Detailed Explanation of Positioning Function
1. One-Dimensional Positioning
Functional description: One-dimensional positioning refers to the technology of positioning the target on a straight line, which focuses on the relative position of the target on the straight line. This positioning method usually only requires one-dimensional information, that is, the position of the target on the straight line.
System operation steps
(1). Click “Advance” and add two base stations to the specified area in turn in the “Set Device Coordinate” drop-down box. Click the “Add Links” button under “Set Anchor links”. The cursor will change to a cross. Select the two base stations in the one-dimensional positioning area for clock synchronization and click “Apply Settings” to save the configuration.
(2). Click the "Constraint Setting" button, select "1D_Area" in the drop-down box to the right of "Area Type", and then click the "Draw Area" button. Click the two points of the one-dimensional positioning area in the map in turn and click the left mouse button to complete the one-dimensional area planning.
(3). Click on the one-dimensional area and select "Segments" in the "Area Details" on the right. Click "Edit Segments" to adjust the limit width and dimension standard of the one-dimensional area. After the adjustment is completed, click "Save" in the current option box to save the current settings. Click "Apply Settings" to save the settings and complete the one-dimensional settings. If you need to delete the one-dimensional positioning settings, click "Remove Polyline" to complete the deletion (operate with caution)
2. 2D Positioning
Function description: Two-dimensional positioning refers to the technology of positioning the target in the plane space, which focuses on the relative position of the target on the plane. This positioning method requires two-dimensional information, namely the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the target on the plane.
System operation steps
(1). Click “Advance” and add the four base stations to the specified area in turn in the “Set Device Coordinate” drop-down box. Click the “Add Links” button under “Set Anchor links”. The cursor will change to a cross. Select the four base stations in the two-dimensional positioning area for clock synchronization and click “Apply Settings” to save the configuration.
(2). Click the "Constraint Setting" button, select "2D_Area" in the drop-down box to the right of "Area Type", then click the "Draw Area" button, select the 2D positioning area on the map, right-click the left button of the mouse to complete the 2D area planning.
(3). Click on the 2D area and select "Edit Area" in "Area Details" on the right to adjust the X, Y, and Z positions of the base station. After adjustment, click "Save" in the current option box to save the current settings. Click "Apply Settings" to save the settings and complete the 2D positioning settings. If you need to delete the 2D positioning settings, click "Remove" to complete the deletion (operate with caution).
3. Multi-Region Positioning
As shown in the figure below, we have networked the two areas separately. If you want to connect the two areas to the unified positioning network, click the "advance" button in the upper right corner to open the "Anchor Setting" and click "Add Links" in the "Set Anchor Links" list, then select a beacon in each of the two areas (preferentially select the two closest ones, such as u8 and u18 in the figure). After the selection is completed, if a green line appears between the two beacons being operated, it means that the operation is successful, click Apply Settings to save.
4. Multi-Floor Positioning
Run IPS Tool software and click the "Map Management" icon in the left column. Click the "Edit Map" option in the Default box to enter the map adding page. Click the "New map" button to add a map. You can add multiple floor maps in sequence.
Add corresponding base stations on different maps and make sure the coordinates are correct. Then click the "Add Links" button in the "Set Anchor Links" list, move the mouse to the base station position, click the left mouse button and drag the mouse to select the corresponding base station for networking configuration. After the selection is completed, when the base station is connected by a red line, indicating that the networking is complete, click the "Apply Settings" button in the upper right corner to save the configuration.
Things to note
When deploying base stations on multiple floors, a base station location is usually selected on the first floor as the origin. At the installation location of each positioning base station, a reference point is determined to measure the precise coordinates of the base station relative to the origin. When measuring, factors such as the installation height of the base station and its relative position to the surrounding environment must be considered to ensure the accuracy of the measurement data.
5. Multi-Building Positioning
Run the IPS Tool software and click the "Map Management" icon in the left column. Click the blank "+" in the interface to add multiple buildings. Enter the building name in the pop-up dialog box and click the Submit button to save and add multiple buildings.
In multiple buildings, click the "Edit Map" button under different buildings to add the corresponding floor map at the bottom of the corresponding building. For specific information on how to add a map, please refer to the map configuration in the system configuration process.
Things to note
When deploying base stations in multiple buildings, a base station location is usually selected on the first floor of one of the buildings as the origin. At the installation location of each positioning base station, a reference point is determined to measure the precise coordinates of the base station relative to the origin. When measuring, factors such as the installation height of the base station and its relative position to the surrounding environment must be considered to ensure the accuracy of the measurement data.