Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connectport Specifications and Datasheet
- June 12, 2024
- DIGI
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Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connect port
DIGI CONNECTPORT X4 FAMILY
Remote M2M networking gateways designed for commercial grade and rugged outdoor applications
ConnectPort® X4 customizable cellular M2M gateways offer a variety of LAN/WAN interface options for end-to-end networking of remote devices. The gateways include comprehensive IP protocols and IPSec VPN support for high-end routing and security. The easy DIA/Python development environment enables custom applications to run locally while interfacing across cellular networks for WAN connectivity to a centralized server. ConnectPort X4 gateways feature a compact commercial-grade enclosure or an optional outdoors IP66/NEMA 4X enclosure. Interface options include Ethernet, serial, and Zigbee/RF for flexible connectivity to virtually any remote device.
All ConnectPort X4 gateways feature an end-to-end development environment using comprehensive Digi ESP™ IDE and DIA/Python programming languages. Digi Remote Manager® adds secure, scalable cloud-based management and web services integration for a complete remote asset platform across all locations.
BENEFITS
- WAN connectivity via LTE or 3G HSPA+ Networks
- Local wireless connectivity through Zigbee/802.15.4
- Local wired connectivity through RS-232/422/485,
- 2 analog inputs and 2 digital inputs
- Small commercial-grade enclosure or NEMA 4X/IP66 case
- Full routing/IP filtering plus IPsec/SSL VPNs with DES, 3DES, or AES encryption
- Easy development environment via DIA and Python scripting as part of Digi ESP IDE
- Support for Modbus/Modbus TCP
- Digi Remote Manager® support for secure, scalable access to an unlimited number of remote assets
- Digi Foundations™ 1-, 3- or 5-year subscription available
RELATED PRODUCTS
APPLICATION EXAMPLE
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS| ConnectPort® X4| ConnectPort® X4 IA|
ConnectPort® X4 H
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WIRELESS INTERFACES
WWAN**
| | |
LTE CAT 1
| ****
N/A
| ****
N/A
| Verizon: bands 2,4,14
AT&T & T-Mobile: bands 2,4,5 with 3G/2G fallback
HSPA+ (U9)| 850/900/1700 (AWS)/1900/2100 MHz; Transfer rate (max): 5.76
Mbps up, 21 Mbps down
CDMA 1XRTT (BX)| 800/1900 MHz; Transfer rate (max): 153 Kbps
up/down
CONNECTOR| 1 or 2 x SMA (center pin – on device: female; on antenna:
male)| 1 or 2 x SMA (center pin – on device: female; on antenna: male)
SIM SLOTS| 2 or 0 (CDMA varients)| 1
SIM SECURITY| SIM slot cover plate| Internal SIM slot
RF
STANDARD| Zigbee (2.4 GHz), DigiMesh® (2.4 GHz or 900 MHz), Digi XBee-
PRO® 900HP, 802.15.4 or 868
CONNECTOR| 1 x RP-SMA (center pin – on device: male; on antenna: female)
WIRED INTERFACES| | |
SERIAL| | |
PORTS| 1
STANDARD| RS-232| RS-232/422/485 (software selectable)
DTE/DCE| DTE
SIGNAL SUPPORT| TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR and DCD
FLOW CONTROL| Hardware and software flow control
COM PORT REDIRECTOR| RealPort®
THROUGHPUT| Up to 230 Kbps
CONNECTOR| DB-9 Male| Screw-down terminal block
ETHERNET
PORTS| 1
STANDARD| IEEE 802.3
PHYSICAL LAYER| 10/100 Base-T
DATA RATE| 10/100 Mbps (auto-sensing)
MODE| Full or Half duplex (auto-sensing)
INTERFACE| Auto MDI/MDIX
CONNECTOR| RJ-45
I/O
PORTS| N/A| 2 analog and 2 digital
CONNECTOR| N/A| Screw-down terminal block
USB
PORTS| 1
STANDARD| USB 1.1
SIGNALING| Full-speed
CONNECTOR| Type A
SOFTWARE/MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT (CLOUD-BASED)| Digi Remote Manager®
MANAGEMENT (LOCAL)| Web Interface via HTTP/HTTPS, password access
control, IP service port control; CLI via serial port, Telnet, Python
scripting; Digi SureLink™ “always-on” connection
SECURITY| SSL tunnels, SSHv2, FIPS 197 (IPsec, HTTPS)
NETWORK PROTOCOLS| UDP/TCP, DHCP, SNMPv1/v2
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VPN| IPsec with IKE/ISAKMP; multiple tunnel support; DES, 3DES, and up
to 256-bit AES encryption; VPN pass-through, GRE forwarding; Simple
Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) for X.509 certificate
ROUTING| NAT, NAT-T (NAT traversal) VPN tunneling, port forwarding,
VPN/GRE pass-through; access control lists (IP filtering), IP pass-through,
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) per RFC 3768
INDUSTRIAL PROTOCOL SUPPORT| Modbus bridge enables Modbus serial
to Modbus/TCP conversion; integrated Python code allows the gateway to act as
