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NEXUS NANO

PRODUCT PREVIEW

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Charting
A Better
Course

IoT Meets Dependable Network Management

Blazing A New Trail

The NEXUS NANO packs an impressive tool set into a tiny package.

It extends communication access to remote facilities via mobile links. It streamlines network element management while improving network surveillance.

It provides alarms back-haul and speeds up remote application deployment. It acts as a powerful IoT node — collecting all your remote sensor telemetry.

Yet best of all, it provides all this flexibility while only sipping power.

This is a great example of Optima’s Integrated Networking concept. And it’s greener networking all wrapped up in one.

NEXUS NANO.
Small in size.
Big in features.

Integrated. Economic.

High End Features Without The Price.

As incredible as the big irons usually are, they are not always the best tool for the job.

At Optima, we found a better way.

We made NEXUS a scalable system. From compact to large, Optima has a model to fit every application. To hit all your targets. Perfectly optimized.

First out of the gate, the NEXUS NANO delivers the perfect balance of power and performance. It does the job well. And saves your bottom line.

Flexible Design

Industrial
Strength

NEXUS NANO is your ideal solution for critical infrastructure management. It comes with an impressive pedigree. Optima has over 25 years of experience building carrier grade systems and tools. Simply deploy and reap the rewards.

Let it be your catalyst for driving efficiencies in operation. Make NEXUS NANO a key part of your OPEX reduction strategy today.

Industrial Grade

For Tough Applications

NEXUS NANO has been designed to be tough. It works in remote sites, out on the factory floor, crammed into tight cabinets, or mounted in racks.

It is industrial strength, ready for harsh applications. It’s small form factor makes it ideal for space constrained applications.

The ultra-low-power modes and fan-less design let it run cooler and longer. Even when operating on battery backup power.

Optional DIN-rail mounting options make it ideal for industrial control applications too.

Start Pumping Data

With Power To Spare

Connect to all your site equipment with a wide variety of wireless and wired connections. NEXUS NANO supports:

  • Cellular
  • Ethernet
  • MODBUS
  • Control Loops
  • Contact Inputs
  • Analog Inputs
  • Relay Outputs
  • Sensor Inputs
  • WIFI¹
  • USB
  • And Legacy Serial Links.

Collect, compute, compare, connect. Then transfer all your valuable data points. NEXUS NANO is the perfect IoT node for industry and telecom.

¹=optional upgrade.

 
 

Lower Cost Of Ownership

NEXUS NANO Works On Many Levels To Reduce Costs:

ROUTER

Connects your sites to the world as an industrial grade remote router.

IoT GATEWAY

Handles sensors and data loggers like a true, flexible IoT gateway.

ALARM SYSTEM

Monitors the health of your site as an integrated alarm surveillance system.

INDUSTRIAL I/Os

Tough, industrial grade, isolated inputs ready to take on harsh applications.

MQTT BROKER

Acts as an MQTT broker pumping sensor telemetry to your cloud or core.

APPS TO THE MAX

Sports an application engine letting you deploy and run apps right at the network’s edge.

NEXUS NANO

Ready To Grow With Your Network

Built To Communicate

Power To Manage

It has been predicted that the Internet will continue to grow by tens of billions of sensors and devices.

Yet there are concerns that managing all these devices will remain a challenge.

That is why you should use the NEXUS NANO. Effectively and securely connect all your remote sensors and outlying sites to your core network.

It features intelligent management tools to handle everything from legacy devices to the latest IoT technologies.

It features a built-in secure gateway, and handles Ethernet, MODBUS, cellular WAN connections, even optional WIFI with ease.

Optima designed the entire NEXUS range as a flexible platform to push intelligent applications right to the network’s edge.

NEXUS NANO has the processing power to aggregate, compute, convert and analyze data from many sources, protocols and 3rd party devices.

Do more with Integrated Networking from Optima.

Advancing Your Business Through IoT

Accumu­late Know­ledge.
Gain Valuable Insight.

These days it seems that data is pouring in from every imaginable corner and sensor in your network.

Multiple sources, diverse protocols, open standards and proprietary formats. It all contributes to the glut.

Use power and smarts to reign in the overwhelming excess.

Optima offers intelligent solutions to collect, process, aggregate, and analyze your data streams.

Deploy NEXUS NANO.

Uncover underlying trends.
Gain valuable business insight.

