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This RP-SMA to U.FL Cable is commonly used to attach WiFi, Bluetooth, or nRFxxx based devices to a 2.4GHz antenna. What makes this unassuming cable special…
Read moreHow do I connect the WRL_18569-RP_SMA to U.FL Cable -150mm to the WRL_14131-UHF RFID Antenna (RP_TNC) and Simultaneous RFID Reader-M7E.
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Hi Les
The short answer is you don’t.
The connectors are different. The cable has a SMA connector and the antenna cable is TNC.
The reader I believe has provision to fit a UFL connector.
If this is so you will need a cable with UFL on one end and TNC on the other.
Cheers Bob
Or an SMA to TNC adaptor.
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Hi Les,
Welcome to the forum.
While we don’t currently stock any adapters, this SMA to TNC cable should do the trick.
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Hi Jack
No it won’t. If you intend to have this cable connecting to the one in the original post you will have 2 SMA male connector s together. Best of luck with that.
The way out here would be to fit an SMA female to Les’ board. Then use this cable.
Note the male SMA connector on cable
is a reversed version (RP-SMA). That is you have a male pin and male thread.
Cheers Bob
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Hi Les,
Welcome to the forum!!
From the guide for the product the suggested parts are:
Thats if you are connected it to this antenna:
Liam
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Hi Liam
Les’ original question.
And my original answer
And the subject escalated from there.
Cheers Bob
Hi Liam
Had a closer look. I see where you are going now. This would be doable if you used the 2 cables. This should get from UFL to TNC but you finish up with a lot of cable and maybe the extra connectors and long cable may defeat the purpose as there might not be enough radiated power available to operate the RFID system.
Cheers Bob
PS The extra cable would be avoided if Les fitted a RP-SMA connector of the right sex to his board instead of the UFL connector. He has to fit a connector anyway so why not.
