 3 M 2 Interface Model 50 5 4 M 2 Connector 51 5 5 Storage 52 Storage Life 52 5 6 Packing 52 Tray Package 52 Tray size 54 ...

Page 8: ...ption TDD 3GPP TS 36 521 1 V14 0 0 User Equipment UE conformance specification Radio transmission and reception Part 1 Conformance testing 3GPP TS 21 111 V10 0 0 USIM and IC card requirements 3GPP TS 51 011 V4 15 0 Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module Mobile Equipment SIM ME interface 3GPP TS 31 102 V10 11 0 Characteristics of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module USIM application 3G...

Page 9: ... 2 4 5 GNSS support GPS GLONASS Galileo BDS Data Transmission NL952 NA 20 Cat12 NL952 NA 00 Cat20 LTE FDD 600Mbps DL Cat 12 150Mbps UL 2Gbps DL Cat20 150Mbps UL LTE TDD 460Mbps DL Cat 12 90Mbps UL 1 44Gbps DL Cat20 90Mbps UL When LTE TDD achieves maximum DL rate its UL rate can reach 30Mbps only UMTS HSPA UMTS 384 kbps DL 384 kbps UL DC HSPA 42 Mbps DL Cat 24 5 76 Mbps UL Cat6 Carrier aggregation ...

Page 10: ...M 1 8V 3V PCIe 2 0 X1 USB 2 0 USB 3 0 W_Disable BodySar LED Tunable antenna Reserved I2S Reserved Software Protocol Stack IPV4 IPV6 AT commands 3GPP TS 27 007 and 27 005 Firmware update USB PCIe Other feature Multiple carrier Windows update Note When temperature goes beyond normal operating temperature range of 10 C 55 C RF performance of module may be slightly off 3GPP specifications ...

Page 11: ...inter band TBD 2 intra band contiguous plus 2 intra band contiguous TBD 2 intra band contiguous plus 2 intra band non contiguous TBD 3 intra band contiguous plus inter band TBD Intra band non contiguous TBD Intra band contiguous TBD 5CA 2 intra band contiguous plus 2 intra band contiguous plus inter band TBD 2 intra band contiguous plus 3 inter band TBD 2 intra band contiguous plus 2 intra band no...

Page 12: ... Host application D G AUX1 ANT Main ANT SIM Card PCIe SIM2 SIM Card M2 AUX3 ANT M1 AUX2 ANT Figure2 1 Application Block 2 5 Antenna Configuration NL952 module support four antennas and the configuration is as below table Antenna Connector Function Description Band configuration M Main ANT All supported bands transmit receive M1 MIMO1 ANT 4x4 MIMO supported bands receive M2 MIMO2 ANT 4x4 MIMO suppo...

Page 13: ...n All Rights Reserved FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_Hardware_User_Manual Page 13 of 57 3 Application Interface 3 1 M 2 Interface The NL952 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: ...le power on input internal pull up 40KΩ 3 3 1 8V 7 USB D I O USB Data Plus 0 3 3V 8 W_DISABLE1 I PD WWAN Disable active low 3 3 1 8V 9 USB D I O USB Data Minus 0 3 3V 10 LED1 OD T 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 I2S_CLK O PD I2S Serial clo...

Page 15: ... 1 8V 3V 1 8V 3V 37 USB3 0_RX I USB3 0 receive data plus 38 PCIe_ BOOT_DISABLE I PD PCIe early boot USB normal boot select Reserved 1 8V 39 GND GND Power Supply 40 SIM2_DETECT I PD SIM2 Detect internal pull up 390KΩ active high 1 8V 41 PETn0 O PCIe TX Differential signals Negative 42 UIM2_DATA I O PD SIM2 data input output 1 8V 3V 43 PETp0 O PCIe TX Differential signals Positive 44 UIM2_CLK O PD S...

Page 16: ...latform 3 3 1 8V 55 REFCLKP I PCIe Reference Clock signal Positive 56 RFFE_SCLK O PD MIPI Interface Tunable ANT RFFE clock 1 8V 57 GND GND Power Supply 58 RFFE_SDATA I O PD MIPI Interface Tunable ANT RFFE data 1 8V 59 ANTCTL0 O PD Tunable ANT CTRL0 1 8V 60 COEX3 I O TBD Wireless Coexistence between WWAN and WiFi BT modules based on BT SIG coexistence protocol COEX_EXT_FTA Reserved 1 8V 61 ANTCTL1 ...

Page 17: ...e type 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 NC NL952 M 2 module is configured as the WWAN PCIe USB3 0 interface type Reset Value The initial status after module reset not the status wh...

Page 18: ...power supply 1 8V 3V 48 UIM2_PWR PO USIM power supply 1 8V 3V NL952 module uses PCIe interface according to the PCIe specification 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 th...

