5G HUB TECHNOLOGIES EG95-EX LTE CAT 4

Purpose of the Document
The purpose of this document is to explain the technical specifications and manual for using the miniPCIe EG95-EX LTE Cat 4 module for Europe.

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Package Content

LTE Cat 4 miniPCIe Package

• EG95-EX miniPCIe card.

General Description

Overview

EG95-EX miniPCIe is a series of LTE category 4 module for North America adopting standard PCI Express Mini Card form factor (Mini PCIe). It is optimized specially for M2M and IoT applications and delivers 150Mbps downlink and 50Mbps uplink data rates.
EG95-EX miniPCIe supports Qualcomm® IZat™ location technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated GNSS greatly simplifies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable positioning. A rich set of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces, and abundant functionalities (USB serial drivers for Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux, Android) extend the applicability of the module to a wide range of M2M applications such as industrial router, industrial PDA, rugged tablet PC, video surveillance and digital signage.

Key Features

• LTE category 4 module optimized for broadband IoT applications
• Europe bands
• Worldwide LTE, UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverage
• Standard PCI Express® MiniCard form factor (miniPCIe) ideal for manufacturers to easily integrate wireless connectivity into their devices
• MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability in modem wireless communication systems
• Multi-constellation GNSS receiver available for applications requiring fast and accurate fixes in any environment
• LTE FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28
• WCDMA: B1/B8

Data Rate

• LTE
  LTE FDD: Max 150Mbps (DL)/Max 50Mbps (UL)

• UMTS:
  DC- HSDPA: Max 42Mbps (DL)
  HSUPA: Max 5.76Mbps (UL)

• WCDMA:
  Max 384Kbps (DL)/Max 384Kbps (UL)

• GSM:
  EDGE: Max 296Kbps (DL)/Max 236.8Kbps (UL) GPRS: Max 107Kbps (DL)/Max 85.6Kbps (UL)

Interfaces

• USB 2.0 with High Speed up to 480Mbps
• Digital Audio through PCM
• 1.8V/3.0V (U)SIM Interface
• LED_WWAN# for Network Status Indication
• W_DISABLE# for Disabling RF Function
• UART × 1
• PERST# for Module Resetting
• Solder Pads for Main Antenna, Rx-diversity and GNSS Antennas

Software Features

• USB Serial Driver:
  Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.15, Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x

• RIL Driver:
  Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x

• NIDS Driver:
  Windows 7/8/8.1/10

• ECM Driver*③:
  Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.15

• Gobinet Driver:
  Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.15

• Linux qmi wwan Driver:
  3. x (3.4 or later)/4.1~4.15

Protocols

TCP/UDP/PPP/FTP/FTPS/HTTP/HTTPS/NTP/PING/QMI/NITZ/MMS/SMTP/SSL/MQTT/FILE/CMUX /SMTPS

General Features

• Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +80°C
• Dimensions: 30.0mm x 51.0mm x 3.5mm
• Weight: Approx. 9.8g
• Mini PCIe Package
• Supply Voltage: 3.0V~3.6V, 3.3V Typ.
• Bandwidth: 1.4/3/5/10/15/20MHz
• 3GPP TS 27.007

Approvals

• Carrier:
  Vodafone (Global)
  Deutsche Telekom/Telefónica (Europe)
  Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile/U.S. Cellular (North America) Rogers/Bell/Telus (Canada)
  SKT/KT/LGU+ (South Korea)
  NTT DOCOMO/SoftBank/KDDI (Japan)

• Regulatory:
  GCF (Global)
  CE (Europe)
  FCC/PTCRB (North America) IC (Canada)
  Anatel (Brazil)
  KC (South Korea)
  NCC (Taiwan)
  JATE/TELEC (Japan)
  RCM (Australia/New Zealand) FAC (Russia)
  NBTC (Thailand)
  ICASA (South Africa)

• Others:
  RoHS Compliant WHQL

Overview Diagrams

Functional Diagram

The following figure shows the block diagram of EG91 Mini PCIe.

miniPCIe PIN Diagram and Assignment

The physical connections and signal levels of EG91 miniPCIe comply with PCI Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specification.

