Sewio RTLS 3.3: Pioneering Interoperability with Omlox

With this release we introduce the RTLS Hub, aligning our RTLS Studio with the Omlox™ Hub API. This integration allows us to expand and evolve our solution as the Omlox standard grows. The Omlox™ Hub API 2.0.0 brings significant improvements in interoperability, scalability, and ease of integration for real-time locating systems. This version continues to support the unification of various locating technologies, making it easier for developers and businesses to build and deploy location-based services. With RTLS Hub, we are not just paving the way for interoperability anymore; we are actively pioneering it.

Now, let’s look at the changes related to Sewio Trackables, a feature within the Sewio RTLS that improves the monitoring and management of work-in-progress (WIP) on the manufacturing shop floor. By allowing users to associate a tag with work orders, carts, or any other assets or entities, this feature provides simplified location data for your assets or load carriers and allows an easier and faster view of your workflows.

With this feature, we focused on simplifying our interoperability. Users can now subscribe to all related Trackables data, which are automatically pushed to their ERP database by the ERP Database Connector. This ensures that real-time tracking data is easily accessible for analysis at the enterprise level, offering instant insights into how assets move and are used, helping with decision-making, and process optimization.

A couple of years ago Sewio became the first RTLS vendor globally to offer 1D tracking using directional antennas. This innovation enables full visibility into narrow aisles, brings unmatched cost-effectiveness thanks to cutting the infrastructure costs down to a minimum, and opens possibilities for new use cases that were previously not feasible both technically and financially.

With this release, we are pushing the boundaries of 1D location once again. Our revamped 1D algorithm now offers easier configuration and improved overall location accuracy.

Additionally, we have made notable improvements in stabilizing positioning for static sleeping tags with occasional location updates. Leading to an average precision increase of up to 60%. Thanks to this our system provides highly accurate and reliable location even in less-than-ideal conditions.

Significant user experience improvements were made, particularly within the Zone Editor in Sensmap. These enhancements help simplify the process of drawing and managing zones thanks to adding classic design tool functionalities such as move, rotate, undo/redo, and delete. Users can now also customize the X and Y axis orientation and control the floorplan using zoom buttons (+ and -) or the touch function on mobile devices.

These updates highlight our continuous commitment to providing industry-leading real-time locating solutions and offering our customers the most reliable and future-proof technology in the field of industrial-grade RTLS.

If you’re interested in learning more about this release, please visit the Product Tour in our Documentation.

Existing Sewio clients can download the most recent version of RTLS Studio through myrtls.com.

The development of this release was co-funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (the programme TREND) and by the Czech Recovery Plan by the European Union (Recovery and Resilience Facility).

The aim of the project is the design and development of an extension of the current positioning system for industrial applications, based on UWB (Ultra-Wideband) technology, by functionally enriched hardware of location tags and also a software superstructure for placing the positioning data generated by this system into new contexts, especially with regard to the mutual awareness of the tracked objects about themselves and their surroundings. The partner organization is the Brno University of Technology – Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication.