High-Quality Direction-Finder – Antenna And Electronics Design
“The Loc8tor Lite handset design
is a testament to careful product and electronics design, a deep understanding of antenna design and simulation, and designing hardware and software for low-cost and high performance.”
Steve Braithwaite, Electronics Team Leader
The customer required the design of a credit card sized handset that gives direction and distance guidance when finding a lost object, while also requiring a low-power design for long life.
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Enquiring about: High-Quality Direction-Finder – Antenna And Electronics Design
The Challenges:
Credit-card size handset, designed for consumer convenience
Thin design, but with enough room to house a directional antenna
Long-range to locate lost items
Good directionality (7dBi) to improve and extend the range of the wireless receiver
Designed with an easy-to-use functionality
The Solution
Thin design required miniaturization of a directional antenna, so Captec developed a short, high-gain antenna for the device
Low-power techniques using a small battery design to increase longevity
Selection of the best transceiver ICs available to enable a high level of integration
Proprietary protocol and pairing methods for encrypted communications
The Outcome
A design that has been put into volume production
Spin-out products themed for pet location
New design of tag for a more common battery type
Excellent customer reviews for finding pets and crashed model aircrafts, rockets and drones
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