I am planning on purchasing a RUTX50, and I have two questions concerning this device.
I have two data SIM cards. One SIM card is provided by a 5G operator, while the other by a 4G LTE operator. Is it possible to send data from the device, via a bash script, using both SIM cards NOT simultaneously? For example, send the data to a remote server via the 5G network, and then send the same data via the other 4G network. Is there a way to force connection/transmission via one of the two SIM cards?
I would like to add a USB storage and at the same time read data from an external device connected to the RUTX50 via a USB hub. So the question is, can I connect a USB hub to the RUTX50, and configure one USB for storing data, and one USB FTDI chip that will receive the data from the external device?
I’ll delve into PBR. Does this apply to a RUTM55 as well?
I understand that hardware limitations may not allow using a USB hub with the setup I indicated. Would it be the same if I used a RUTM55?
In the past I used a RUT956 with a USB Hub and two FTDI chips (RS232 to USB) connected to it, and I was able to write/read data from two RS232 sensors. I thought that having a USB storage and a FTDI chip via a USB hub would be similar.
PBR would apply to most if not all of our devices, as it’s a part of routing. You’re good to go with the RUTM55.
I don’t believe that at the time of writing this, there’s any device in our portfolio that would allow you to achieve this.
If I understand correctly, currently, you’d like to use RUTX50(USB) → USB HUB → USB Storage + USB FTDI for RS232 communication, since we don’t really have such a device, I wasn’t able to test this, however, I’ve consulted with one of my colleagues regarding this question and was informed that it’s either one, or the other. Regarding what you were able to achieve previously, that particular setup sounds a little different than what you want currently, correct me if I’m wrong, but the old setup you had simply utilized Reading/Writing serial data, not storing any additional information in said USB drives, etc.
That’s correct. In my previous setup I had a RUT956 with an external USB hub. I had connected two FTDI chips to the hub to read and write data from two RS232 sensors. So in that case, no USB data storage, just read/write operations via ttyUSB* devices.
In this case, I’d like to use a RUTX50 or a RUTM55 to read data from two RS232 sensors and store the data somewhere (an external storage). It seems that the RUTM55 is a better fit since it has one RS232 port and one RS485. I could use the RS232 port as is for communicating with one sensor; use a RS232 to RS485 converter to interface the RUT to the second sensor; and finally use the USB port to mount a new disk for storing data. What would you think about that?
Thank you so much for clarifying. In the case that you’ll be utilizing the USB port just for storing data, in other words, external storage - you’ll have no issues whatsoever. The issue will only arise if you’ll attempt to use a hub with multiple devices (store + read/write) connected to it.
What you described, as I mentioned already, should work no problem.
