eNews Letter Q3 2013 Advantech Applied Computing Technology Communications
- RF Design - Mobile Column Issue: Sept. 2013 By Advantech Applied Computing Group
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About the eNews Letter Technology Highlight – RF Design
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Vertical Market Focus – Rugged Tablet in Field Service
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Market and Applications Features and Benefits Our Offerings and Roadmap
ACG Rugged Tablet Design Core Competence
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RF Application RF Design and Validation RF Design Case Sharing
Truly Rugged Design Compact Design Industrial Grade Display Solutions Power Management Design Seamless Communication Multiple Platform Provider
Contacts at Advantech ACG
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Contents ►
About the eNews Letter
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Technology Highlight – RF Design
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Vertical Market Focus – Rugged Tablet in Field Service
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Market and Applications Features and Benefits Our Offerings & Roadmap
ACG Rugged Tablet Design Core Competence
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RF Application RF Design and Validation RF Design Case Sharing
Truly Rugged Design Compact Design Industrial Grade Display Solutions Power Management Design Seamless Communication Multiple Platform Provider
Contacts at Advantech ACG
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RF Application
Wi-Fi: IEEE802.11 a / b / g / n / ac Bluetooth: Class I / II + EDR WWAN: GPRS / CDMA / WCDMA / HSDPA / 3G / LTE RFID/ NFC GPS
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Advantech In-House RF Design Flow Kick-off
EVT
DVT Ant. Design:
Ant. Design: 1. ME DXF 2. Ant. type/ size/ placement 3. Headroom areas definition 4. HFSS simulation
RF/ System Design: 1. Modules/ chips selection 2. Placement discussion 3. Circuit/Layout discussion
1. Mockup/Dummy PCB 2. Antenna design in mockup
Ant. Verification: 1. Fine Tune 2. Passive test
RF/ System Verification: 1. RF performance (Cond. / Wireless) 2. RF / System noise debug 3. Circuit/layout revise
PVT Ant. Test: 1. Fine Tune 2. Passive test 3. Active test
RF/ System Verification: 1. RF performance (Cond. / Wireless) 2. RF / System noise debug 3. Circuit/layout finalized 4. Certification (SAR/TRP/TIS/FCC/CE‌)
RF Signal Analysis Wi-Fi / GPS / WWAN Testing Wi-Fi : signal range (outdoor / indoor testing) GPS: CN value, cold star, tracking ,system interference WWAN: Interference among RP .TIS & system
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Factory: 1. Antenna QC 2. RF technology transferring: OTA test (Tx/Rx)
Guidelines for RF Design Compliance to
Avoidance of
Best Solution of
Coexistence Problems
TIS & TRP
SAR & EMC Regulations
*SAR: Specific Absorption Rate
Layout& Mechanical Solutions
to Isolate Noise
Antenna & Commun. Modules’
Placement in a System Antenna Design for Best Performance *TIS: Total Isotropic Sensitivity *TRP: Total Radiate Power
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RF Design Avoidance of
Interference occurs when two antennas use the same frequency e.g. Wi-Fi & BT both work at 2.4 GHz. Isolation, created by distance, antenna angels, etc. is necessary to keep RF functioning.
Coexistence Problems
Mechanical Solutions
to Isolate Noise
Wireless modules are easily interfered by antenna radiation, and that decreases RF sensitivity. Connection quality can also be affected when resonance frequency of a module’s PCB antenna radiation falls into the RF system’s band.
Shielding cases are useful to avoid interference. GND VIA at PCB edge to prevent noise radiation and ESD impact.
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GND traces for sensitive layout Clock Trace w/ GND
Layout Solutions Power Trace w/ GND
to Isolate Noise
Facilities for RF Verification Spectrum (10Hz~13.6GHz)+ Near-field probe Vector network analyzer
WWAN Base-station simulator GPS 6 satellites simulator/ Zigbee tester Wi-Fi VSG &. VSA/ BT non-signaling tester Shielding box
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RF Design Case Sharing 
PWS-770 Multi-Communications: Wi-Fi/GPS/WWAN/BT
WWAN
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GPS
Wi-Fi
Test Environment Setup Wi-Fi
GPS
RF Cable
Attenuator
IQ2010 GPS simulator
AP LAN
ANT.
WWAN
RF Cable
Switch USB
ANT.
192.168.11.1 *ANT.
