What Is the Difference Between Industrial Router and 4G Ordinary 4G LTE router?

What is an Industrial Router?

Industrial Router is a high-speed industrial Internet of Things router compatible with 4G/3G/2G networks. It can realize the function of high-speed and stable data transmission through 4G network.

Generally, Industrial Router adopts industrial high-speed 4G wireless communication module, configured with 32-bit high-performance processor, and FLASH and RAM are increased by 2 times. Improve the speed of wireless transmission of massive data. High-definition video, animation, pictures and other information (such as pressure, temperature, flow, displacement, speed, electromagnetic, etc.) need to be collected are transmitted more smoothly.

What is the difference between Industrial Router and 4G Ordinary 4G LTE router?

1. The stability of the product is different: the high stability performance of the Industrial Router is difficult for the Ordinary 4G LTE router to achieve. It takes a long time to work steadily, and when the network fails, it can repair itself. However, Ordinary 4G LTE router cannot work for a long time, especially outdoors.Ordinary 4G LTE router with low security protection function is prone to network outage.

2. The requirements for the use of the environment are different: the working range of the Ordinary 4G LTE router is -10℃ to 60℃. Usually, it can meet the needs, but it can not be applied to the industrial control field where the environment is worse. Even in the northern winter, the general outdoor environment may not be used normally. Due to different components and designs, the normal working temperature of industrial routers can reach -35 to 75 degrees Celsius.

3. Differences in hardware functions: Ordinary 4G LTE routers only have RJ45 interfaces, which can only provide networks for devices with network ports. In the field of industrial control, many devices do not have network ports but only serial ports, and these devices need Industrial Router with serial ports. In addition, Industrial Router also needs to be designed for industrial environment, such as electromagnetic isolation, anti-static, wide voltage, etc. So that it has a stronger anti-interference ability.

4. Differences in software functions: Ordinary 4G LTE router can only provide ordinary Internet access needs. However, Industrial Router needs to be used in different industrial control fields, so it needs more functions in line with the application of industrial environment. Such as DMZ, static NAT, port forwarding, VPN, firewall, load balancing, watchdog and so on.

How does the Industrial Router work?

The Industrial Router is a portable device that provides shared Internet access through a cellular gateway. A standard wireless interface makes it easy for computers, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other network-enabled products to share connections.

Industrial Router is the ability to meet the mobile state and Internet connectivity, which is also an important advantage of cellular networks. Industrial Router uses mobile broadband Internet access to create a local area network (LAN) for all mobile or portable wireless devices. It can be used as a primary wide area network (WAN) link and can also provide a backup network in the event of a primary network failure.

The Industrial Router is designed to connect remote devices to the Internet and RS232 serial devices over a cellular network.Connect to a central location via TCP/IP. Setting up the router and configuring the router software is very easy to understand and get started. Cellular routers, which can be easily configured through a standard Web browser prior to deployment. It can also be remotely configured once over HTTP via SSH or a Web browser.

What does the Industrial Router do?

1. Improve data processing and transmission speed

High-capacity memory cache (DDR2-1Gbits), powerful performance, and outstanding performance with a high-performance MIPS core. To meet the performance requirements of large data transmission applications such as image and video.

2. Safety communication in harsh environment

Compared with the Ordinary 4G LTE router, the complex industrial environment also puts forward higher requirements for the Industrial Router. Industrial Router uses high-performance industrial-grade 4G wireless modules to provide industrial-grade high-security and high-precision components, -40? Extremely wide temperature correction picture of +85℃, easy to adapt to high temperature and cold working environment, reliable network and network security of unmanned system communication.

3. 2/3/4G signal self-switching

Dual 4G antenna signals are more stable, and in addition to the two LTE standards of FDD-LTE/TD-LTE, they can also be downward compatible with 2G/3G. Support td-scdma/WCDMA/edge and other standards.

4. Stable WIFI signal

Dual Wi-Fi antenna signals support 802.11 B/G/n and up to 24 wireless STA connections with automatic and manual channel selection. In addition, WIFI signals support WPA/WPA2, WEP and other encryption methods to ensure safe and stable wireless data transmission.

Advantages of 4G network

1. Stable network communication in harsh environment

The complex industrial environment has higher requirements for Industrial Router.

The wireless module used in the 4G industrial wireless router is a high-performance industrial module, which supports software watchdog and hardware watchdog. Ensure a steady state for long runs in unattended scenarios. Reliable network security communication to ensure stable operation in high temperature and cold working environment.

2. Strong compatibility and fast transmission speed

Its strong compatibility enables it to support more devices of different standards, and its transmission speed is higher than that of Ordinary 4G LTE router. Some Industrial Routers have only two network ports and one RS485 serial port. It can be externally connected with some terminal devices, such as PLC monitoring, field camera monitoring, real-time video data transmission, etc.

