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Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway

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3/16/2017 Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway Search... impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway The Electric Imp impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway provides a platform for customers to rapidly implement secure fieldbus-to-cloud connectivity for a variety of industrial use-cases. Based on the Electric Imp imp005 module, the Fieldbus Gateway gives engineers an easily customizable and programmable lightweight gateway platform that can support a wide range of fieldbus systems, protocols and custom functionality to securely enable industrial control and monitoring applications. If you are new to the Electric Imp Platform, we recommend that you first work through the Fieldbus Gateway Getting Started Guide /docs/hardware/fieldbusgateway/intro/ , which will show you how to create a free Electric Imp account, configure your Fieldbus Gateway for Internet connectivity, and introduce you to the process of creating connected products using the Platform. Application Examples Thanks to the Electric Imp Platform’s reliable networking and robust security delivered through the impCloud and impOS and the imp005 module’s ability to run fully customizable application software, the Fieldbus Gateway can be used to kick-start the development of a wide range of industrial applications, including: Industrial Modbus-Internet gateway to securely connect isolated Modbus RTU RS-485 or Modbus TCP Ethernet devices or subsystems to enterprise production systems. HVAC-Internet gateway to remotely monitor and control industrial heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Internet gateway and controller for Power over Ethernet PoE lighting systems. Internet gateway for secure connectivity retrofit of products with a data port for example, USB or UART , such as printers, scales, scanners, and other consumer and industrial devices. BACnet-Internet gateway to retrofit existing BACnet RS-485 systems with connectivity to building management systems. Low-cost and highly secure alternative to industrial Linux gateways for many use cases such as process monitoring or protocol conversion using the on-board or mikroBUS sockets to attach a variety of I/O interfaces . Open Source Design and Optimized Bill of Materials The impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway is an open source design with an optimized Bill of Materials BoM . This allows customers to seamlessly scale from Proof of Concept to product deployment in volume with cost-optimized hardware designs and reusable software. For production in 1000-unit volume, the expected BoM for the Fieldbus Gateway design is around all features included and less depending on the feature subset, down to below for a basic design. 3/16/2017 Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway Availability and Pricing Fully assembled Fieldbus Gateway base units are available for pre-order /businesssolutions/fieldbus-gateway/ now. Key Features Connectivity Dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11abgn WiFi via RP-SMA antenna included WAN Ethernet via RJ45 connector Isolated LAN Ethernet via second RJ45 connector USB Low-Speed/Full-Speed host with stack in impOS Isolated RS-485 port with transmit inhibit option Electric Imp Module imp005 /docs/hardware/imp/modules/ Murata Type 1GC Expansion Support for MikroElectronica Click module via MikroBUS Support for XBee module Application Feedback User-controllable red, yellow and green front-panel LEDs controlled via imp005 GPIO pins Power Source Options Isolated Class 2 Power Over Ethernet PoE 8-24V AC/DC 5VDC via mini USB connector power only no data External Features Front Panel BlinkUp sensor port BlinkUp status LED RP-SMA connector for external WiFi antenna included User-controllable application status LEDs Rear Panel 3/16/2017 Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway 8-24V AC/DC power Mini USB power no data connection Upstream Ethernet RJ-45 connector with PoE support Isolated downstream Ethernet RJ-45 connector USB Type A host connector Isolated RS-485 connector Internal Features Header mounting pins for optional XBee module Header for optional MikroBUS module Serial port imp005 uart0 header mounting pins J7 for custom MikroBUS cards Electric Imp imp005 module SPI Flash programming header J8 Reset button Jumper J2 for RS-485 TX enable Note The Fieldbus Gateway ships with J2 populated. Fieldbus Gateway Hardware Details 3/16/2017 Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway RS-485 The isolated RS-485 connector includes an isolated ground connector intended for establishing a signal ground. Pin 1 is the pin closest to the USB type A socket and is labelled on the Fieldbus Gateway PCB.

