CoreHW Locator

CHW1010-LOCN1-1.0

Evaluation Kit Locator-Gen1

The CoreHW CHW1010-EVKN1-1.0 locator serves as an evaluation kit device designed for the development of indoor positioning systems based on Bluetooth® AoA technology.

This locator encompasses the CHW1010-ANT1-1.0 AoA antenna array board and the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52833 development kit board. The antenna array board contains eight dual linear polarized patch antennas and the CoreHW CHW1010 SP16T antenna switch, which can be used to control and sample RF signals, such as those used for Bluetooth® AoA and AoD technology.

The nRF52833 development Kit board features the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52833 SoC, that controls the CoreHW 1010 antenna switch and performs I/Q-sampling of packets transmitted by tags. The I/Q samples can be subsequently transmitted for further processing within the positioning system via the USB interface.

Multiple CHW1010-LOCN1-1.0 locators can be linked to a Windows 10 PC via the USB interface and used together with the CoreHW Demo PC software to effectively demonstrate AOA indoor positioning capabilities.

Generation 1 locator

Key Benefits

High Accuracy​

Very high accuracy azimuth and elevation angle estimates for 0.1~0.5m accuracy BLE positioning systems

Cost Effective​

Low device, system and installation costs

Low Power​ Consumption 

Lower energy consumption

Flexible Integration

Easy adaption to customer applications

Broad Applications

Suitable for indoor and outdoor location applications

Key Features

  • Physical Locator
  • Operating frequency range: 2400-2483 MHz
  • CoreHW Gen2 PCB4 AoA antenna array board (CoreHW ANT1-1.0 AoA antenna array board)
    • CoreHW CHW1010 SP16T antenna switch
    • Dual polarized antenna array, eight patch antenna elements
  • nRF52833 Development Kit PCB with micro-USB connection
    • CoreHW1010 antenna switch control and I/Q-sampling
  • Locator assembly dimensions 176mm x 176mm x 67mm
  • Locator weight 390-490 g

Applications

  • Radio direction finding

  • Real time location systems (RTLS)

System Parts

  • CHW1010 SP16T antenna switch
  • CHW1010-ANT1-1.0 antenna array with 8 dual linear polarized antennas
  • SoC for antenna controls and IQ sampling
  • Locator assembly dimensions 193mm x 193mm x 49mm
  • Reference designs system with four locators, positioning algorithms and user interface available.
  • Custom development service

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