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MCS6.A
RF Antenna, Embedded, 698 MHz to 2.69 GHz, Linear, SMD, 2.76 dBi
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- Manufacturer: TAOGLAS
- Product type:
- Gain: 2.76dBi
- SVHC: To Be Advised
- VSWR: -
- Input Power: 5W
- Antenna Type: Embedded
- Frequency Max: 2.69GHz
- Frequency Min: 698MHz
- Product Range: -
- Input Impedance: 50ohm
- Antenna Mounting: SMD
- Antenna Polarisation: Linear
| Delivery and price | |
|---|---|
| Units per pack | 500 |
| Price | 2.53 € |
| Current stock | 10+ |
| Lead time | 30 days |
Datasheet
a) ed an 7 Y) a) +) (O C) |1.|Introduction|3| |---|---|---| |2.|Specifications|4| |3.|Antenna Characteristics|5| |4.|2D Radiation Patterns|8| |5.|3D Radiation Patterns|17| |6.|Mechanical Drawing|20| |7.|Footprint|21| |8.|Packaging|22| ||Changelog|23| Taoglas makes no warranties based on the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice. Taoglas reserves all rights to this document and the information contained herein. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties without express permission is strictly prohibited. Copyright © Taoglas Ltd. www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 2 ## 1. Introduction The MCS6.A is a low profile SMD NB-IoT / CAT M1 Bands / 4G/3G/2G embedded antenna designed for direct SMD mount on a device PCB. It provides high efficiency in a very small form factor of just 42*10*3mm. NB-IoT / CAT M1 is a low power wide area (LPWA) technology specifically designed for IoT and M2M. NBIoT / CAT M1 technology offers lower maintenance cost, with greater efficiency and reliability by reducing power consumption and providing deeper penetration compared to standard cellular technologies. It operates on secure mobile networks making it suited to automotive, smart meter, medical and smart city applications. If tuning is required, the MCS6.A can be tuned for the device environment without the need for new tooling. Its rectangular shape and very small size make it very easy to integrate. It is supplied on tape and reel ensuring that it can be mounted via pick and place to reflow solder directly on the edge of the PCB board. This antenna is recommended to be used with longer ground-plane lengths of 120mm or more to attain its highest rated efficiency. Note the Return Loss and Efficiency graphs on Page 16. Contact your regional Taoglas Customer Support Team for quick and professional support from our senior engineering team on integration and matching of the antenna to your device. www.taoglas.com 3 SPE-17-8-036-A ## **2.** Specifications **==> picture [39 x 42] intentionally omitted <==** ## **Electrical** |**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Frequency (MHz)**||Band 2||Band 4||Band 12|| |||Tx|Rx|Tx|Rx|Tx|Rx| |||1850-1910|1930-1990|1710-1755|2110-2155|699-716|729-746| |**Peak Gain (dBi)**|||||||| |On Evaluation Board||2.76|3.26|3.11|3.75|-1.05|-0.02| |**Average Gain (dB)**|||||||| |On Evaluation Board||-2.04|-1.67|-1.65|-1.85|-3.50|-2.25| |**Efficiency (%)**|||||||| |On Evaluation Board||62.46|67.47|68.33|65.67|44.58|59.60| |**Return Loss(dB)**|||||||| |On Evaluation<br>Board|Typical|<-10|<-10|<-10|<-10|<-10|<-10| |On Evaluation<br>Board|Band<br>Edge|<-6|<-6|<-7|<-7|<-5|<-5| |Impedance||50Ω|||||| |Polarization||Linear|||||| |Maximum Input Power||5W|||||| |**Mechanical**|||||||| |Antenna Dimensions||42mm x 10mm x 3mm|||||| |Material||FR4|||||| |Weight||2.50g|||||| |Soldering Type||SMT through Reflow|||||| |**Environmental**|||||||| |Operation Temperature||-40°C ~ +85°C|||||| |Storage Temperature||-40°C ~ +85°C|||||| *All measurements were done on 123*45mm Evaluation board with 100mm length ground plane. www.taoglas.com 4 SPE-17-8-036-A ||**5G/4G Bands**|**5G/4G Bands**|**5G/4G Bands**| |---|---|---|---| |Band Number|5GNR/FR1/LTE/LTE-Advanced/WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+/TD-SCDMA||| ||**Uplink**|**Downlink**|**Covered**| |**1**|UL: 1920 to 1980|DL: 2110 to 2170|✓| |**2**|UL: 1850 to 1910|DL: 1930 to 1990|✓| |**3**|UL: 1710 to 1785|DL: 1805 to 1880|✓| |**4**|UL: 1710 to 1755|DL: 2110 to 2155|✓| |**5**|UL: 824 to 849|DL: 869 to 894|✓| |**7**|UL: 2500 to 2570|DL:2620 to 2690|✓| |**8**|UL: 880 to 915|DL: 925 to 960|✓| |**9**|UL: 1749.9 to 1784.9|DL: 1844.9 to 1879.9|✓| |**11**|UL: 1427.9 to 1447.9|DL: 1475.9 to 1495.9|✓| |**12**|UL: 699 to 716|DL: 729 to 746|✓| |**13**|UL: 777 to 787|DL: 746 to 756|✓| |**14**|UL: 788 to 798|DL: 758 