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Summary: Is this schematics accurate so far? What type of connectors and antennas should I use for this to work?
From following this project (PiTxSDR)
and after watching this presentation (the RadioInstigator which builds on the previous project),
I was interested in building a RadioInstigator for a raspberry project that I want to build, but I had a few questions in regards to the parts and radio hardware that was used in this project. Down below is a quote from the author of the project which he lists all of the parts he used and bought,
Although he lists most of the parts, there is some ambiguity on some parts, so I'll post a few links to some of the possible options that I found (for those interested also in this project),
1.)GPS
GPS Dead Reckoning Board - NEO-M8U (GNSS)
Link
or
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates - Version 3
Link 2
or
SparkFun GPS Breakout - ZOE-M8Q (Qwiic) (compatible with a Raspberry Pi, but no examples of code for using it directly connected to a Pi so you would need to write your own code)
Link 3
2.) Power Supply
Renogy 72000mAh Laptop Power Bank
Link
Krisdonia 50000mAh Laptop Power Bank
Link 2
MAXOAK Laptop Power Bank 185Wh/50000mAh(Max.130W) Portable Laptop Charger
Link 3
iMuto Portable Charger 30000mAh
Link 4
ROMOSS 30000mAh 18W Fast Charge
Link 5
3.) WIFI USB Dongle
KuWFi Dual Band Bluetooth 4.1 WiFi USB Adapter, Wireless AC 1200Mbps 5GHz WiFi USB 3.0 LAN Adapter High Gain Antenna Network Card for Windows Linux Systems
Link 1
Lemorele Wireless USB WiFi Adapter Bluetooth 4.2 5G/2.5G Dual Band Wireless Adapter AC 600Mbps Mini WiFi Dongle
Link 2
based on these parts and the ones I added, I'm still not sure what characteristics or qualities I should look for on the two antennas the author mentioned but could no longer find any other listings from the same ones or the seller. So my first question would be where could I find SMA type connector antennas like the one the author used for this project? And do these antennas have to be only receivers or also capable of transmitting (transceivers)?
I tried to create a simple schematics of the project, which I'll attach right here,
As shown in the schematic diagram, I've used a green question mark "?" to indicate the areas that I am confused on, although I'm not completely sure on how well I created the schematics, which I used this image from the author, as well as looking up what each pin were for the Raspberry Pi 3 and from parts he included in his purchase listing,
My second question is about the wires that connect the dongles to the antennas, as well as the type of connectors the RTL-SDR, and CrazyRadio have. Based on this reference image, it seems that the SMA Female Nut Bulkhead to MCX Male Straight RG316 cable, has it's SMA Female (jack) connector end connected to the SMA Male (plug) ends of the two antennas (which are the ones from the first question that I mentioned that I'm looking for), but attempting to look for some sort of datasheets for the RTL-SDR and the CrazyRadio dongles, to verify that they are MCX Female connectors which seems to be the case from the above reference image from the author, I had no luck finding that information for the RTL-SDR dongle other than the aliexpress page which has limited information in that regard, Aliexpress link for the RTL-SDR device, but I did find what seems to be a datasheet to that CrazyRadio device or a related one here,https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/Seeed%20Technology/114990112_Web.pdf, which on the bottom of page 2, under radio specifications, I believe it says that the connector for the CrazyRadio dongle isn't MCX female, but actually a RPSMA connector (I'm assuming a female). Is this correct? and would the SMA Female Nut Bulkhead to MCX Male Straight RG316 cable that the author recommends be the right cable for these dongles?
I'm sorry for the long post, but I hope that I covered everything that I possibly could and included as much information about this as possible if someone else was also interested in creating one of these devices.
Most information from this project could be found in the author's Gitlab page, which also includes the code and all other relevant information about this project,
Gitlab link
From following this project (PiTxSDR)
and after watching this presentation (the RadioInstigator which builds on the previous project),
I was interested in building a RadioInstigator for a raspberry project that I want to build, but I had a few questions in regards to the parts and radio hardware that was used in this project. Down below is a quote from the author of the project which he lists all of the parts he used and bought,
Although he lists most of the parts, there is some ambiguity on some parts, so I'll post a few links to some of the possible options that I found (for those interested also in this project),
1.)GPS
GPS Dead Reckoning Board - NEO-M8U (GNSS)
Link
or
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates - Version 3
Link 2
or
SparkFun GPS Breakout - ZOE-M8Q (Qwiic) (compatible with a Raspberry Pi, but no examples of code for using it directly connected to a Pi so you would need to write your own code)
Link 3
2.) Power Supply
Renogy 72000mAh Laptop Power Bank
Link
Krisdonia 50000mAh Laptop Power Bank
Link 2
MAXOAK Laptop Power Bank 185Wh/50000mAh(Max.130W) Portable Laptop Charger
Link 3
iMuto Portable Charger 30000mAh
Link 4
ROMOSS 30000mAh 18W Fast Charge
Link 5
3.) WIFI USB Dongle
KuWFi Dual Band Bluetooth 4.1 WiFi USB Adapter, Wireless AC 1200Mbps 5GHz WiFi USB 3.0 LAN Adapter High Gain Antenna Network Card for Windows Linux Systems
Link 1
Lemorele Wireless USB WiFi Adapter Bluetooth 4.2 5G/2.5G Dual Band Wireless Adapter AC 600Mbps Mini WiFi Dongle
Link 2
based on these parts and the ones I added, I'm still not sure what characteristics or qualities I should look for on the two antennas the author mentioned but could no longer find any other listings from the same ones or the seller. So my first question would be where could I find SMA type connector antennas like the one the author used for this project? And do these antennas have to be only receivers or also capable of transmitting (transceivers)?
I tried to create a simple schematics of the project, which I'll attach right here,
As shown in the schematic diagram, I've used a green question mark "?" to indicate the areas that I am confused on, although I'm not completely sure on how well I created the schematics, which I used this image from the author, as well as looking up what each pin were for the Raspberry Pi 3 and from parts he included in his purchase listing,
My second question is about the wires that connect the dongles to the antennas, as well as the type of connectors the RTL-SDR, and CrazyRadio have. Based on this reference image, it seems that the SMA Female Nut Bulkhead to MCX Male Straight RG316 cable, has it's SMA Female (jack) connector end connected to the SMA Male (plug) ends of the two antennas (which are the ones from the first question that I mentioned that I'm looking for), but attempting to look for some sort of datasheets for the RTL-SDR and the CrazyRadio dongles, to verify that they are MCX Female connectors which seems to be the case from the above reference image from the author, I had no luck finding that information for the RTL-SDR dongle other than the aliexpress page which has limited information in that regard, Aliexpress link for the RTL-SDR device, but I did find what seems to be a datasheet to that CrazyRadio device or a related one here,https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/Seeed%20Technology/114990112_Web.pdf, which on the bottom of page 2, under radio specifications, I believe it says that the connector for the CrazyRadio dongle isn't MCX female, but actually a RPSMA connector (I'm assuming a female). Is this correct? and would the SMA Female Nut Bulkhead to MCX Male Straight RG316 cable that the author recommends be the right cable for these dongles?
I'm sorry for the long post, but I hope that I covered everything that I possibly could and included as much information about this as possible if someone else was also interested in creating one of these devices.
Most information from this project could be found in the author's Gitlab page, which also includes the code and all other relevant information about this project,
Gitlab link
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