bleenc Starter Kit is the easiest way to start your localization project. bleenc Starter Kit has been designed to make the first approach to the bleenc localization system simple, practical, and immediate. Created by BlueUp to enable real-world testing of the platform’s features, the kit is a complete solution for fully understanding the potential of BLE technology applied to indoor localization.
Inside the Starter Kit, you will find a practical guide that walks users through the key concepts, components, and operating principles of the platform.
A complete, ready-to-use infrastructure
The kit is delivered pre-configured and ready for immediate use, without the need for complex setup. This allows to quickly build an initial working localization infrastructure, ideal for simulating real-world scenarios and validating concrete use cases.
The Starter Kit is particularly suited for environments organized into rooms and transit areas, such as hospitals, nursing homes, offices, or laboratories—contexts that represent the typical application of the bleenc system. In these spaces, it is easy to recreate realistic tracking and monitoring scenarios.
Software and hardware: an integrated ecosystem
The components of the Starter Kit are divided into software and hardware, perfectly integrated with each other.
The software, which is the core element for device management and localization, is provided as a cloud service and is accessible remotely via a web interface. This enables real-time device monitoring, configuration management, and intuitive data analysis. For specific needs, the software can also be provided pre-installed on a mini PC. In addition, dedicated APIs allow the bleenc platform to be integrated with third-party applications, facilitating its inclusion within existing digital ecosystems.
The hardware includes:
- 4 bleenc PoE gateways
- 6 bleenc beacons
- 8 bleenc tags (2 asset tags, 2 wearable buttons, 2 LED tags, 2 e-paper tags)
- 2 BLE sensors (1 temperature/humidity sensor, 1 motion sensor)
These hardware components provide a complete setup for building a meaningful demo.
In a test scenario, for example, it is possible to simulate a corridor with four installed gateways to ensure coverage, and six adjacent rooms equipped with beacons for micro-localization. Alternatively, in an open space, one gateway can be installed on each side of the room and one beacon per workstation, enabling more granular localization.
The role of devices in the infrastructure
bleenc gateways, model TinyGateway PoE, act as BLE scanners and represent the first level of localization. They enable real-time tracking of tags with latency in the order of fractions of a second, providing immediate information about device status, such as movement or immobility, button presses, or potential alarm conditions triggered by impacts or falls (if configured). In addition to receiving data, gateways support bidirectional communication, allowing remote updates of e-paper tag content or device configurations. Thanks to their function, they provide an approximate zone-level position, ensuring continuous coverage and monitoring of the test area.
bleenc beacons, model Ultra Zero, represent the second level of the infrastructure and enable the creation of micro-location zones. Installed in rooms, on workstations, or near specific equipment, they allow for more precise positioning of tags. Position updates can occur periodically, at configurable intervals, or be triggered by events such as button presses, transitions from movement to immobility, or detected impacts. It is also possible to request updates remotely, ensuring operational flexibility depending on application needs.
To provide a comprehensive overview of the system’s capabilities, BlueUp has included several types of pre-configured tags in the kit. These include wearable tags with buttons, ideal for safety and emergency call scenarios: asset tags for tracking equipment, LED tags for “find-by-light” visual identification, and e-paper tags with buttons for dynamic information management. These are complemented by BLE sensors, including a temperature and humidity sensor and a device with an accelerometer, enabling environmental and motion monitoring within the project.
From testing to real use cases
Thanks to this combination of software and devices, the Starter Kit allows to validate the distinctive features of the bleenc system under real operating conditions. It is possible to test localized emergency calls, monitor asset positions in real time, use LED-based visual identification, manage content on e-paper tags, and collect environmental or motion data through BLE sensors.
From testing to scalability
The Starter Kit is not just a demonstration tool, but a true starting point for developing a complete localization project. It includes the full set of features of the bleenc platform and allows to progressively explore its capabilities, moving from testing to a structured and scalable implementation.
It is therefore the ideal solution for anyone looking to start a professional BLE localization project with a basic infrastructure that is easily expandable and adaptable to more complex operational environments.