Neoway N511 User guide

Hardware User Guide

Issue 1.0 Date 2022-04-02

N511 Hardware User Guide

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Contents 
About N511 .............................................................................................. 11 
1 Product Overview ........................................................................................................................ 11 
2 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................. 11 
3 Basic Features ........................................................................................................................... 12 
Reference Standards ............................................................................... 15 
Module Pins ............................................................................................. 16 
1 Pinout ......................................................................................................................................... 16 
2 Pin Description ........................................................................................................................... 17 
Application Interfaces .............................................................................. 23 
1 Power Interface .......................................................................................................................... 23 
2 Reset Control Interfaces ............................................................................................................ 26 
3 Peripheral Interfaces .................................................................................................................. 28 
3.1 USB ................................................................................................................................... 28 
3.2 USIM .................................................................................................................................. 30 
3.3 UART ................................................................................................................................. 32 
3.4 I2S ..................................................................................................................................... 35 
3.5 I2C ..................................................................................................................................... 36 
3.6 PCIe ................................................................................................................................... 37 
4 Antenna Interfaces ..................................................................................................................... 39 
4.1 Antenna Interface Type ...................................................................................................... 39 
4.2 Antenna RF connector ....................................................................................................... 40 
5 Other Interfaces ......................................................................................................................... 41 
5.1 LED_WWAN# .................................................................................................................... 41 
5.2 LED_SYSTEM# ................................................................................................................. 41 
5.3 ADC ................................................................................................................................... 42 
5.4 WoWWAN# ........................................................................................................................ 42 
5.5 DTR ................................................................................................................................... 43 
5.6 B Code Time ...................................................................................................................... 46 
5.7 RFFE and ANTCTL ........................................................................................................... 46 
Electrical Characteristics and Reliability .................................................. 47 
1 Electrical Characteristics ............................................................................................................ 47 
2 ESD Protection ........................................................................................................................... 49 
RF Characteristics ................................................................................... 50 
1 Operating Band .......................................................................................................................... 50 
2 EN-DC band combination .......................................................................................................... 51 
3 TX Power and RX Sensitivity ..................................................................................................... 51 
Mechanical Characteristics ...................................................................... 53 
1 Dimensions ................................................................................................................................. 53 
2 Label ........................................................................................................................................... 54 

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8.3 Packing ....................................................................................................................................... 54

8.4 Storage ....................................................................................................................................... 56

9 Mounting .................................................................................................. 57

Abbreviations ........................................................................................... 58

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Table of Figures

Figure 2-1 N511 block diagram ........................................................................................................ 12

Figure 4-1 N511 pinout ..................................................................................................................... 16

Figure 5-1 Recommended design of the power supply circuit1 ....................................................... 24

Figure 5-2 Recommended design 2 ................................................................................................. 24

Figure 5-3 Reference design of the power supply3 ......................................................................... 25

Figure 5-4 Resetting the module by using a button ......................................................................... 27

Figure 5-5 Reference design for reset controlled by IO ................................................................... 27

Figure 5-6 Reset process of the N511 module ................................................................................ 27

Figure 5-7 Reference USB2.0 connection design ............................................................................ 28

Figure 5-8 Reference USB3.0 connection design ............................................................................ 29

Figure 5-9 Reference design of the USIM card interface ................................................................ 31

Figure 5-10 Reference design of the UART connection .................................................................. 32

Figure 5-11 Recommended level shifting circuit 1 ........................................................................... 33

Figure 5-12 Recommended level shifting circuit 2 ........................................................................... 34

Figure 5-13 Recommended level shifting circuit 3 ........................................................................... 34

Figure 5-14 Reference design of the I2S interface .......................................................................... 35

Figure 5-15 Reference design of the I2C interface .......................................................................... 36

Figure 5-16 PCIe RC modereference design ................................................................................... 38

Figure 5-17 Reference design of PCIe EP mode connection .......................................................... 38

