MAX M8 Hardware Integration Manual (UBX 13004876)

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• Contents
• 1 Hardware description
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Configuration
  • 1.3 Connecting power
  • 1.4 Interfaces
  • 1.5 I/O pins
    • Antenna open circuit detection (MAX-M8)
    • Electromagnetic interference on I/O lines
• 2 Design
  • 2.1 Pin description
  • 2.2 Minimal design
  • 2.3 Layout: Footprint and paste mask
  • 2.4 Antenna and Antenna supervision
  • 2.5 Antenna design with active antenna using antenna supervisor (MAX-M8W)
    • 2.5.1 Status reporting
    • 2.5.2 Module design with active antenna, short circuit protection/detection (MAX-M8W)
    • 2.5.3 Antenna supervision open circuit detection (OCD) (MAX-M8W)
    • 2.5.4 External active antenna supervisor using customer uP (MAX-M8Q, MAX-M8C)
    • 2.5.5 External active antenna control (MAX-M8Q, MAX-M8C)
• 3 Migration to u-blox M8 modules
  • 3.1 Migrating u-blox 7 designs to a u-blox M8 module
  • 3.2 Hardware migration from MAX-6 to MAX-M8
  • 3.3 Software migration
• 4 Product handling
  • 4.1 Packaging, shipping, storage and moisture preconditioning
  • 4.2 Soldering
  • 4.3 EOS/ESD/EMI precautions
  • 4.4 Applications with cellular modules
• Appendix
  • Recommended parts
  • A.1 Design-in recommendations in combination with cellular operation
• Related documents
• Revision history
• Contact