CN211481286U

CN211481286U - Edge computing gateway based on LoRa technology

Info

Publication number: CN211481286U
Application number: CN201921857541.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵良; 王艳伟
Original assignee: Beijing Younuo Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Younuo Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-31
Publication date: 2020-09-11
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-31

Abstract

The utility model discloses an edge computing gateway based on LoRa technology, which comprises a main control module, a LoRa base station communication module, a remote communication module, a local communication module, a power supply module, a positioning module, an antenna interface module, a status indicator lamp module, a button module, a temperature and humidity monitoring module, a LoRa base station communication module and a remote communication module, the utility model discloses a local communication module, power module, orientation module, antenna interface module, status indicator lamp module, button module, humiture monitoring module all with the master control module wired connection, remote communication module, loRa base station communication module all with antenna interface module wired connection, power module, remote communication module, loRa base station communication module all with status indicator lamp module wired connection, the utility model discloses an aspect improves response speed, reduces network delay, realizes the intelligent management to third party's equipment; on the other hand, the utility model discloses reduce high in the clouds server pressure, reduce the scheme degree of difficulty, reduce the server cost, reduce the fortune dimension cost.

Description

Edge computing gateway based on LoRa technology

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an edge calculation gateway based on loRa technique.

Background

With the development of the internet of things technology, the requirements for long distance, low power consumption and connection of multiple devices are more and more vigorous, and the current mainstream wireless communication technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth and ZigBee cannot meet the requirements due to the limitation of transmission distance; another internet of things technology NB-IoT depends on a base station of an operator, so that data transmission cannot be performed in many scenarios, such as underground parking lots, remote areas, and the like.

In the aspect of data processing, most LoRa Internet of things gateways transmit acquired data to a cloud server for processing, so that the real-time performance of data processing is reduced, and particularly under the scene of large data volume, the response time is increased, and the problem of time delay is caused.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at overcoming not enough in the current product, provide an edge calculation gateway based on loRa technique.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides an edge calculation gateway based on loRa technique, includes host system, loRa base station communication module, remote communication module, local communication module, power module, orientation module, antenna interface module, status indicator lamp module, button module, humiture monitoring module all with host system wired connection, remote communication module, loRa base station communication module all with antenna interface module wired connection, power module, remote communication module, loRa base station communication module all with status indicator lamp module wired connection, local communication module is used for communicating with third party's equipment under the wired mode.

Preferably, the main control module comprises a processor unit, a memory unit, a clock module, a reset unit and an edge calculation module, and the memory unit, the clock module, the reset unit and the edge calculation module are all in wired connection with the processor unit.

Preferably, the remote communication module comprises a WiFi communication module, a 4G communication module, a Bluetooth communication module and a GPS communication module, and the remote communication module is used for completing wireless transmission of data.

Preferably, the local communication module comprises an RS485 communication module, an RS232 communication module, a DI/DO module, a USB communication module, a microsusb interface module, a MiniHDMI interface module, a TF interface module, and an ethernet communication module.

Preferably, the power supply module comprises a power conversion module, a power failure alarm module and a lightning protection module.

Preferably, the positioning module comprises a GPS positioning accurate time service module, the positioning module is used for providing positioning data of the gateway, the temperature and humidity monitoring module is used for monitoring the temperature and humidity of the main control module in real time, the button module comprises a starting unit and a reset module, and the button module is used for controlling the starting and the resetting of the main control module.

Preferably, the clock module comprises an RTC clock circuit, and the clock module is configured to provide accurate time information to the processor unit.

Preferably, the antenna interface module comprises an LoRa antenna interface, a 4G antenna interface, a WiFi antenna interface and a GPS antenna interface, the LoRa antenna interface is in wired connection with the LoRa base station communication module, the 4G antenna interface is in wired connection with the 4G communication module, the WiFi antenna interface is in wired connection with the WiFi communication module, and the GPS antenna interface is in wired connection with the GPS communication module.

Preferably, the status indicator light module comprises a red light indicator light module, a green light indicator light module and a blue light indicator light module, the red light indicator light module is in wired connection with the power module, the green light indicator light module is in wired connection with the 4G communication module, and the blue light indicator light module is in wired connection with the LoRa base station communication module.

The utility model has the advantages as follows: the LoRa base station communication module in the novel gateway is compatible with a standard LoRaWAN standard protocol, a LoRa terminal can be quickly accessed into the gateway, mass equipment connection is supported, and the characteristics of low power consumption, long distance and easy deployment can enable users to flexibly network and realize the full coverage of the Internet of things; the edge calculation module is arranged in the main control module, so that on one hand, terminal data can be cleaned, analyzed, calculated and stored in the LoRa gateway layer, the response speed is improved, the network delay is reduced, and the intelligent management of third-party equipment is realized; on the other hand, an edge computing module is arranged in the edge computing gateway of the LoRa technology, so that the pressure of a cloud server is reduced, the cost of the server is reduced, the difficulty of a scheme is reduced, and the operation and maintenance cost is reduced; the utility model discloses a RS485, RS232 communication module can connect multiple third party's equipment with wired mode, realizes the multilinear connection of gateway.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a system block diagram of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical scheme of the utility model is further explained by combining the attached drawings of the specification:

