User`s manual

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Upon completion of the Getting Started section you will be able to:
• Create an account on iDigi.com
• Configure your gateway
• Connect your gateway to iDigi.com
• Communicate with the gateway's RPC API through iDigi
• Add other devices to the gateway's network
The ConnectPort X2 for Smart Energy Starter Kit includes an XStick SE. You may also
convert an XStick ZB, Digi XBee USB adapter, or other serially-attached XBee to SE.
With one of these devices you will be able to:
• Simulate basic Smart Energy devices: In-Premise Display, Meter
• Add simulated devices to the gateway's network
• Communicate between the gateway and the simulated devices
Devices on a Smart Energy network will vary widely between installations. Procedures in
the User’s Manual frequently specify generic tasks. See the manual that came with any
devices you are joining to the gateway for details on how to apply these procedures. A
sample is provided that uses a serially-attached XBee to simulate various Smart Energy
devices and is useful for evaluation and development. When a procedure in this manual
calls for a second device other than the gateway this sample can be used.
(See “In-
Premise Display/Meter Simulator Sample” on page 30.)
The user is also expected to have a means of sending RPC requests and receiving RPC
responses from the gateway to access the Smart Energy Framework's API. In an actual
installation this functionality would be provided by the utility application. In order to
evaluate the gateway and for use during development a web application is provided to
communicate with the gateway. When a procedure in this manual calls for sending an
RPC request to your gateway this sample can be used. (See “iDigi SE Web Sample,
Communicating with Gateway” on page 24.)
Getting Started
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