nRF5340 No Connect Pins

RE: nRF5340 No Connect Pins

Kaja — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:29:36 GMT

Hi Akash,

A1, A31, AL1 and AL31 are not pads. So you can look at the corners as N.C or you can do as the reference layout make solder pads, to help with the mechanical attachment to the pcb:

Best regards,
Kaja

RE: nRF5340 No Connect Pins

Akash Patel — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:52:53 GMT

Hello,

What should be done with the corner pads (A1, A31, AL1, AL31)? Those are mentioned as N.C. but not mentioned at all in the latest hardware files (v0.11.0).

Regards,

Akash Patel

RE: nRF5340 No Connect Pins

Andreas — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:56:00 GMT

Hi Knut,

NC in this sense means the pins are not bonded or connected to anything on the inside. They are not grounded in the layout because they need to, but because it improves grounding of other components by routing top layer ground through them. So no, leaving them floating will not make any difference other than possibly degrading grounding of the relevant components.

Best regards,
Andreas