Taoglas FXUWB20.07 (Accura) Ultra Wideband Flex Antenna, (3-5, 6-10 GHz), I-PEX

Taoglas FXUWB20.07 (Accura) Ultra Wideband Flex Adhesive Antenna, 3-5 & 6-10 GHz, I-PEX MHFI

The FXUWB20.07 flexible polymer antenna is a small form factor, ultra-thin ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with high efficiencies across the pulsed UWB communications operational bands. It is assembled by a simple “peel and stick” process, attaching securely to non-metal surfaces via 3M adhesive. It enables designers to use only one antenna that covers all common UWB commercial bands, namely bands, 1 through 15 simultaneously with rejection band for 5.8 GHz WiFi bands.

The FXUWB20.07 antenna is a durable flexible polymer antenna that has a peak gain of 5dBi and an efficiency of more than 70% across the bands. It is an ideal choice for any device maker that needs to keep manufacturing costs down over the lifetime of a product. It is ground plane independent and delivered with a cable and connector for easy connecting to the wireless module or customer PCB.

Care should be taken to mount the antenna at least 10 mm from metal components or surfaces, and ideally 20 mm for best radiation efficiency. Ultra-wideband is a low power digital wireless technology for transmitting large amounts of digital data over a wide spectrum of frequency bands typically spanning more than 500 MHz with very low power for short distances. Tuning of the antenna may be needed in specific customer device environments.

The low power requirements of UWB mean increased battery life of sensors and tags leading to reduction in overall operational costs. Taoglas' UWB antennas have been designed for use with the recently launched Decawave ScenSor DW1000 module and are also compatible with any other UWB sensor modules on the market.

Applications of Pulsed UWB Antenna Technology

• Radar - These short-pulsed antennas provide very fine range resolution and precision distance and positioning measurement capabilities. UWB signals enable inexpensive high definition radar antennas which find use in automotive sensors, smart airbags, and precision surveying applications among many others.
• Home Network Connectivity - Smart home and entertainment systems can take advantage of high data rates for streaming high-quality audio and video contents in real-time for consumer electronics and computing within a home environment.
• Position Location & Tracking - UWB antennas also find use in Position Location and Tracking applications such as locating patients in case of critical condition, hikers injured in remote areas, tracking cars, and managing a variety of goods in large shopping malls. UWB offers better noise immunity and better accuracy to within a few cm compared to current localization technologies such as Assisted GPS for Indoors, WiFi and cellular which are at best able to offer meter level precision. Tethered Indoor positioning UWB systems that measure the angles of arrival of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio signals perform triangulation by using multiple sensors to communicate with a tag device.

Key Features

• Flexible UWB (Ultra Wideband) Antenna
• For European & USA UWB Applications
• Covers all channels 1-15 at 3-5 & 6-10.3 GHz
• Cable: 100 mm of 1.37 mm coaxial
• Connector: I-PEX MHF I (U.FL)
• Dimensions: 35 x 24.5 x 0.2 mm
• RoHS Compliant