Marvelmind Super-Beacon (19kHz)

• 1 x Marvelmind Super-Beacon (19kHz)

• 55 x 55 x 33 mm (with 50 mm antenna: 55 x 55 x 65 mm)

PDF File

• Marvelmind Super-Beacon (19kHz) - Datasheet

Distance between beacons:

• Reaches up to 50m 1D / Up to 120m 1D (With Marvelmind Horn)
• Recommended distance is up to 30 meters (RX4 to RX4)
• Range of stable tracking of Super-Beacon + Super-Beacon is 20-50% bigger than the range of Beacon HW v4.9 + Beacon HW v4.9 in the same conditions

Coverage area: 

• Reaches up to 1000 m2 with the Starter Set configurations
• Coverage for larger territories is similar to cellular networks

Location precision:

• Absolute: 1–3% of the distance to the beacons
• Differential precision: ±2 cm
• Differential precision is on par or better than in the Beacon HW v4.9, partially, because the sensor is a point – not as spread sensors of HW v4.9; and, partially, because of higher processing power and more advanced algorithms of the Super-Beacon

Additional sensors

• IMU - Accelerometer + gyroscope

Interfaces

• UART
• SPI
• Virtual UART via USB
• NMEA

Location update rate

Non-Inverse Architecture:

• 0.05–25 Hz
• Can be set manually or in automatic mode
• Depends on the distance between the mobile and stationary beacons (shorter distance — higher update rate)
• Depends on the number of mobile beacons: for example, the update rate of 25Hz for 1 mobile beacon will result in update rate of 25 Hz/2 for 2 mobile beacons, and 25 Hz/3 – for 3 mobile beacons, etc. – TDMA approach
• Depends on the radio interface profile (500 kbps vs. 38 kbps)

Inverse Architecture:

• 0.05 – 25 Hz. Future SW releases are planned to support IMU fusion that will enable the update rate of up to 100 Hz
• Can be set manually or in automatic mode
• Depends on the distance between the mobile and stationary beacons (shorter distance - higher update rate)
• Doesn’t directly depend on the number of mobile beacons – all of them are receiving
• Depends on the radio interface profile (500 kbps vs. 38 kbps)

Power supply and battery lifetime

Internal:

• Li-Ion battery 1000 mAh (soldered o the board)
• Battery lifetime totally depends on usage
• Receiving beacon mode with 8 Hz update rate and 10 m-submaps => up to 30 h
• Transmitting beacon with 1/10 Hz update rate => several months
• Future power saving features may increase battery life to 1 year and more (with very slow update rate or location update on
• demand)

External:

• MicroUSB – recommended for permanent use

Weight:

• 59 grams (including 1000 mAh battery, housing and 50 mm antenna)
• 27 grams (bare board w/o battery)

Supported Accessories

• Antenna Full-Size
• Horn
• External Microphone-IP67