Skyetek SKYEMODULE M1 Design Manual

SKYEMODULE M1

ANTENNA DESIGN GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 About this Document ............................................................................................... 6

1.1 Revision History ............................................................................................... 7

2 Overview .............................................................................................................. 8

2.1 Internal Antenna .............................................................................................. 9

2.2 External Antenna .............................................................................................. 9

3 Custom Antennas ...................................................................................................11

3.1 Design Procedure

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3.1.1 Example 1

3.1.2 Example 2 – The Internal Antenna of the M1 ......................................................12

3.1.3 Example 3 – Copper Tape External Antenna.......................................................13

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1-1: Example Prototype Antenna .............................................................................. 6

Figure 2-1: Antenna Connector ......................................................................................... 8

Figure 2-2: The SkyeRead EA1 External Antenna .................................................................... 9

Figure 2-3: The SkyeRead EA1 Circuit ................................................................................10

Figure 3-1: Example Antenna Layout .................................................................................13

Figure 3-2: Improved Antenna with Ground Shield .................................................................14

Figure 3-3: Design antenna on metal .................................................................................15

Figure 3-4: Points A and B shown ......................................................................................15

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1-1: Revision History .............................................................................................. 7

Table 2-1: J2 Pin Descriptions .......................................................................................... 8