Figure 5-18 ANT interface ................................................................................................................ 40

Figure 5-19 RF connector dimensions ............................................................................................. 40

Figure 5-20 Reference design of LED_WWAN# control .................................................................. 41

Figure 5-21 Reference design of LED_WWAN# control .................................................................. 42

Figure 5-22 RING indicator for an incoming call .............................................................................. 43

Figure 5-23 RING indicator for SMS ................................................................................................ 43

Figure 5-24 Process of entering the sleep mode ............................................................................. 44

Figure 5-25 Process of incoming call service processing in sleep mode ........................................ 44

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Figure 5-26 Process of outgoing call service processing in sleep mode ......................................... 45

Figure 5-27 Process of exiting from the sleep mode ....................................................................... 45

Figure 8-1 Front, rear, and side views of N511 (unit: mm) ............................................................... 53

Figure 8-2 N511 label ....................................................................................................................... 54

Figure 8-3 Packing process ............................................................................................................. 55

Figure 9-1 Structure and dimensions of the M.2 connector ............................................................. 57

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Table of Tables

Table 2-1 Variants and frequency bands ........................................................................................... 11

Table 2-2 N511 baseband and wireless features ............................................................................. 12

Table 4-1 IO definition and DC characteristics ................................................................................. 17

Table 4-2 Pin description .................................................................................................................. 18

Table 5-1 ANT port description ......................................................................................................... 39

Table 6-1 N511Operating conditions ................................................................................................ 47

Table 6-2 Current consumption of N510M (Typical) ......................................................................... 47

Table 6-3 N511 temperature features ............................................................................................... 49

Table 6-4 N511 ESD protection characteristics ................................................................................ 49

Table 7-1 N511 operating bands ...................................................................................................... 50

Table 7-2 CA Band Combination ...................................................................................................... 51

Table 7-3 TX power and RX sensitivity of N511 ............................................................................... 51

Table 8-1 N511 specifications and dimensions ................................................................................ 53

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About This Document

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About This Document

Scope

This document is applicable to the N511 series.

It defines the features, indicators, and test standards of the N511 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.

Change History

Issue

Date

Change

Changed By

1.0

2022-03

Initial draft

Wu Xinxing

Conventions

Symbol

Indication

Indicates danger or warning. This information must be followed. Otherwise, a

catastrophic module or user device failure or bodily injury may occur.

Indicates caution. This symbol alerts the user to important points about using the

module. If these points are not followed, the module or user device may fail.

Indicates instructions or tips. This symbol provides advice or suggestions that

may be useful when using the module.

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Related Documents

Neoway_N511_Datasheet

Neoway_N511_Product_Specifications

Neoway_N511_AT_Commands_Mannual

Neoway_N511_EVK_User_Guide

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Chapter 2 About N511

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1 Safety Recommendations

Ensure that this product is used in compliance with the requirements of the country and the

environment. Please read the following safety recommendations to avoid body hurt or damage to

products or workplaces:

⚫ Do not use this product at any places with a risk of fire or explosion such as gasoline stations, oil

refineries, and so on.

If the product is used in a place with flammable gas or dust such as propane gas, gasoline, or

flammable spray, the product will cause an explosion or fire.

⚫ Do not use this product in environments such as hospitals or airplanes where it might interfere

with other electronic equipment.

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 the design and use of the application for this module:

⚫ Do not disassemble the module without permission from Neoway. Otherwise, we are entitled to

refuse to provide further warranties.

⚫ Please use the product according to this document. Please connect the product to a stable

power supply and layout traces following fire safety standards.

⚫ Please avoid touching the pins of the module directly in case of damages caused by ESD.

⚫ Do not insert/remove a USIM card while the module is still switched on.

