whereBox - Motion Positions Track Device
The Omnisense whereBox is used to determine and track the positions and motion of Devices within a defined area. The Devices may form a wireless mesh network to exchange measurements with one another. Measurements are sent back to the whereBox, via one or more gateways (otherwise known as edge or link devices). The whereBox is responsible for computation of the device positions, behaviour and motion (using the Omnisense Joint Timing and Location Engine -JTLE), management of the network, and hosting and managing the interface with external applications.
The whereBox is a smart appliance in a small form factor. A local web server and web interface is used to configure and manage the whereBox and the netv/ork of Devices connected to it. Graphical tools are included to allow visualisation of network and Device status and performance on a local display.
An application API is provided using industry standard IP protocols over an Ethernet LAN connection. This API allows software applications to connect to the whereBox to receive data feeds of real-time positioning information, query historical data and to send back configuration and management commands to the whereBox.
The whereBox maintains logs of raw measurements from the positioning system as well as computed outputs available to the application API.
The main features of the whereBox are:
- Small form factor appliance
- Based on Intel NUC platform
- Running a secure Linux server
- User and device authentication
- Industry standard hardware
- Low power (-20 Watts)
- Standards based API, IP over Ethernet
- GUI tools for management and status
- Smart location processing
- Full logging and audit trails maintained
- Compatible with Omnisense S500 system