M!DGE3 Cellular Router - 9. Technical parameters

9. Technical parameters
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Electrical	M!DGE3		M!DGE3e
Primary power	10 to 50 VDC, negative GND
Rx	4.8 W / 24 V, see details
Tx	7.8 W / 24 V, see details
Sleep mode	0.01 W
Interfaces
SIM slots	2x Micro SIM, eSIM ready
Ethernet	10/100/1000 Base-T, Auto MDX, bridged or routed	4× RJ45	10/100/1000 Base-T, Auto MDX, bridged or routed	2× RJ45
SFP	10/100/1000Base-T or 1000Base-SX or 1000Base-LX	1× SFP	No SFP
COM	RS232 / RS485 SW configurable	DB9F
	600 b/s – 2 Mb/s
COM1, COM2 M!DGE3 var. D	2× RS232 / 1× RS485	DB9F
	600 b/s – 2 Mb/s
COM2, COM3 Extension module ‘C’²⁾	2× RS232	RJ45
	COM2: 300 b/s – 2 Mb/s; COM3: 2.4 kb/s – 921.6 kb/s
USB	USB 3.0/Host A
Inputs/Outputs	1× HW alarm input, 1× HW alarm output, 1× Sleep input – Power connector RJ45
	2× DI, 2× DO, 1× difDI (when mPCIe-COMS is not used)		No
Antenna	1× SMA female – LTE Cat M1, Cat NB2 2× SMA female – receiver diversity (2×2 MIMO) – LTE Cat 4 4× SMA female – optional extension board – 5G (+ 1x SMA for GPS)		1× SMA female – LTE Cat M1, Cat NB2 2× SMA female – receiver diversity (2×2 MIMO) – LTE Cat 4
Optional Expansions	1× mPCIe: Cellular module (‘W’, ‘R’, ‘S’, ‘Q’) or 2× RS232¹⁾ or GPS or Wi-Fi		No
1) only for Var. ‘D’
2) not available for Var. ‘D’

