Talk:Notes on using the OLPC developer boards

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Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is "canning" in the context of wireless hardware? I'm not completely foreign to electronics and associated jargons, but being involved with OLCP is the first time I've heard the term used in such a context. --Yangman 14:56, 5 July 2006 (EDT)

Canning is encapsulation at RF level

Canning is putting a shield around the RF (radio frequency) components. You'll see on the board a copper border around the wireless space. A metal shield, in the form of a box with one side missing, is placed over this area, and soldered down.

An RF shield decreases noise received, decreases noise emitted, and therefore increases range of the wireless circuit and antenna.

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