SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS CA410 Complete LTE Module Owner’s Manual

: June 1, 2024
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SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS CA410 Complete LTE Module Owner’s Manual
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SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS CA410 Complete LTE Module Owner’s Manual

Cassiopeia Platform
CA410 Module

Data Sheet

SEQUANS Communications
15-55 Boulevard Charles de Gaulle
92700 Colombes, France
Phone. +33.1.70.72.16.00
Fax. +33.1.70.72.16.09
www.sequans.com
[email protected]

About this Data Sheet

Purpose and Scope

The CA410 is a complete LTE module including baseband, RF and memory, designed for CAT-4 devices.

This document provides technical information about the CA410 module. The CA410 is based on Sequans’s Cassiopeia platform.

Who Should Read this Data Sheet?

This document is intended for engineers who are developing User Equipment (UE) for LTE systems.

Changes in this Document

This is the third revision of the CA410 Data Sheet.

Table 1: Change History

Revision	Date	Changes
1	June 2023	N/A
2	June 2023	Add 1.4 MHz bandwidth for B8. New laser marking. New Chapter 5

(Regulatory). Adjust CA410 pin names in the M.2 connector pin-out table.
3| August 2023| Adapt the data sheet to fit the two sub-models M and L.
3a| October 2023| Add reference power figures per band in the FCC/ISED regulatory sections.

References

[1] Core technology specifications:

3GPP E-UTRA 21 series Release 9 (EPS)
3GPP E-UTRA 22 series Release 9 (IMEI)
3GPP E-UTRA 23 series Release 9 (NAS, SMS)
3GPP E-UTRA 24 series Release 9 (NAS)
3GPP E-UTRA 31 series Release 9 (UICC)
3GPP E-UTRA 33 series Release 9 (security)
3GPP E-UTRA 36 series Release 9 (RAN)
3GPP2 C.S0015-A v1.0 (SMS)
IETF, RFC 3261, 4861, 4862, 6434

For more information, consult:

[2] • Test specifications: 3GPP E-UTRA 36 series Release 10 (RAN): ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/Specs/latest/Rel-10/36_series [3] Vocabulary reference:

3GPP TR 21.905: “Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications”

For more information, see http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/specs/archive/21_series/21.905/

[4] • “Universal Serial Bus Specification”, Revision 2.0, April 27, 2000 (http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/). ECM (Ethernet Networking Control Model) is specified in “USB Class Definitions for Communication Devices”, Version 1.1, January 19,1999, section 3.3.2. EEM (CDC Ethernet Emulation Model) is specified in “Universal Serial Bus Communications Class Subclass Specification for Ethernet Emulation Model Devices”, Revision 1.0, February 2, 2005.

Product Summary

General Description

The CA410 is a complete LTE module including base-band, RF and memory. This document provides technical information about the CA410 module

Frequency Band

The CA410 supports 10 bands:

Table 2: Supported Bands

Band(s) #	Type	Bandwidth (MHz)
B48	TDD	5 / 10 / 15 / 20
B8	FDD	1.4 / 3
B2/4/5/12/13/14/26/66	FDD	3GPP compliant

Applications

CA410 is ideal for adding LTE connectivity to electronics devices for industrial Internet of Things (IoT), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and broadband consumer applications. CA410 is compliant with CBRS networks operating on LTE band 48 in USA, with US B8 – known as Anterix band – and with other US MNO bands: bands 2/4/5/12/13/66 as well as Firstnet LTE band 14 and band 26 used in private networks.

Block Diagram

Figure 1: CA410 Block Diagram

Table 3: General Features

Physical Characteristics| M.2 board

Size: 42 mm × 30 mm × 3.2 mm

LCC Module – 144 pins

Size: 32 mm × 29 mm × 2.4 mm (height)

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Temperature Range and Humidity| Functional temperature range: -40 (ambient) to +85°C (board temperature, measured by the module with AT commands)

3GPP RF specification compliant temperature range: -30 (ambient) to +85°C (board temperature, measured by the module with AT commands)

Humidity: 10% to 85%

Storage: MSL3

Power Supply| Functional power supply range: 3.2 to 4.6 V. 3GPP RF compliant power supply range: 3.2 to 4.4 V
Tx Power| +23 dBm
Antenna Interfaces| MAIN and RxDIVERSITY antennas.

