MeshCube

MeshCube is a revolutionary location and tracking platform designed and developed by BlueUp. MeshCube uses Wirepas Mesh 2.4GHz technology, that provides a robust, reliable and self-healing wireless connectivity infrastructure. Thanks to its ultra-low-power consumption, MeshCube enables fully battery-operated tracking with years of battery life, making it ideal for retrofit installations.
Its cable-less architecture reduces design, installation and wiring costs to almost zero: MeshCube is the tracking platform with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) on the market.
MeshCube uses a positioning engine specifically designed by BlueUp that, using RSSI values and motion information of the tag, within advanced trilateration algorithms, provides an estimate of the tag position with adequate accuracy for a wide set of use cases.

Features

Wireless Wireless Completely wireless infrastructure with battery-powered tags and anchors, thanks to the low-energy mesh protocol.

Scalable Simple and scalable The cable-less architecture reduces design and installation costs and ensures maximum scalability.

Location Periodic monitoring Allows to monitor location at predefined intervals, optimizing battery life and maintaining operational visibility.

Retrofit Flexibility Designed for easy implementation in existing structures, without invasive modifications or complex structural interventions.

Integration Integration Extended HTTP/MQTT APIs enable rapid, simple, and scalable integration with existing systems.

Encryption Encrypted data Supports the highest level of data protection and system security through encryption and device authentication.

Architecture

  • Anchors receive signals from the tags and allow the mesh system to have fixed reference points to guarantee localization function and maintain a reliable network infrastructure. A reliable self-healing mesh scheme guarantees connectivity also in case of device failures or external interferences.
    Thanks to its ultra-low-power technology, anchors operate for years with battery power. In case of low-latency applications, powered anchors can be used.
  • Asset tags and wearable tags are wireless electronic devices applied to assets or worn by people to be tracked.
    Tags are active devices, equipped with a battery, capable of scanning for nearby anchors and connecting to the mesh network to transmit unique identifier with location data and status information, such as battery level. Multiple functional modes are supported for increasing battery life.
  • The gateway is the interface device between the mesh network and the local network (or Internet) where the MeshCube software is installed. It is the only device that requires external power. Different connectivity options are available for gateway: LAN, WLAN, LTE.
    Typically, the number of gateways required for a single installation ranges from one to a few units.
  • MeshCube SW is the core of the system. It integrates Positioning Engine (PE), an advanced location tool based on trilateration and filtering, that allows to compute tag position from data coming from mesh network.
    MeshCube SW comes with an easy-to-use web-based user interface for project setup and management and offers a wide set of free-to-use HTTP and MQTT APIs to interface the platform with external application software.

MeshCube Architecture

Starter Kits

BlueUp offers the possibility to test the MeshCube functionalities with the help of two ready-to-use Starter Kits.

Smart Industry Starter Kit

Smart Industry MeshCube Starter Kit is the optimal solution if you want to test MeshCube platform for industrial environments (manufacturing, logistics, ...). This Starter Kit includes devices suitable for industrial installation and allows to test both asset tracking and personnel locating applications. The Smart Industry MeshCube Starter Kit includes:

  • 10 Wirepas Brick Anchors
  • 6 Wirepas TagX Asset Tags
  • 2 Wirepas SafeX Lite Wearable Tags
  • 1 Wirepas TinyGateway PoE
  • 1 MiniPC with preinstalled MeshCube and 1-year license

Smart Industry Starter Kit

Smart Building Starter Kit

Smart Building MeshCube Starter Kit is the optimal solution if you want to test MeshCube platform for buildings (offices, hospitals, schools, ...). This Starter Kit includes devices suitable for building installation and allows to test both asset tracking and personnel locating applications. The Smart Industry MeshCube Starter Kit includes:

  • 12 Wirepas Ultra Anchors (with holder)
  • 6 Wirepas Slim Asset Tags
  • 2 Wirepas SafeX Lite Wearable Tags
  • 1 Wirepas TinyGateway WiFi
  • 1 MiniPC with preinstalled MeshCube and 1-year license

Smart Building Starter Kit