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

NEXUS NANO

Use It As Your ecoSENTRY Appliance

Optima’s ecoSENTRY application monitors:

  • Diesel/LPG Fuel Levels,
  • GENSET Operation,
  • Fuel Consumption,
  • Fuel Fills & Losses,
  • as well as 24/7 Tank Access.

The app also tracks AC and DC power systems, and a host of environmental sensors. It immediately relays any abnormal and out of bounds conditions. ecoSENTRY makes hidden processes in remote sites visible.

Pre-load a special version onto the NEXUS NANO to track and correlate fuel depot draws. Comparing it with tanker truck deliveries made to all your far flung sites.

This allows you to keep a sharp eye on your fuel inventory — and its timely and accurate distribution.

Pre-load the NEXUS NANO as an ecoSENTRY appliance. And it becomes our most efficient, innovative ready-to-go out of the box solution ever. We would love to demo the NEXUS NANO ecoSENTRY appliance to you.

Tino Petrossi — VP Sales & Marketing

 

Backed
By Solid
Support

Trusted For Decades

Help And Support When You Need It

 

With the NEXUS NANO you get our most innovative hardware.

And, as always, you also gain access to our renowned network management tool set.

But even more importantly, you get our expert advice and support. Everything from a single source:

From Optima.

A trusted company with two decades of experience.

We know what it takes to manage remote networks.

And how to keep your deployment up-to-date and in shipshape.

Models Overview

Compact/Wall Mountable Version

19″ Rack Mountable Version

Technical Specifications


NN-CHS-01 — 4+1 Slot Chassis
Width

320.0mm or 12.6″   (Unit)
362.71mm or 14.28″ (including wall mount brackets)

Height

43.7mm or 1.75″

Depth

152.4mm or 6.00″

Weight

0.8kg

Mounting

Supports wall, shelf or under-table mounting

Configuration

4 x IOX Type 1 Slots
1 x IOX Type 2 Slot
1 x CPU Slot
1 x Power Supply Slot

NN-CHS-02 — 8+1 Slot Chassis
Width

440.0mm or 17.32″ (Unit)
482.6mm or 19.00″ (including rack mount brackets)

Height

43.7mm or 1.75″

Depth

152.4mm or 6.00″

Weight

1.0kg

Mounting

Supports 19″-rack, wall, shelf or under-table mounting

Configuration

8 x IOX Type 1 Slots
1 x IOX Type 2 Slot
1 x CPU Slot
1 x Power Supply Slot


NN-PWR-01 — Single Feed Power Supply
Input ±20 to ±60 VDC
Power
Consumption
Up to 2.8A @ 20V, 1A @ 60VDC maximum
Connector

3 position pluggable screw terminal, 5.08mm pitch (0.2″)

Configuration One NN-PWR-01 module in Power Supply Slot
NN-PWR-02 — Dual Feed Power Supply
Input Dual Feed (A/B), Or-ed, ±20 to ±60 VDC
Power
Consumption
Up to 2.8A @ 20V, 1A @ 60VDC maximum
Connectors

2 x 3 position pluggable screw terminal, 5.08mm pitch (0.2″)

Configuration One NN-PWR-02 module in Power Supply Slot

NN-CPU-01 — Quad Core GHz CPU Module + GB LAN + TS
CPU/Memory Quad Core, 64-bit ARM Processor, 1.2GHz
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
8GB eMMC Flash-ROM

Wireless 1 x WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n (optional)

M2M/Cellular 1 x 3G/4G/5G Mini PCIe Modem module (optional)

SIM 2 x SIM slots (switchable)

USB 1 x Micro USB 2.0 (OTG)

LAN

1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
Auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
with built-in link status and activity LEDs

Status & Control

1 x Reset button
1 x Power Button
2 x Multi-colour status LEDs
(LED1: Power & Battery Charge,
LED2: User Function1 & User Function 2)

Touch Screen

226ppi IPS (Wide Angle) Full Colour LCD with touch screen
Supports basic configuration tasks without the need for techs
to carry laptops. Allows Apps to show real-time graphs and
read-outs, states and control surfaces

Connectors

1 x RJ45, 1 Micro USB

Antenna Connectors 3 x SMA(F). Ships with three circular openings for SMA female bulkhead antenna connectors. The SMA connector(s) is/are part of the optional Antenna Kit(s). Order antenna kit(s) along with the WIFI or Cellular Modem modules as required (contact Optima for details)

