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How to use an
external
Antenna

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Table of Contents
What you need ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Soldering iron ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Antenna Adapter ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Antenna...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Pandaboard ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Pandaboard ES ................................................................................................................................................ 5
How to get support .......................................................................................................................................... 6

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What you need

Soldering iron
In order to remove the chip antenna or the resistor you should be able to solder.
If you dont know how to solder, pass this job to someone with soldering skills.
Please do not break off the chip antenna. This will work but void the warranty.

If you want to learn how to solder there are many tutorials online.
I recommend this one here: http://www.infidigm.net/articles/solder/
Antenna Adapter

1x U.FL-RPSMA Cable
Adapter cable from U.FL to RS-SMA Female with RG178 type cable, 15cm lenght

Antenna

1x VTWFA-3 RP/SW
Rubber antenna 2400MHz, 3dB gain, VSWR 1.6, RP-SMA Swivel connector

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Pandaboard
Remove R20 (1) to disconnect the on-board antenna (2) so you can connect an external antenna directly to
the wireless chip (3) using a U.FL pigtail.
You can also use J5 and mount a different connector. For this place the resistor sitting on R20
to R18.

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Pandaboard ES
The pandaboard has to be modified in the same manner except R20 and R18 are R14 and R15 respectively.
Remove R14 (1) to disconnect the on-board antenna (2) so you can connect an external antenna directly to
the wireless chip (3) using a U.FL pigtail.
You can also use J5 and mount a different connector. For this place the resistor sitting on R14
to R15.

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How to get support

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If your question is about technical support or troubleshooting for one of our products, we kindly ask you to
first check our documentation for a possible solution.
If you cannot find the solution you are looking for then please write to support@tigal.com providing all
possible details.

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make any commitment to update the information contained herein. TIGAL KG products are not authorized for use as
critical components in life support devices or systems.

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