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Indoor Asset Tracking Down to ±10 cm with CoreRTLS

Track equipment, containers, pallets, tools, medical devices, inventory, forklifts, vehicles, and people indoors in real time with CoreRTLS Bluetooth® AoA tags, locators, positioning software, and enterprise APIs.

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Palletized asset with visible CoreRTLS location tag showing X, Y and Z position coordinates.

Real-Time Visibility

See tagged assets live.

High Precision

Down to ±10 cm 3D positioning.

Continuous Tracking

Follow assets as they move through your facility.

Easy Integration

Connect through MQTT and REST API.

Overview

What Is RTLS Asset Tracking?

RTLS asset tracking provides continuous, real-time indoor visibility of tagged assets, tools, equipment, inventory, vehicles, and people. Unlike barcodes, QR codes, or passive RFID, which depend on manual scans or fixed read points, CoreHW CoreRTLS uses Bluetooth® AoA positioning to show where an asset is now, where it has moved, and how long it has remained in a location or zone.

CoreRTLS is designed for operations that need more than basic identification, including live location, movement history, alerts, workflow automation, and precise 3D indoor positioning down to ±10 cm in suitable deployments. The platform supports warehouses, manufacturing, healthcare, laboratories, logistics, retail, hospitality, and other indoor environments through RTLS tags, locators, positioning software, MQTT, and REST APIs.

Problems

Problems CoreHW RTLS Asset Tracking Solves

Lost Equipment

Find critical tools, devices, containers, and shared assets before downtime starts.

Critical Medical or Lab Assets

Locate wheelchairs, infusion pumps, beds, analyzers, carts, and other high-value devices faster.

Movement History

See routes, dwell time, idle time, and process flow as assets move through production or logistics.

Workflow Alerts

Trigger alerts in customer applications when an asset moves, stops, leaves a zone, or stays too long.

Facility and Service Assets

Locate tagged service assets, carts, table-service devices, and other valuable operational equipment across large venues and facilities.

Asset Utilization

See which tools, equipment, and shared assets are in use, idle, or unavailable to improve utilization and reduce unnecessary purchases.

Why CoreHW

Why CoreHW for High-Precision Indoor Asset Tracking

Bluetooth® AoA Technology

CoreRTLS combines Bluetooth® Angle of Arrival, patented antenna technology, and optimized positioning algorithms for precise real-time indoor asset tracking.

Accuracy Down to ±10 cm

CoreRTLS supports 3D positioning down to ±10 cm in suitable deployments, depending on locator layout, line of sight, multipath, tag placement, and update rate.

Complete RTLS Stack

CoreHW provides CoreRTLS Tags, Locators, positioning software, WebUI, MQTT streaming, and REST APIs as one integrated RTLS platform.

Tags for Real Operations

CoreRTLS Asset Tags are rugged, IP67-rated, remotely configurable, OTA-updateable, and built for fixed mounting with sensors, button input, and long battery life.

How It Works

How CoreHW RTLS Asset Tracking Works

CoreHW CoreRTLS combines tags, locators, positioning software and APIs to provide real-time indoor location data for tagged assets. Attach a CoreRTLS Tag to each asset to make its location visible in real time. Asset-tracking applications can display current location, movement history and location-based alerts—helping teams find equipment faster and improve asset utilization.

Applications

Asset Tracking Use Cases

Asset, pallet, cart, and forklift tracking

Warehouse Inventory and Pallets

Track pallets, cages, containers, forklifts, staging areas, loading zones, and high-value inventory with real-time RTLS visibility.

Tool and equipment tracking in a manufacturing environment

Manufacturing Tools and Work-in-Process

Track jigs, fixtures, parts, tools, carts, AGVs, production vehicles, and WIP between cells, lines, and buffers.

Hospital asset tracking with CoreRTLS tags on medical equipment

Healthcare and Laboratories

Locate medical assets, lab devices, staff, patients, carts, beds, pumps, and shared equipment across departments.

Forklift and vehicle visibility with manufacturing RTLS

Logistics and Mobile Equipment

Monitor forklifts, vehicles, material-handling equipment, trailers, and movement between receiving, storage, and dispatch.

Retail cart, basket, and equipment utilization tracking

Retail, Hospitality, and Facilities

Track handheld devices, carts, cleaning equipment, service assets, tagged tables, and valuable operational assets.

Technology Comparison

Indoor Asset Tracking Technologies Compared

Indoor asset tracking technology comparison across precision, real-time tracking, use cases, and limitations
TechnologyTypical Location PrecisionContinuous Real-Time TrackingBest Use CasesMain Limitation
Barcode / QR CodeScan-point onlyNoInventory counts, check-in/check-out, asset registrationRequires manual scanning and provides no live location visibility
Passive RFIDPortal / gate detectionEvent-basedWarehouse portals, inventory identification, compliance workflowsDoes not provide continuous coordinate-based tracking
Bluetooth® RSSIZone-level / room-levelLimitedPresence detection, proximity services, occupancy monitoringLimited accuracy for precise asset positioning
Bluetooth® AoA RTLSFrom sub-meter to ±10 cmYesAsset tracking, tool tracking, healthcare equipment, inventory RTLS, people tracking, workflow automationRequires Bluetooth® AoA Locator infrastructure and RF planning, while benefiting from the broader Bluetooth ecosystem.
UWB RTLSTypically 10–30 cmYesAsset tracking, robotics, autonomous systemsRequires dedicated UWB tags and anchors, with a more limited ecosystem and higher system costs.

Pilot

Start with a CoreHW RTLS Pilot

CoreRTLS-EVK4 helps you prove the system in your own environment before full deployment. The evaluation kit includes four CoreRTLS Locators, two CoreRTLS Tags, CoreRTLS Software on a Linux MiniPC, a PoE switch with cabling, WebUI live positioning, MQTT data streaming, and REST API integration for proof-of-concept testing.

  • Validate accuracy and latency.
  • Test multipath and dense-rack conditions.
  • Confirm locator placement and coverage.
  • Connect live location data to your application.
  • Move from pilot to production with measured confidence.
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CoreRTLS software dashboard shown with CoreRTLS tags and a CHW-LOC4000 Locator for indoor positioning evaluation.

Integration

Integration Architecture

CoreRTLS connects tags and locators to positioning software, open APIs, and customer applications across one integration architecture.

1

Device Layer

CoreRTLS Asset Tags and Locators.

2

Positioning Layer

CoreRTLS Software handles real-time positioning, system management, WebUI, and device lifecycle tools.

3

API Layer

MQTT streams real-time location data, while the REST API connects CoreRTLS with customer systems and applications.

4

Partner Layer

System integrators turn location data into alerts, workflows, geofencing, reports, analytics, and customer-facing applications.

5

Application Layer

Connect CoreRTLS with WMS, ERP, MES, CMMS, dashboards, healthcare systems, venue applications, and custom automation.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The best system depends on the required accuracy, environment, asset type, update rate, and integrations. For applications that require high-precision real-time 3D positioning, CoreHW CoreRTLS uses Bluetooth® AoA asset tracking.

Get Started

Validate Asset Tracking in Your Own Facility

Use CoreRTLS-EVK4 to evaluate positioning accuracy, coverage, latency, and integration in your real operating environment before moving to a production deployment.

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