Configuration One NN-CPU-01 module in CPU slot
NN-CPU-02 — Quad Core GHz CPU Module + 8 GB LAN + 2 SFP + TS
CPU/Memory Quad Core, 64-bit ARM Processor, 1.2GHz
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
8GB eMMC Flash-ROM

Wireless 1 x WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n (optional)

M2M/Cellular 1 x 3G/4G/5G Mini PCIe Modem module (optional)

SIM 2 x SIM slots (switchable)

USB 1 x Micro USB 2.0 (OTG)

LAN

8 x RJ45 for 10/100/1G Base-T Ethernet
Auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
with built-in link status and activity LEDs

2 x SFP ports for 1G/2.5G Base-X Ethernet
Link status and activity LEDs

Status & Control

1 x Reset button
1 x Power Button
2 x Multi-colour status LEDs
(LED1: Power & Battery Charge,
LED2: User Function1 & User Function 2)

Touch Screen

226ppi IPS (Wide Angle) Full Colour LCD with touch screen
Supports basic configuration tasks without the need for techs
to carry laptops. Allows Apps to show real-time graphs and
read-outs, states and control surfaces

Connectors

8 x RJ45, 1 Micro USB

Antenna Connectors 3 x SMA(F). Ships with three circular openings for SMA female bulkhead antenna connectors. The SMA connector(s) is/are part of the optional Antenna Kit(s). Order antenna kit(s) along with the WIFI or Cellular Modem modules as required (contact Optima for details)

Configuration One NN-CPU-02 module in CPU slot
NN-CPU-03 — Quad Core GHz CPU Module + GB LAN
CPU/Memory Quad Core, 64-bit ARM Processor, 1.2GHz
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
8GB eMMC Flash-ROM

Wireless 1 x WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n (optional)

M2M/Cellular 1 x 3G/4G/5G Mini PCIe Modem module (optional)

SIM 2 x SIM slots (switchable)

USB 1 x Micro USB 2.0 (OTG)

LAN

1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
Auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
with built-in link status and activity LEDs

Status & Control

1 x Reset button
1 x Power Button
2 x Multi-colour status LEDs
(LED1: Power & Battery Charge,
LED2: User Function1 & User Function 2)

Connectors

1 x RJ45, 1 Micro USB

Antenna Connectors 3 x SMA(F). Ships with three circular openings for SMA female bulkhead antenna connectors. The SMA connector(s) is/are part of the optional Antenna Kit(s). Order antenna kit(s) along with the WIFI or Cellular Modem modules as required (contact Optima for details)

Configuration One NN-CPU-03 module in CPU slot
NN-CPU-04 — Quad Core GHz CPU Module + 8 GB LAN + 2 SFP
CPU/Memory Quad Core, 64-bit ARM Processor, 1.2GHz
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
8GB eMMC Flash-ROM

Wireless 1 x WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n (optional)

M2M/Cellular 1 x 3G/4G/5G Mini PCIe Modem module (optional)

SIM 2 x SIM slots (switchable)

USB 1 x Micro USB 2.0 (OTG)

LAN

8 x RJ45 for 10/100/1G Base-T Ethernet
Auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
with built-in link status and activity LEDs

2 x SFP ports for 1G/2.5G Base-X Ethernet
Link status and activity LEDs

Status & Control

1 x Reset button
1 x Power Button
2 x Multi-colour status LEDs
(LED1: Power & Battery Charge,
LED2: User Function1 & User Function 2)

Connectors

8 x RJ45, 1 Micro USB

Antenna Connectors 3 x SMA(F). Ships with three circular openings for SMA female bulkhead antenna connectors. The SMA connector(s) is/are part of the optional Antenna Kit(s). Order antenna kit(s) along with the WIFI or Cellular Modem modules as required (contact Optima for details)

Configuration One NN-CPU-04 module in CPU slot

NN-DCI-01 — 8 Discrete Contact Inputs Module
Contact Inputs 8 x isolated, EN-61131-2 Type 3
industrial grade contact inputs
With isolated +24VDC output

Connectors

4 x 4 position pluggable screw terminal, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration Up to 8 NN-DCI-01 modules = 64 inputs
NN-DCI-02 — 16 Discrete Contact Inputs Module
Contact Inputs 16 x isolated, EN-61131-2 Type 3
industrial grade contact inputs
With isolated +24VDC output