• Power supply
• (U)SIM interface
• USB interface
• UART interfaces
• PCM and I2C interfaces
• Control and indication pins

Pin Description

Pin #| Pin Name| Pin Direction| Pin Functionality
---|---|---|---
1| NC|  |
2| VCC_3V3| I| 3.0V~3.6V, typically 3.3V DC supply
3| NC|  |
4| GND|  | Mini card ground
5| NC|  |
6| NC|  | Not connected
7| RESERVED|  | Reserved
8| USIM_VDD| O| Power supply for the (U)SIM card
9| GND|  |
10| USIM_DATA| I| Data signal of (U)SIM card
11| UART_RX| I| UART receive data
12| USIM_CLK| O| Clock signal of (U)SIM card
13| UART_TX| O| UART transmit data
14| USIM_RST| O| Reset signal of (U)SIM card
15| GND|  |
16| RESERVED|  |
17| RI| O| Ring indication
18| GND|  |
19| RESERVED|  |
20| W_DISABLE#| I| Airplane mode control
21| GND|  |
22| PERST#| I| Fundamental reset signal
23| UART_CTS| I| UART clear to send
24| RESERVED|  |
25| UART_RTS| O| UART request to send
26| GND|  |
27| GND|  |
28| NC|  |
29| GND|  |
30| I2C_SCL| OD| I2C serial clock
31| DTR| DI| Sleep mode control
32| I2C_SDA| OD| OD I2C serial data
33| RESERVED|  |
34| GND|  |
35| GND|  |
36| USB_DM| IO| USB differential data (-)
37| GND|  |
38| USB_DP| IO| USB differential data (+)
39| VCC_3V3| I| 3.0V~3.6V, typically 3.3V DC supply
---|---|---|---
40| GND|  |
41| VCC_3V3| I| 3.0V~3.6V, typically 3.3V DC supply
42| ****

LED_WWAN#

| OC| LED signal for indicating the network status of the module
43| GND|  |
44| NC|  | (U)SIM card insertion

detection

45| PCM_CLK| IO| PCM clock signal
46| RESERVED|  |
47| PCM_DOUT| O| PCM data output
48| NC|  |
49| PCM_DIN| I| PCM data input
50| GND|  |
51| PCM_SYNC| IO| PCM frame synchronization
52| VCC_3V3| PI| 3.0V~3.6V, typically 3.3V DC supply

Operating Models

The following table briefly outlines the operating modes to be mentioned in the following chapters.

network, and it is ready to send and receive data
Talk/Data| Network connection is ongoing. In this mode, the power consumption is decided by network setting and data transfer rate.
Minimum Functionality Mode| AT+CFUN command can set the module to a minimum functionality mode without removing the power supply. In this case, both RF

function and (U)SIM card will be invalid.

Airplane Mode| AT+CFUN command or W_DISABLE# pin can set the module to airplane mode. In this case, RF function will be invalid.
Sleep Mode| In this mode, the current consumption of the module will be reduced to the minimal level. In this mode, the module can still receive paging message, SMS, voice call and TCP/UDP data from the network normally
Power Down Mode| In this mode, the power management unit shuts down the power supply. Software goes inactive. The serial interface is not accessible. Operating voltage remains applied

Power Saving

Sleep Mode
EG91 Mini PCIe can reduce its current consumption to a minimum value in sleep mode. There are three preconditions must be met to make the module enter sleep mode.

• Execute AT+QSCLK=1 to enable sleep mode
• Ensure the DTR is kept at high level or be kept open
• The host’s USB bus, which is connected with the module’s USB interface, enters suspend state

Airplane Mode

When the module enters airplane mode, the RF function will be disabled, and all AT commands related to it will be inaccessible.

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