Echolo G1 · Indoor Long-Range BLE Hub

The indoor workhorse. BLE 5 + WiFi AP in a single box.

Long-range BLE 5 coverage for indoor environments, with a built-in WiFi access point that can hop onto existing site infrastructure or run as a standalone AP. Ships ready to talk to Fleet and the on-prem appliance alike.

What it does

Features.

  • BLE 5 long-range for indoor coverage that doesn't need repeaters every 30 metres
  • WiFi AP doubles as site connectivity for the hub itself and anything else you want on the LAN
  • Bi-directional BLE so you can push config/updates back to the end devices
  • 1-second fine-grain sample rate for RTLS and fast status use cases
  • LED ring with software-controlled states (useful for on-site debug)
  • Mounts flat against a wall or ceiling — anti-theft and aesthetically quiet

Specs

The facts sheet.

Radios

  • BLE 5.0 bi-directional (Nordic nRF52832)
  • WiFi 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n · AP or repeater mode

Network

  • Ethernet 10/100
  • WiFi backhaul
  • Power over Ethernet

Processor

  • Nordic nRF52832 · ARM Cortex-M4

Range

  • Up to 300 m BLE · ~100 m WiFi AP

Power

  • 5 V DC @ 1 A or PoE

Enclosure

  • Polycarbonate · wall/ceiling mount hardware included

Dimensions

  • 150 × 150 × 36 mm

Operating temp

  • -25 °C to +65 °C

Warranty

  • 2 years standard · lifetime with on-premise service

Use cases

Built for.

  • 01 Indoor RTLS and positioning
  • 02 Warehouse pallet + lift tracking
  • 03 Fleet pages at an indoor yard / depot
  • 04 On-prem automation triggers
  • 05 BLE device commissioning and firmware push

Why we ship it

The G1 is the hub we reach for first on indoor deployments where reliability beats novelty. BLE 5 gives us enough range that a single G1 usually covers a full warehouse bay without additional gear, and the built-in WiFi AP solves a problem that’s otherwise annoying — getting the hub onto the network when IT won’t pull a new Ethernet drop.

Because the nRF52832 supports bi-directional BLE, the G1 can push configuration and firmware updates back to the end devices it sees. That means the tags you deploy in the field aren’t one-way beacons — you can calibrate, reprovision, or retire them without touching the hardware physically.

In production

Indoor warehouse deployments sit behind a G1 per zone, with ceiling mounts and PoE backhaul. At that density, the 300 m BLE range gives enough overlap that a single hub failing doesn’t leave a dead spot. Fleet’s hub-health view surfaces any G1 that stops reporting within about two minutes.

Pairs well with

  • Fleet for live visibility and alerts
  • Echolo On-Premise Private when the site has a no-outbound-traffic rule
  • OLR outdoor hubs to cover the yard adjacent to the indoor footprint