{"id":1714,"date":"2014-10-08T11:55:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T09:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2014-10-26T13:47:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T12:47:18","slug":"gsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-faq\/gsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept for GSM\/GPS tracker by using Flex rigid PCB, GSM\/GPS module and SIM on Chip"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>GSM\/GPS modules on Flex rigid PCBs offers bending and new form factors<\/h2>\n<p>By using Flex rigid PCBs it is possible to bend the PCB and to get a good ground plane for the GSM and GPS antenna. Such PCBs can be useful for tracking of animals, banknotes or tracking of security officers. By tracking of animals the PCB can be mounted in the wrest band. Bundles of bank notes are a package of paper only. The security officer\u00a0 can get it mounted in the belt or in the jacket.<\/p>\n<h2>GSM\/GPS modules, antennas and further use<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>GSM module with low power consumption<\/li>\n<li>GPS module or even better a combined GPS \/ Glonass module<\/li>\n<li>GPS antenna (sketch shows a patch antenna, loop or other type to be discussed)<\/li>\n<li>GSM antenna (sketch shows a lambda\/4 monopole, other type to be discussed)<\/li>\n<li>Battery (sketch shows LiPo Battery, other tbd)<\/li>\n<li>SIM card (SIM on Chip, also called eSIM (other tbd)<\/li>\n<li>Micro controller (tbd)<\/li>\n<li>Further options (tbd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>GSM\/GPS tracker on Flex rigid PCB<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1716\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-faq\/gsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip\/attachment\/flex-pcb-bend-gsm-gps-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1716\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1716\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1716 size-medium\" title=\"flex-pcb-bend-GSM-GPS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/flex-pcb-bend-GSM-GPS1-400x339.jpg\" alt=\"GSM GPS tracker on Flex PCB\" width=\"400\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/flex-pcb-bend-GSM-GPS1-400x339.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/flex-pcb-bend-GSM-GPS1.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GSM GPS tracker on Flex rigid PCB<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Bending of Flex PCB for GSM \/ GPS tracker<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1731\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-faq\/gsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip\/attachment\/flex-pcb-bend-gps-gsm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1731\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1731\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1731  \" title=\"flex-pcb-bend-GPS-GSM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/flex-pcb-bend-GPS-GSM-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"GSM GPS Flex PCB\" width=\"426\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PCB without components<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>PCB examples<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1816\" style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-faq\/gsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip\/attachment\/flex-rigid-pcb\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1816\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1816\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1816 \" title=\"Flex rigid PCB\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/flex-rigid-pcb.png\" alt=\"Flex rigid PCB\" width=\"372\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flex rigid PCB. Thank you to Oliver Start of Powelectrics for support us with this picture.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everybody who is interested in further details and information is welcomed to send me an e-mail by using the <a href=\"..\/contact-me\/\">form here<\/a> or by e-mail to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de .<\/p>\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-flex-start shariff-widget-align-flex-start\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-default orientation-horizontal buttonsize-small\"><li class=\"shariff-button twitter shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#32bbf5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gsm-modem.de%2FM2M%2Fm2m-faq%2Fgsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip%2F&text=Concept%20for%20GSM%2FGPS%20tracker%20by%20using%20Flex%20rigid%20PCB%2C%20GSM%2FGPS%20module%20and%20SIM%20on%20Chip\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#55acee; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 32\"><path fill=\"#55acee\" d=\"M29.7 6.8q-1.2 1.8-3 3.1 0 0.3 0 0.8 0 2.5-0.7 4.9t-2.2 4.7-3.5 4-4.9 2.8-6.1 1q-5.1 0-9.3-2.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 4.3 0 7.6-2.6-2-0.1-3.5-1.2t-2.2-3q0.6 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.8 0 1.6-0.2-2.1-0.4-3.5-2.1t-1.4-3.9v-0.1q1.3 0.7 2.8 0.8-1.2-0.8-2-2.2t-0.7-2.9q0-1.7 0.8-3.1 2.3 2.8 5.5 4.5t7 1.9q-0.2-0.7-0.2-1.4 0-2.5 1.8-4.3t4.3-1.8q2.7 0 4.5 1.9 2.1-0.4 3.9-1.5-0.7 2.2-2.7 3.4 1.8-0.2 3.5-0.9z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"shariff-text\">tweet<\/span>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button facebook shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#4273c8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gsm-modem.de%2FM2M%2Fm2m-faq%2Fgsm-gps-tracker-flex-pcb-module-sim-on-chip%2F\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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