PANS PRO Demo

Prepare for setup

1. PANS PRO Manager application installed on an Android device.

2. LEAPS Center application installed on the PC.

3. At least four LC4 devices (Anchor Node) and one LC8 device (Tag Node).

4. One LC5 device (Gateway Node).

5. Batteries or Micro USB cables for powering the devices.

6. Recommended: clamp or tripod with a camera mount for attachment of the Anchor devices.

7. Recommended: A Raspberry Pi 3B or newer version or a PC, the data server, and the web application installation.

8. Optional: Putty, Teraterm, minicom, or your favorite terminal application installed on your computer.

Setup time: less than 5 minutes

LC4 device

LC5 device

LC8 device

Quick Start with Phone

Overview

This setup demonstrates real-time navigation, tracking, and both ways of data telemetry using Two Way Ranging (TWR) technology.

Typical applications: Indoor navigation, asset tracking, and real-time data telemetry supporting uplink and downlink.

Setup instructions

1. Power ON the devices with already flashed the latest firmware.

   • The statically mounted devices will function as Anchors, providing location information to the Tags.

   • The moving devices will function as Tags configured in Two-Way Ranging measurement mode.

2. Please refer the detail guideline from the PANS PRO Manager section. Here are quick steps.

   2.1. Log in using the username admin and the password admin.

   2.2. Once logged in successfully, click on the Start Device Discovery function on the homepage.

   2.3. Assign the discovered devices to the network. Enter a network name to continue and assign all devices to this network.

   

   2.4. Configure one of the discovered devices as the Initiator Anchor Node (ANI) and enable Initiator Mode.

   2.5. Configure three of the discovered devices as Anchor Nodes (AN) without enabling Initiator Mode.

   2.6. With four Anchor Nodes (AN), you can configure the Position manually.

   • Check out the Auto-Positioning feature for easy anchor placement in PANS PRO Manager.

   2.7. Configure one device as a Tag Node (TN) with the default NORMAL UPDATE RATE and STATIONARY UPDATE RATE.

   

   2.8. After completing the discovery and configuration, the network visualization can be displayed in 2D Grid or 3D Grid on the PANS PRO Manager application.

   

Quick Start with Web

Overview

On this section, the guideline will guide how to set up the PANS PRO RTLS network to display on the LEAPS Center. In order to successfully set up the PANS PRO RLTS network, please ensure the essential hardware and software.

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Network:

   • Use the configuration via PANS PRO Manage as described in the Quick Start with Phone tab to configure the network.

2. Set up the Gateway Board: Use either PANS PRO Docker or PANS PRO Raspberry Pi.

   • Note: Flash the latest firmware if it’s not already available on the board.

   Gateway Configuration

   Configuration can be done by connecting the device via USB and using an on-board shell command.

   Press double Enter to enable the shell command mode.

   

   2.1. UWB Networking Configuration

   • Configure network ID

     leaps> nis
     usage: nis PANID
     

   • Configure device to become a Gateway

     leaps> nmb
     ok
     

   or

   leaps> acs leds 1 uwb 2
   ok
   

   2.2. Device IP Address Configuration

   Default is DHCP (dynamic IP address) so no need to configure unless needed.

   • Usage

     leaps> ipv4
     usage: ipv4 [static|dynamic] [addr STRING] [mask STRING] [gw STRING]
     

     Note

     The device will be reset upon a successful configuration.

   • Static IP address configuration

     leaps> ipv4 addr 192.168.1.100 static
     ipv4 ok(0)
     

   • Network mask configuration

     leaps> ipv4 mask 255.255.255.0
     ipv4 ok(0)
     

   • Enabling static IP address which has been configured previously

     leaps> ipv4 static
     ipv4 ok(0)
     

   • Enabling DHCP

     leaps> ipv4 dynamic
     ipv4 ok(0)
     

   • Configuring all in one step

     leaps> ipv4 addr 192.168.1.100 mask 255.255.255.0 static ipv4 ok(0)
     

   2.3. Configuring LEAPS Server connection

   • Usage

     leaps> peer
     usage: peer [addr STRING] [port NUM] [tls 0|1]
     

     Note

     The device will be reset upon a successful configuration.

   • Configuring connection with the LEAPS Server at IP address 192.168.201.1 and on port 7777

     leaps> peer addr 192.168.201.1 port 7777 tls 0
     peer ok(0)
     

   • Disable TLS

     leaps> peer tls 0
     peer ok(0)
     

   • Enable TLS

     leaps> peer tls 1
     peer ok(0)
     

   • Combined configuration of LEAS Server host and TLS

     leaps> peer host example.com tls 1
     peer ok(0)
     

   • Correct status of the system when TLS is disabled

     leaps> si
     [000081.971 INF] sys: fw1 fw_ver=x01030000 cfg_ver=x00030000
     [000081.976 INF] inet: up tls=off addr=192.168.1.100 mask=255.255.255.0 gw=192.168.201.1 (dynamic)
     [000081.983 INF] inet: peer=192.168.201.1:7777 (-)
     [000081.987 INF] uwb: panid=x0000 addr=xDECA84B1B8544434
     [000081.992 INF] uwbmac: connected
     [000081.997 INF] mode: bn (act)
     [000082.000 INF] cfg: enc=0 ble=1 leds=1 fwup=0 label=ID4434
     [000082.005 INF] enc: off (nokey)
     [000082.008 INF] bdg: connected
     

   • Correct status of the system when TLS is enabled

     leaps> si
     [000027.316 INF] sys: fw1 fw_ver=x01030000 cfg_ver=x00030000
     [000027.321 INF] inet: up tls=on addr=192.168.1.100 mask=255.255.255.0 gw=192.168.201.1 (dynamic)
     [000027.328 INF] inet: peer=123.123.123.123:7777(server.example.com)
     [000027.332 INF] uwb: panid=x0000 addr=xDECA84B1B8544434
     [000027.337 INF] uwbmac: connected
     [000027.342 INF] mode: bn (act)
     [000027.345 INF] cfg: enc=0 ble=1 leds=1 fwup=0 label=ID4434
     [000027.350 INF] enc: off (nokey)
     [000027.353 INF] bdg: connected
     

3. Open LEAPS Center

   • Launch it via PANS PRO Docker or PANS PRO Raspberry Pi.

4. Log In

   • Use the username admin and password admin.

   

5. Select Networks

   • Click on Networks in the left navigation menu.

6. Add New Network

   • Provide a Name and ID.

   • Select Protocol Type as PANS.

   • Enter the Host and TCP Port.

   • Fill in the Username, Password, and Topic Prefix.

7. Test the Connection

   • Press the Test button to check the connection, then press Save to create the network.

   

8. Once finished, the network visualization will be displayed in both 2D gird and 3D gird views in the application. For more information, see the LEAPS Center configuration and usage.

Advanced

Reference to PANS PRO API.

Troubleshooting

• When Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and the LED are both off, users may erroneously perceive the board as non-functional. In this scenario, the only recourse for the user is to initiate a Factory Reset (frst) command.

• Please check the version. We recommend you use the latest official version.

Note

• Refer to the software infrastructure to further explore the power of this demo. Our support includes PANS PRO Docker and PANS PRO Raspberry Pi.

• For any comments or questions about our products, we encourage you to visit our LEAPS Forum.