Appareo Gateway 260 Telematically-Enabled Electronic Control Unit

Appareo announces the release of its Gateway 260, a rugged yet lightweight edge computing platform for mobile equipment applications which is part of its line of telematically-enabled electronic control units (ECUs).

• Provides wide range of communication technologies: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, GPS, BroadR-Reach, Ethernet, and controller area networking (CAN)
• IP67-rated rugged enclosure enables use outdoors and for mounting on heavy machinery
• Built on a popular distribution of embedded Linux (Yocto) with Docker support that allows developers to quickly deploy applications
• Couples the capabilities of a modern LTE connectivity device and a powerful computational platform capable of receiving and processing data from a wide range of vehicle networks and buses 
• Designed to aggregate local/wired communications and Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity in one box with powerful processing capabilities, lowering costs for customers
• Architecture enables strong local area network integration between off-highway equipment and mobile devices, enabling OEMs to create mobile app experiences that control or monitor machines
• Offers wide spectrum of capabilities from remote diagnostics (securely accessing devices to troubleshoot equipment in real time) to inexpensively deploying firmware updates through differential software updating tools
• Can collect and distribute real-time data, product and performance data, health and asset management data, location data, security and recovery data, in addition to remote diagnostics enabling the possibility for future predictive maintenance capabilities