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Chapter 2 About N511

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2 About N511

N511 is a series of 5G NR Sub-6 GHz modules designed in M.2 form factor. It supports both NSA and

SA modes and is also backward compatible with 4G LTE-FDD/TDD and 3G WCDMA networks. Apart

from a rich set of network modes, the module supports industry-standard interfaces including PCIe

Gen2 and USB3.0, which meet the requirements of high-speed transmission applications. It also

supports USB drivers for Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux and Android,

2.1 Product Overview

The operating bands of N511 can meet application requirements in most regions around the world.

This module is suitable for consumer electronics, smart energy, industrial control, and smart

transportation industries. The figure below lists the supported versions and bands.

Table 2-1 Variants and frequency bands

Variant

Network mode

Band

MIMO

CN

5G NR

NR-FDD: n1, n3

DL MIMO4X4, UL 1X1

NR-FDD: n8, n28

DL MIMO2X2, UL 1X1

NR-TDD: n41, n77, n78, n79

DL MIMO4X4, UL MIMO2X2

4G LTE

LTE-FDD: B1, B3, B5, B7, B8

LTE-TDD: B34, B38, B39, B40,

B41

DL MIMO2X2, UL 1X1

3G WCDMA

B1, B2, B5, B8

DL MIMO2X2, UL 1X1

2.2 Block Diagram

N511 consists of the following functionality units:

⚫ Baseband

⚫ NAND Flash

⚫ 26 MHz crystal oscillator and 32.768 kHz crystal

⚫ Power management unit

⚫ RF section (Transceiver, RF Front-end)

⚫ Digital interfaces (USIM, I2S/PCM, UART, USB2.0, USB3.0, PCIe)

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Figure 2-1 N511 block diagram

VBAT

NR RF Transceiver

26M

oscillator

RF Front-end

ANT4

NAND Flash

Base Band

MEMORY SUPPORT

RFFE I/F S

CONNECTIVITY

ADI

VDDs

TRX

SPI

Input PM

Output PM

VBAT

UART

USB2.0

Power

Manager

VDD

VDDs

ANT1ANT2ANT3

DC/DC

32.768k

crystal

Interfaces

I2C

USIM

USB3.0

PCIe

CLK

VBAT

DC/DC

MIPI

GRFC

W_DISBLE

LED

RESET

LVDS

LTE RF Transceiver

TRX

SPI

LVDS

ADC

B Code

Time

I2S

2.3 Basic Features

Table 2-2 N511 baseband and wireless features

Parameter

Description

Operating

voltage

VBAT: 3.3 V - 4.3 V, typical value: 3.8 V

Operating

current

Sleep mode: TBD

Standby mode1: TBD

1

In standby mode, the module is in normal working state, but there is no on-going data service.

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Average current at maximum throughput: TBD@Max Tx Power, NSA mode

Application

processor

Dual-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, main frequency, 1.35 GHz at most.

Operating

System

Linux

Memory

4 Gb LPDDR4X

2 Gb NAND Flash

Wireless rate

WCDMA:

Support 3GPP Release 9

Support DL diversity and type3i receive

WCDMA DL throughput: DC-HSPA+, Cat.24 Max 42 Mbps

WCDMA UL throughput: HSUPA，Cat.7 Max 11 Mbps

LTE:

Support 3GPP Release 14

Support DL MIMO2X2

Support DL 3CC CA*, UL 2CC CA

LTE -TDD/FDD DL throughput: cat.12, Max 600 Mbps

LTE -TDD/FDD DL throughput: cat.13, Max 150 Mbps

NR:

Support 3GPP Release 15

Support NSA (EN-DC) and SA

Support SCS: 15 kHz, 30 kHz

Support CBW: 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20 MHz, 25 MHz, 30 MHz, 40 MHz, 50

MHz, 60 MHz, 80 MHz, 90 MHz, 100 MHz

SUB-6G SA mode

NR DL throughput Max: 1.9 Gbps (@100 MHz 1CC, 4RX, 256QAM)

NR UL throughput Max: 600 Mbps (@100 MHz 1CC, 2TX, 256QAM)

SUB-6G NSA mode

DL throughput Max: 2.0 Gbps (@100 MHz 4RX, 256QAM)

UL throughput Max: 300 Mbps (@100 MHz 1TX, 256QAM)

Transmit power

WCDMA: +24 dBm (Power Class 3)

LTE: +23 dBm (Power Class 3)

NR: +23 dBm (Power Class 3)

Application

Interfaces

ANT1 - ANT4 3G/4G/5G antenna interfaces

50 Ω characteristic impedance

One UART interface

Two USIM interfaces, 1.8 V/3.0 V adaptive.

