Rainbow Electronics GC864-PY - Manual (Page 14)

Telit GE864 and GC864 Product Description
80273ST10008a Rev. 14 - 18/09/08
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NOTE: Operating voltage range must never be exceeded; care must be taken in order to fulfill
min/max voltage requirements.
2.9 Power consumption
The typical current consumption of the
Telit GE864 and GC864 are:
Power off current (typical) < 26 μA;
Stand–by current (GSM Idle) < 22 mA (< 4 mA using command AT+CFUN=5)
Operating current in voice channel <200 mA @ worst network conditions
Operating current in GPRS class 10 < 370 mA @ worst network conditions
2.10 Embodied Battery charger
The battery charger is suited for 3.7V Li-Ion rechargeable battery (suggested capacity 500-1000mAH).
The Charger needs only a CURRENT LIMITED power source input and charges the battery directly
through VBATT connector pins.
Battery charger input pin CHARGE
Battery pins VBATT, GND
Battery charger input voltage min 5.0 V
Battery charger input voltage typ 5.5 V
Battery charger input voltage max 7.0 V
Battery charger input current max 400mA
Battery type Li-Ion rechargeable
NOTE: If embodied battery charger is used, then a LOW ESR capacitor of at least 100μF must be
mounted in parallel to VBATT pin.
NOTE: when power is supplied to the CHARGE pin, a battery must always be connected to the
VBATT pin of the GE864 / GC864.
2.11 User Interface