Simulate your antenna before the next PCB revision. Design, test and refine PCB, microstrip and patch antennas before manufacturing another board.
Import your Gerber or CAD geometry, define the substrate, feed and materials, run frequency sweeps, and evaluate how your antenna behaves across the frequencies that matter.
PCB antenna performance depends on much more than the antenna shape alone.
Substrate properties, ground-plane dimensions, feed geometry, antenna position and surrounding hardware can all change resonance, impedance and radiation behaviour.
CENOS : RF lets you investigate these effects in simulation and compare design variations before committing to another physical prototype.
Import Gerber X2, STEP or IGES geometry, or build antenna geometry using predefined antenna templates and the integrated geometry editor.
CENOS can also process very thin PCB conductors as 2D surfaces to reduce unnecessary mesh complexity.
• Gerber and CAD input
• PCB stack-up and materials
• Patch, ground and feed geometry
Run frequency sweeps and compare different antenna configurations without rebuilding the entire simulation setup.
Study how changes in patch dimensions, feed position, substrate, ground plane or surrounding geometry affect the antenna.
• Frequency sweeps
• Parametric studies
• Geometry and material comparisons
Review antenna performance using predefined RF results instead of building the analysis from scratch.
Compare designs using S-parameters, impedance, VSWR, Smith charts, radiation patterns, polarization, electromagnetic fields and current distribution.
• S-parameters & VSWR
• Impedance & Smith chart
• Radiation pattern & polarization
Use CENOS : RF to investigate PCB and patch antennas used in connected electronics, IoT devices, drones, wearables, industrial equipment, medical devices and other compact RF systems.
From the antenna geometry itself to its placement inside the final product, you can test design decisions virtually before moving to another PCB revision.
A PCB antenna can perform well as an isolated design and behave differently once it becomes part of the final device.
The PCB dimensions change. A battery moves closer. A metal shield is added. The enclosure changes. Another antenna appears nearby.
Simulation lets you include these parts in the model and see how they influence antenna behaviour before the design reaches the lab.
Study how board dimensions and ground-plane geometry affect resonance, impedance and radiation.
Compare different dielectric materials, thicknesses and material parameters.
Investigate feed position, feed networks and geometry changes that affect impedance matching.
Include surrounding parts to understand how antenna placement changes the electromagnetic field and radiation pattern.
Inspect radiation patterns and axial ratio to evaluate polarization characteristics.
Analyze multiple ports, phase shifts, coupling and periodic antenna configurations.
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Import geometry
Take your design
Set up parameters
Define physics and materials
Review results
Make decision
In this short video, our engineer shows how effortless it is to prepare an RF antenna simulation and analyze the results using CENOS : RF simulation software. You will learn how to import a CAD file, set the parameters of the model and evaluate the performance of the antenna – all in just a few minutes. The video shows you how accessible RF simulation with the CENOS™ software is for engineers of all backgrounds.
Upload parametric CAD or eCAD
designs and fine-tune geometries to
identify the best antenna dimensions
and placement.
CENOS : RF delivers a comprehensive
set of pre-defined results, along
with flexible tools for customization,
scripting, and in-depth evaluation.
Preparing presentations with simulation results is a necessary but everyday task. With the one-click PDF report feature, CENOS™ does it for you.
You can send the results immediately by e-mail to your colleagues or customers. Or you can print and send a hard copy – whichever suits you best, so you can get back to the practical work.
An integrated software chat with CENOS™ engineers provides you with immediate and detailed technical support. No fancy chatbots here!
Our product engineers take one day of paid vacation every week for customer support. This gives customers in-depth expertise and engineers first-hand feedback. A real win-win situation.
Prices are shown in U.S.$, exl. VAT if applicable
Key takeaways from RFID Journal LIVE! in Las Vegas
The RFID Journal LIVE!
World’s biggest RFID event →
TrustPoint’s experience with CENOS has been consistently positive.
Kevin Engel
TrustPoint→
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Queen’s University Belfast
Philip Catherwood (PhD)→
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Engineer at Cerbsim
Sebastian Hirnschall→
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CENOS RF
Designing antennas→
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SES RFID Solutions GmbH
Martin Scattergood (Managing Director)→
Our offices are located in Europe and North America. So you can be sure that immediate support is available in your time zone.
Set up a free 30-minute meeting with our engineer to discuss how CENOS simulation tools can optimize your process of engineering. Ask experts how to start or go for the free trial right away.
We are a software company on a mission to reshape the engineering process by providing engineers of all disciplines with truly accessible simulation tools for practical work.
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