Radiocrafts and Sierra Wireless launched a GSM/GPRS/EDGE gateway for smart metering that embeds a Wireless M-Bus radio compliant to OMS, in a very compact form factor. Wireless M-Bus is the standard used in the communication between meters and concentrators. The solution is based on the Sierra Wireless’ Fastrack Supreme, a GSM/GPRS/EDGE modem with programmable application processor capabilities. Fastrack Supreme comes with an open-standard interface that enables developers to add supplementary I/O connectivity and features in the form of expansion cards. Radiocrafts has developed a unique expansion card for smart metering that adds Wireless M-Bus or ZigBee to the GSM/GPRS/EDGE modem.
A Radio Test Gateway firmware, is available free-of-charge for developers to rapidly tailor the gateway with MUC (Multi Utility Controller) features like data concentration, encryption key-distribution and installation support. Source code for the demonstration software is available from Radiocrafts and their partner Asvito.
via Radiocrafts, Sierra Wireless Debuts GSM/GPRS/EDGE Gateway for Smart Meters ~ EDA Geek.
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