to 768|✓| |**17**|UL: 704 to 716|DL: 734 to 746 (LTE only)|✓| |**18**|UL: 815 to 830|DL: 860 to 875 (LTE only)|✓| |**19**|UL: 830 to 845|DL: 875 to 890|✓| |**20**|UL: 832 to 862|DL: 791 to 821|✓| |**21**|UL: 1447.9 to 1462.9|DL: 1495.9 to 1510.9|✓| |**22**|UL: 3410 to 3490|DL: 3510 to 3590|✓| |**23**|UL:2000 to 2020|DL: 2180 to 2200 (LTE only)|✓| |**24**|UL:1625.5 to 1660.5|DL: 1525 to 1559 (LTE only)|✓| |**25**|UL: 1850 to 1915|DL: 1930 to 1995|✓| |**26**|UL: 814 to 849|DL: 859 to 894|✓| |**27**|UL: 807 to 824|DL: 852 to 869 (LTE only)|✓| |**28**|UL: 703 to 748|DL: 758 to 803 (LTE only)|✓| |**29**|UL: -|DL: 717 to 728 (LTE only)|✓| |**30**|UL: 2305 to 2315|DL: 2350 to 2360 (LTE only)|| |**31**|UL: 452.5 to 457.5|DL: 462.5 to 467.5 (LTE only)|| |**32**|UL: -|DL: 1452 - 1496|| |**35**|1850 to 1910||✓| |**38**|2570 to 2620||✓| |**39**|1880 to 1920||✓| |**40**|2300 to 2400||| |**41**|2496 to 2690||✓| |**42**|3400 to 3600||| |**43**|3600 to 3800||| |**48**|3550 to 3700||| |**66**|UL: 1710-1780|DL: 2110-2200|✓| |**71**|617 to 698||| |**74/75/76**|1427 to 1518||| |**78**|3300 to 3800||| |**79**|4400 to 5000||| *Covered Bands Represent Efficiency over 20% www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 5 ## **3.** Antenna Characteristics **==> picture [113 x 11] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 3.1 Return Loss<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> ## **3.2** Efficiency www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 6 ## **3.3** Average Gain _ ## **3.4** Peak Gain ff www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 7 **4.** Radiation Patterns **4.** **==> picture [105 x 12] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 4.1 Test Setup<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [129 x 86] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> Y<br>Z<br>X<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> Free space www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 8 ## **4.2** 2D & 3D Radiation Patterns ## XY Plane 698MHz 894MHz ## XZ Plane 824MHz 960MHz ## YZ Plane www.taoglas.com 9 SPE-17-8-036-A **==> picture [47 x 9] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 1710MHz<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [47 x 8] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 1910MHz<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [48 x 9] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 1805MHz<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [48 x 8] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 1990MHz<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> ## 2170MHz ## XY Plane ## XZ Plane ## YZ Plane www.taoglas.com 10 SPE-17-8-036-A 2500MHz 2620MHz 2690MHz ## XY Plane ## XZ Plane ## YZ Plane www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 11 **5.** Matching Circuits www.taoglas.com 12 SPE-17-8-036-A ## **6.** Mechanical Drawing **==> picture [159 x 13] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 6.1 Mechanical Drawing<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 13 ## **6.2** Footprint www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 14 ## **6.3** Evaluation Board www.taoglas.com 15 SPE-17-8-036-A ## **7.** Packaging www.taoglas.com 16 SPE-17-8-036-A ## **8.** Application Note **==> picture [113 x 11] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 8.1 Return Loss<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [101 x 13] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 8.2 Efficiency<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 17 **==> picture [103 x 11] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 8.3 Peak Gain<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [122 x 13] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 8.4 Average Gain<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 18 ## Changelog for the datasheet **SPE-17-8-036 – MCS6.A Revision: D (Current Version)** Date: 2019-07-25 Changes: Template & EVB Drawing Changes Made by: Jack Conroy ## **Previous Revisions** **Revision: C** Date: 2018-10-23 Changes: Pads Amended Changes Made by: David Connolly **Revision: B** Date: 2017-08-08 Changes: Drawing Updated Changes Made by: Andy Mahoney **Revision: A (Original First Release)** Date: 2017-08-10 Notes: Author: Jack Conroy www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 19 www.taoglas.com www.taoglas.com SPE-17-8-036-A 20
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