MC60

Reference Design

GSM/GPRS/GNSS Module Series

Rev. A

Date: 2016-05-30

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Contents

About the Document ................................................................................................................................... 2

Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2. Schematics ................................................................................................................................ 4

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1 Introduction

1.1. Introduction

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This document is a reference design for MC60 module. The schematics included in this document are

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1.2. Schematics

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Module Design

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Charge golden capacitor or battery when VBAT is applied.

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D Close to the VBAT pins D
Capacitance of C102 should VBAT

If unused, keep VRTC open. be chosen by debugging to ensure

A 5.1V/1W zener diode
B101 XH414 the max voltage drop during is recommended here.
VRTC [1]

C101
the burst transmission C102 C103 C104 C105 C106
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NM_Golden capacitor
does not exceed 400mV. D101

470uF 1uF 100nF 33pF 10pF

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As only powering the VRTC pin to keep the RTC will lead
an error for about 5 minutes a day, it is recommended 1. VBAT ranges from 3.3V to 4.6V.
to power VBAT and VRTC pin at the same time when 2. Module drains the maximum current around 1.6A in burst time (577us).
RTC function is needed.

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3. The width of VBAT trace is recommeded to be more than 2mm.
C
[1]
[3]
[3]

[5]

4. Capacitance is arranged in ascending order, with the smallest one closing to the VBAT pins,
C
LOUDSPKP
LOUDSPKN

NETLIGHT

AntennaType Active Antenna Power Supply Circuit and all capacitance as close to the VBAT pins as possible.
VRTC

VBAT

VDD_EXT

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Active Need
Passive No need J101 For RF layout, please refer to
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50
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RF_ANT

U101-A RF_Layout_Application_Note.
LOUDSPKP
LOUDSPKN
VRTC
VBAT
VBAT
GND
GND
NETLIGHT
RESERVED
GND
GND
VDD_EXT

A Pi match circuit is recommended to be added.

1 42
[3] MICP MICP GND R101
[3] 2 41
MICN MICN RF_ANT
[3] 3 40
SPKP SPKP GND 0R
J103 [3] 4 39 [6]
SPKN SPKN RTS RTS
[5,6] 5 38
GNSS_ANT PWRKEY PWRKEY CTS CTS [6] C107 C108
6 37
[1] ADC ADC DTR DTR [6] NM NM
7 36
SD_CMD DCD DCD [6]
8 35
SD_CLK RI RI [6]
9 34
SD_DATA RXD RXD [6]
Active Antenna Power Supply Circuit [4] 10 33
SIM2_CLK SIM2_CLK TXD TXD [6]
11 32
[4] SIM2_DATA SIM2_DATA BT_ANT

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12 31
[4] SIM2_RST SIM2_RST GND
13 30
[4] SIM2_VDD SIM2_VDD DBG_RXD DBG_RXD [6] U101-B
L1 14 29
R109 R103 GND DBG_TXD DBG_TXD [6]
[1,2,6] 15 28 55 68
VCC_3V3 GNSS_ANT GNSS_VCC_EN GNSS_VCC_EN [2] RESERVED RESERVED
56 67

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47nH 10R RESERVED RESERVED
0R
SIM1_DATA
RESERVED

GNSS_RXD

GNSS_VCC

57 66
GNSS_TXD
SIM1_VDD

RESERVED RESERVED
SIM1_RST
SIM1_CLK

RXD_AUX
TXD_AUX
SIM_GND

C111 C112 58 65
RESERVED RESERVED
59 64
PCM_CLK RESERVED
GND

NM NM 60 63
PCM_OUT RESERVED
61 62
PCM_SYNC PCM_IN
MC60

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MC60

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VCC_3V3

Reference Circuit of ADC

SIM1_DATA

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SIM1_VDD

SIM1_RST
SIM1_CLK
SIM_GND

VOLTAGE_INPUT

NOTE
[4]

[4]
[4]
[4]
[4]

R104

MC60 module does not support PCM / BT/SD card function

[1] GNSS_RXD
[1] GNSS_TXD

[1] RXD_AUX
[1] TXD_AUX

ADC [1]

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C115 R107 0R
R106 [1] GNSS_TXD [1]
RXD_AUX
100nF
R108 0R
[1] TXD_AUX GNSS_RXD [1]

The voltage range of ADC input channel is from 0 to 2.8V. A

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Power Supply

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NOTE
The voltage converter should provide a minimum current of 2.0A.

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LDO Application

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It is used when the DC input voltage is below 7V.

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C U201 MIC29302/SPX29302
VBAT
U202
VCC_3V3

DC input

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2 4 1 5
+5V IN OUT VIN VOUT
2
GND
R202
+

R201 4 R205
C201 FB
1

5
3

C202
EN

3
ADJ
GND

470uF 124K EN 75K

100nF 51K
SGM2019-ADJYN5G/TR C207
+

R203 C205 C206 C208

C203 C204
470R 100uF 100nF
470uF 100nF 4.7uF 100nF
R207 R206
R204
47K 47K
56K

[5] POWER_ON/OFF Q201

DTC143ZETL
[1] GNSS_VCC_EN

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B B
DC-DC Application

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1. It can be used when the input voltage is above 7V in vehicle application.
2. Use DCDC to convert high input voltage to 5V and LDO will generate
4V & 3.3V typical voltage for the module.

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eg. DC12V IN DC 5V OUT DC 4V OUT FOR DC 3.3V OUT FOR
DCDC LDO LDO
GSM PART GNSS PART

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Audio Design

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Hands-free Application of AIN/AOUT2

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D D
[1,3] MICP J301

NOTES C301

10pF
C302

33pF
+

[1,3] MICN MIC

ESD9B5.0ST5G

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1. AGND is reommended to be routed separately. C303
C304 C305 C306

33pF

D301

D302
10pF 10pF 33pF

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2.10p&33p capacitors are used for filtering TDD noise.
Note 6
3. AIN has bias voltage of microphone. Close to MIC

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4. AOUT1 is capable of driving 32ohm load.
5. AOUT2 is capable of driving 8ohm load and Earphone.

