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Thus, the descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its accessories which you purchase. Huawei reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide About This Document About This Document Revision History Document Date Chapter Descriptions Version 2014-05-08 Creation 2017-06-23 9.13.1 Updated section 9.13.1 EU Regulatory Conformance 9.13.3 Added section 9.13.3 IC Statement 2017-12-11 Deleted privacy policy...
Introduction Introduction This document describes the hardware application interfaces and air interfaces that are provided when HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module (hereinafter referred to the ME936 module) is used. M.2 is the new name for NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor).
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Overall Description Overall Description 2.1 About This Chapter This chapter gives a general description of the ME936 module and provides: Function Overview Circuit Block Diagram 2.2 Function Overview Table 2-1 Features...
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LTE FDD: UL 50 Mbps/DL:100 Mbps @20M BW cat3 Operating Windows 7/8/8.1/Android 4.0 or later/Chrome OS System [1]: When the ME936 module works at this temperature, NOT all its RF performances comply with the 3GPP TS 45.005 specification. Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Issue 03 (2017-12-11)
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Overall Description 2.3 Circuit Block Diagram Figure 2-1 shows the circuit block diagram of the ME936 module. The application block diagram and major functional units of the ME936 module contain the following parts: ...
The ME936 module uses a 75-pin Gold Finger as its external interface. For details about the module and dimensions, see "6.2 Dimensions of ME936". Figure 3-1 shows the sequence of pins on the 75-pin signal interface of the ME936 module.
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Table 3-1 shows the definitions of pins on the 75-pin signal interface (67 for signals and 8 for notch) of the ME936 module. As the M.2 naming nomenclature, ME936 is Type 3042-S3-B (30 mm × 42 mm, Component Max Height on top is 1.5 mm and single-sided, Key ID is B.)
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Table 3-1 Definitions of pins on the M.2 interface Min.( Typ.( Max.( Pin Name Description Parameter Comments Type Connected to Ground internally. CONFIG_3 ME936 is configured as WWAN-SSIC 0 3.3V...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Min.( Typ.( Max.( Pin Name Description Parameter Comments Type Notch Notch Reserved for Future Use, please keep it Reserved NC in host side. Not Connected internally. CONFIG_0 ME936 is configured as WWAN-SSIC 0.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Min.( Typ.( Max.( Pin Name Description Parameter Comments Type 0.7 x UIM_ UIM_P UIM_CLK USIM Clock WR=1.8 V 0.2 x or 2.85 V UIM_ Ground Ground 0.7 x UIM_ 0.2 x...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Min.( Typ.( Max.( Pin Name Description Parameter Comments Type Interrupt signal to wake up 1.26 the module. I2C_IRQ This function is under –0.3 0.63 development. Ground Ground System clock output for external GNSS module.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Min.( Typ.( Max.( Pin Name Description Parameter Comments Type This function is under 0.45 development. 1.26 –0.3 0.63 Tunable antenna control 1.35 signal, bit 2. ANTCTL2 It is a push-pull type GPIO.
When the ME936 module works normally, power is supplied through the 3.3V pins and the voltage ranges from 3.135 V to 4.4 V (typical value is 3.3 V). The ME936 provides 5 power pins, and 11 Ground pins. To ensure that the ME936 module works normally, all these pins must be connected.
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M.2 connector as possible. Customer can reduce the capacitance if it can be guaranteed that 3.3V pin does not drop below 3.135 V in any case. Figure 3-2 shows the recommended power circuit of the ME936 module. Figure 3-2 Recommended power circuit of the ME936 module ME936 3.3V...
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3.3 V 3.135 V Time If customer wants to power cycle ME936, the 3.3V pin must stay below 1.8 V for more than 100 ms. The sequence is shown as in Figure 3-4 . Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Issue 03 (2017-12-11)
The max. current can reach 200 mA, so special attention on PCB design should be taken at the host side. 3.4 Signal Control Interface 3.4.1 Overview The signal control part of the interface in the ME936 module consists of the following: Power On/Off (Power_On_Off) pin ...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces LED control (LED#) pin WWAN disable control (W_DISABLE#) pin GPS disable control (GPS_DISABLE#) pin Wake signal out from module (Wake_On_WWAN#) pin BodySAR detection (BodySAR_N) pin ...
