VIG-120 Overview
Fleet and automation projects often mix serial devices with a CAN bus, which can mean two separate gateways. The Vecow VIG-120 is the full-I/O build of the VIG-100 series, a fanless IoT gateway on the NXP i.MX 6UL with four RS-232/422/485 ports, eight GPIO lines and two CAN bus ports.
The NXP i.MX 6UL is a single Arm Cortex-A7 core with 512 MB of DDR3L, a low-power choice for protocol conversion and data forwarding rather than heavy local processing. The VIG-120 ships with Debian Stretch R01 on Linux kernel 4.9, stores the OS on 512 MB of NAND flash, and takes micro SD cards up to 128 GB, with eMMC up to 32 GB as an option from Vecow.
I/O covers two 10/100 Ethernet ports on RJ45, one USB 2.0 Type A port with OTG support and four software-configurable RS-232/422/485 ports with 8 kV ESD protection, two on RJ45 and two on DB9, plus eight 3.3 V TTL GPIO lines on a 10-pin terminal block. Two CAN 2.0 A/B ports sit on a six-pin terminal block. A full-size mini PCIe socket with an external SIM slot takes an optional 4G LTE and GPS module or Wi-Fi module, with four antenna positions, and eight user-programmable LEDs show status.
Power is 6 to 40 V DC on a three-pin terminal block, and the VIG-120 runs fanless from -25 °C to 70 °C, with shock tested to IEC 60068-2-27 at 50 G and vibration to IEC 60068-2-64 at 5 Grms. The EMC list covers CE and FCC, and the gateway is designed to EN 50155 and EN 50121-3-2 requirements. It wall-mounts on a bracket or fits an optional DIN rail kit. The VIG-120M moves the LAN to M12, and the VIG-110 drops the CAN bus.
VIG-120 Specifications
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Brand & Model | Vecow VIG-120 |
| Features | Compact Embedded Fanless Industrial IoT Gateway |
| Performance | |
| Processor Series | i.MX 6UL |
| Processor Models | i.MX 6UL |
| Performance Cores | 1 |
| Memory | 512MB Soldered On-board |
| Cloud Platform | Microsoft Azure |
| Operating System | Linux Debian 9 Linux |
| I/O | |
| Ethernet | 2x Ethernet Ports |
| 2x 10/100 LAN [RJ45] | |
| USB | 1x USB Ports |
| 1x USB 2.0 [Type A] | |
| Serial | 4x Serial Ports |
| 2x RS232/422/485 [RJ45] 2x RS232/422/485 [DB9] | |
| CANbus | 2x CANbus Ports |
| 2x CANbus [Terminal Block] | |
| GPIO | GPIO [8-lines] |
| Expansion | |
| mPCIe | 1x mPCIe Slots |
| 1x mPCIe [USB/SIM] | |
| SIM Slots | 1x SIM Slots |
| Wireless Connectivity | Optional 4G Modem Optional GPS/GLONASS Optional WiFi/Bluetooth |
| Storage | |
| Storage | 1x Micro SD 512MB NAND Flash |
| Power | |
| Power Input | 6-40V DC Input [Terminal Block] |
| Environmental Conditions | |
| Thermal Dissipation | Fanless Passively Cooled Chassis |
| Operating Temperature | -25°C to 70°C [-13°F to 158°F] |
| Storage Temperature | -40°C to 85°C [-40°F to 185°F] |
| Humidity | 5% - 95% (Non-condensing) |
| Shock | IEC 60068-2-27 |
| Vibration | IEC 60068-2-64 |
| EMC | EN50121 |
| Certification | CE EN50121-3-2 EN50155 FCC RoHS |
| Mechanical Properties | |
| Weight | 0.6 Kg (1.3 Lbs) |
| Dimensions | 106mm x 160mm x 50mm (4.17" x 6.30" x 1.97") |
| Mounting Options | DIN Mount Wall Mount |
Official Vecow UK Distributor
Things Embedded is an official Vecow UK distributor, and we supply the VIG-120 configured and tested, with the operating system image, wireless modules and antennas fitted before it ships. Within the Vecow range, the AIC-100 uses an NXP i.MX 6ULL with Node-RED and 9 to 50 V DC, with isolated DIO beside CAN on the AIC-110 models.
Across our range, the VIG-120 sits with our railway computers, IoT gateways and DIN rail computers.
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