ICR-1642 product - Detail - Cellular Routers Engineering Portal

ICR-1642

Life Cycle: development

Regions: EMEA, CHINA

4G LTE Industrial Connectivity Gateway
LTE Cat.4 with 3G/2G fallback
for EMEA, China region

Technical description

The ICR-1642 industrial connectivity gateway is designed for wireless communication, enabling IP devices and serial buses to connect to a cellular network. It is ideal for M2M and IoT applications, including kiosks, industrial PCs, HMIs, traffic controllers, meters, and UPS systems. LTE Cat.4 offers a peak downlink data rate of approximately 150 Mbps and an uplink peak data rate of 50 Mbps. The router features two Gigabit Ethernet ports and optional digital I/O (1× DI, 1× DO) and serial (1 × RS232 + 1 × RS485) connectivity on the ICR-1642. It can also be optionally equipped with WiFi 5 or GNSS.

The gateway supports VPN tunnel creation using various protocols to ensure secure communications. It includes diagnostic functions such as automatic monitoring of wireless and wired connections, automatic restart in case of connection loss, and a hardware watchdog that monitors the router status.

The ICR-1642 series runs on the ICR-OS operating system, an open Linux platform that allows for extensive programming of custom software applications in C/C++. The router also supports uploading certain RouterApps (basic features only) to extend standard firmware functionalities. An existing app library, available for free download, includes developed software apps to enhance specific router functionality.