Fibocom MC610 LTE Module User Guide

Fibocom MC610 LTE Module

Specifications

• Product Name: MC610 series wireless module
• Manufacturer: Fibocom Wireless Inc.
• Reference Standards: 3GPP TS 51.010-1 V10.5.0, 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V13.6.0

Product Information

The MC610 series wireless module is designed to provide information on electrical characteristics, RF performance, structural dimensions, and application environments. This document is essential for application developers to understand the hardware functions of the MC610 series modules and develop products effectively.

Product Usage Instructions

Safety Instructions

Observing the following safety instructions is crucial to ensure personal safety and protect the product:

1. Avoid using handheld mobile terminal equipment while driving, even with hands-free functions. Stop and then make calls.
2. Turn off wireless functions before boarding aircraft to prevent interference with communication systems.
3. Check for restrictions on using mobile terminal equipment in hospitals or healthcare facilities to avoid RF interference with medical devices.
4. In emergency situations, use emergency calls when there are connection issues due to defaults or invalid SIM cards.
5. Avoid placing the mobile terminal near flammable gases or in explosive workplaces.

RF Interference

Keep the mobile terminal equipment away from televisions, radios, computers, or other electronic devices to prevent RF interference. Ensure it is turned off near potential explosion hazard areas like gas stations, oil depots, or chemical plants.

References

The product design references the following standards:

• 3GPP TS 51.010-1 V10.5.0: Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification; Part 1: Conformance specification
• 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V13.6.0: User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Conformance testing

FAQ

• Q: What should I do if I encounter RF interference with other electronic devices?
  • A: Keep the mobile terminal equipment away from televisions, radios, computers, or other electronic devices to avoid RF interference. Ensure proper distance to prevent disruptions.
• Q: Can I use the wireless function on the mobile terminal in an aircraft?
  • A: It is advised to turn off wireless functions on the mobile terminal before boarding an aircraft to prevent interference with aircraft communication systems.
• Q: How can I ensure a safe connection in emergency situations?
  • A: In emergency situations where there are connection issues, use the emergency call feature and ensure your device is turned on and has sufficient signal strength.

Trademark Statement

The trademark is registered and owned by Fibocom Wireless Inc. Other trademarks, product names, service names and company names appearing in this document are owned by their respective owners.

Contact Information

• Website: https://www.fibocom.com
• Address: 10/F-14/F, Block A, Building 6, Shenzhen International Innovation Valley, Dashi First Road, Xili Community, Xili Subdistrict, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
• Tel: 0755-26733555

About This Document

Description

This document describes information on electrical characteristics, RF performance, structural dimension, application environment, etc. of the MC610 series wireless module. With the help of this document and other related documents, the application developer can quickly understand the hardware functions of MC610 series modules and develop the hardware of the product

Safety Instructions

Observing the following safety principles can ensure personal safety and be conducive to protecting products and work environment from potential damages. Product manufacture should communicate the following safety instructions to end users. If these safety principles are not followed, Fibocom Wireless Inc. will not be responsible for the consequences caused by incorrect use of users.

• Road safety first! When you are driving, do not use handheld mobile terminal equipment, even if it has a hands-free function. Please stop and then call!
• Please turn off the mobile terminal equipment before boarding. The wireless function of the mobile terminal is forbidden to be turned on in the aircraft to prevent interference with aircraft communications system. Ignoring the prompt may lead to flight unsafety and even violation of the law.
• Please pay attention to whether there are restrictions on the use of the mobile terminal equipment when in hospitals or health care facilities. RF interference may cause abnormal operation of medical devices. Therefore, it is possible to turn off the mobile terminal equipment.
• The mobile terminal equipment does not guarantee effective connection under any circumstances, for example, when the mobile terminal equipment is defaulted or (U) SIM is invalid. In case of the above situations in an emergency, remember to use the emergency call, and make sure your device is turned on and in an area of sufficient signal strength.
• Your mobile terminal equipment will receive and transmit RF signals when it is turned on. RF interference occurs when it is close to televisions, radios, computers or other electronic devices
• Keep the mobile terminal equipment away from flammable gases. Please turn off the mobile terminal equipment when it is near gas stations, oil depots, chemical plants or explosive workplaces. There are potential safety hazards in the operation of electronic devices in any potential explosion hazard area.

