How it works/The system
Start with a tag. Grow into a fully connected site.
Begin with smart tags that warn your people and your drivers about each other — no network needed. Add an anchor when you want the data. Grow into a full real-time location system when you’re ready. The same tags, the whole way.
A picker steps out from behind a rack. A truck is coming round the corner. Neither can see the other.
With Redpoint, both of them already know. The badge on the picker and the tag on the truck measure the distance between them directly, and warn both people — with light, sound and vibration — before the gap gets too small.
That’s where most sites start. Because Redpoint’s patented technology is built into every device, each tag knows its own position, and it isn’t stopped by crowding, heavy equipment or wide spaces.
And because every tag is compatible with the full real-time location system (RTLS), you never have to start over. When you want the data, add an anchor. When you want the whole floor on a map, grow into the full RTLS. No need to replace your tags.
The journey
Three stages. One set of tags.
Most customers don’t buy everything on day one. Here’s the path they take — and what each step adds for the people on your floor.
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Stage one · Start with tags alone
Keep people and trucks apart.
Proximity Warning System
You need: tagsPut a badge on your people and a tag on your vehicles. Our smart tags work independently — no infrastructure or network required. With direct tag-to-tag communication, you can deliver proximity warnings based on relative distance.
- Tags UWB signal won’t be blocked by people or equipment
- High accuracy and low latency are ideal for safety applications
- Visual, audible, and haptic notifications
- No infrastructure or network needed
Two tags sense each other and warn both people. Nothing to install. -
Stage two · Add an anchor
Start seeing what’s going on.
Connected Proximity Warning System
You need: tags + an anchorWhen you add an anchor to our tag-only solution, you can collect data from our smart tags remotely and deliver over-the-air firmware updates to devices on the network.
Send and receive messages on our devices and track historical data from sensors to understand what’s going on in your facility.
- Simplified infrastructure
- Automatic reporting and notifications
- Configure devices and manage updates over-the-air
- Two-way communication to send and receive messages via tags
Add one anchor and a server, and every warning becomes a record you can review. -
Stage three · Grow into the full RTLS
Know where everything is, all the time.
Real-Time Location System
You need: tags, anchors and infrastructureOur real-time location system (RTLS) is the most accurate, reliable system available to fully connect your indoor environment. Our platform is driving a new generation of safety, efficiency, and productivity solutions for connected industrial environments.
- Full connectivity leverages tags, anchors, and infrastructure
- Sectorized warning zones use geofencing for safety applications
- Real-time and historical reporting and analytics, including playback
- Location data is fully available in real-time
- Floor plans, heat maps, and diagrams to visualize your environment
- Over-the-air updates and configuration of devices
Anchors around the floor locate every tag, all the time, on your own floor plan.
At a glance
What each stage adds.
From simple to complex, there’s a stage that meets your needs today and grows with you. Every feature from one stage carries into the next.
| Feature | Stage 1Proximity Warning SystemTags | Stage 2Connected Proximity Warning System+ Anchor | Stage 3Real-Time Location SystemRTLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag-to-Tag Notifications | Included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Visual, Audible, and Haptic Notifications | Included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Dynamic Geofencing | Included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Automatic Data Reporting | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Event Record | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Over-The-Air Tag Configuration | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Automatic, Over-The-Air Software and Firmware Updates | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Open API | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Real-Time Location and Reporting | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Location Information | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Floor Plan Visualization | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D Visibility | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Static Geofencing | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Analytics and Playback | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
| Mesh Network | Not included in Proximity Warning System | Not included in Connected Proximity Warning System | Included in Real-Time Location System |
Stage 1: Proximity Warning System · Stage 2: Connected Proximity Warning System · Stage 3: Real-Time Location System
Why it holds up
Built for the busiest, most crowded floors.
Whichever stage you start at, the same core technology is doing the work — and it doesn’t lose accuracy among metal, high-bay racking or hundreds of tags.
Integration is certified to IEC 61508 and ISO 13849-1 (SIL2/PLd). At safety-certified sites, 98% of preventable forklift incidents were avoided — with zero false alarms.
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