Cellular interface
5G
Available on extension board of M!DGE3
Frequency bands for extension module ‘Q’ Cellular	5G Rel.16 Band n1 (2100 MHz), Band n2 (1900 MHz), Band n3 (1800 MHz), Band n5 (850 MHz), Band n7 (2600 MHz), Band n8 (900 MHz), Band n12 (700 MHz), Band n13 (700 MHz), Band n14 (700 MHz), Band n18 (850 MHz), Band n20 (800 MHz), Band n25 (1900 MHz), Band n26 (850 MHz), Band n28 (700 MHz), Band n29 (700 MHz), Band n30 (2300 MHz), Band n38 (2600 MHz), Band n40 (2300 MHz), Band n41 (2500 MHz), Band n48 (3500 MHz), Band n66 (1700/2100 MHz), Band n71 (600 MHz), Band n75 (1500 MHz), Band n76 (1500 MHz), Band n77 (3700 MHz), Band n78 (3500 MHz), Band n79 (4700 MHz)
	4G Rel.16 Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 7 (2600 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 12 (700 MHz), Band 13 (700 MHz), Band 14 (700 MHz), Band 17 (700 MHz), Band 18 (850 MHz), Band 19 (850 MHz), Band 20 (800 MHz), Band 25 (1900 MHz), Band 26 (850 MHz), Band 28 (700 MHz), Band 29 (700 MHz), Band 30 (2300 MHz), Band 32 (1500 MHz), Band 34 (2010 MHz), Band 38 (2600 MHz), Band 39 (1900 MHz), Band 40 (2300 MHz), Band 41 (2500 MHz), Band 42 (3500 MHz), Band 43 (3700 MHz), Band 46 (5200 MHz), Band 48 (3600 MHz), Band 66 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 71 (600 MHz), Band 106 (900 MHz)
	3G HSPA+ Rel.9 Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 6 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 19 (850 MHz)
	Telit FN990A28-HP	FCC ID RI7FN990A28HP
Specification for module ‘Q’ Cellular	4× SMA Antenna female (+ 1× SMA for GPS)
	5G NR 3GPP Release 16 Data throughput: NSA: 3.4 Gbps DL / 0.55 Gbps UL SA: 2.5 Gbps DL / 0.90 Gbps UL
	4G LTE 3GPP Release 15 Data throughput: Cat.19: 1.6 Gbps DL / Cat.18: 211 Mbps UL
	3G: HSPA+ 3GPP Release 8 Data throughput: 42 Mbps DL / 5.7 Mbps UL
4G
Available on motherboard M!DGE3, M!DGE3e or mPCIe extension board
Frequency bands for extension module ‘W’ Cellular	4G LTE (also 5G NSA) Rel.10 Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 7 (2600 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 12 (700 MHz), Band 13 (700 MHz), Band 14 (700 MHz), Band 17 (700 MHz), Band 18 (850 MHz), Band 19 (850 MHz), Band 20 (800 MHz), Band 25 (1900 MHz), Band 26 (850 MHz), Band 28 (700 MHz), Band 38 (2600 MHz), Band 40 (2300 MHz), Band 41 (2500 MHz), Band 66 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 71 (600 MHz)
	3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA Rel.7: Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 6 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 19 (850 MHz))
	2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM 850 MHz, E-GSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz
	Cinterion PLS83-W	FCC ID QIPPLS83-W TAC 35107264
Specification for module ‘W’ Cellular	Antenna: 2× SMA female – receiver diversity (2×2 MIMO)
	4G LTE (also 5G NSA) 3GPP Rel.10 Long Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved Uni. Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) DL Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) 2×2 Data throughput: Cat.4, DL 150 Mb/s, UL 50 Mb/s
	3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 3GPP Rel.7 Dual-Cell HS Packet Access (DC-HSPA+) UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) DL Rx diversity Data throughput: Cat.14: HSPA+ DL 21 Mbps HSUPA UL 5.7 Mbps
	2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE 3GPP Rel.4 Enhanced Data rate GSM Evolution (EDGE) GSM EGPRS Radio Access (GERA) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) DL Advanced Rx Performance Phase 1 Data throughput: Class 12, DL 237 kb/s, UL 237kb/s
LTE Cat M1/NB1/NB2
Available on motherboard M!DGE3, M!DGE3e or mPCIe extension board
Frequency bands for extension module ‘R’ Cellular	4G LTE Cat M1, NB2 3GPP Rel.14: Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 20 (800 MHz), Band 28 (700 MHz), Band 31 (450 MHz), Band 72 (450 MHz), Band 87 (410 MHz), Band 88 (410 MHz)
	Telit ME310G1-W2	EU RED, UK UKCA, ANATEL
Frequency bands for extension module ‘S’ Cellular	4G LTE Cat M1, NB2 3GPP Rel.14: Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz) (39d), Band 12 (700 MHz), Band 13 (700 MHz), Band 18 (850 MHz), Band 19 (850 MHz), Band 20 (800 MHz), Band 25 (1900 MHz), Band 26 (850 MHz), Band 27 (800 MHz), Band 28 (700 MHz), Band 66 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 71 (600 MHz), Band 85 (700 MHz)
	Telit ME310G1-WW	EU RED, UK UKCA, CA ISED, MX IFETEL, AU RCM, CH CCC, JP JRL/JTBL, KR, KCC, SG IMDA, TW NCC FCC ID RI7ME310G1WW
Specification for extension cellular module ‘R’ and ‘S’	1× SMA Antenna
	4G LTE Cat M1, NB2
	3GPP Release 14
	Data throughput: M1 – DL 588 kb/s, UL 1 Mb/s NB2 – DL 120 kb/s, UL 160 kb/s
	Only 1.8 V simcard are supported.

Indication LEDs
LED panel		5× tri-color status LEDs (SYS, WAN, EXT, VPN, COM)
ETH		4× RJ45 (Link and Activity LEDs), 1× SFP (Status LED)
Environmental
IP Code (Ingress Protection)		IP40, for indoor use only
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)		> 100 years
Service life of system		>= 15 years
Operating temperature		−40 to +70 °C ( −40 to +158 °F)
Operating humidity		5 to 95 % non-condensing
Storage		−40 to +85 °C ( −40 to +185 °F) / 5 to 95 % non-condensing
Mechanical
Casing		Metal
Dimensions		H×W×D: 132×43×110 mm (5.20×1.69×4.33 in)
Weight		0.50 kg (1.1 lbs)
Mounting		DIN rail, optionally: flat-bracket or corner-bracket
SW
User protocols on COM		DNP3, DF1, IEC101, Modbus RTU, PR2000, RDS, Siemens 3964(R), COMLI, SAIA S-bus, Mars-A, PPP, UNI, Async Link
User protocols on Ethernet		Modbus TCP, IEC104, DNP3 TCP, Comli TCP, Terminal server…
Serial to IP convertors		DNP3 / DNP3 TCP, Modbus RTU / Modbus TCP
Routing		Static, Dynamic – Babel, OSPF, BGP, Link management
QoS		8 levels on all interfaces
Security
Management		HTTPS (Web Interface or Application Programming Interface)
Role-based access control (RBAC)		4 levels (Guest, Tech, SecTech, Admin)
Wi-Fi management access		WPA2-PSK secured
VPN		IPsec, OpenVPN, GRE
VLAN		IEEE 802.1Q (tagging)
AAA protocol		RADIUS
Firewall		Layer 2 – MAC, Layer 3 – IP, Layer 4 – TCP/UDP
FW		Digitally signed
HW tamper		Case opening evidence (N/A for M!DGE3e)

