Fractus TVNow User Manual

Manual is about: Mobile TV Dual-Band DVB-H (UHF + L Band) Antenna

Summary of TVNow

  • Page 1

    February 2013 page 1 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. Fractus ® tvnow tm mobile tv dual-band dvb-h (uhf + l band) antenna antenna part number: fr01-b1-s-0-047.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    February 2013 page 2 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. Table of contents 1. Antenna description ______________________________________________________ 3 2. Quick reference guide _____________________________________________________ 3 3. Electrical performance ________________________________________________...

  • Page 3: Antenna

    February 2013 page 3 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 1. Antenna description the tvnow tm is an off-the-shelf internal antenna solution specifically designed for dvb-h applications, covering uhf and l-band requirements. Tvnow minimises your product development cost and time. It combines small size and high...

  • Page 4: Electrical

    February 2013 page 4 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 3. Electrical performance 3.1. Tvnow evaluation board the configuration used in testing the tvnow tm dual band (uhf+lband) dvb-h antenna is displayed in figure 1. Figure 1 – tvnow tm dual band (uhf+lband) dvb-h measure mm a 95.0 b 42.7 c 107.0 d 68.0 to...

  • Page 5

    February 2013 page 5 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 3.2. Radiation pattern and gain table 2 – antenna gain across uhf and l-band ga in r adi at io n p at te rn 3d r adi at io n p at te rn -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 180 240 270 310 330 120 150 0 30 60 90 210 -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 180 240 ...

  • Page 6

    February 2013 page 6 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 3.3. Capabilities and measurement systems fractus specialises in the design and manufacture of optimised antennas for wireless applications, and with the provision of rf expertise to a wide range of clients. We offer turn-key antenna products and antenn...

  • Page 7: Mechanical

    February 2013 page 7 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 4. Mechanical characteristics 4.1. Dimensions and tolerances figure 2 – antenna dimensions and tolerances measure mm measure mm a 40.0 0.2 c 4.8 0.2 b 5.0 0.2 d 2.0 0.1 the tvnow tm dual band (uhf+lband) dvb-h antenna is compliant with the directive 200...

  • Page 8: Assembly

    February 2013 page 8 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 5. Assembly process figure 3 shows the back and front view of the tvnow tm dual band (uhf+lband) dvb-h antenna , and indicates the location of the feeding point and the mounting pads: figure 3 – views of the tvnow tm dual band (uhf+lband) dvb-h antenna ...

  • Page 9

    February 2013 page 9 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. The tvnow tm dual band (uhf+lband) dvb-h antenna should be assembled following either sn-pb or pb-free assembly processes. According to the standard ipc/jedec j-std-020c , the temperature profile suggested is as follows: phase profile features pb-free a...

  • Page 10: Antenna

    February 2013 page 10 1999-2013 © fractus, s.A. 6. Antenna footprint (as used in the evaluation board) this antenna footprint applies for the reference evaluation board described on page 4 of this user manual. Figure 6 – antenna footprint details other pcb form factors and configurations may require...