Edge IoT Gateway L Specifications

Datasheet. Release 2.3

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.

Specifications

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: 200 mm x 200 mm x 35.3 mm

  • Operating temperature range: -20 °C to +60 °C

  • Passively cooled all-metal aluminium construction

  • CE Class-A certified & RoHS compliant device

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

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

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

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: 296 kbps (DL), Max. 236.8 kbps (UL)

  • GPRS: 107 kbps (DL), Max. 85.6 kbps (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

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

Use Cases

The gateway supports a 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

Supported Frequences

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

Supported modulations

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

5G SA / NSA operation modes

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

MIMO support

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

Transmit power class

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

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-FDD RF bandwidth

LTE Cat. M1

1.4 MHz

LTE Cat. NB2

200 kHz

Maximum throughput

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)

Transmit power class

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)

* depending on system configuration

** support for Cat. M1 only

*** support for Cat. NB2 only

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

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:

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

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

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

External Appearance

Pictures of Edge IoT Gateway L from different sides

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