Smart Machine Smart Decision MODULE DTE 10K RXD TXD TXD RXD 10K Figure 21 : Diode isolation circuit Note: please make sure the minimum of client high limit should be less than 2.8V minus the diode drop. If the voltage of UART is 5V, the following reference circuits are recommended: Figure 22: TX level matching circuit Figure 23: RX level matching circuit Note: When Fig 22 and Fig 23are used for electrical level isolation, if customers use serial port to upgrade SW, please note VDDEXT has no voltage output during the upgrading process, LDO output could be used as VDDEXT in the figure, upgrading through USB port is recommended. SIM800L_Hardware_Design_V1.00 32 2013-08-20