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impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway

The Electric Imp impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway provides a platform for customers to rapidly implement secure fieldbus-to-cloud connectivity for a variety of industrial use-cases. Based on the Electric Imp imp005 module, the Fieldbus Gateway gives engineers an easily customizable and programmable lightweight gateway platform that can support a wide range of fieldbus systems, protocols and custom functionality to securely enable industrial control and monitoring applications.

If you are new to the Electric Imp Platform, we recommend that you first work through the Fieldbus Gateway Getting Started Guide /docs/hardware/fieldbusgateway/intro/ , which will show you how to create a free Electric Imp account, configure your Fieldbus Gateway for Internet connectivity, and introduce you to the process of creating connected products using the Platform.

Application Examples

Thanks to the Electric Imp Platform’s reliable networking and robust security delivered through the impCloud and impOS and the imp005 module’s ability to run fully customizable application software, the Fieldbus Gateway can be used to kick-start the development of a wide range of industrial applications, including:

Industrial Modbus-Internet gateway to securely connect isolated Modbus RTU RS-485 or Modbus TCP Ethernet devices or subsystems to enterprise production systems. HVAC-Internet gateway to remotely monitor and control industrial heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Internet gateway and controller for Power over Ethernet PoE lighting systems. Internet gateway for secure connectivity retrofit of products with a data port for example, USB or UART , such as printers, scales, scanners, and other consumer and industrial devices. BACnet-Internet gateway to retrofit existing BACnet RS-485 systems with connectivity to building management systems. Low-cost and highly secure alternative to industrial Linux gateways for many use cases such as process monitoring or protocol conversion using the on-board or mikroBUS sockets to attach a variety of I/O interfaces .

Open Source Design and Optimized Bill of Materials

The impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway is an open source design with an optimized Bill of Materials BoM . This allows customers to seamlessly scale from Proof of Concept to product deployment in volume with cost-optimized hardware designs and reusable software.

For production in 1000-unit volume, the expected BoM for the Fieldbus Gateway design is around all features included and less depending on the feature subset, down to below for a basic design.
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Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway

Availability and Pricing

Fully assembled Fieldbus Gateway base units are available for pre-order /businesssolutions/fieldbus-gateway/ now.

Key Features

Connectivity

Dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11abgn WiFi via RP-SMA antenna included WAN Ethernet via RJ45 connector Isolated LAN Ethernet via second RJ45 connector USB Low-Speed/Full-Speed host with stack in impOS Isolated RS-485 port with transmit inhibit option

Electric Imp Module
imp005 /docs/hardware/imp/modules/ Murata Type 1GC

Expansion

Support for MikroElectronica Click module via MikroBUS Support for XBee module

Application Feedback

User-controllable red, yellow and green front-panel LEDs controlled via imp005 GPIO pins

Power Source Options

Isolated Class 2 Power Over Ethernet PoE 8-24V AC/DC 5VDC via mini USB connector power only no data

External Features

Front Panel

BlinkUp sensor port BlinkUp status LED RP-SMA connector for external WiFi antenna included User-controllable application status LEDs

Rear Panel
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Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway
8-24V AC/DC power Mini USB power no data connection Upstream Ethernet RJ-45 connector with PoE support Isolated downstream Ethernet RJ-45 connector USB Type A host connector Isolated RS-485 connector

Internal Features

Header mounting pins for optional XBee module Header for optional MikroBUS module Serial port imp005 uart0 header mounting pins J7 for custom MikroBUS cards Electric Imp imp005 module SPI Flash programming header J8 Reset button Jumper J2 for RS-485 TX enable Note The Fieldbus Gateway ships with J2 populated.

Fieldbus Gateway Hardware Details
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Electric Imp - impAccelerator Fieldbus Gateway

RS-485

The isolated RS-485 connector includes an isolated ground connector intended for establishing a signal ground. Pin 1 is the pin closest to the USB type A socket and is labelled on the Fieldbus Gateway PCB.

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Datasheet ID: FIELDBUS GATEWAY 510935