Development kits

Digi International has released three development kits based on the iDigi platform, a platform that makes it fast, easy and inexpensive to develop wireless applications.

Optimised for green applications, the kits include all the hardware, hosted software and services necessary to develop a sustainable application. Kit users have access to free sandbox development and hosted software via a web services interface.

New kits include the X4 starter kit ZB, Wi-9P starter kit ZB and BL4S100 add-on kit ZB. The X4 starter kit ZB includes the hardware and software tools necessary to configure a ZigBee network through the iDigi platform.

Kit contents include the ConnectPort X4 gateway which provides IP connectivity to a ZigBee network; an XBee ZB module and XBee wall router to create a ZigBee network; and XBee ZB light and temperature sensors for environmental monitoring/green applications.

The Wi-9P kit ZB includes all the tools necessary to develop wireless embedded applications on an ARM9 processor using the iDigi platform. Kit contents include a ConnectCore Wi-9P 9215 embedded module for secure 802.11b/g and ethernet connectivity; an XBee ZB module and XBee wall router for ZigBee mesh networking; XBee ZB light and temperature sensors for green applications; and Python-based software development for rapid prototyping and product design.

The add-on kit ZB includes all the components to add wireless embedded control to a ZigBee network through the iDigi platform.