Antenova Acuta GPS SMD Antenna

Acuta GPS A10415 antenna is an innovative high performance GPS antenna designed to replace ceramic patch antennas, reduce development costs and improve time-to-market – all without compromising performance. The very slim A10415 allows a substantial reduction in the minimum thickness of the host device compared to a solution using a 12x12mm² ceramic patch antenna.

Acuta is intended to be mounted at the edge of the host PCB facing the sky, in a similar way to a conventional patch antenna, which generates an almost hemispherical radiation pattern towards the sky - achieving optimal GPS performance.

Acuta GPS antenna is intended for reception of GPS signals at 1575 MHz and is easily tuned using a simple matching circuit on the host PCB, allowing the same antenna to be used in different devices without physical modifications. The antenna is soldered directly onto the host PCB, without the need of expensive coaxial cables, RF connectors or mounting frames, significantly reducing the total BOM of the GPS solution.

The antenna uses a ground plane in order to radiate efficiently, which should be at least 30 x 30 mm.

Features

• GPS antenna designed for embedded applications
• Small size and light weight (0.5g)
• High performance
• Upward hemispherical RHCP pattern
• Simple matching circuit tuning
• Works in many different positions in the device
• No extra mechanical support required

Applications

• Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs)
• GPS Trackers
• Mobile phones/ Smart phones
• Notebooks / Tablets / eReaders
• M2M

Documentations

• Antenova Acuta Antenna Datasheet