Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 February 2016 Redpine Signals, Inc. 2107 N. First Street, #680 San Jose, CA95131. Tel: (408) 748-3385 Fax: (408) 705-2019 Email: info@redpinesignals.com Website: www.redpinesignals.com Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 About this Document This document lists the performance specifications of the Dual band PCB Antenna used for FCC, IC, ETSI/CE and other regulatory certifications of the RS9113 and RS9116 Single and Dual band Modules. This document will be discontinued in the future and the specifications listed here will be part of the main Datasheet of the modules. Disclaimer:
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Proprietary and Confidential Page 2 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 Table Of Contents 2.3.3 2.3.2 2.3.1 1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 5 2 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications .............................................................. 6 2.1 Return Loss Characteristic of the Antenna .................................................................6 2.2 Module Reference Orientation ..................................................................................6 2.3 2D Gain Plots ............................................................................................................7 2D Gain Plots at 2.415 GHz ..................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1.1 XY at 2.415 GHz................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1.2 YZ at 2.415 GHz ................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1.3 ZX at 2415 GHz .................................................................................................................... 8 2D Gain Plots at 2.430 GHz ..................................................................................................... 8 2.3.2.1 XY at 2.43 GHz ..................................................................................................................... 8 2.3.2.2 YZ at 2.43 GHz ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.2.3 ZX at 2.43 GHz ..................................................................................................................... 9 2D Gain Plots at 2.480 GHz ................................................................................................... 10 2.3.3.1 XY at 2.480 GHz................................................................................................................. 10 2.3.3.2 YZ at 2.480 GHz ................................................................................................................. 10 2.3.3.3 ZX at 2480 GHz .................................................................................................................. 11 2D Gain Plots at 5.180 GHz ................................................................................................... 11 2.3.4.1 XY at 5.180 GHz................................................................................................................. 11 2.3.4.2 YZ at 5.180 GHz ................................................................................................................. 12 2.3.4.3 ZX at 5.180 GHz ................................................................................................................. 12 2D Gain Plots at 5.49 GHz ..................................................................................................... 13 2.3.5.1 XY at 5.49 GHz ................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.5.2 YZ at 5.49 GHz ................................................................................................................... 13 ZX at 5.49 GHz ................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.5.3 2D Gain Plots at 5.750 GHz ................................................................................................... 14 2.3.6.1 XY at 5.750 GHz................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.6.2 YZ at 5.750 GHz ................................................................................................................. 15 2.3.6.3 ZX at 5.750 GHz ................................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Peak Gain ............................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Antenna Parameters ............................................................................................... 16 3 Mechanical Characteristics ................................................................................. 17 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 Table of Figures Figure 1: Return Loss Characteristic of the Antenna ................................................................................. 6 Figure 2: Module Reference Orientation .................................................................................................. 6 Figure 3: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 2.415 GHz ............................................................................................... 7 Figure 4: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 2.415 GHz ............................................................................................... 8 Figure 5: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 2.415 GHz ............................................................................................... 8 Figure 6: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 2.43 GHz ................................................................................................. 8 Figure 7: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 2.43 GHz .................................................................................................. 9 Figure 8: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 2.43 GHz ................................................................................................. 9 Figure 9: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 2.480 GHz ............................................................................................. 10 Figure 10: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 2.480 GHz ............................................................................................ 10 Figure 11: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 2.480 GHz ............................................................................................ 11 Figure 12: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 5.180 GHz ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 13: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 5.180 GHz ............................................................................................ 