2. Edge IoT Gateway L Specifications¶
Remote monitoring of critical infrastructure with edge computing
2.1. Overview¶
Pervasive computing systems are capable of collecting, processing and communicating data, they can adapt to the data’s context and activity. That means, in essence, a network that can understand its surroundings and improve the human experience and quality of life.
CTHINGS.CO® Edge IoT Gateway (L) connects whatever data customer needs to process directly at the edge, reducing latency and relieving connectivity networks with full support of Orchestra Platform
The gateway is based on Linux. It provides tremendous possibilities opening up the entire embedded applications ecosystem. It supports industry standard specifications like mission-critical operation in temperatures ranging between -20 °C and +60 °C
The design provides the flexibility needed while still keeping it simple! Based on the concept of modularity, it may operate with many wireless technologies without PCB redesign requirements. As of now, support for all major cellular connectivity standards like luetooth 5.x, LTE Cat. 4, Wirepas 2.4GHz Mesh, Wirepas 5G NR+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac is assured, as well as the very new 5G sub-6 GHz version that will open up tremendous possibilities.
The CTHINGS.CO® Edge IoT Gateway (L) also sports a large expansion system in order to enable plug-in modules for resilient industrial interfaces (digital and analog IOs, current measurement, high-current sourcing or sinking, galvanic isolation, relays, etc.).
To ease deployment of use cases and solutions, CTHINGS.CO® Edge IoT Gateway (L) is designed alongside CTHINGS.CO® Orchestra, a state-of-the-art networking solution making provisioning and maintenance of private networks as simple as a few clicks. Additionally, we open the possibility for curated backend systems including open APIs for connecting external systems, as well as data visualisation capabilities through our interfaces and supported protocols.
2.2. Specifications¶
2.2.1. Hardware Features¶
Industrially certified hardware for enhanced Edge Computing
Quad-Core Intel® i7-1185G7E 1.8/2.8 GHz, TDP: 15/28 W, vPro
Memory RAM: 32GB DDR4,
Storage: 256GB NVMe/ SATA,
Built-in Intel® PTT (TPM 2.0: RSA-2048, ECC-256, SHA-256, EAL4+)
Dimensions: 200mm x 200mm x 35.3mm
Operating temperature range: -20 °C to +60 °C
Passively cooled all-metal aluminium construction
CE Class-A certified & RoHS compliant device
2.2.2. Internal Interfaces¶
2x SO-DIMM DDR4 up to 3200MT/s
1x M.2 Key-B up to 3060, PCIe Gen 3 x1 + USB 2.0
1x M.2 Key-E up to 2230, PCIe Gen 3 x1 + USB 2.0
1x M.2 Key-M up to 2280, PCIe Gen 3 x4 / SATA
2.2.3. Physical Interfaces¶
2x 1 Gbps RJ-45 Ethernet
2x HDMI 1.4b (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
2x mini-DP 1.2 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) Dual mode
2x USB 3.1 on USB Type-A
2x USB 2.0 on USB Type-B
Optional*:
up to 8x SMA Ports for antennas
up to 12 RS-232 / RS-485 or 40+ isolated GPIOs
2.2.4. Electrical Specification¶
12V, 5.5 mm power jack w/ locking, 60W universal PSU
12-56V, 6-pin ATX power connector w/ locking, 120W universal PSU
EMI/ESD protected device
Myriad of power supply protection features: UVLO, OVP, OCP, RPP, surge/transients, soft-start, and more
CE Class-A certification
2.2.5. Connectivity Options¶
Full flexibility which allows plug and play exchange of connectivity modules to meet requirements: Bandwidth overview per connectivity technology:
Rel. 15 5G Sub-6 GHz:
Max. 5.0 Gbps (DL); Max. 650 Mbps (UL) - NSA
Max. 4.2 Gbps (DL); Max. 450 Mbps (UL) - SA
Rel. 14 LTE Cat. 20:
LTE-FDD: Max. 2.0 Gbps (DL); Max. 200 Mbps (UL)
Rel. 7 HSPA+:
WCDMA: Max. 42 Mbps (DL); Max. 5.76 Mbps (UL)
Rel. 14 LTE Cat NB2:
Max. 127 Kbps (DL); Max. 158.5 Kbps (UL)
Rel. 14 LTE Cat M1 with CE Mode B:
Max. 588 Kbps (DL); Max. 1119 Kbps (UL)
