CC2431 Location Engine 1

[VEBill]

There have been threads in the past where people were trying to figure out how to locate small mobile devices within a certain area using radio time-of-flight, etc.

The Chipcon CC2431 with a 'Location Engine':

Requires 3 to 8 reference nodes
Range: 64 x 64 meters area
Accuray: ~3m
Resolution: 0.5m
Time to estimate: < 40 µs

Link:

http://www.chipcon.com/index.cfm?kat_id=2&subkat_id=12&dok_id=261

 

[Comcokid]

Good solution to issues which are commonly posted dealing with Radio / RF / location / position. You should consider doing a FAQ.

Some previous threads on the issue are below. I know there have been more.

thread239-139621
thread240-68805
thread240-68971