Page 19: ...uency band RF interference 18pF 10pF 8 2pF 6 8pF 1500 1800 2100 2300 2600MHz 3500 3600 3700MHz Filter out medium high frequency band RF interference The stable power supply can ensure the normal operation of NL952 module and the ripple of the power supply should be less than 300mV in design Because module support 5CA download when module operates with the maximum data transfer throughput the peak ...

Page 20: ...ly module power off TBD ISleep WCDMA DRX 8 TBD LTE FDD Paging cycle 64 frames 0 64 sec DRx cycle TBD LTE TDD Paging cycle 64 frames 0 64 sec DRx cycle TBD Radio Off AT CFUN 4 Flight mode TBD IWCDMA RMS WCDMA WCDMA Data call Band 2 23 5dBm TBD WCDMA Data call Band 4 23 5dBm TBD WCDMA Data call Band 5 23 5dBm TBD ILTE RMS LTE FDD LTE FDD Data call Band 2 23dBm TBD LTE FDD Data call Band 4 23dBm TBD ...

Page 21: ...lue obtained by testing the sample for high medium low channels In 3CA mode the NL952 power consumption is shown in the following table 3CA Combination Condition Max data transfer Typical Current mA TBD Band 2 22dBm TBD Band 4 22dBm TBD Band 5 22dBm TBD Band 7 22dBm TBD Band 12 22dBm TBD Band 13 22dBm TBD Band 30 21dBm TBD Band 48 20 5dBm TBD Band 66 22dBm TBD Band 71 22dBm TBD Note The data above...

Page 22: ... 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 Start Up 3 3 1 1 Start up Circuit The FCPO FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF pin needs an external 3 3V or 1 8V pull up for booting up AP Application Processor controls the module start up We recommend to use a reset value low or pull down port to control FCPO and also reser...

Page 23: ... de asserted The minimum detection time of PCIe link is about TBD after PERST de asserted Note When USB is used as data transfer interface follow timing above in PERST connecting with host otherwise don t control PERST in PERST floating condition Module Shutdown Module can be shut down by following control Shutdown Control Action Condition Software Sending AT CFUN 0 command Normal shutdown recomme...

Page 24: ...Index Min Recommended Max Comments toff1 TBD TBD RESET should be asserted after PERST toff2 TBD TBD FCPO should be asserted after RESET tpd TBD TBD 3 3V power supply goes down time If power supply is always on it can be ignored Note When USB is used as data transfer interface follow timing above in PERST connecting with host otherwise don t control PERST in PERST floating condition Module Reset Th...

Page 25: ...W upgrade 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 Init...

Page 26: ...efer section 3 3 1 2 ton2 TBD TBD The time delay of PERST de asserted after FCPO PERST must always be the last to get de asserted refer section 3 3 1 2 Note When USB is used as data transfer interface follow timing above in PERST connecting with host otherwise don t control PERST in PERST floating condition PCIe Link State 3 3 4 1 D0 L1 2 Module supports PCIe goes into D0 L1 2 state in Win10 syste...

Page 27: ...ended timing application in Win10 OS is as below table System status Timing Application S0ix Modem 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 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 tim...

Page 28: ...ority Description PCIe Win10 OS High Priority PCIe USB If PCIe and USB ports both connected with PC module will initial PCIe first then disable USB port USB Chrome Linux Android OS Low It must disconnect PCIe port only keep USB connecting If keep PCIe and USB connecting both it needs disable PCIe by BIOS UEFI of PC PCIe Interface NL952 module supports PCIe Gen2 one lane for data transmission chann...

Page 29: ...anism asserted by either host or device to initiate an L1 exit Active low open drain output and should add external pull up on platform 3 3 1 8V 54 PEWAKE O PD Asserted to wake up system and reactivate PCIe link from L2 to L0 it depends on system whether supports wake up functionality Active low open drain output and should add external pull up on platform 3 3 1 8V 3 4 1 2 PCIe Interface Applicati...

Page 30: ...ference pair As shown in Figure 3 13 the bending angle of all lines should be equal or greater than 135 the spacing between difference pair lines should be larger than 20mil and the line caused by bending should be greater than 1 5 times line width at least When a serpentine line is used for length match with another line the bended length of each segment shall be at least 3 times the line width 3...

Page 31: ...odule please refer to Universal Serial Bus Specification 2 0 and Universal Serial Bus Specification 3 0 USB3 0 interface initialized with host driver then mapped RMNET AT port in Chrome Linux Android OS The RMNET interfaces are used for data transfer AT port is used for AT command The port can be configured in practical application 3 4 2 1 USB Interface Definition Pin Pin Name I O Description Type...

