Questions tagged [pcb-antenna]
It is an anntenna type which is implemeted on a PCB (printed circuit board) by copper traces.
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What do I need to add/remove when changing from a external to internal antenna?
Currently using the nanopi NEO4 schematic to make my own pcb.
In their design for wifi/bt they use the F89ETSM13-W2, they connect to a 12pF capacitor and then to a IPX connector for external 2.4GHz ...
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Cellular chip antenna feedline width?
I have a chip cellular antenna from Pulse W3544B. In the datasheet it is said to make the transmission line 1.34 mm thick which I feel is too huge and also I wanted to make a strip line for impedance ...
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Struggling with patch gps smd antennas connections
I'm struggling with antenna connections to GPS module in my PCB design.
My antenna is a smd passive patch antenna, "SGGP.25.4.A.02 from Taoglas". The antenna shape and recommended footprint is in the ...
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How can I attach a custom built antenna to the NodeMCU (ESP-12E)
Is there any possibility I can disable/remove the PCB antenna and replace it with a custom one, like a directional helical antenna? Can I just solder it on? I am an absolute beginner and have no real ...
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does adding Vias through the antenna feed line change impedance?
I have a GPS through-hole patch antenna, the through hole need to be connected to the bottom layer and then from there the feed-line flows to the GPS receiver. But I want the GPS receiver to be on top ...
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XBee Pro Antenna Options - do the U.FL antennas have better range than the chip or micro pad antennas?
Logically the U.FL dipole antenna will have better range than the other two options, as it's a larger antenna, but is this actually true? How do the three antennas perform in relation to each other ...
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What is the purpose of this grid on the ground plane near a wifi antenna?
The PCB for this Steam Link has a grid of squares near the antenna. It also has pads for what I guess is either testing or adding 0ohm resisters.
What is the purpose of this feature, and why are ...
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Designing 60hz antenna to detect electric field
I am working on designing an antenna to detect 60Hz electric field. I came across the microstrip antenna being used to detect the field. Before designing the antenna I wanted to maek sure this is the ...
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CST Studio “This version is licensed for up to 10000 mesh cells only”
Im using CST Studio (Student) to calculate patch antenna.
However whatever I do I stuck into "This version is licensed for up to 10000 mesh cells only. The current mesh size exceeds this limit. Please ...
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Designing NFC PCB antenna in multi layer instead of usual 1 layer antenna
I'm working on a new NFC reader board with serious limitations in dimension of the board. This cause smaller antenna coil, which affect on range and power of antenna. My boss suggested to design coil ...
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Why does my IR receiver PCB only work when I touch the sensor pins?
I have designed a PCB based on a schematic which I am pretty sure that is correct and I have tested the schematic several times on the breadboards and all of them worked properly.
But, after I ...
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Can I find the loss tangent of a substrate if I know the thickness of substrate and its relative permittivity?
What is the formula to calculate loss tangent for a substrate with relative permittivity 4.4 and height 1.58 mm? I need the value for designing a PIFA with 35-micron copper ground conductor.
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How can I make Bluetooth (2.4 GHz) reception area narrow and controllable?
There are some Bluetooth modules available on the market, like the cheap HC-05 for 3 or 4 USD delivered.
This one mentioned has an internal PCB antenna which I guess has a toroid-like radiation ...
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SPI, RS232 and DMX-512 data signals beneath the ESP8266-WROOM-02 Wifi antenna
I am working on DMX-512 Controller, which will accept commands for driving Addressable LED strip (GE60RGBW8812A) via ESP-WROOM-02 Wifi Controller and I have several data lines (...
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Eagle: How can I connect a Polygon IFA to GND
So I've just completed my Inverted F Antenna (IFA) as a polygon in the brd view on Eagle, I can connect the input section quite easily with an wire.
Whilst the GND section of the IFA I'm having a bit ...
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Measure impedance of PCB antenna with very small ground plane
I have recently been designing different PCB antennas with very small ground planes due to design restrictions. I use a VNA to measure the impedances, but am having trouble measuring them correctly.
