Digi Adds Small ZigBee-to-IP Gateway for Drop-in Networking Applications.- ConnectPort[TM] X2 provides ZigBee-to-Ethernet and ZigBee-to-Wi-Fi connectivity - MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ) today introduced the ConnectPort X2, a wireless gateway about the size of a deck of cards that links ZigBee/802.15.4 device networks with IP networks over Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections. The ConnectPort X2 expands Digi's Drop-in Networking Drop-in Networking is an industry term that defines the collaboration of a variety of wireless and wired communication networks in order to relay data between devices. Used in remote electronic applications such as sensors, controllers and automation devices, Drop-in Networking solutions, a combination of hardware components and software tools for network-enabling commercial grade devices where wired infrastructure does not exist or does not satisfy customer needs. The single function ConnectPort X2 is available in two configurations - ZigBee-to-Wi-Fi or ZigBee-to-Ethernet, and provides easy, cost-effective IP connectivity to wireless ZigBee networks where access to an Ethernet or Wi-Fi infrastructure exists. "As the third in our family of Drop-in Networking gateways, the ConnectPort X2 is ideal for customers requiring basic ZigBee-to-IP functionality," said Larry Kraft, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, Digi International. "We have a complete range of gateways, from basic to multi-function with connectivity options including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , serial and cellular." The ConnectPort X2 is ideal for connecting endpoints to applications residing on a local Ethernet or Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. or where the application can be reached by using existing network infrastructure once the ZigBee/802.15.4 data traffic is converted to IP. Like all ConnectPort X models, the ConnectPort X2 features a native Python Python, in Greek mythology Python, in Greek mythology, a huge serpent. In some myths the infant Apollo slew Python at the oracle of Gaea in Delphi; in others Apollo killed the serpent in order to claim the oracle for himself. engine for programmability. Python is an object based, open-source programming language for developing customized controlling applications and can be adopted and applied by both embedded developers and Web developers alike. The ConnectPort X2 also includes the Digi Connectware[R] Manager network management platform which provides a one-to-many interface for network configuration and maintenance. The ConnectPort X2 ZigBee-to-Ethernet model lists for $199 and the ZigBee-to-Wi-Fi version for $299. Both models feature an industrial grade metal enclosure. For more information, please visit www.digi.com/products/wirelessdropinnetworking/connectportx8.jsp. About Digi International Digi International, the leader in device networking Using an Ethernet LAN to interconnect sensors, instruments, machine tools, medical monitors, restaurant appliances, POS terminals and other devices. In the mid-1990s, Comtrol Corporation created the first "device server," which converts serial transmission to Ethernet, enabling for business, develops reliable products and technologies to connect and securely manage local or remote electronic devices over the network or via the web. Digi offers the highest levels of performance, flexibility and quality, and markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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