Quectel

EC21 Mini PCIe

IoT/M2M-optimized

LTE Cat 1 Module

Build a Smarter World

Quectel EC21 Mini PCIe is a series of LTE category 1 module adopng standard PCI Express

Mini Card form factor (Mini PCIe).

Especially opmized for M2M and IoT applicaons, it features cost-saving, low power LTE connecvity, and delivers

M2M-opmized speeds of 10Mbit/s downlink and 5Mbit/s uplink. These make it ideal for numerous IoT applicaons that are

not reliant on high speed connecvity but sll require the longevity and reliability of LTE networks.

EC21 Mini PCIe contains 7 variants: EC21-V Mini PCIe, EC21-A Mini PCIe, EC21-AU Mini PCIe, EC21-J Mini PCIe, EC21-KL Mini

PCIe, EC21-AUT Mini PCIe and EC21-E Mini PCIe. This makes it backward-compable with exisng EDGE and GSM/GPRS

networks, ensuring that it can easily migrate from LTE to 2G or 3G networks.

EC21 Mini PCIe supports Qualcomm® IZat™ locaon technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The

integrated GNSS greatly simplies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable posioning.

A rich set of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces and abundant funconalies (USB drivers for Windows XP,

Windows Vista, Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux, Android/eCall) extend the applicability of the module to a wide range of M2M

applicaons such as smart metering, tracking and tracing, eet management, wearable devices, smart home gateways, digital

signs, and even drones.

Key

Benefits

Cost-eecve, lower-power LTE connecvity opmized for

broadband IoT applicaons

Worldwide LTE, UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverage

Standard PCI Express

MiniCard form factor (Mini PCIe) ideal

for manufacturers to easily integrate wireless connecvity

into their devices

MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link

reliability in modem wireless communicaon systems

Mul-constellaon GNSS receiver available for applicaons

requiring fast and accurate xes in any environment

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LTE Cat 1

Max 10Mbps (DL)

Max 5Mbps (UL)

Max 42Mbps (DL)

Max 5.76Mbps (UL)

Embedded Abundant

Protocols

eCall

Mul-constellaon

GNSS

USB 2.0 High Speed

Interface

USB Drivers

Quectel Enhanced

AT Commands

Mini PCIe Package

Rev.: V1.3 | Status: Released

Quectel

EC21 Mini PCIe

IoT/M2M-optimized

LTE Cat 1 Module

Variant for EMEA/Korea/Thailand

EC21-E Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20

WCDMA: B1/B5/B8

GSM: B3/B8

Variants for North America

EC21-A Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B2/B4/B12

WCDMA: B2/B4/B5

EC21-V Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B4/B13

Variants for Australia/New Zealand/Taiwan/

Brazil

EC21-AU Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B1/B2

①

/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28

LTE TDD: B40

WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8

GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8

EC21-AUT Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B28

WCDMA: B1/B5

Variant for Japan

EC21-J Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B8/B18/B19/B26

Variant for Korea

EC21-KL Mini PCIe:

LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8

Data

LTE:

LTE FDD: Max 10Mbps (DL)/Max 5Mbps (UL)

LTE TDD: Max 8.96Mbps (DL)/Max 3.1Mbps (UL)

UMTS:

DC-HSDPA: Max 42Mbps (DL)

HSUPA: Max 5.76Mbps (UL)

WCDMA: Max 384Kbps (DL)/Max 384Kbps (UL)

GSM:

EDGE: Max 296Kbps (DL)/Max 236.8Kbps (UL)

GPRS: Max 107Kbps (DL)/Max 85.6Kbps (UL)

Voice

Speech Codec Modes:

HR/FR/EFR/AMR/AMR-WB

Echo Arithmec:

Echo Cancellaon/Noise Reducon

Audio*:

Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE)

(Oponal)

Interfaces

USB 2.0 with High Speed up to 480Mbps

Digital Audio through PCM (Oponal)

1.8V/3.0V (U)SIM Interface

LED_WWAN# for Network Status Indicaon

W_DISABLE# for Disabling RF Funcon

UART × 1

PERST# for Module Reseng

Enhanced Features

eCall

(U)SIM Card Detecon

Antenna:

DL MIMO, Support Rx-diversity/GNSS Antennas

DFOTA*:

Delta Firmware Upgrade Over the Air

GNSS:

GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/QZSS (Oponal)

Electrical Characteriscs

Output Power:

Class 3 (23dBm±2dB) for LTE

Class 3 (24dBm+1/-3dB) for UMTS

Class E2 (27dBm±3dB) for EDGE 850/900MHz

Class E2 (26dBm±3dB) for EDGE1800/1900MHz

Class 4 (33dBm±2dB) for GSM 850/900MHz

Class 1 (30dBm±2dB) for GSM 1800/1900MHz

Consumpon:

3.5mA @Sleep, Typ.

34mA @Idle

Sensivity:

LTE B1: -101.5dBm (10M)

LTE B2: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B3: -101.5dBm (10M)

LTE B4: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B5: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B7: -99.5dBm (10M)

LTE B8: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B12: -101dBm (10M)

LTE B13: -100dBm (10M)

LTE B20: -102.5dBm (10M)

LTE B28: -102dBm (10M)

UMTS B1: -110dBm

UMTS B2: -110dBm

UMTS B4: -110dBm

UMTS B5: -110.5dBm

UMTS B8: -110.5dBm

GSM: -109dBm

DCS: -109dBm

Soware Features

USB Serial Driver:

Windows XP, Windows Vista,

Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Windows CE 5.0/6.0/7.0*,

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1, Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x

RIL Driver:

Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x

NDIS Driver:

Windows 7/8/8.1/10

ECM Driver*:

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1

Gobinet Driver:

Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1

Linux qmi wwan Driver:

3.x (3.4 and later)/4.1

Protocols:

TCP/UDP/PPP/FTP/HTTP/NTP/PING/QMI/

CMUX*/HTTPS*/SMTP*/MMS*/FTPS*/SMTPS*/

SSL*/FILE*

General Features

3GPP E-UTRA Release 11

Bandwidth: 1.4/3/5/10/15/20MHz

Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +80°C

Dimensions: 51.0mm × 30.0mm × 4.9mm

Mini PCIe Package

Approx. 9.8g

Supply Voltage: 3.0V~3.6V, 3.3V Typ.

3GPP TS27.007 and Enhanced AT Commands

Approvals

RoHS Compliant

CE/GCF/Vodafone (Europe)

FCC/PTCRB/AT&T/Verizon* (North America)

RCM/Telstra (Australia)

JATE/TELEC/DOCOMO*/Sobank* (Japan)

NCC (Taiwan)

KC/SKT/KT*/LGU+* (Korea)

IC/Rogers (Canada)

Anatel (Brazil)

①: LTE B2 of EC21-AU Mini PCIe Does Not

Support Rx-diversity

* Under Development

51.0 mm

30.0 mm

4.9 mm

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Floor, Hongye Building, No.1801 Hongmei Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200233, China

Tel: +86 21 51086236 Email: info@quectel.com