**ANT.
192.168.11.11
DUT
DUT Shielding Box
RF Cable
• Spectrum
• Vector network analyzer • WWAN Base-Station simulator
192.168.11.11
DUT Shielding Box Full Anechoic Chamber * Communication antenna ** Dual polarized measurement antenna
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Test Results (Abstracted ) Wi-Fi
GPS
**Performance Project Name
PWS-770 Main antenna
PWS-770 Cold Start TTFF@ sensitivity level (OTA) Channel Power -130 (dBm) Criteria <=45sec Test Result
21.6
-135
-136 -137 -138 -139 -140 -141 -142 -143 -144 -145 <=100sec
37
34.8
48 45.8 64.4 94.8 105
120. 122. 146. No 2 6 8 Fix
PWS-770 TTFF Field Try testing (Good Performance)
Wi-Fi Module
Maximum Throughput (Mbps)
Intel N-100
50.302
Test Times
1
2
3
4
5
TTFF
40s
42s
39s
48s
50s
WWAN
AT&T OTA Requirement
TRP / FS
Estimated Coverage Range (Meters)
106.66
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TIS/FS
Commun. System
WCDMA II
WCDMA V
WCDMA II
WCDMA V
Channel
9400
4183
9800
4408
PWS-770 (dBm)
18.8
17.03
-103.5
-99.2
AT &T Spec(dBm)
18.5
13
-100.7
-96.4
WCDMA II WCDMA V
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EDGE 850 EDGE 1900
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GPRS 850 GPRS 1900
Cus .Re q.
Debug Process WWAN
GPS **Make sure the necessity of the shielding case
** Find out the source of the noise
PWS-770 Touch IC
1.575GHz : -70.472dBm 12MHz
1.575GHz : -78.667dBm
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Band 850: 824MHz~894MHz Band 900: 880MHz~960MHz
Contents ► ►
About the eNews Letter Technology Highlight – RF Design
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Vertical Market Focus – Rugged Tablet in Field Service
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Market and Applications Features and Benefits Our Offerings and Roadmap
ACG Rugged Tablet Design Core Competence
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RF Application RF Design and Validation RF Design Case Sharing
Truly Rugged Design Compact Design Industrial Grade Display Solutions Power Management Design Seamless Communication Multiple Platform Provider
Contacts at Advantech ACG
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Rugged Tablet Market Focus
Manufacturing • Process Control • Supervision & management
Field Service • Maintenance • Measurement • Ticketing/Parking
Transportation • Fleet management • Rail Shipping • Delivery • Airline
Utility & Energy • Mining • Oil • Gas • Telecom & Cable operator
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Retail • Retail shop floor • Mobile POS • eMenu
Military • Air Force • Army Marines • Navy • Coast Guard
Public Safety • Law Enforcement • Fire • EMS
Warehouse & Logistic • Delivery • Inventory Management • Distribution
Rugged Tablet in Field Service Application • • • • • •
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Asset management Work order management Dispatch management Workforce automation Delivery route optimization Shipping and receiving Resource optimization Telecommunications Inspections Industrial equipment maintenance
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Benefit • • • • • •
Improve workforce productivity Improve customer satisfaction and service levels Optimize resource utilization and save fuel costs Real-time access to data at the point of service Improve data accuracy and eliminate duplicate work Speed up billing cycles
Rugged Tablet in Field Service –
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Outdoor Environment
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MIL-STD-810G certified for vibration, drop, shock and wide temperature Dust and water resistance with IP rating Readable display for indoor or outdoor use
Communication Necessity GPS positioning for routing optimization Seamless wireless connectivity for real-time communication
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Data Acquisition Demand Powerful graphic and data applications High pixel camera for image capture Integrated barcode scanner to secure accurate input Optional integrated RFID reading
Where-ever Hand strap, shoulder strap options for easy carrying
Our Offering – MIT-M101 DURABILITY IP65/4ft
EXTENDED TEMPERATURE -10~50C
EXTENED BATTERY LIFE 5hrs/8hrs Operation
MULTI-COMMUNICATIONS WLAN/BT/GPS/4G LTE
FLEXIBLE EXTENSIBILITY Reserved for Extra Modules
Available 2014 Q1
LIGHTWEIGHT CARRY 21mm Slim & 2.5lbs Light
NEXT GENERATION OF INTEL LOW POWER SOLUTION L ow C o s t , L ow Powe r , R i c h Fe a t u r e s
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Specs
