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IoT Embedded
Linux Platform

A powerful open IoT embedded Linux platform to develop telemetry and telematic applications with a wide range of connectivity.

IoT Embedded
Linux Platform

A powerful open IoT embedded Linux platform to develop telemetry and telematic applications with a wide range of connectivity.

Operation on Cars, Trucks, Buses. Industrial Machinery. Digital Tachograph. Remote Download, DTCO. Vehicle fleet management. Operating data recording. Smart metering. Condition & Remote Monitoring. Connected Cars.

Description

Take complete control of remote data collection and processing. The owa344 is the perfect platform for controlling and monitoring your industrial machines and vehicles.

A robust family of open, flexible, and powerful wireless embedded computers, providing fully wireless capabilities for remote management and monitoring. Combine the best set of technologies and features to develop telemetry and telematic applications thanks to the huge range of options.

Cybersecurity by design: Secure Boot and optional secure element TPM 2.0

Take complete control of remote data collection and processing. The owa344 is the perfect platform for controlling and monitoring your industrial machines and vehicles.

Cybersecurity by design: Secure Boot and optional secure element TPM 2.0

Key features

IP40 - Protection against the ingress of solid foreign objects ∅ ≥ 1.0 mm.

LTE Cat 1 bis with 2G fallback

ARM Cortex A7 32-bit 792MHz

512MB DDR3 + 512MB NAND flash memory + optional 8GB eMMC

Running standard ARM Linux Kernel 6.6.15

Yocto Kirkstone 4.0 File System

Highly customizable and powerful. Programmable in C, Python...

Secure boot

TPM 2.0

GNSS (GPS + GLONASS)

Programmable 3-Axis Accelerometer

Internal antennae & external antenna connector SMA or FAKRA

nano SIM or MFF2

Wide variety of interfaces:
· Up to 2 CAN bus:
· K-Line:
· Configurable Digital IO & 4 Analog inputs:
· 2 x RS232:
· USB 2.0:
· Up to 2 Ethernet 10/100 Base TX, RJ45

Power saving modes & Li-Ion backup battery

Technical Specs

CPU

– ARM Cortex A7 at 792MHz clock speed.
– Linux Kernel 6.6.15
– Yocto Kirkstone File System
– DDR3 512MB RAM
– NAND FLASH 512MB
– Optional EMMC 8GB for additional storage
– Optional TPM 2.0

GNSS positioning for owa344A:

– Receiver: GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO/QZSS/BDS
– 33-channel continuous tracking receiver
– SBAS: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN
– Update Rate: up to 10Hz.
– Accuracy: <2.5 meters CEP.
– Signal Acquisition:
– Cold Start: 32 s.
– Hot Start: < 2 s.
– Sensitivity:
-167dbm tracking,
-149dBm adquisition
– Active Antenna Power Supply: +3.3V

LTE CAT 1 bis with 2G fallback

– LTE-FDD bands: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66
– LTE-TDD bands: B34/B38/B39/B40/B41
– GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Quad band
– DL 10M bps, UL 5 Mbps
– GPRS multi-slot Class 12.
– LTE-TDD: Max 130 Mbps (DL), Max 30 Mbps (UL)

Interfaces

owa344A:

– Up to 2 CAN bus supporting full speed 1Mbps CAN 2.0B
– K-line bus
– Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
– Maxim 1-Wire
– USB Host 2.0
– 2 external RS232 ports. 6 pins:
– 1 x (TX/RX/CTS/RTS) Console
  – 1 x (TX/RX)
– Integrated sensors
  – Programmable 3 axis sensor, accelerometer
– Configurable digital input/outputs:
  – 9 INPUTS:
  – 50V max inputs (logic low <1.5V, high >3V)
  – 7 inputs function as wake signals for low power modes
  – All inputs can be used as counters (odometer). 32bit, 3Khz max.
  – 6 open collector outputs (200mA each)
  – 2 high-side switches to Vin for output (1A each)
  – Short-circuit protection for all outputs
– 4 analog inputs:
  – 12 bit resolution, 1% accuracy
  – Multiplexed with digital I/O pins
  – 0-30V range
– Vout 5V power output (500mA max)
– FAKRA antenna connectors or internal antennas
– 4 LEDs for status indication

owa344I:

