Gemalto M2M GmbH AGS2 User Manual

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AGS2-W Hardware Interface Overview
1 Introduction
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AGS2-W_HIO_v01.000
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2012-05-16
Confidential / Preliminary
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Introduction
This document
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 describes the hardware of the Cinterion AGS2-W module that connects to the 
cellular device application and the air interface. It helps you quickly retrieve interface specifica-
tions, electrical and mechanical details and information on the requirements to be considered 
for integrating further components.
1.1
Related Documents
[1]
AGS2-W AT Command Set
[2]
AGS2-W Release Note
[3]
AGS2-W MPE calculation - Test report (Maximum Permissible Exposure)
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Terms and Abbreviations
1.  The document is effective only if listed in the appropriate Release Notes as part of the technical
documentation delivered with your Cinterion product.
Abbreviation
Description
ADC
Analog-to-digital converter
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ARFCN
Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
ARP
Antenna Reference Point
ASC0/ASC1
Asynchronous Controller. Abbreviations used for first and second serial interface of 
AGS2-W
B
Thermistor Constant
BER
Bit Error Rate
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CB or CBM
Cell Broadcast Message
CE
Conformité Européene (European Conformity)
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CS
Coding Scheme
CSD
Circuit Switched Data
CTS
Clear to Send
DAC
Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAI
Digital Audio Interface
dBm0
Digital level, 3.14dBm0 corresponds to full scale, see ITU G.711, A-law
DCE
Data Communication Equipment (typically modems, e.g. Cinterion GSM module)