E1500 Overview
E1500
Product Description
The Council Rock E1500 is a rugged edge computing device with LTE communications capability and Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) protocol bridging features. It provides wireless connectivity for a wide range of critical infrastructure applications including Industrial IoT, Distribution Automation (DA), Distributed Intelligence, and Smart Cities.
Product Features
The E1500 is a Linux-based networking device featuring:
Hardware
Ruggedized carrier grade design
Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A9 32-bit microprocessor
1 GB DDR3 High Performance Random Access Memory (RAM)
8 GB High Performance Flash Memory
2 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 Interface ports
1 RS232/RS422/RS 485 auto-sensing serial port for RTU device communications
1 RS232 serial port for RTU device communications
1 RJ45 console port for direct console communications with a PC
3 radio expansion slots
Software
Open Source Linux Operating System
Edge Intelligence Framework
Networking & Security
Embedded Wireless & Wired Communications
Device Management Support
Over-the-Air update capability
The E1500 can be configured with private/public carrier LTE, Cat-M/NB IoT, and WiFi radios for local and wide area network connectivity. The unit also has an embedded GPS receiver to obtain precision timestamps and location data.
The E1500 leverages OpenWRT Linux and includes several sophisticated software packages tailored to Distribution Automation solutions, including:
Automatic Network Routing software that ensures connectivity of RTU devices to connected networks through the serial and Ethernet ports.
IP Router/Firewall/VPN capabilities including BGP, MPLS, RIPv2, EIGRP, LDP, IS-IS, OSPF, DMVPN, RPL, GRE, etc.
RTU command, control, and monitoring protocol translation software for standard RTU communications protocols including DNP3 and MODBUS that intelligently bridge legacy serial communications to the radio network.
Device management via SNMP and COAP
Device settings configured via a web browser based graphical user interface. For advanced users, the admin interface is accessible through a secure shell (SSH) console over Ethernet or WiFi (optional), enabling complete control of the unit if necessary.