Basics of the system

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What’s in the Box Starter Set Super-MP-3D:

  • 4 x Stationary Super-Beacons with different frequences (19 kHz, 22 kHz, 25 kHz, 28 kHz, 31 kHz, 34 kHz, 37 kHz, 45 kHz). It can be used as IA, NIA, and MF NIA. See more in the architecture comparison.
  • 1 x Mobile Super-Beacon
  • 1 x Modem HW v5.1 supporting up to 250 beacons

    • Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 1

    Starter Set IA-04-2D-Badge:

  • 2 x Super-Beacons – 915/868 MHz with different ultrasonic frequencies (f1 and f2 – usually 25 kHz and 31 kHz).
  • 1 x Marvelmind Badge – 915/868 MHz as mobile beacon
  • 1 x Modem HW v5.1 – 915/868 MHz as the central controller of the system

    • Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 2

    *This is just an example of two starter sets.
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    Indoor Navigation System Architectures

    Marvelmind Indoor Navigation System provides high-precision (±2 cm) indoor coordinates for autonomous robots and systems (“indoor GPS”). The scheme below briefly describes the system’s key elements.

    IA and NIA SW differ.

    For IA, you should use stationary beacons with different frequencies.

    Below, you can see 3 types of architectures: Non-Inverse (NIA), Inverse (IA), and Multi-frequency NIA (MF NIA):

    Inverse Architecture (IA)

    Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 5For IA, you should use stationary beacons with different frequencies.

        1. Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 6Non-Inverse Architecture (NIA)
        2. Multi-Frequency NIA (MF NIA)

    Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 7License  MMSW0004: MF NIA support is needed to use MF NIA

        1. Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 8Multi-modem Architecture for Very Large Networks
        2. Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 9Architectures Comparison Table

    Here are the tutorial videos about architectures:

    Help: Inverse Architectures (IA) vs. Non-Inverse Architectures (NIA)

    NIA vs. IA vs. MF NIA – how to choose?

    Architectures’ Elements

    A map is a system unit that includes submaps, stationary beacons, and service zones. Ultrasonic signals from the stationary beacons of this submap ensure the positioning of mobile beacons.

    diagram from page 26
    Original diagram · page 26 · view in PDF
    diagram from page 27
    Original diagram · page 27 · view in PDF

    The main parameters of a submap are its size, frequencies, and TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) positions of stationary beacons, by which mobile beacons can not only be positioned but also determine in which submap the mobile beacon is located.

    Here is the main tutorial video about maps:

    Help: submaps, service zones, handover zones

    Detailed explanation of complex map building:

    Building submaps: Part 1

    Building submaps: Part 2

    Indoor “GPS” System Close-up and Internal View

    Here, you can see what system elements look like.

    Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 21Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 22

    Operating Manual, Basics of the system: illustration 30

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