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Hardware User Guide Issue 1.0 Date 2022-06-02...
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THIS GUIDE PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS TO DESIGN THEIR APPLICATIONS. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES AND PARAMETERS IN THIS GUIDE TO DESIGN AND COMMISSION. NEOWAY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF BODILY HURT OR ASSET LOSS CAUSED BY IMPROPER OPERATIONS. THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO PRODUCT VERSION UPDATE OR OTHER REASONS.
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About This Document About This Document Scope This document is applicable to N723-EA series. It defines the features, indicators, and test standards of the N723-EA module and provides reference for the hardware design of each interface. Audience This document is intended for system engineers (SEs), development engineers, and test engineers.
If the product is used in medical institutions or on airplanes, electromagnetic waves emitted by this product may interfere with surrounding equipment. Please follow the requirements below in application design: Do not disassemble the module without permission from Neoway. Otherwise, we are entitled to ⚫ refuse to provide further warranty.
This chapter introduces product overview, block diagram, and basic features of N723-EA. 2.1 Product Overview N723-EA is an industry-grade cellular module that supports LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, WCDMA, and GSM. It has dimensions of (30.00±0.10) mm × (28.00±0.10) mm × (2.95±0.20) mm and supports PHY chip with external RMII interface, SD card, WLAN chip with SDIO interface, and Codec chip with PCM/I2S interface.
N723-EA Hardware User Guide Chapter 3 Reference Standards 3 Reference Standards N723-EA is designed by referring to the following standards: 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V9.10.0 User Equipment(UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission ⚫ and reception; Part 3: Radio Resource Management (RRM) conformance testing 3GPP TS 21.111 V9.0.0 USIM and IC card requirements...
N723-EA Hardware User Guide Chapter 4 Module Pins 4 Module Pins There are 100 pins on N723-EA and their pads are introduced in LGA package. 4.1 Pin Layout Figure 4-1 shows the pad layout of N723-EA. Figure 4-1 N723-EA pin definition (top view)
N723-EA Hardware User Guide Chapter 4 Module Pins If you need to use the I2S or RMII function, contact Neoway FAEs. ⚫ Do Not pull-down USB_BOOT before the initialization process is completed. ⚫ All the RESERVED and Ground pins must be left floating.
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2.4V OH(Min) 0.4V OL(Max) If you need to use the PCM/I2S or RMII function, contact Neoway FAEs. ⚫ The power domains of PWRKEY_N is VBAT, and direct connection of GPIOs in different power ⚫ domains is prohibited, as that will result in voltage backflow.
Chapter 5 Application Interfaces 5 Application Interfaces N723-EA provides the power, control, communication, audio, RF interfaces, and so on to meet the functional requirements of customers in different application scenarios. This chapter describes how to design each interface and provides reference designs and guidelines.
The power supply design of the N723-EA module is determined by the power input voltage. The designs are classified by power input voltage as follows: Supports the 3.4V - 4.2 V power input (typical value: 3.8 V, using the battery for power supply)
VDD_1P8 is used for level shift only and an ESD protector should be added. N723-EA provides one VDD_1P8 output. It can provide the 1.8 V voltage and the maximum output current is 50 mA. It is recommended that DVDD_1P8 is used for level shift and digital IO pull-up power supply only and an ESD protector should be added.
USB ID pin Leave this pin floating if it is not used. N723-EA can implement program download, data communication, and debugging through the USB interface. The module's USB is as a slave device by default. Figure 5-18 shows the recommended USB connection circuit.
Data receiving used. N723-EA provides three UART interfaces, of which the CP_UART interface supports hardware flow control and a maximum rate of 3.6 Mbps. DEBUG_UART1 only supports for debugging, there will be Log information output after the module boots up, and the baud rate supports up to 115200 bps. UART2 can be used for data communication of external devices, and the baud rate supports up to 115200 bps.
