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 (900 MHz), Bluetooth® 5.2 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 compliant 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 |
900 MHz: Digi XBee XR 900 MMT (XB-9XR-DMUM-001) |
| 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 |
| TRANSMIT POWER |
PRO: 63 mW (18 dBm) |
| RECEIVER SENSITIVITY |
−102 dBm |
| BLUETOOTH® VERSION |
Supports Bluetooth Low Energy 5.2 and capable of interoperating with Bluetooth Low Energy 5.2 devices that support 1M PHY.
Hardware is software upgradeable to 5.2 (not yet enabled except payload extensions). |
| 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: −30 ºC to 60 ºC (−22 ºF to 140 ºF) |
| RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
95% ROHS |
| REGULATORY APPROVALS* |
| CELLULAR AND REGULATORY |
Visit product 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 product certifications for latest certifications and approvals. |
| WARRANTY |
| PRODUCT WARRANTY |
3-year* |
*Visit product 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 |