Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the ABX00131 Stella and the ASX00074 Portenta UWB Shield from Arduino. The ABX00131 Stella and ASX00074 Portenta UWB Shield use ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to improve precision tracking, indoor navigation, and contactless human interactions. The devices enable IoT innovation across a range of applications, including high-precision real-time location systems (RTLS), industrial automation and asset management, smart access control, and medical equipment tracking.
The Arduino ABX00131 Stella and the ASX00074 Portenta UWB Shield, now available at Mouser, provide superior accuracy for ranging and positioning, including in complex environments. UWB uses pulse-based signaling to achieve sub-10 cm precision and low interference, outperforming traditional positioning technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS. UWB also features an enhanced physical layer (PHY) that supports cryptography, random number generation, and other advanced security features.
The ABX00131 Stella includes a Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 Multi-Protocol 2.4GHz SoC and Truesense DCU040 module to deliver exceptional real-time tracking accuracy. The ABX00131 Stella integrates with UWB-enabled smartphones and applications, including NXP Trimension App, Apple’s Nearby Interaction APIs, and Android’s UWB Jetpack library. With a compact design, the ABX00131 Stella brings precision and versatility to indoor navigation, automated safety systems, and location tracking.
The ABX00131 Stella integrates seamlessly with the ASX00074 Portenta UWB, a double-sided 70.1 mm x 37.5 mm board. The Arduino ASX00074 adds UWB connectivity to the Arduino Portenta C33 System-on-Module (SOM), acting as a base station for two-way ranging and RTLS. The ASX00074 Portenta UWB features a Truesense DCU150 UWB module with an NXP Trimension SR150 UWB integrated circuit (IC), three embedded PCB antennas, onboard power management, clock control, filters, and peripheral components. The ASX00074 Portenta UWB is ideal for applications demanding reliable, real-time location data.
To learn more, visit https://www.mouser.com/new/arduino/arduino-abx00131-stella/ and https://www.mouser.com/new/arduino/arduino-asx00074-portenta-uwb-shield/.