Interfaces| • (U)SIM Card Interface: Device supports removable UICC, ISIM • USB Interface

Compliant with USB 2.0 specification (Device), data transfer rate up to 480 Mbps

Used for AT command communication, data transmission, software debugging and firmware upgrade

Support USB drivers for Windows 7, Windows 10, Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1 and MacOS

• UART Interface

UART0: Used for module debugging and log output. Up to 115200 bauds. Default frame format is 8N1 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit), no flow control

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LTE Features| 3GPP E-UTRA Release 10 compliant

LTE Category 4

One UL and two DL transceivers

FDD, TDD

Modulation: DL: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM and UL: QPSK, 16QAM

Channel bandwidths: 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz

Antenna Rx diversity: MRC (Maximum Ratio Combining)

MIMO 2×2

Fast scanning

IPv4, IPv6

Ciphering and deciphering: NULL, AES, SNOW 3G

Integrity and protection: AES, SNOW 3G

Intra and inter-frequency measurements and handover¹

Frequency Hopping

Connected Mode Mobility

SMS over NAS

LTE IP Messaging

SMS| Text and PDU modes
Network Indication| One LED pin for network connectivity status indication
Firmware Upgrade| USB Interface, FOTA
RoHS| All hardware components are fully compliant with EU RoHS directive, bromine free

Available Part Numbers

Table 4: CA410 Available Part Numbers

Type	Part Number
M.2 without IPR	CA41N11GTZ

Type	Part Number
M.2 with IPR	CA41N11GTZ_IPR
LCC without IPR	CA41Q87GRZ
LCC with IPR	CA41Q87GRZ_IPR

Interfaces

Interfaces Description for M.2 Model

The following data applies to the M.2 model of the CA410.

Pin Assignment

M2 CONNECTOR – BOTTOM	M2 CONNECTOR – TOP
pin	Signal
74	3.3V
72	3.3V
70	3.3V
68	N/C
66	SIM_DETECT (I)
64	N/C
62	N/C
60	N/C
58	N/C
56	N/C
54	N/C
52	N/C
50	N/C
48	N/C
46	N/C
44	N/C
42	N/C
40	N/C
38	N/C
36	UIM-PWR (O)
34	UIM-DATA (IO)
32	UIM-CLK (O)
30	UIM-RESET (O)
28	AUDIO_3/AUDIO_3/RFU/IPC_6-AUDIO_3 (I/O) (0/1.8V) N/C

M2 CONNECTOR – BOTTOM	M2 CONNECTOR – TOP
pin	Signal
26	N/C
24	AUDIO_2/AUDIO_2/RFU/IPC_5-AUDIO_2 (I/O) (0/1.8V) N/C
22	AUDIO_1/AUDIO_1/RFU/AUDIO_1 (I/O)(0/1.8V)
20	AUDIO_0/AUDIO_0/RFU/AUDIO_0 (I/O)(0/1.8V)
18	Module Key
16	Module Key
14	Module Key
12	Module Key
10	LED_1#/LED_1#/LED_1# (O)(OD)(0/3.3V)
8	W_DISABLE1# (I)(0/3.3V)
6	FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# (I)(0/1.8V)
4	3.3V
2	3.3V
	CONFIG_3

Pin Description

Pin| M.2 Standard Signal Name| CA410 Signal Name| Dir| Voltage| Description
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1| CONFIG_3| Not Connected| –| –|
2| 3.3V| VBAT| In| 3.3 V| DC Power Supply
3| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
4| 3.3V| VBAT| In| 3.3 V| DC Power Supply
5| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
6| FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF#| MODULE_PWR_EN| In| 1.8 V| To power ON/OFF the module
7| USB_D+| USB_D+| In/Out| –| USB data positive
8| W_DISABLE1#| W_DISABLE_N| –| –| Reserved. Do not connect.
9| USB_D-| USB_D-| In/Out| –| USB data negative
10| LED_1#| NETWORK_LED_N| Out| 1.8 V| HIGH when network interface inactive (LED off) LOW when network interface active (LED on)
11| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
12| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
13| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
14| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
15| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
16| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
17| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|