as shown in fig. 1, an edge computing gateway based on the LoRa technology comprises a main control module 1, a LoRa base station communication module 2, a remote communication module 3, a local communication module 4, a power supply module 5, a positioning module 6, an antenna interface module 7, a status indicator light module 8, a button module 9, and a temperature and humidity monitoring module 10, the LoRa base station communication module 2, the remote communication module 3, the local communication module 4, the power supply module 5, the positioning module 6, the antenna interface module 7, the status indicator light module 8, the button module 9 and the temperature and humidity monitoring module 10 are all in wired connection with the main control module 1, the remote communication module 3 and the LoRa base station communication module 2 are connected with the antenna interface module 7 by wires, the power module 5, the remote communication module 3 and the LoRa base station communication module 2 are all connected with the status indicator lamp module 8 by wires, the local communication module 4 is used for communicating with the third-party device 18 in a wired mode.

The main control module 1 is used for completing the analysis, sending, protocol conversion and address analysis of information, comprises an uplink module and a downlink module, processes the uploaded data, and sends the result to the remote communication module. The main control module further comprises an edge calculation module, data can be processed at the equipment end without being uploaded to a cloud server, network delay is reduced, and pressure and cost of the server are reduced.

LoRa radio frequency chip SX1301 is built in LoRa base

station communication module

2, and 8 uplink channels and 1 downlink channel are used for accomplishing the receiving and dispatching of thing networking node data through the modulation mode of LoRa. Has the characteristics of low power consumption and long distance.

As shown in fig. 1, the main control module 1 includes a processor unit 11, a memory unit 12, a clock module 14, a reset unit 13, and an edge calculation module 15, and the memory unit 12, the clock module 14, the reset unit 13, and the edge calculation module 15 are all connected to the processor unit 11 by wires.

As shown in fig. 1, the remote communication module 3 includes a WiFi communication module 32, a 4G communication module 31, a bluetooth communication module 34, and a GPS communication module 33, and the remote communication module 3 is configured to complete wireless transmission of data.

As shown in fig. 1, the local communication module 4 includes an RS485 communication module 41, an RS232 communication module 42, a DI/DO module 43, a USB communication module 44, a microsub interface module 47, a MiniHDMI interface module 48, a TF interface module 49, and an ethernet communication module 45. Wherein, RS485 has 2 interfaces; RS232 has 2 paths of interfaces; the DI/DO comprises 2 paths of interfaces which are respectively used for receiving and sending high and low level states and controlling the on-off state of the relay module; the USB communication module is provided with 2 paths of interfaces, adopts a USB2.0 protocol and is used for communicating with peripheral equipment; the MicroUSB interface module is provided with a 1-channel interface, supports the OTG function and is used for carrying out high-speed communication of data with portable equipment; the MiniHDMI interface module is provided with 1 path of interface and is used for outputting image signals and audio signals; the TF interface module has 1 path interface for the expansion interface of the SD card.

As shown in fig. 1, the power supply module 5 includes a power conversion module 51, a power failure warning module 52, and a lightning protection module 53.

As shown in fig. 1, the positioning module 6 includes a GPS positioning accurate time service module 61, the positioning module 6 is used for providing positioning data of a gateway, the temperature and humidity monitoring module 10 is used for monitoring the temperature and humidity of the main control module 1 in real time, the button module 9 includes a starting unit 92 and a reset module 91, and the button module 9 is used for controlling the starting and resetting of the main control module 1.

As shown in fig. 1, the clock module 14 includes an RTC clock circuit 141, and the clock module 14 is used for providing accurate time information for the processor unit 11.

As shown in fig. 1, the antenna interface module 7 includes an LoRa antenna interface 74, a 4G antenna interface 71, a WiFi antenna interface 72, and a GPS antenna interface 73, the LoRa antenna interface 74 is connected with the LoRa base station communication module 2 by wire, the 4G antenna interface 71 is connected with the 4G communication module 31 by wire, the WiFi antenna interface 72 is connected with the WiFi communication module 32 by wire, and the GPS antenna interface 73 is connected with the GPS communication module 33 by wire.

As shown in fig. 1, the status indicator light module 8 includes a red light indicator light module 81, a green light indicator light module 82, and a blue light indicator light module 83, the red light indicator light module 81 is connected to the power module 5 by wire, the green light indicator light module 82 is connected to the 4G communication module 31 by wire, and the blue light indicator light module 83 is connected to the LoRa base station communication module 2 by wire. The red light is turned on to indicate that the power supply module is started; the green light is turned on to indicate that the 4G communication module is started; the blue light is on to indicate that the LoRa communication module is started.

