Silicon for Precision Indoor Location at Performance, Price and Power Consumption Points That Enable Mass Adoption.
Agenda The State of Play The Vision The Realisation Of the Standard Of the Chip The Roll Out Slide 3
Agenda The State of Play The Vision The Realisation Of the Standard Of the Chip The Roll Out Slide 4
Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) Location Engine Wireless Anchor Wireless Anchor Where is he? Control Centre Based on WiFi 802.11 dedicated network or grafted onto WiFi Market Size $900M 2016, IDTechEx Slide 5 Wireless Anchor
Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) Location Engine Problems precision power consumption tag density cost of tags mesh networking Wireless AP Where is he? Wireless AP Control Centre Based on WiFi 802.11 proprietary networks and/or grafted onto WiFi Market Size $900M 2016, IDTechEx Slide 6 Wireless AP
Wireless Networks (WSN) Monitoring & Control Centre Routing Routing Routing Routing Routing Routing Based on 2.4GHz 802.15.4 ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, WirelessHART, ISA 100-11A Market Size $1,300M 2016, IDTechEx Slide 7
Wireless Networks (WSN) Monitoring & Control Centre Problems power consumption multipath data rates no location capability Routing Routing Routing Routing Routing Routing Based on 2.4GHz 802.15.4 ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, WirelessHART, ISA 100-11A Market Size $1,300M 2016, IDTechEx Slide 8
Agenda The State of Play The Vision The Realisation Of the Standard Of the Chip The Roll Out Slide 9
Imagine Ubiquitous Precision Indoor Location Slide 10
Imagine Ubiquitous Precision Indoor Location; It s Here Courtesy of IEEE: A Standard delivers precision indoor location (10cm) through 35m of obstructions over 300m line of sight with immunity to interference from WiFi with immunity to multipath interference Courtesy of DecaWave: A Chip enables $3 tags runs off a watch battery for several years Slide 11
Imagine a Standard Location Precision Ranging precision of 7cm vs. 5m for Wi-Fi RTLS Multipath Interference Immune to multipath. No issue with operation in a dynamic environment Tag / Density Data rate of 6.8Mbps vs. 250K for 15.4 & 1M for Wi-Fi RTLS Immunity to Interference: Spectral Crowding ScenSor uses regulatory and standard-accepted frequencies outside of the crowded 2.4 GHz band (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee) Slide 12
Imagine a Chip Tag / Battery Life Consumes 7x less power in transmit & 3x less power in receive than best alternative offerings Tag / Cost ScenSor Price tag: < 2 in high volume Infrastructure Cost - Reader Density Increased range of 35m through walls (NLOS) and 300m LOS reducing infrastructure costs of deployment Slide 13
Agenda The State of Play The Vision The Realisation Of the Standard Of the Chip The Roll Out Slide 14
Narrowband versus Ultra-Wideband Narrowband Ultra Wideband Amplitude Amplitude Time Time
In the Presence of Noise Narrowband with Noise Ultra Wideband with Noise Amplitude Threshold Amplitude Threshold Time Time
In the Presence of Multipath Narrowband with Reflections Ultra Wideband with Reflections Direct Pulse Reflected Pulse Sum of the 2 Pulses Amplitude Threshold Amplitude Threshold Time Time
ScenSor: Industry First IEEE802.15.4a UWB Standard Compliant An international standard for precision location and communication 802.15.4a 802.15.4a Ratified Q1 07 Baseline: Q1 05 Completed: Q4 06 Ratified: Q1 07 up to 27 Mbps, > 300m range, with location & mobility Location, Communication, Control IEEE Standard Capability Utility Slide 18
802.15.4a UWB Channel Number Bandplan facilitating Worldwide Deployment 15 14 13 12 11 Double-ended arrows show allowed UWB frequency bands in various regions. LDC = low duty cycle i.e. infrequent TX Pink and purple lines show the.4a defined frequency channels and bandwidths 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 Frequency, MHz.4a 500MHz.4a >1GHz US Indoors & handheld US Indoors & mobile out Europe, China, others Europe with LDC Japan @ >50Mbps Japan with DAA Korea Korea with LDC Slide 19