Modbus client/master or Modbus server/slave; functions like an Ethernet to the
serial bridge, but uses Digi XBee to transport serial data; handles unique
timing issues per Modbus protocol rules; uses Modbus Unit ID to look up IP or
mesh MAC address
REAL-TIME CLOCK| Yes
MEMORY| 16 MB Flash, 32 MB RAM
POWER
INPUT| 6-30 VDC| 100-240 VAC
CONSUMPTION| Idle: 1.5 W, Max: 10.4 W| Approx. 15 W
PROTECTION| 4 kV burst (EFT) per-4-4, 2 kV surge per EN61000-4| 2 kV
burst (EFT)
(with included power supply)
CONNECTOR| Locking barrel| Compression terminal block| Pigtail AC power
cord
**DC POWER CORD***| Available upon request| N/A| N/A
**AC POWER SUPPLY***
| 12 VDC power supply for 0º C to 40º C (32º F to 104º F) included; extended temperature power supply available separately| ****
N/A
| ****
Internal
BATTERY BACKUP| N/A
PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS (L X W X H)| 13.33 cm x 8.50 cm x 2.54 cm (5.25 in x 3.35 in
x 1.00 in)| 240 mm x 160 mm x 95 mm (9.50 in x
6.25 in x 3.75 in)
WEIGHT| 0.20 kg (0.44 lb)| 1.41 kg (3.10 lb)
STATUS LEDS| ****
Ethernet status, power, cellular link/activity, signal strength (4 bars), Digi XBee link/activity
| Ethernet status, power, cellular link/ activity, signal strength (5 bars),
Digi XBee® link/activity
ENCLOSURE MATERIAL| Industrial (metal)| NEMA 4X
ENCLOSURE RATING| N/A| IP66
MOUNTING| Wall-mount brackets sold separately| DIN rail bracket
included| 4x mounting feet on the unit’s flange
ENVIRONMENTAL
OPERATING TEMPERATURE ***| -30º C to 75º C (-22º F to 167º F)
STORAGE TEMPERATURE| -40 to 85C (-40º F to 185º F)|
RELATIVE HUMIDITY| 5% to 95% (non-condensing)| N/A (enclosure is water-
tight)
ETHERNET ISOLATION| 1500 VAC min per IEEE 802.3/ANSI X3.263
SERIAL PORT PROTECTION (ESD)| +15 kV Air Gap and +8 kV contact discharge
per IEC 1000-4-2
HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1 DIV 2)| No| Yes| No
APPROVALS
GSM/UMTS| PTCRB, NAPRD.03, GCF-CC, R&TTE, EN 301 511
CDMA/EV- DO| CDG, TIA/EIA-690, TIA/EIA-98-E
CELLULAR CARRIERS| Certified by most major carriers. See www.digi.com
for a current listing
SAFETY| UL 60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, EN60950; Class 1 Div 2 (IA model
only)
EMISSIONS/IMMUNITY| CE, FCC Part 15 (Class A), AS/NZS CISPR 22, EN55024,
EN55022, Class A
WARRANTY
PRODUCT WARRANTY| 3-year + Digi Foundations****
DIGI REMOTE MANAGER
CAPABILITIES
- Centralized management of remote devices over 3G/4G LTE
- Define standard configurations and automatically monitor individual devices for PCI security compliance
- Report and alert on performance statistics, including connection history, signal quality, latency, data usage, and packet loss
- No servers or applications to operate and maintain
- Complete tasks for your entire device network in minutes
- Edit configurations and update firmware for your individual devices or groups
- Monitor the status and location of your remote device via a web browser
- Active or deactivate cellular lines and monitor data to ensure you never incur overage charges
SECURITY
- Certified SSAE-16 facilities
- Member of the Cloud Security Alliance
- Over 175 security controls are in place to protect your data
- Enables compliance with security frameworks like PCI, HIPAA, NIST, and more
- Earned SkyHigh’s Cloud Trust Program highest ranking of Enterprise-Ready
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Hosted in a commercial-grade SAS 70-certified environment
- Superior availability, operating to 99.9% or greater
- Open APIs available to support application development
DIGI FOUNDATIONS™
IT’S TIME TO CONNECT WITH CONFIDENCE
The convenient, comprehensive, and secure way to integrate IoT communications hardware, device management software, global support, and lifetime warranty protection into a connectivity solution to simplify your IoT network growth.
- Digi Remote Manager® (DRM) gives you a single point of contact, command, and control with sophisticated remote device monitoring and management tools.
- Digi Expert Support is available around the clock, seven days a week, around the world with experts ready to provide technical support by phone, email, or online.
- Digi Limited Lifetime Warranty lowers the total cost of ownership with hardware protection and equipment upgrades to expand your network as needs evolve.
Digi Foundations, with DRM, simplifies network and device management – for
hundreds or hundreds of thousands of Digi or third-party devices – with
options to upgrade as technology evolves. Isn’t it time you got better
connected?
