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SIM7600E_SIM7600E-H-PCIE_Hardware_Design_V1.00 22 2017-11-23
4.8 UART Interface
SIM7600E-PCIE provides one UART (universal asynchronous serial transmission) port. The module is as the
DCE (Data Communication Equipment) and the client PC is as the DTE (Data Terminal Equipment). AT
commands are entered and serial communication is performed through UART interface.
The application circuit is in the following figures.
TXD
RXD
RTS
CTS
DTR
RI
TXD
RXD
RTS
CTS
DTR
RING
MODULE
( DCE)
HOST
( DTE)
UART
UART1
GND
GND
Figure 13: UART Full modem
MODULE
( DCE)
HOST
( DTE)
UARTUART
1
TXD
RXD
RTS
CTS
DTR
RI
TXD
RXD
RTS
CTS
DTR
RING
GND GND
Figure 14: UART Null modem
Table 11: UART Electrical Characteristic
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit
V
IH
High-level input voltage
1.17 1.8 2.1 V
V
IL
Low-level input voltage
-0.3 0 0.63 V
V
OH
High-level output voltage
1.35 1.8 1.8 V
V
OL
Low-level output voltage
0 0 0.45 V
The SIM7600E-PCIE UART is 1.8V interface. A level shifter should be used if user’s application is equipped
with a 3.3V UART interface. The level shifter TXB0108RGYR provided by Texas Instruments is recommended.