📄️ Getting Started
To access the RockREMOTE Management Console to be able to configure and manage the device parameters the following items are required:
📄️ Dashboard & Default Settings
Dashboard
📄️ WAN Configuration
RockREMOTE has 2 WAN interfaces: Iridium and Cellular (LTE). Only one of these are connected at a time.
📄️ LAN Configuration
The RockREMOTE can have a number of Local Devices connected to its Local Area Network (LAN). For example:
📄️ Sleep Configuration
Sleep mode allows the device to go into low power mode when not in-use. This significantly reduces power consumption, however the RockREMOTE will not be accessible when sleeping.
📄️ Serial Configuration
The RockREMOTE serial ports can be configured on the UI under the Serial section which is broken in sub-menu items for Port A and Port B.
📄️ GPIO Configuration
The RockREMOTE GPIO can be configured in the UI under the GPIO section. This section is only available on hardware revision 2. To verify your hardware revision, go to System > Hardware Revision under the System Overview section. The hardware revision number will be followed by a letter, for example 2E. If the first number is 2, then your hardware supports GPIO and will be available in firmware version v1.3.0 or greater.
📄️ Network Time Protocol (NTP)
The RockREMOTE by default will run a NTP server on the LAN side for clients to sync their time. To utilise this the RockREMOTE must sync its time with a source. A source can be a periodic GNSS fix (this is recommended as it doesn't have an associated airtime cost) or syncing with a NTP server as explained below.
📄️ IMT and IoT Gateway
Effortlessly send/receive IoT MQTT messages anywhere via RockREMOTE.
📄️ GNSS
The RockREMOTE GNSS can be configured in the UI under System -> GNSS section. By default, the RockREMOTE will be configured to obtain a GNSS fix at start-up. This is considered essential as it can improve initial provisioning with the Iridium connection. Although, it recommend when using the RockREMOTE as time-source for LAN devices a daily GNSS fix should be done as minimum. Refer to NTP section.
📄️ Unsolicited Events
The RockREMOTE can be configured to send unsolicited events back to Cloudloop Device Manager (CDM). This is in the UI under System -> Events.
📄️ FTP via IMT
RockREMOTE can be configured to operate a local FTP server for receiving files. These files will be transmitted via Iridium IMT if they match a configured file glob pattern. During file transfer, RockREMOTE compresses data, reducing the overall transmitted bytes.