CC2652RB: RTLS, Locationing Support

Luke

Expert 4455 points

Part Number: CC2652RB

Hi team,

Customer is looking at working on RTLS/BLE based location services for the CC2652RB.

Does the CC2652RB support RTLS? In the past, they had a special SDK/application for the feasibility since RTLS projects were not part of the standard SDK examples. I tried doing a quick look through the latest versions of the SDK and did not find much...
If RTLS is not feasible for CC2652, should the BLE beaconing be used to integrate with other RTLS systems?
For BLE beaconing,
1. CC2652RB supports both iBeacon and Eddystone formats?
2. Any other proximity location services supported?

Thanks,

Luke

4 months ago

0 Tarek D 4 months ago

TI__Expert 6930 points

Hey Luke,

Thanks for reaching out! I will take a look into this and get back to you. Please expect an answer by tomrorow.

Best Regards,

Tarek D

0 Tarek D 4 months ago in reply to Tarek D

TI__Expert 6930 points

Hey Luke,

Luke said:
Does the CC2652RB support RTLS? In the past, they had a special SDK/application for the feasibility since RTLS projects were not part of the standard SDK examples.

Yes the CC2652RB does support RTLS. Here's the documentation inside the user's guide: https://dev.ti.com/tirex/content/simplelink_cc13xx_cc26xx_sdk_8_32_00_07/docs/ble5stack/ble_user_guide/html/ble-stack-5.x-guide/localization-index-cc13xx_cc26xx.html#rtls-toolbox

Luke said:
CC2652RB supports both iBeacon and Eddystone formats

I'm not very familiar with these formats, but from a quick web search, I don't see a problem with supporting them. The user will just have to be mindful when setting up their advertising data.

Best Regards,

Tarek D

0 Luke 4 months ago in reply to Tarek D

TI__Expert 4455 points

Hey Tarek,

Thanks for the response!

They are planning to pickup the threads from where RTLS was tested few years back with CC2642R1 boards using AoA antenna boards.

They did not see RTLS projects for CC2652 (nor did I upon checking), but can see them for CC2642R1/CC2652R1 boards:

https://dev.ti.com/tirex/content/simplelink_cc13xx_cc26xx_sdk_8_32_00_07/docs/ble5stack/ble_user_guide/html/ble-stack-5.x-guide/localization-index-cc13xx_cc26xx.html#rtls-toolbox

Will this code work for CC2652RB?

For testing, three boards each with the below project should be flashed for the demo, correct? I also see that AoA boards are not used in the latest documentation.

Setup Details for Reference

Board-Type and Description	Qty	S/N - Reference
CC2642R1/CC2652R1	3	HW Rev: B FW: SDK 2.40 1851/1921
AoA Antenna Board	3	EAG 20201394 EAG 20201930 EAG 20201938
CC2642R1/CC2652R1 [Mounted on AoA Antenna Board]	3	HW Rev: B FW: SDK 2.40 1851/1921

Best,
Luke

0 Tarek D 4 months ago in reply to Luke

TI__Expert 6930 points

Hey Luke,

Sorry for the delay. I'm checking with the team and will get back to you by tomorrow.

Best Regards,

Tarek D

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