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Will it be equipped with the new nRF9161 variant?
Built-in programmer/debugger/console access
Does this refer to the USB serial?
Control of RP2040 power for advanced users
I’m not common to the RP2040 and a short look at the spec didn’t help me too much. For me, the nRF9160/61/zephyr is a platform, which is robust and OK to develop software for. The quiescent power consumption of the feather v5 is simply the “best in class” and I’m not sure, what the consequences of a RP2040 will be on that aspect. And building systems on two MCU isn’t too easy. I don’t know, if there is so many software for the RP2040 that’s worth to consider that.
And if I would consider to use a RP2040, I guess it will be a SparkFun RP2040 mikroBUS Development Board with an LTE IoT 4 Click / nRF9160 and cut of the LED on the Mikro-Click.
All GPIOs are dedicated now (no sharing with other features)
I guess this is related to the feather’s GPIO, not the SOC, right?
Single antenna operation
OK. (I mainly do not use GPS, so it’s no difference for me).
RGB led
That’s something, I will enjoy.
Maybe, you consider also to connect some GPIO to the COEX interface? Some internal GPIO not used by the feather. the idea is to detect “radio activity” even when the app is not aware of that (HPPLMN search e.g.).