AoA Reference Design System

CHW1010-EVKN5-1.0

AoA Demo Kit System: CHW1010-EVKN5-1.0

CoreHW’s Gen3 AoA reference design system offers a hardware environment for demonstrating and testing the indoor positioning accuracy of Bluetooth 5.1 AoA technology. The Gen3 technology is designed to work reliably in challenging real-world environments with reflective multipath conditions.

The AoA reference system includes CoreHW Gen3 locators and tags, consisting of AoA antenna array boards and IPS Main Boards, controlled by CoreHW CHW1010 SP16T Bluetooth AoA/AoD capable antenna switch for Bluetooth AoA CTE sampling. CoreHW firmware enables AoA measurements in the tags and locators, which can be connected to a Windows PC via Ethernet, Micro-USB, HW-UART, or SPI interfaces for position engine software with a user interface (GUI).

The reference system is suitable for laboratory tests and initial testing in real-world use case scenarios, supporting locator product development and the development of end-to-end RTLS solutions.

EVKN5 angle of arrival (aoa) demo kit (evaluation kit)

Key Features

  • Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) 5.1 AoA (Angle-of-Arrival) demo system consisting of four locators and two tags
  • Operating frequency range: 2400-2483 MHz
  • CoreHW Gen3 AoA antenna array board
    • CoreHW CHW1010 SP16T Bluetooth angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD) antenna switch
  • Windows PC software for angle and position measurements developed for demo purposes
  • GUI for configuration and tag tracking demonstration
  • Locator assembly dimensions: 193mm x 193mm x 49mm
  • CoreHW IPS Main board
    • Nordic Semiconductor nRF52833 BLE SoC
    • Max. +8dBm conducted output power
    • ST Microelectronics STM32H7 MCU
  • Interfaces
    • Ethernet (default interface for configuration and data)
    • Micro-USB and HW-UART (alternative interfaces)
    • SWD Debug interfaces for nRF52833 and STM32
  • 5V DC input
  • CoreHW Gen3 AoA tags

Applications

  • Bluetooth 5.1 Angle-of-Arrival, radio direction finding
  • Support for development of Bluetooth indoor positioning systems

System Parts

  • Four CoreHW Gen3 locators
  • Four locator mount plates
  • Four locator power cables
  • Two CoreHW Gen3 Tags (without CR2032 batteries)
  • Ethernet router
  • Ethernet switch
  • Ethernet cables: 5 x 20m, 1 x 5m, 1 x 2m, 1 x 1m
  • Cable ties and cable tie holders
  • PC software on a USB Stick
  • User guides on a USB Stick
  • Firmware support
Angle of Arrival (AoA) demo kit EVKN5

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