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3.5 Different types of beacons
3.4.1 Super-Beacon
The Super-Beacon is a dual-use beacon – it can both receive
and transmit ultrasonic pulses.
The Super-Beacon Beacon can be used in both the Non-Inverse
Architecture (NIA) and the Inverse Architecture (IA):
Architecture comparison.
Supports license-free 915MHz ISM band (US) and license-free
SRD band 868MHz (EU). Support of the 433MHz ISM band
(EU) comes with a larger order.
Key features:
- The Super-Beacon has a separate receiving part with a
single wide-beam microphone and sharp DSP filters
(like Mini-RX or Industrial-RX has). Thus, it is more
sensitive, than Beacon HW v4.9, more resistant to external noise, and easier to setup,
because you don’t have to care about turning on and off ultrasonic sensors in order to
optimize coverage vs. sensitivity
- The Super-Beacon can receive any ultrasonic frequency from the bands: 19kHz,
25kHz, 31kHz, 37kHz, 45kHz. The filter can be simply selected in the Dashboard. At
the same time, the ultrasonic frequency of Beacon HW v4.9 is HW-defined by
ultrasonic sensors and can’t be changed
- The Super-Beacon can receive several ultrasonic frequencies at once. That is used
in the Inverse Architecture. See the comparison
- The Super-Beacon has several-times improved battery lifetime in TX mode as
compared with Beacon HW v4.9
- The Super-Beacon can work with regular Beacons HW v4.9 and Mini-RX and
Industrial-RX in any combination as a part of a Starter Set or as a part of navigation
systems. In all cases, beacons shall use the same radio band
Super-Beacon also has outdoor (IP54) version, which is protected from dust and water
Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIA2Gc5KaQI
Figure 1 Outdoor version (IP54)