Flexible IoT gateway system is easily customisable for rapid field deployments

Congatec’s new, highly flexible IoT gateway system is application ready and easily customisable for rapid field deployment. The IoT gateway offers extreme levels of flexibility in terms of processing performance and software integration, able to host up to 8 wireless antennas that can be connected to three mini PCI Express slots and 6 internal USB based slots for wireless and wired connectivity modules. Customised system designs are also available upon request. OEMs utilising the system benefit from a pre-configured, pre-certified IoT gateway that can easily connect a wide range of heterogeneous sensors and systems to cloud-based services. Target uses include IIoT applications such as smart cities, smart agriculture, connected homes and vehicles, digital signage systems and other IoT applications. The company’s CEO, Jason Carlson, explains its application-ready-system strategy for IoT gateways: "The large and fast growing IoT market is well served by Congatec's traditional embedded computer boards and module products, but OEMs are increasingly demanding IoT gateways that are complete, application-ready systems. To meet this growing need, Congatec has designed a highly flexible and configurable gateway system that can be optimised to meet a wide variety of specific application demands. Together with our embedded design and manufacturing services, we can now meet any specific IoT gateway requirement." As well as the engineering and production of optimised IoT solutions, their embedded design and manufacturing service also includes certification services, an increasingly essential element of deploying wireless technologies and edge devices that connect to carrier grade infrastructures. In order to deliver optimal and rapid IoT gateway designs, the company developed the system to support scalable computing performance utilising Qseven modules, which range from the NXP single-core i.MX6 processor up to a quad core Intel Pentium CPU. The gateway also supports the upcoming next generation of Intel Atom processors for deployment in emerging IoT gateway and edge computing application scenarios, up to and including high availability fog computing systems. The embedded board support packages cover all major operating systems - including Windows 10 IoT - to enable easier software integration. The IoT gateway system also supports all the features of their embedded board controller, which are a must for reliable IoT applications.