There are different ways of measuring the current consumed by the nRF9160 SIP. Using a dedicated power analyzer is usually the preferred way, as it is often able to accurately measure and plot current draws with a large dynamic range, because of auto...

Since Nordic Semiconductor announced that it has partnered with one of the world’s largest international cellular carriers, iBASIS, to use nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP) module and to include an iBasis simcard on each of the nRF9160 developmen...

This blog clarifies what are the basic requirements when nRF9160 is used in signalling/RF testing against R&S CMW290/500 test setups. Setting up: The RF attenuations can be modified from RF settings->RF Output/Input->External attenuation fr...

Please follow the official documentation when using v1.0.0 of the DK: - Prepare the board for measurements - Measuring using PPK2  (similar connections used with third party power analyzer)- or using other tools Or follow this updated YouTu...

The nRF9160 DK comes with an on-board antenna for GPS, but on some boards this antenna is not functional on board versions up to and including v0.8.2 due to this errata. It can also be very practical to attach an external GPS antenna when doing devel...