References

This product is designed with reference to the following standards:

• 3GPP TS 51.010-1 V10.5.0: Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification; Part 1: Conformance specification
• 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V13.6.0: 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
• 3GPP TS 31.11 V10.16.0: Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) Application Toolkit(USAT)
• 3GPP TS 36.124 V10.3.0: Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements for mobile terminals and ancillary equipment
• 3GPP TS 27.007 V10.0.8: AT command set for User Equipment (UE)
• 3GPP TS 27.005 V10.0.1: Use of Data Terminal Equipment – Data Circuit terminating Equipment (DTE – DCE) interface for Short Message Service (SMS) and Cell Broadcast Service (CBS)

Related Documents

• Fibocom_MC610_ADP User Guide
• FIBOCOM_MC610_SMT Design Guide
• FIBOCOM_Design Guide_RF Antenna
• FIBOCOM_MC610_AT Commands
• FIBOCOM_MC610 GPIO Function Multiplexing
• FIBOCOM_MC610_Reference Design

Product Introduction

MC610 series module is a kind of broadband wireless terminal product suitable for TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE multiple network systems and multiple bands

MC610

（GL）

| Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13,

17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66

| Band 34, 38, 39,

40, 41

| 850/900/1800/1900| Main
|

MC610 has 4MB Flash+8MB RAM, The support for Open functionality should be determined based on the specific model.

Product Specification

Table 1. Product specification

Data transmission

| LTE FDD Rel.13| DL/UL 10.3 Mbps (20M) /5.1 Mbps (10M)
LTE TDD Rel.13| 9.1Mbps DL/3.1Mbps UL
GPRS| 85.6Kbps DL/85.6Kbps UL
Power| 3.4 V to 4.3 V (recommended value: 3.8 V)

Temperature

| Normal operation: -35°C to +75°C
Extended operation: -40°C to +85°C
Storage: -40°C to +90°C
Power consumption| Sleep mode: 2.2mA

Physical characteristics

| Package: LCC 52PIN+LGA 76PIN
Dimensions: 24.2 mm × 26.2 mm × 2.1 mm
Weight: about 2 g.
Interface
Antenna| Antenna: Main set ×1
Functional interface| USIM3.0V/1.8V ×2
USB2.0 × 1
| System state indicator
---|---
ADCx4, UARTx3, I2C, SPI, KEY, SPK, MIC, HEADMIC, HP, SDIO
Software
Protocol stack| Embedded TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocol stack
AT command| 3GPP TS 27.007 and 27.005, and proprietary FIBOCOM AT
Firmware update| USB
Voice service| HR, FR, EFR, AMR, caller display, call transfer, call holding, call waiting, multi-party call, etc.
SMS business| Point-to-point MO, MT, cell broadcast, support Text and PDU mode

| 1、When the temperature exceeds the normal operating temperature range of -30°C to

+75°C, the RF performance of the module may slightly exceed the 3GPP specification.

some functionals such as SPK, MIC, HEADMIC, HP, SD, LCD,CAM, BT,etc. are not supported, and the antenna tuning function is added.

MC610 Working Frequency

Table 2. Working frequency

RF Output Power of MC610

The RF output power of MC610 series modules is shown in the following table

Table 3. Output power

GSM

| GSM 850| 33±2| PCL 5
GSM 900| 33±2| PCL 5
DCS 1800| 30±2| PCL 0
PCS 1900| 30±2| PCL 0

LTE FDD

| Band 1| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 2| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 3| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 4| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 5| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 7| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 8| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 12| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 13| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 17| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 18| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 19| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 20| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 25| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 26| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 28| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 66| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB

LTE TDD

| Band 34| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 38| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 39| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
Band 40| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
| Band 41| 23±2| 10MHz Bandwidth, 1 RB
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Structural Specification

Product Appearance

The appearance of MC610 series modules is shown in the figure:

Structure Size

The structure size of MC610 series modules is shown in the following figure:

