Sierra Wireless / Semtech RC76x Industrial Embedded Cellular Modules

Sierra Wireless / Semtech RC76x Industrial Embedded Cellular Modules are small, scalable, flexible solutions in a compact and easy-to-integrate form factor that are entirely interchangeable among 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies. A compact form factor, network scalability, and ready-to-use firmware upgrades make these modules ideal for industrial Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solution designs where size and deployment longevity are important considerations. The RC7611 (LTE Cat-4 M2M connectivity) and the RC7611-1 (optimized Cat-1 LTE connectivity) are for use in the Americas. The RC7620 IoT module offers optimized 4G Cat-4 connectivity with 3G fallback for EMEA and Australia. RC7620-1 provides reliable Cat-1 LTE connectivity for European 4G networks with 3G fallback. The RC7630 Internet of Things (IoT) module enables reliable LTE Cat-4 M2M connectivity for Japan and Korea, while the RC7630-1 offers optimized Cat-1 LTE IoT connectivity.

Features

Ready-to-Connect - get instant access to Sierra Wireless AirVantage® Smart Connectivity to reduce total cost of ownership, strengthen end-to-end security, and simplify operations with a single point of accountability and management platform (optional)
Connects to the AT&T FirstNet™ public safety network to enhance security and provide advanced capabilities for first responders (RC7611 models for the Americas only)
Common form factor - compact CF3® design to migrate between technologies, expand globally, and future-proof product platforms
Cloud connected - securely collect data and remotely manage IoT deployments with integrated AirVantage® cloud services

Secure boot - prevent unauthorized code on the target to keep your connectivity secure (RC7630 models for Japan and Korea only)
Embedded TCP/IP stack to easily communicate over the internet
Free Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) upgrades future-proof deployments and keeps them secure
Programmability - basic and extended AT commands simplify development
VoLTE - enhance IoT applications with voice commands or call capabilities

Applications

Telematics
Police body cams
Smart meters
Industrial automation

Video surveillance
Networking
Mobile computing

Specifications

Options
- RC7611 and RC7611-1 for the Americas
- RC7620 for EMEA and Australia
- RC7620-1 for Europe
- RC7630 and RC7630-1 for Japan and Korea
Industrial-grade LGA 239-pad embedded module
Supports Ready-To-Connect
Interfaces
- UIM interface (eSIM)
- VBAT_RF/VBAT_BB power supply
- RF
- GNSS (RF_GNSS)
- ON/OFF control
  - POWER_ON_N
  - Reset signals
- USB 2.0
- UART serial links
- GPIOs
- I²C
- 1.8V voltage reference
- ADCs
- Digital audio (PCM/I²S)
- SPI bus
- Antenna control
- System clock outputs
- Test pins
- Tx Activity Indicator (TX_ON)
Common Flexible Form Factor (CF3) WWAN modules
- Accommodates multiple radio technologies and band groupings
- Supports bit-pipe (Essential Module Series) and value-add (Smart Module Series) solutions
- Offers electrical and functional compatibility
Compact, robust, fully shielded, and labeled (laser-etched) module
- 238x Land Grid Array (LGA) package
- 23.00mm x 22.00mm (LxW) with 2.50mm thickness
Telecom
- 3.4V to 4.3V supply voltage range
- Voice (digital audio)
  - PCM/I²S digital audio interface
  - Supports Enhanced Full Rate (EFR), Full Rate (FR), Half Rate (HR), and both Narrow-Band and Wide-band Adaptive Multirate (AMR-NB and AMR-WB) vocoders
  - MO and MT calling
  - Echo cancellation and noise reduction
  - Emergency calls (112, 110, 911, etc.)
  - Incoming call notification
  - DTMF generation
  - Internal codec driver for WM8944
- SMS
  - SMS MO and MT
  - CS and PS support
  - SMS saving to UIM card or ME storage
  - SMS reading from UIM card or ME storage
  - SMS sorting, concatenation, status report, replacement support, and storing rules (support of AT+CNMI, AT+CNMA)
- Supplementary services
  - Call barring, forwarding, hold, and waiting
  - Caller ID
  - Multi-party service
  - USSD
  - Automatic answer

GSM / GPRS / EDGE
- GPRS - packet-switched data
  - DTM (simple class A) operation
  - GPRS Multislot class 10 (with backoff) - 4x Rx slots (maximum), 2x Tx slots (maximum), 5x active slots total
  - Coding schemes - CS1 to CS4
  - GEA1, GEA2, and GEA3 ciphering
  - WCDMA/GERAN system selection
- EDGE
  - E2 power class for 8x PSK
  - DTM (simple class A), multislot class 12
  - EGPRS Multislot class 12 (with backoff) - 4x Rx slots (maximum), 4x Tx slots (maximum), 5x active slots total
  - Coding schemes - MCS1 to MCS9
  - BEP reporting
  - SRB loopback and test modes A and B
  - 8-bit and 11-bit RACH
  - PBCCH support
  - 1-phase/2-phase access procedures
  - Link adaptation and IR
  - NACC, extended UL TBF
  - PFC/PFI (Packet Flow Context/Packet Flow Identifier) support - allows identity tagging of RLC blocks to identify separate QoS streams at the radio link layer
  - GPRS/EDGE MSC12-EDA - permits allocation of more than 2x uplink timeslots for GPRS/EDGE
  - Enh DL RLC/MAC segmentation - permits reception of MAC control messages that exceed 1x radio block capacity in length
  - Enhanced Ext UL TBF - dummy block transmission is punctured for current saving purposes
  - 2G PS handover - packet-switched equivalent of CS handover to ensure faster cell change and improved throughput
  - WCDMA/GERAN
  - Band Scan - run-time configurable RRC band scan order
  - Power and network optimizations with frame early termination for power optimization
  - Protocols - MRAB-Pack-1 enhancements, reduces multi-RAB call drops
  - GPRS/EDGE - Class 33 (296kbps downlink, 236.8kbps uplink)
  - CSD (circuit-switched data bearers)
  - Release 4 GERAN feature package 1
  - SAIC / DARP phase 1
  - Latency reduction
  - Repeated FACCH and repeated SACCH
  - A-GPS support
  - GPRS ROHC
  - Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS)
  - Enhanced Network Selection (ENS)
Multi-core processing capabilities
- 1x QDSP6 core, embedding Telecom firmware with integrated cellular voice, VoLTE, data, and wireless internet connectivity
- 1x Cortex A7 core entirely dedicated to Sierra Wireless Proprietary application and natively provided with ThreadX operating system
Ambient operating temperature ranges
- -30°C to +70°C for Class A
- -40°C to +85°C for Class B