Versatile, programmable IoT gateway with Digi XBee RF modules, Digi XBee cellular and Digi ConnectCore for all of your wireless connectivity needs
The versatile Digi XBee Hive Gateway functions as both a gateway and a router, giving customers a lower-cost, faster-to-market alternative to chip-down DIY designs for networking operations.
As part of the complete Digi wireless ecosystem designed around the principles of Build, Deploy, Manage — the gateway combines Digi ConnectCore®, Digi XBee cellular and Digi XBee RF modules, plus optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy for cloud applications. This solution provides the easiest path to complete connectivity and seamless interoperability across the Digi XBee ecosystem of hardware, software, services and award-winning tools.
The Digi XBee Hive Gateway is an excellent choice for oil and gas, water/wastewater, solar, agriculture and other industrial applications — providing a unified platform that reduces costs and accelerates time to market.
The Digi XBee Hive Gateway includes a simple, open source Python development environment that enables custom applications to perform edge computing locally while ensuring optimal, resilient connectivity between your XBee network and cloud-based applications. Digi Containers also enable powerful, flexible and resource-efficient applications and open-source development.
Key features, benefits and applications
- Digi XBee® (868 MHz) and RS-232/485 for connection to local devices
- Open source Python environment and Digi Containers for custom application development
- 10/100 Ethernet WAN connectivity
- SOC 2® Type 2-certified Digi Remote Manager® platform for easy setup, mass configuration, out-of-band and remote management
- Full-featured industrial cellullar routing platform
- Redundant connectivity options including cellular and Digi SureLink®
- Built-in Digi TrustFence® for device security, identity and privacy
- Digi XBee Tools to simplify tasks and get to market faster
| Specifications |
Digi XBee Hive Gateway |
| HARDWARE |
| DIGI XBEE MODULE |
868 MHz: Digi XBee XR 868 MMT (XB-8XR-DMUM-101) |
| DIGI CONNECTCORE MP157 |
STMicroelectronics STM32MP157C, Arm® dual Cortex®-A7 at 650 MHz, Cortex®-M4 at 209 MHz with FPU/MPU, 3D GPU, secure boot, crypto engine, 512 MB SLC NAND flash and 512 GB DDR3L, STMicroelectronics Power Management IC — STPMIC1 |
| ZIGBEE STACK |
Zigbee PRO |
| TRANSMIT POWER |
PRO: 63 mW (18 dBm) |
| RECEIVER SENSITIVITY |
−102 dBm |
| XBEE CONNECTOR |
(1) 50 Ω RP-SMA (center pin: male) |
| MEMORY |
512 MB RAM, 512 MB flash; (1) microSD card slot |
| USB |
(1) USB type 2.0 |
| SOFTWARE AND MANAGEMENT |
| PYTHON |
Python 3 |
| REMOTE MANAGEMENT |
Digi Remote Manager®; SNMP v2/v3 (user installed/managed) |
| LOCAL MANAGEMENT |
WebUI (HTTP/HTTPS); CLI (Telnet, SSH) |
| MANAGEMENT / TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS |
FTP client, SCP; protocol analyzer with PCAP for Wireshark; event logging with syslog and SMTP client; NTP/SNTP; Nagios, Intelliflow, iPerf, Dynamic DNS, ping, traceroute |
| ETHERNET |
| PORTS |
(1) RJ-45; 10/100 Mbps (auto-sensing) |
| SERIAL |
| PORTS |
(1) RJ-45 10-pin (10P10C); RS-232/485; software selectable
- RS-232 DTE (RXD, TXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DCD, DSR, RI)
- RS-485 (TX/RX+; RX/TX-); half-duplex |
| PHYSICAL |
| DIMENSIONS (L x W x H) |
148 mm x 99 mm x 33 mm (5.83 in x 3.9 in x 1.3 in) |
| WEIGHT |
0.24 kg (0.53 lb) |
| STATUS LEDs |
Power, XBee, Cellular (where applicable), Wi-Fi (where applicable), User |
| BUTTONS |
Erase, User |
| ENCLOSURE |
ABS, flame rating: UL94-HB |
| POWER REQUIREMENTS |
| POWER INPUT |
9 - 30 VDC, 1.0 A maximum |
| POWER CONSUMPTION |
1.75 W typical (idle); 9 W typical (peak Tx/Rx) |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| OPERATING TEMPERATURE |
PCB: −40 ºC to 70 ºC (−40 ºF to 158 ºF)
With enclosure: 0 ºC to 40 ºC (32 ºF to 104 ºF) |
| RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
95% ROHS |
| REGULATORY APPROVALS* |
| CELLULAR AND REGULATORY |
Visit www.digi.com/resources/certifications for latest cellular and regulatory approvals |
| SAFETY |
IEC62368-1 |
| EMISSIONS |
CE; RED; FCC Part 15, Subpart B*; ICES-003; AU/NZS CISPR32 |
| CELLULAR |
Visit www.digi.com/resources/certifications for latest certifications and approvals. |
| WARRANTY |
| PRODUCT WARRANTY |
3-year* |
*Visit
www.digi.com/resources/certifications for latest certifications and approvals.
| Enterprise Software |
Description |
| NETWORK PROTOCOL SUPPORT |
HTTPS, FTP client, TLS v1.2, SCP (client and server), SFTP, SMTP client for use by scripts and the command line, SNMP (v2/v3), SSH; remote management via Digi Remote Manager; protocol analyzer, ability to capture PCAP for use with Wireshark; DynDNS; dynamic DNS client compatible with BIND9/No-IP/DynDNS; captive portal, Intelliflow; Nagios, DNS server, NTP server, multicast, mDNS, IPerf |
| SECURITY |
IP filtering, stateful firewall, custom firewall rules (iptables), address and port translation, TLS 1.2 and above, OpenVPN client and server, VPN tunnels; Authentication: RADIUS, TACACS+; certificates; MAC address filtering; VLAN support |
| VPN |
IPSec with IKEv1, IKEv2, NAT Traversal; OpenVPN client and server; GRE VPN tunnels; Cryptology: SHA-1/256/384/512, MD5, RSA; Encryption: 3DES and AES up to 256-bit (CBC mode for IPsec); Diffie Hellman: DH groups 1-32 (CURVE448) |
| ROUTING/FAILOVER |
IP pass-through; NAT, NAPT with IP port forwarding; GRE; multicast routing; routing protocols: RIP (v1, v2) OSPF, BGP; IP failover: VRRP; automatic failover, Digi SureLink® |
| OTHER PROTOCOLS |
DHCP; dynamic DNS client compatible with No-IP/DynDNS |