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  • Page 1 LTE Industrial Router SmartFlex SR308 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Website www.advantech-bb.com c 2018 Advantech B+B SmartWorx s.r.o. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice, and does not represent a commitment on the part of Advantech B+B SmartWorx.
  • Page 3 Source codes under GPL licence are available free of charge by sending an email to: techSupport@advantech-bb.com. Please see http://ep.advantech-bb.cz/devzone for more information. Advantech B+B SmartWorx s.r.o., Sokolska 71, 562 04 Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic Document No. MAN-0009-EN, revision from November 2, 2018. Released in the Czech Republic.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    SmartFlex SR308 Contents 1 Safety Instructions 2 WEEE directive 3 Router Description 3.1 Usage of the Router ....... . .
  • Page 5 SmartFlex SR308 7.1 Basic parameters ........
  • Page 6 SmartFlex SR308 List of Figures Access to the Internet from LAN ......Backed up access to the Internet .
  • Page 7 SmartFlex SR308 List of Tables Router versions ........

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    SmartFlex SR308 1. Safety Instructions Please, observe the following instructions: The router must be used in compliance with all applicable international and national laws and in compliance with any special restrictions regulating the utilization of the router in prescribed applications and environments.

  • Page 9: Weee Directive

    SmartFlex SR308 2. Product Disposal Instructions The WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: 2012/19/EU) directive was in- troduced to ensure that electrical/electronic products are recycled using the best available recovery techniques in order to minimize impact on the environment. This product contains high quality materials and components which can be recycled.

  • Page 10: Router Description

    SmartFlex SR308 3. Router Description SmartFlex SR308 is an industrial cellular router intended for the Australian market. This router is an ideal device for wireless communication in mobile networks that make use of LTE, HSPA+, UMTS, EDGE or GPRS technology. Due to the high speed of data transfer up to 150 Mbps (download) and up to 50 Mbps (upload) is this router an ideal solution for specialized M2M devices and IoT as well as for wireless connection of traffic and security camera systems,...

  • Page 11: Usage Of The Router

    SmartFlex SR308 Examples of possible applications mobile office telemetric fleet management remote monitoring security system vending and dispatcher machines telematic 3.1 Usage of the Router The router is primarily intended for these four basic situations: I. Access to the Internet from LAN...

  • Page 12: Backed Up Access To The Internet

    SmartFlex SR308 II. Backed up access to the Internet (from LAN) Figure 2: Backed up access to the Internet III. Secure networks interconnection or using VPN Figure 3: Using VPN tunnel...

  • Page 13: Serial Gateway

    SmartFlex SR308 IV. Serial Gateway Figure 4: Serial Gateway...

  • Page 14: Contents Of Package

    SmartFlex SR308 4. Contents of Package Basic delivered set of router includes: router, power supply (based on ordered plug type), crossover UTP cable, up to three external antennas, loose power and I/O connector (+8 pins 4-pins and 5-pins terminal block for RS485 and RS232...

  • Page 15: Router Design

    5. Router Design 5.1 Router versions SmartFlex SR308 router is supplied in the following versions (see table below). All versions are available in plastic or metal box according to customer requirements. All versions are available with PoE PD (Power over Ethernet – powered device) so you can power the router from both ETH0 and ETH1 interfaces, or with PoE PSE (power source equipment) so you can power other devices by the router.

  • Page 16: Delivery Identification

    SmartFlex SR308 Figure 10: Version RS232-RS485 (metal) Figure 11: Version RS232-RS485 & WiFi (metal) 5.2 Delivery identification Trade name Product name Description SmartFlex SR308 SmartFlex Router in a metal box Table 2: Delivery identification Figure 12: Label example...

  • Page 17: Order Codes

    SmartFlex SR308 5.3 Order codes Order codes overview is shown in the table below. Order code Features – interfaces Power supply BB-SR30800025-SWH LTE module, 2x ETH, 1x USB, 2x BI, 1x BO, Metal Universal 1x microSD reader, 2x SIM reader...

  • Page 18: Basic Dimensions Of The Router Box

    SmartFlex SR308 5.4 Basic dimensions of the router box Figure 13: Basic dimensions of the router box 5.5 Mounting recommendations It is possible to place the router on a flat surface, DIN rail EN 60715 with the included plastic or metal clip.

  • Page 19: Removal From The Din Rail

    SmartFlex SR308 – The length of the bunch (combination of power supply and data cables) should be a maximum 1.5 m. If the length of data cables exceeds 1.5 m or if the cable is leading towards the switchboard, we recommend installing surge protectors.

  • Page 20: Description Of The Rear Panel

    SmartFlex SR308 5.7 Description of the rear panel The rear panel contains two holders for SIM cards (SIM1 and SIM2), a holder for microSD card (SD) and an RST button used to restore the default configuration and reboot the router.

  • Page 21: Status Indication

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.1 Status indication There are nine LED indicators on the front panel to provide router status information. Each ETH port has two additional LEDs that provide information about the port status. Caption Color State Description Green Blinking Router is ready.

