Full Solution Discussion (Hardware & Software for nRF9151 Tracking Product)

[Korchell]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on a small, battery-powered tracking device based on the Nordic nRF9151 SiP. The goal is to create a compact and energy-efficient product that can provide GNSS positioning and communicate over LTE-M/NB-IoT.

I plan to handle the hardware but not the firmware development and would like to get input from the community on how to design an optimal end-to-end solution , the best for me would be a existing software.
on the hardware side (antenna design, power management, PCB layout, etc.) and the software side (firmware structure, SDK choice, data transmission strategy, and power optimization).

I’m especially interested in hearing about:
– Recommended reference designs or modules for nRF9151 integration
– Best practices for low-power GNSS + LTE operation
– How to structure the software for efficient tracking and data upload 
– Any tools or workflows that make development and testing easier

Any insights, experiences, or examples from similar projects would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance!


- Max Svensson 

[dejans]

Hi,

– Recommended reference designs or modules for nRF9151 integration

Please have a look at nrf9151 hardware design guidelines, reference circuitry and nrf9151-based modules.

Best practices for low-power GNSS + LTE operation

Please have a look at nRF9151 Hardware Design Guidelines, nRF91 Series Antenna and RF Interface Guidelines, Design Overview, Unique Features, Product Specification and Recommended Reading.

How to structure the software for efficient tracking and data upload 

For tools you can look at nRF Connect for Desktop and nRF Connect SDK, In addition, there are samples that use GNSS in nRF Connect SDK and Cellular AT Commands Guide. On the nRF Cloud side, there are nRF Cloud Location Services and Location Services Overview.

Any tools or workflows that make development and testing easier

Apart from what has already been mentioned, you can look at nRF9151 development kit which is intended to be used for evaluation and development.

For additional information, please refer to documentation at https://docs.nordicsemi.com/. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Best regards,
Dejan