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Hardware Introduction
This chapter describes the hardware design of the device.

User Guide
- About this Guide
  This guide provides instructions for setting up, deploying, configuring, operating, and maintaining the SG50 gateway.
- Product Introduction
  - Overview
  - Packing List
  - Hardware Introduction
    This chapter describes the hardware design of the device.
- First Start
  This chapter describes the required steps to complete the basic setup, and verify that the gateway is ready for deployment.
- Hardware Installation
  This chapter describes the preparation and installation procedures for mounting the gateway and its accessories at the deployment site.
- Power Management
  This chapter describes how the SG50 uses external power, the solar panel, and the internal battery, and provides battery and solar panel maintenance information.
- Web GUI Configuration
- Services
MQTT and HTTP Application Guide

Hardware Introduction

This chapter describes the hardware design of the device.

Hardware Overview

The following figure shows the main components of the device.

Bottom View


Part	Description
DC Power Connector	Connect a solar panel or an external DC source to supply power to the device.
LoRaWAN^® Antenna Connector	Allows connection of an external antenna to enhance wireless communication range and reliability.
Wi-Fi Antenna	Enhance wireless communication range and reliability.
Vent Plug	Equalizes the internal pressure and prevents moisture build-up.
LED Area	See LED Patterns.
Button	See Button Patterns.
SIM Slot	Allows to insert a SIM card to connect to the cellular network.
Type-C USB Port	Used for device console or device power supply.

Side View


Part	Description
Cellular & GPS Antenna	Enhance wireless communication range and reliability.
Battery Compartment	Install battery pack to supply power to the device.
Grounding Stud	Used to connect to an earth ground to protect the device from power surges.

LED Patterns


LED	Status	Description
SYS	Off	The power is switched off or in sleep mode
	Green Static On	The power is switched on and the system is working well
	Red Static On	The power is switched on and the system malfunctions
LTE	Off	SIM card is registering or failed to register (or there are no SIM cards inserted)
	Slowly Blinks	SIM card has been registered and is ready for dial-up
	Quickly Blinks	SIM card has been registered and is dialing up now
	Static On	SIM card has been registered and dialed up successfully
Wi-Fi	Off	Wi-Fi is off
	Slowly Blinks	Wi-Fi is starting
	Static On	Wi-Fi is on

Button Patterns


Function	Action	LED Status
Turn On Wi-Fi	When Wi-Fi is disabled, quickly press the button once to turn on Wi-Fi for 10 minutes.	Wi-Fi: Off → On
Turn Off Wi-Fi	When Wi-Fi is enabled, quickly press the button once to turn off Wi-Fi for 10 minutes.	Wi-Fi: On → Off
Enter Low Power Mode	When low power mode is enabled and the gateway detects not enough solar power.	SYS: Quickly Blinks → Off
Wake Up	Under low power mode, quickly press the button once to wake up for 10 minutes.	SYS: Off → On
Factory Reset	Press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds.	SYS: Quickly Blinks

DC Power Connector Definition

The following table shows the pin definition of the DC power connector.


Pin	Description	Figure
1	DC-
2	DC+
3	Connect/disconnect the pins together to power on/off the device.
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Device Dimensions

The following figure shows the device dimensions (unit:mm).