LM940 Hardware Design Guide
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7. RF SECTION
Antenna Requirements
The antenna connection is one of the most important aspect in the full product design as
it strongly affects the product overall performance. Hence please read carefully and
follow the requirements and the guidelines for a proper design.
The LM940 is provided with three RF connectors.
The available connectors are:
• Main RF antenna: TX/RX path
• Auxiliary RF antenna: Combined Diversity and GNSS
• GNSS RF antenna: Dedicated GNSS
Main Antenna Requirements
The antenna for the LM940 device must meet the following requirements:
Depending on frequency band(s) supported by the network operator,
the customer shall use the most suitable antenna for that/those
band(s)
The bands supported by the LM940 is provided in section 2.2 Product
Variants and Frequency Bands.
> 24 dBm average power in WCDMA and LTE
Table 34: WCDMA / LTE Antenna Requirements
Antenna Diversity Requirements
This product includes an input for a second Rx antenna to improve radio sensitivity. The
function is called Antenna Diversity.
Depending on frequency band(s) supported by the network operator,
the customer shall use the most suitable antenna for that/those
band(s)
The bands supported by the LM940 is provided in section 2.2 Product
Variants and Frequency Bands.