IN Brief:
- NXP has introduced an omlox Starter Kit for industrial real-time location deployments.
- The platform combines the Trimension SR048 UWB SoC, MCX W72 MCU, anchors, wearable tags, and software.
- The kit is built around the omlox standard and is intended to support scalable, interoperable RTLS roll-outs.
NXP Semiconductors has introduced an omlox Starter Kit aimed at accelerating industrial real-time location system deployments using ultra-wideband technology. Developed with SynchronicIT and Flowcate, the platform brings together hardware, middleware, and analytics in a package built around the omlox open standard.
At the hardware level, the kit is built on NXP’s Trimension SR048 industrial UWB SoC and the MCX W72 wireless MCU. It includes rechargeable wearable tags and anchors from SynchronicIT, with the company’s auto-topology location engine delivered through the omlox Core Zone V2.1 software stack. NXP said the configuration is designed to support asset tracking, robot navigation, and worker-safety applications in industrial environments.
Flowcate’s DeepHub middleware and analytics layer are used to turn location data into operational information, moving the platform beyond basic tracking functions. NXP’s published material says the kit supports multiple UWB ranging modes, omlox air 8 profiles, and a migration path toward coexistence with FiRa-based mobile navigation. The company has positioned the kit as a route from pilot installation to full-facility deployment without a hardware redesign, and said the starter kit is available for pre-order.
