Slide 1: Embedded antennas for IoT
Embedded antennas for IoT Nordic Partner Webinar Adapting the Nordic Thingy:91 antenna to your with Fractus Antennas cellular IoT design October 2019 Duration: approx 45 mins
Slide 2: Today’s host
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Today’s host Dr. Jaume Anguera • Chief Scientist and Co-Founder at Fractus Antennas • Inventor of Virtual Antenna™ Technology, 2008 • Author more than 130 granted patents and author of more than 220 papers (IEEE, EE, …) • 20 years of experience in antenna de
Slide 3: Practicalities
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Practicalities ▪ Duration: 45 mins ▪ Questions are encouraged! ▪ Please type your question in the Questions tab on the right sidebar ▪ All questions are anonymous ▪ We will answer questions towards the end ▪ All questions will be answered in a written Q&A sh
Slide 4: Content
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Content ▪ Brief on Nordic Thingy:91 ▪ Fractus Antennas present the TRIO mXTENDTM embedded antenna and how you can adapt it for your cellular IoT designs ▪ Q&A 4 4
Slide 5: What is Nordic Thingy:91?
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas What is Nordic Thingy:91? ▪ An ‘out-of-the-box’ rapid prototyping kit for cIoT ▪ Supports LTE-M/NB-IoT and GPS ▪ Ships with a eSIM ▪ Supports Bluetooth Low Energy ▪ Lots of other sensors etc. ▪ Comes with a sophisticated application ready to go ▪ Dev tools a
Slide 6: Nordic Thingy:91 hardware
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Nordic Thingy:91 hardware 6
Slide 7: Embedded Antennas for IoT
Embedded Antennas for IoT Dr. Jaume Anguera, Adapting the Nordic Thingy:91 Antenna to your cellular IoT Design Chief Scientist FRACTUS ANTENNAS October 2019
Slide 8: Index
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Index ▪ About Virtual Antenna™ ▪ Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 based on nRF9160 ▪ Adapting Nordic Thingy:91 design to your c-IoT Device ▪ Other form-factors ▪ Conclusions 8
Slide 9: Radio Frequency Architecture in the Nordic Thingy:91
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Radio Frequency Architecture in the Nordic Thingy:91 TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Clearance area Clearance area Clearance area QM12308 QM12038 QM12038 Switch Switch #1 Switch nRF9160 50 mm 50 mm 9
Slide 10: Virtual Antenna™ One antenna. Any band.
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Virtual Antenna™ One antenna. Any band. Any device. Faster, Cheaper, Easier. 10
Slide 11: About Virtual Antenna TM
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas About Virtual AntennaTM One antenna Any band Any device Use the same antenna in every device, regardless Use the same antenna for every frequency band, even for multiple of the form factor. Change platform by just of them all together (multiband design). Cha
Slide 12: About Virtual Antenna TM
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas About Virtual AntennaTM Virtual AntennaTM: the latest generation of miniature, multiband, multipurpose chip antenna components for sub 6 GHz cellular/IoT A game changing technology A single antenna provides connectivity in 3G, 4G and 5G bands. 12
Slide 13: NN Products – Virtual Antenna TM boosters
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas NN Products – Virtual AntennaTM boosters Mobile + GNSS IoT Smart Tracking https://www.fractusantennas.com/files/AN_FR01-S4-210_Mobile_GNSS.pdf 13
Slide 14: Virtual Antenna™ in the Nordic Thingy:91
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Virtual Antenna™ in the Nordic Thingy:91 TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component: 30 mm x 3 mm x 1 mm (h) Clearance area ClearanceClearance area area Feeding Port #2 Feeding Port #1 For Thingy:91, port #1 QM12038 QM12038 QM12308 supports LTE + GPS nRF9160 Space
