Via Node S1

Designed for

GPS-denied and industrial field sites

Via Node S1 is built for underground, industrial, and remote sites where GPS is weak or unavailable and a single node must do more than pass packets. Sense the local environment, support RF-based locate paths for assets or people using whichever supported link is available (UWB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and related radios), and keep a link out through whatever backhaul the site allows: LoRa, an optional Wi-Fi module, or wired fiber and Ethernet. Power is designed for AC, DC, PoE, and battery.

Capabilities

Edge compute, sensing, positioning, backhaul

A SMARC SOM provides edge compute (Nitrogen95 / NXP iMX95 as a reference design example; other SMARC SOMs can be used), with an ESP32-S3 companion for always-on tasks. The carrier is a sensor hub with ports for gas, air quality, sound, and climate modules. Dual UWB daughterboard slots, ESP32 Bluetooth/Wi-Fi capability, and an M.2 Key-E Wi-Fi slot support paths for RF ranging and localization underground and indoors; optional host-side SDR (Via SDR M44 on suitable PCIe x4 hosts) can extend that work where available. Multi-radio and wired options cover LoRa (mPCIe), Wi-Fi (M.2 Key-E), dual Ethernet, fiber/SFP, and high-power PoE. Field power is designed for AC, DC, PoE, and battery.

Slots and sensor ports support optional modules; they are not assumed populated. RF positioning is framed as designed-for / supports-paths hardware; this page does not claim a finished multi-lateration software product or certified cm-class accuracy. This page does not claim MSHA or similar certification. The M.2 Key-M path is Gen3 x1 class for NIC and HaLow-class modules. High-rate coherent SDR remains a separate Via SDR M44 product for hosts with full PCIe Gen3 x4.