S
KYE
M
ODULE
G
EMINI
USER GUIDE
VERSION 10/06/2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2
3
G
ETTING
S
TARTED ................................................................................................................................................................................
7
W
HY A
S
KYE
T
EK
M
ODULE
? ..................................................................................................................................7
A
DDITIONAL
R
EADING ..........................................................................................................................................................................
8
R
EVISION
H
ISTORY................................................................................................................................................................................
9
DEFINITION OF TERMS ................................................................................................................................. 10
ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 11
3.1
3.2
G
EMINI
S
TANDARD
P
ART
N
UMBERS ................................................................................................................................................
11
P
ART
N
UMBER
D
ETAILS ....................................................................................................................................................................
11
4
SKYEMODULE GEMINI OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 12
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
D
ESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................................................................................
12
B
LOCK
D
IAGRAM ...............................................................................................................................................................................
12
F
EATURES ...........................................................................................................................................................................................
13
A
PPLICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................
13
A
GENCY
A
PPROVALS .........................................................................................................................................................................
13
5
6
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 14
PINNING INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 15
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
C
ONNECTOR
D
ESCRIPTIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................
15
H
OST
I
NTERFACE
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
M
APPING..................................................................................................................................
16
E
XTERNAL
A
NTENNA
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
M
APPING ...........................................................................................................................
17
U
SING THE
GPIO P
INS ......................................................................................................................................................................
18
7
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................. 19
7.1
7.2
E
LECTROSTATIC
P
RECAUTIONS ..........................................................................................................................................................
19
G
ENERAL
R
ATINGS AND
O
PERATING
C
ONDITIONS ..........................................................................................................................
19
8
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 20
8.1 E
LECTRICAL
C
HARACTERISTICS ..........................................................................................................................................................
20
8.2
A
BSOLUTE
M
AXIMUM
R
ATINGS .......................................................................................................................................................
21
9
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 22
9.1
9.2
T
IMING
S
PECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................
22
R
ANGE
S
PECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................................................................................................
23
RADIO SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 24
A
GENCY
A
PPROVALS .........................................................................................................................................................................
24
EU D
ECLARATION OF
C
ONFORMITY .................................................................................................................................................
24
10
10.1
10.2
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10.3 H
OST
D
EVICE
L
ABELING FOR
FCC ......................................................................................................................... 25
10.4 F
REQUENCY
B
AND .............................................................................................................................................................................
25
10.5 T
AG
P
ROTOCOLS ................................................................................................................................................................................
25
11
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
12
13
13.1
13.2
13.3
14
14.1
14.2
14.3
15
15.1
15.2
HOST INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 26
USB 2.0 ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
TTL S
ERIAL .........................................................................................................................................................................................
28
SPI ................................................................................................................................................................ 30
I
2
C ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
SKYEMODULE GEMINI ANTENNA OPTIONS ............................................................................................... 36
COMMUNICATING WITH THE MODULE .................................................................................................... 37
H
OST
C
OMMUNICATION
(S
KYE
T
EK
P
ROTOCOL V
3) .................................................................................................. 37
R
EQUEST
F
ORMATS ...........................................................................................................................................................................
37
R
ESPONSE
F
ORMATS .........................................................................................................................................................................
38
SYSTEM PARAMETERS .............................................................................................................................. 39
S
YSTEM
P
ARAMETER
S
UMMARY .....................................................................................................................................
39
C
HANGING
S
YSTEM
P
ARAMETERS ....................................................................................................................................................
39
S
YSTEM
P
ARAMETER
D
ETAILS ...........................................................................................................................................................
40
SPECIAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 44
S
LEEP
M
ODES ....................................................................................................................................................................................
44
F
EATURE
R
EQUESTS...........................................................................................................................................................................
44
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 3-1: SkyeTek Part Number Format ........................................................................................... 11
Figure 4-1: SM-GM-AC (with all connectors) ........................................................................................ 13
Figure 4-2: SkyeModule Gemini Block Diagram.................................................................................... 13
Figure 5-1: SM-GM Mechanical Drawing .............................................................................................. 15
Figure 6-1: Host Interface Connector Pin Numbering ........................................................................... 17
Figure 6-2: External Antenna Pin Numbering ....................................................................................... 18
Figure 9-1: Tag Command Execution Time Measurement ..................................................................... 23
Figure 9-2: Range Specifications ........................................................................................................ 24
Figure 11-1: USB Connection Diagram ................................................................................................ 28
Figure 11-2: TTL Serial Connection Diagram ....................................................................................... 29
Figure 11-3: TTL Serial Timing Diagram.............................................................................................. 30
Figure 11-4: SPI Connection Diagram ................................................................................................. 31
Figure 11-5: SPI Request Setup and Sample Timing ............................................................................ 32
Figure 11-6: SPI Request Timing ........................................................................................................ 32
Figure 11-7: SPI Response Timing ...................................................................................................... 33
Figure 11-8: I
2
C Connection Diagram ................................................................................................. 34
Figure 11-9: I
2
C Timing Diagram ........................................................................................................ 36