INSYS modem router family now offers custom programmability

26th May 2010

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INSYS MICROELECTRONICS’ MoRoS line of industrial routers which combine the functions of a modem, router and 4-port switch in one compact DIN rail housing are now available as new, revised Version 2.1 models.

The new models bring a list of new features aimed at the increasing use of Remote Device Management and Services – also often referred to by terms such as: Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications, Remote Device Monitoring and Remote Asset Management. All of which can be found across many industries including Buildings Management, Energy/Power, Process Monitoring and Control, Utility Metering and Transportation.

The most significant new feature for all MoRoS models is the integrated “sandbox”, a special Linux runtime environment which allows users to build and execute their own, custom-tailored applications and scripts directly on the router. This enables the implementation of extended functionality such as data logger, data analysis, protocol conversion or dynamic configurations.

“Application developers are increasingly looking to use third party open platforms rather than continuing to develop their own.” comments Paul Herron from Insys UK. “It’s much easier and more cost effective. Not only have we seen this trend among our customers but it has recently been reported by Beecham Research Limited, a technology market research organization focusing on the M2M (machine-to-machine) market”.

The new units have also added the IPsec protocol to the existing OpenVPN and firewall security features. The VPN functionality enables the devices to establish secure, confidential connections between company networks, single computers or Ethernet-capable components. At no additional cost, MoRoS GPRS now supports the faster EDGE standard for data rates of up to 236 kB/s in GSM mobile radio networks.

MoRoS is a product family designed for industrial data communication and combines the functions of a Modem, a Router and a Switch in one compact DIN-rail enclosure. The MoRoS range communicates via all current telephone and mobile communication networks such as PSTN, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/3G as required. Communication from or to the remote station is either established directly or via the Internet.