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EC20 LTE Module Presentation
March, 2015
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Highlights
Advanced Features
EC20 Vs. Competitor’s Products
Contents
Support Package
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Highlights
EC20-E: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20@LTE, B1/B5/B8@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHz @GSM
EC20-A : B2/B4/B5/B12/B17@LTE, B2/B4/B5@UMTS,850/1900MHz@GSM
EC20-C: B1/B3/B8@FDD-LTE, B38/B39/B40/B41@TDD-LTE,B34/B39
@TDSCDMA,B1/B8@UMTS,900/1800MHz@GSM
LTE FDD: DL up to 100Mbps/ UL up to 50Mbps
LTE TDD: DL up to 61Mbps/ UL up to 18Mbps
LCC package with heat sink design, compatible with
Quectel UMTS/HSPA+ UC20 module
USB/UART/USIM/PCM/ADC/RESET/
NETLIGHT/eCall*
-40°C ~ +85°C
Multi-Band Combination
LTE High Speed Packet Access
Robust Package
Abundant Functionalities and Interfaces
Extended Temperature Range
* Under development
Based on Qualcomm MDM9215 Chipset
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Mechanical Dimensions
Length: 29.0 mm (±0.15mm)
Width: 30.0 mm (±0.15mm)
Height: 2.3 mm (±0.2mm)
Weight: Approx. 4.6g
29
.0 m
m
32.0 mm 2.3 mm Quectel
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Hardware Architecture
Baseband
PMIC
Transceiver 2G NAND
1G SDRAM
Duplexs
PAs
Switch LNA Switch
ANT_MAIN ANT_AUXANT_GNSS
VBAT_BB
VBAT_RF
DC-DC
PWRKEY
ADCs
VDD_2V85 VDD_EXT USB USIM PCM GPIOsI2C
RESET_N
19.2M
XOSTATUS
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Software Advantages
● RIL: Windows CE6.0*,
Windows Mobile 6.1*/6.5 *
Android 2.3/4.0/42/4.4
● NIDS: Windows XP, Windows
Vista/7/8, Windows CE5.0*/6.0*
NIDS&RIL Drivers
● Reliable network protocol
● Steady flash protection
mechanism
● Superior audio algorithms
● High sensitivity
Quality Guarantee
● Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/8.1
● Linux 2.6 or later
● Android 2.3/4.0/4.2/4.4
USB Serial Drivers
● eCall*
● SIM Card detection*
● DTMF*
Flexible Applications
* Under development
● FOTA
● GNSS*
● QuecLocator*
● Over Temp.& Voltage Protection
Special Features
● TCP*, UDP*, PPP
● SMS
● FTP*, HTTP*, MMS*, SMTP*
● SSL*
Abundant Protocols
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Enhanced AT Commands
STK (SIM Application Toolkit)
TCP/IP stack AT commands
3GPP TS 27.005 (GSM 07.05 SMS)
3GPP TS 27.007 (GSM 07.07)
Standard V.25ter AT commands
Quectel enhanced AT commands
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Target Applications
CPE
Automotive
Security Systems
Routers & Data Cards
Industrial PDA & Rugged tablet Quectel
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Advanced Features
EC20 Vs. Competitor’s Products
Contents
Support Package
Highlights
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eCall
A car will have an electronic
safety system automatically
calling emergency services in
case of a serious accident. Even
if the driver is unconscious, the
system will inform rescue
workers of the crash site's exact
whereabouts, and the rescues
will be on its way within minutes.
The system is named as "eCall”.
•Quectel supports eCall in 2G/3G Modules as well and has been working on eCall since late 2011.
•Quectel has enough development experience on eCall to support and assist with customer’s eCall application
development.
EC20 supports eCall function.
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Since Quectel modules have its own cloud server, customers can be free to get cell location
information through Internet.
Everyday,
Everywhere
Protect privacy Cellular Location
Cloud Service
Easy to use
Suzhou-Shanghai
EC20
LTE Unit Internet
QuecLocator
Server
QuecLocator, Quectel Cell Locate Technology
QuecLocator
Field Test Result
GPS signal records
LTE signal records
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DFOTA
DFOTA (Delta Firmware Upgrade Over The Air)
function allows user to upgrade the firmware of the
module over the air. It can upgrade the firmware to a
new version, and upgrade back to the old version as
well. By using DFOTA, user only needs to download
the delta package into the module, which contains
only the differences between the old and new
firmware versions, thus reducing the amount of data
transmitted and accelerating the speed of firmware
upgrade.
1st Quectel
Release
2nd Package Server
Quectel
Delta Firmware
Package
Put the package on
FTP/HTTP server
LTE
(FTP, HTTP,
TCP, UDP)
3rd Download
Ext. MCU
Ext .
