ReliaCOR 44-11
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 13/02/2023 | First draft |
| 1.0 | 02/03/2023 | Initial release |
| 1.1 | 21/06/2023 | Second release |
| 1.2 | 10/07/2023 | Fixed typos and links |
| 1.3 | 10/10/2023 | Updated product images |
Overview
The ReliaCOR 44-11 is a versatile platform that offers a very balanced combination of computational performance, storage capacity and network bandwidth for workloads that include data acquisition and fusion, AI inference and data logging.
Designed for Industrial use cases, it offers reliable operation thanks to industrial grade ruggedization and a robust power supply. Very compact and power efficient, the ReliaCOR 44-11 can be deployed in dense installation; an optional mounting accessory further increases its versatility. User-serviceable filters offer the convenience of protection from airborne pollutants, such as dust and particulate, which are often found in industrial applications.
The ReliaCOR 44-11 features a top-of-line Intel Core i7 CPU, to deliver power efficient computational crunch, and provides AI acceleration thanks to a high-end NVIDIA® A2 GPU. Connection to the factory floor IP network and sensors is enabled by two 10GbE and two GbE interfaces: use cases requiring fieldbus interfaces towards assets (such as CAN/ CAN-FD, isolated RS-232/422/485) are optionally available as a professional service.
The ReliaCOR 44-11 is also a capable storage server, supporting two removable bays for 2.5″ SATA drives in RAID 0/1 configurations to provide high speed data recording and to offer extra protection to valuable information.
The ReliaCOR 44-11 comes with Everyware Software Framework (ESF), a commercial, enterprise-ready edition of Eclipse Kura, the open source Java/OSGi middleware for IoT Edge Gateways. Distributed and supported by Eurotech, ESF supports ready-to-use field protocols (including Modbus, OPC-UA, S7), MQTT connectivity, web-based visual data flow programming and deep configuration. ESF is also integrated with Everyware Cloud (EC), Eurotech IoT Integration Platform (separately available here), enabling advanced diagnostics, provisioning, and full remote device access and management.
About AWS IoT Greengrass
To learn more about AWS IoT Greengrass, see how it works and what's new.
Hardware Description
Datasheet
Standard Kit Contents
Depending on the order code, you will receive the ReliaCOR 44-11 ready to be powered on with no additional hardware. If you ordered a DevKit, you will also receive a Power Supply for your region, antennas for WiFi and Cellular connectivity and a Ethernet Cat 5 cable. Visit the product page for info on ordering codes.
Custom Configuration
Eurotech configuration management service allows fine tuning the ReliaCOR 44-11 to meet and exceed your project requirements; Examples of personalized configuration include customer branding (with logo and custom colors) and can go to deep customization with a range of options for project specific requirements (such as frame grabbers, choice of internal components, etc.): call us for more information on configuration management options.
Set up Your Development Environment
Operating System
Your ReliaCOR 44-11 runs Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Tools Installation
The ReliaCOR 44-11 is distributed with the latest version of ESF already installed and ready to start. In order to develop and deploy applications on ESF, you can follow the dedicated guides here.
If you need to build your native applications on this target hardware, please contact us to receive the latest toolchain.
Additional References
Detailed documentation on the features provided by the available services running on the ReliaCOR 44-11 can be found in the ESF official documentation, here.
Set up Your Hardware
Front Panel Overview
| Ref | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | NL4 connector (DC-In) |
| 2 | 2x USB 2.0 ports |
| 3 | Control Panel |
| 4 | Interfaces |
| 5 | Removable frame for 2x 2.5" hard disks/SSDs |
| 6 | NVIDIA® A2 TENSOR CORE GPU |
| 7 | 2x 10GBit LAN (RJ-45), PCIe x4 (Gen 3) (optional) |
| 8 | WLAN1 antenna connection (optional) |
| 9 | WLAN2 antenna connection (optional) |
| 10 | LTE main antenna connection (optional) |
| 11 | LTE miscellaneous antenna connection (optional) |
| 12 | GPS/GNSS mouse connector (optional) |
Control Panel Overview
| Ref | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reset button |
| 2 | HDD LED (orange). Shows the activity of the on-board SATA controller |
| 3 | LED Power (white/blue). The LED is ON when the products is ON |
| 4 | LAN 1 LED (green). Shows the activity of the on-board LAN 1 |
| 5 | LAN 2 LED (green). Shows the activity of the on-board LAN 2 |
| 6 | Power button |
Interfaces Panel Overview
| Ref | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | COM1 (RS-232/422/485) port |
| 2 | COM2 (RS-232/422/485) port |
| 3 | DVI-D connector |
| 4 | HDMI connector |
| 5 | DisplayPort connector |
| 6 | 2x USB 3.2 port |
| 7 | 1Gbit LAN1 RJ-45 connector |
| 8 | 1Gbit LAN2 RJ-45 connector |
| 9 | 4x USB 3.2 port |
| 10 | Audio Line In 3.5 mm connector |
| 11 | Audio Line Out 3.5 mm connector |
| 12 | Audio Microphone In 3.5 mm connector |
Rear Panel Overview
| Ref | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mounting screws for air filter holder (note: the air filter is an optional accessory) |
Setup Your AWS Account
Refer to the online AWS documentation at Set up your AWS Account. Follow the steps outlined in the sections below to create your account and a user and get started:
Pay special attention to the Notes.