EDGE: 296kbps (DL), Max. 236.8kbps (UL)
GPRS: 107kbps (DL), Max. 85.6kbps (UL)
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou/Compass, QZSS,
Cell ID/Wi-Fi positioning
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4/5/6 GHz): Max. 2.4 Gbps
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.3
Wirepas 2.4 GHz MESH
Wirepas 5G NR+
Zigbee / Thread
2.2.6. Software Features¶
Linux®
Orchestra® OS (Yocto-based)
Debian®
Flexible I/O operations
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise / Windows 10/11 Pro
OpenWRT capable
Upgrade Over-The-Air (FOTA)
Support for CTHINGS.CO® Orchestra
2.2.7. Use Cases¶
The gateways supports vast range of usage across industries. Application examples:
Smart Retail: monitoring stock, goods rotation, sales
Smart Logistics: tracking distribution and transport
Smart Product: embedded intelligence and compute
Industry 4.0: digital retrofitting, enhanced maintenance, remote operations, automation, time-sensitive networking (TSN)
Smart Metering: remote and wireless data collection
2.3. Supported Frequences¶
2.3.1. 5G NR / LTE / HSPA+ subsystem*¶
Band name |
Transmit (MHz) |
Receive (MHz) |
LTE-FDD |
LTE-TDD |
UMTS |
5GNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IMT (2100) |
1920-1980 |
2110-2170 |
B1 |
– |
B1 |
n1 |
PCS (1900) |
1850-1910 |
1930-1990 |
B2 |
– |
B2 |
n2 |
DCS (1800) |
1710-1785 |
1805-1880 |
B3 |
– |
B3 |
n3 |
AWS |
1710-1755 |
2110-2155 |
B4 |
– |
B4 |
– |
Cell (850) |
824-849 |
869-894 |
B5 |
– |
B5 |
n5 |
JCELL (800) |
830-840 |
875-885 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
IMT-E (2600) |
2500-2570 |
2620-2690 |
B7 |
– |
– |
n7 |
EGSM (950) |
880-915 |
925-960 |
B8 |
– |
B8 |
n8 |
J1700 |
1750-1785 |
1845-1880 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
700 low A-C |
699-716 |
729-746 |
B12 |
– |
– |
n12 |
700 upper C |
777-787 |
746-756 |
B13 |
– |
– |
– |
700 D |
788-798 |
758-768 |
B14 |
– |
– |
– |
B17 |
704-716 |
734-764 |
B17 |
– |
– |
– |
B18 |
815-830 |
860-875 |
B18 |
– |
– |
– |
B19 |
830-845 |
875-890 |
B19 |
– |
B19 |
– |
EU800 |
832-862 |
791-821 |
B20 |
– |
– |
n20 |
PCS + G |
1850-1915 |
1930-1995 |
B25 |
– |
– |
– |
B26 |
814-849 |
859-894 |
B26 |
– |
– |
– |
700 APAC |
703-748 |
758-803 |
B28 |
– |
– |
n28 |
FLO |
– |
717-728 |
B29 |
– |
– |
– |
WCS |
2305-2315 |
2350-2360 |
B30 |
– |
– |
– |
L-band |
– |
1452-1496 |
B32 |
– |
– |
– |
B34 |
2010-2025 |
2010-2025 |
– |
B34 |
– |
– |
B38 |
2570-2620 |
2570-2620 |
– |
B38 |
– |
n38 |
B39 |
1880-1920 |
1880-1920 |
– |
B39 |
– |
– |
B40 |
2300-2400 |
2300-2400 |
– |
B40 |
– |
– |
B41/B41XGP |
2496-2690 |
2496-2690 |
– |
B41 |
– |
– |
B42 |
3400-3600 |
3400-3600 |
– |
B42 |
– |
– |
B43 |
3600-3800 |
3600-3800 |
– |
B43 |
– |
– |
B46 |
5150-5925 |
5150-5925 |
– |
B46 |
– |
– |
B48 |
3550-3700 |
3550-3700 |
– |
B48 |
– |
n48 |
B66 |
1710-1780 |
2110-2200 |
B66 |
– |
– |
n66 |
B71 |
663-698 |
617-652 |
B71 |
– |
– |
n71 |
n77 |
3300-4200 |
3300-4200 |
– |
– |
– |
n77 |
n78 |
3300-3800 |
3300-3800 |
– |
– |
– |
n78 |
n79 |
4400-5000 |
4400-5000 |
– |
– |
– |
n79 |
5G NR UL |
π/2-BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM |
5G NR DL |
QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM |
LTE |
QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM |
UMTS |
QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM |
NSA |
n38/n41/n77/n78/n79 |
SA |
all 5G bands |
5G SA / NSA bandwidth |
up to 100 MHz |
SCS |
15 kHz on NR FDD & 30 kHz on NR TDD |
5G NR UL |
2 x 2 MIMO (5G SA only): n41/n77/n78/n79 |
5G NR DL |
4 x 4 MIMO: n1/n2/n3/n7/n25/n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n77/n78/n79 |
LTE DL |
4 x 4 MIMO: B1/B2/B3/B4/B7/B25/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66 |
5G NR Option |
3x, 3a, 3, 2 compatible |
LTE Category |
DL Cat. 16; UL Cat. 18 |
LTE RF BW support |
1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz |
WCDMA bands |
