makerdiary / nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle

An open-source, small and low-cost USB Dongle that supports Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth mesh, Thread, Zigbee, 802.15.4, ANT and 2.4 GHz proprietary protocols
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Antenna #11

Closed y0d4a closed 4 years ago

y0d4a commented 5 years ago

Hi, i know this is not issue, but did not found better place to ask this :) is it possible to increase wireless signal on this dongle? i see that there is antenna as chip, is it possible to unsolder and solder something stronger?

thank you.

caizelin commented 5 years ago

Hi, i know this is not issue, but did not found better place to ask this :) is it possible to increase wireless signal on this dongle? i see that there is antenna as chip, is it possible to unsolder and solder something stronger?

thank you.

Hi there, Have you used the internal PA? For example, set the tx power using:

 APP_ERROR_CHECK(sd_ble_gap_tx_power_set(BLE_GAP_TX_POWER_ROLE_ADV, 0, 8));
emenezes commented 5 years ago

Hi @caizelin, I'm using your usb-dongle to run some experiments for my thesis. I did not find a BOM (bill of materials) in your folders, so I would like to know if you may disclose the make and model of the antenna chip. It would be very interesting for me to have its documentation and radiation pattern diagram.

thanks in advance, Great work.

caizelin commented 5 years ago

Hi @caizelin, I'm using your usb-dongle to run some experiments for my thesis. I did not find a BOM (bill of materials) in your folders, so I would like to know if you may disclose the make and model of the antenna chip. It would be very interesting for me to have its documentation and radiation pattern diagram.

thanks in advance, Great work.

@emenezes Hi, the chip antenna is ACA-2012-A1-CC-S. You can find the spec here: http://www.inpaqgp.com/rw_40b272d49797af2cc6cacf409f1a9df0

emenezes commented 5 years ago

Thank you very much for the info, I will look into it.

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caizelin commented 4 years ago

I’m closing this issue because it has been inactive for a long time. Please reopen if you still encounter this issue. Thank you!