nRF9160 Hardware Verification Guidelines

nRF9160 Hardware Verification Guidelines
Revision history
Product design setup for verification purposes
Test interfaces
SWD interface
UART interface
Modem firmware
Hardware version B0A
Hardware version B1A
Setting up AT command interface
R&D and QA verification
Checking supply voltages
Controlling GPIO pins with SWD
Example of GPIO test in input mode
Example of GPIO test in output mode
Power consumption
UICC interface
Testing RF performance
RF conducted performance test
Signaling mode
LTE-M mode
NB-IoT mode
GNSS mode
Non-signaling mode
LTE-M mode
NB-IoT mode
GNSS mode
RF radiated performance test
Signaling mode
LTE-M mode
NB-IoT mode
GNSS mode
Non-signaling mode
LTE-M mode
NB-IoT mode
GNSS mode
Controlling external RF components
Example of configuring nRF9160 MAGPIO for external device
Example of configuring nRF9160 MIPI RFFE for external device
Initial configuration of RFFE device
Configuration of RFFE device control
Initializing (INIT)
Starting receiving or transmitting (ON)
Stopping receiving or transmitting (OFF)
Going to sleep (PWROFF)
Summary
Reading configuration
Deleting configuration
Production test
DC testing at DUT power-up
Programming test application
Testing GPIO functionality
Verifying UICC interface status
Testing with UICC
Testing UICC interface as GPIO
Testing modem I/O interface
MAGPIO interface
MIPI RFFE interface
COEX interface
Modem RF functionality
RX functionality test
TX functionality test
GNSS functionality test
RF antenna tests
Antenna detection DC test
Radiated RF test
Finalizing production
Programming modem firmware
Updating GNSS almanac
Modem settings
Application programming and settings
Appendix
Glossary
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