Description
QUECTEL EM06-A IoT/M2M-optimized LTE-A CAT 6 M.2 Module EM06-ALAR
Quectel EM06-A is a LTE Advanced module optimized specially for M2M and IoT applications. Adopting the 3GPP Release 11 LTE technology, it delivers maximum data rates up to 300 Mbps downlink and 50 Mbps uplink.
EM06 supports Qualcomm® IZat™ location technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated GNSS greatly simplifies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable positioning capability.
Functional diagram of an EM06 module
Pin Assignment
Features
- LTE-A Cat 6 module with M.2 form factor, optimized for M2M and IoT applications.
- Support LTE-A carrier aggregation.
- Worldwide LTE-A and UMTS/HSPA(+) coverage.
- Multi-constellation GNSS receiver available for applications requiring fast and accurate fixes in any environment.
- Feature refinements: supports DFOTA and DTMF.
- MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability in modem wireless communication systems.
| LTE Cat 6 | EM06-A |
| Region/Operator | North America |
| Dimensions (mm) | 42.0 × 30.0 × 2.3 |
| Temperature Range | |
| Operation Temperature | -30 °C to +70 °C |
| Extended Temperature | -40 °C to +85 °C |
| Frequency Bands | |
| LTE-FDD | B2/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B25/B26/B29 ②/B30/B66 |
| LTE-TDD | B41 |
| 2CA | B2 + B2/B5/B12/B13/B29 ②; |
| B4 + B4/B5/B12/B13/B29 ②; | |
| B5 + B5/B7/B25/B30/B66; | |
| B7 + B7/B12/B26; | |
| B12 + B12/B25/B30/B66 | |
| B13 + B66; | |
| B25 + B25/B26 | |
| B30 + B29 ②; | |
| B66 + B29 ②/B66; | |
| B41 + B41 | |
| WCDMA | B2/B4/B5 |
| GNSS | GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou (Compass)/Galileo/QZSS (Optional) |
| Certifications | |
| Carrier | North America: Verizon/AT&T/Sprint |
| Regulatory | Global: GCF |
| North America: FCC/PTCRB | |
| Canada: IC | |
| Others | RoHS/WHQL |
| Data Rate (Max.) | |
| LTE-FDD (Mbps) | 300 (DL)/50 (UL) |
| LTE-TDD (Mbps) | 226 (DL)/28 (UL) |
| DC-HSPA+ (Mbps) | 42 (DL)/5.76 (UL) |
| WCDMA (Kbps) | 384 (DL)/384 (UL) |
| Interfaces | |
| (U)SIM | × 2 |
| I2C | × 1 |
| PCM (Digital Audio) | × 1 |
| Antenna Tuner Control* (ANTCTL) | × 4 |
| USB 2.0 | × 1 |
| W_DISABLE1# | × 1 |
| RESET# | × 1 |
| WAKE_ON_WAN# | × 1 |
| WWAN_LED# | × 1 |
| Antennas | × 3 (Main, Diversity and GNSS Antennas) |
| Voice | |
| Speech Codec Modes | AMR/AMR-WB |
| Echo Arithmetic | Echo Cancellation/Noise Suppression |
| VoLTE | CSFB and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) (Optional) |
| Enhanced Features | |
| MIMO (2 × 2, 4 × 2, DL) | ● |
| Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) | Optional |
| (U)SIM Card Detection | ● |
| DTMF | ● |
| Dual SIM Single Standby | ● |
| DFOTA | ● |
| GNSS | ● |
| Drivers | |
| USB Driver | Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux 2.6–5.4, |
| Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/9.x | |
| GNSS Driver | Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x |
| RIL Driver | Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x |
| NDIS Driver | Windows 7/8/8.1/10 |
| MBIM Driver | Windows 8/8.1/10, Linux 3.18–5.4 |
| GobiNet Driver | Linux 2.6–5.4 |
| QMI_WWAN Driver | Linux 3.4–5.4 |
| Electrical Features | |
| Supply Voltage Range | 3.135–4.4 V, typical 3.7 V |
| 50 μA @ Power off | |
| Power Consumption | 3.8 mA @ Sleep typ. |
| 21.3 mA @ Idle |
Notes:
- *: Under development/ In
- : Supported.
- ①: Excluding Japan and China
- ②: LTE-FDD B29 and B32 support receiving only, and are only for secondary component carrier in 2CA
