Development Kit Throws Wireless To The Cloud

Aug 23, 2011 3:51 PM, MD&D News Staff

Digi International’s iDigi Gateway Development Kit with 3G cellular connectivity kit demonstrates how remote devices can interface wirelessly over cellular networks and integrate into a cloud environment with ease. It contains all of the necessary hardware, software, and documentation for ZigBee-to-3G cellular Internet connectivity. As per the company, the development kit demystifies remote machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless connectivity by providing a proof-of-concept experience in less than an hour. It provides all the sample applications used to generate this experience to get users started with cloud connecting their own devices. The iDigi Gateway Development Kit includes the ConnectPort X4 ZigBee-to-3G cellular gateway, Digi XBee Smart Plug, battery-powered XBee temperature/light sensors, Digi ESP Integrated Development Environment for iDigi Dia/Python development, and related cables, battery, and power supply. Price starts at $499. For more details, visit www.digi.com/products/wireless-routers-gateways/kits/gatewaydevkit#overview.