RAK6421 - SB21 Pad?

Hi RAK team

I’m using a RAK6421 WisBlock Pi HAT with two SX1262 modules (one in each IO slot - yes I knoooow it’s a long shot) and I’m trying to run both radios concurrently on a Raspberry Pi 4. Loving the board so far - just hit one hardware detail I need your help with.

The issue I’m working around:

  • Slot-1’s SX1262 BUSY and slot-2’s SX1262 NRESET both land on the same Pi pin, BCM GPIO24 (net IO24).
  • So whenever slot-1 is active (BUSY low), it holds slot-2 in reset — the two radios can’t run at the same time as-shipped.
  • From the schematic, the fix looks straightforward: open solder-bridge SB21 (slot-2 J2 pin 32, IO4 → IO24) and re-home slot-2’s NRESET, leaving slot-1 untouched.

Where I’m stuck:

  • The board has no SBxx silkscreen labels, so I can’t tell which physical jumper is SB21.
  • The datasheet page shows “No downloads,” so I don’t have a placement file to go by.
  • I’ve confirmed the net mapping from the schematic (SB21 = slot-2 IO4→IO24, with SB22 = IO4→AIN1 right next to it) — I just can’t pin it to a physical pad on my board.

What would help enormously:

  • The PCB assembly drawing / silkscreen overlay (top + bottom), or
  • A component-placement / fab drawing, or
  • even a high-res annotated photo showing where the SB17 / SB21 / SB22 jumpers sit relative to the J2 connector, J8 breakout (AIN1/IO4/IO5/VBAT), and J9 header.

Basically: which physical jumper is SB21, and where is it on the board?

Bonus question if it’s easy: is SB22 (IO4→AIN1) open by default, and is SB17 (slot-1 BUSY→IO24) the matching bridge on the slot-1 side? Just confirming my understanding of the IO24 collision.

Thanks so much for any pointers - happy to share what I find back with the community once I’ve got it working! :pray:

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Welcome to RAK forum @MattJam12 ,

For SB21 location, it is on the FAQ of WisMesh Hat store page.

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