nRF9160 version 0.7 and 2.0 hardware configuration

[iremd]

Hello ;

We used NRF9160-SICA-B1A-R in our project. We have to choose the old version (NRF9160-SICA-R7) as NRF9160-SICA-B1A-R is out of stock.  the only difference, Some of the pins are NC in the old version and the pins connected  ground in the new version. Different configured Pins;  6,7,8,10,11,68,69.  Will this cause a problem? 

[iremd]

When we open the datasheet of part number NRF9160-SICA-B1A-R from Digikey, the datasheet of version 2.0 opens. infocenter.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF9160_PS_v2.0.pdf

The datasheet of the product with part number NRF9160-SICA-R7 opens as V1.0. (infocenter.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF9160_PS_v1.0.pdf)
The PCB of our project is ready, but we cannot supply the NRF9160-SICA-B1A-R product. So we have to use part number NRF9160-SICA-R7. Could the differences I wrote in my first message cause us to get erroneous results in hardware?

[JONATHAN LL]

Hi, If you plan to use modem firmware 1.3.0 on your devices then you need B1(rev2) SiP. 

The difference between BA(Engineering A),  B0(rev1.0 - 1.2) and B1(rev2) you can find here in the development hardware. If you are planning on using BA then modem firmware(operator certificates) might be an issue since it is not supported by latest nrf connect SDK's.

Regards,
Jonathan