WPC.25A.07.0150C Taoglas

SPECIFICATION Part No. : WPC.25A.07.0150C Product Name : 2.4GHz Ceramic Patch Antenna on integral ground with cable and connector Feature : High antenna RF efficiency 150mm 1.13 IPEX MHFI RoHS compliant SPE-11-8-130/F/SS Page 1 of 10 I Introduction The WPC.25A 2.4GHz Ceramic Patch Antenna with cable works on Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth and ISM band at 2.4GHz. This antenna comprises of a 2.4GHz 25*25*4mm embedded patch with mini-coax cable and connector for connectivity and a PCB carrier to mount the antenna. The WPC.25A is circularly polarized which is more suitable to avoid interference and phase cancellation from reflections. The antenna has its own ground PCB carrier and is therefore ground independent. Many module manufacturers specify peak gain limits for any antennas that are to be connected to that module. Those peak gain limits are based on free-space conditions. In practice, the peak gain of an antenna tested in free-space can degrade by at least 1 or 2dBi when put inside a device. So ideally you should go for a slightly higher peak gain antenna than mentioned on the module specification to compensate for this effect, giving you better performance. Upon testing of any of our antennas with your device and a selection of appropriate layout, integration technique, or cable, Taoglas can make sure any of our antennas peak gain will be below the peak gain limits. Taoglas can then issue a specification and/or report for the selected antenna in your device that will clearly show it complying with the peak gain limits, so you can be assured you are meeting regulatory requirements for that module. For example, a module manufacturer may state that the antenna must have less than 2dBi peak gain, but you dont need to select an embedded antenna that has a peak gain of less than 2dBi in free-space. This will give you a less optimized solution. It is better to go for a slightly higher free-space peak gain of SPE-11-8-130/F/SS Page 2 of 10