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|1.|Introduction|3|
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|2.|Specifications|5|
|3.|Antenna Characteristics|7|
|4.|Radiation Patterns|11|
|5.|Mechanical Drawing|16|
|6.|Matching Circuit|18|
|7.|Packaging|19|
||Changelog|20|



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## 1. Introduction 

The Taoglas Reach Series PCS.68.A is a revolutionary 5G/4G, low profile, small footprint, patent pending, SMD mount PCB wide-band antenna. The PCS.68.A has been designed to cover all 5G and 4G bands, including all sub6GHz deployments across the 600MHz to 6000MHz spectrum in a very small footprint of just 42 x 10mm.  It also covers 3G/ 2G bands to allow for fall-back when 5G/4G is not available. The low profile size of just 1.5mm in height allows for installation where height is at a premium. 

Typical applications include 

- Autonomous/UAVs -   Smart Metering -   Connected Health 

- - Wearable Technologies -   Payment Terminals 

The patent pending design uses printed circuit board material and innovative design techniques to deliver the highest efficiencies at all bands when mounted on the device’s main PCB. The PCS.68.A is suitable for lower cost 5G/4G applications, especially IoT projects requiring wide bandwidth and comes supplied on tape and reel to allow it to be mounted via ‘pick & place’ onto the PCB. 

If tuning is required, it can also be tuned specifically depending on device environment. Contact your local Taoglas customer support team for advice on integrating the PCS.68.A into your device. 

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## **1.1** Key Advantages 

## 1. Highest efficiency in small footprint 

A comparative antenna to the Reach, for example, metal/ceramic/FPC, would have much-reduced efficiency in this configuration due to their high substrate loss at high frequencies. Very high efficiency antennas are critical to 5G/4G devices ability to deliver the stated data-speed rates of systems such as 5G /4G. 

## 2. Low profile 

Many applications require a large mechanical size to work efficiently, which occupys the usable PCB space. The size of PCS.68 is only 42mm X 10mm (420mm²), and if accounting for the 4mm keep out area, the total area consumed on the PCB is only 42mmX14mm = 588mm². The solution allows board designers to maximize their PCB space. 

## 3. Adaptable 

The high radiation efficiency of the Reach over its entire operating bandwidth means that the total efficiency is only limited by the impedance mismatch loss. As a result, this antenna has been optimized via a matching network to 600MHz – 960MHz and 1710MHz – 6000MHz with the minimum efficiencies of 30% and 50% respectively. The performance of direct feeding the antenna without a matching circuit is good from 730MHz – 960MHz and 1710MHz – 6000MHz. 

## 4. More resistant to detuning compared to other antenna integrations 

If tuning is required it can be tuned for the device environment using a matching circuit, or other techniques on the main PCB itself. There is no need for new tooling, thereby saving money if customization is required. 

## 5. Surface Mount Device (SMD) 

Direct mount, 'on-board' antennas save on labor, cable and connector costs, lead to higher integration yield rates and reduce losses in transmission. 

## 6. Minimum Transmission and Reception Losses 

These are kept to an absolute minimum resulting in much improved OTA (over the air), i.e. TRP (Total Radiated Power) / TIS (Total Isotropic Radiation), device performance compared to similar efficiency cable and connector antenna solutions. This means it is an ideal antenna to be used for devices that This means it is an ideal antenna to be used for devices that need to pass for example USA carrier network approvals. 

