System Requirements

M2M Gateway Requirements

Hardware

• Power: 24VDC, 500mA typical
• Operating Temperature: -20°C to +60°C
• Storage Temperature: -40°C to +85°C
• Humidity: 5% to 95% RH (non-condensing)

Network

• Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Mbps
• Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, MQTT
• Wireless (optional): Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 4G LTE

Industrial Interfaces

• Modbus: RTU (RS-232/485), TCP
• BACnet: IP, MSTP
• IO-Link: Master ports
• Digital I/O: Configurable inputs/outputs

M2M Controller Requirements

Additional Capabilities

• Edge Computing: ARM Cortex processor
• Memory: 512MB RAM, 4GB Flash
• OS: Linux-based real-time OS
• Programming: Node-RED, Python support

Browser Requirements

Supported Browsers

• Chrome 90+
• Firefox 88+
• Edge 90+
• Safari 14+

Minimum Resolution

• 1280x720 pixels recommended

Cloud Platform Requirements

Azure IoT Hub

• Valid Azure subscription
• IoT Hub resource (S1 tier recommended)
• Device provisioning service (optional)

AWS IoT Core

• Valid AWS account
• IoT Core service access
• Thing certificates configured

Software Tools

Configuration Tools

• Web browser (for web UI)
• SSH client (for advanced configuration)
• MQTT client (for testing)

Development Tools

• Node-RED (included)
• Python 3.7+ (for custom scripts)
• REST API client

Network Ports

Required Ports

• 80: HTTP (web UI)
• 443: HTTPS (secure web UI)
• 22: SSH (configuration)
• 1883: MQTT
• 8883: MQTT over TLS
• 502: Modbus TCP

Optional Ports

• 47808: BACnet
• 3000: Node-RED UI