Today the final Prototypes of the ATTNode v3 arrived and where successfully tested for basic functionality. With this I have now added the ATTNode v3 to the Site. Firmware is still in the very early stages at the moment, but the Hardware should work as expected. See the ATTNode v3 subpage for more info.
My tests with the v2 prototype PCBs where successfull, I did not find any functional issues with the boards, and only some minor cosmetic issues. Documentation of the TinyLoRa v2 PCB is now available on this site . You can also find a ZIP with the Gerberfiles attached there, so you can order your own from the usual PCB prototyping companies.
After a long wait due to coronavirus outbreaks in China and resulting delays in the PCB production it is finally here, The first prototype of the TinyLoRa v2 Board: The triple use footprint for u.fl, SMA and wire antenna seems to work as intended, and the rest of the board works as before. So all in all a sucessfull first prototype run.
Some more development on the TinyLoRa v2 board. I have modified the SMA connector footprint in such way, that it should now be possible to also use a U.FL Connector or use a Wire- or Coil Antenna instead of the SMA edgemount connector. With this change it should be possible to use all of the most common types of antennas with the node. I also did some more cleanup and finishing touches:
Here is a sneak peek at the next iteration of the TinyLoRa PCBs. I got it down to roughly half the size compared to the v1 board by making it a two sided board and putting the battery holder, which is by far the biggest component, onto the Backside. I also added the possibility to use a edge-mounted SMA connector for the antenna. Because of the battery at the back the sensors don’t fit there anymore, so the GPIO-connector was flipped by 180° so the sensor now mounts over the front of the board.
