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USER MANUAL 

Geofind

TM

 (FR05-S1-E-0-103) 

 

Last updated on June 2017

 

© 2016 FRACTUS ANTENNAS, S.L.   -  

 

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Geofind

TM 

(FR05-S1-E-0-103) – 

GPS (1575 MHz)

 

Fractus  Antennas  specializes  in  enabling  effective  mobile  communications.  Using  Fractus 
technology,  we  design  and  manufacture  optimized  antennas  to  make  your  wireless  devices 
more competitive. Our mission is to help our clients develop innovative products and accelerate 
their time to market through our expertise in antenna design, testing and manufacturing.  

 
 

 

Geofind

TM

  

FR05-S1-E-0-103 

 

 

Some  Fractus  Antennas  products  are 
protected by 

Fractus patents

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certified  company.  All  our  antennas  are 
lead-free and RoHS compliant. 

 
 

 

Summary of Contents for FR05-S1-E-0-103

Page 1: ...ovative products and accelerate their time to market through our expertise in antenna design testing and manufacturing GeofindTM FR05 S1 E 0 103 Some Fractus Antennas products are protected by Fractus patents All information contained within this document is property of Fractus Antennas and is subject to change without prior notice Information is provided as is and without warranties It is prohibi...

Page 2: ... Last updated on June 2017 2016 FRACTUS ANTENNAS S L 2 INDEX OF CHAPTERS 1 ANTENNA DESCRIPTION 4 2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 4 3 ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE 5 4 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS 8 5 MATCHING NETWORK 9 6 ASSEMBLY PROCESS 10 7 PACKAGING 12 ...

Page 3: ...AL PERFORMANCE 5 3 1 FRACTUS EVALUATION BOARD 5 3 2 VSWR AND EFFICIENCY 5 3 3 RADIATION PATTERNS GAIN AND EFFICIENCY 6 3 4 CAPABILITIES AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS 7 4 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS 8 4 1 DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES 8 4 2 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INK 8 4 3 ANTENNA FOOTPRINT as used in the evaluation board 9 5 MATCHING NETWORK 9 6 ASSEMBLY PROCESS 10 7 PACKAGING 12 ...

Page 4: ...a is built on glass epoxy substrate APPLICATIONS Metering Gas Electricity Water RFID UHF Tags Readers Sensors Parking Speed control Optics Modules Zigbee Gateways BENEFITS High efficiency and gain Cost effective Small size Easy to use pick and place 2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Technical Features Frequency Range 1575 MHz Antenna Efficiency 77 5 Peak Gain 1 5 dBi Radiation Pattern Omnidirectional VSWR 1...

Page 5: ... in testing the GeofindTM Embedded Antenna is displayed in Figure 1 Measure mm A 60 0 B 30 0 C 71 0 D 17 0 E 35 0 Tolerance 0 2mm Material The evaluation board is built on FR4 substrate Thickness is 1 0mm Figure 1 Geofind TM Evaluation Board 3 2 VSWR AND EFFICIENCY VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio and Total Efficiency versus Frequency GHz Figure 2 VSWR and Efficiency vs Frequency GHz ...

Page 6: ...enna in Plane ZY Azimuth Cut θ 90º Plane XY Elevation Cut φ 0º Plane XZ Elevation Cut φ 90º Plane YZ Gain 1 5 dBi Efficiency 77 5 Table 2 Antenna Gain and Efficiency at 1575 MHz Measures made in the evaluation board and in the Satimo STARGATE 32 anechoic chamber Data across the band is not significant in this case because the bandwidth is very narrow ...

Page 7: ...eturn on investment throughout the product development process We also provide our clients with the opportunity to leverage our in house testing and measurement facilities to obtain accurate results quickly and efficiently Agilent E5071B VSWR S Parameters Radiation Pattern Efficiency SATIMO STARGATE 32 Anechoic chambers and full equipped in house lab 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6...

Page 8: ... the feed pad Measure mm Measure mm A 1 2 0 1 E 0 71 0 15 B 1 9 0 1 F 0 9 0 2 C 7 6 0 2 G 10 0 0 2 D 6 2 0 2 Figure 3 Antenna Dimensions and Tolerances Fractus GeofindTM chip antenna is compliant with the restriction of the use of hazardous substances RoHS The RoHS certificate can be downloaded from www fractusantennas com 4 2 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INK Next figure shows the correct colors of the ...

Page 9: ...n of the antenna in your design please contact info fractusantennas com 5 MATCHING NETWORK The specs of a Fractus Antennas standard antenna are measured in their evaluation board which is an ideal case In a real design components nearby the antenna LCD s batteries covers connectors etc affect the antenna performance This is the reason why it is highly recommended placing pads compatible with 0402 ...

Page 10: ...1 3 After soldering the antenna to the circuit board perform a cleaning process to remove any residual flux Fractus Antennas recommends conducting a visual inspection after the cleaning process to verify that all reflux has been removed The drawing below shows the soldering details obtained after a correct assembly process Figure 6 Soldering Details NOTE Solder paste thickness after the assembly p...

Page 11: ...ly SnAgCu RAMP UP Avg Ramp up Rate Tsmax to Tp 3 ºC second max PREHEAT Temperature Min Tsmin Temperature Max Tsmax Time tsmin to tsmax 150 ºC 200 ºC 60 180 seconds REFLOW Temperature TL Total Time above TL tL 217 ºC 60 150 seconds PEAK Temperature Tp Time tp 260 ºC 20 40 seconds RAMP DOWN Rate 6 ºC second max Time from 25 ºC to Peak Temperature 8 minutes max Table 3 Recommended soldering temperatu...

Page 12: ...reel packaging Measure mm W 16 0 0 3 A0 10 5 0 1 B0 10 5 0 1 K0 1 5 0 1 B1 11 1 0 1 D 2 0 0 1 D1 2 0 0 1 Wmax 16 3 E 1 7 0 1 F 7 5 0 1 K 1 8 0 1 P 12 0 0 1 P0 4 0 0 1 P2 2 0 0 1 Figure 8 Tape Dimensions and Tolerances Figure 9 Images of the tape Measure mm A max 330 0 1 0 G 17 5 0 2 t max 21 5 0 2 Reel Capacity 2500 antennas Figure 10 Reel Dimensions and Capacity ...

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