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     Proprietary to NeWave® Sensor Solutions 1.0  

 

How the Wave™ Antenna Works: 

 

YouTube link to video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV84sLjJ_g0

 

 

NeWave has developed a patented Wave Antenna that is uniquely designed 
for superior RFID performance and provides a novel UHF zone-based coverage 
that brings a cost effective high performing item-level solution to the RFID 
marketplace.  

 

This one-of-a-kind Wave Antenna coupled with our unique smart reader 
technology will significantly lower costs yet capture more data in a more 
accurate manor.  This technology greatly reduces labor and equipment costs. 

 

The Wave Antenna creates 

five

 beams in elevation that completely surround 

the antenna about its long axis. Because of this unique feature it can cover 
zones front and back of the antenna 

 

The Wave Antenna embodies a radically new concept in RFID antenna design. 
Unlike a traditional multipurpose patch antenna that radiates a single beam in 
a given direction, the Wave antenna is designed to uniformly illuminate a 
volume of space.  

 

 

 

Installing the antenna in pairs enables the antennas to complement each other 
and provide spatial, direction-of-arrival, and polarization diversities 
throughout the volume in order to eliminate fading, which is a major factor 
leading to poor RFID read performance. 

 

Wave Antennas are uniquely designed to cover all three tag orientations 
within a user defined zone that can be varied from 2x2x2 to a 10x10x10. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for NSS Wave-N3

Page 1: ...Proprietary to NeWave Sensor Solutions 1 0 1 Wave Antenna and Portal User Guide...

Page 2: ...upport 3 How the Wave Antenna Works 4 5 NeWave verses Patch Antenna 6 Test Recommendations 7 Metal Back Plane Usage 8 Mount Instructions 9 Read Range Mounting Instructions 10 Antenna Cabling 11 Wave A...

Page 3: ...olutions 1 0 3 Technical Support American Offices Dr Walter Den Burnside NeWave RFID Innovation Center NeWave Sensor Solutions LLC 9011 Heritage Drive Plain City Ohio USA 43064 888 677 7343 sales newa...

Page 4: ...es five beams in elevation that completely surround the antenna about its long axis Because of this unique feature it can cover zones front and back of the antenna The Wave Antenna embodies a radicall...

Page 5: ...rs a full 360 degrees around the axis of the antenna Coverage is limited to the front half of the antenna when a ground plane is placed on the backside of the antenna Thus it covers about 180 degrees...

Page 6: ...nna illuminates in a cylindrical pattern for an optimal zone along the entire length of the antenna The Patch Antenna however closely resembles a flashlight illuminating in a conical pattern well beyo...

Page 7: ...as are not used in pairs the blind spots or fading becomes unpredictable and tag reads could be missed o Most users need a ground plane and foam backing to insure they have front forward RFID tracking...

Page 8: ...ple the gain of the 3 antenna is about 3dBi which will increase to 4 5dBi with a spacer and a backplane the same size as the antenna If the back plane is significantly larger than the antenna then the...

Page 9: ...Wave Antennas can be easily mounted using the lip on the sides of the plastic antenna enclosure You can simply use a drilled hole or directly use a self tapping screw The antenna structure is very li...

Page 10: ...unt Antennas based on desired Read Range If antenna one is 6 inches from the floor and antenna 2 is 12 inches from the floor the RF illumination range is about 6 feet As the antenna offset becomes gre...

Page 11: ...tenna Cabling 50 Ohm cable assemblies are specially adapted for use with the Wave antennas The assembly comes with a RP TNC plug to maximize performance Cables are available in 5 10 15 and 20 foot len...

Page 12: ...Proprietary to NeWave Sensor Solutions 1 0 12 Portal Applications Multi Use Portal using Wave embedded antenna radiators Wave radiator Multi Use Portal...

Page 13: ...ce the A Panel on the right side of the dock and the B Panel on the left side of the dock butting the graphics side of the panels up to the angle iron Center the panels on the angle iron 5 Again using...

Page 14: ...e access panel on the B Panel 13 The smartPORTAL and its reader is powered by ethernet or POE The last step is to plug an ethernet cable into the POE drop at the dock door and into the Impinj R420 Rea...

Page 15: ...s be used in pairs set of 4 total If antennas are not used in pairs the blind spots or fading becomes unpredictable and therefore tags may be missed Cable connection issues to the reader o Only RP TNC...

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