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Add GPS Bias Tee circuit #2

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mohamedboubaker opened this issue Dec 27, 2022 · 1 comment
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Add GPS Bias Tee circuit #2

mohamedboubaker opened this issue Dec 27, 2022 · 1 comment
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The current version of the PCB has a GPS antenna issue. The GPS signal is not strong enough for the SIM808 to get a GPS fix.
Probable root cause: lack of DC bias on the antenna line to activate the active GPS Antenna.

DC signal in the antenna line should be introduced and turned on and off using a transistor (or other switch) connected to a GPIO on the MCU. It should be activated and deactivated by software to control power consumption of the Active antenna.

@mohamedboubaker mohamedboubaker added bug Something isn't working Hardware labels Dec 27, 2022
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mohamedboubaker commented Dec 28, 2022

This hardware bug can be fixed by manually hooking the active antenna amplifier circuit to the power line 3.6V.
It seems that the SIM808 antenna input is tolerant to DC offset.

However it is best to include the Bias Tee circuit.

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