Freewave ZumLink™ Industrial IoT Radios

The ZumLink™ platform is a critical component of FreeWave’s Industrial IoT communications technology.  They are extremely rugged, and provide long-range communications with low-power requirements for deployment in any remote environment. As your IIoT needs evolve, the ZumLink family of products is ready for the future, with software upgradability to FreeWave’s IQ application environment – a Linux-based platform that can be used for development and deployment of industrial applications.

The ZumLink radios operate within the 900MHz unlicensed frequency band, utilizing frequency hopping spread spectrum technology, and provide the same long-range communications that you have come to rely on from FreeWave (up to 97 km with clear line of sight).

Low power (335mA transmit, 145mA receive at 12V), high levels of security (SSH, SNMP, 128 and 256 bit AES counter mode encryption), Class 1 Division 2 hazardous location certification, and operating temperatures of -40°C to +75°C are some of the key features of this family of products – intended for deployment in any extreme environment.

Further specifications and downloadable brochures are provided below. Please give us a call to discuss how the ZumLink radios can address your data communication needs.

Freewave Z9-PE and Z9-P Radios – Serial and Ethernet Communications

Z9-PE Z9-P
Enclosure Enclosed Board Only
RF Connector TNC Female SMA Female
Operating Temp -40°C to +75°C -40°C to +85°C
Frequency Range 902 – 928 MHz (FHSS)
Data Range Up to 97 km, clear line of sight
RF Data Rate 115.2, 250, 500 kbps, 1 & 4 Mbps; user selectable
Output Power 10 mW – 1W
Operating Voltage +6 to +30 VDC (+/- 10%)
Data Connectors 3 RJ-45 (1 Ethernet, 2 Serial)
VLAN Network VLAN tagging 802.1 q (ports and services)
Serial Network TCP Server, Modbus/TCP, Modbus RTU, TCP Client
Traffic Filtering Netmask Filter, ARP Filter
Approvals Class I Division 2, Groups A-D

Download the Freewave ZumLink Z9-PE P Data Sheet.

Freewave Z9-C and Z9-T Radios – Embeddable Module

Freewave ZumLink Z9 CFreewave ZumLink Z9 T

Z9-C Z9-T
Data Interface 2 RS-232 2 TTL
Frequency Range 902 – 928 MHz (FHSS)
Data Range Up to 97 km, clear line of sight
RF Data Rate 115.2, 250, 500 kbps, 1 & 4 Mbps; user selectable
Output Power 10 mW – 1W
Operating Voltage +3 to +5 VDC (+/- 10%)
Current Consumption 843mA transmit @ 3VDC, 680mA transmit @ 5VDC, 30mA receive, 13mA idle
Data Connectors 14-pin dual row header for power, data, diagnostics
Operating Temperature -40°C to +85°C
Dimensions 50.8L x 35.56W x 9.65H (mm)
Weight 15g
Approvals Class I Division 2, Groups A-D

Note: The Z9-C and Z9-T are not upgradable with the IQ application environment.

Download the Freewave ZumLink Z9-C T Data Sheet.