VDD_1P8 through a 47 kΩ USIM_DET USIM detection pull-up resistor is required. N723-EA provides one USIM card interface. Figure 5-23 shows the reference design of the USIM card interface. Figure 5-23 Reference design of the USIM card interface 4.7kΩ 20Ω...
DET is connected to GND, and when the SIM card is pulled out, DET and GND are disconnected. N723-EA supports USIM card detection. USIM_DET is a 1.8 V interrupt pin. The USIM detection circuit works by checking the levels across the USIM_DET pin before and after a USIM card is inserted. The reference design circuit assumes that the SIM-DET is unconnected before the USIM card is inserted, and the SIM-DET pin is grounded after the USIM card is inserted.
SDC_DET SD/eMMC detect input N723-EA provides one SD/eMMC interface, which supports 1.8 V/3.0 V dual voltages, supports clock frequencies up to HS200-200MHz and DDR50-50MHz, and can be backwards compatible with the DS, HS, SDR12, SDR25, SDR50, and SDR104 modes. It can be connected to SD card or eMMC chip.
N723-EA Hardware User Guide Chapter 5 Application Interfaces N723-EA provides one PCM/I2S interface, supporting 1.8 V level. The following figure shows the reference design of the I2C interface: Figure 5-26 Reference design of the I2S I2S_TX I2S_DIN I2S_RX I2S_DOUT I2S_WS...
Fast mode 400 kbps N723-EA provides only one I2C interface, which supports only master mode and 1.8 V level. There are no pull-up resistors internally. Connecting an external pull-up resistor is required to prevent the lack of I2C drive capability. The following figure shows the reference design of the I2C interface:...
(Master) (Slave) Schematic Design Guidelines: If the level of the slave device does not match that of the N723-EA, level conversion is required; see Figure 5-20 Recommended level shifting circuit 1. PCB Design Guidelines: Avoid cross routing between the I2C cable and other signal cables as much as possible. If cross- ⚫...
Leave this pin floating if it is not used. If you need to use the RMII function, contact Neoway FAEs. The RMII interface voltage is 1.8 V by default. Whether the interface supports 3.3 V level depends on the hardware;...
Leave this pin floating if it is not used. N723-EA provides 4 GPIO interfaces, all of which have the interrupt function. The AT commands can be used to control the GPIO status. For more details about the GPIO interfaces, contact Neoway FAEs.
Reliability 6 Electrical Characteristics and Reliability This chapter describes the electrical characteristics and reliability of the N723-EA module, including the input and output voltage and current of the power supply, current consumption of the module in different states, operating and storage temperature range, and ESD protection characteristics.
N723-EA Hardware User Guide Chapter 8 Mechanical Characteristics 8.2 Label The label information is laser carved on the cover. The following figure shows the label of N723-EA. Figure 8-2 N723-EA label The picture above is only for reference. 8.3 Packing N723-EA adopts the SMT method for oven soldering.
The picture above is only for reference. 8.3.2 Moisture N723-EA is a level 3 moisture-sensitive electronic element, in compliance with IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 standard. After the module is unpacked, if it is exposed to the air for a long time, the module will get damp, and may be damaged during reflow soldering or laboratory soldering.
N723-EA Hardware User Guide Chapter 9 Mounting 9 Mounting This chapter describes the module PCB package and application PCB package of N723-EA, as well as the key points of SMT related technology. 9.1 PCB Package Figure 9-1 N723-EA bottom view of PCB package (unit: mm)
Chapter 9 Mounting 9.2 Application Foot Print The N723-EA module has a total of 100 pins in LGA package, and the recommended application PCB package is as follows: Only GND via-holes and pour coppers are allowed in the shaded area " ” of the PCB package to ensure the proper operation of the module.
220 °C for more than 45 seconds and the peak temperature reaches 240 °C. 9.5 SMT Oven Temperature Profile Neoway will not provide warranty for heat-responsive element abnormalities caused by improper temperature control. Thin or long PCB might bend during SMT. So, use loading tools during the SMT and reflow soldering process to avoid poor solder joint caused by PCB bending.
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