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 10Mbps downlink and 5Mbps 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 9 variants: EC21-E Mini PCIe, EC21-EU Mini PCIe, EC21-EC Mini PCIe, EC21-A Mini PCIe, EC21-V Mini
PCIe, EC21-AU Mini PCIe, EC21-AUT Mini PCIe, EC21-J Mini PCIe and EC21-KL 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 network.
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 serial drivers for 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.: V1.4 | Status: Released
Quectel
EC21 Mini PCIe
IoT/M2M-optimized
LTE Cat 1 Module
Variants for EMEA/Korea/Thailand
EC21-E Mini PCIe:
LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20
WCDMA: B1/B5/B8
GSM: B3/B8
EC21-EU Mini PCIe:
LTE FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A
WCDMA: B1/B8
GSM: B3/B8
EC21-EC Mini PCIe:
LTE FDD: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B28A
WCDMA: B1/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/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 Suppression
Audio*:
Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE)
(Oponal)
Interfaces
USB 2.0 with High Speed up to 480Mbps
Digital Audio through PCM Interface (Oponal)
1.8V/3.0V (U)SIM Interface
LED_WWAN# for Network Status Indicaon
W_DISABLE# for RF Funcon Control
UART × 1
PERST# for Module Reseng
Solder Pads for Main Antenna, Rx-diversity and
GNSS Antennas
Enhanced Features
eCall*
(U)SIM Card Detecon
Support MIMO in DL Direcon
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 FDD bands
Class 3 (23dBm±2dB) for LTE TDD bands
Class 3 (24dBm+1/-3dB) for WCDMA bands
Class E2 (27dBm±3dB) for GSM850 8-PSK
Class E2 (27dBm±3dB) for EGSM900 8-PSK
Class E2 (26dBm±3dB) for DCS1800 8-PSK
Class E2 (26dBm±3dB) for PCS1900 8-PSK
Class 4 (33dBm±2dB) for GSM850
Class 4 (33dBm±2dB) for EGSM900
Class 1 (30dBm±2dB) for DCS1800
Class 1 (30dBm±2dB) for PCS1900
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 B18: -101.7dBm (10M)
LTE B19: -101.4dBm (10M)
LTE B20: -102.5dBm (10M)
LTE B26: -101.5dBm (10M)
LTE B28: -102dBm (10M)
WCDMA B1: -110dBm
WCDMA B2: -110dBm
WCDMA B4: -110dBm
WCDMA B5: -110.5dBm
WCDMA B8: -110.5dBm
GSM850: -109dBm
EGSM900: -109dBm
DCS1800: -109dBm
PCS1900: -109dBm
Soware Features
USB Serial Driver:
Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Windows CE 5.0/6.0/7.0*,
Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14, Android
4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x
RIL Driver:
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x
NDIS Driver:
Windows 7/8/8.1/10
ECM Driver*:
Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14
Gobinet Driver:
Linux 2.6/3.x/4.1~4.14
Linux qmi wwan Driver:
3.x (3.4 and later)/4.1~4.14
Protocols:
TCP/UDP/PPP/FTP/HTTP/NTP/PING/QMI/
CMUX*/HTTPS*/SMTP*/MMS*/FTPS*/SMTPS*/
SSL*/FILE*
General Features
Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +80°C
Dimensions: 30.0mm × 51.0mm × 4.9mm
Mini PCIe Package
Weight: Approx. 9.8g
Supply Voltage: 3.0V~3.6V, 3.3V Typ.
3GPP E-UTRA Release 11
Bandwidth: 1.4/3/5/10/15/20MHz
3GPP TS27.007, 27.005 and Enhanced AT Com-
mands
Approvals
RoHS Compliant
GCF (Global)
CE/Vodafone/Deutsche Telekom (Europe)
FCC/PTCRB/AT&T/Verizon (North America)
RCM/Telstra (Australia)
JATE/TELEC/DOCOMO (Japan)
NCC (Taiwan)
KC/SKT/KT (Korea)
IC/Rogers (Canada)
Anatel (Brazil)
FAC (Russia)
Telefonica* (Spain)
: 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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