C1

Description

Outdoor ready 5G router, armed with a six-antenna array for wide-range, full-coverage, gives your robot an encrypted VPN link for real-time control and support from anywhere. OlixLink™ C1 ensures your robot never loses connection, whether in a lab, factory, or outdoors. With global 5G NR SA/NSA support and dual SIM slots, it automatically switches networks to keep the link alive. Add Wi-Fi 6 dual-band performance, and you’ve got seamless coverage for both research and industrial environments.

Key Features

• Worldwide Remote Access via 5G VPN tunnel
• Real-Time Teleportation & Support
• Dual-SIM
• Zero-Effort Setup
• Highly Secure
• Flexible Connectivity
• Outdoor-Ready Durability
• ROS 2 native node to see the status of olixLink™ C1

Technical Specification

Physical and Electrical

Feature	Description
Weight	760g
Size	135 mm x 140 mm x 45 mm
Power Consumption	Max. 30W
Operating Voltage	48V/0.6A (POE+ Standard)
Operating Temperature	-10°C to 85°C

WiFi

Feature	Description
Version	WiFi 6
WiFi Dual-Band	2.4G and 2.8G connectivity
Speed	Up to 2400Mpbs (5.8G) and 600Mbps (2.4 G)
Compatibility	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ AC / AX
Encryption	WPA2

Communication Interface / ODR

Feature	Description
Interface Connector	Ethernet RJ45 / LAN
Communications Protocol	2.5 Gbps (IEEE 802.3bz, 2.5GBASE‑T)
Middleware / Protocols (DDS)	– rmw_fastrtps_cpp – rmw_cyclonedds_cpp
ROS 2 Distribution	Humble

Quick Start

Unboxing and Setup

Power possibilities

Connection & Log In

Connecting

1. Go to Wi-Fi Settings
2. Select the Wi-Fi with the SSID: 5G_CPE
3. Enter the password: 123456789
   Hint: The credentials are also available at the Label on the Router

Router Settings Access

To connect to the C1 and get access to the router settings please follow these steps:

1. Connect to the Wi-Fi as described above
2. Open a web browser
3. Enter the IP address 192.168.100.1
4. The Username is admin and the password admin

Sim Card

To add a SIM Card to the olixLink™ C1 follow these steps

1. Insert your SIM card into one of the two SIM card slots on the olixLink™ C1.
2. Connect your device to the olixLink™ C1.
3. Open a web browser and navigate to: http://192.168.100.1
4. When prompted, enter the SIM card PIN to unlock the card
5. Log In to the Router Interface (username: admin, pw: admin)
6. Go to 5G Network → 5G Info to check the SIM card’s connection status
7. Check on the ROS2 Status Topic (/olive/olixLink/c1/id001/status) if SIM Card is up
8. Open the CLI (Command Line Interface) and test connectivity
   ping 8.8.8.8
9. In the network settings, change the Network Latency Address to a reliable host (e.g., Google DNS: 8.8.8.8

LED Indicator

LED	Status	Description
Power LED
Green	Stable green	Power on
Gray	off	Power off
SIM card LED
Green	Stable green	SIM card is recognized
Gray	Off	SIM card not inserted nor recognized
RF LED
Green	Stable Green (From 1 to 4 LEDs)	Shows 5G signal strength (1(poor) until 4(really strong) )
Gray	Off	Signal not available
System LED
Green	Flashing green	System running
Gray	Off	System not running
WiFi LED
Green	Stable green	WiFi is working
Gray	Off	WiFi not started

ROS 2 and DDS Integration

General

The OlixLink™ C1 device provides its own ROS 2 node that publishes a status topic to report the current state of the unit. Once the connection to the router is established, the node publishes to the topic: /olive/olixLink/c1/id001/status with the message type diagnostic_msgs/msg/DiagnosticArray
This node is natively integrated with Eclipse Cyclone DDS, but the status topic remains discoverable and accessible even if the host system is using a different DDS implementation.

The Status message contains following information:

WiFi 5G and WiFi 2.4G Status

Value	Description
ESSID	The WiFi name
Frequency	The frequency of the WiFi
Signal level	How good is the signal of the WiFi in dBm
Received data	Received data in bytes per second
Transmitted data	Received data in bytes per second

Memory Status

Value	Description
Total Memory	Total memory in kB
Used memory	Used memory in kB
Remaining memory	free memory in kB

Sim Card Status

Value	Description
Status	Sim Card is available or not, Values: UP | DOWN
Received data	Received data in bytes per second
Transmitted data	Received data in bytes per second

Network Latency

An IP address can be configured through the ROS 2 parameters. Once set, the OlixLink™ C1 status node will periodically measure and report the latency between the device and the specified IP address, providing valuable network performance insights as part of its diagnostic data.

Value	Description
IP Address	Shows the chosen IP address
Latency	Latency in ms

ROS 2 Configurations

The ROS 2 Configuration can be changed via Web GUI.

1. Connect your device to the olixLink™ C1
2. Open a web browser and navigate to: http://192.168.100.1
3. Log In to the Router Interface (username: admin, pw: admin)
4. In the sidebar, click on ROS 2 Settings. (if not available press F5)
5. On the Web GUI now you can change the ROS 2 Domain ID, the topic namespace, the latency address and select an ntp/ptp server

Here is a more detailed description of those parameters

Value	Description
ROS Domain ID	Change the ROS domain ID of the router
Name Space	Change the Name Space of the C1 status topic
Check Latency Address	Add an IP address to check the latency
Local NTP / PTP Server	Add IP address of an ntp server to sync the C1 time with your host system time

Firmware Update

To update the firmware of the olixLink™ C1 follow these steps:

1. Connect your device to the olixLink™ C1
2. Open a web browser and navigate to: http://192.168.100.1
3. Log In to the Router Interface (username: admin, pw: admin)
4. In the sidebar, click on ROS 2 Settings. (if not available press F5)
5. Switch to the Firmware Update tab
6. Upload our released olixLink™ C1 firmware
7. Wait until upload is finished
8. Restart the router

Web Interface

In this section, the individual tabs of the web interface are explained.

Network

5G Network

Security

System