NINA-B50 series - Hardware integration manual
UBX-22021116 - R02
Module integration
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2.3
Antenna integration
Antenna interfaces vary for each module variant in the NINA-B50 series. The modules support either
an internal antenna (NINA-B506) or external antennas connected through a dedicated antenna pin
(NINA-B501).
2.3.1
Antenna solutions
NINA-B50 series modules support three different antenna solutions:
•
NINA-B501 includes an antenna pin that connects to an external antenna to the NINA-B501
module. The antenna could be either:
o
An antenna external to the end product, typically used in end products with a metal enclosure.
o
An antenna external to the NINA-B501 module but internal to the end product. Examples of
this include a chip antenna on the host PCB or a flex film antenna.
•
NINA-B506 is equipped with an internal PCB trace antenna that is custom-designed and optimized
for the module. With this configuration, there
’
s no requirement for an RF trace design on the host
PCB. This results in reduced effort for the host PCB design and testing in the lab.
provides a summary of all the available antenna options.
Figure 6: Antenna options
