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CC2640: About the software and hardware mapping of the single-ended output of the CC2640 antenna port.

Part Number: CC2640

Hi TI experts,

We have a customer who is using our module chip, the CC2640F256 4X4, with self-developed software. Recently, they found that the distance measurement has been consistently weak. After investigation, we discovered that the issue was caused by our 4X4 hardware using single-ended output while their software was using differential output settings. We suggested that the customer change the declaration in their software to CC2650EM_4XS, which will map to single-ended output in Ble_user_config.h. Can you confirm if this is the correct solution?

Additionally, the customer is using another vendor's module, which is a 4X4 with differential output. They are curious why, despite our software being set to single-ended output, the distance measurements are still good when used with differential output. Is there any potential harm in this approach?

We appreciate your input on these two questions.

Best regards, Weili.

  • Hi,

    Q1: From the settings it seems alright.

    Make sure the configuration in SW maps according to the following(taken from SmartRF studio):

    Q2: There may not be an obvious implication to that approach but we recommend the SW configuration be set as per the HW connection.

    Regards