Slide 15: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms LTE bands B2, B3, B4, B8, B12, B13, B20 and B28 (700-960 MHz + 1710-2200 TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna MHz LTE band support) + GPS: reconfigurable antenna system component Matching QM12038 networks QM12038 698-
Slide 16: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Matching QM12038 networks QM12038 698-748MHz nRF9160 746-803MHz 791-849MHz & LTE 1710-2200MHz 824-894MHz GPS 880-960MHz GPIO Control GPIO Control 1575MHz GPS VDD GND CLT1
Slide 17: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Matching QM12038 networks QM12038 698-748MHz nRF9160 746-803MHz 791-849MHz & LTE 1710-2200MHz 824-894MHz GPS 880-960MHz GPIO Control GPIO Control 1575MHz GPS VDD GND CLT1
Slide 18: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Matching QM12038 networks QM12038 698-748MHz nRF9160 746-803MHz 791-849MHz & LTE 1710-2200MHz 824-894MHz GPS 880-960MHz GPIO Control GPIO Control 1575MHz GPS VDD GND CLT1
Slide 19: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Matching QM12038 networks QM12038 698-748MHz nRF9160 746-803MHz 791-849MHz & LTE 1710-2200MHz 824-894MHz GPS 880-960MHz GPIO Control GPIO Control 1575MHz GPS VDD GND CLT1
Slide 20: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Matching QM12038 networks QM12038 698-748MHz nRF9160 746-803MHz 791-849MHz & LTE 1710-2200MHz 824-894MHz GPS 880-960MHz GPIO Control GPIO Control 1575MHz GPS VDD GND CLT1
Slide 21: Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Antenna Architecture for Nordic Thingy:91 Platforms TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna switch matching networks LTE switch GPS nRF9160 GPS All schematics available at Nordic Semiconductor web QM14501: Low noise amplifier with integrated SAW filter at the output 21
Slide 22: Matching Networks
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Matching Networks STATE Frequency band Matching Network Component Value Part Number RF5 698-748MHz & 1710-2200MHz Z1 (L6) 5.1nH LQW03AW5N1J00 Z2 (C10) 5.5pF GJM0332C1H5R5WB01 Component Value Part Number RF7 746-803MHz Z1 (L7) 4.7nH LQW03AW4N7J00 Z2 (R10) 0Ω
Slide 23: About the Switch
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas About the Switch 2mm 2mm Features: • Excellent insertion loss and isolation performance • 0.5dB Typ IL, Band 5 • 40dB Typ Isolation, Band 5 • Multi-Band operation 700MHz to 2700MHz • GPIO compatible to 1.8V typ (1.3V min) • Power handling +32dBm, 50Ω • Compa
Slide 24: Considerations on the TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Considerations on the TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna TRIO mXTEND™ chip antenna component Z2 Clearance area Z1 Component Value Part Number Z1 (C15) 0.3pF GJM1555C1HR30WB01 (Qmin=570) QM12038 Z2 (L8) 15nH LQW18AN15NG80 (Qmin=78) nRF9160 • This is a filter used to o
Slide 25: Adapting Nordic Thingy:91 design to your c-IoT Device
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Adapting Nordic Thingy:91 design to your c-IoT Device 25
Slide 26: Video Tutorials
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Video Tutorials https://www.fractusantennas.com/tutorials/ Video #1 Video #2 Video #3 26
Slide 27: Design Guidelines (I)
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (I) On its starter configuration, Thingy:91 has been 50mm optimized for a small platform following these general guidelines: ground plane layer • Minimum recommended PCB size: 50 mm x 50 mm • Keep one continuous RF ground plane layer • Plac
Slide 28: Design Guidelines (II)
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (II) feeding line feeding line LTE + GPS LTE + GPS feeding line LTE + GPS feeding line LTE + GPS 28
