User's Manual

V7 EXTERNAL ANTENNA RTLS MODULE USER MANUAL
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Partner Branding Guidelines
Redpoint Positioning Corp. requires all partner companies to display the ‘Positioned by
Redpoint’ logo:
On your software UI if you access the Redpoint server API
On the outside of your tag if you use the Redpoint RTLS module
For questions about partner branding, or to obtain the logo, please contact
support@redpointpositioning.com.
Hardware Design
The module consists of an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transceiver (Decawave DW1000 ASIC), a
Nordic nRF52 SoC, a 6-axis IMU and discrete components including UWB and Bluetooth
antennas, RF circuitry and power management circuitry. A block diagram of the high-level
architecture for the RTLS module is shown in Figure 3.
SoC
nRF52
DW1000
SPI
SPI
Interface
IMU
UWB RF
UART
GPIO / AIN
NFC RF
SWD
1.8V
DC-DC
ENABLE
+1.8V
VCC_UWB
+3.3V
VCC
+3.3V
+3.3V
FIGURE 3. HARDWARE BLOCK DIAGRAM
3.1. Storage and Operating Conditions
The modules should be stored indoors with relative humidity no greater than 95%, and
temperature between -40 °C and 85 °C.