Memory
Quectel
EC20
Terminal
Device
4th Upgrade
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GNSS
▪ Concurrent GPS and GLONASS operation
▪ Usable constellation increases to 55 satellite vehicles (SVs)
▪ Search capacity increased by 225% over Gen7
▪ Reduced coverage gaps
▪ Improved TTFF( time-to-first-fix )
▪ Improved short multipath mitigation – urban canyon benefit
▪ Improved tracking sensitivity
▪ Obvious power reduction over Gen 7; longer battery life
Parameter Gen7 Gen8
GNSS system GPS only GPS + GLONASS
Tracking sensitivity -160dBm -161dBm
TTFF (hot/warm/cold/weak signal) 1s/29s/35s/100s 1s/29s/32s/50s
Total number of SVs available ~30 ~55
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Benefit of gpsOne Gen8– GPS & GLONASS
In the open sky, natural obstacles, such as trees,
high buildings and etc. affects GPS modules to
receive signals from satellites. The GNSS
system can observes more satellites than single
GPS system, which highly avoid the limitation of
signal reception in the open sky.
▪ Saving times of acquisition
▪ High accuracy and precision
▪ Reduction of values of PDOP and GDOP
Qualcomm’s gpsOne Gen8 supports GNSS system which can observe more satellites.
Therefore, enabling GLONASS and GPS system at the same time makes GNSS
module possess the following advantages.
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DPO
EC20 provides power saving solutions by DPO (Dynamic Power Optimization), thus
extending battery life, maximizing talk and standby time. DPO is a power-saving
solution which attempts to turn off GNSS RF parts, reduces current consumption up to
50% without impact on TTFF.
Sleep
GPS enables and
acquires satellite
signals
No acquired satellite
signals for long time
Power
Consumption
The DPO feature attempts to reduce power consumption by turning the RF(and
associated hardware) on just long enough to acquire the satellite signals. It can be
activated only when there is no need to decode navigation data because the GPS
receiver has the GPS time knowledge and ephemeris (or XTRA-based almanac
corrections) needed to compute the location.
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Layout Compatibility
EC20 is compatible with Quectel’s UMTS/HSPA+ UC20 module. Compatibility
design accommodates both UC20 and EC20 modules on the same PCB footprint.
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EC20 Vs. Competitor’s Products
Contents
Support Package
Highlights
Advanced Features
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E20 Vs. Competitors’ Products
Feature EC20 PLx8 Lx920 Wx7104 Mx909U Platform MDM9215 MDM9215 MDM9215 MDM9215 MDM9215
Package LCC LGA LGA STAR LGA LGA
Dimension 29×32×2.3mm 29×33×2.2mm 34×40×2.9mm 32×37×3.6mm 30×30×2.3mm
Supply Voltage 3.3 to 4.3 V 3.3 to 4.2V 3.3 to 4.2V 3.4 to 4.2V 3.2 to 4.2V
Data Rate DL 100 Mbps DL 100 Mbps DL 100 Mbps DL 100 Mbps DL 100 Mbps
UL 50 Mbps UL 50 Mbps UL 50 Mbps UL 50 Mbps UL 50 Mbps
Band
EC20-E:
B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20@L
TE
B1/B5/B8@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHz
@GSM
EC20-A:
B2/B4/B5/B12/B17@LTE
B2/B4/B5@UMTS
850/1900MHz@GSM
EC20-C:
B1/B3/B8@FDD-LTE
B38/B39/B40/B41@TDD
-LTE
B34/B39@TDSCDMA
900/1800MHz@GSM
PLx8-E:
B3/B7/B8/B20@LTE
B1/B3/B8@UMTS
900/1800MHz@GSM
PLx8-US:
B2/B4/B5/B17@LTE
B2/B4/B5@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHZ
@GSM
Lx920-EU:
B1/B3/B7/B8/B20@LTE
B1/B3/B8@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHz
@GSM
Lx920-NA:
B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B17@L
TE
B1/B2/B4/B5/B6@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHZ
@GSM
Wx7104:
B1/B3/B7/B8/B20@LTE
B1/B5/B8@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHz
@GSM
Wx7102:
B2/B4/B7/B18/B28@LTE
B2/B5@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHz
@GSM
Mx909U:
B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20
@FDD-LTE
B1/B2/B5/B8@UMTS
850/900/1800/1900MHz
@GSM
Voice Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
eCall Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
Over Temp&Voltage
Protection Supported Supported Unknown Unknown Unknown
GPS/GLONASS Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Temperature Range -40°C ~ +85°C -30°C ~ +85°C -40°C ~ +85°C -40°C ~ +85°C -30°C ~ +75°C
Quec Enhanced
Functions
QuecFile
QuecFOTA
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Contents
Support Package
Highlights
Advanced Features
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Technical Materials Package
Technical Materials Package • Hardware, software, specification
• Application note package
• Debug tool, download tool, test tool,
EVB package, USB drivers.
• Approvals & test report package
Development Tool • Interfaces
RS-232 interfaces
USB interface
Power supply
Antenna interface
Handset interface
Earphone interface
Test interface
• Features
Digital or analog audio
interface
Network status LED
Power key
Reset key
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