iDigi
Gateway
Development
Kit
Getting
Started
Guide
58
Digi’s
®
Gateway
products
Digi’s
ConnectPort
X
Family
of
programmable
mesh
networking
gateways
provide
two
fundamental
benefits:
gateway
functionality
and
programmability.
Gateway
Functionality
The
gateways
function,
as
the
name
implies,
as
gates
between
local
mesh
networks
(e.g.
ZigBee)
and
IP
‐
based
networks
(e.g.
Cellular).
The
gateways
support
the
following
network
protocols:
PAN
Networks:
-
ZigBee
-
DigiMesh
2.4
GHz
-
DigiMesh
900
MHz
IP
Networks:
-
Ethernet
-
WiFi
-
2G/3G/4G
Cellular
-
WiMax
-
Satellite
Programmability
ConnectPort
X
Gateways
support
the
Python
programming
language
and
offer
the
memory
space
for
local
development.
This
allows
the
gateways
to
function
with
enough
local
intelligence
to
make
decisions
about
which
events
are
worth
communicating
over
the
wide
area
network.
This
is
especially
useful
when
sending
traffic
over
proprietary
cellular
or
satellite
networks.
iDigi
Dia
(described
above)
further
enhances
the
value
of
custom
programming
on
Digi
gateways
by
offering
an
expanding
library
of
Python
plug
‐
ins
to
support
and
manage
communication
between
many
common
device
types
and
iDigi.
For
more
information
regarding
ConnectPort
X
Gateways
please
go
to:
http://www.digi.com/products/wirelessdropinnetworking/connectportxgateways.jsp
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