Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc.
100-8080-120 7/15/2010 5
Contents
Product Specification ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Conventions ..................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Terminology ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 Notes ............................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Caution ......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 File Format .................................................................................................................................. 7
2.0 Product Description ........................................................................................................................ 8
3.0 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................................. 9
4.0 Model Numbers ..............................................................................................................................10
5.0 Pin out and Connectors ................................................................................................................11
5.1 Digital UART Ports ....................................................................................................................13
5.2 Ethernet PHY Port .....................................................................................................................13
5.3 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) .............................................................................................14
5.4 Debug/Console Port ..................................................................................................................14
5.5 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) ...................................................................................14
5.6 Connector Definition .................................................................................................................15
6.0 Electrical & RF Specification ........................................................................................................16
6.1 AC Electrical Characteristics – Transmitter ...........................................................................19
6.2 Performance/Range ..................................................................................................................19
7.0 SPI Interface ...................................................................................................................................21
7.1 Pinout ..........................................................................................................................................21
7.2 SPI AC Characteristics .............................................................................................................22
7.3 SPI Protocol ...............................................................................................................................23
7.4 SPI Commands..........................................................................................................................24
8.0 Antenna ...........................................................................................................................................27
8.1 Antenna Selection .....................................................................................................................27
8.2 Host Board Mounted Antenna .................................................................................................27
8.3 Host Chassis Mounted Antenna..............................................................................................28
8.4 Embedded Antenna ..................................................................................................................28
8.5 Antenna Location ......................................................................................................................29
8.6 Performance ...............................................................................................................................30
9.0 RESET Function ............................................................................................................................32
9.1 Reference RESET Circuit ........................................................................................................33
10.0 Mechanical Outline ........................................................................................................................34
10.1 Recommended Connectors .....................................................................................................35
11.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals ..........................................................................................36
11.1 FCC Statement ..........................................................................................................................36
11.2 FCC RF Exposure Statement ..................................................................................................36
11.3 Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice) ..........................................................................36
11.4 FCC/IOC Modular Approval .....................................................................................................37
11.5 Regulatory Test Mode Support ...............................................................................................38
12.0 Physical & Environmental Approvals ..........................................................................................39
13.0 Change Log ....................................................................................................................................40