IEEE 802.15.4a Preamble IEEE 802.15.4a Preamble Code Example IEEE 802.15.4a Preamble Code Autocorrelation Amplitude 1 0-1 Amplitude 16 12 8 4 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Time (ns) -4 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Time (ns) Benefit of ternary codes: support both coherent and non-coherent detection Perfect autocorrelation allows precise measurement of channel impulse response
Convolutional Coding of Data Bits Represents 0 Guard interval 0 Represents 1 Guard interval 1 All data bits are encoded with the convolutional encoder The systematic bit determines the burst position in the symbol (PPM) The parity bit determines the polarity of the burst
IEEE 802.15.4a Payload Non-coherent RX can only use burst position information to decode bits Coherent RX benefits Burst phase contains error correction information Non-coherent demodulation squares the noise Burst spreading code allows noise suppression
Find the unicorn (non-coherent version)
Find the unicorn (coherent version) Image credit: Nick Ace, Colorblind Unicorn
The 4a Transmit Signal 4a Transmit signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 25
The 4a Transmit Signal 4a Transmit signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 26
4a Transmit Zoomed In 4a Transmit signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 27
4a Transmit Zoomed In 4a Transmit signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 28
4a Transmit One pulse 4a Transmit signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 29
The 4a Receive Signal No Noise 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 30
The 4a Receive Signal No Noise 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 31
The 4a Receive Signal Zoomed In 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 32
The 4a Receive Signal Zoomed In 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 33
One 4a Receive Burst No Noise 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 34
The 4a Receive Signal No Noise 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps Slide 35
4a Receive Signal 6.8Mbps + Thermal Noise Slide 36 4a Receive Signal @ 6.8Mbps and noise at -11dB SNR This corresponds to a distance of 100meters outdoors, 22meters indoors
4a Receive Signal 850kbps +Thermal Noise Slide 37 4a Receive Signal @ 850kps and noise at -20dB SNR Equivalent to a distance of 160 meters outdoors, 25 meters indoors
4a Receive Signal 110kbps +Thermal Noise Slide 38 4a Receive Signal @ 110kps and noise at -29dB SNR This corresponds to a distance of 300 meters outdoors, 35 meters indoors
Time of Arrival Based Ranging dˆ t t (ˆRX TX ) c Time of Flight: Trilateration Time Difference of Arrival: Multilateration P1 P2 B P3 Slide 39
Two-way ranging (TWR)
Symmetric Double-Sided Two-Way Ranging
Agenda The State of Play The Vision The Realisation Of the Standard Of the Chip The Roll Out Slide 42
Design Methodology Model Prototype MPW1 MPW2 MPW3 Slide 43
Specifications TSMC CMOS 90 nm Output up to -10 dbm 6 frequency bands supported from 3.5GHz to 6.5GHz 110kbps, 850kbps & 6.8Mbps data rates
Block Diagram Slide 45
ScenSor: The Path to Final Silicon Description Date first available Power Consumption Title FPGA MPW1 MPW2 MPW2.5 PCB prototype system 1 st prototype silicon 2 nd prototype silicon 3 rd prototype silicon Production Part Final massproduction part March 2009 May 2010 July 2011 Sept 2012 July 2013(ES) Very High High Medium Medium / Low Low Range Medium Short Medium Medium / Long Long Channels 2, 5 2 2, 3, 4 2,3,4,5,7 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 Data Rates 850Kb/s 850Kb/s 110Kb/s / 850Kb/s / 6.8Mb/s 110Kb/s / 850Kb/s / 6.8Mb/s 110Kb/s / 850Kb/s / 6.8Mb/s Slide 46
Agenda The State of Play The Vision The Realisation Of the Standard Of the Chip The Roll Out Slide 47
Decawave ScenSor Seek, Control, Execute, Network / Sense, Obey, Respond Decawave s IP (patents and know-how ) allows us to have an ultra-low complexity coherent receiver, thereby giving the benefits of superior range & precision at ultra-low power and ultralow cost.