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How can I reshape this PCB antenna so that I can still use it with the given circuit?
I'm borrowing the RF design from the MICRF114 Development Kit.
Here's user guide- http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/50002433A.pdf
The circuit I'm using is on p. 35 and the antenna ...
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PCB antenna and SMA connector
I have a question regarding an integrated PCB Antenna that I would like to try out, however, if it fails I want to be able to use another SMA antenna. The PCB Antenna is an inverted F-antenna meaning ...
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SIM800C - CME ERROR: 15 SIM wrong & CME ERROR: 10 SIM not inserted
I am making a GSM Tracker with SIM800C module. After deploying it into vehicles.. It works fine.. but after some days, it starts responding as CME ERROR: 15 SIM wrong for command AT+CPIN? & CME ...
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PCB Trace Impedance Matching on microcontroller
I'm doing research for the best antenna for a 2.4 GHz connection from our device to a local router. The problem is that our device will have varying loads connected to the other pins of the micro ...
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Modeling impedance matching network
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I'm looking at the RF (LNA_IN) pin of ESP32 as described in esp32_hardware_design_guidelines.
According to this document, the output impedance of the RF pins of ESP32 are (30+j10) or (...
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What should the input mpedace of an antenna be, 50 ohm or other values?
I'm about to match an antenna and a half-wave rectifier using Schottky diode. Both of them are placed in one PCB (PCB antenna). The input impedance of the half-wave rectifier is 6 - j170 ohm at Pin = -...
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Can you reuse FCC certification from a pre-certified RF chip and antenna for a new product?
I am in the process of designing a board that turns a Gameboy into a Bluetooth controller. Due to size constraints, I would like to use the ESP32-PICO-D4 standalone chip by Espressif instead of one of ...
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Board requirements for a chip PCB antenna?
TL;DR: What are the requirements of chip antennas like this one (without LNA) or this one (with LNA)? I see PCB size specs in the PDF, but I am not sure I understand how the rest has to look.Does this ...
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How add a chip antenna for the Bluetooth of the module BCM4339?
I have the following concern in a design that I am carrying out. I am working on the development of an electronic prototype that uses as a CPU the module: PICO-IMX6-SD. This module has wifi and ...
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Extra small RF PCB antenna - GND plane
My new PCB design is about 25 mm * 25 mm, this is not enough for a proper 868 MHz antenna ground plane, I am using the 0868AT43A0020 chip antenna where at least a 20 mm * 40 mm GND plane is required. ...
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reason for etching the green mask
I found the following board in random research. Can anyone explain the reason for etching the green mask in red color circled area and that too patterned?
The other side of etch is the processor IC.
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Xbee pro s2c 2.4 ghz 10dbi Antenna and its effect
Just wondreing how to increase the range/distance of communication between two xbee modules operating in API mode,
we are considering to replace the 2.4 ghz antenna of 5dbi gain with 10dbi high gain ...
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On board 13.56MHz RFID antenna design
I recently stumbled upon a two-in-one NFC key designed by N-O-D-E and was astonished.
Although its original purpose is for security, I love the idea of using tact ...
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Placing “overlapping” PCB antennas
I currently have a design that features a BLE SOC that interfaces to a PCB antenna. Both the SOC and antenna are placed on one side of the PCB. What I'd like to do is place another (different) BLE SOC ...
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6 layer PCB layout with RF antenna track
I am doing my first 6-Layer PCB with RF antenna connection tracks.
I am using this stack-up:
L1 Signal Layer
L2 Ground Plane
L3 Power Plane
L4 Signal Layer
L5 Ground Plane
L6 Signal Layer
I ...
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Replace internal PCB antenna with external antenna
I want to replace these internal antennas with an eternal cable antenna - see pictures.
I'm not an analogue engineer...am I going to run into trouble removing one of these and soldering a cable onto ...
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Microstrip for right-angled sma connector
I am designing a PCB with a wifi (2.4GHz) and LoRa (915MHz) modules and I need to provide right-angled through-hole SMA connectors for the antennas.
