DW1000 Anchor

Hardware

Anchor for Ranging / RTLS applications with radino32 DW1000 Ultra Wide Band module.

Features:

• radino32 DW1000 module
• Integrated UWB antenna
• Vin 9-48V DC
• Enclosure IP 65
• RS485 Interface for data and setup
• 1x Relay 10A/250VAC, NC/NO-function switchable by jumper
• Connection: RS485(A/B/GND), Vin(9-48V), GND, 2xRelay

Downloads

• Datasheet: Datasheet DW1000 Anchor
  
• Schematic: Schematic DW1000 Anchor
  

Software

The DW1000 Anchor will be shipped with a closed source demo-firmware.

Functionality of demo-firmware

• Shows data of received Tags on RS485-interface in a readable format:
• TAG-ID, distance, signal strength.
• If a TAG is inside a secure distance of 2 meter, the relay is triggered
• Fix HF-setup (channel, band width, transmitting power)

Working with the demo-firmware command mode

• Connect the DW1000 Anchor to your PC via RS485 (e.g. USB-RS485-Bridge)
• Connect VCC (9-48 V) and GND to DW1000 Anchor
• Start a terminal program (e.g. PuTTY, HTerm, Hyperterminal, ...) with 57600 baud and 8N1
• After opening the connection type "m" and press <Enter> once to display the menu

C)han:5  X)Str:27.5  P)ol:On  D)ist:2.0  T)ableOut:Y  R)eload  S)tore  Q)uit
>

Available commands:

cX

• set channel to X. (Valid values: 1,2,3,4,5,7)

xYYZ

• set tx power to YY.Z dB (Range 0 to 33.5 steps of 0.5)

p

• toggle state of relais when a tag is within distance

dXXX

• set distance below which a tag is considered near (XXX is the value in 10ths of a meter)
  • example: d55 <Enter> sets the distance to 5.5 meters

t

• toggle if information is printed as table (Y) or as single measurements (N)

r

• reload last stored values from eeprom

s

• store current configuration to eeprom

q

• leave command mode