🔧 Fix LNA/PA power control for Heltec v4, wireless tracker v2 (#9029)

* Fix LNA/PA power control for Heltec v4, wireless tracker v2

* Stop using pin 46 as RF switch, just let DIO2 switch handle the RF path

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Co-authored-by: Ben Meadors <benmmeadors@gmail.com>
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Wessel
2026-01-08 12:42:01 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent 86326f294d
commit 6e110788fd
3 changed files with 66 additions and 14 deletions

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@@ -53,13 +53,21 @@ template <typename T> bool SX126xInterface<T>::init()
#endif
#if defined(USE_GC1109_PA)
// GC1109 FEM chip initialization
// See variant.h for full pin mapping and control logic documentation
// VFEM_Ctrl (LORA_PA_POWER): Power enable for GC1109 LDO (always on)
pinMode(LORA_PA_POWER, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_POWER, HIGH);
// CSD (LORA_PA_EN): Chip enable - must be HIGH to enable GC1109 for both RX and TX
pinMode(LORA_PA_EN, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_EN, LOW);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_EN, HIGH);
// CPS (LORA_PA_TX_EN): PA mode select - HIGH enables full PA during TX, LOW for RX (don't care)
// Note: TX/RX path switching (CTX) is handled by DIO2 via SX126X_DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH
pinMode(LORA_PA_TX_EN, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_TX_EN, LOW);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_TX_EN, LOW); // Start in RX-ready state
#endif
#ifdef RF95_FAN_EN
@@ -377,13 +385,13 @@ template <typename T> bool SX126xInterface<T>::sleep()
return true;
}
/** Some boards require GPIO control of tx vs rx paths */
/** Control PA mode for GC1109 FEM - CPS pin selects full PA (txon=true) or bypass mode (txon=false) */
template <typename T> void SX126xInterface<T>::setTransmitEnable(bool txon)
{
#if defined(USE_GC1109_PA)
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_POWER, HIGH);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_EN, HIGH);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_TX_EN, txon ? 1 : 0);
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_POWER, HIGH); // Ensure LDO is on
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_EN, HIGH); // CSD=1: Chip enabled
digitalWrite(LORA_PA_TX_EN, txon ? 1 : 0); // CPS: 1=full PA, 0=bypass (for RX, CPS is don't care)
#endif
}