Pin| M.2 Standard Signal Name| CA410 Signal Name| Dir| Voltage| Description
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18| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
19| Module Key| Module Key| –| –|
20| AUDIO_0| PCM_CLK| In/Out| 1.8 V| GPIO
21| CONFIG_0| GND| –| –| Ground
22| AUDIO_1| PCM_RXD| In| 1.8 V| GPIO
23| WoWWAN#| WAKE_ON_WAN_N| Out| 1.8 V| Wake signal for host
24| AUDIO_2| PCM_TXD| Out| 1.8 V| GPIO
25| DPR| Not Connected| –| –|
26| W_DISABLE2#| Not Connected| –| –|
27| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
28| AUDIO_3| PCM_FS| In/Out| 1.8 V| GPIO
29| SSIC-TxN| Not Connected| –| –|
30| UIM-RESET| SIM_RST| Out| USIM_PWR| USIM Reset
31| SSIC-TxP| Not Connected| –| –|
32| UIM-CLK| SIM_CLK| Out| USIM_PWR| USIM Clock
33| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
34| UIM-DATA| SIM_IO| In/Out| USIM_PWR| USIM I/O pin
35| SSIC-RxN| Not Connected| –| –|
36| UIM-PWR| SIM_VCC| Out| USIM_PWR| USIM Vcc supply
37| SSIC-RxP| Not Connected| –| –|
38| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
39| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
40| GNSS_SCL| Not Connected| –| –|
41| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
42| GNSS_SDA| Not Connected| –| –|
43| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
44| GNSS_IRQ| Not Connected| –| –|
45| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
46| GNSS_0| Not Connected| –| –|
47| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
48| /GNSS_1| Not Connected| –| –|
49| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
50| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
51| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
52| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
53| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
54| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
55| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|

Pin| M.2 Standard Signal Name| CA410 Signal Name| Dir| Voltage| Description
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56| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
57| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
58| Not Connected| Not Connected| –| –|
59| ANTCTL0| Not Connected| –| –|
60| COEX3| Not Connected| –| –|
61| ANTCTL1| Not Connected| –| –|
62| COEX2| Not Connected| –| –|
63| ANTCTL2| UART0_SOUT| Out| 1.8 V| Debug UART from the module
64| COEX1| Not Connected| –| –|
65| ANTCTL3| UART0_SIN| In| 1.8 V| Debug UART from the module
66| SIM_DETECT| SIM_DETECT ²| In| USIM_PWR|
67| RESET#| RESET_N ³| In| 1.8 V| Hardware reset of the module
68| SYSCLK (32kHz)| Not Connected| –| –|
69| CONFIG_1| GND| –| –| Ground
70| 3.3V| VBAT_PA| In| 3.3 V| DC Power Supply.
71| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
72| 3.3V| VBAT_PA| In| 3.3 V| DC Power Supply.
73| GND| GND| –| –| Ground
74| 3.3V| VBAT_PA| In| 3.3 V| DC Power Supply.
75| CONFIG_2| GND| –| –| Ground

Antennas

Two MHF.4 antenna connectors are available on the M.2 board: ‘Main’ and ‘RxDiversity’.

The figure below shows the location of both connectors on the M.2 board.

¹ Handover is supported within FDD and TDD bands, but not between those two sets.

²

In order to support hot insertion/removal of SIM cards, the tray must provide a presence sensor so that the software can process any event immediately. SIM_DETECT is enabled by default.
Sequans recommends to use a SIM card tray with SIM_DETECT support. If this is not possible, the SIM_DETECT signal must be tied to 1.8 V to avoid any glitch, and the SIM card must be present during power on.

³ This signal is active low (RESET). The host must drive this signal which should be pulled up using a 100 kΩ resistor to 1.8 V supply