Diagnostic and Management
Link testing	ICMP ping
Status information	User interfaces
Statistics	Historical and differential statistics for Rx / Tx Packets on all user interfaces (e.g. ETH 1-5, COM 1-3, TS 1-5)
Statistics history	Several weeks
Event log	Events filtered by time, severity, user, remote IP address and type of event
SNMP	SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 Trap / Inform notifications generation as per settings
NTP	Client / Server
Monitoring	Real time analysis of all interfaces (e.g. ETH 1-5 , COM 1-3, TS 1-5) and internal interfaces between software modules, see details

Standards
CE, FCC	RED, RoHS, WEEE
Spectrum	ETSI EN 301 511 V12.5.1 ETSI EN 301 908-01 V13.1.1 ETSI EN 301 908-02 V11.1.2 ETSI EN 301 908-13 V13.1.1 ETSI EN 303 413 V1.1.1
EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)	ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3 ETSI EN 301 489-5 V3.2.1 ETSI EN 301 489-19 V2.1.0 ETSI EN 301 489-52 V1.1.0
Product safety	EN 62368-1:2014 + A11:2017
Cybersecurity	EN 18031-1:2024
RF health safety	EN 62311:2008
Electric power substations environment	IEEE 1613:2009 IEEE 1613.1:2013 EN 61850-3:2014
Environmental	EN 61850-3: 2014
Vibration & shock	EN 60068-2-6:2008 ETS 300 019-2-3:1994, Class 3.4 EN 61850-3:2014
Seismic qualification	EN 60068-2-27:2010
IP rating	EN 60529:1993 + A1:2001 + A2:2014

Optional interfaces
Extension module ‘G’ GPS (GNSS)	Active antenna 3.3 VDC SMA female (EXT1 on bottom)
	72-channel u-blox M8 engine GPS/QZSS L1 C/A, GLONASS L10F, BeiDou B1I, Galileo E1B/C, SBAS L1 C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN
Extension module ‘C’ COM ports	COM2: RS232 – 5 pin (RxD, TxD, GND, RTS, CTS) 300 b/s to 2 Mb/s COM3: RS232 -3 pin (RxD, TxD, GND) 2.4 kb/s to 921.6 kb/s RJ45 (DI/DO on front panel)
Extension module ‘W’, ‘M’, ‘O’, ‘R’, ‘S’ Cellular	see Cellular interface
Extension module ‘F’ Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO 20 MHz / 40 MHz for 2.4 GHz 20 MHz / 40 MHz / 80 MHz for 5 GHz WPA/WPA2 PSK WPA3-SAE AES/TKIP hardware encryption Output power up to 16 dBm EmWicon WMX6218 – FCC ID 2A3G3-WMX6218

List of connected cables
Input / Output	Specified length for EN 61850-3	Shielded / Nonshielded	Recommended cable type
DC power supply 10 – 50 V	As needed	N	V03VH-H 2×0,5
GPIO (Sleep Input, HW Alarm Input, HW Alarm Output)	As needed	S	LiYCY 6×0,14
Antenna connection	As needed	S	Coaxial
COM (RS232/485)	As needed, typically up to 15 m (RS232) or up to 400 m (RS485)	S	LiYCY 4×0,14
EXT1	As needed (for cellular) Max. 2 m (GPS antenna)	S	Coaxial
EXT2	As needed (for cellular) Max. 2 m (time pulse output)	S	Coaxial
ETH (4 ports)	As needed, typically up to 100 m	S	STP CAT 5e
Optical Ethernet	As needed, typically up to 2 km	N/A	Optical fibre
USB	Max. 2 m	S	USB3
DI / DO	As needed	S	STP CAT 5e

Rx Power consumption @24Vdc
Rx	4.8 W
LTE Tx	+3.0 W
+Ethernet	+0.1 W @ 10BaseT
	+0.12 W @ 100BaseT
	+0.5 W @ 1000BaseT
	per Eth interface with connected equipment
+1st COM	+0.2 W
+GNSS	+0.15 W
+2^nd COM	+0.1 W
+2^nd LTE	Rx +0.3, Tx +3.0 W
+SFP module typ.	+1.0 W
+	+3.0 W Max.

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