One USB 2.0 interface

One USB 3.0 interface

One I2S interface

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One I2C interface

One ADC interface

One B code TIME interface

One PCIe Gen2 interface

One RFFE interface

Two GRFC interface

AT Command

3GPP Release 15

Neoway extended commands

Data

RNDIS, NCM

Protocol

TCP, UDP, MQTT, FTP/FTPS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL, TLS

Certification

approval

CCC*, SRRC*, CTA*

Dimensions

30 mm x 52 mm x 2.4mm (W x L x H)

Temperature

ranges

Operating: -30°C to +70°C

Extended: -40°C to +85°C

Storage: -40°C to +90°C

* indicates in development.

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3 Reference Standards

The N511 series are designed by referring to the following standards:

⚫ 3GPP TS 07.07 AT command set for GSM Mobile Equipment (ME)

⚫ 3GPP TS 51.010-1 V10.5.0 Mobile Station(MS) conformance specification

⚫ 3GPP TS 34.121-1 V10.8.0 User Equipment(UE) conformance specification

⚫ 3GPP TS 34.122 V10.1.0 Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network

⚫ 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V14.0.0 User Equipment(UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission

and reception

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.521-1 V15.2.0 User Equipment(UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission

and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.521-3 V15.2.0 User Equipment(UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission

and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.101-

1, NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.101-

2, NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.101-

3, NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Int

erworking operation with other radios

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.101-

3, NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Int

erworking operation with other radios

⚫ 3GPP TS 38.101-

4, NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance requirement

s

⚫ PCI Express M.2 Specification，Revision 1.1

⚫ PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 2.0

⚫ Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Specification, Revision 2.0 (April 27, 2000 or later)

⚫ Universal Serial Bus 3.0 Specification, Revision 0.9 (July 30, 2008)

⚫ ISO/IEC 7816-3

⚫ MIPI Alliance Specification for RF Front-End Control Interface (RFFE), v1.10

⚫ Phillips I2S Bus Specifications revised June 5, 1996

⚫ The I²C-BUS SPECIFICATION

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4 Module Pins

4.1 Pinout

The N511 pinout conforms to the PCI Express M.2 interface standard. In addition to the general

functional interface, the module also provides other functional interfaces and a total of 75 pins.

Figure 4-1 N511 pinout

75

73

71

69

67

65

63

61

59

57

55

53

51

49

47

45

43

41

39

37

35

33

34

29

27

25

23

21

11

9

7

5

3

12

4

6

8

10

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

56

58

60

62

64

66

68

70

72

74

TOP BOTTOM

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4.2 Pin Description

The RESERVED pin is used for external expansion or internal use of the module, and it is prohibited to

connect.

Table 4-1 lists the definition of IO types.

Table 4-1 IO definition and DC characteristics

IO Type

DIO

Digital Input/Output

DO

Digital Output

DI

Digital Input

OD

Open drain output

PI

Power input

AI

Analog input

AO

Analog output

AIO

Analog input/output

Level Feature

P1

USIM1 interface voltage, adaptive to 1.8 V

and 3.0 V.

1.8 V USIM card:

VOH= 1.62 V - 1.8 V

VOL= 0 V - 0.18 V

3.0 V USIM card:

VOH= 2.97 V - 3.3 V

VOL= 0 V - 0.3 V

P2

USIM2 interface voltage, adaptive to 1.8 V

and 3.0 V.

