
Lit Number: 11-06-21-068
Contents
Contents ................................................................................................................................ i
Edition 1 – March 2003 ........................................................................................................ i
About this Manual ................................................................................................................ii
Abstract ................................................................................................................................ 1
1
Why Custom Antennas may be Required .................................................................... 2
2
Standard Antennas........................................................................................................ 3
2.1
27 µH Inductance Antennas ...................................................................................... 3
2.2
47 µH Inductance Antenna........................................................................................ 4
2.3
116 µH Inductance Antenna...................................................................................... 5
3
Fine Tuning Antennas. .................................................................................................. 5
3.1
Tuning to Resonance @ 134.2 kHz........................................................................... 5
3.1.1
The RFM-104B Module ......................................................................................................6
3.1.2
RFM-003B and RFM-007B Modules ..................................................................................7
3.1.3
The RFM-008B Tuning Board.............................................................................................7
3.1.4
The STU-MRD1 MicroReader. ...........................................................................................8
4
Antenna Design ............................................................................................................. 8
4.1
Determining Self Inductance ..................................................................................... 9
4.1.1
By Calculation .....................................................................................................................9
4.1.2
By Measurement...............................................................................................................10
4.2
Antenna Q............................................................................................................... 11
4.2.1
Determing the Antenna’s Q Value ....................................................................................12
4.2.1.1
By Measurement ........................................................................................................................ 12
4.2.1.2
By Calculation ............................................................................................................................ 12
4.3
Controlling the Antenna’s Q .................................................................................... 13
4.3.1
Wire Selection...................................................................................................................13
4.3.1.1
Skin Effect.................................................................................................................................. 13
4.3.1.2
Litze Wire ................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3.1.3
Other Wires Used in Antenna Construction ............................................................................... 15
4.4
Antenna Size........................................................................................................... 16
4.4.1
Antenna Size vs. Inductance ............................................................................................17
4.4.2
Adapting a non 27µH Antenna .........................................................................................18
4.4.2.1
Using External Capacitance....................................................................................................... 18
4.5
Antenna Tails .......................................................................................................... 21
4.5.1
Tail Construction ...............................................................................................................21
4.6
Ferrite Cored Antennas........................................................................................... 22
5
Other Antennas ........................................................................................................... 22
5.1
Field Lines .............................................................................................................. 22
5.2
Opposing Antennas (In-Phase) ............................................................................... 23
5.3
Opposing Antennas (out-of-phase) ......................................................................... 24
5.4
Noise Canceling Antennas ..................................................................................... 26
Appendix A – MicroReader Antenna Designs.................................................................. 27
Appendix B. Contacts........................................................................................................ 32
Figures
Figure 1.
Standard Antennas............................................................................................. 3
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