LoRaWAN Gateway for the Internet of Things

By Perry Cohen

Associate Editor

Embedded Computing Design

December 10, 2019

Blog

LoRaWAN Gateway for the Internet of Things

ICP Germany has launched UG85, an indoor LoRaWAN gateway. The UG85 is equipped with a 64-bit ARM Cortex A-53 with 800 MHz, 512MB DDR3 RAM, and 8Gb eMMC flash memory.

ICP Germany has launched UG85, an indoor LoRaWAN gateway. The UG85 is equipped with a 64-bit ARM Cortex A-53 with 800 MHz, 512MB DDR3 RAM, and 8Gb eMMC flash memory. Eight LoRa channels based on the Semtech SX1301 chipset are available; each can be delivered in the frequency band for the respective target country.

The UG85 supports version V1.0 Class A and C as well as V1.0.2. Class A and C and has a maximum range of 10km. As a standard, 10/100/1000 Base-T network connectors, a serial RS-232 connector, a digital input and an output are available.

The gateway functionality can be extended by 3G/4G mobile radio with dual SIM slot and IEEE802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi. GPS with an accuracy of less than 2.5 meters is also available as an extension. The UG85 supports a variety of network protocols, VPN tunnels, access authentication, firewall functionalities and management options. The serial port can be operated in transparent mode (TCP Client/Server, UDP), as Modbus Gateway (Modbus TCP on Modbus RTU) and as Modbus Master.

The voltage input range of the UG85 is designed for the range from 9 to 48 volts DC. The typical consumption is 2.3 watts and under full load max. 6.5 watts. Optionally, the PoE 802.3 af/at functionality can be added to the Ethernet connection and the UG85 can thus be expanded to a Powered Device. The housing is IP30 protected and particularly compact with 108x90x26 mm (L/W/H). Wall mounting or DIN rail mounting is easily possible. The new gateway is designed for operation in a temperature range from -40 °C to +70 °C.

For more information, visit https://www.icp-deutschland.de/index.php?cl=search&searchparam=ug85&filterCategoryPathROOT=Industrie%20PC&filterStatus=60&lang=1&&listtype=search&searchparam=ug85

Perry Cohen, associate editor for Embedded Computing Design, is responsible for web content editing and creation, podcast production, and social media efforts. Perry has been published on both local and national news platforms including KTAR.com (Phoenix), ArizonaSports.com (Phoenix), AZFamily.com, Cronkite News, and MLB/MiLB among others. Perry received a BA in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State university.

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