iDigi
Gateway
Development
Kit
Getting
Started
Guide
6
Introduction
to
the
iDigi
®
Gateway
Development
Kit
Thank
you
for
purchasing
an
iDigi
Gateway
Development
Kit.
The
kit
is
designed
to
make
it
easy
to
setup
an
XBee
network,
upload
a
custom
iDigi
Dia
application,
and
provide
seamless
connectivity
to
the
iDigi
platform
for
web
services
integration
to
standard
business
applications
over
the
Internet.
Before
you
start
working
with
the
kit,
let’s
cover
some
basics.
Goals
of
the
Kit
As
you
go
through
the
steps
in
this
kit,
you
will:
1.
Create
an
iDigi
developer
account
on
the
iDigi
M2M
operating
platform.
2.
Setup
and
configure
the
physical
elements
of
an
XBee
wireless
network
and
understand
how
the
network
is
managed
through
a
ConnectPort
X4
gateway.
3.
Use
the
Digi
ESP
for
Python
IDE
to
build,
download,
and
launch
an
iDigi
Dia
application
for
your
ConnectPort
X4
gateway,
then
interact
with
the
application
in
a
realistic
setting.
4.
Use
the
iDigi
Manager
Pro
Web
Services
Console
to
send
a
web
service
request
to
the
ConnectPort
X4
retrieving
the
current
XBee
devices’
sensor
readings.
5.
Use
the
iDigi
Gateway
Development
Kit
Demonstration
Application
to
understand
how
an
Enterprise
application
could
use
the
iDigi
Web
Services
API
to
monitor
the
data
gathered
by
the
XBee
devices’
sensors.
Requirements
of
the
Kit
System
Requirements
To
install
the
software
mentioned
in
the
Getting
Started
Guide,
you
will
need
a
PC
running
Microsoft
Windows
XP,
Vista
or
Windows
7.
Web
Browser
Requirements
Microsoft
Internet
Explorer
7.0
or
newer
Chrome
4.0
or
newer
Mozilla
Firefox
3.0
or
newer
Additional
Requirements
This
Getting
Start
Guide
assumes
a
scenario
where
there
are
no
other
XBee
wireless
devices
in
the
area
(other
than
the
ones
provided
with
this
kit)
and
that
the
local
network
has
an
Internet
connection.
Note:
If
other
XBee
networks
are
present
and
open
for
joining,
the
XBee
Sensor
and
XBee
Smart
Plug
may
join
the
wrong
network.
Please
refer
to
the
“XBee
devices
fail
to
join
the
ConnectPort
X4’s
network”
section
of
Appendix
A:
Troubleshooting
on
page
60
for
more
information.
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