SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series - System Integration Manual 
UBX-13000995 - R26    System description 
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1.6.1.2  Switch-on sequence from not-powered mode 
Figure  21  shows  the  module’s  power-on  sequence  from  the  not-powered  mode,  describing  the  following 
phases: 
  The external supply is applied to the VCC module supply inputs, representing the start-up event. 
  The  status  of  the  PWR_ON  input  pin  while  applying  the  VCC  module  supply  is  not  relevant:  during  this 
phase the PWR_ON pin can be set high or low by the external circuit, but in Figure 21 it is assumed that the 
PWR_ON line rises suddenly to the high logic level due to external pull-up connected to V_BCKP or VCC. 
  The V_BCKP RTC supply output is suddenly enabled by the module as VCC reaches a valid voltage value. 
  The RESET_N line of SARA-U2 series rises suddenly to high logic level due to internal pull-up to V_BCKP. 
  All the generic digital pins of the modules are tri-stated until the switch-on of their supply source (V_INT): 
any  external  signal  connected  to  the  generic  digital  pins  must  be  tri-stated  or  set  low  at  least  until  the 
activation of the V_INT supply output to avoid latch-up of circuits and allow a proper boot of the module. 
  The V_INT generic digital interfaces supply output is enabled by the integrated power management unit. 
  The RESET_N line of SARA-G3 series rises suddenly to high logic level due to internal pull-up to V_INT. 
  The internal reset signal is held low by the integrated power management unit: the baseband processor core 
and all the digital pins of the modules are held in reset state.  
  When the internal reset signal is released by the integrated power management unit, any digital pin is set in 
a  proper  sequence  from  the  reset  state  to  the  default  operational  state.  The  duration  of  this  pin’s 
configuration  phase  differs  between  generic  digital  interfaces  and  the  USB  interface,  due  to  specific 
host / device enumeration timings (see section 1.9.3): 
o  Generic  digital  interfaces  pin  configuration  time:  3  seconds  typical  on  SARA-G3  and  SARA-U2  series 
modules, except for on SARA-U201 modules, which have 4 seconds typical 
o  USB interface configuration time: 5 seconds typical on SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series modules, except 
for on SARA-U201 modules, which have 6 seconds typical  
  The module is fully ready to operate after all the interfaces are configured.  
 
VCC
V_BCKP
PWR_ON
SARA-U2 RESET_N
V_INT
SARA-G3 RESET_N
Internal Reset
System State
Digital Pins State
Internal Reset → Operational Operational
Start of interface 
configuration
Module interfaces 
are configured
 
Figure 21: SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series power-on sequence from not-powered mode