"So…which antenna do you recommend I use?"

One of the most-asked questions we receive is also the one that can be the most difficult to answer. Now available on-demand, this webinar provides expert guidance on choosing the right antenna for your IoT project.

Key Factors for Antenna Selection

Our response depends on several critical factors:

1. What is the physical enclosure of the device?
2. In what type of environment is it being deployed?
3. Which geographical regions are you targeting?
4. Will it be in motion?
5. Are you utilizing Cellular? LoRa? Wi-Fi? All of the above?

Expert Partners: Ignion

When designing the Blues Notecarrier A, our first stop for onboard antennas was Ignion, the maker of unique omni-directional PCB antenna components and a revolutionary cloud-based antenna design tool. Ignion shares our mission of making wireless connectivity simple for developers.

Blues hasn't looked back since partnering with Ignion, and we're excited to share our lessons learned, along with key insights from both companies and real-world stories from MassMelt, a mutual customer who has successfully deployed both Blues and Ignion solutions.

What You'll Learn

This on-demand webinar features experts from Blues, Ignion, and MassMelt who guide you through choosing the right antenna for your product design. The session covers fundamental antenna principles, placement strategies, frequency considerations, and practical design tools.

Key topics include understanding how physical enclosures and environmental conditions impact antenna performance, frequency requirements across different protocols, and geographic deployment considerations. Motion factors are also critical for tracking applications where devices may be mounted on vehicles or moving assets.

The webinar highlights Ignion's innovative virtual antenna technology that can be tuned to specific frequencies based on your PCB layout, offering significant advantages over traditional fixed-frequency antennas. You'll also learn about Ignion's free Antenna Intelligence Cloud (AIC) design tool, which provides performance estimates before prototyping, saving development time and costs.

Real-World Applications

Real-world case studies from MassMelt demonstrate practical applications in industrial IoT, electrification, and automation projects, showcasing how proper antenna selection ensures successful deployments.

Watch this on-demand webinar recording to gain the expertise needed for choosing the right antenna for your IoT project and avoid common pitfalls that could impact wireless connectivity performance.