Inquiry Regarding DWM3001CDK Connectivity with iPhone

Wireless Connectivity Ultra-Wideband
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Dear Qorvo Support Team,

I am currently evaluating the DWM3001CDK development kit for a UWB-based project and would appreciate some clarification regarding its integration with Apple iPhones.

I would like to understand the following:

  1. Can the DWM3001CDK be connected directly to an iPhone without significant firmware modifications?
  2. Is there an official Qorvo iOS application available for testing and evaluation, or is custom iOS app development required?
  3. What software packages, SDKs, libraries, or tools are required on both the DWM3001CDK and the iPhone side to establish communication?
  4. Does the communication between the DWM3001CDK and iPhone occur through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), UWB, or a combination of both?
  5. What data can be obtained from the DWM3001CDK when connected to an iPhone? For example:
  • Distance/range measurements
  • Direction or angle information
  • Position coordinates
  • Raw UWB measurements
  • IMU/accelerometer data
  1. Are there any limitations based on the iPhone model (e.g., iPhone 14, 15, or newer models)?
  2. Is there any official documentation, sample code, or reference project demonstrating iPhone integration with the DWM3001CDK using Apple’s Nearby Interaction framework?

Our goal is to evaluate the feasibility of using the DWM3001CDK as a UWB accessory for iPhone-based ranging and positioning applications.

Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your guidance.

Best regards,

Divyavardhan Singh
ECE Department
SVNIT Surat

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Request access to the QANI sdk

  1. No firmware mods see
    Qorvo Nearby Interaction Software package v.3.0 Release

  2. It has the firmware and the sample app source
    You can also download the app from the App Store

You can get distance and angles. ( iPhone 11 up) Starting with iPhone 14, apple requires the use of an augmented reality session to get angles. This blends the UWB data with some camera data. It can take extra user actions to get the two sources in sync, called convergence.
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This improves the detection angle from approx 60 degrees to near 180 degrees

I have an app that provides direction and distance to my users from the use of this infrastructure.
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Imu and location are not included in the sample ranging app , nor raw UWB measurements

  1. The iPhone (11-17) has everything you need, just an app that uses the NI framework . If you wish to modify the app you will need an Apple system and Xcode and a license. You can distribute the app thru AppStore connect using TestFlight to a limited set of users

  2. The communication is a ble connection to send commands and config data, and UWB<-> UWB (Apple u1/2) to handle the rest.

Load the sdk firmware binary on the cdk board, download the app and it works

  1. This IS the example of that integration