Create Resources in AWS IoT
Refer to the online AWS documentation at Create AWS IoT Resources.
Follow the steps outlined in these sections to provision resources for your device:
Pay special attention to the Notes.
Install the AWS CLI
To install the AWS CLI on your host machine, refer to the instructions at Installing the AWS CLI v2. Installing the CLI is needed to complete the instructions in this guide.
Once you have installed AWS CLI, configure it as per the instructions in this online guide. Set the appropriate values for Access key ID, Secret access key, and AWS Region. You can set Output format to "json" if you prefer.
AWS IoT Greengrass pre-installation
Dependind on your order code, AWS IoT Greengrass might be already installed and ready to use on the system. In order to check for its availability, you can run
on the Linux shell.
If AWS IoT Greengrass is already present on your device, the command will output something similar to the following, otherwise you can proceed installing Greengrass according to the next steps.
systemctl status greengrass
● greengrass.service - Greengrass Core
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/greengrass.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running)
Install AWS IoT Greengrass
Download the AWS IoT Greengrass Core Software
If Greengrass has not been included in the SD card image, you can download the latest greengrass core software as follows:
Install the AWS IoT Greengrass Core Software
Unzip the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software to a folder on your device. Replace GGCoreInstall with the folder that you want to use:
Verify the version of the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software:
You will see the Greengrass version displayed - similar to:
Provide Your Credentials
Run the following commands to provide the credentials to the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software.
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<the access key id for your account>
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<the secret access key for your account>
Run the Installer
Run the installer as shown below. Modify the values as per your region, install directory and thing name.
Use the --provision true option to have the installer set up the "thing" and required policies for you. If you prefer to configure Greengrass manually, see the online guide.
sudo -E java -Droot="/greengrass/v2" -Dlog.store=FILE \
-jar ./GGCoreInstall/lib/Greengrass.jar \
--aws-region us-west-2 \
--thing-name thing-name \
--tes-role-name GreengrassV2TokenExchangeRole \
--tes-role-alias-name GreengrassCoreTokenExchangeRoleAlias \
--component-default-user ggc_user:ggc_group \
--provision true \
--setup-system-service true \
--deploy-dev-tools true
If all goes well, you will see the following output on the device console:
Successfully configured Nucleus with provisioned resource details!
Configured Nucleus to deploy aws.greengrass.Cli component
Successfully set up Nucleus as a system service
The local development tools (specified by the --deploy-dev-tools option) take some time to deploy. The following command can be used to check the status of this deployment:
When the status is SUCCEEDED, run the following command to verify that the Greengrass CLI is installed and runs on your device. Replace /greengrass/v2 with the path to the base folder on your device as needed.
Create a Hello World Component
In Greengrass v2, components can be created on the edge device and uploaded to the cloud, or vice versa.
Create the Component on Your Edge Device
Follow the instructions online under the section To create a Hello World component to create, deploy, test, update and manage a simple component on your device.
Upload the Hello World Component
Follow the instructions online at Upload your component to upload your component to the cloud, where it can be deployed to other devices as needed.
Debugging
The ReliaCOR 44-11 default development configuration is meant to be ease access to the system and debugging.
- Ethernet Port 1 (7) is configured as DCHP Server with a IPv4 address of 172.16.0.1.
- Ethernet Port 2 (8) is configured as DHCP Client.
SSH protocol is enabled on standard port TCP 22 with, with guest user access. Password is the serial number of the unit, which you can find on the product label. To access the system, run:
You can use the eth_journalctl command to access the aggregated logs of the system:
Use these links for detailed information on log management and debugging.
Depending on the order code used for your ReliaCOR 44-11, the system might already be set up for production environments. Refer to the ESF Security introduction to know more about framework execution modalities.
Troubleshooting
For any issue you might face when working with ESF, feel free to contact the awesome Eclipse Kura community here. Chances are the issue you are facing has already been solved!
For detailed documentation, browse the ESF documentation.
If you need support for IoT Greengrass, here it's a link to the FAQs.
And finally, should you need even more support, feel free to open a ticket on our ticketing system, here.