H: SIM is present. –0.3 0.63 L: SIM is absent. 3.4.2 Power_On_Off Control Pin The ME936 module can be controlled to be powered on/off by the Power_On_Off pin. Table 3-4 Two states of Power_On_Off pin Item Pin state Description High ME936 is powered on.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Figure 3-5 Recommended connections of Power_On_Off pin (Auto power) ME936 3.3V Pin2, 4, 70, 72, 74 10kΩ Power_On_Off Pin6 Power on sequence Do not toggle RESET# pin during the power on sequence. Pulling RESET# pin low will extend time for module startup.
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ME936 is powered directly to battery For use case ME936 is connected directly to battery, such as tablet platforms, Power_On_Off pin should be controlled by a GPIO from host to control ME936 power On/Off. It is critical to make sure the module is safely powered off when the Tablet SoC is shut off.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Power on sequence Do not toggle RESET# pin during power on sequence. Pulling RESET# pin low will extend time for module startup. Recommended power on timing is shown as in Figure 3-9 .
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Figure 3-11 Recommended warn boot timing in the notebook/tablet 3.3V (battery, always on) RESET# Power_On_Off Warn boot in the notebook/tablet t2 ≥ 500 ms If there is a limitation on the controlling GPIO to be programmable 500 ms, the following hardware solution can be used, as shown in Figure 3-12 .
Description of the Application Interfaces 3.4.3 RESET# Pins The ME936 module can be reset through the RESET# pin asynchronous, active low. Whenever this pin is active, the module will immediately be placed in a Power On reset condition. Care should be taken for this pin unless there is a critical failure and all other methods of regaining control and/or communication with the WWAN sub- system have failed.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Figure 3-14 Hardware circuit for RESET# (Option 2) GPIO1 ME936 HOST RESET# Pin67 1MΩ NMOS 33 рF NMOS 0Ω GPIO1 Option 3: Hardware circuit for RESET# In this case, the GPIO is not high-impedance when the host is powered off.
It will also disconnect the module from the network resulting in a call drop. 3.4.4 LED# Pin ME936 provides an open drain signal to indicate the RF status. Table 3-5 State of the LED# pin Operating Status LED# RF function is turned on.
WWAN function is determined by software AT command. Default enabled. Figure 3-17 Connections of the W_DISABLE# pin It is not recommended to add a diode on the W_DISABLE# pin outside the ME936 module. 3.4.6 GPS_DISABLE# Pin ME936 provides a hardware pin (GPS_DISABLE#) to enable/disable the GPS function.
GPS function is determined by software AT command. Default enabled. Figure 3-18 Connections of the GPS_DISABLE# pin It is not recommended to add a diode on the GPS_DISABLE# pin outside the ME936 module. 3.4.7 Wake_On_WWAN# Pin ME936 provides an open drain output Wake_On_WWAN# pin to wake host. It is low active.
If BodySAR_N pin is used to monitor the proximity sensor output, there are some essential preconditions for this hardware solution. ME936 cannot provide any control signal for the proximity sensor. Any control or programming required by the proximity sensor should be handled by the host side.
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Figure 3-21 Connections of the BodySAR_N pin It is not recommended to add a diode on the BodySAR_N pin outside the ME936 module. 3.4.9 SIM_DET Pin ME936 supports USIM Hot Swap function.
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When SIM is inserted (hot), SIM_DET pin will change from Low to High; When SIM is removed (hot), SIM_DET pin will change from High to Low. ME936 will detect the rising or falling edge of SIM_DET to react the hot swap. Figure 3-23 The logic of SIM_DET WWAN Module 1.8V...
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces 3.5 USB Interface The ME936 is compliant with USB 2.0 high speed protocol. The USB input/output lines are following USB 2.0 specifications. Definition of the USB interface: Pin No. Pin Name...
90 Ω. 3.6 USIM Card Interface 3.6.1 Overview The ME936 module provides a USIM card interface complying with the ISO 7816-3 standard and supports both 1.8 V and 3.0 V USIM cards. Table 3-10 USIM card interface signals...
2.85 3.6.2 Circuit Recommended for the USIM Card Interface As the ME936 module is not equipped with an USIM socket, you need to place an USIM socket on the user interface board. Figure 3-26 shows the circuit of the USIM card interface.
