Overview
The DWM1001 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.
Key Features
• Ranging accuracy to within 10cm.
• UWB Channel 5 printed PCB antenna (6.5 GHz)
• 6.8 Mbps data rate
• 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
Key Benefits
• Enables anchors, tags & gateways to quickly get an entire RTLS system up-and-running
• Accelerates product designs for faster Time-to-Market & reduced development costs
• Ready-to-go embedded firmware to minimise software development
• Over-the-air updates
• User API to DWM1001 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 DWM1001 firmware from an external device
• Low-power hardware design and software architecture for longer battery life