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Re: NanoVNA V2


 

Lower frequency limit: will be unchanged because the si5351 is still present and is switched in below 140MHz.

Larger screen: we are going to use the plug-in style of ILI9341 display rather than the bare FPC version because this board has components on both sides, so the 3.5 inch ILI9341 display is drop in compatible (provided you buy one with the correct pinout). Size beyond 3.5inch is not currently doable because 3.5inch is the largest SPI LCD size available. Larger displays (for example on the NanoVNA-F) use a parallel interface with far more pins which will require a larger MCU, adding many dollars of cost.

MAX2871: unfortunately this costs about 30 times the ADF4350, so isn't doable for the base version.

IAM-81008: that's a nice part, cheaper than the AD8342 and less power consumption. We might evaluate it and see if it will give acceptable performance. The IIP3 is much lower though, which means it has to be operated at lower signal levels to avoid bad linearity.

Open source: the schematic will be posted as soon as the product is generally available.

In the longer term we may introduce a higher end VNA. However the bigger priority there is full two port support - measuring all 4 S parameters at once. This is more aimed at lab use, so we may just remove the screen altogether (it's a big cost adder and a nuisance for shipping and firmware development) and have only a USB and wireless user interface.

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