Class 3 (24 dBm +1/-3 dB) |
LTE bands |
Class 3 (23 dBm ± 2 dB) |
LTE B38/B40/B41/B42/B43 bands HPUE single-carrier |
Class 2 (26 dBm ± 2 dB) |
5G NR bands |
Class 3 (23 dBm ± 2 dB) |
5G NR n41/n77/n78/n79 |
Class 2 (26 dBm +2/-3 dB) |
*5G NR n48 support is under development
2.3.2. LTE Cat. M1 / Cat. NB1 / Cat. NB2 / EGPRS subsystem*¶
Band name |
Transmit (MHz) |
Receive (MHz) |
LTE-FDD |
GSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IMT (2100) |
1920-1980 |
2110-2170 |
B1 |
– |
PCS (1900) |
1850-1910 |
1930-1990 |
B2 |
PCS1900 |
DCS (1800) |
1710-1785 |
1805-1880 |
B3 |
DCS1800 |
AWS |
1710-1755 |
2110-2155 |
B4 |
– |
Cell (850) |
824-849 |
869-894 |
B5 |
GSM850 |
EGSM (950) |
880-915 |
925-960 |
B8 |
EGSM900 |
700 lower A-C |
699-716 |
729-746 |
B12 |
– |
700 upper C |
777-787 |
746-756 |
B13 |
– |
B18 |
815-830 |
860-875 |
B18 |
– |
B19 |
830-845 |
875-890 |
B19 |
– |
EU800 |
832-862 |
791-821 |
B20 |
– |
PCS + G |
1850-1915 |
1930-1995 |
B25 |
– |
B26 |
814-849 |
859-894 |
B26** |
– |
B27 |
807-824 |
852-869 |
B27** |
– |
700 APAC |
703-748 |
758-803 |
B28 |
– |
B31 |
452.5-457.5 |
462.5-467.5 |
B31* |
– |
B66 |
1710-1780 |
2110-2180 |
B66 |
– |
B71 |
663-698 |
617-652 |
B71*** |
– |
B72 |
451-456 |
461-466 |
B72* |
– |
B73 |
450-455 |
460-465 |
B73* |
– |
B85 |
698-716 |
728-746 |
B85 |
– |
LTE Cat. M1 |
1.4 MHz |
LTE Cat. NB2 |
200 kHz |
LTE Cat. M1 |
588 kbps (DL); 1119 kbps (UL) |
LTE Cat. NB2 |
127 kbps (DL); 158.5 kbps (UL) |
EDGE |
296 kbps (DL); 236.8 kbps (UL) |
GPRS |
107 kbps (DL); 85.6 kbps (UL) |
LTE-FDD bands |
Class 5 (21 dBm +1.7/-3 dB)* |
GSM850 |
Class 4 (33 dBm ± 2 dB) |
EGSM900 |
Class 4 (33 dBm ± 2 dB) |
DCS1800 |
Class 1 (30 dBm ± 2 dB) |
PCS1900 |
Class 1 (30 dBm ± 2 dB) |
2.3.3. GNSS subsystem*¶
Type |
Frequency (MHz) |
|---|---|
GPS |
1575.42 ± 1.023 (L1) |
Galileo |
1575.42 ± 2.046 (E1) |
QZSS |
1575.42 (L1) |
GLONASS |
1597.5–1605.8 |
BeiDou / COMPASS |
1561.098 ± 2.046 |
Cold start (open sky) |
18.9 seconds typical |
Warm start (open sky) |
1.5 seconds typical |
Hot start (open sky) |
1.1 seconds typical |
CEP-50 accuracy (open sky) |
1 metre typical |
2.4. Certifications¶
The CTHINGS.CO® Edge IoT Gateway is CE Class-A & EU RoHS directive compliant. The device has been tested to meet the following electromagnetic compatibility standards:
2.4.1. Electromagnetic Emissions¶
Conducted emission: EN 55022, EN 55014-1, EN 55011
Radiated emission up to 6 GHz
Harmonic current emission: EN 61000-3-2
Voltage fluctuations and flicker: EN 61000-3-3
2.4.2. Immunity to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)¶
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity: EN 61000-4-2
Radiated electromagnetic field immunity: EN 61000-4-3
Electrical fast transient / burst immunity: EN 61000-4-4
Surge immunity: EN 61000-4-5
Conducted disturbance immunity: EN 61000-4-6
Power frequency magnetic field immunity: EN 61000-4-8
Pulse magnetic field immunity: EN 61000-4-9
Voltage dips & short interruptions: EN 61000-4-11
2.5. Additional Capabilities¶
Extensive Connectivity |
5G SA/NSA, LTE Cat. 20, Cat. M, NB-IoT, EGPRS, Wi-Fi 6ax, BLE 5.3, Wirepas 2.4GHz MESH, Wirepas 5G NR+ |
Vast IoT Protocol Suite |
Native support of modern IoT Protocols: i.e. MQTT/-SN, Modbus TCP/RTU, Profinet, etc. |
Interfaces |
Expansion module system for customisation of additional industrial interfaces |
Localisation |
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, COMPASS, Cell ID/Wi-Fi positioning, Wirepas 2.4/5G |
RESTful |
Support for SATA-based M.2 SSD storage cards and VPUs for AI acceleration |
Rich Software Ecosystem |
Linux® OS (Yocto® and Debian®), Mainline Linux, FreeRTOS®, Windows |
MPU |
Multipurpose computing, hybrid data processing in edge, public or private cloud |
OA&M Linux OS |
Remote operations, administration, and maintenance |
2.6. External Appearance¶
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