IWR1642: Off board antenna connector

Krishna Kumar4

Part Number: IWR1642

Are there any connectors available that work in this 77-81GHz frequency? so that the antenna can be separated out from the main PCB which hosts the SoC .

over 5 years ago

0 Alex Rivera over 5 years ago

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Krishna,

At this time we so not have a way of connecting an external antenna.

Alex

0 Krishna Kumar4 over 5 years ago in reply to Alex Rivera

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Just to re phrase, I am not trying to connect the evaluation board to an external antenna, I am trying to see whether a connector like this will be suitable for a custom board to be developed with the antenna on a separate board.

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0 Alex Rivera over 5 years ago in reply to Krishna Kumar4

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Krishna,

Let me research into this.

Alex

0 CHETHAN KUMAR Y.B. over 5 years ago in reply to Alex Rivera

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Krishna,

Yes, you could use this connector for 77-81GHz frequency.
However you need to design your own transition & impedance matching need to be ensured for this connector interface.
Transition loss, insertion loss, transmission line losses for this interface need to be budgeted for the application you are targeting.

Thanks and regards,
CHETHAN KUMAR Y.B.

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