Physical and Environmental Specifications Dimensions Weight
11.4” W x 7.5” H x 0.8” D (290 x 190 x 21mm) 2.5lb (1.1Kg) base configuration
Display
10.1” 1280x800 Widescreen 10-points capacitive multiple touch Optional sunlight readable
Sealing Drop / Shock Operating Temp Storage Temp Humidity
IP65 ; MIL-STD 810G, 506.5 Procedure I 4ft drop to concrete ; MIL-STD 810G, 516.6 IV -14 F to +122 F (-10 C to +50 C) -22 F to +158 F (-30 C to +70 C) 5% - 95% non-condensing
Hardware Specifications Processor
Memory Storage Audio Camera
I/O Ports
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Intel® Celeron® N2910 / 1.67GHz Intel® Atom™ E3822 / 1.46GHz 2GB DDR3L up to 8GB DDR3L 32GB SSD up to 128GB Integrated speaker and microphone Front : 2.0M Fixed Focus Rear : 5.0 M Auto Focus w/LED (1) USB 3.0/2.0 ; (1) USB 2.0 ; (1) Headphone / Microphone combined jack ; (1) HDMI ; (1) Expansion port 6-pin ; (1) Docking connector 32-pin ; (1) DC-in jack
Specs Wireless and Network Specifications WLAN
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® v4.0 (Class 2) + EDR
WWAN
Optional integrated 4G LTE mobile Optional integrated 3G Gobi™ mobile
GPS
Optional dedicated GPS
Docking Options and Accessories
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Expansion Module
Optional MSR Optional Card Reader
Docking Station
(2) USB 2.0 ; (1) RS232 ; (1) LAN (1) Headphone jack ; (1) Microphone (1) VGA ; (1) Battery Charging Bay
Vehicle Dock
(2) USB 2.0 ; (1) CANBus (1) Car Power Input (2) External Antenna Signal Port
Accessory
Hand Strap Carrying Sleeve Carrying Bag VESA Mount Case
Accessories Expansion Module
Shoulder Strap
Vehicle Dock
Docking Station
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VESA mount back plate with Hand Strap
Carrying Bag
Mobile Product Roadmap Field Service/ Utility
X10D
Available
MARS-3101 • Bay Trail/ Windows 8
nPAD • nVidia Tegra3/ Android • 9.7” XGA w/ PCAP Touch • RISC platform technology showcase
• 10.1” WXGA w PACP Touch • flat bezel w/ rugged design • -10C ~ 50C/ IP65/ 4ft drop • Generic rugged Tablet PC for field service/ utility
MARS-3073
MARS-2070
• Bay Trail/ Windows 8
Warehousing & Retail
Developing
Mobile POS • Cedar Trail (N2600)/
Windows 7 • 7” WSVGA w/ or w/o touch • Hot swappable battery • Modulized for BarCode/ RFID/ KeyPAD • Hand strap/ Shoulder strap for easy carrying
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• 7” WXGA w/ PCAP Touch • flat bezel w/ rugged design • -20C ~ 60C/ IP65/ 4ft drop • MRM focus application
Y2013 2H
• Freescale i.MX6/ Android & Linux • 7” WXGA w/ PCAP touch • Generic rugged RISC Tablet PC for field service/ utility
Y2014 1H
Y2014 2H
Planning
Contents ► ►
About the eNews Letter Technology Highlight – RF Design
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Vertical Market Focus – Rugged Tablet in Field Service
►
Market and Applications Features and Benefits Our Offerings & Roadmap
ACG Rugged Tablet Design Core Competence
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RF Application RF Design and Validation RF Design Case Sharing
Truly Rugged Design Compact Design Industrial Grade Display Solutions Power Management Design Seamless Communication Multiple Platform Provider
Contacts at Advantech ACG
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Overview Rugged Tablet Design Core Competence • Drop, Shock & Vibration • Wild Temperature • Water & Dust Resistance • Smart Power Management API • Hot Swappable Battery
Truly Rugged Design
Power Management Design
Seamless • In-house Antenna Communication Design • RF Module Integration (BT/Wi-Fi/3G/LTE/RFID/NFC)
Industrial Grade Display Solution
• Sunlight Readable • Brightness Enhancement
Compact Design
• Integrated Peripherals • Thin & Lightweight
• Intel Embedded Primer Member
Multiple Platform • Microsoft Windows Embedded Provider Gold Partner
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Truly Rugged Design Drop, Shock & Vibration • Drop Compliance: MIL-STD-810G, RTCA-DO-160 • Radom Vibration Compliance: IEC60068-2-64 • Bump Compliance: IEC60068-2-64
Optimize product design by simulating real usage
Random vibration test for X/Y-axis Random vibration test for Z-axis
Wide Temperature Range Operation • Operation in high/low Temp./Thermal shock • Operation in high humidity • Low-temperature startup
Consider extreme environmental conditions
20℃~+60℃ Industrial grade component selection
Thermal simulation & Air flow design
Water & Dust Resistance • Advantech ensures products are certified water-resistant and dust-proof. Customers’ specs of IP grade are followed .
