Hi there!
I would like to buy this module for my Raspberry Pi:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/364
But I am wondering about the range of the antenna.
In the description you state: "New in version 1.3: ..."
And in many other websites they talk about a v1.3.
In the antenna design document:
http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/PN53 ... n_v1.0.pdf
the table that gives information about ranges talks about a version 1.0 and 1.5.
My questions are:
What is version 1.5? Can we buy it or is the 1.3 the current release?
Does the v1.3 have the communication range of v1.0 or v1.5?
Thanks
Thomas
[VERSIONS] PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board
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Re: [VERSIONS] PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board
Nothing has changed in the antenna. We've had minor fixes for lower power improvements and silkscreen tweaks. The range, functionality, code, etc. is all the same.
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Re: [VERSIONS] PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board
Thanks for your answer but I am still confused about what I should consider as the range of the antenna of this module.
This is what the document of the antenna says (for a card): [pages 8-9]
Or it didn't get that enhancement yet?
This is what the document of the antenna says (for a card): [pages 8-9]
The current module owns the enhancements of the v1.5 so its range is 7.7cm?Com. Range
Version 1.0: 38[mm]
Version 1.5: 77[mm]
Or it didn't get that enhancement yet?
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Re: [VERSIONS] PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board
Oh that research document is from 3 years ago. v1.0 never made it out to customers. And we improved it since then, its at least 8cm for any shipping product we ever sold.
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Re: [VERSIONS] PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board
Great! Thank you very much for your help!
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