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Smart Modules

SIM8500

The SIM8500E series is the LTE Cat 4 smart module with Android system, it adopts Unisoc 4-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 processor, with frequency up to 1.4GHz and Mali T820 MP1 GPU. It supports multiple high resolution camera and single screen display, and has powerful high data transfer and multimedia processing capability. With smart module operation system and high performance advantage, the module is ideal for rapid development of multimedia wireless communication products and applications.

The SIM8500E series highly integrates wireless communication, short distance communication and multiple satellite positioning receiver function. It supports multiple communication modes such as GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA+, LTE-FDD and LTE-TDD. It supports GNSS multi-mode satellite positioning and short distance communication including Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and BT 5.1 low energy.

The SIM8500E series has abundant interfaces, it can be connected with camera, display screen, audio, sensors and other equipments. It supports multi-dimensional data collection and man-machine interaction. The interfaces including MIPI_DSI/CSI/UART/SPI/I2C/GPIO/USB greatly expand smart module applications, and make it suitable for smart POS, advertising media, automotive electronics, smart diagnostics, smart security devices and industry.

Product Advantages

- Support dual SIM card

- Support charge management function

- Support 1080@30fps video recording and playing

- Support global multi network mode (LTE Cat 4)

- Support at most three camera

- Integrate GNSS function, supports rapid accurate positioning under different environment

Product Details

Frequency Bands

SIM8500E:

LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28

LTE-TDD: B38/B40/B41

WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

SIM8500E-W/WD

WLAN: 2.4G/5G(Optional),802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

BT: BT 1.2/2.1+EDR/4.2/5.1


Data Transfer

LTE:

50Mbps(UL)
150Mbps(DL)

HSPA+:

11Mbps(UL)
21 Mbps (DL)

UMTS: 384Kbps(UL/DL)

EDGE: 236.8Kbps(UL/DL)

GPRS: 85.6Kbps (UL/DL)


Certifications

RoHS*/REACH*/CE*

Interfaces

LCM:

4-lane MIPI_DSI,
support HD 1440*720p@60fps
Capacitive Touch Panel

Camera:

MIPI_CSI, support two cameras

4-lane MIPI_CSI for rear camera, up to 13MP

4-lane MIPI_CSI for front camera, up to 8MP

Audio: 3 input & 3 output

USB:

*2, USB 2.0

USB1 Support OTG

USB2 only Support host mode

UART: *2, support 4Mbps with hardware flow control

I2C: *4

SPI: *1

ADC: *1 12bits ADC

UIM Card: *2, dual cards dual standby

SD Card: *1, SD3.0

GPIO: ≥*25

Motor Drive: *1

Keypad: PWRKEY, VOL UP, VOL DOWN

Antenna: Main & Diversity & GNSS & Wi-Fi/BT


Media & Software Feature

USB Drive: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/Win10/Linux

Operating System: Android 10.1

Video performance:

Encode: 1080p 30 fps: H.264
480p 30 fps: MP4/H263
Decode:
1080p 30 fps: HEVC, H.264, VP8
Encode+Decode:
1080p 30 fps + 720p 30 fps

Audio Codec:
GSM-FR、GSM-EFR、GSM-HR;
AMR-NB、AMR-WB;
EVS-NB、EVS-WB、EVS-SWB MP3
AAC、AAC+
AMR-NB

Firmware Upgrade: USB/OTA/TF card


General Feature

WLAN: 2.4G/5G(Optional) , 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

BT: BT 1.2/2.1+EDR/4.2/5.1

GNSS: BeiDou+GPS or GLONASS+GPS

Supply Voltage: 3.5V ~ 4.4V

Memory:

8GB eMMC + 1GB LPDDR3

16GB eMMC + 2GB LPDDR3(Optional)

Temperature Range: -35℃ ~ +75℃

Dimensions: 40.5*40.5*2.8mm

Form Factor: LCC+LGA

Weight: Approx. 10.5g

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