Antennas Interfaces; Bluetooth - Advantech ICR-4461 Hardware Manual

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2. Hardware Functionality

2.2 Antennas Interfaces

SMA female connectors (ANT0, ANT1, ANT2, and ANT3) are intended for connecting cellular antennas

to the router. See Table

are shared with the cellular connectors and can be connected to the ANT3 for the L1 band and to the ANT1

for the L5 band. In addition, RP-SMA female connectors WIFI1 are available for the connecting the WiFi

antennas.

Do not run the router without connected cellular antennas as the energy from the transmission is

effectively reflected by the open end and can damage the equipment.

Recommended tightening moment for screwing the antenna to the SMA connector is 0.9 Nm.

The WiFi connector, situated on the right-hand side of the device, is engineered for compatibility with

Bluetooth antennas. For detailed information on the Bluetooth specifications supported by our router, please

refer to Chapter 4.7. The integration of Bluetooth functionality within our router encompasses three principal

components:

1. Kernel Support and Drivers: Integrated into the router's firmware, this includes kernel-level Blue-

tooth support and the necessary drivers to facilitate Bluetooth connectivity.

2. Bluetooth Router App: This application leverages the BlueZ Linux Bluetooth stack to extend the

router's Bluetooth functionalities. It is not pre-installed on the router. For activation, the

must be downloaded and installed.

Router App

3. Node-RED Applications: To achieve advanced Bluetooth functionalities, Node-RED and its Blue-

tooth node can be employed. Similar to the Bluetooth Router App,

Bluetooth

node are available for installation.

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for module antenna mapping. The GNSS antenna's SMA female connectors

2.2 Antennas Interfaces

Bluetooth

and the

Node-RED

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