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6. These components are used to enhance the ESD performance of MIC lines,

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C

ESD9B5.0ST5G
and thus it is strongly recommended to reserve them. 10pF
33pF
C

D303
C307 C308

R301

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FB301
[1,3] LOUDSPKP
FBMH1608HM601-T 0R 1
10pF 33pF
2
C309 C310
FB302 R302 J302
[1] LOUDSPKN
FBMH1608HM601-T 0R

ESD9B5.0ST5G
10pF

D304
33pF
C311 C312

Close to Speaker
Handsets Application of AIN/AOUT1

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Earphone Application of AIN/AOUT2
Note 2 Note 6
B B
[1,3] MICN
Note 1
[1,3] MICP

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ESD9B5.0ST5G

ESD9B5.0ST5G

C313 C314 C315 C316 C317 C318

C319
D306
D305

10pF 33pF 10pF 33pF 10pF 33pF

J303 4.7uF
Close to Socket

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[1,3] MICP
1 J304
[1,3] MICN C320 AGND
R303
3 3
[1] SPKP [1,3] LOUDSPKP
2 0R 4
22uF
C323 C324 2
ESD9B5.0ST5G

C321 HANDSETCON 1
C322
D307
ESD9B5.0ST5G

ESD9B5.0ST5G

C326

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10pF 33pF
ESD9B5.0ST5G

10pF 33pF Earphone

C325
C327 C328 C329 C330
D310
D308

D309

10pF 10pF 33pF 10pF 33pF

33pF
[1] SPKN

AGND

Close to Socket
Close to Socket
Close to handset connector

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SIM Card

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SIM Card Interface

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SIM1_VDD SIM2_VDD

Note1 Note1

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Note3 Note3
C401 C402
100nF NM 100nF
NM

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R401 R402

J401 SIM_GND [1,4] J402 SIM_GND [1,4]

[1,4] 6 1 6 1
SIM1_VDD VCC GND [1,4] SIM2_VDD VCC GND
R403 22R R404 22R
[1] 5 2 [1] 5 2
SIM1_RST RST VPP SIM2_RST RST VPP

[1] 4 3 [1] 4 3
SIM1_CLK CLK I/O SIM2_CLK CLK I/O

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R406 22R

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R405 22R

[1] SIM1_DATA [1] SIM2_DATA C

C R407 22R R408 22R

Note2 Note2

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1

5
3

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C403 C404 C405 C406 C407 C408 C409 C410

33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF

U401 U402
2

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NUP5150MUTBG NUP5150MUTBG

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1. The value of C401 and C402 should be less than 1uF.
2. U401 and U402 is used for protecting SIM card against ESD, and the junction capacitance should be less than 50pF.

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It should be placed nearby SIM card holder.

3. For MC60 module, ground of SIM card is recommended to be routed to the Pin 16("SIM_GND") of the module separately.

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Driver

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D D

Turn on/off

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PWRKEY [1,6]

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[5] PWRKEY_CONTROL Q501

DTC143ZETL

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Recommended circuit for turning on/off the module.
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LED Indication MCU GPIO
VBAT

D501

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R501

1K

1
GPIO PWRKEY_CONTROL [5]

B GPIO
2

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POWER_ON/OFF [2]
B
GPIO

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[1] NETLIGHT
DTC143ZETL

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Pin "NETLIGHT" indicates the network status.

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Serial Interface

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Connection of Three-line UART Port for 3.3V System

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VOHmin=0.85*VDD_EXT MCU/ARM MC60
VOLmax=0.15*VDD_EXT R601 1K
VILmax=0.25*VDD_EXT TXD
1

2
R602 1K
RXD [1,6]

RXD TXD [1,6]

VIHmin=0.75*VDD_EXT 3

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GND

VIHmax=VDD_EXT+0.2V
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VDD_EXT=2.8V (typical value) 5K6

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Connection of All Functional UART Port for 3.3V System Please pay attention to the level match of UART in product application.

MC60

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MCU/ARM R604 1K
1
TXD RXD [1,6]

RXD
2
R605

R606
1K

1K
TXD [1,6] C
C RTS
3

4
R607 1K
RTS [1]

CTS CTS [1]

R608 1K
5
GPIO DTR [1]

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R609 1K
6
EINT RI [1]
R610 1K
7
GPIO DCD [1]
8
GND
It is recommended to reserve the points for upgrading the firmware.
R611 R612 R613
5K6 5K6 5K6
MC60
1 TXD [1,6]
T601
1 [1,6]
T602 RXD

NOTES T603
1

1
VBAT

T604 VCC_3V3

1. CTS&RTS will be used for HW flow control when mass data has been sent. T605
1
PWRKEY [1,5]

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T606

2. When AT+QSCLK=1 is set on the module, customer's application can

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control the module to enter into or exit from the sleep mode through the pin DTR.
When DTR is set to high level, and there is no on-air or hardware interrupt, Please pay attention to the level match of UART in product application.
B such as GPIO interrupt or data on serial port, the module will enter into sleep B
mode automatically.

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3. RI will output an indication signal when activity such as voice call or SMS

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is coming.
4. DCD is mainly applied in modem communication (PPP). The active status
represents the communication link has been set up.
5. Please pay attention to the level match of UART in product application.

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MC60

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1
[1] DBG_RXD T607

A [1] DBG_TXD
1
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