Two Ethernet 10/100Base-TX.
– Up to two RS485 port
– 2 external RS232 ports. 6 pins:
– 1 x (TX/RX/CTS/RTS) Console
  – 1 x (TX/RX)
– Maxim 1-Wire
– USB Host 2.0
– Configurable digital input/outputs
  – 9 INPUTS:
      – 50V max inputs (logic low <1.5V, high >3V).
      – 7 inputs function as wake signals for low power modes
  – All inputs can be used as counters (odometer). 32bit, 3Khz max.
  – 6 open collector outputs (200mA each)
  – 2 high-side switches to Vin for output (1A each)
  – Short-circuit protection for all outputs
– 4 analog inputs:
  – 12 bit resolution, 1% accuracy
  – Multiplexed with digital I/O pins
  – 0-30V range
– Vout 5V power output (500mA max)
– SMA antenna connector
– 4 LEDs for status indication

* Availability of features depends on models

Power Supply:

– Nominal range of 9V to 48V.
– Typical consumption at 24 V

Temperature range:

* Industrial temperature range components -40 °C to 85 °C.
** Internally limited with battery protection during discharge: -40 °C to -20 °C.

Enclosure

– Environmental protection to IP40 standard
– Material: PC+ABS
– System connectors: Molex Microfit 24 way 43045-2400
– NanoSIM
– Ethernet RJ45 (owa344I=2)

owa344A

– Dimension: L=140 x W=85 x H=32 mm. (With the fixing wings)
– Weight: 170 gr

owa344I

– Dimension: L=120,60 x W=85 x H=32 mm. (With the DIN Rail fixing)
– Weight: 175 gr.

Development Kit

Includes: Developer’s board owa344, power supply cables, cables for interfaces, antennas, web access to developers area: cross compiler, API, libraries, manuals and application notes.

Other Options:

See Variants & Options

Variants & options

This table is only a HTML5 version of the official BOK 000 5001 owa344 family variants & options summary, available on the documentation section of the owa450 IoT gateway.

Notes:
1. Analog Inputs are multiplexed in the main connector with DIOs (DIN0/AIN0 – DIO1/AIN1 – DIO2/AIN2 – DIO3/AIN3).
2. CAN2 is multiplexed with DIO_2 and DIO_4, devices with CAN2 will not mount DIO_2 and DIO_4.
3. When Kline is enabled, RS-485 is disabled (SW Selected).
2nd RS485 is incompatible with Kline.
4. 2nd RS-485 is multiplexed with 2nd RS-232.
5. iButton is multiplexed with DIO_6 and can’t be used both simultaneously.
6. High Side I/Os are multiplexed with the Current Meter, cannot work simultaneously.
iButton not compatible with DIO6.
7. Kline is multiplexed with the 2nd RS-485, cannot work simultaneously.
8. HART is multiplexed with DIO3/AIN3.
9. Current Meter is multiplexed with High-Side 8 and 9.

Development Kit

The owa344 DK includes:

1. Integrated Packages in FS:

Full range of tools and libraries of a Debian 10 Stretch OS.
For example:
– OTA upgrade support, mtdutils
– Voice call over IP
– can-utils package
– ALSA utils (units with codec)
– BlueZ tools (units with BlueTooth)
– WiFi tools (units with WiFi)
– iptables firewall, AppArmor and other Cybersecurity tools

2. Available Packages:

Access to standard Debian Repositories for ARM, unleashing the full potential of Open-Source software and the support of the GNU Linux community.

3. Multiple programing languages:

C++; Java; Python; Node; Go; Lua;….

4. Hardware and Accesories:

– owa344 Development Kit board.
– owa344 system connector with 24 cables.
– owa344 system connector with 14 cables.
– 2 LTE Antennas.
– GNSS Antenna.
– 4 ohm Speaker.
– Microphone.
– AC/DC Power Supply 230Vac-12Vdc.
– USB-RS232 cable.

5. Developers Zone Access:

– Crosscompiler & toolchain
– Latest owa4X FW (Debian 10/Linux 4.19.94)
– Ready to use development environment (Debian Virtual Machine and Docker container)
– Full and up-to-date documentation about the Owasys products
– Application Notes and code samples detailing the usage of the most important owa4x features:
. IO → owa344_AN3
. GPS2 → owa344_AN5
. Power modes → owa344_AN8
. GSM → owa344_AN2
. KLine → owa344_AN9