2. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT QUUPPA TECHNOLOGY 2.1 ANGLE OF ARRIVAL LOCALIZATION Quuppa is a tag localization system with an approach based on the wireless signal’s “angle of arrival” combined with advanced proprietary algorithms. The Quuppa system leverages Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. This offers...
Tags with Quuppa technology are designed to react to movement while conserving energy during idle periods. The Quuppa system updates a tag’s position while the tag is in motion and remembers the tag’s last position when the tag is inactive.
Antennas are positioned in a mesh layout, which can be more or less spread out depending on the desired localization accuracy (i.e. only presence detection, zoning, precise location). Infrastructure must first be installed, and then defined and configured in the Quuppa Site Planner software. More information about infrastructure and installation is provided on the Quuppa website: https://quuppa.com/...
Quuppa Site Planner Method In order to use a tag with Quuppa technology, the tag must be integrated in the infrastructure as defined in § 2D. Launch the Quuppa Site Planner (QSP) software and open a previously created project. If the project was created on a different computer, you must download it via the Quuppa Customer Portal after it was submitted by the first computer.
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In the “Deployment / Tag Configurator Tool”: The list of known tags is shown in the window, along with those currently visible by the Quuppa Focusing Locator antenna. The “Distance” column shows the proximity of each tag with respect to the antenna, which enables you to identify the tag you want to configure.
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User Guide – Bluetooth Gateway Quuppa state machines may be configured via the menu: “System / Tag configuration editor”. This window enables you to create Quuppa state machine configurations that will be used to set up tags. Each state is defined by the following parameters: ➢...
In the window that opens, select the state machine to assign as well as the channel (BLE or proprietary) 3.2 ELA INNOVATION CONFIGURATION ELA configuration enables you to define settings other than those for the Quuppa state machine. Hardware PC with available USB port and Windows 10 (recommended) •...
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User Guide – Bluetooth Gateway Parameter list This section describes the details of the parameters used to configure Quuppa tags. Parameter Since Restrictions Default values Description version 1.0.0 ELA firmware version Non-modifiable field Firmware version 1.0.0 0 to 12 characters...
• ➢ MAC address: • Read-only value: provides the tag’s unique address; this value is used to identify the tag in the Quuppa network. ➢ Acc. Activation: The accelerometer is used to wake up the tag when movement is detected.
Click on the “Map view” link at the top of the page to open a visual layout indicating tag positions. 5. DOWNLINK COMMANDS The Quuppa system enables you to send commands to tags via the Quuppa Positioning Engine’s “back channel”. These commands are used to trigger actions on one or more tags, or to request information from tags.
2.1.0 6.2 UPDATE VIA OTAP (OVER THE AIR PROGRAMMING) Starting with ELA firmware version 1.0.1, tags support remote updates to higher firmware versions, without any physical connection or having to open the casing. Device firmware updates (DFU) are programmed using a computer running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.
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Click on “Start DFU” to begin the update. A progress bar shows data flow to the tag. When update is complete, the tag reboots in Quuppa mode with the new firmware. Attention: Quuppa state settings are reinitialized (i.e. emission frequency, power, timeout). A new configuration may be sent using QSP (as described in §...
User Guide – Bluetooth Gateway 7. QUICK START In order to function, a Quuppa technology tag must be added to an existing Quuppa network (as described in § 2D). The following steps are required when adding a tag to a Quuppa network: Tag activation and configuration as necessary (as described in §...
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