Edge IoT Gateway M Outdoor Specifications

Datasheet. Release 1.1

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 (M Outdoor) 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 -40°C and 85°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 major cellular and other radio connectivity standards like Bluetooth 5.x, LTE Cat. 4, Wirepas 2.4GHz Mesh, Wirepas 5G NR+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Zigbee, etc. are assured that will open up tremendous possibilities.

To ease deployment of use cases and solutions, the Edge IoT Gateway (M Outdoor) 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

  • Efficient passive cooling & rugged aluminium casing

  • NXP i.MX8MP Quad-Core ARM® v8 Cortex®-A53 64bit, 1.8 GHz

  • ARM® Cortex®-M7 real-time co-processor, 800 MHz

  • AI/ML Neural Processing Unit (NPU) up to 2.3 TOPS

  • Integrated 2D/3D Vivante GC7000UL GPU

  • LPDDR4 RAM*: 4 GB

  • Built-in eMMC flash storage* up to 32 GB

  • Up to 2 TB industrial-grade SDXC UHS-I class μSD

  • Configurable (depending on system configuration):

    • LTE Cat. 4 or LTE Cat. M1/NB2 cellular mini-PCIe Cards

    • CTHINGS.CO® Wirepas® MESH M.2./mini-PCIe Cards

    • Zigbee/Thread/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth M.2./mini-PCIe Cards

  • On-board hardware watchdog & support for secure boot

  • Supports DIN-rail & wall mounting

  • Operating temperature range: -40 °C to +80 °C

  • RoHS compliant device

Physical Interfaces

Gateway

  • 1x USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Port; Type-A

  • 2x USB 2.0 High-Speed Ports; Type-A

  • 2x 1000 Mbps Ethernet ports

  • 1x 802.3af Type-1 PoE; RJ-45 (optional)

  • Optional (depending on system configuration):

    • 3x RS-232; galvanic isolation

    • 3x half-duplex RS-485; galvanic isolation

    • 1x CAN bus port; galvanic isolation

    • 2x 24 V compliant digital inputs; galvanic isolation

    • 2x 24 V compliant digital outputs; galvanic isolation

  • 2x general-purpose user-controlled LEDs

  • 1x USB 2.0 Console Serial Interface; USB Type-B Micro

  • 1x Nano-SIM Card

  • 1x M.2 Key-E Expansion Slot with PCIe 3.0 and USB 2.0

  • 1x Mini-PCIe Socket with USB 2.0

  • 1x DVI-D (digital) HDMI-compliant display up to 1080p60

  • Proprietary connector; add-on boards: LVDS, SDIO, USB, SPI, I2C, GPIOs*

Electrical Specification

  • AC supply voltage: 100 V to 240 V 50-60 Hz

  • IEEE 802.3af Type-I Power over Ethernet (PoE) supply*

  • Ultra-low power consumption: typically 5W

  • EMI/ESD protected device; power supply protection features

  • FCC, CE, UK CA; EMC EN 55032/5, EN 61000-6-3 certification

  • EN/UL/IEC 62368-1 safety certification

  • RoHS compliant

Casing

  • Widely certified, IP68 protection class

  • 2x LTE internal antennas embedded

  • 1x 2.4 GHz (Wi-Fi, Wirepas, Zigbee, Bluetooth, etc.) internal antenna embedded

  • Internal Power Supply embedded

  • Dimensions: 270 x 270 x 80 mm

  • Waterproof cable glands available upon request

Connectivity Options

Full flexibility which allows plug and play exchange of connectivity modules to meet requirements.

Bandwidth overview per connectivity technology:

  • Rel. 8 LTE Cat. 4

    • LTE-FDD: 150 Mbps (DL); 50 Mbps (UL)

    • LTE-TDD: 130 Mbps (DL); 30 Mbps (UL)

  • Rel. 7 HSPA+

    • WCDMA: Max. 42 Mbps (DL); Max. 5.76 Mbps (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) 5.0 / 5.3

  • Wirepas 2.4 GHz MESH

  • Wirepas 5G NR+

  • Zigbee / Thread

Software Features

  • Linux®

    • Orchestra® OS (Yocto-based)

    • Debian®

  • Flexible I/O operations

  • OpenWRT capable

  • Upgrade Over-The-Air (OTA)

  • 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

*depending on system configuration **support for Cat. M1 only ***support for Cat. NB2 only

LTE / HSPA+ subsystem*

Band name

Transmit (MHz)

Receive (MHz)

LTE-FDD

LTE-TDD

UMTS

GSM

IMT (2100)

1920-1980

2110-2170

B1

–

B1

–

PCS (1900)

1850-1910

1930-1990

B2

–

B2

PCS1900

DCS (1800)

1710-1785

1805-1880

B3

–

B3

DCS1800

AWS

1710-1755

2110-2155

B4

–

B4

–

Cell (850)

824-849

869-894

B5

–

B5

GSM850

UMTS 800

830-840

875-885

–

–

B6

–

IMT-E

2500-2570

2620-2690

B7

–

–

–

EGSM (950)

880-915

925-960

B8

–

B8

EGSM900

700 low A-C

699-716

729-746

B12

–

–

–

700 upper C

777-787

746-756

B13

–

–

–

700 upper D

788-798

758-768

B14

–

–

–

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

–

–

–

700 APAC

703-748

758-803

B28

–

–

–

IMT-E (B38)

2570-2620

2570-2620

–

B38

–

–

S-band

2300-2400

2300-2400

–

B40

–

–

BRS (US)

2555-2655

2555-2655

–

B41

–

–

B66

1710-1780

1710-1780

B66

–

–

–

B71

663-698

617-652

B71

–

–

–

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)

GNSS

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
GNSS acquisition performance

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

Wireless connectivity via: LTE, M1, NB-IoT, 3G, EGPRS, Wi-Fi 6E, BLE 5.3, Wirepas 2.4/5G, Zigbee, Thread

Vast IoT Protocol Suite

Native support of modern IoT Protocols: i.e. MQTT/-SN, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, etc.

Interfaces

Vast integration of sensors network on common data bus: i.e. USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, CAN bus, up to 3x RS485 or RS232, industrial digital I/O, etc.

Localisation

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, COMPASS, Cell ID/Wi-Fi positioning, Wirepas MESH

RESTful

Ease of data access via REST Web APIs

Rich Software Ecosystem

Linux® OS (Orchestra OS [Yocto®-based] and Debian®), Mainline Linux, FreeRTOS®, OpenWRT

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 M Outdoor from different sides

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