LPWA Module Series 
                   BG77 Hardware Design
 
 
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Figure Index 
FIGURE 1: FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................... 14 
FIGURE 2: PIN ASSIGNMENT (TOP VIEW) .................................................................................................... 16 
FIGURE 3: SLEEP MODE APPLICATION VIA UART ...................................................................................... 28 
FIGURE 4: STAR STRUCTURE OF THE POWER SUPPLY ...........................................................................  29 
FIGURE 5: TURN ON THE MODULE USING DRIVING CIRCUIT ................................................................... 30 
FIGURE 6: TURN ON THE MODULE USING KEYSTROKE ........................................................................... 31 
FIGURE 7: TIMING OF TURNING ON MODULE ............................................................................................. 31 
FIGURE 8: TIMING OF TURNING OFF MODULE ........................................................................................... 32 
FIGURE 9: TIMING OF RESET MODULE ........................................................................................................ 33 
FIGURE 10: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF RESET_N BY USING DRIVING CIRCUIT ...................................... 33 
FIGURE 11: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF RESET_N BY USING BUTTON ...................................................... 34 
FIGURE 12: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF PON_TRIG CIRCUIT ....................................................................... 35 
FIGURE 13: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF (U)SIM INTERFACE WITH AN 8-PIN (U)SIM CARD CONNECTOR
 ................................................................................................................................................................... 36
 
FIGURE 14: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF (U)SIM INTERFACE WITH A 6-PIN (U)SIM CARD CONNECTOR 36 
FIGURE 15: REFERENCE DESIGN OF USB PHY .......................................................................................... 38 
FIGURE 16: REFERENCE DESIGN OF USB INTERFACE .............................................................................  38 
FIGURE 17: REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH TRANSLATOR CHIP ................................................................... 41 
FIGURE 18: REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT .............................................................. 42 
FIGURE 19: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF PCM APPLICATION WITH AUDIO CODEC ................................... 43 
FIGURE 20: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF THE NETWORK STATUS INDICATOR .......................................... 44 
FIGURE 21: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF STATUS ........................................................................................... 45 
FIGURE 22: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF USB_BOOT INTERFACE ................................................................ 46 
FIGURE 23: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF RF ANTENNA INTERFACE ............................................................ 54 
FIGURE 24: MICROSTRIP LINE DESIGN ON A 2-LAYER PCB ..................................................................... 54 
FIGURE 25: COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE LINE DESIGN ON A 2-LAYER PCB ................................................. 55 
FIGURE 26: COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE LINE DESIGN ON A 4-LAYER PCB (LAYER 3 AS REFERENCE 
GROUND) .................................................................................................................................................. 55
 
FIGURE 27: COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE LINE DESIGN ON A 4-LAYER PCB (LAYER 4 AS REFERENCE 
GROUND) .................................................................................................................................................. 55
 
FIGURE 28: REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF GNSS ANTENNA INTERFACE ....................................................... 57 
FIGURE 29: DIMENSIONS OF THE U.FL-R-SMT CONNECTOR (UNIT: MM) ............................................... 58 
FIGURE 30: MECHANICALS OF U.FL-LP CONNECTORS .............................................................................  59 
FIGURE 31: SPACE FACTOR OF MATED CONNECTOR (UNIT: MM) .......................................................... 59 
FIGURE 32: MODULE TOP AND SIDE DIMENSIONS .................................................................................... 66 
FIGURE 33: MODULE BOTTOM DIMENSIONS (BOTTOM VIEW) ................................................................. 67 
FIGURE 34: RECOMMENDED FOOTPRINT (TOP VIEW) .............................................................................. 68 
FIGURE 35: TOP VIEW OF THE MODULE ...................................................................................................... 69 
FIGURE 36: BOTTOM VIEW OF THE MODULE .............................................................................................. 69 
FIGURE 37: RECOMMENDED REFLOW SOLDERING THERMAL PROFILE ............................................... 71 
FIGURE 38: TAPE DIMENSIONS ..................................................................................................................... 72