Slide 29: Design Guidelines (III): Do-not rules
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (III): Do-not rules Clearance Area Antenna placement X X 50m 50m m m ground plane layer ground plane layer • Avoid small Clearance area • Avoid placing the Clearance area 50mm clearance area 50mm TRIO mXTEND™ antenna in the TRIO mXTEND™ • A
Slide 30: Design Guidelines (IV): 50 Ω transmission lines
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (IV): 50 transmission lines Upper layer Digital Control lines: 50 Add vias along the transmission lines as well 50 not nRF9160 as vias connecting top and bottom RF grounds needed LNA+SAW 50 Bottom layer 50 Switch #1 Switch #2 50
Slide 31: Design Guidelines (V): 50 Ω transmission lines
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (V): 50 transmission lines 50 50 50 NI-AWR Software Txline calculator: A free and interactive calculator for the analysis and synthesis of transmission-line structures 31
Slide 32: Design Guidelines (VI): About Inductors and Capacitors
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (VI): About Inductors and Capacitors ▪ Do I need to know something else besides L or C value? Yes, Q matters!! • The largest the Q, the better • Low Q may result in poor performance • SMD 0201/0402/0603 • Tight tolerance (2%, 3%) • Vendors
Slide 33: Design Guidelines (VII): Matching Networks
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Design Guidelines (VII): Matching Networks STATE Frequency band Matching Network Component Value Part Number Q min 698-748MHz & 1710- RF5 Z1 (L6) 5.1nH LQW03AW5N1J00 40 at 698MHz 2200MHz Z2 (C10) 5.5pF GJM0332C1H5R5WB01 76 at 2200MHz Component Value Part Num
Slide 34: Technical Features of Nordic Thingy:91
Ant. Efficiecncy(%) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 0,700 0,733 0,766 0,798 © Nordic Semiconductor 0,831 0,864 RF1 0,897 Vs 0,930 0,963 0,995 Zg RF3 1,028 1,061 Pavs S11 1,094 1,127 RF5 1,159 Pload 1,192 1,225 1,258 RF7 1,291 1,323 1,356 1,389 1,422 1,455 Matching network 1,488 1,520 RF8 antenna Frequency(GH
Slide 35: Designing your Matching Network (I)
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Designing your Matching Network (I) TLINP TLINP SUBCKT TLINP SUBCKT ID=TL5 ID=TL1 ID=S28 ID=TL3 SUBCKT ID=S29 Z0=50 Ohm Z0=50 Ohm NET="QM12038_P1_RFC_P5_RF4_3GHz_DEEMBEDED" Z0=50 Ohm ID=S2 NET="QM12038_P1_RFC_P5_RF4_3GHz_DEEMBEDED" L=5.5 mm L=1 mm L=4.5 mm N
Slide 36: Designing your Matching Network (II)
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Designing your Matching Network (II) TLINP TLINP SUBCKT TLINP SUBCKT ID=TL5 ID=TL1 ID=S28 ID=TL3 SUBCKT ID=S29 Z0=50 Ohm Z0=50 Ohm NET="QM12038_P1_RFC_P5_RF4_3GHz_DEEMBEDED" Z0=50 Ohm ID=S2 NET="QM12038_P1_RFC_P5_RF4_3GHz_DEEMBEDED" L=5.5 mm L=1 mm L=4.5 mm
Slide 37: NN Wireless Fast Track
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas NN Wireless Fast Track Your Antenna Design, Free of Charge, In 24h 1. Fill out the form 2. Reply to email 3. Get free design in 24h Off-the-shelf and tiny Virtual Antenna™ component specially selected for your application by the NN Engineering Team. https://
Slide 38: Conclusions
© Nordic Semiconductor © Fractus Antennas Conclusions ▪ Virtual Antenna™ Technology: off-the-shelf antenna product, small, multi-band, and pick&place (SMD component) ▪ Thingy:91 by Nordic Semiconductor is a multi-sensor prototyping kit ideal for kick starting cellular IoT projects ▪ Thingy:91 with t
Slide 39: jaume.anguera@fractusantennas.com
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Slide 40: Embedded Antennas for IoT
Embedded Antennas for IoT Dr. Jaume Anguera, Adapting the Nordic Thingy:91 Antenna to your cellular IoT Design Chief Scientist FRACTUS ANTENNAS October 2019