Hardware revisions, M5e/m5e-compact digital connectors, M5e and m5e-compact connector – ThingMagic M5e-Compact User Manual
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Hardware Overview
Introduction
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Hardware Revisions
Table 2 lists the different Mercury Embedded hardware versions and their power output
capabilities.
Mercury Embedded Hardware Versions
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M5e/M5e-Compact Digital Connectors
The digital connector provides power, serial communications signals, and access to the
GPIO inputs and outputs.
M5e and M5e-Compact Connector
The communications interface for the M5e and M5e-Compact is a 12-pin digital
connector. This connector provides power, serial communications signals, and access to
the GPIO inputs and outputs. See the following table:
Module
Minimum Power
Out
Maximum Power
Out
Comments
M5e 1 Watt
5 dBm
30 dBm
Supports 1 Watt operation in NA and
KR regions and less than 0.2 Watt
operation in EU and PRC regions in
typical applications.
M5e EU 1 Watt
5 dBm
30 dBm
Supports 1 Watt operation in EU
region.
M5e-Compact 0.2
Watt
10 dBm
23 dBm
Supports 0.2 Watt operation in all
regions.