3.7.1 Hardware section Huawei M.2 module provides four GPIO interfaces, which can be set to output high or low level in accordance with the customer's requirement. Through different output levels of four GPIO interfaces, the host can implement tuning the antenna efficiency.
3. ANTCTL3 It is a push-pull type 0.45 GPIO. 3.8 Config Pins The module provides 4 config pins. ME936 is configured as WWAN-SSIC 0. Table 3-12 List of CONFIG pins Min.( Typ.( Max.( Pin Name Pad Type...
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These 4 configurations are called Port Config0~3. In each Port Configuration, each GPIO is defined as a specific functional pin. The GPIO pin assignment can see in Table 3-14 . ME936 supports Config0. But the audio function is not implemented in ME936.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Description of the Application Interfaces Figure 3-29 Specifications of 0.81 mm coaxial cable mating with the RF connector Figure 3-30 shows the connection between the RF connector and the 0.81 mm cable. Figure 3-30 Connection between the RF connector and the 0.81 mm cable Figure 3-31 shows the specifications of 1.13 mm coaxial cable mating the...
The instrument compensation needs to be set according to the actual cable conditions. 4.3.2 Test Standards Huawei modules meet 3GPP TS 51.010-1, 3GPP TS 34.121-1 and 3GPP TS 36.521- 1, test standards. Each module passes strict tests at the factory and thus the quality of the modules is guaranteed.
The conducted receive sensitivity is a key parameter that indicates the receiver performance of ME936. The 3GPP Protocol Claim column in Table 4-2 lists the required minimum values, and the Test Value column lists the tested values of ME936. Table 4-2 ME936 conducted Rx sensitivity Band...
The test values are the average of some test samples. If GPS and LTE Band 13 of ME936 are enabled at the same time, the GPS performance may be affected and the module may not be positioned in the weak signals.
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide RF Specifications Item 3GPP Protocol ME936 Test Value (dBm) Claim (dBm) Min. Typ. Max. UMTS Band 5 21 to 25 22.5 23.5 24.5 UMTS Band 8 21 to 25 22.5 23.5 24.5 LTE Band 1...
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In addition, the transmission cable from the antenna port of ME936 to the antenna is also part of the antenna. The cable loss increases with the cable length and the frequency. It is recommended that the cable loss is as low as possible, for example, MXHP32HP1000 made by Murata or equivalent.
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For this reason, the receiving performance is optimal. The following radiation patterns are recommended for the antenna of ME936. Primaryantenna: omnidirectional. Secondary antenna: omnidirectional (Upper Hem Partial Radiated Power ≥ 40% @ 1574.42 MHz–1605.89 MHz)
RF transmission cable into account when measuring any of the preceding antenna indicators. Huawei cooperates with various famous antenna suppliers who are able to make suggestions on antenna design, for example, Amphenol, Skycross, etc. 4.5.2 Interference Besides the antenna performance, the interference on the user board also affects the radio performance (especially the TIS) of the module.
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide RF Specifications Antenna Requirements Bandwidth of primary 70 MHz in GSM850 antenna 80 MHz in GSM900 170 MHz in DCS 140 MHz in PCS 250 MHz in UMTS 2100/LTE Band 1 140 MHz in UMTS 1900/LTE Band 2...
EMC and ESD Features 5.2 Absolute Ratings Table 5-1 lists the absolute ratings for the ME936 module. Using the ME936 module beyond these conditions may result in permanent damage to the module. Table 5-1 Absolute ratings for the ME936 module...
Ambient temperature for storage ° C [1]: When the ME936 module works at this temperature, all its RF indexes comply with the 3GPP TS 45.005 specifications. [2]: When the ME936 module works at this temperature, NOT all its RF indexes comply with the 3GPP TS 45.005 specifications.
Table 5-5 to Table 5-9 . The power consumption listed in this section are tested when the power supply of ME936 module is normal voltage (3.3 V), and all of test values are measured at room temperature. Table 5-5 Averaged power off DC power consumption of ME936...
