Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a short-range, wireless communication protocol that operates through radio waves, enables secure reliable ranging and precision sensing, creating a new dimension of spatial context for wireless devices.
For these customers that need a longer distance, the ESP32 UWB & UWB DW3000 40m+ distance seems not enough, as suggestion and after our testing, we make this high power version, with this version, the max distance can be up to 200m, that more suitable for applications such as outdoor positioning/ large storage positioning.
ESP32 UWB Comparison:
/ | UWB Basic | UWB Pro | UWB Pro with Display | UWB DW3000 |
CPU | ESP32-WROOM/WROVER | ESP32-WROVER | ESP32-WROVER | ESP32-WROOM/WROVER |
Core UWB | DW1000 | DW1000 | DW1000 | DW3000 |
Screen | N | N | Y | N |
Measuring distance(m) | 45 | 200 | 200 | 20 |
Battery Socket | N | N | Y | N |
UWB Channel | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 5/9 |
Apple Interoperable | N | N | N | Y |
Suitable for | Normal Testing | Long distance needed | Long distance needed | Product development |
Prices($) | $39.80/$41.80 | $51.84 | $54.80 | $43.80/ $45.80 |
Features:
*** Note that for open hardware, Makerfabs provide tested hardware/related files and basic usage demos.
For UWB(and UWB Pro/Pro with Display), Makerfabs’ demo usage based on mf-DW1000 lib:https://github.com/Makerfabs/Makerfabs-ESP32-UWB
For UWB DW3000, the lib:https://github.com/Makerfabs/Makerfabs-ESP32-UWB-DW3000
But very note that the libs are mainly for demo, do not support time-multiplexing. If customer will use them with multiple anchors/tags, please ensure you have related knowledge for this coding,Makerfabs can not provide tech support on this.
While Makerfabs MaUWB support 8 anchors + 64 tags with onboard STM32 firmware support. For users not familiar with UWB tech, We suggest the MaUWB to easy project implement.
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