BLE Gateways
A BLE gateway is a fixed device that receives the location or telemetry data from BLE beacons/tags and pass it on to the software. In an wireless IoT tracking or positioning management system, the gateway plays an important role in unattended operation.
BLE Gateway SC01
It is a long range safe gateway with Bluetooth® LE & Wi-Fi CPU and WPA 2.0 enterprise encryption for data security transmission and collects data from BLE beacons, tags, sensors and other IoT devices.
Super Speedy
WiFi CPU
BLE4.0 & 5.0
Available chipset
Max. 300m
Transmission Range
Up to 300Mbps
WiFi Data Rate
AWS_Azure_Google IoT
Cloud Platforms Supported
- Color: White
- Size: 150x150x36mm
- Net Weight: 155g
- Accessories: 1x USB cable, mental fixing and screws
- Power supply (Vcc): DC 5.0 (+/- 5%) Max. 5.5 Volts
- Working temperature: -25˚C to 65˚C
- Humidity: Max 95%, non-condensing, relative humidity
- Network Protocol: HTTP(SSL/TLS)/MQTT(SSL/TLS & Proxy)/TCP
- Wireless Encryption: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP & TKIP
- Others: Input DC5V/1A Micro-USB port, OTA firmware update, AWS/Azure/Google cloud platform supported
- CPU: 575MHz 32-bit application processor
- Memory: 64 Mbyte 16-bit DDR2 RAM; 16Mbyte SPI NOR Flash
- WiFi Protocols: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
- WiFi Frequency: 2.4-2.4835GHz
- Emitting Power: 17dBm (typical)@ 802.11b; 11.3dBm (typical)@ 802.11g; 8.2dBm (typical)@ 802.11n
- Data Transfer Speed: 802.11n: Up to 300Mbps; 802.11g: Up to 54Mbps; 802.11n: Up to 11Mbps
Transfer Speed: 2T2R 2.4GHz 300Mbps PHY data rate - Minimum receive input level: -87dBm(typ. with PER < 8%@11Mbps); -70dBm(typ. with PER < 10%@54Mbps); -70dBm(typ. with PER < 10%@MCS7)
- Receiving Sensitivity: 270M:-61dBm@10%PER;135M:-65dBm@10%PER;108M:-68dBm@10%PER;54M:-68dBm@10%PER; 11M:-85dBm@10%PER; 6M:-88dBm@10%PER; 1M:-61dBm@10%PER
- Modulate Mode: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK and OFDM ( BPSK/QPSK/16-QAM/64-QAM)
- Others: 10/100 Ethernet with 802.3af PoE; OpenWrt, Linux Distribution for embedded devices
- CPU: 64MHz 32-bit processor
- Bluetooth Frequency: 2.4-2.4835 GHz
- Bluetooth Modulation: GFSK
- Emitting Power: 18dBm（max）Note: The actual emitting power may vary from country and location depending on its laws and regulations.
- Receiving Sensitivity:-108 dBm @1Mbps, 0.1 %BER
Numbers of Received Broadcast Packets: About 400 packets per second - Scan Coverage: About 300 meters of covered radius (open area)
Where a BLE gateway is used?
The data from tags or beacons has to be picked up somehow, and that is where gateways come in. Gateways are fixed devices that receive the location or telemetry data from tags and pass it on to the software.
The more gateways you have, the more expensive your system but also the more accurate. When designing a system, gateway locations are vital to get the right level of granularity and ensure there are no dead zones where location tracking ceases to function.
Again, beacons are generally used in cases where you do not want to track people. Tags are used in cases where you do. A museum does not need to know where visitors are, whilst a hospital does. So, which you use depends on your purposes.
Retail stores and other public facing industries generally use a beacon system coupled with a bespoke smartphone app. Warehouses generally use a tag and gateway system to track inventory and help employees do their jobs better.
