COTX-X5 Outdoor Intelligent IoT Gateway User Guide
- June 5, 2024
- COTX
Table of Contents
COTX-X5 Outdoor Gateway
Intelligent IOT Gateway
Quick Start Guide
Package Contents
Your COTX-X5 Outdoor Gateway comes with the following items:
- 1 COTX-X5 outdoor gateway
- 3 installation kit
- 4 fixing screws (including accessories)
- 2 long connecting rod screws (including nuts)
- 1 ground screw
- 1 waterproof and breathable valve
- 1 waterproof interface
- 1 waterproof plug (Type N)
- 3 external antennas
- 2 stirrups
- 1 power cord
- 1 POE module
Warnings
Pay attention to these important warnings when using your Outdoor Gateway:
- Never power up the Outdoor Gateway without the LoRa antenna connected as this may damage the device.
- Before outdoor installation, make sure you tighten all connectors and the case itself very well to avoid any unintended water ingress.
Structure size
The outer dimension of COTX-X5 is 227 x 82 x 192 mm, as shown below:
Interface description
Quick Specifications
General Specification
Weight| 1.7Kg
Material| Aluminum Case + Plastic Cover
Installation| On the Pole/ Wall
Operating Temperature| -40~55℃
Power Consumption
Method| POE (802.3at)
Max Power| ＜25.5W
Lora Performance
Max Emitting Power| 902.3~914.9MHz 20dBm
923.3~927.5MHz 27dBm
Frequency| US915, AS923, AS920, AU915, EU868, IN865, KR920
Channel| 500 kHz LoRa reception with 8 x 8 channels LoRa® packet detectors, 8
x SF5-SF12 LoRa® demodulators,8 x SF5-SF10 LoRa® demodulators
Platform Spec
RAM| 2GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM (4G/8G Optional)
CPU| Broadcom BCM2711, Quad-core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
OS| Ubuntu20.04
Main-board| Raspberry Pi 4B
Interfaces
Internet| 110/100/1000M Ethernet interface(RJ-45)
WiFi| 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac
4G| Universal Channel, Cat1 Rate
Bluetooth| Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
SD Card| 1Micro SD card
Lora Antenna| N-Male1,860~930MHz, Gain:3.5dBi
4G Antenna| N-Male1 860~960MHz,1710~2700MHz, Gain:3dBi
WiFi/BT Antenna| N-Male1,2.4GHz/5GHz, Gain:6dBi
LED Indicator
System Indicator| Green1
Internet Indicator| Green1
WiFi Indicator| Green1
LTE Indicator| Green1
BLE/LoRa Indicator| Green1
Quick Installation Guide
Pole Mounting
Step1 Place the base bracket on the back of the device with four M6*4 screws as shown below:
Step2 Attach the 3-Axis brackets on the back of the device with two number 7 screws as shown below:
Step3 Insert the steel band clamps through the four holes on the mount kit, wrap the band clamps around the mounting pole, and lock and tighten the clamps using a screwdriver.
Wall Mounting
Step1 Fix the axis brackets on the bottom of the device like pole mounting:
Step2 Use a Ø5mm drill head, drill 4 holes on the wall according to the position of the wall mounting bracket, plug the screw anchors to the wall, and fix the device to the wall as shown below;
Preparing Your Outdoor Gateway
Step 1: First, carefully connect the LoRa® antenna to the “Lora” port of the gateway, the Wi-Fi antenna to the “WiFi/BLE” port, and the LTE antenna to the “LTE” port.
Step 2: Next find a suitable location for your gateway to be positioned.
Make sure it will provide the best coverage.
Step 3: To integrate the Ethernet network, use a network cable and
connect the gateway to the switch or router
Step 4: The default setting is Power over Ethernet (PoE). Connect the
Ethernet port of the gateway to a switch with the PoE function (PoE – IEEE
802.3af or IEEE 802.3at). If unavailable, use a PoE injector and power up.
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Power on by PoE Switch| Power on by PoE Injector
Now System LED lights up. When the system gets ready, that light will turn green.
Configuring Your Outdoor Gateway
To configure the gateway, please download the Helium APP from the Apple APP
Store or Google Play directly by searching “Helium”. Please create a Helium
wallet account first and continue to the next steps below:
Step 1: Turn on COTX Gateway, so the Helium APP can detect the gateway to
further configuration.
Step 2: Open the Helium application and log in.
Step 3: Click “Add a Hotspot” and choose “COTX Gateways” from the list.
Step 4: Follow the steps on the App and get to the “Bluetooth” page.
Gateway Bluetooth is automatically turned on after the COTX outdoor device is
powered up. Simply click “Scan for my Hotspot” to pair up.
Step 5: Click the entry for your gateway in the app. You can check if it
is correct by matching the last 4 characters shown in the application with the
last 4 characters of the mac address printed on the label.
Step 6: On the app, it will show the available Wi-Fi networks within the
range of your Gateway.
If you are using Ethernet , tap Use Ethernet Instead and skip to Step 7.
If usingWi-Fi , tap on the name of your Wi-Fi network on the app which
will bring you to the following screen. Type in your Wi-Fi network password
then tap Connect and it will connect to your Wi-Fi network.
Step 7: The app will then ask for you to set your gateway’s location and you can confirm the location of your gateway. A Helium wallet account should be created first so you can continue to the next step.
Step 8: Register the gateway to the Helium Network to provide IOT services for related devices. the setup is now complete. It’ll submit the details of the COTX Gateway to the Helium network. In approximately 15 minutes, will confirm it’s added to the Helium network.
FCC Caution.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of
25cm between the radiator & your body.
ISEDC RSS warning
This device complies with Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada
Compliance licence‐exempt RSS standard (s). Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
ISEDC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with ISEDC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for
an uncontrolled environment.
This transmitter must not be co‐located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of
25cm between the radiator & your body.