{"id":4132,"date":"2013-01-16T07:39:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T06:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2013-01-16T07:46:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T06:46:39","slug":"balun-for-bluetooth-low-energy-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-componets\/balun-for-bluetooth-low-energy-an\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra small balun for Bluetooth Low Energy and ANT+"},"content":{"rendered":"

2 mm2 instead of 13,25 mm2 space for your Bluetooth Low Energy or ANT+ balun<\/h2>\n
\"Balun<\/a>

Balun for 2400 MHz radio like Bluetooth Low Energy or ANT<\/p><\/div>\n

What does it mean? What will be the advantage? What will be the benefit?
\nThe dark regions shows the space for the balun. The PCB surface on left picture is 13,25 mm2. On the right picture the PCB surface is 2 mm2 only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/strong><\/td>\nAdvantage <\/strong><\/td>\nBenefit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Just 2 mm2 space<\/td>\n1 component instead of 6<\/td>\nLess buying costs, costs for storage, pick and place and x-raying the PCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Just 2 mm2 space<\/td>\nMore space for proper ground plane<\/td>\nAs bigger or as more homogeny the ground plane is as better the antenna can radiate and as better the range of the radio device will be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 component instead of 6<\/td>\nLess risk to route components in PCB layout wrong<\/td>\nSaving money by saving redesign of PCBs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Just 2 mm2 space<\/td>\nSmaller design<\/td>\nLess costs for PCB and enclosure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you also want a small wireless design too, then just ask for by email to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de<\/p>\n