M!DGE2 Cellular Router
M!DGE is Linux OS based and has been designed with attention to detail, performance, quality and reliability. All relevant state-of-the-art concepts have been carefully implemented.
M!DGE is well proven within the market since 2012 in thousands of industrial installations in tens of countries worldwide providing 24/7 reliable service.
M!DGE2, the 2nd generation of M!DGE with 2 SIM cards and 4 Ethernet ports, introduced in 2018, is the top equipment for SCADA communication if a cellular network is required.
M!DGE together with RipEX radio modems offers an unrivalled solution for combining Cellular and UHF/VHF licensed radio in a single hybrid network.
Both provide the same customized serial SCADA protocols on COM interfaces.
- 4G / 3G / 2G
- Global connectivity
- Dual SIM
- 4× ETH, 1× COM, 1× USB
- 1× DO, 1× DI
- - 40°C to +70°C
- 12 – 24 VDC
- Expansion ready - mPCIe
- IPsec, OpenVPN, AES256
- Firewall, RADIUS
IP behaivour
- Switch - switched or routed Ethernet ports
- Terminal server - two Serial-Ethernet converters
- Subnets - one additional IP alias on each Ethernet
- VLAN - 802.1Q – 5 VLANs to each Ethernet
- NAPT - masquerading, IP/Mask/Port translation supported
- Tunnels - IPsec, OpenVPN, GRE, PPTP
- QoS - prioritization from interfaces and/or applications
- Static and dynamic routing - Multipath routes, OSPF, BGP
Security
- Digitally signed FW
- Management - https, ssh
- Role-based access control
- RADIUS - authentication using remote RADIUS server
- AES256 encryption
- IPsec - encrypted end-to-end tunnel
- OpenVPN - encrypted single server to multiple clients tunnel
- Firewall - Layer 2 - MAC, Layer 3 - IP, Layer 4 - TCP/UDP
Scalability
Hardware
- mPCIe slot - for standard boards (GPS, 2nd cellular module...)
- Proprietary slot - COM/IO expansion board RS232/RS485 plus 1x DI, 1x DO
Software
- SDK - Software Development Kit
- LXC - Linux Container
Reliability
- Heavy-duty industrial components
- Industrial hardened design
- Metal case
- - 40°C to +70°C
- VRRP - Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
- Fallback management
- Automatic connect recovery
- 3 year warranty
Diagnostics & Management
- Web interface or CLI via SSH
- Monitoring - save to file analysis of all Eth interfaces
- Graphs - Eth/WAN network traffic
- SNMP v3 including Traps and Informs
- HW Alarm input, HW Alarm output
- SMS /E-mail Event notification
- External flash disc – aut. configuration, FW upgrade
Hybrid networks
- Ready to be combined with RipEX radio modems within one hybrid network
- The same serial SCADA protocol FW drivers like in RipEX: Modbus, IEC101, DNP3, PR2000, Comli, DF1, Profibus, Async Link, C24, Cactus, RP570, Slip, Siemens 3964(R)
- TCP(UDP) protocols can be handled transparently or using Terminal server
- Embedded Modbus RTU / Modbus TCP converter
Technical parameters
| Cellular interface | |
| Frequency bands E | 4G: B20, B5, B8, B3, B1, B7 3G: B5, B8, B2, B1 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| Frequency bands P | 4G: B28, B5, B8, B3, B1, B7 3G: B5, B8, B2, B1 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| Frequency bands A | 4G: B17, B5, B4, B2, B7 3G: B5, B8, B4, B2, B1 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| Data rates | up to 150 Mbps downlink / 50 Mbps uplink |
| SIM slot | 2× Micro SIM |
| Electrical | |
| Primary power | 12 – 24 VDC, +/- 20% |
| Power consumption | Average 7W (including max. 2.5W on USB port) |
| Interfaces | |
| Ethernet | 4× Ethernet 10/100 Base-T, Auto MDX, 4× RJ45, bridged or routed |
| COM | 1× RS232, 300 - 115 200 bps, screws, RxD, TxD, GND |
| USB | 1× USB host USB2.0 |
| Inputs / Outputs | 1× DI, 1× DO |
| Antenna | 2× SMA female - receive diversity |
| Expansion | COM / IO: RS232/RS485 pus 1× DI, 1× DO |
| Environmental | |
| IP Code (Ingress Protection) | IP40 |
| MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) | > 220.000 hours (> 25 years) |
| Operating temperature | -40°C to +70°C |
| Operating humidity | 5 to 95% non-condensing |
| Storage | - 40°C to +85°C (- 40°F to +185°F) / 5 to 95 % non-condensing |
| Mechanical | |
| Casing | Metal |
| Dimensions | 125 H × 45 W × 110 D mm (4.9 ×1.8 × 4.3 in) |
| Weight | 450 g (1.0 lbs) |
| Mounting | DIN rail, flat-bracket |
| Security | |
| Management | HTTP, HTTPS, SSH |
| Access accounts | 2 levels (User, Admin) |
| Encryption | Yes (AES256) with IPsec, OpenVPN |
| IPsec | Yes |
| Firewall | Layer 2 – MAC, Layer 3 – IP, Layer 4 – TCP/UDP, SMS filter |
| RADIUS | Yes |
| SW | |
| Fallback management | Yes |
| Connection supervision | Yes |
| Automatic connect recovery | Yes |
| SMS management | Yes |
| Software Development Kit | Full featured |
| Linux container | LXC |
| SMS / E-mail event notification | Yes / Yes |
| Routing | Static / Dynamic |
| BGP / OSPF | Yes / Yes |
| QoS | Yes |
| NAPT | Yes |
| User protocols on Ethernet | Yes |
| User protocols on COM | Modbus RTU, DNP3, IEC101, DF1, COMLI, C24, Cactus, ITT Flyght, RP570, Siemens 3964(R), UNI |
| Serial to IP convertors | Modbus RTU / Modbus TCP, Terminal server |
| VPN | OpenVPN, IPsec, PPTP, GRE |
| VRRP | Yes |
| NTP | Client / Server |
| SNMP | v1, v2c, v3 |
| Type Approval | CE, FCC - pending |