Difference Between EC200U-CN-AA / AB / AC / AP Variants

IoT Modules LTE Standard Module
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Dear Quectel Support Team,

I am currently evaluating the EC200U series module and would like to understand the differences between the following variants:

  • EC200U-CN-AA

  • EC200U-CN-AB

  • EC200U-CN-AC

  • EC200U-CN-AP

Could you please provide details regarding:

  1. Hardware differences

  2. Supported LTE bands

  3. Firmware or software differences

  4. Regional certifications

  5. GNSS support differences (if any)

  6. Interface or feature differences

  7. Recommended use cases for each variant

  8. Lifecycle / availability status

Additionally, please let me know whether these variants are pin-to-pin compatible and whether firmware is interchangeable between them.

Thank you for your support.

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Hi there,
the main difference are:

  1. EC200UCNAA supports APT feature while other variants not.
  2. EC200UCNAA and EC200UCNAP support Bluetooth feature while other variants not.
  3. FOTA is supported.
  4. no digital audio supported on EC200UCNAP.

Could you please provide details regarding:

  1. Hardware differences

There is no difference in HW configuration.

  1. Supported LTE bands

All similar between variants

  1. Firmware or software differences

All similar between variants

  1. Regional certifications

All similar between variants.

  1. GNSS support differences (if any)

EC200UCNAA support GNSS

  1. Interface or feature differences

You can refer to the difference mentioned above

  1. Recommended use cases for each variant

Depends on what is your main concern. You can provide more details on what protocol and feature you will use and we will give recommendation.

  1. Lifecycle / availability status

All similar between variants.

All variants are pin-to-pin compatible. However, the firmware is not compatible between one another.

Have a nice day~

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Thank you for clarifying the differences among the variants.

We would like to request the latest firmware release for the EC200U-CN-AP (with VoLTE enabled) module. Please share the latest firmware package and any relevant release notes, if available.