3. Wide coverage and affordable price

It mainly uses the high quality main frequency CPU, therefore the coverage is very broad. Because it uses high-quality main frequency chips. Industrial Router supports 4G/3G/2G of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. Save the trouble of changing cards frequently.

It meets the customer's strong data processing ability and wide coverage needs.And because the cost of producing Industrial Router is relatively low, it can also provide users with high-quality and low-cost products.

Application of Industrial Router

The Industrial Router features a rugged, industrial-looking design with IP30 protection. Built-in high-performance industrial 32-bit communication processor wireless module, embedded real-time operating system as software support platform, Serial devices, Ethernet devices or WIFI devices can be connected at the same time. It is mainly used in industrial scenarios.

I. Smart City

Intelligent street lamp

By monitoring parameters such as ambient light and traffic flow, municipal managers can control the brightness of street lights and the time to turn them on and off. A large amount of electric energy is save. If the street lamp fails, the system will immediately report for repair, reducing the risk of accidents or crime rates.

Smart meter

Wirelessly connected meters enable remote meter reading applications such as step tariff and two-way metering energy meters. Smart meters can also detect and report incidents such as electricity theft and circuit leakage.

Intelligent parking lot

Intelligent parking based on proximity detection sensors is another Internet of Things application, which can send empty parking information to drivers in advance. The problem of traffic congestion is avoided, and the pricing based on parking time is more accurate.

II. Smart Agriculture

A set of wireless monitoring sensors is installed in each greenhouse to monitor greenhouse crops in the vegetable base. Each plot is equipped with a cellular router responsible for networking and transmitting data. The air temperature, humidity, light, soil temperature, soil moisture and carbon dioxide concentration in the greenhouse were monitored in real time. The monitoring data is sent to the remote software platform in real time, and if the data exceeds the early warning threshold. The system automatically sends out early warning information (short message notification administrator or web page early warning) to remind relevant managers to take intervention measures. In order to avoid affecting crop growth and ensure high yield and efficiency of crops.

The application of intelligent agriculture is to use the cloud computing technology of the Internet of Things to gather the information of agricultural planting environment.A monitoring platform for soil moisture, seedling, disaster, insect, meteorology and plant growth has been built, and an agricultural expert consultation database has been established.Form the database of the integrated management platform of the Internet of Things for smart agriculture.

III. Smart Medicine

Intelligent medical treatment is a landmark development in this era. It collects important physiological parameters such as body temperature and blood pressure of patients through various wearable sensors. Then it is sent to the cloud platform through the cellular router to establish online health records for patients. And the healthy physiological state of the user is digitally presented. Data relating to the health history of a patient is an effective diagnostic tool for healthcare professionals. It can analyze these data in real time, and in case of emergency, it can act quickly and rescue patients immediately.

IV. Smart Industry

Smart Metering

Sensors can track data on water, electricity and other fuels, and cellular routers can transmit data to cloud platforms. Remote monitoring room can manage and monitor the data. Internet of Things for more efficient resource allocation.

Small manufacturing plants can use customizable end-user analytics provided by industrial Internet of Things companies. Thoroughly analyze the effects of smart meter monitoring. Prices, efficiency gains and carbon footprints of various resources can also be compared.In order to properly integrate them into their advanced manufacturing processes.

Supply chain management

IoT applications enable accurate data on existing resources to track their supply chain.It contains information about work in progress, equipment selection, and due dates for required items. In addition, IoT devices eliminate the need for manual reporting in operations and introduce enterprise resource planning (ERP). It is more rigorous and safe than manual management, and fundamentally realizes cost reduction and efficiency enhancement.

Advantages of Industrial Router

1. High stability

One of the main advantages of the Industrial Router is its high stability in transmitting and receiving data. It uses high-performance industrial wireless modules and industrial high-stability and high-precision components. It can withstand the harsh outdoor environment without interruption or loss of data transmission.

2. Fast data transmission and processing

Compared with the Ordinary 4G LTE router, the Industrial Router uses a high-performance CPU processor. Therefore, its data transmission and processing speed is several times that of Ordinary 4G LTE router, which can satisfy more people to connect to the network at the same time. The transmission distance is longer and the coverage area is larger.

3. Powerful functions

Cellular routers have more powerful functions than ordinary routers.For the Ordinary 4G LTE router, as long as it can connect to the network normally. However, for the Industrial Router, more features are required for proper operation. Industrial Router has the function of industrial standard design to meet the needs of different industrial and commercial outdoor scenes.

Industrial Router has the main advantages of high stability, fast data processing and security protection.In addition, it provides a large number of ports and strong wireless signal reception capabilities are also its own advantages. Because industrial 4G routers are often used in high-end areas or outdoor complex conditions. Therefore, it must have more functions and advantages to meet the needs of the field.