For more information visit:
digi.com/foundations
PART NUMBERS: DESCRIPTION
ConnectPort X4 H – Zigbee
X4H-Z1U-L301-US| ConnectPort X4 H -Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet &
cellular (LTE)
X4H-Z1U-B101-US| ConnectPort X4 H – Digi XBee Zigbee S2B to Ethernet &
cellular (1xRTT Sprint)
ConnectPort X4 – Zigbee
X4-Z11-E-A| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet
X4-Z11-E-W| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet
(International)
X4-Z1J-U901-W| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet & cellular
(HSPA+) (International)
X4-Z1U-U901-A| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet & cellular
(HSPA+)
ConnectPort X4 – DigiMesh 2.4 GHZ
X4-M11-U901-A| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee (Digi Mesh 2.4GHS) to Ethernet
& cellular (HSPA+)
X4-M11-U901-W| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee (DigiMesh 2.4 GHz) to Ethernet
& cellular (HSPA+) (International)
ConnectPort X4 – 900 MHZ
X4-HMU-B201-A| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee (Digi XBee-PRO 900HP) to
Ethernet & cellular (1xRTT Verizon)
X4-HMU-E-A| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee (Digi XBee-PRO 900HP) to Ethernet
X4-HMU-U901-A| ConnectPort X4 – Digi XBee (Digi XBee-PRO 900HP) to
Ethernet & cellular (HSPA+)
ConnectPort X4 IA – Zigbee
X4-Z1J-U905| ConnectPort X4 IA – Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet & cellular
(HSPA+) (International)
X4-Z1U-U905| ConnectPort X4 IA – Digi XBee Zigbee to Ethernet & cellular
(HSPA+)
ConnectPort X4 IA – 802.15.4
X4-A1J-U905| ConnectPort X4 IA – Digi XBee (802.15.4) to Ethernet &
cellular (HSPA+) (International)
X4-A1U-U905| ConnectPort X4 IA – Digi XBee (802.15.4) to Ethernet &
cellular (HSPA+)
DIGI FOUNDATIONS: AVAILABLE FOR DIGI CONNECTPORT X4 FAMILY
DGF-BDL-STAN-1YR| Digi Foundations add-on, 1 year, includes Expert
Support, Digi Remote Manager, and Limited Lifetime Warranty
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DGF-BDL-STAN-3YR| Digi Foundations add-on, 3 years, includes Expert
Support, Digi Remote Manager, and Limited Lifetime Warranty
DGF-BDL-STAN-5YR| Digi Foundations add-on, 5 years, includes Expert
Support, Digi Remote Manager, and Limited Lifetime Warranty
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connectport?
The Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connectport is a rugged and versatile cellular gateway device designed for industrial and commercial applications. It provides reliable connectivity, monitoring, and control capabilities for IoT (Internet of Things) deployments.
What are the key features of the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connectport?
Key features of the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connectport include cellular connectivity, ruggedized design, integrated Digi TrustFence security framework, multiple I/O interfaces, and remote management capabilities.
What cellular connectivity options does the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A support?
The Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A International Connect port supports a wide range of cellular technologies, including 4G LTE, 3G, and 2G, ensuring reliable connectivity across different network standards.
What is the ruggedized design of the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A?
The Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A features a rugged design that makes it suitable for deployment in harsh environments. It is built to withstand extreme temperatures, humidity, dust, and vibrations.
What is the Digi TrustFence security framework?
Digi TrustFence is an integrated security framework in the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A. It provides a layered approach to security, including secure boot, authentication, encryption, and secure software updates, ensuring the protection of data and devices.
What I/O interfaces are available on the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A?
The Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A offers multiple I/O interfaces, including Ethernet ports, serial ports, USB ports, digital I/O, and analog I/O. These interfaces enable connectivity and integration with various devices and systems.
Can I remotely manage the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A?
Yes, the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A supports remote management capabilities. It can be monitored, configured, and controlled remotely, allowing for efficient management and troubleshooting.
What types of applications is the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A suitable for?
The Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A is suitable for a wide range of IoT applications, including asset tracking, industrial automation, remote monitoring and control, smart agriculture, smart cities, and transportation.
Does the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A support GPS functionality?
Yes, the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A typically supports GPS (Global Positioning System) functionality, enabling location tracking and geolocation-based applications.
Is the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A compatible with different cellular carriers and networks?
Yes, the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A is designed for international use and is compatible with various cellular carriers and networks worldwide. It supports different frequency bands and cellular technologies to ensure global connectivity.
Can the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A be used in outdoor deployments?
Yes, the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A is suitable for outdoor deployments. Its ruggedized design and built-in environmental protections make it resilient in outdoor environments.
What management protocols does the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A support?
The Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A typically supports management protocols such as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), SSH (Secure Shell), and HTTP/HTTPS for remote monitoring and configuration.
Does the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A have expandable storage options?
Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A may offer expandable storage options, such as a microSD card slot, allowing for additional storage capacity for data logging or firmware updates.
Can the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A be used in industrial automation applications?
Yes, the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A is suitable for industrial automation applications. Its rugged design, secure connectivity, and multiple I/O interfaces make it capable of integrating with industrial equipment and systems.
Does the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A support VPN connectivity?
Yes, the Digi X4-Z1U-U901-A typically supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) connectivity, allowing for secure remote access to connected devices and networks.
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