MOXA UC-8100 Series

The UC-8100 computing platform is designed for embedded data acquisition applications. The computer comes with one or two RS-232/422/485 serial ports and dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports, as well as a Mini PCIe socket to support cellular modules. These versatile communication capabilities let users efficiently adapt the UC-8100 to a variety of complex communications solutions.

The UC-8100 is built around a Cortex-A8 RISC processor that has been optimized for use in energy monitoring systems, but is widely applicable to a variety of industrial solutions. With flexible interfacing options, this tiny embedded computer is a reliable and secure gateway for data acquisition and processing at field sites as well as a useful communication platform for many other large-scale deployments.

Hardware Specifications

Computer


CPU
ARMv7 Cortex-A8 300/600/1000 MHz

USB
USB 2.0 hosts x 1, Type A connector

DRAM
DDR3 SDRAM:UC-8112-LX: 512 MB
UC-8162-LX: 512 MB
UC-8132-LX: 256 MB
UC-8131-LX: 256 MB

OS (pre-installed)
Debian ARM 8 (Kernel 3.2)


Storage


Main Storage

• 1 GB SD card with OS pre-installed (UC-8131/8132/8162 only)
• 2 GB micro SD card with OS pre-installed (UC-8112 only)

Storage Expansion
SD socket for storage expansion (UC-8112-LX only)


Ethernet Interface


LAN
Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps ports (RJ45) x 2

Magnetic Isolation Protection
1.5 kV built-in


Serial Interface


Serial Standards
RS-232/422/485 ports, software-selectable (5-pin terminal block connector) x 1 or 2

Console Port
RS-232 (TxD, RxD, GND), 4-pin pin header output (115200, n, 8, 1)


Serial Communication Parameters


Data Bits
5, 6, 7, 8

Stop Bits
1, 1.5, 2

Parity
None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark

Flow Control
XON/XOFF, ADDC® (automatic data direction control) for RS-485

Baudrate
Max. 921600 bps


Serial Signals


RS-232
TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, GND

RS-422
TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND

RS-485-4w
TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND

RS-485-2w
Data+, Data-, GND


LEDs


System
Power x 1, USB x 1, SD x 1, signal strength x 3 (UC-8112/8162/8132 with cellular module)

LAN
10M/100M on connector

Programmable
Diagnosis x 3


Switches and Buttons


Push Button
Initially configured to return a diagnostic report, and to reset the device to factory defaults


Physical Characteristics


Housing
Polycarbonate plastic

Weight
224 g (0.50 lb)

Dimensions
101 x 27 x 128 mm (3.98 x 1.06 x 5.04 in)

Mounting
DIN-rail, wall (with optional kit)


Environmental Limits


Operating Temperature
Standard Models: -10 to 60°C (14 to 140°F)
Wide Temp. Models: -40 to 75°C (-40 to 167°F)

Storage Temperature
-40 to 80°C (-40 to 176°F)

Ambient Relative Humidity
5 to 95% (non-condensing)

Anti-Vibration
2 Grms @ IEC 60068-2-64, random wave, 5-500 Hz, 1 hr per axis (without any USB devices attached)

Anti-Shock
20 g @ IEC 60068-2-27, half sine wave, 30 ms


Power Requirements


Input Voltage
12 to 24 VDC (3-pin terminal block, V+, V-, SG)

Input Current
• 450 mA @ 12 VDC
• 225 mA @ 24 VDC

Power Consumption
5.4 W (without cellular module and external USB device attached)


Standards and Certifications


Safety
UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1

EMC
EN 61000-6-2/6-4

EMI
CISPR 22, FCC Part 15B Class A

EMS
IEC 61000-4-2 ESD: Contact: 8 kV; Air: 15 kV
IEC 61000-4-3 RS: 80 MHz to 1 GHz: 10 V/m
IEC 61000-4-4 EFT: Power: 4 kV; Signal: 4 kV
IEC 61000-4-5 Surge: Power: 4 kV; Signal: 4 kV
IEC 61000-4-6 CS: Signal: 10 V
IEC 61000-4-8: 20 A/m
IEC 61000-4-9: 300

Green Product
RoHS, CRoHS, WEEE


Reliability


Alert Tools
Built-in RTC (real-time clock)

Automatic Reboot Trigger
Built-in WDT (watchdog timer)


MTBF (mean time between failures)


Time
UC-8162-T-LX: 301,648 hrs
UC-8132-T-LX: 302,648 hrs
UC-8131-T-LX: 315,063 hrs
UC-8112-T-LX: 1,181,598 hrs
UC-8162-LX/UC-8132-LX: 1,195,173 hrs
UC-8131-LX: 1,465,546 hrs
UC-8112-LX: 1,149,242 hrs

Standard
Telcordia (Bellcore) Standard TR/SR

Software Specifications

Linux


OS
Debian ARM 8

Web Server (Apache)
Allows you to create and manage web sites; supports PHP and XML

Terminal Server (SSH)
Provides secure encrypted communications between two un-trusted hosts over an insecure network

Kernel
GNU/Linux 3.2

System Shell
DASH (default), BASH

Text Editor
vim, nano

Internet Protocol Suite
TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, SNMPv2, ICMP, ARP, HTTP, CHAP,PAP,DHCP, NTP,NFS, SSH, PPP, SFTP, RSYNC, SSL

Programming Language Support
PHP, Perl, Python

Internet Security Suite
OpenVPN, iptables

Cryptographic Hardware Accelerators
AES, SHA, OpenSSL

Self Diagnosis
Check status of system and hardware component via software method

Linux Board Support Packages (BSP)
• GCC C/C++ cross development tool chain
• Bootloader/ Kernel/ filesystem


Cellular Networking
(UC-8132-LX, UC-8162-LX, UC-8112-LX only)
• WVDIAL: Point-to-Point Protocol dialer that dials a modem and starts pppd to connect to the Internet.
• QMI (Qualcomm MSM Interface): Glib-based library for talking to WWAN modems and devices


Cybersecurity
• Secure Boot:
  A novel authentication algorithm proposed to secure platform integration. Only trusted Linux kernel and bootloader should be executed (Patent Pending).
• SUDO Mechanism:
  Sudo (sometimes considered short for Super-user Do) is a program designed to let system administrators allow some users to execute some commands as root (or another user). The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done, and the Root account is disabled by default.
• Security Update of existing software packages:
  All packages in the UC-8100 could be updated for security purposes via Debian or Moxa’s Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) server.
• USB Protection:
  Provides a mechanism for disabling USB function to avoid USB stick malware attacks.
• SD Write Protection:
  Provides a mechanism for disabling SD write permission both in the filesystem SD and extended storage SD.
  (Note: Extended storage SD is only supported by the UC-8112-LX).

Model	CPU	RAM	Serial	Ethernet	Mini PCIe Socket  for Cellular Module	Micro SD Socket	SD Socket
UC-8112-LX	1 GHz	512 MB	2	2	+	+ 2 GB MicroSD card  with OS pre-installed	+ (SD card not attached)
UC-8112-LX1	1 GHz;	512 MB	2	2	+	+ 2 GB MicroSD card with OS pre-installed	+ (1 GB SD card)
UC-8162-LX	600 MHz	512 MB	2	2	+	-	+  (1 GB SD card with OS pre-installed)
UC-8132-LX	300 MHz	256 MB	2	2	+	-	+ (1 GB SD card with OS pre-installed)
UC-8131-LX	300 MHz	256 MB	1	2	-	-	+ (1 GB SD card with OS pre-installed)