Page 32: ...B_D and USB_D signal lines should have the differential impedance of 90 ohms USB_D and USB_D signal lines should be parallel and have the equal length the right angle routing should be avoided USB_D and USB_D signal lines should be routed on the layer that is adjacent to the ground layer and wrapped with GND vertically and horizontally 3 4 2 3 USB3 0 Interface Application The reference circuit is ...

Page 33: ...in Pin Name I O Reset Value Description Level 36 UIM_PWR PO USIM power supply 1 8V 3V 30 UIM_RESET O PD USIM reset 1 8V 3V 32 UIM_CLK O PD USIM clock 1 8V 3V 34 UIM_DATA I O PD USIM data internal pull up 4 7KΩ 1 8V 3V 66 SIM_DETECT I PD USIM card detect internal 390K pull up Active high and high level indicates SIM card is inserted and low level indicates SIM card is detached 1 8V USIM2 Pins The U...

Page 34: ...re 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 circuit between CD and SW pins and drives the SIM_DETECT pin high 3 5 3 2 N O SIM Card Slot The reference circuit design for N O Normally Open SIM card slot is shown in Figure 3 18 Figure 3 18 Reference Circui...

Page 35: ...e SIM_DETECT status will not be detected Note By default SIM_DETECT is active high which can be switched to active low by the AT command Please refer to the AT Commands Manual for the AT command USIM Design The SIM card circuit design shall meet the EMC standards and ESD requirements with the improved capability to resist interference to ensure that the SIM card can work stably The following guide...

Page 36: ...ed to indicate the operating status of the module and the detailed description as shown in the following table Module Status LED1 Signal RF function ON Low level LED On RF function OFF High level LED Off The LED driving circuit is shown in figure 3 19 Figure 3 19 LED Driving Circuit Note The resistance of LED current limiting resistor is selected according to the driving voltage and the driving cu...

Page 37: ...8V 25 DPR I PD Body SAR detection 3 3 1 8V 26 W_DISABLE2 I PD GNSS Disable signal Reserved 3 3 1 8V 38 PCIe_BOOT_DISABLE I PD PCIe early boot USB normal boot select 1 8V 68 ANT_CONFIG I PD Host antenna configuration detection Reserved 1 8V W_DISABLE1 The module provides a hardware pin to enable disable WWAN RF function and the function can also be controlled by the AT command The module enters the...

Page 38: ...Hi Z Floating If use USB as IPC interface connect it to 1 8V pull up with 4 7K ohm resistor The definition of PCIe boot disable signal as shown in the following table PCIe_BOOT_DISABLE signal Function High USB boot Reserved Hi Z Floating PCIe early boot Reserved ANT_CONFIG NL952 module can be configured to support dual antennas or 4 antennas by detecting the ANT_CONFIG pin ANT_CONFIG is an input p...

Page 39: ...t2 1 8V 65 ANTCTL3 O Tunable ANT control GPO interface Bit3 1 8V 3 9 Configuration Interface The NL952 module provides four configuration pins for the configuration as the WWAN PCIe type M 2 module Pin Pin Name I O Reset Value Pin Description Level 1 CONFIG_3 O NC 21 CONFIG_0 O NC 69 CONFIG_1 O L Internally connected to GND 75 CONFIG_2 O NC The M 2 module configuration as the following table Confi...

Page 40: ... RF connectors 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 support 4x4 MIMO data transfer Figure 4 1 RF connectors RF Connector Characteristic Rated Condition Environment Condition Frequency Range DC to 6GHz Temperature Range Ch...

Page 41: ..._User_Manual Page 41 of 57 RF Connector Dimension NL952 module adopts standard M 2 module RF connectors the model name is 818004607 from ECT Corporation and the connector size is 2 2 0 6m The connector dimension is shown as following picture Figure 4 2 RF connector dimensions Figure 4 3 0 81mm coaxial antenna dimensions ...

Page 42: ...81mm coaxial 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 43: ...igure 4 8 Pulling direction 4 2 Operating Band The NL952 module operating bands of the antennas are as follows Operating Band Description Mode Tx MHz Rx MHz Band 2 1900MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 1850 1910 1930 1990 Band 4 2100MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 1710 1755 2110 2155 Band 5 850MHz LTE FDD WCDMA 824 849 869 894 Band 7 2600Mhz LTE FDD 2500 2570 2620 2690 Band 12 700Mhz LTE FDD 699 716 729 746 ...

Page 44: ...Hz LTE TDD 5150 5925 Band 48 3600MHZ LTE TDD 3550 3700 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 of the NL952 module as shown in the following table Mode Band 3GPP Requirement dBm Tx Power dBm Note WCDMA Band 2 24 1 7 3 7 23 5 1 Band 4 24 1 7 3 7 23 5 1 Band 5 24 1 7 3 7 23 5 1 LTE FDD Band...

