The Nordic Thingy:53 has a range of solder bridges for enabling and disabling functionalities. Changes to these are not needed for normal use of the Nordic Thingy:53.
The following table provides a complete overview of the solder bridges on the Nordic Thingy:53.
| Solderbridge | Default | Position | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB1 | Closed | Top | Cut to disconnect magnetometer from the SDA and SCL I2C lines. |
| SB2 | |||
| SB3 | Bottom | Solder to connect the SDA line from the magnetometer to the ASDA line of the IMU. | |
| SB4 | Open | Solder to connect the SCL line from the magnetometer to the ASCL line of the IMU. | |
| SB5 | Top | Short to bypass load switch U4. | |
| SB6 | Closed | Cut to disconnect the ANT_SEL pin on the nRF21540 RF FEM from ground. | |
| SB7 | Open | Short to connect the MODE pin on the nPM1100 PMIC to P0.08. | |
| SB20 | Short to bypass load switch U5. | ||
| SB21 | Short to bypass load switch U11. | ||
| SB22 | Short to bypass load switch U14. |