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## **2.** Specifications 

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|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**|**Electrical**||||
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||**Frequency**|**Efficiency**|**Average Gain**|**Peak Gain**||**Impedance**|||
|**Band**|||||**VSWR**||**Polarization**|<br>**Radiation Pattern**|
||**(MHz)**|**(%)**|**(dB)**|**(dBi)**|||||
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|**5GNR/4G**||||||50 Ω|||
|Band 5,8,12,13,14,17,18,20,|617~960|45|-3.3|-1|||||
|26,27,28, 29,71|||||||||
|**5GNR/4G**|||||||||
||1427~1518|25|-7|-2|||||
|Band 21,32,74,75,76|||||||||
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|**4G/3G**|||||||||
||1710~2200|77|-1.2|3.8|||||
|Band 1,2,3,4,9,23,25,35,39,66|||||||||
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|**Wi-Fi**|||||<3.5:1||Linear|Omni|
||2400~2500|53|-2.7|2|||||
|**2400**|||||||||
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|**4G/3G**|||||||||
||2490~2690|62|-2.2|4|||||
|Band 7,38,41|||||||||
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|**5GNR/4G**|||||||||
||3300~5000|67|-2|4.5|||||
|Band 22,42,43,48,77,78,79|||||||||
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|**LTE5200/**|||||||||
||5150~5925|77|-1|4|||||
|**Wi-Fi 5800**|||||||||
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The PCS.86.A antenna performance was measured on a 130 x 42 ground plane 

## **Mechanical** 

|Dimensions|42mm x 10mm x 1.5mm|
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|Weight|2g|
|Material|PCB|
|Termination|Solder Pad|
|EVB Connector|SMA-Female|



## **Environmental** 

|Operation Temperature|-40°C to 85°C|
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|Storage Temperature|-40°C to 105°C|
|Relative Humidity|Non-condensing 65°C 95% RH|
|RoHs & REACH Compliant|Yes|



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||**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|✓|
|**18**|UL: 815 to 830|DL: 860 to 875|✓|
|**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|✓|
|**24**|UL:1625.5 to 1660.5|DL: 1525 to 1559|✓|
|**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|✓|
|**28**|UL: 703 to 748|DL: 758 to 803|✓|
|**29**|UL: -|DL: 717 to 728|✓|
|**30**|UL: 2305 to 2315|DL: 2350 to 2360|✓|
|**31**|UL: 452.5 to 457.5|DL: 462.5 to 467.5||
|**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||✓|
|**77**|3300 to 4200||✓|
|**78**|3300 to 3800||✓|
|**79**|4400 to 5000||✓|



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## **3.** Antenna Characteristics 

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## **3.2** Return Loss 

Analysis of the effect of reducing ground plane length 

## **3.3** VSWR 

Analysis of the effect of reducing ground plane length 

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Analysis of the effect of reducing ground plane length 

## **3.5** Peak Gain 

Analysis of the effect of reducing ground plane length 

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Analysis of the effect of reducing ground plane length 

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## **4.** Radiation Patterns (Measured on 130 X 42mm EVB) 

## **4.1** 800MHz 3D and 2D Radiation Patterns 

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## **4.2** 1470MHz 3D and 2D Radiation Patterns 

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## **4.4** 2550MHz 3D and 2D Radiation Patterns 

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## **4.5** 4500MHz 3D and 2D Radiation Patterns 

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## **5.** Mechanical Drawing (Units: mm) 

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## **5.2** Evaluation Board Drawing 

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## **6.** Matching Circuit 

|**Circuit Symbol**|**Size**|**Description**|
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|L1|0402|12nH inductor (TDK MLK1005S12NJ)|
|C1|0402|3.3pF Capacitor (CRM0335C1E3R3CD01)|



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## **7.** Packaging 

800 pcs PCS.68.A per Tape & Reel Dimensions: 330*330*60mm Weight: 2.5Kg 

1 reel in small inner box Dimensions: 350*350*70mm Weight: 2.6Kg 

2400 pcs in one carton Dimensions: 370*360*275mm Weight: 8Kg 

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Pallet Dimensions: 1200*1320*1000mm 24 Cartons Per Pallet 6 Cartons Per Layer 4 Layers 

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Changelog for the datasheet **SPE-19-8-129 – PCS.68.A Revision: D (Current Version)** Date: 2020-03-06 Notes: Updated drawing and pictures Author: Jack Conroy 

## **Previous Revisions** 

**Revision: C** Date: 2020-01-02 Notes: Updated Packaging Author: Jack Conroy **Revision: B** Date: 2019-12-11 Notes: Updated Packaging Author: Jack Conroy 

**Revision: A (Original Release)** Date: 2019-10-17 Notes: Initial Datasheet Release Author: Yu Kai Yeung 

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