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IP54
IP67
Compact Design Integrated Peripherals
Fulfill various applications Barcode Scanner
MSR
Finger Printer
Thin & Lightweight
Push the limits Light
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Thin
Industrial Grade Display Solution Optical Bounding • In-house supplies • Reduce rejection rate to under 0.2% • No shadowing effect, High transmittance > 98%
Optical Bounding Tech.
Mobile devices w/ better color saturation for outdoor app. Brightness Enhancement • Enhance contrast ratio and color saturation yet with low power consumption and low temp. on panel surface (CTF) • Feature high uniformity (90%) up to 1,500 ~ 2,000 nits
Optical Bounding Tech.
Brightness Enhancement Tech. LCD Module Backlight
Sunlight Readable • In-house supplies • Reduce the reflection rate by 2% and improve contrast ratio by 10% LCD w/o Sunlight readable Tech.
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Optical Bounding Performance
LCD Module AR Film Backlight
LCD w Sunlight readable Tech.
Power Management Smart Power Management API • iManager’s “CPU Throttling” technology controls CPU core frequency to manage power efficiency
Hot Swappable Battery • Hot-swappable battery and mechanism enable 24/7 operation
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Seamless Communication In-house Antenna Design • Compact antenna design guideline and verification flow • Antenna engraving and production equipments
PCB & PIFA Antennas
Antenna engraving machine
To pursue the extreme RF Module Integration • Comprehensive RF module integration (BT/Wi-Fi/3G/LTE/RFID/NFC) • Quality and performance tuning complied with national regulations and carrier requirements
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Multiple Platform Provider Intel® Embedded Alliance Primer Member • •
Early access to new platforms Close supports and services from Intel
Open Source OS & API •
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Open Source OS (Linux & Android) on both x86 & RISC platforms Advantech developed SUSI for vertical applications based on Linux QT framework
RISC Platform ARM processor and Cortex technologies (Freescale/ TI/ nVidia) • RISC design support services •
Microsoft Windows Embedded Gold Partner Allowed to provide Microsoft Windows Embedded software products alone, or together with our embedded hardware solutions •
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About the eNews Letter Technology Highlight – RF Design RF Application RF Design and Validation RF Design Case Sharing Vertical Market Focus – Rugged Tablet in Field Service Market and Applications Features and Benefits Our Offerings & Roadmap ACG Rugged Tablet Design Core Competence Truly Rugged Design Compact Design Industrial Grade Display Solutions Power Management Design Seamless Communication
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Multiple Platform Provider
Contacts at Advantech ACG
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Contacts at Advantech Applied Computing Group ACG BU Head Kenny.Deng@advantech.com.tw
Medical
Embedded System
Mobile
Pablo.Lin@advantech.com.tw
Jason.Lu@advantech.com.tw
Alexyc.Chen@advantech.com.tw
+886 2 2792 7818 ext.8008
+886 2 2792 7818 ext.1482
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Medical KA Services Medical Tablet, Medical Portable Medical Server Application Ultrasound, Patient Monitor Fitness Console
Embedded Computing Mobile POS Vehicle & Transportation Application
Gaming
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Portable & Tablet KAs Services Rugged, Warehousing & Field Services Mobile Resources Management (InVehicle)
Retail/ China
Jimmy.Hsu@advantech.com.tw
Hawaii.Tseng@advantech.com.tw
+886 2 2792 7818 ext.1430
+86 512 5777 5666 ext.7038
Gaming KA Services Gaming Portable & Server Application Arcade, AWP, Casino, Pachislot & Recreation Application
China DMS KA Services Point of Sales Solutions Self Services Application
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