EQ BeaconThe Entity Awareness Network utilizes EQ Beacons that continuously transmit their ID over the air for location reference purposes. The EQ Beacons are stand-alone devices, which do not require hard-wired network infrastructure connectivity. Available pre-packaged in NEMA enclosures, the EQ Beacon comes with AC, DC, battery power, or solar power options for wire-free installation. The EQ Beacon is an exceptional alternative to the standard approach of most real time location systems, which are uni-directional and are based on densely wired reader architecture to determine location. These competing systems require at least three readers to provide a measurement for each "tag" to use triangulation to calculate locadtion. This makes location accuracy dependent on a dense mesh of many readers, yielding a solution which is not very accurate and usually extremely expensive. With the N3 bi-directional network architecture, Precyse was able to move from a reader-based to the Beacon-based approach, drastically reducing infrastructure cost, simplifying the network, and increasing location accuracy. Since the EQ Beacon’s transmission power can be wirelessly tuned to cover a changing range, the EQ Beacons constitute a location infrastructure capable of supporting full-fledged triangulation, combined with zone-based location from just three feet and up to a maximum of 3,000 feet accuracy. EQ Smart Tag devices can use the EQ Beacon’s data to either implement a zone location (one cell is enough) or an advanced triangulation scheme in which multiple EQ Beacon signals are received by a smart tag to deliver high accuracy location. To further reduce cost, both location approaches may be combined together, delivering business-need focused location accuracy, indoors or out. BenefitsLow cost – The EQ Beacon is a wire-free, low cost device. A single EQ Beacon includes 4 independent beacon devices in one box and may operate over multiple radio frequencies simultaneously. No maintenance – The EQ Beacons are wirelessly monitored and managed making them maintenance-free with simple, one-time installation. Plug & play – all you need to do is plug the EQ Beacon into to an electrical socket or switch on the battery-powered mode. If your business environment layout changes, EQ Beacons support over-the-air programming for on the fly re-deployment. |
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EQ BridgeThe Precyse EQ Bridge is the network’s wireless routing unit. The EQ Bridge supports the N3 wireless protocol, providing 2-way communication with EQ Smart Tags and EQ Beacons. It is a robust infrastructure device, built to operate under extreme environmental conditions, supporting tens of thousands of Smart Tag transactions. The EQ Bridge is available for indoor or outdoor operations, with custom models optimized for vehicle mounting, airborne operability or wall-mount. To address varying operating environments, the EQ Bridge is available in autonomous packages that include GPRS/3G/LTE backhaul wireless communication options, 802.11n Wi-Fi access point or bridge connectivity and incorporates a GPS device to address unit location when mounted in vehicles. Utilizing a patented time-stamped AES128 encryption scheme at the hardware level, the EQ Bridge helps protect local area network assets, blocking potential attacks outside the entry gate. The network design further supports a redundant, overlapping architecture for increased reliability. The EQ Bridge is a low maintenance, stand-alone device functioning over TCPIP networks – such as Ethernet, wireless LAN or cellular bridged. Utilizing three alternative ISM license-free frequency bands, the EQ Bridge has an effective wireless range of up to one mile almost anywhere around the globe. It is configurable over the network and by default includes four RF channels and a GPS receiver.
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Simple and reliable – robust hardware design, redundant architecture enabled, the EQ Bridge has been used in challenging environments from the deserts of the Middle East to the Arctic tundra.
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