Wireless LAN communication for industrial environments
modas develops, manufactures and distributes Wireless LAN components with Ethernet and serial ports, that are particularly suitable for the use in industrial environments.
Our goal is to provide our customers with wireless solutions, that can be delivered over a long time period in a constant state and high quality.
MC1802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Bridge and Serial Client Adapter Features:
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MC2802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Bridge and Serial Client Adapter Features:
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MC4802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Bridge and Serial Client Adapter Features:
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MC6C802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Bridge module Features:
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Applications for the MC client adapter
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Service:
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MC6C
The MC6C connects devices with Ethernet ports to Wireless LAN networks.
The MC6C is offered as an integratable module, so that customers can enhance their devices and machines with a Wireless LAN Interface.
MC6C with a housing
A housing is also available for the MC6C board. This housing consists of an aluminum lower part with a plastic cover.
As a result, it is also possible to accommodate antennas within the housing. If you are interested in such a solution, please call us.
MC6C with internal Antennas | MC6C housing dimensions | |
Device Properties
Hardware
- Processor Board with ARM® Cortex®-A9 Core
- Memory: 128MByte DDR-RAM and 4GB Flash
- 802.11a/b/g/n for 2.4 + 5 GHz WLAN, Data Rates up to 300 Mbit/s
- Gigabit LAN Port
- Power Supply 10-56V or 5V (max. 5W, typ. 3W)
Options
- RS232 or TTL Serial Port (only Rx + Tx)
- USB2-Port, also for port extension
- Relay changeover switch
- CAN Bus Interface
Features
- Configuration via website or the MCConfig-Application
- Different Bridge-Modes for LAN-Client-Connections: (Bridge Modes)
- NAT
- Single Client NAT
- Single Client Cloning
- Level 2 Bridge
- MWLC Mode (Tunning LAN-Client data traffic to stationary network)
- Certificate Management for 802.1x authentication (WPA2 Enterprise)
- Fast roaming
Technical Info: --> Download Datasheet <---
Specifications
Wireless LAN | 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN (2.4 + 5 GHz band) |
Ethernet | 1 x 10/100/1000 MBit, Auto MDI/MDIX |
Serial (optional) | 1 x TTL or RS232, 300-460,8 KBit/s, TxD RxD |
USB (optional) | 1 x USB2 for connecting printers of USB-Adapters with different other ports |
Antenna Connectors | 2 x U.FL |
Power Supply | 10-56VDC or 5VDC, via 2pin screw terminal |
Energy | <= 5W (typically 3W) |
Temperature | 0-60°C |
Dimensions | 60x88mm, max 17mm in height |
Weight | ca. 40g |
Wireless LAN Interface
Technology | 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN (2.4 + 5 GHz band) | ||||||||||
Antennas | 2 Antennas (2T2R MIMO) | ||||||||||
Encryption | WEP (64, 128bit) + TKIP/AES | ||||||||||
Security |
802.11i WPA - WPA2 - TKIP -- AES – PSK |
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Channels |
802.11b/g/n ETSI 1-13, USA/Canada 1-11 |
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Transmission Power |
802.11b/g 17 dBm |
WLX (discontinued)
The WLX WLAN-Client-Adapter provides devices with an Ethernet interface the ability to communicate wirelessly over an existing wireless network.
