# 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