The greener Smart Grid is coming, but scaling it will take open architecture, lower cost and improved management of the dispersed device network. Digi International engages these issues with the help of its new Linux-powered ConnectPort X2e for Smart Energy gateway. The gateway connects ZigBee Smart Energy devices from a home area network to an energy service provider via broadband. A key advancement is the device's additional processing power and memory, which not only permits more efficient establishment and management of large deployments, but also enables support for more complex local energy-efficiency applications and the impending ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 standard. As part of the open Digi X-Grid Solutions, the gateway can connect to numerous types of devices to enable a wide range of services. All Digi Smart Energy gateways feature the iDigi Device Cloud, allowing Smart Energy devices to integrate energy consumption data into new and existing Smart Energy applications easily and securely.
