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LTE Industrial Router SmartFlex SR309 USER MANUAL...
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SmartFlex SR309 c 2023 Advantech Czech 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.
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Attention – Problems that can arise in specific situations. Information, notice – Useful tips or information of special interest. Advantech Czech s.r.o., Sokolska 71, 562 04 Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic Document No. MAN-0010-EN, revision from February 8, 2023. Released in the Czech Republic.
SmartFlex SR309 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.
SmartFlex SR309 2. Directives and Statements 2.1 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 to minimize the environmental impact. This product contains high quality materials and components which can be recycled.
SmartFlex SR309 3. Router Description SmartFlex SR309 is an industrial cellular router intended for the South Korean markets (SKT carrier only). This router is an ideal device for wireless communication in mobile net- works 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...
SmartFlex SR309 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...
SmartFlex SR309 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...
SmartFlex SR309 4. Contents of Package Basic delivered set of router includes: router, power cable (1.5 m long), loose power and I/O connector (+8 pins 4-pins and 5-pins terminal block for RS485 and RS232 (only for version with interface RS232-RS485/422), clip for the DIN rail, printed Quick Start Guide Leaflet.
Check with your local Advantech sales representative for available options and HW configura- tions. SmartFlex SR309 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 PSE (power source equipment) so you can power other devices by the router.
SmartFlex SR309 Figure 10: Version RS232-RS485 (metal) Figure 11: Version RS232-RS485 & WiFi (metal) 5.2 Product Revisions For the product revision history, see the table below. The revision number is printed on the packaging and product labels. Rev.# Description Initial version (revision not printed on the labels).
SmartFlex SR309 5.5 Basic dimensions of the router box Figure 13: Basic dimensions of the router box 5.6 Mounting Recommendations It is possible to place the router on a flat surface, DIN rail EN 60715 with the included plastic or metal clip.
SmartFlex SR309 – Data cables must not have a reticular tension of 230 V/50 Hz or 120 V/60 Hz. Sufficient space must be left between each connector for the handling of cables, To ensure the correct functioning of the router we recommend the use of an earth- bonding distribution frame for the grounding of the power supply of the router, data cables and antenna within the switchboard.
SmartFlex SR309 5.8 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.
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.1 Status indication There are status LEDs 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 The router is booting up.
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.2 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-...
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SmartFlex SR309 Low Power Mode In applications requiring low power consumption (such as solar power - not 7/24 mode) is strictly recommended to use LPM mode prior to powering down the entire router. LPM (Low Power Mode) is a router mode where the router is in sleep mode with minimal power consumption.
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.3 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.
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.4 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.
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.5 MicroSD card reader The microSD card reader is located on the router’s rear panel (the third slot). This card reader allows the router to operate with microSD memory cards. The technical specifications are stated in the table below. The microSD card changing procedure is described below.
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SmartFlex SR309 To mount the card to to mnt directory, use the mount command: mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt For more information about the commands for creating, mounting, checking and unmounting a file system on a microSD card, see the application note for Ext4_tools router app.
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.6 Ethernet Ports (ETH0 and ETH1) The panel socket RJ45 is used for this interface. The isolation barrier of the Ethernet signal ports against the ground is 1500 V. 10base-T & 100base-T PoE (Mode B) Tx+ (Transmit Data+) —...
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.7 Power over Ethernet (PoE) PSE Available only for models with PoE feature; see Chapter for the order codes. The IEEE 802.3af/PoE (Type 1) and IEEE 802.3at/PoE+ (Type 2) standards are supported. The device is Mode B compliant.
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SmartFlex SR309 for ETH0, Secondary for ETH1). When PoE PSE is enabled, you can find the current, voltage, power and power class information on the General page of the router’s Web interface; see the Configuration manual [1].
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.8 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...
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.9 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 26: I/O connector The I/O user Interface is designed for the processing of binary input and control (setting) of binary output.
SmartFlex SR309 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). Binary inputs and output connections...
SmartFlex SR309 5.9.10 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).
SmartFlex SR309 5.10 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 5.10.1 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.
SmartFlex SR309 5.10.2 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.
SmartFlex SR309 Figure 31: 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 The termination resistor can be activated directly on the port board using a jumper (termination resistor is part of the port board).
SmartFlex SR309 Figure 33: Connection of jumpers Technical specification of RS232 and RS485 bus: 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.
SmartFlex SR309 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.
SmartFlex SR309 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. Router’s behavior can be changed via the web interface.
SmartFlex SR309 Figure 36: Entering login information Figure 37: Router web interface A detailed description of the router settings in the Web interface can be found in the Configuration manual for SmartFlex routers.
SmartFlex SR309 7. Technical Parameters 7.1 Basic parameters SmartFlex Router Temperature range Operating -40 C to +75 C (-40 F to +167 F) Storage -40 C to +85 C (-40 F to +185 F) Cold start -35 C Data transfers via mobile network are available...
SmartFlex SR309 7.2 Standards and regulations The router complies with the following standards and regulations. Standards and regulations KN 301 489-1, KN 301 489-17, KN 301 489-24 National KC (South Korea) Table 22: Standards and regulations 7.3 Type tests and environmental conditions...
SmartFlex SR309 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...
SmartFlex SR309 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...
SmartFlex SR309 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...
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SmartFlex SR309 I cannot connect from the Internet to the device behind the router. I have NAT enabled. The device’s gateway has to be configured so it points to the router. I can’t access my Web server placed behind the router over NAT.
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SmartFlex SR309 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.
SmartFlex SR309 10. Customer Support Customer Support for Europe Advantech Czech s.r.o. Sokolska 71 562 04, Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic Phone: +353 91 792444 Fax: +353 91 792445 E-mail: iiotcustomerservice@advantech.eu Web: www.advantech.com Customer Support for NAM Advantech B+B SmartWorx...
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