Connectors

4 x 5 position pluggable screw terminal, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration Up to 8 NN-DCI-02 modules = 128 inputs
NN-AIN-01 — 8 Analog Inputs Module
Analog Inputs 8 x wide input range, analog inputs
Software configurable between
0 – ±60VDC or 0 – 25mA operation

Voltage Mode 0 to ±60VDC, 2mV resolution

Current Mode 0 to 25mA, 0.38µA resolution

Connectors

4 x 3 position pluggable screw terminal, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration Up to 8 NN-AIN-01 modules = 64 analog inputs
NN-AIN-02 — 16 Analog Inputs Module
Analog Inputs 16 x wide input range, analog inputs
Software configurable between
0 – ±60VDC or 0 – 25mA operation

Voltage Mode 0 to ±60VDC, 2mV resolution

Current Mode 0 to 25mA, 0.38µA resolution

Connectors

4 x 5 position pluggable screw terminal, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration Up to 8 NN-AIN-02 modules = 128 analog inputs
NN-RLY-01 — 8 Relay Output Module
Relay Outputs 4 x 1 Form C (SPDT),
4 x 1 Form A (SPST)
Latched operation
Output state retained during power loss/reboot

Switching Power 60W, 62.5VA

Max Switching Voltage 220VDC, 250VAC


Rated Current 2A (limiting continuous current, 85°C)

Max Current 5A

Connectors

4 x 5-position pluggable screw terminals, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration Up to 8 NN-RLY-01 modules = 64 relay outputs

NN-PMO-01 — Dual Power/MODBUS/OneWire Module
Auxiliary Power

2 Controlled +24VDC outputs, with
user programmable current limit
Electronically protected
Max 18W output (combined)

MODBUS 2 x RS-485, isolated, biased
Switchable +24VDC power output
Switchable MODBUS termination
Smart, periodic auto-polling of up to 32 MODBUS devices/bus

OneWire Sensor Bus 2 x OneWire port, for indoor or outdoor sensors
Supports up to 32 sensors (e.g. temperature, humidity, airflow).
Smart, periodic auto-polling of up to 32 sensors/bus

Connectors

4 x 4 position pluggable screw terminal, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration One NN-PMO-01 module in slot #5 (4+1 chassis) or slot #9 (8+1 chassis)
NN-SER-01 — 4 Serial Ports Module
Parameters

Baud Rate: 50 to 115,200 Baud
Bits: 5 to 8 Bits/Character
Stop Bits: 1 or 2
Parity: Even, Odd, None
Handshaking: RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF, None

TELNET-To-Serial

Available, per port masking

Special Functions

Pattern matching, auto-logging, logon injection, auto session shutdown

Connectors

4 x 5 position pluggable screw terminal, 3.5mm pitch

Configuration Up to 8 NN-SER-01 modules = 32 serial/RS-232 ports

Environmental
Temperature

Operating: -20° to +70° Celsius (32° to 104° Fahrenheit)
Non-Operating: -30° to 80° Celsius (-22° to 176° Fahrenheit)

Humidity

Operating: 30% to 80% relative humidity (non-condensing)
Non-Operating: 30% to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing)

Final Values to be qualified.

Security
Access

SSL secured, browser based management interface

Firewall

Stateless and stateful packet inspection

Applications

Containerization provides virtualized, secure environment
Runs all customer applications in isolation

Con­fig­u­ra­tion Examples

4 + 1 Example

Measure Accurately

16 Analog Inputs

One NN-AIN-02 provides a total of 16 high-resolution, wide input range, voltage or current inputs.
Gather All Alarms

32 Contact Inputs

Two NN-DCI-02 provide a total of 32 discrete contact inputs. Each offers IEC 61131-2 Type 3 industrial grade performance with diagnostics.
Switching Loads

8 Relays

One NN-RLY-01 provides 8 relays. Each relay can switch up to 60W/62.5VA. Latched operation means less headaches. The output state is retained during a power loss or reboot.
Multi-Lane Buses

Power, MODBUS & OneWire

The NN-PMO-01 provides controlled auxiliary power outputs, 2 MODBUS ports and 2 OneWire interfaces. Control up to 64 MODBUS devices, or read up to 64 OneWire sensors using smart-scan.
The Communications ENGINE

Gig LAN, WAN,
WiFi, USB & more

Power to boot. The NN-CPU-01 module combines a Gigabit Ethernet port, a GHz multi-core processor with Gigabytes of DRAM and Flash ROM. And let’s not forget the optional WiFi, Cellular modem options as well as the USB port. A 226 ppi IPS LCD touch screen interface for real-time read-outs make working with this system a breeze.