RF PCB Design

Antenna RF Connector

The antenna of the MC610 series modules is led from bonding pads. It is recommended that customers use the U.FL-R-SMT-1 antenna connector and use the matching RF adapter lines.
The antenna is a sensitive device and is easily affected by the external environment. For example, the position of the antenna, the occupied space, and the surrounding grounding may affect the performance of the antenna. In addition, the RF cable connected to the antenna and the fixed antenna position will also affect the antenna’s performance. Figure23 shows the reference circuit design of the main set antenna. These matches need to be placed close to the antenna:

• Ensure that the characteristic impedance of the transmission line is 50 Ω.
• As the antenna line loss is less than 0.3 dB, keep the PCB routes as short as possible.
• PCB LAYOUT avoids passing through holes and overturning layers as much as possible, and also right-angle and acute-angle route.
• There should be a good reference ground around the PCB routes to avoid other signal lines close to the antenna.
• It is recommended to use intact formations as reference ground.
• The ground around the antenna strengthens the connection with the main ground.

Appendix A RED Conformance information

Exposure

The device could beused with separation distance of 20 cm to the human body. Declaration of conformity Hereby, [Fibocom Wireless Inc.] declares that the radio equipment type [Model Name: MC610] is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. For the declaration of conformity, visit the Web site www.fibocom.com/certification.

FCC Statement

Appendix B FCC Conformance information

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

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 equipment 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 radiate 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 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.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter

This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed.

Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator & your body.

Important Notice to OEM integrators

1. This module is limited to OEM installation ONLY.
2. This module is limited to installation in mobile applications, according to Part 2.1091(b).
3. The separate approval is required for all other operating configurations, including portable configurations with respect to Part 2.1093 and different antenna configurations
4. For FCC Part 15.31 (h) and (k): The host manufacturer is responsible for additional testing to verify compliance as a composite system. When testing the host device for compliance with Part
5. Subpart B, the host manufacturer is required to show compliance with Part 15 Subpart B while the transmitter 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) rule(s).
   The Grantee will provide guidance to the host manufacturer for Part 15 B requirements if needed.
   Important Note notice that any deviation(s) from the defined parameters of the antenna trace, as described by the instructions, require that the host product manufacturer must notify to Fibocom Wireless Inc. that they wish to change the antenna trace design. In this case, a Class II permissive change application is required to be filed by the USI, or the host manufacturer can take responsibility through the change in FCC ID (new application) procedure followed by a Class II permissive change application.
   End Product Labeling
   When the module is installed in the host device, the FCC ID label must be visible through a window on the final device or it must be visible when an access panel, door or cover is easily re-moved. If not, a second label must be placed on the outside of the final device that contains the following text: “Contains FCC ID: ZMOMC610”
   The FCC ID can be used only when all FCC compliance requirements are met.

Antenna Installation

1. The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users,
2. 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.

In the event that these conditions cannot be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC/IC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID/IC ID cannot be used 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.

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/warnings as shown in this manual.

Information to user

Warning: changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

• List of applicable FCC rules:
  47CFRPart 22, 24, 27, 90, 96

• Summarize the specific operational use conditions:
  This module can be used in IOT devices, the input voltage to the module is nominally 3.8V.

• Limited module procedures:
  This module is a single module.

• Trace antenna designs:
  The antenna is not a trace antenna.

• RF exposure considerations:
  This Module complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

• Antennas:
  If you desire to increase antenna gain and either change antenna type or use the same antenna type certified, a Class II permissive change application is required to be filed by us, or you (host manufacturer) can take responsibility through the change in FCC ID (new application) procedure followed by a Class II permissive change application.

• Label and compliance information:
  Please notice that if the FCC identification number is not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. This exterior label can use wording such as the following: “Contains FCC ID: ZMOMC610” any similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used.

Labeling requirements shall be complied on the end user device.

Labelling rules for special device, please refer to §2.925, § 15.19 (a)(5) and relevant KDB publications. For E-label, please refer to §2.935.

• Information on test modes and additional testing requirements:
  The OEM integrator is responsible for ensuring that the end-user has no manual instruction to remove or install the module.
  The module is limited to installation in mobile applications, a separate approval is required for all other operating configurations, including portable configurations with respect to §2.1093 and different antenna configurations.

References

• 广和通 - 全球领先的物联网无线通信模组解决方案提供商
• Global leading Wireless Modules and Solutions - Fibocom

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