External antenna for cc2530

VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA

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Hi Ti

Any body have any idea regarding the external antenna for cc2530 to achieve better performance?

over 10 years ago

0 YiKai Chen over 10 years ago

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Any SMA antenna with the following spec should be OK
1. Higher dbi will have better performance.
2. Frequency range: 2.4GHz - 2.485GHz
3. Impedance: 50 ohms

0 VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA over 10 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

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Dear Yk Chen
is there any relation between the RF output power and the antenna gain?
The output power of cc2530 is 4.5 bdm. how much gain antenna can i choose for better throughput?

0 YiKai Chen over 10 years ago in reply to VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA

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You can choose a n antenna with better dbi.

0 VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA over 10 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

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Dear Yk Chen
Can i use 12db antenna for the 4.5 dbm ouput power of cc250?

0 YiKai Chen over 10 years ago in reply to VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA

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The gain I indicate here is dbi not dbm.

0 VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA over 10 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

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Dear Yk Chen
i also told that antenna gain is 12dbi and cc2530 module output power is 4.5 dbm.
is that antenna suitable to cc2530?

0 YiKai Chen over 10 years ago in reply to VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SILLA

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Yes, it is ok.

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