The Power Plant

Super Wide Input
Range Power Supply

One NN-PWR-01 provides all the power required to run the entire NEXUS Nano system. Makes one reliable, compact, ultra-wide input range power supply.
Fits into tight spaces

Compact Chassis

The 5-slot NN-CHS-01 is ideal for space constraint applications.

8 + 1 Example

Measure the Analog World

16 Analog Inputs

Two NN-AIN-01 provide a total of 16 high-resolution, wide input range, voltage or current inputs.

Industrial Grade Inputs

48 Contact Inputs

Two NN-DCI-01 and a two NN-DCI-02 provide a total of 48 IEC 61131-2 Type 3 industrial grade I/Os with diagnostics.
Do The Heavy Lifting

16 Relays

Two NN-RLY-01 provide 16 relays total. Each relay can switch up to 60W/62.5VA. Latched operation means less headaches. The output state is retained during a power loss or reboot.
Sense & Control

Power, MODBUS & OneWire

The NN-PMO-01 provides controlled auxiliary power outputs, 2 MODBUS ports and 2 OneWire interfaces. Control up to 64 MODBUS devices, or read up to 64 OneWire sensors using smart-scan.
The Communications ENGINE

Gig LAN, Dual SFP,
WAN, WiFi, USB & more

Power and density. The NN-CPU-02 module integrates a 10 port LAN switch (8 xGig Ethernet, 2x 1G/2.5G Base-X SFP) with a GHz multi-core processor. And let’s not forget the optional WiFi, Cellular modem options as well as the USB port. A 226 ppi IPS LCD touch screen interface for real-time read-outs make working with this system a breeze.

The Power Plant

Dual Input Power Supply

The NN-PWR-02 provides two or-ed power input feeds. Supports an extra wide 20VDC to 60VDC input range.
1U = High Density

19″ Rack Mount Chassis

The NN-CHS-02 has been designed for 19″/23″ rack-mount installations. The 9 IOX slots provide the adaptability and flexibility to address any 1U deployment requirement.

Ordering / Documentation

Part Numbers
1011-A010001A NN-CHS-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – 4+1 Slot Chassis
1011-A010002A NN-CHS-02 Optima NEXUS Nano – 8+1 Slot Chassis
1011-A010501A NN-PWR-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – Single Feed Power Supply
1011-A010502A NN-PWR-02 Optima NEXUS Nano – Dual Feed Power Supply
1011-A010101A NN-DCI-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – 8 Discrete Inputs
1011-A010102A NN-DCI-02 Optima NEXUS Nano – 16 Discrete Inputs
1011-A010201A NN-AIN-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – 8 Analog Inputs
1011-A010202A NN-AIN-02 Optima NEXUS Nano – 16 Analog Inputs
1011-A010301A NN-RLY-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – 8 Relays
1011-A010401A NN-PMO-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – Power/MODBUS/OneWire
1011-A010601A NN-SER-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – 4 Serial Ports
1011-A010701A NN-CPU-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – Quad Core GHz CPU + 1 GB LAN + TS
1011-A010702A NN-CPU-02 Optima NEXUS Nano – Quad Core GHz CPU + 8 GB LAN + 2 SFP + TS
1011-A010703A NN-CPU-03 Optima NEXUS Nano – Quad Core GHz CPU + 1 GB LAN
1011-A010704A NN-CPU-04 Optima NEXUS Nano – Quad Core GHz CPU + 8 GB LAN + 2 SFP
2000-H010015A NN-BKT-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – Wall Mounting Bracket
2000-H010016A NN-BKT-02 Optima NEXUS Nano – DIN Rail Mounting Bracket
2000-H200013A NN-WBT-01 Optima NEXUS Nano – WIFI/BT Module
1009-K010001A Antenna Kit
1 x 2.5dBi antenna 850-2100Mhz RG174 cable
SMA(M) terminated 3 m / 10 ft
1 x SMA(F) to CRC9 pigtail cable 15 cm / 6 in
1 x SMA(F) to TS9 pigtail cable 15 cm / 6 in

Data Sheets

Specifications subject to change without prior written notice. All referenced trade names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.