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USB is in active. Radio Off All bands Module is powered up. (idle) RF is disabled. USB is in active. Table 5-7 Averaged Data Transmission DC power consumption of ME936 (WCDMA/HSDPA/LTE) Description Band Test Value (mA) Notes/Configuration Typical WCDMA...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Description Band Test Value (mA) Notes/Configuration Typical Band IV 0 dBm Tx Power (1700 MHz) 10 dBm Tx Power 23.5 dBm Tx Power Band V 0 dBm Tx Power...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Description Band Test Value (mA) Notes/Configuration Typical 10 dBm Tx Power 23 dBm Tx Power Band III 0 dBm Tx Power 10 dBm Tx Power 23 dBm Tx Power...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Table 5-8 DC power consumption of ME936 (GPRS/EDGE) Description Test Value (mA) Configuration Typical GPRS850 1 Up/1 Down 2 Up/1 Down 4 Up/1 Down 1 Up/1 Down 2 Up/1 Down...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Description Test Value (mA) Configuration Typical 4 Up/1 Down EDGE900 1 Up/1 Down 2 Up/1 Down 4 Up/1 Down 1 Up/1 Down 2 Up/1 Down 4 Up/1 Down EDGE1800...
The Rx power of GPS is –130 dBm. GPS tracking 5.5 Reliability Features Table 5-10 lists the test conditions and results of the reliability of the ME936 module. Table 5-10 Test conditions and results of the reliability of the ME936 module Item...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Item Test Condition Standard Sample Results size Low temperature: –40º C Thermal shock JESD22- Visual inspection: ok A106-B pcs/group High temperature: 85º C Function test: ok ...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Item Test Condition Standard Sample Results size Drop test 0.8 m in height. Drop the IEC6006 Visual inspection: ok module on the marble 8-2-32 pcs/group Function test: ok...
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Electrical and Reliability Features Item Test Condition Standard Sample Results size Groups ≥ 2 5.6 EMC and ESD Features The following are the EMC design comments: Attention should be paid to static control in the manufacture, assembly, packaging, handling, and storage process to reduce electrostatic damage to HUAWEI module.
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Mechanical Specifications Mechanical Specifications 6.1 About This Chapter This chapter describes the following aspects of the ME936 module: Dimensions of ME936 Label Packing System 6.2 Dimensions of ME936 Figure 6-1 shows the dimensions of ME936 in details.
ME936 package includes the blister tray, the blister tray cover, and the carton (with bottom and top clapboard). The blister tray of the ME936 module package is shown as in the following figure. There are 75 pcs modules for every tray, 6 pcs trays in one carton, and 450 pcs modules for every carton.
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Installation Installation 7.1 About This Chapter This chapter describes the assembly of ME936, including: Connect ME936 to Board Antenna Plug 7.2 Connect ME936 to Board Figure 7-1 Install ME936 ME936 It refers to M.2 specification.
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Installation 7.3 Thermal Management Because ME936 is very small, the dissipating heat is very important to it. It has to take several means to ensure ME936 to meet the specification. The methods are described as follow: ...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Installation Figure 7-3 Unmating the plug The extraction tool is recommended. Any attempt of unmating by pulling on the cable may result in damage and influence the mechanical/electrical performance. It is not recommended to apply any pull forces after the bending of the cable, as described in Figure 7-4 .
8.1 About This Chapter This chapter gives a general description of certifications of ME936. 8.2 Certifications Table 8-1 shows certifications the ME936 has been implemented. For more demands, please contact us for more details about this information. Table 8-1 Product Certifications...
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Safety Information Safety Information Read the safety information carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless device. Applicable safety information must be observed. 9.1 Interference Power off your wireless device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the wireless device when it causes danger or interference with electric devices.
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Safety Information Area indicated with the "Power off bi-direction wireless equipment" sign Area where you are generally suggested to stop the engine of a vehicle 9.4 Traffic Security Observe local laws and regulations while using the wireless device. To prevent accidents, do not use your wireless device while driving.
Warning: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by HUAWEI may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment. 9.13.3 IC Statement This device complies with CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B).
HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronym or Abbreviation Expansion Application Process China Compulsory Certification European Conformity Coding Scheme Circuit Switched Data Direct Current Direct Memory Access External Bus Unit...
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HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module Hardware Guide Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronym or Abbreviation Expansion HSUPA High Speed Up-link Packet Access International Standards Organization Liquid Crystal Polyester Low-Dropout Light-Emitting Diode New Name for NGFF Multi-chip Package NGFF Next Generation Form Factor...