Radio Engineering
Your product has one or more radios!
You know the high-level requirements but are unsure of how to translate them into design requirements. Every product with a radio in it tends to have slightly different system level needs. Factors like performance, cost, weight, size, manufacturing complexity and physical reliability all contribute to determining the starting point for your design.
ARTE Labs have an expert team of engineers and developers that can help you define clear design and performance requirements for the radios in your system. We don’t stop there. We assist you throughout your development cycle.
We can help with
• Defining System architecture, modelling and Simulations
• Link Budget, intermodulation and NF (Noise Figure) analysis
Antenna selection and design: One of the most critical components for any radio, antenna selection depends upon performance, cost, size and mechanics of your product. We can assist you with:
- Antenna design to ensure design performance and regulatory compliance. Design cycle starts with high level requirements to 3d simulated radiation patterns of your antenna,
- Antenna layout guidance, Antenna VSWR or Return Loss measurements and Antenna impedance match.
- Validation of your antenna prototype to ensure it performances as per requirements in the real-world scenarios.
- Antenna isolation recommendations if you have more than one radios in your product.
Printed Circuit Board Design: We specialise in the pcb layout for RF and EMC. Deliverables include:
- a detailed PCB layout guidance document including PCB Stack-up, RF Control impedance, Antenna placement and Antenna matching, power supply and other blocks.
- Gerber files and BOM for fabrication including DFM guidance.
- Rapid prototyping. A functionally tested PCB prototype delivered to you.
Prototyping and Pre-compliance Test plans: We can help you create high level design verification plan as well as the regulatory compliance test plan to prove your design works and what certification tests will be needed. ARTE Labs have a specialised RF lab that can carry out in-house pre-compliance tests to help identify any potential issues with your product before full compliance testing. To find out more about our RF lab capabilities, please check the RF Lab section.
Our deliverables to you include
- A detailed design verification test plan
- Comprehensive Test reports with all the results and metrics logged meticulously after performing the required tests on your design.
(CE, FCC, IC): We can help arrange certification tests for your product by liaising with certified test houses and create a certification of conformity. Deliverables may include:
- Detailed Radio and EMC test reports for each of your radio.
- A certificate of conformity.
Manufacturing Specs/Supply Chain Management: We can help set up a supply chain for your production line by liaising with suppliers and CEMs (Contract Equipment Manufacturers) including setting up of production test set-up.