Initially I thought I had everything under control,...
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Antenna trace 135 degree bending
I designing PCB for SIM7600CE with space constraint.Here, I placing filter matching and the antenna section through 135 degree angle traces (GREEN MARKING).Is it Okay?Can I have any PCB guidelines?
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RF Antenna design guidelines, PCB design Antenna [closed]
What are the parameters to be taken care to RF Antenna designs and RF circuits designs?
What are the design criteria for RF designs?
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Why do some PCB antennas have a return path to ground?
I'm finding it hard to find an answer for the question, as I'm asking about the circuit's GND, where searching for an answer online or in stack-exchange is coming up with Earth GND for large Antennas ...
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HCS301 Remote External Antenna
I would like to amplify the range of my remote control which is built on HCS301 chip (it's a KeeLoq remote). I'm not sure where should I solder the external antenna to be the most effective. Also, I'm ...
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Design of RF Chip Antenna for Bluetooth - 2.4GHz
I am designing a PCB using the NRF52832 and this antenna. The antenna design guidelines suggest ground clearance and direct traces from the NRF52832 to the antenna without the use of vias. However, ...
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Why does electrical phase vary with element length?
In a reflectarray antenna, each element on the antenna aperture requires a different electrical phase due to different distances from the antenna feed. One way to achieve this phase variation is to ...
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Adjust a 868MHz PCB monopole antenna to work better at 915MHz
I am designing a PCB monopole antenna to work with a transceiver (C110L) operating at 915MHz. The manufacturer provided a reference design, however the reference design appears to be have been ...
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What is a good low cost antenna design for a low cost 433 MHz transceiver? [closed]
I am designing a low-cost ($5) transceiver based remote system, that uses a CC110L or rfm22b type transceiver (i.e. low cost). What are some cost-effective, yet high performance antenna options? My ...
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Impedance Matching Antenna
I am using a twin lead folded dipole antenna for an FM receiver. I have a few questions regarding impedance matching. I know impedance matching is needed to have maximum transfer of power between ...
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RFM69HW-433 and Linx Technologies ANT-433-SP - radio module gets killed
I'm quite a newbie regarding RF designs. I've recently started to experiment with RFM69HW-433 modules to put them together with my Atmega based sensors. http://www.hoperf.com/upload/rf/RFM69HW-V1.3....
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PCB vs SMD antenna for 2G cellular IoT device
I am designing an IoT module to read water sensors in an Agricultural field, then send the data through cellular to the cloud. My design uses the SIM800H, a quad band cellular modem, to send and ...
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Changing dielectric for a PCB antenna
We have designed and tuned a prototype PCB antenna on a high-frequency, low-loss material. We now have to move to a less expensive material for production. Any guidance on length tuning of the ...
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How can I distinguish between LTE and WiFi antennas? [closed]
I've a LTE router with WiFi, it switches automatically between LTE bands 3, 5 and 40, depending on the respective signal quality.
I want to improve the band 40 reception. So I think the easiest ...
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50Ω Impedance Matching with Signals Through Vias
I'm working on an IoT board and it is all laid out (LTE, GPS, BLE, WIFI - 30mm x 30mm -- VERY TIGHT).
As a design concession, I have to use vias to route some of the RF signals. There's no other way ...
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Can a USB WiFi adapter transmit 501 milliwatts of power?
I purchased a "hfield Wi-Fire" adapter recently because it claimed extended range. I found it new in the box at a discount store. It's a 2.4 ghz only adapter. It comes with a small clamp to allow you ...
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Performance affected by bending flexible PCB antenna?
I am doing an electronics project that involves transmitting and receiving information on the 915MHz ISM band. I need to make the enclosure as small as possible. However, that means that I don't have ...
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How can I plug my homemade Yagi Antenna into a wifi USB dongle?
I have made my own Yagi antenna and I would like to see if it works or not. I made the antenna based of these instructions: Easy to Build WIFI 2.4GHz Yagi Antenna
So I have soldered a coax cable to ...
