LTE Cat M1 & Cat NB1 &

EGPRS Module

Variant for the Global

BG96

Cat M1/Cat NB1:

LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/

B19/B20/B25

LTE TDD: B39 (For Cat M1 Only)

EGPRS:

850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Data

Voice

VoLTE (For Cat M1 Only. Support Realtek ALC

5616 /NAU8814 Codec by Default Firmware)

SMS

Point-to-point MO and MT

SMS Cell Broadcast

Text and PDU Mode

Interfaces

USB 2.0 × 1 (With High Speed up to 480 Mbps)

UART × 3

PCM × 1

ADC × 2 (15 bits)

GPIO × 2 (I2C and UART3 Can be Re-configured

as Extra 4 GPIOs)

(U)SIM × 1

NETLIGHT × 1 (For Network Status Indication)

STATUS × 1 (For Power ON/OFF Indication)

Main and GNSS Antenna Interfaces

Enhanced Features

GNSS (Optional):

GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo, QZSS

Firmware Upgrade:

via USB interface

DFOTA:

Delta Firmware upgrade Over the Air

Processor:

ARM A7 Processor, with 3 MB Flash and 3 MB

RAM Available for Users

QuecLocator

Support Cell ID Positioning

Electrical Characteristics

Output Power:

Max. Power: 23 dBm

Consumption @ LTE Cat M1 (Typical):

Power Saving Mode: 10 μA

Idle State: 15 mA @ DRX = 1.28 s

15 mA @ e-I-DRX = 40.96 s

Sleep State: 1.5 mA @ DRX = 1.28 s

1.2 mA @ e-I-DRX = 40.96 s

LTE Connected Mode (Avg.):

128 mA @ 0 dBm

140 mA @ 10 dBm

205 mA @ 23 dBm

Consumption @ LTE Cat NB1 (Typical):

Power Saving Mode: 10 μA

Idle State: 15 mA @ DRX = 1.28 s

15 mA @ e-I-DRX = 40.96 s

Sleep State: 1.96 mA @DRX = 1.28 s

1.1 mA @e-I-DRX = 40.96 s

LTE Connected Mode (Avg.):

96 mA @ 0 dBm

110 mA @ 10 dBm

223 mA @ 23 dBm

Sensitivity:

-107 dBm @ Cat M1, 1.4 MHz Bandwidth, CE

Mode A

-113 dBm @ Cat NB1, CE Level 0

Software Features

USB Serial Driver:

Windows 7/8/8.1/10,

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1–4.14,

Android 4.x–9.x

Protocols:

PPP/TCP/UDP/SSL/TLS/FTP(S)/HTTP(S)/NITZ/

PING/MQTT

General Features

3GPP E-UTRA Release 13

Operation Temperature Range: -35 °C to +75 °C

Extended Temperature Range: -40 °C to +85 °C

Dimensions: 26.5 mm × 22.5 mm × 2.3 mm

Approx. 3.1 g

LGA Package

Supply Voltage: 3.3–4.3 V, 3.8 V Typ.

3GPP TS27.007, 3GPP TS 27.005 and Quectel

Enhanced AT Commands

Approvals

Carrier:

Vodafone (Global)

Deutsche Telekom/Telefónica (Europe)

Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile/Sprint/U.S. Cellular

(North America)

Rogers/Telus (Canada)

SKT/LGU+ (South Korea)

NTT DOCOMO/SoftBank/KDDI (Japan)

Telstra (Australia)

Regulatory:

GCF (Global)

CE (Europe)

FCC/PTCRB (North America)

IC (Canada)

Anatel (Brazil)

IFETEL (Mexico)

CCC (China)

KC (South Korea)

NCC (Taiwan, China)

JATE/TELEC (Japan)

RCM (Australia)

NBTC (Thailand)

IMDA (Singapore)

Others:

RoHS

Hardware Version.

* Under Development

Quectel BG96

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