u-blox ANT-B11 compact antenna board

The u-blox ANT-B11 compact antenna board is designed to deliver high-precision direction finding and 2D indoor positioning. It can be integrated into commercial tracking solutions.

The product contributes to solving the ongoing indoor location challenge, where technologies such as GNSS find difficulties in performing effectively. It is equipped with the u-blox NINA-B411 Bluetooth 5.1 module and runs the u-connectLocate software, which executes the u-blox angle calculation algorithm. In conjunction with an application board, the product functions as an indoor angle-of-arrival (AoA) anchor point. The angle calculated by the antenna board does not require any additional processing; thus, it is ready for use at the application level.

Depending on its orientation, the board outputs the final azimuth or elevation angle in fractions of a second. With this information, it is possible to track assets and plot their positions in applications aiming at 2D visualisation.

Due to its 29.5 x 93.5 mm compact size, the board easily fits existing enclosures or casings. It can be used to follow assets in indoor areas, grant building access and avoid collisions, making it useful for industrial, retail and medical environments. In addition, it can be used in indoor spaces for positioning purposes wherein showing the location of an asset in 2D may suffice.