Overview:

The WisGate Connect Gateway is designed as a powerful and flexible outdoor gateway solution for Smart Cities and Smart Farming.

Core Hardware:

• Carrier Board: RAK7391

• Main Controller: Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4)

• Architecture: ARM-based hardware platform capable of running multiple operating systems and applications

LoRaWAN Configurations:

• 8-channel sub-GHz LoRaWAN

• 16-channel sub-GHz LoRaWAN

• Dual-band LoRaWAN (sub-GHz + 2.4GHz)

• Optional LTE connectivity

Power Supply:

• PoE+ (802.3at) compliant

• Supports dying gasp functionality

Enclosure:

• Outdoor-rated IP67 housing

• Two type-N connectors for LoRaWAN antennas

• Internal antenna panel with embedded GPS, LTE, WiFi, and Bluetooth antennas

Compliance & Notes:

• Industrial-grade outdoor design ensures reliable operation in demanding environments

• All specifications are provided as-is; installation and deployment must follow standard safety and compliance guidelines

Product Features

Hardware

Seehardware compatibilitysection below.

• Accepts the complete range of CM4 modules
• 2x WisBlock IO connectors
• 3x mPCIe slots
• 1x M.2 B-Key interface
• Flexible power supply modes such as DC terminal, Phoenix terminal and POE (optional)
• HDMI 2.0 connector
• 1 GB Ethernet with PoE support(optional)
• 2.5 GB Ethernet
• 1x USB2.0 + 2x USB3.0
• Type-C USB socket for updating the CM4
• Micro SD Card socket for CM4 Lite modules
• Standard fan connector, compatible with 12 V and 5 V fans (jumper cap configuration)
• Output power connector (+5 V, +12 V with PoE)
• MIPI DSI display FPC connector (22 pin 0.5 mm pitch cable)
• 2x MIPI CSI-2 camera FPC connectors (22 pin 0.5 mm pitch cable)
• Raspberry Pi HAT connector
• PoE support via an optional module
• Debug UART port
• RTC with battery socket and ability to wake up CM4
• Configuration jumpers (Wi-Fi and BLE enabling/disabling, EEPROM write enable, Buzzer enabling)
• IP67 aluminum + plastic outdoors enclosure
• Two uFL to type-N pigtails
• Antenna board for GPS, LTE, WiFi and Bluetooth
• PoE+ (802.3at) support

Software

We have prepared a custom Linux distribution for the WisGate Connect called RAKPiOS. The RAKPiOS is a fork of the Raspberry Pi OS with all the required drivers to use the device, some security changes, helper scripts and Docker included by default.

With the included rakpios-cli you can easily configure the network and deploy several IoT services from a curated list of docker containers available from the device.

Included in the Package:

• 1 pc RAK7391 CM4 carrier board
• 1 Set of jumpers
• 1 pc PoE injector
• 1 pc Power Cable for PoE injector
• 1 pc Outdoors enclosure with mounting bracket
• 1 pc or 2 pc Type-N antennas (depending on the chosen configuration1 pc for 8-channel 2 pc for 16-channel)
• 1 pc 2.4G Fiberglass Antenna (Only Dual Band Gateway Variant)
• 1 pc PVC Tape
• 1 pc Waterproof Tape
• 2 pc Type-N pigtail
• Set of standoffs and screws to secure the board
• Set of screws for the mPCIe and M.2 slot
• Set of screws for the enclosure

Documentation

• Hardware Compatibility
• WisGate Connect documentation
• RAKPiOS OS
• Python examples for the RAK7391

• Node-RED examples for the RAK7391