DW1000

    3.5 - 6.5 GHz Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Transceiver IC with 1 Antenna Port

    Key Features

    • Supports 6 RF channels from 3.5 to 6.5 GHz
    • Complies with FCC & ETSI UWB spectral masks
    • Supply voltage: 2.8 to 3.6 V
    • Low power consumption, SLEEP 1 uA, DEEPSLEEP 50 nA
    • SPI interface to host processor
    • 6 x 6 mm 48-pin QFN package with 0.4 mm lead pitch
    • Small number of external components

    Qorvo's DW1000 is a fully integrated single chip ultra-wideband (UWB) low-power, low-cost transceiver IC compliant to IEEE 802.15.4a. It can be used in 2-way ranging or TDoA location systems to locate assets to a precision of 10 cm. It also supports data transfer at rates up to 6.8 Mbps.

    Please see DWM1000, DWM1001C and DWM1004C for modules that use this IC.

    Typical Applications

      • High precision real time location systems
      • Location-aware wireless sensor networks
      • Asset tracking
      • Factory / warehouse automation & security
      • Healthcare staff & patient location
      • Retail security, navigation & customer analytics
      • Connected home
    UWB Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
    Antenna Ports(#) 1
    802.15 Standards 4a
    Security Features Proprietary + AES
    Data Rate 110 kbps, 850 kbps, 6.8 Mbps
    Ranging Accuracy(cm) < 10
    PDoA Support No
    Angle of Arrival(degrees) < 5 (two chips required for AoA)
    BOM Ext Components(#) 30
    MCU External
    Interface SPI
    Voltage(V) 2.8 to 3.6
    Package Type QFN
    Package(mm) 6.0 x 6.0
    RoHS Yes
    Lead Free Yes
    ITAR Restricted No
    ECCN EAR99

    MDEK1001

    Qorvo's MDEK1001 ultra-wideband (UWB) development kit provides customers with the necessary hardware, software and development environment to quickly evaluate Qorvo's UWB technology for use in a scalable real time location system (RTLS).

    This kit includes 12 DWM1001-DEV development boards in plastic enclosures. Each can be configured as an anchor, tag or bridge node.

    DWM1001-DEV

    Qorvo's DWM1001-DEV is a plug-and-play development board for evaluating the features and performance of the DWM1001C ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver module.

    Users of this development board can easily assemble a fully wireless real time location system (including anchors, tags & gateways) without designing any hardware or writing a single line of code and quickly progress into developing an application.

    3rd Party Solutions

    • Eliko UWB RTLS
      The Eliko UWB RTLS system consists of anchors, different tags, RTLS Engine and RTLS Manager software. The mobile tag uses ultra-wideband radio technology to communicate with the anchors that are placed around the tracking area. The tag chooses anchors based on self-learning algorithms from which the distances are calculated. Based on the distances measured, the coordinates are calculated in the server using state-of-the-art self-learning algorithms.
      Link: https://eliko.tech/uwb-rtls-ultra-wideband-real-time-location-system/
       

     

    • Estimote UWB Development Kit
      The Estimote UWB Development Kit comes with three beacons in the box, a companion iOS demo app in the App Store, license and an access to our SDK on GitHub. Tech Support is available via Estimote’s developer forum.
      Link: https://estimote.com/uwb-beacons

      Estimote SpaceTimeOS
      Link: https://estimote.com/
       

     

    • MikroElektronika UWB Click
      UWB Click is an Ultra-Wideband transceiver Click board™ that can be used in 2-way ranging or TDOA location systems to locate assets to a precision of 10 cm and supports data rates of up to 6.8 Mbps. This Click board™ features the DWM1000 module based on Qorvo's DW1000 Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transceiver. It features a frequency range from 3.5GHz to 6.5GHz, a very precise location of tagged objects, up to 6.8Mbps data rates, low power consumption, and more while the communication with the MCU is accomplished through a standard SPI serial interface.
      Link: https://www.mikroe.com/uwb-click
       

     

    • Sewio Indoor Tracking RTLS UWB Wi-Fi Kit
      The RTLS WiFi kit is a ready-to-use, all-in-one solution, coming with preconfigured hardware components, indoor tracking software and complete accessories. The kit features four UWB tags for tracking objects: two Leonardo Personal and two Leonardo Asset tags. The kit also includes five USB-to-PoE converters to power the anchors from common power banks. The RTLS Studio Software enables fast deployment, commissioning, wireless configuration and monitoring services as well as the Sage Analytics tool for location data analytics.
      Link: Indoor Tracking RTLS UWB Wi-Fi Kit
       

     

    • ZIGPOS RTLS Evaluation Kit
      The ZIGPOS real-time location system is a wireless sensor network that enables highly accurate location-based applications in GPS inaccessible areas. The wireless location system consists of mobile and fixed devices. An edge gateway controls the network and provides both applications and interfaces centrally.
      Link: https://zigpos.com/service/