12 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 3 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 Figure 14: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 5.180 GHz ............................................................................................ 12 Figure 15: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 5.49 GHz ............................................................................................. 13 Figure 16: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 5.49 GHz .............................................................................................. 13 Figure 17: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 5.49 GHz.............................................................................................. 14 Figure 18: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 5.750 GHz ........................................................................................... 14 Figure 19: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 5.750 GHz ............................................................................................ 15 Figure 20: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 5.750 GHz ............................................................................................ 15 Figure 21: Peak Gain at frequencies 2.4 to 2.5GHz ................................................................................. 16 Figure 22: Peak Gain at frequencies 5 to 6GHz ....................................................................................... 16 Table of Tables Table 1: Antenna Parameters ................................................................................................................. 16 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 4 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 1 Overview Following sections list down the performance specifications of the PCB antenna. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 5 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications 2.1 Return Loss Characteristic of the Antenna Figure 1: Return Loss Characteristic of the Antenna 2.2 Module Reference Orientation Figure 2: Module Reference Orientation Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 6 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3 2D Gain Plots 2.3.1 2D Gain Plots at 2.415 GHz 2.3.1.1 XY at 2.415 GHz 2.3.1.2 YZ at 2.415 GHz Figure 3: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 2.415 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 7 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.1.3 ZX at 2415 GHz Figure 4: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 2.415 GHz Figure 5: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 2.415 GHz 2.3.2 2D Gain Plots at 2.430 GHz 2.3.2.1 XY at 2.43 GHz Figure 6: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 2.43 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 8 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.2.2 YZ at 2.43 GHz 2.3.2.3 ZX at 2.43 GHz Figure 7: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 2.43 GHz Figure 8: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 2.43 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 9 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.3 2D Gain Plots at 2.480 GHz 2.3.3.1 XY at 2.480 GHz Figure 9: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 2.480 GHz 2.3.3.2 YZ at 2.480 GHz Figure 10: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 2.480 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 10 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.3.3 ZX at 2480 GHz Figure 11: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 2.480 GHz 2.3.4 2D Gain Plots at 5.180 GHz 2.3.4.1 XY at 5.180 GHz Figure 12: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 5.180 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 11 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.4.2 YZ at 5.180 GHz Figure 13: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 5.180 GHz 2.3.4.3 ZX at 5.180 GHz Figure 14: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 5.180 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 12 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.5 2D Gain Plots at 5.49 GHz 2.3.5.1 XY at 5.49 GHz 2.3.5.2 YZ at 5.49 GHz Figure 15: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 5.49 GHz Figure 16: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 5.49 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 13 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.5.3 ZX at 5.49 GHz Figure 17: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 5.49 GHz 2.3.6 2D Gain Plots at 5.750 GHz 2.3.6.1 XY at 5.750 GHz Figure 18: 2D Gain Plot for XY at 5.750 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 14 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.3.6.2 YZ at 5.750 GHz Figure 19: 2D Gain Plot for YZ at 5.750 GHz 2.3.6.3 ZX at 5.750 GHz Figure 20: 2D Gain Plot for ZX at 5.750 GHz Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 15 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 2.4 Peak Gain
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-0.2 2380 2400 2420 2440 2460 2480 2500 Frequency (MHz) Figure 21: Peak Gain at frequencies 2.4 to 2.5GHz
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n a G i 5.000 4.000 3.000 2.000 1.000 0.000 4800.000 5000.000 5200.000 5400.000 5600.000 5800.000 6000.000 Frequency (MHz) 2.5 Antenna Parameters Figure 22: Peak Gain at frequencies 5 to 6GHz Parameter Peak Gain Efficiency 2400 - 2500MHz 5000 - 6000MHz 0.99 dBi 87 %
4.42 dBi 85 %
Table 1: Antenna Parameters Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 16 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 3 Mechanical Characteristics Parameter Value (L X W) Units Antenna Dimensions 16 x 6.5 Tolerance 0.1 mm mm Table 2: Mechanical Characteristics
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Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 17 Redpine RSIA15 PCB Antenna Performance Specifications Version 1.3 Revision History S.No. Ver. No. Date Changes 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1. 2. 3. 4. September 2014 Initial Version July 2015 1) Added antenna dimensions information. 2) Added the frequency range for the peak gain parameters. 3) Updated peak gain for the antenna. August 2015 Changed the units for Antenna Peak Gain from dB to dBi. February 2016 Added 2D Gain Plots for Low and High Channels in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 18