Robustel’s R1511P presents designers with a ready-made, compact solution for cellular connectivity that reduces cost and time-to-market in medium-sized production runs, where the economics of ordering large quantities of individual chips may be unviable for creating a competitive product.
The R1511P is easy to integrate into new or existing products to add 4G/LTE/3G/2G, dual-ethernet (10/100 Mbps), and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connectivity (300 Mbps), while additionally serving as a power hub for the design if required. It also features an RS232 (default) or RS485 port and an integrated Modbus gateway for additional wired communications. Key application areas include:
- EV charging stations
- Traffic signs
- Vending machines
- Medical instruments
- Industrial machinery
- Smart agriculture
- Energy and utility infrastructure
Robustel’s embedded router can be powered using 9-36 VDC, with an idle current draw of 100 mA. This increases to 500 mA (peak) during data link – these benchmarks assume the R1511P is running on a 12-V supply. The operating temperature and relative humidity ranges are -25°C to +70°C and 5-95% respectively, supporting a wide variety of deployment conditions. The PCB itself is also pre-certified for many applications to further reduce cost of development.
In addition to a ready-to-go hardware platform, the R1511P comes preloaded with Robustel’s Linux-based RobustOS router operating system, which further reduces development cost. RobustOS enables remote configuration of the device – for example via SMS – and connection to RobustVPN and Robustel’s free cloud management platform (RMCS), which can be rebranded to suit the OEM’s needs; Robustel provides a well-documented SDK for additional development. RobustOS also offers several functions for data over-usage, smart reboot, and automatic failover between connectivity protocols.
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