BLE 5.1, Modules, BC40C, BC40M, BC40P
Ver 0.90 May 2021
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Host Board Design for Low Cost or Long Range
On nRF53 series SoCs, Nordic offers various memory options and protocol supports. Fanstel offers various
antenna and power amplifier options. A host board can be designed to accommodate these nRF53 modules.
Our suggestions for host PCB design:
If your main goal is minimum PCB cost,
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use a 2-sided PCB.
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Use library component from EV-BC40C Gerber files. They can be downloaded from
http://www.fanstel.com/download-document/. BC40C library component can be used. However, signal
routing can be difficult on a 2-sided PCB.
If you main goal is maximum wireless range,
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use a 4 or more layers PCB.
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Use library component from EV-C40C Gerber files. They can be downloaded from
http://www.fanstel.com/download-document/.