1.8V USIM card:

VOH= 1.62 V - 1.8 V

VOL= 0 V - 0.18 V

3.0 V USIM card:

VOH= 2.97 V - 3.3 V

VOL= 0 V - 0.3 V

P3

1.8 V IO voltage

VIH min=1.26 V, VIL max= 0.54 V

VOH min=1.62 V, VOL max=0.18 V

P5

3.3 V IO voltage

VIH min=2.31 V, VIL max= 0.54 V

VOH min=3.2 V, VOL max=3.3 V

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Table 4-2 Pin description

Signal

I/O

Function description

Level Feature

Remarks

1

RESERVED

2

VBAT

PI

Main power supply of

the module

Vmin = 3.3 V

Vmax = 4.3 V

The minimum input current shall be greater than 4 A.

3

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

4

VBAT

PI

Main power supply of

the module

Vmin = 3.3 V

Vmax = 4.3 V

The minimum input current shall be greater than 4A.

5

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

6

RESERVED

7

USB_D+

AIO

USB data positive

signal

Compliant with the USB 2.0 specification.

8

W_DISABLE#

DI

Disable the RF

communication.

P3 or P5

Active low

9

USB_D-

AIO

USB data negative

signal

Compliant with the USB 2.0 specification.

10

LED_SYSTEM#

OD

System status

indication

P5

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

11

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

12 - 19

KEY-B Notch

Card slot notch

20

I2S_CLK

DO

I2S/PCM clock

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

21

RESERVED

22

I2S_RX

DI

I2S/PCM data input

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

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23

WoWWAN#

DO

Indicator control of

incoming calls or SMSs

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

24

I2S_TX

DO

I2S/PCM data output

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

25

DTR

DI

Sleep mode control

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

26

LED_WWAN#

DO

Network indicator

control

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

27

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

28

I2S_WA

DO

I2S bit selection/ PCM

synchronization signal

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

29

USB3.0_TX-

DO

USB3.0 transmission

negative

Compliant with the USB 3.0 specification.

30

USIM1_RESET

DO

USIM1 reset

P1

-

31

USB3.0_TX+

DO

USB3.0 transmission

positive

Compliant with the USB 3.0 specification.

32

USIM1_CLK

DO

USIM1 clock output

P1

-

33

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

34

USIM1_DATA

DIO

USIM1 data

input/output

P1

-

35

USB3.0_RX-

DI

USB3.0 receiving

negative

Compliant with the USB 3.0 specification.

36

USIM1_VCC

PO

USIM1 power output

P1

-

37

USB3.0_RX+

DI

USB3.0 receiving

positive

Compliant with the USB 3.0 specification.

38

PCIe_EARLY_BOOT

DI

PCIe and USB3.0

P3

High level: USB 3.0

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mode selection

Low level: PCIe mode

39

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are

grounded.

40

USIM2_DETECT

DI

USIM2 detection

P3

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

41

PETN0

DO

PCIe data transmitting

negative

-

42

USIM2_DATA

DIO

USIM2 data input and

output

P2

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

43

PETP0

DO

PCIe data transmitting

positive

-

44

USIM2_CLK

DO

USIM2 clock output

P2

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

45

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

46

USIM2_RESET

DO

USIM2 reset

P2

Leave this pin floating if it is not used.

47

PERN0

DI

PCIe data receiving

negative

-

48

USIM2_VCC

PO

USIM2 Power output

P2

-

49

PERP0

DI

PCIe data receiving

positive

-

50

PERST#

DIO

PCIe reset signal

P3

Output signal in RC mode

Input signal in EP mode

51

GND

Ensure that all GND pins are grounded.

52

CLKREQ#

DIO

PCIe clock request

signal

P3

Input signal in RC mode

Output signal in EP mode

53

REFCLKN

DIO

PCIe reference clock

Output signal in RC mode

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