  • Page 22: Value Ranges Of Signal Strength For Different Technologies

    SmartFlex SR308 GPRS/EDGE (RSSI) UMTS/HSPA (RSCP) LTE (RSRP) Signal strength > -70 dBm > -75 dBm > -90 dBm good -70 dBm to -89 dBm -75 dBm to -94 dBm -90 dBm to -109 dBm fair < -89 dBm < -94 dBm <...

  • Page 23: Power Connector Pwr

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.2 Power connector PWR Panel socket 2-pin. Pin number Signal mark Description GND(-) Negative pole of DC supply voltage VCC(+) Positive pole of DC supply voltage (+10 to +60 V DC) Table 7: Connection of power connector Figure 17: Power connector Unit has to be supplied by a power supply specified as a Limited Power Source (LPS) ac-...

  • Page 24: Antenna Connector Ant, Div, Gps And Wifi

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.3 Antenna connector ANT, DIV, GPS and WiFi The main, diversity and GPS antennas are connected to the router using the SMA connec- tor on the front panel. There is also an R-SMA antenna connector available, through which an additional antenna can be connected, if the router is equipped with a WiFi module.

  • Page 25: Sim Card Reader

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.4 SIM card reader Two SIM card readers for 3 V and 1.8 V SIM cards are located on the rear panel of the router. In order for the router to function, it is necessary to insert an activated SIM card with an unblocked PIN code.

  • Page 26: Microsd Card Reader

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.5 MicroSD card reader The microSD card reader is located on the rear panel of the router (the third slot). This card reader allows the router to operate with microSD memory cards. The technical specifications are stated in the table below.

  • Page 27: Ethernet Ports (Eth0 And Eth1)

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.6 Ethernet Ports (ETH0 and ETH1) Panel socket RJ45. Signal mark Description Data flow direction TXD+ Transmit Data – positive pole Input/Output TXD- Transmit Data – negative pole Input/Output RXD+ Receive Data – positive pole Input/Output PoE power + (if it’s equipped by PoE) PoE power + (if it’s equipped by PoE)

  • Page 28: Power Over Ethernet (Poe)

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.7 Power over Ethernet (PoE) On the router models with PoE, the PoE+ standard IEEE 802.3at-2009 and PoE standard IEEE 802.3af-2003 are supported in both Ethernet ports (ETH0, ETH1). The PoE PD version allows the router to be powered over the Ethernet by another PoE PSE device. The PoE PSE version also allows the router to power other devices over the Ethernet.

  • Page 29: Poe Pse Usage

    SmartFlex SR308 PoE PSE Figure 25: PoE PSE usage The power supply used with the PoE PSE router has to provide voltage from 44 to 57 V DC and the output power has to be at least 65 W for full PoE+ use (Class 4) in both Ethernet ports (ETH0 and ETH1).

  • Page 30: Usb Port

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.8 USB Port Panel socket USB-A. Signal mark Description Data flow direction +5 V Positive pole of 5 V DC supply voltage, 0.5 A USB data - USB data signal – negative pole Input/Output USB data + USB data signal – positive pole...

  • Page 31: I/O Port

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.9 I/O Port Panel socket 6-pin. Signal mark Description Binary input 0 Binary input 0 Binary input 1 Binary input 1 Binary output Binary output Table 12: Connection of I/O port Figure 27: I/O connector The I/O user Interface is designed for the processing of binary input and control (setting) of binary output.

  • Page 32: Binary Inputs Connection

    SmartFlex SR308 Binary inputs connection example: Figure 28: Binary inputs connection Binary output Binary output parameters: – 60 V AC / 300 mA – 60 V DC / 300 mA The current of the binary output is limited by a resettable fuse (300 mA).

  • Page 33: Reset

    SmartFlex SR308 5.8.10 Reset When the PWR LED starts flashing on the front panel, it is possible to restore the de- fault configuration of the router by pressing the RST button on the rear panel. After pressing this button the default configuration will be restored and the router will reboot (after which the green LED will be on).

  • Page 34: Interfaces Description

    SmartFlex SR308 5.9 Interfaces Description Besides the basic version of SmartFlex router there are available versions with one of the following interfaces: SWITCH interface RS232-RS485/422 interface 5.9.1 SWITCH interface The three LAN ports of the SWITCH interface for SmartFlex routers (RJ45 connectors for connecting Ethernet devices) act as a typical switch device.

  • Page 35: Switch Interface Parameters

    SmartFlex SR308 Technical specification of Ethernet IEEE 802.3: Ethernet interface, IEEE 802.3 standard Maximum data rate 100 Mbps Max. total cable length (300 Bd, 200 nF/km) 100 m Table 16: SWITCH interface parameters...

  • Page 36: Rs232-Rs485/422 Interface

    SmartFlex SR308 5.9.2 RS232-RS485/422 interface These interfaces are physically connected through the 5-pin and 4-pin terminal block con- nectors. The insulation strength is up to 2.5 kV. Attention, connectors are not isolated from each other! No state indication is displayed for this interface. These router versions comply with the standards and temperature ranges stated in Chap.

