Compulab IOT-LINK is a low-cost, tiny industrial IoT gateway based on NXP i.MX 9352 Arm Cortex-A55/M33 AI SoC with support for Gigabit Ethernet, 4G LTE Cat 1-bis, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Wireless Mesh connectivity.
The fanless gateway also features two RS485 or CAN-FD interfaces and three DI / DO, and as an industrial-grade hardware platform, it takes 12V to 24V DC input, and can operate 24/7 in the -40°C to 80°C temperature range. Target applications include HVAC monitoring, industrial predictive maintenance, energy storage, EV charging, vehicle telematics and fleet management, and lighting control.
IOT-LINK specifications:
- SoC – NXP i.MX 9352
- CPU
- 2x Arm Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.7GHz
- Arm Cortex-M33 real-time core @ 250 MHz
- NPU – 0.5 TOPS Arm Ethos U65 microNPU
- CPU
- System Memory – Up to 2GB LPDDR4
- Storage – Up to 64GB eMMC flash
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- 4G/LTE Cat 1-bis cellular modem with global coverage (SIMCOM SIM7672) and micro SIM card slot
- 802.11ax WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 BLE via NXP IW611 module
- Wireless Mesh (Bluetooth Mesh, Thread, Zigbee) via Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 / Silicon Labs MGM240 wireless module
- USB – USB 2.0 Type-C host port
- Serial – Up to 2x RS485 (2-wire) or CAN FD terminal blocks
- Digital I/O – 3x DOUT / DIN
- Debugging – Serial console via UART-to-USB bridge
- Security – TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9673)
- Misc
- Hardware watchdog
- Real-time clock (RTC) with back-up battery
- Power LED, user dual-color LED
- Power Supply
- 12V-24V DC input via 2-pin terminal block
- Support for PoE power input
- Dimensions – 83 x 55 x 28mm
- Weight – 145 grams
- Temperature Range
- Commercial: 0°C to 60°C
- Industrial: -40°C to 80°C
- Storage: -40°C to 85°C
- Relative Humidity – 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
- Compliance
- Regulatory – FCC, CE, UKCA
- EMC – EN 55032/5, EN 61000-6-2, EN 61000-6-3
- Safety – EN/UL/IEC 62368-1
- MTTF – > 200,000 hours
The IOT-LINK supports DIN-rail and wall mounting. The company mentions SBC (SBC-IOT-IMX93) and System-on-Module versions are available, so I’d assume it’s based on Compulab’s MCM-iMX93 system-on-module introduced about a year ago.
Compulab offers an open-source software stack with Debian Linux and Yocto BSPs with Linux 6.6, support for Docker, MS Azure IoT and Node-RED, OTA updates with Mender, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, and MQTT connectivity, and support for the BalenaOS platform.
Compulab will soon offer the IOT-LINK industrial IoT gateway on its online store with various options. Pricing starts at $89 for volume orders, the company offers a 5-year warranty, and promises a 15-year availability for the gateway. Additional information may be found on the product page.
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