NTSecureGateway MCP – Modular compute platform for industry 4.0
Secure communication with maximum flexibility thanks to modular design
The NTSecureGateway MCP is a modular and high-performance gateway platform for the secure connection of networked systems in IoT applications and Industry 4.0 applications. It offers comprehensive protection against cyberattacks and ensures secure communication between machines, controllers, sensors and clouds.
Thanks to its modular design the platform is ideally suited for the development of customised solutions as well as for the development of small series. Various system-on-modules (SOMs) enable optimum customisation with regard to the respective performance requirements. An extensive software toolkit based on Yocto Linux enables the rapid development of customised applications.
Computingplatforms (System-on-Modules, SOMs)
| SOM-Modul | CPU | RAM | eMMC | Besonderheiten |
| VAR-SOM-6UL | IMX6, Cortex A7, 900 MHz | 128 MB - 1 GB | 8 - 128 GB | 1,7 DMIPS |
| VAR-SOM-MX8M-Plus | IMX8, 4x Cortex A53 | 1 - 8 GB | 8 - 128 GB | TSN, Machine Learning (2,25 TOPS) |
| VAR-SOM-AM62 | TI AM625x, 2/4x Cortex A53 1.5GHz | 512 MB - 4 GB | 8 - 128 GB | Safety Co-Prozessor SIL 2/ASIL B, EtherCAT |
| VAR-SOM-MX93 | IMX93, Cortex A55 1.7GHz | 512 MB - 2GB | 8 - 128 GB | 9,0 DMIPS |
| VAR-SOM-MX8 | IMX8, 2x Cortex A72 + 4x Cortex A53 | 2 - 8GB | 8 - 128 GB | GPU, 28,6 DMIPS |
Customer benefits
- High flexibility thanks to modular design
- Choice between different computing platforms
- Support of current industrial communication protocols
- Expandability thanks to Extension Connector
- Fast implementation of customised requirements thanks to modular software system
Typical applications
- Mechanical engineering and plant engineering
- Automation technology
- Computing platforms with local pre-processing and analysis functions
- Applications which are supported by machine-learning (e.g. image processing, predictive maintenance)
- Development of gateways for customer-specific requirements
- Security-related applications
System overview
Hardware block diagram
Software architecture
Features
- Supply voltage: 7.5V - 32V
- Optional power supply via USB-C
- Secure element
- Real Time Clock (RTC)
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (via SOM)
- NewTec Extension Connector
External interfaces
- Up to 2x Ethernet (depending on SOM, capability of TSN)
- 2x CAN FD (min. 5 MBit)
- 5x potential-free inputs (IEC 61131-2, chapter 6.4)
- 5x potential-free outputs (IEC 61131-2, chapter 6.4)
- 2x 4-20 mA interfaces (IEC 61131-2, chapter 6.5)
- 1x 0-10 V interface (IEC 61131-2, chapter 6.5)
- 1x USB host
- 1x RS485
Extension modules via Extension Connector:
- LoRa
- Ultra Wide Band (UWB)
- 5G / LTE
- LTE NB-IoT
- Single-pair Ethernet (in planning)