  • Page 37: Rs232 Connector

    SmartFlex SR308 Figure 33: RS232 connector Connection of RS485 connector: Signal Description Direction TxRx+ RS485 B (+) Input/Output TxRx- RS485 A (-) Input/Output TxRx+ RS485 B (+) Input/Output TxRx- RS485 A (-) Input/Output Table 18: Connection of RS485 connector Connection of RS422 connector:...

  • Page 38: Connection Of Jumpers

    SmartFlex SR308 Figure 35: Connection of jumpers Technical specification of RS232 and RS485 bus (EN 1434): RS232 and RS485 interface Max. operating RS232 bus current 15 mA Max. number of devices on RS485 bus Max. output current on RS485 bus 60 mA Max.

  • Page 39: First Use

    SmartFlex SR308 6. First Use 6.1 Connecting the router before first use Before putting the router into operation it is necessary to connect all of the components that are required to run your applications. Don’t forget to insert a SIM card.

  • Page 40: Start

    SmartFlex SR308 6.2 Start The router will start when a power supply is connected to the router. By default, the router will automatically start to log on to the default APN. The DHCP server will start to assign addresses for devices connected through the Ethernet port ETH0. These router behaviors can be changed via the web interface.

  • Page 41: Router Web Interface

    SmartFlex SR308 After successfully entering login information, the user will have access to the router web interface via their browser. Figure 39: Router web interface A detailed description of the router settings in the Web interface can be found in the...

  • Page 42: Technical Parameters

    SmartFlex SR308 7. Technical Parameters 7.1 Basic parameters SmartFlex Router Temperature range Operating -40 C to +75 C Storage -40 C to +85 C Cold start -35 C Data transfers via mobile network are available immediately -40 C Data transfers via mobile network are avail- able approximately five minutes after the start...

  • Page 43: Standards And Regulations

    SmartFlex SR308 7.2 Standards and regulations The router complies with the following standards and regulations. Standards and regulations Radio AS/CA S042-2015 IEC 61000-6-2:2005, IEC 61000-6-3:2006 Safety IEC 60950-1:2005 (second edition) + A1:2009 + A2:2013, AS/NZS 60950.1:2015 National Table 22: Standards and regulations 7.3 Type tests and environmental conditions...

  • Page 44: Technical Parameters Of Cellular Module

    SmartFlex SR308 7.4 Technical parameters of Cellular Module Technical parameters of cellular module LTE parameters LTE: Cat.4, 3GPP E-UTRA Release 11 FDD frequencies: 700 MHz (B28), 850 MHz (B5), 900 MHz (B8), 1700 MHz (B4), 1800 MHz (B3), 1900 MHz (B2), 2100 MHz (B1),...

  • Page 45: Technical Parameters Of Gnss

    SmartFlex SR308 7.5 Technical parameters of GNSS GNSS specifications Antenna – active Protocols NMEA 0183 GNSS Systems GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS Frequency GPS/Galileo/QZSS: 1575.42 1.023 MHz GLONASS: 1597.5 – 1605.8 MHz BeiDou: 1561.098 2.046 MHz Sensitivity (autonomous) Tracking: -157 dBm...

  • Page 46: Technical Parameters Of I/O Port

    SmartFlex SR308 7.7 Technical parameters of I/O port Characteristics of inputs: logical 0 / 1 Voltage Current Web interface status log. 1 max 0.4 mA log. 0 min 0.7 mA log. 0 type 12 V 2 mA log. 0 max...

  • Page 47: Other Technical Parameters

    SmartFlex SR308 7.9 Other Technical Parameters Other technical parameters CPU power 2 DMIPS per MHz Flash memory 256 MB 512 MB M-RAM 128 kB Table 30: Other technical parameters...

  • Page 48: Recommended Literature

    SmartFlex SR308 8. Recommended Literature Advantech B+B SmartWorx: Start Guide, Advantech B+B SmartWorx: Configuration Manual for SmartFlex Routers.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    SmartFlex SR308 9. Troubleshooting If you cannot connect to the router from your PC, your network card may be configured in such a way that it is not possible to connect to the router. Take one or more of the following steps in order to solve the problem: Make sure your PC’s network card is configured to obtain the IP address form the...
  • Page 50 SmartFlex SR308 In a private APN it is not recommended to get the DNS settings from operator (on "Mobile WAN" page) Go to "System Log" page in "Status" section and observe where the error occurs. I cannot connect from the Internet to the device behind the router. I have NAT enabled.
  • Page 51 SmartFlex SR308 Serial communication is not working. Verify that the router model supports serial communications. Also verify the serial communication settings. To do so, open the router’s configuration menu via the web browser, select the appropriate "Expansion Port" from "Configuration" part of the menu and verify the settings.

  • Page 52: Customers Support

    SmartFlex SR308 10. Customers Support 10.1 Customer Support for NAM E-mail: support@advantech-bb.com Web: www.advantech-bb.com 10.2 Customer Support for Europe E-mail: iiotcustomerservice@advantech.eu Web: www.advantech-bb.com 10.3 Customer Support for Asia E-mail: icg.support@advantech.com.tw Web: www.advantech.com Upkeep-advices: The SIM card must be handled carefully as with a credit card. Do not bend, do not scratch the card and do not expose the card to static electricity.

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