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Which suggested layout is the current suggestion?

I have the nRF9160DK  0.8.3 which appears to align with the suggested schematic in "Objective Product Specification v0.7.1"

I downloaded the hardware files form the Getting Started page and found a different schematic. ( Revision 0.10.2 )

Specifically it is the circuitry around the GPS antenna I noticed as different.


Which is the recommended layout for new designs?

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  • Hi Marco

    The Thingy is special because its design has such a small ground plane, which causes the bandwidth of the antenna to be too low to cover the whole band. The switches are there to make it possible to re-tune the antenna. If you need this depends heavily on how many bands you need to cover (the Thingy:91 is usable worldwide), how large of a ground plane your design has, and what kind of an antenna you're using. 

    Best regards,

    Simon

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  • Hi Marco

    The Thingy is special because its design has such a small ground plane, which causes the bandwidth of the antenna to be too low to cover the whole band. The switches are there to make it possible to re-tune the antenna. If you need this depends heavily on how many bands you need to cover (the Thingy:91 is usable worldwide), how large of a ground plane your design has, and what kind of an antenna you're using. 

    Best regards,

    Simon

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