The utility model discloses still can realize that management, configuration of equipment issue, the batch processing of propelling movement, the instruction of third party equipment terminal data, alleviate the data bulk transmission burden from the end to the cloud, reduced with the interactive response time in high in the clouds, shorten the bandwidth time delay, satisfy key demands such as data real-time processing, data optimization, data security, trouble quick location, realize cloud limit in coordination.

The LoRa base station communication module in the novel gateway is compatible with a standard LoRaWAN standard protocol, a LoRa terminal can be quickly accessed into the gateway, mass equipment connection is supported, and the characteristics of low power consumption, long distance and easy deployment can enable users to flexibly network and realize the full coverage of the Internet of things; the edge calculation module is arranged in the main control module, so that on one hand, terminal data can be cleaned, analyzed, calculated and stored in the LoRa gateway layer, the response speed is improved, the network delay is reduced, and the intelligent management of third-party equipment is realized; on the other hand, an edge computing module is arranged in the edge computing gateway of the LoRa technology, so that the pressure of a cloud server is reduced, the cost of the server is reduced, the difficulty of a scheme is reduced, and the operation and maintenance cost is reduced; the utility model discloses a RS485, RS232 communication module can connect multiple third party's equipment with wired mode, realizes the multilinear connection of gateway.

It should be noted that the above list is only one specific embodiment of the present invention. Obviously, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many modifications can be made, and in short, all modifications that can be directly derived or suggested by the person skilled in the art from the disclosure of the present invention should be considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An edge computing gateway based on an LoRa technology is characterized by comprising a main control module (1), an LoRa base station communication module (2), a remote communication module (3), a local communication module (4), a power supply module (5), a positioning module (6), an antenna interface module (7), a status indicator light module (8), a button module (9) and a temperature and humidity monitoring module (10), wherein the LoRa base station communication module (2), the remote communication module (3), the local communication module (4), the power supply module (5), the positioning module (6), the antenna interface module (7), the status indicator light module (8), the button module (9) and the temperature and humidity monitoring module (10) are all in wired connection with the main control module (1), and the remote communication module (3) and the LoRa base station communication module (2) are all in wired connection with the antenna interface module (7), power module (5), remote communication module (3), loRa base station communication module (2) all with status indicator lamp module (8) wired connection, local communication module (4) are used for communicating with third party's equipment (18) under the wired mode.

2. The LoRa-technology-based edge computing gateway according to claim 1, wherein the main control module (1) comprises a processor unit (11), a memory unit (12), a clock module (14), a reset unit (13) and an edge computing module (15), and the memory unit (12), the clock module (14), the reset unit (13) and the edge computing module (15) are all connected with the processor unit (11) in a wired manner.

3. The LoRa technology-based edge computing gateway of claim 1, wherein the remote communication module (3) comprises a WiFi communication module (32), a 4G communication module (31), a Bluetooth communication module (34) and a GPS communication module (33), and the remote communication module (3) is used for completing wireless transmission of data.

4. The LoRa-technology-based edge computing gateway of claim 1, wherein the local communication module (4) comprises an RS485 communication module (41), an RS232 communication module (42), a DI/DO module (43), a USB communication module (44), a MicroUSB interface module (47), a MiniHDMI interface module (48), a TF interface module (49) and an Ethernet communication module (45).

5. The LoRa technology-based edge computing gateway of claim 1, wherein the power supply module (5) comprises a power conversion module (51), a power failure alarm module (52) and a lightning protection module (53).

6. The edge computing gateway based on the LoRa technology of claim 1, wherein the positioning module (6) comprises a GPS positioning accurate time service module (61), the positioning module (6) is configured to provide positioning data of the gateway, the temperature and humidity monitoring module (10) is configured to monitor the temperature and humidity of the main control module (1) in real time, the button module (9) comprises a starting unit (92) and a reset module (91), and the button module (9) is configured to control the starting and the resetting of the main control module (1).

7. Edge computing gateway based on LoRa technology according to claim 2, characterized in that the clock module (14) comprises an RTC clock circuit (141), the clock module (14) being configured to provide accurate time information for the processor unit (11).

8. The LoRa technology-based edge computing gateway of claim 3, wherein the antenna interface module (7) comprises a LoRa antenna interface (74), a 4G antenna interface (71), a WiFi antenna interface (72) and a GPS antenna interface (73), the LoRa antenna interface (74) is in wired connection with the LoRa base station communication module (2), the 4G antenna interface (71) is in wired connection with the 4G communication module (31), the WiFi antenna interface (72) is in wired connection with the WiFi communication module (32), and the GPS antenna interface (73) is in wired connection with the GPS communication module (33).

9. The LoRa technology-based edge computing gateway of claim 3, wherein the status indicator light module (8) comprises a red light indicator light module (81), a green light indicator light module (82) and a blue light indicator light module (83), the red light indicator light module (81) is in wired connection with the power module (5), the green light indicator light module (82) is in wired connection with the 4G communication module (31), and the blue light indicator light module (83) is in wired connection with the LoRa base station communication module (2).