1 General Description
The SKU609 module is based on Decawave's DW1000 Ultra Wideband (UWB) transceiver IC, which is an IEEE 802.15.4-2011 UWB implementation. It integrates UWB and Bluetooth® antenna, all RF circuitry, Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832 and a motion sensor.
2 Applications
Healthcare (locate assets, patients & staff) .
Industrial (asset-tracking, factory automation).
Retail (security, navigation, customer analytics).
Consumer (connected home, sports analytics).
3 Features
6.8 Mbps data rate.
Ranging accuracy to within 10cm.
60 m line-of-sight range typical.
IEEE 802.15.4-2011 UWB compliant.
Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832.
Bluetooth® connectivity.
Bluetooth® chip antenna.
Motion sensor: 3-axis accelerometer.
Current consumption optimised for low power sleep mode: <15μA.
Supply voltage: 2.8 V to 3.6 V.
Size: 19.1 mm x 26.2 mm x 2.6 mm.
3 Key Benefits
Accelerates product designs for faster Time-to-Market & reduced development costs
Enables anchors, tags & gateways to quickly get an entire RTLS system up-and-running
Over-the-air updates
User API to SKU609 firmware (available as a library) for user code customisation
On-board Bluetooth® SMART for connectivity to phones/tablets/PCs
SPI, UART and Bluetooth® APIs to access SKU609 firmware from an external device
Low-power hardware design and software architecture for longer battery life