The advanced features of the WLX are:
Ethernet | The WLX has two LAN ports that are connected in the standard variant via two RJ45 plugs. If required, these Ports are also available with M12 connectors. The two LAN ports are working together as an Ethernet switch with the WLX processor. In many customer applications this will save the use of an external switch module. |
Power Supply | The WLX is powered by an electrically isolated voltage converter with a very wide input range of 10-72V. The power is connected via a 5pin M12 connector (-S variant), a 3pin M8 plug (M-variant) or via PoE (802.3af) on the LAN port 1. The power consumption is less than 5W. |
Housing |
The housing of the WLX offers flexible mounting options:
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Processor | A very powerful processor and the large memory resources of the WLX result in a fast roaming behavior and short authentication time. Additional applications can be implemented without affecting the primary tasks of WLX. In the future, the WLX will also support the 802.11n standard. |
Specifications: --> Download Datasheet <--
Interfaces | |
WLAN | IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/h (2,4 + 5 GHz WLAN) |
Ethernet | 2 x LAN-Port 100/10 Mbit Auto MDIX (RJ45 oder M12) |
Serial | 9pol. DSUB for RS232, RS422, or RS485 |
IO |
1 x Relay contact + 1 x isol. signal input via M12 plug |
USB | USB host connection to attach USB memory sticks |
Power Supply | |
UB | 10-72V input voltage (802.3af PoE or via separate connector) |
Energy | < 5W |
Antenna Connectors | |
WLAN | 2 x RPSMA antenna connectors ((RP)TNC optional) |
Housing | |
Material | Rugged aluminium tube |
Dimensions | 105 x 125 x 35mm (-S tube) or 105 x 125 x 45mm (-M profile housing) |
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Weight | ca. 400g |
Protection class | IP20 (up toIP54 possible) |
Configuration | |
Web | Web-Interface for configuration and status monitoring |
UCP-Config | special program for locating, configuring and monitoring the status of many WLX in a network |
Security | |
Encoding | WEP64/128 + WPA/TKIP/AES |
Authentication | 802.1x including certificate management (EAP-PEAP,TLS, TTLS, LEAP) |
Applications for the MC WLAN-Client-Adapter
With the following examples some typical applications for the MC WLAN Client Adapter are shown:
1) Ethernet to WLAN Client Adapter
2) Serial to WLAN Client Adapter
4) WLAN controlled swich and digital input
All these applications can be run in parallel with the MC device.
MC Downloads (MC1 & MC2 & MC4 & MC6)
On this page you can find the current firmware, configuration-software, datasheets and manuals for the MC WLAN adapters.
The firmware for this modas product includes software code developed by third parties under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") or GNU Lesser General Public License ("LGPL"). More information about the terms of use and how to access the GPL code and LGPL code used in this product can be found here:
Open Source Compliance Information
If you want to update the firmware of the MC devices to the current version, certain intermediate steps must be taken, depending on which firmware the MC device already has.
If these intermediate steps are not followed, the MC device may become defective and must then be sent in for repair.
In the following you see a picture with the necessary update steps, which must be accomplished depending upon the initial version of the firmware.
Note:
After loading a new firmware into a device, you must let this new firmware run for 2-3 minutes until you perform the next step.
In no case one should trigger a reset or disconnect the power supply during this time.
If you perform the updates with the MCConfig program, you should always use the current MCConfig program.
Version |
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MC Firmware (for all MC Devices) | |||||
newest firmware | 2.14t | 57 MB | 10.04.2024 | MC_2_14t.zip (includes 2.12x10+2.11p1) | |
release notes | MC_ReleaseNotes_en_2_14t.pdf | ||||
older firmware | 2.12x | 17 MB | 29.11.2021 | MC_2_12x.zip | |
former firmware | 2.11p1 | 15MB | Aug. 2018 | MC_2_11p1.zip | |
Configuration | |||||
MCConfig | 2.0.3.13 | 2,7 MB | 24.11.2023 | MCConfig_2_0_3_13.zip | |
Manual | |||||
MCConfig-Manual | 2.0.3.5 | 2 MB | 29.03.2023 | MC_Config_2_0_3_5_en.pdf | |
MC Manual | 2.14p | 5,2 MB | 30.10.2023 | MC-Manual_214p.pdf | |
Datasheets | |||||
MC1-Datasheet | 1.06 | 400 KB | 04.09.2020 | MC1-Datasheet_1_06.pdf | |
MC2-Datasheet | 1.07 | 400 KB | 04.09.2020 | MC2-Datasheet_1_07.pdf | |
MC4-Datasheet | 1.09 | 400 KB | 04.09.2020 | MC4-Datasheet_1_09.pdf | |
MC6C-Datasheet | 1.06 | 400 KB | 04.09.2020 | MC6C-Datasheet_1_06.pdf | |
Declaration of Conformity | |||||
MC1 | MC1-CE_RED_2020_en.pdf | ||||
MC2 | MC2-CE_RED_2020_en.pdf | ||||
MC4 | MC4-CE_RED_2020_en.pdf | ||||
MC6C | MC6C-CE_RED_2020_en.pdf |