Benefiting from its robust structural design and high IP67 protection rate, SG50 can work smoothly in harsh environments. It is specifically tailored for applications such as oil and gas, mining, forestry, and remote industries where power consumption must be carefully managed.
2.3 Button and LED Indicator LED Indicators Indication Status Description The power is off Power & Green Light The system is running properly System Status Red Light The system goes wrong SIM card is registering or failed to register (or there are no SIM cards inserted) Blinking slowly: SIM card has been registered and is ready for dial-up Cellular Status...
2. Rotate back the cover and tighten it with a wrench to prevent water from entering the device. 3.2 Power Supply SG50 can be powered by either a 12-24 VDC external supply or a solar panel. In the meantime, the internal battery pack will also be charged. When the external supply is disconnected or there is not enough power for the solar panel, SG50 can be powered by the internal battery pack.
The battery should be removed from the device if it will not be used for an extended period. 3.3 Gateway Installation SG50 with solar panel can be mounted either to a wall or pole. It is suggested to install the device on sunny days for solar panel adjustment and charging. 3.3.1 Mounting Bracket Installation...
3.3.2 Solar Panel Installation 1. Fix the solar panel to the solar panel bracket using 6 fixing screws. Hang the solar panel bracket onto the mounting bracket and fix both parts using 2 fixing screws first. Adjust the angle of the solar panel bracket (15°, 45°, and 75° is optional) based on the installation environment.
Connect M12 power cable of the solar panel to DC power connector of the device, then the device will power on automatically. 3.3.4 Antenna Installation U-strap Mounting: Pass the LoRaWAN ® antenna through the U-strap clamp and fix the U-strap clamp to the side of the mounting bracket using 2 flat washers and 2 screws.
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U-bolt Mounting: 1. Pass the LoRaWAN ® antenna through the antenna clamp and fix it using 4 screws, then wrap the U-bolt around the pole and fix the clamp with nuts and other accessories. 2. Connect one end of the antenna coaxial cable to the LoRaWAN antenna, the opposite end to ®...
4. Access the Sensor G50 provides user-friendly web GUI for configuration and users can get access to it via Wi-Fi connection. The default settings are listed below: Wi-Fi SSID: Gateway_XXXXXX (can be found on the label) Wi-Fi IP Address: 192.168.23.1 Browser: Chrome (Recommended) Username: admin Password: password...
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2) Configure correct system time. For details please refer to Time chapter. 3) Configure the device to connect a LoRaWAN network server. For details please refer to ® Packet Forward-General chapter. 4) Configure the packet filter. For details please refer to Packet Forward-Packet Filters chapter.
5) Configure the WLAN settings. For details please refer to WLAN chapter. 5. Operation Guide 5.1 Status...
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Overview Parameters Description Model The whole model name of the gateway. The serial number of the gateway. The unique identifier of the gateway and it’s non-editable. Battery Level & The internal battery level and current charging status. Status Battery The temperature of the internal battery. Temperature System Information Firmware Version...
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WLAN SSID The SSID of the WLAN access point. LoRaWAN Packet Forward Server Type The LoRaWAN packet forward connection type. ® The LoRaWAN network server address. When server type is Basic Station, ® Server Address this will show LNS URI and CUPS URI. Cellular IP Address The IP address of cellular network.
The IPv4 gateway of the cellular network. IPv4 DNS The IPv4 DNS sever of the cellular network. 5.2 Packet Forward SG50 supports to work as a packet forwarder to set up communication between LoRaWAN ® devices and LoRaWAN network server.
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General Parameters Description The unique identifier of the gateway and it’s non-editable. The customizable ID for registering gateway to network server, such as TTN. Gateway ID It is the same as gateway EUI by default. Destination Enable Enable or disable the packet forward feature. Select packet forward type among Semtech, Chirpstack-Generic or Basic Station.
CUPS URI: https://<server-address>:<port> CA certificate to secure the server domain. CA File change the certificate file format as .trust before import. Note: Client Certificate Client certificate file to verify the identity of the gateway. File Client Key File Private key file to verify the identity of the gateway. When connecting via LNS, enable or disable it to forward gateway GPS data to network server.
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Radios Parameters Description Radio Channel Setting The LoRaWAN ® frequency plan used for the uplink and downlink frequencies and datarates. Available options depend on the gateway’s model: Supported Freq -470M: CN470 -868M: EU868, RU864, IN865 -915M: US915, AU915, KR920, AS923-1&2&3&4 Radio 0/Radio 1 The center frequencies to receive packets from LoRaWAN nodes.
Data Rate/Bit Set the data rate. 5.2.3 Packet Filters SG50 supports to filter uplink packets via different conditions to reduce network congestion, save network traffic and ensure the safety operations. Packet Filters Parameters Description Filters by NetID Forward/Not forward the uplink packets that meet the NetID.
5.2.4 Advanced Advanced Parameters Description Beacon Setting Interval of gateway sending beacons for Class B device time synchronization. Beacon Period 0 means the gateway will not send beacons. Please select the value as 128 if end device type is Class B. Intervals Setting Keep Alive The interval of keepalive packet which is sent from gateway to network server...
The encrypted data of this packet. 5.3 Network 5.3.1 WLAN SG50 supports wlan feature to work as AP mode to configure device and it can not connect to other access points. Note: one SG50 device only supports 2 devices’ WLAN connection to login this device at the...
The unique name for this device Wi-Fi access point. The default SSID is SSID Gateway_XXXXXX. (XXXXX=last 6 digits of MAC address) Encryption No Encryption and WPA-PSK are optional. Mode Customize the Wi-Fi password when security mode is WPA-PSK. 5.3.2 Cellular SG50 supports to insert a SIM card to get cellular network connections.
Parameters Description The Access Point Name for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP. Please contact cellular operator or search for the Internet to get it. The username for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP. Username Password The password for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP. Authentication Select from None, PAP and CHAP.
Parameters Description Username Enter a new username. Only capital, lowercase, digits, "_" , and "-" are allowed. Enter the old password. Password Enter a new password. Password Confirm New Enter the new password again. Password 5.4.2 Time Parameters Description Show the current system time. Current Time Click the drop-down list to select the time zone you are in.
Parameters Description The list of severities follows the syslog protocol. Log Severity Download log file. Log File Core dump file contains a snapshot of a program’s memory at a specific point int time when the program encounters a critical error or crashes, Core dump which can be used for debugging and troubleshooting purposes.
Firmware upgrade firmware. 5.5.3 Reboot On this page you can reboot the gateway and return to the login page. We strongly recommend clicking “Save” button before rebooting the gateway so as to avoid losing the new configuration. Appendix Default Frequency Supported Freq Channel/MHz CN470...
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