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Revision and Notes
Date | Owner | Revision | Notes | ||||||
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| 1.0 | Initial release | |||||||
| 1.1 | Adding documentation of additional details on SKU descriptions and sink specifications. | |||||||
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Introduction
The following quick start guide provides background information about the SolidSense N8 Compact.
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Hardware Setup
Product Specifications
SolidSense N8 IoT Compact BLE | SolidSense N8 IoT Compact LTE BLE | SolidSense N8 IoT Compact Extended | SolidSense N8 IoT Compact Extended LTE | |
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I/Os | 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x RS485 | 1 x RS485 |
Networking | 1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 | 1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 | 1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 | 1 x Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 |
Processor | NXP i.MX 8M Nano Arm Cortex A53 Single core @1500MHz + Cortex M7@650MHz | NXP i.MX 8M Nano Arm Cortex A53 Single core @1500MHz + Cortex M7@650MHz | NXP i.MX 8M Nano Arm Cortex A53 Single core @1500MHz + Cortex M7@650MHz | NXP i.MX 8M Nano Arm Cortex A53 Single core @1500MHz + Cortex M7@650MHz |
Memory & Storage | 1GB DDR4 | 1GB DDR4 | 1GB DDR4 | 1GB DDR4 |
Misc. | Programmable LEDs | Programmable LEDs | Programmable LEDs | Programmable LEDs |
Development and Debug interfaces | Console port (internal) | Console port (internal) | Console port (internal) | Console port (internal) |
Power | 9V-36V | 9V-36V | 9V-36V | 9V-36V |
Expansion card I/Os ( * ) | 1 x internal expansion header | 1 x internal expansion header | 1 x internal expansion header | 1 x internal expansion header |
Temperature | 0°C to 50°C | 0°C to 50°C | 0°C to 50°C | 0°C to 50°C |
Dimensions | 150 x 85 x 40mm | 150 x 85 x 40mm | 150 x 85 x 40mm | 150 x 85 x 40mm |
Enclosure | Plastic casing with internal antennas for WiFi-Bluetooth/BLE | Plastic casing with internal antenna for WiFi-Bluetooth. One SMA port for LTE. | Plastic casing with internal antenna for WiFi-Bluetooth | Plastic casing with internal antenna for WiFi-Bluetooth. One SMA port for LTE. |
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Please Note (*) Only accessible with case open.
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Block Diagram
The following figure describes the SolidSense N8 Compact Edge Block Diagram.
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Please see below the features overview of the front side of the product.
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Note
The unit has two Dual-Band Antennas (for WIFI Module and U-Blox): RF ANT 2.4GHZ/5.4GHZ FLAT PATCH .
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For managing your IoT gateway, monitor the gateway status, and manage the network configuration, you can refer to Configuring SolidSense networking with Kura .
Please see below picture to get the serial number for SSID of the network.
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Sink Nina-B1 or FWM7BLZ22
This module can be programmed with either Wirepas or BLE firmware.
For all SRG40X.01SD SKUs (X: 1, 2, 5), the device comes with a U-Blox Nina-B1 module, which includes BLE firmware by default. If ordered with the "SW" suffix instead of "SD" (e.g., SRG40X.01SW), it will come with Wirepas firmware instead.
Similarly, all SRG40X.02SD SKUs (X: 1, 2, 5) are equipped with an FWM7BLZ22 module, which also includes BLE firmware by default. Ordering with the "SW" suffix (e.g., SRG40X.02SW) provides the module with Wirepas firmware instead.
Sink Pinout
Pin / Module | Nina-B1SKUs SRG40X.01 {X: 1, 2, 5} | FWM7BLZ22SKUs SRG40X.02 {X: 1, 2, 5} |
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UART_0_PIN_TX | 6 | 6 |
UART_0_PIN_RX | 5 | 8 |
UART_0_PIN_RTS | N.C | N.C |
UART_0_PIN_CTS | PD | PD |
Nina-B1 Circuit
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FWM7BLZ22 Circuit
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Wirepas Firmware
If you are using SolidSense as a Wirepas gateway you can directly configure your Wirepas gateway by referring to Configuring and testing the Wirepas gateway software .
For flashing or re-flashing wirepas sinks, please refer to Flashing or Re-flashing Wirepas sinks on SolidSense gateway (V0.9 and up) .
When using the Solidsense software, UART4 (displayed as /dev/ttymxc3 in Linux) should be linked to wirepasSink1.service for proper sink configuration on the N8 Compact.
BLE Firmware
This module supports BLE and can be programmed with BLE firmware on N8 products.
To build and program the BLE firmware, please follow the instructions in the repository: SolidRun BLE Firmware Guide.
The firmware is built on the Apache Mynewt OS, using the Apache NimBLE application to provide BLE functionality and HCI protocol support.
The SRG40X.0YSD SKUs (X: 1, 2, 5; Y: 1, 2) come with BLE firmware pre-programmed by default.
Sink Device - UART4
UART4 appears as /dev/ttymxc3 in Linux.
CanBus and RS485
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Connector Description
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For testing your CANBus and RS-485 interfaces, please refer to SolidSense N8 Compact RS485 and CAN bus .
Bluetooth
1. For showing all Bluetooth devices, run the following:
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Before powering up the board for the first time it is recommended to select the boot media. In order to configure the boot media to MicroSD, please set the S1 switch to match the first option from the following table:
Switch 1 | Switch 2 | |
SD | ON | ON |
eMMC | OFF | ON |
Serial connection
Please connect the UART cable to the pins on connector J13 as shown in the above connector side picture under HW interfaces, then you can refer to Serial Connection for installing necessary serial connection software in Linux/Windows.
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In order to be able to log in, please insert ‘solidsense’ as username and ‘aiPh2eim’ as password.
Booting Debian from SD card
The following shows how to set the switches on the boot source selector:
Switch 1 | Switch 2 | |
SD | ON | ON |
List Of Supported OS
Build from sources
Support
Please follow our SolidSense Support Overview page.
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