Robust Intellectual Property Protecting ScenSor Patents Essential to IEEE802.15.4a 3 essential patents, all issued Implementation Patents 5 Implementation patents filed. 2 issued and 3 pending 10 further implementation patents in progress Internal IP Significant technical know-how in a vastly experienced team. 9 years of algorithm development to get the performance we enjoy Slide 49
Active Engagement with Lead Customers in Key Market Segments Retail & ESL Secure Transactions Agriculture Healthcare Safety & Security Factory Automation Warehousing & Logistics Building Controls WLAN Access Points Automotive Mobile Phone Slide 50
DecaWave Delivers Industry Vision Now IDTechEx presents DecaWave with the Best Technology Development for RTLS/WSN award for ScenSor chip, the world s first IEEE802.15.4a compliant chip. IDTechEx is a worldwide industry analyst and consulting group that produces market reports and holds events related to, among other sectors, RTLS, WSN and RFID (www.idtechex.com) Slide 51
RTLS & WSN Converge: Internet of Things Internet of Things (IOT) Locating, Sensing, Communicating & Controlling a World where anybody or anything can locate and communicate between any other person or thing, made possible by pervasive, extremely low power, low cost, high data rate wireless transceivers. Slide 52 Based on 802.15.4a indoors & narrowband outdoors
Mobile Use Cases Proximity DecaWave enabled Location accurately determined with 300m LOS range DecaWave enabled Accurate location relative to other enabled handsets Can achieve this without any other 802.15.4a infrastructure Location of mislaid personal or secure items and people DecaWave enabled Tagged Wallet Tagged Keys Tagged Laptop Tagged Child
Mobile Use Cases Navigation
Mobile Use Cases Indoor Location Location Engine Control Centre DecaWave enabled Wireless AP Specific location related info DecaWave enabled Wireless AP Handset can determine precise location indoors in a shopping mall or other location fitted with RTLS Information can be used for location based services Requires deployment of 802.15.4a based RTLS DecaWave enabled Systems in place for 5 years Upgrade to incorporate ScenSor User Preference Database DecaWave enabled Wireless AP
Mobile Use Cases Service & Content Shoe Store Restaurant Art Gallery Control Centre Determine precise proximity to in-store detector nodes and use the information for location based services Specific location related info Requires deployment of 802.15.4a based in-store detectors DecaWave enabled User Preference Database Option to purchase audio tour / bus tour location aware software for certain locations (e.g. Art Galleries, Museums, etc) - 15 -
Mobile Use Cases Healthcare Patient with DecaWave enabled wireless bio sensors Patient s Doctor with DecaWave enabled device Hospital Specific location related info Mobile Network Medical Equipment Tagged Patient Details Patient s Carer with DecaWave enabled device - 16 -
Automotive Keyless / Passive Entry Using DecaWave chips in the vehicle and in the key fob means the location of the fob relative to the vehicle can be determined Based on this information various actions can be taken Relevant doors opened automatically Driver / Passenger welcome messages Existing solutions are prone to Relay Attack. It is very difficult to hack the DecaWave scheme so it is far more resistant to Relay Attack than present schemes. Slide 58
In Conclusion, DecaWave DecaWave has solved the problem of precision indoor location Slide 59 bringing a chip to market that affords 7cm precision location indoors with unprecedented range and reliability. From now on, items can be located and connected, indoors and outdoors, mobile or stationary We have taped out our mass production silicon, after having spent 6 years developing silicon compliant to the IEEE802.15.4a standard, which was ratified in Q1 2007. Our initial first mover customers are technology differentiators and are ready to go into production in Q4 2013, having worked with DecaWave for several years in some cases. With these first movers in selected verticals we get to cash generative / cash break even by Q4 2014 This requires a final investment of 6.5M, with 3M headroom. DecaWave also has an option on the consumer market, with leaders in WLAN AP, SmartTV and Smart phone suppliers all engaged in trialing the technology. DecaWave has a significant IP portfolio, including essential and implementation patents, (5 issued, 13 in the pipe ) DecaWave has the option of licensing into automotive and other non core segments We have a world class team (28) of algorithmic, circuit design, software design and business development professionals with many many years experience. This final investment is to roll out the chip.
The DecaWave Executive Team Chief Executive Officer Ciaran Connell Chief Technical Officer Michael McLaughlin Business Development Luc Darmon Applications Gerry O Grady Sales Mike Clancy Design Engineering Jeff Clancy Software Asia Billy Verso Young Lim Chief Operations Officer Willie McFadden Chief Financial Officer Graeme Walker Slide 60