Page 45: ... 4 4 Receiver Sensitivity Dual Antenna Receiver Sensitivity All bands support dual antenna the receiver sensitivity for each band of NL952 module is shown in below table Mode Band 3GPP Requirement dBm Rx Sensitivity dBm Typical Note WCDMA Band 2 104 7 TBD BER 0 1 Band 4 106 7 TBD BER 0 1 Band 5 104 7 TBD BER 0 1 LTE FDD Band 2 94 3 TBD 10MHz Bandwidth Band 4 96 3 TBD 10MHz Bandwidth Band 5 94 3 TB...

Page 46: ... support four antenna the receiver sensitivity for some middle high bands of NL952 module is shown in below table Mode Band Middle High Bands 3GPP Requirement dBm Rx Sensitivity Typical dBm Note LTE FDD Band 2 Middle Band 97 TBD 10MHz Bandwidth Band 4 Middle Band 99 TBD 10MHz Bandwidth Band 7 High Band 97 TBD 10MHz Bandwidth Band 25 Middle Band 95 5 TBD 10MHz Bandwidth Band 30 Middle Band 98 TBD 1...

Page 47: ...iversity antenna interfaces and the antenna design requirements as shown in the following table NL952 module Main antenna requirements Frequency range The most proper antenna to adapt the frequencies should be used Bandwidth WCDMA WCDMA band 2 1900 140 MHz WCDMA band 4 2100 445 MHz WCDMA band 5 850 70 MHz Bandwidth LTE LTE band 2 1900 140 MHz LTE Band 4 2100 445 MHz LTE band 5 850 70 MHz LTE band ...

Page 48: ... antenna requirements LTE band 71 6500 81 MHz Bandwidth GNSS GPS 2 MHz GLONASS 8 MHz Galileo 8 MHz BDS 4 MHz Impedance 50 ohm Input power 28 dBm average power WCDMA LTE Recommended standing wave ratio SWR 2 1 Note For FCC strict EIRP requirement on B30 B48 suggest the ANT peak gain should be 1dBi B30 0 5dBi B48 About the other bands the EIRP that suggested is TBD ...

Page 49: ... 49 of 57 5 Structure Specification 5 1 Product Appearance The product appearance for NL952 module is shown in Figure5 1 Figure 5 1 Module Appearance Note There is NL952 NA 00 module above and the 00 will replace with 20 in NL952 NA 20 module 5 2 Dimension of Structure The structural dimension of the NL952 module is shown in Figure 5 2 ...

Page 50: ...l The NL952 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 5 2 Dimension of Structure Based on the M 2 interface definition NL952 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 i...

Page 51: ...ardware_User_Manual Page 51 of 57 5 4 M 2 Connector The NL952 module connects to AP via M 2 connector it is recommended to use M 2 connector from LOTES Corporation with the model APCI0026 P001A as shown in Figure 5 3 The package of connector please refer to the specification Figure 5 3 M 2 Dimension of Structure ...

Page 52: ...The NL952 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 NL952 module uses tray package ...

Page 53: ...Reproduction forbidden without Fibocom Wireless Inc written authorization All Rights Reserved FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_Hardware_User_Manual Page 53 of 57 Figure 5 4 Tray Packaging Process ...

Page 54: ...n without Fibocom Wireless Inc written authorization All Rights Reserved FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_Hardware_User_Manual Page 54 of 57 Tray size The pallet size is 330 170 6 5mm and is shown in Figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Tray Size Unit mm ...

Page 55: ...d product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions can not be met for example certain laptop configurations or co location with another transmitter then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be respo...

Page 56: ...following table showed Operating Band Antenna Gain dBi WCDMA B2 8 50 WCDMA B4 5 50 WCDMA B5 9 92 LTE B2 9 00 LTE B4 6 00 LTE B5 10 41 LTE B7 9 00 LTE B12 9 70 LTE B13 10 16 LTE B14 10 23 LTE B17 9 74 LTE B25 9 00 LTE B26 10 41 LTE B30 1 00 LTE B41 9 00 LTE B48 1 00 LTE B66 6 00 LTE B71 9 48 If the host device need fully leverage this Module s FCC ID the host device MUST within below ANT Gain Opera...

Page 57: ...zation All Rights Reserved FIBOCOM_NL952 NA_Hardware_User_Manual Page 57 of 57 LTE B2 4 00 LTE B4 4 00 LTE B5 3 00 LTE B7 4 00 LTE B12 3 00 LTE B13 2 00 LTE B14 2 00 LTE B17 3 00 LTE B25 4 00 LTE B26 3 00 LTE B30 1 00 LTE B41 3 00 LTE B48 1 00 LTE B66 4 00 LTE B71 4 00 ...