nRF9160 B0 software compatibility

RE: nRF9160 B0 software compatibility

pemar13 — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:43:49 GMT

Just a note in case anyone reads this: We currently use v0.6.9 of the SUPL library with ncs v1.3.2 (BSD library) with modem FW v1.2.3.

Sorry for any confusion,

Per

RE: nRF9160 B0 software compatibility

Håkon Alseth — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:05:17 GMT

Hi,

[quote user="pemar13"]Can I safely use SUPL library v0.7.1 with v1.5.1/v1.2.3 or should we stick to SUPL v 0.7.0?[/quote]

Sorry for missing this in my initial reply. v0.7.1 is a bug fix release, so I would recommend updating:

https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/nRF9160/Download#infotabs

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: nRF9160 B0 software compatibility

pemar13 — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:35:40 GMT

Thanks Håkon!

I conclude that I can safely update to ncs v1.5.1 with modem FW 1.2.3, but that we should stay clear of ncs v 1.6 for now since we are in production.

Can I safely use SUPL library v0.7.1 with v1.5.1/v1.2.3 or should we stick to SUPL v 0.7.0?

Best regards,
Per

RE: nRF9160 B0 software compatibility

Håkon Alseth — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:10:20 GMT

Hi Per,

[quote user=""]

I'm having trouble finding out which versions of ncs, modem firmware, and SUPL library are compatible with the B0 revision of the nRF9160 that we use currently. I'm sure this information is buried somewhere, but I cannot find it...

There is a modem firmware compatibility matrix here, but it stops at modem FW version 1.2.3 and ncs 1.5.1. Previously, you specified which modem versions are compatible with an ncs version in the corresponding release notes, like here for ncs v1.5.1, but starting with ncs v1.60 you merely link to the incomplete modem firmware compatibility matrix. Needless to say, this needs to be fixed somehow.

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My deepest apologies for this! Thank you for taking the time to report this back to us. I will report this internally.

[quote user=""]In the meantime, I would greatly appreciate if you could let me know which is the latest version of ncs, modem F and SUPL library that I can use for the B0 revision.[/quote]

B0 revision (ie. first production revision) is recommended with mfw v1.2.x or mfw v1.1.x.

With mfw v1.3.0, we support revision 2 of nRF9160 for production (you can still use revision 1, B0, for development).

This information can be found in the mfw .zip file, in the release notes .txt.

[quote user=""]Currently, we use ncs v1.3.2 with modem FW v1.2.3 and Supl library v0.7.0, which has worked well.[/quote]

It is good to hear that your application works as it should.

You can safely move to newer NCS version if you require this (for new features or so forth), but it is ultimately up to you.

Kind regards,

Håkon