LPWA Module Series
BG95&BG96 Compatible Design
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Contents
About the Document ................................................................................................................................... 2
Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Table Index ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Figure Index ................................................................................................................................................. 5
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2 General Descriptions ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. Product Description ................................................................................................................... 7
2.2. Features Overview .................................................................................................................. 10
3 Pin Definition ...................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. Pin Assignment ....................................................................................................................... 13
3.2. Pin Definition ........................................................................................................................... 14
4 Hardware Reference Designs ........................................................................................................... 22
4.1. Power Supply .......................................................................................................................... 22
4.1.1. Reference Design for Power Supply .............................................................................. 22
4.1.2. Reduce Voltage Drop ..................................................................................................... 23
4.2. Turn-on .................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3. Turn-off .................................................................................................................................... 26
4.3.1. Turn off Module via AT Command (BG95/BG96) .......................................................... 26
4.3.2. Turn off Module by PWRKEY and VBAT (BG95/BG96) ................................................ 26
4.4. Reset ....................................................................................................................................... 27
4.5. Network Status Indication ....................................................................................................... 29
4.6. Operation Status Indication ..................................................................................................... 29
4.7. (U)SIM Interface ...................................................................................................................... 30
4.8. UART Interfaces ...................................................................................................................... 31
4.9. USB Interface .......................................................................................................................... 33
4.10. PCM and I2C Interfaces .......................................................................................................... 34
4.11. ADC Interfaces ........................................................................................................................ 35
4.12. GPIO Interfaces* ..................................................................................................................... 35
4.13. GRFC Interfaces* .................................................................................................................... 36
4.14. RF Antenna Interfaces ............................................................................................................ 36
5 Recommended Footprint and Stencil Design ................................................................................. 38
5.1. Recommended Compatible Footprint ..................................................................................... 38
5.2. Recommended Stencil Design ................................................................................................ 39
5.3. Installation Sketch Map ........................................................................................................... 40
6 Manufacturing and Packaging .......................................................................................................... 41
6.1. Manufacturing and Soldering .................................................................................................. 41
6.2. Packaging ................................................................................................................................ 42
7 Appendix A References ..................................................................................................................... 46