u-locateEngine

Positioning engine software

High performant Bluetooth LE AoA positioning

  • High accuracy positioning algorithms
  • No vendor lock-in with omloxtm and Bluetooth LE 5.1 AoA compliance
  • Open API for easy integration
  • Scalable solution for large installations
  • Easy deployment and maintenance through containerization
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Product description
Documentation & resources

The u-locateEngine software is at the heart of the u-locate indoor positioning solution from u-blox. A positioning engine - the central component in any AoA indoor positioning solution - calculates positions based on angle data received from the anchors. The angle data is derived from the messages broadcast from Bluetooth LE AoA-enabled tags. Sophisticated algorithms and filters calculate the positions to provide accurate, stable, and reliable positions down to 10 cm accuracy. The u-locateEngine software can handle update rates as frequent as 50 times per second. Tags broadcasting payloads of sensor data are passed through to any external systems for further processing. With the built-in support of remote software updates, u-locateEngine can update itself according to a schedule easily determined by the customer. In this way the customer will always have the latest software features and fixes.

u-locateEngine in u-locate solution

 

Integration

u-locateEngine is equipped with an easy-to-understand APIs over MQTT and REST implemented with modern and commonly adopted software components. With this API, clients can consume position data in real-time as well as configure the software runtime. u-locateEngine implements the Location Provider API of the omlox standard, which makes it a great product to include in any omlox compliant architecture without the risk of vendor lock-in.

visual presenting u-locateEngine integration scheme

 

Security

Anchors and other clients are all authenticated with secure certificates and all data is encrypted, both during transport and at rest. Due to the engine’s efficiency and small size, the software can run easily on limited hardware. u-locateEngine can run together with u-locateHub location middleware on the same local hardware (on-premises) or it can run in a cloud-hosted setup.
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Deployment and distribution

The software is containerized which means that the software is packaged into a single lightweight container that runs consistently on any infrastructure. This enables easy deployment and maintenance and provides scalability if the installation grows. This also allows u-locateEngine to run locally on-premises as well as in the cloud.

Configuration

u-locateEngine management is supported via the user interface of the u-locateHub product or via the stand-alone support tool s-center 2. It is possible for anyone using the positioning engine to build their own client using the open APIs.

s-center with u-locate

Overview

API supportPosition data (inbound)MQTT
 Position data (outbound)MQTT, WebSocket
 Engine configuration (inbound)REST
 Anchor configuration (inbound)REST
 Runtime events (outbound)MQTT
FeaturesPosition calculationYes
 Area managementYes
 Anchor managementYes
 Events and notificationsYes
 Tag filteringYes
 Engine managementYes
Integrationu-locateHubLive view, configuration
 s-center 2Monitoring, configuration
DeploymentContainerDocker images
Operating systemLinuxYes
Host architectureAMD64Supported
 Intel 64Supported
 ARMv8-ASupported

 

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