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Link IoT Edge offers three product editions: Professional (LE Pro), Standard (LE Standard), and Lite (LE Lite). This topic describes the feature differences and the hardware and software requirements for each edition.

  • LE Pro is a software package that runs on Docker. It includes all Link IoT Edge features.
  • LE Standard is a self-contained binary package. You must select an installation package that is compatible with your hardware and software environment.
  • LE Lite is a self-contained binary package that provides remote O&M features.

Product features

Product features Professional Edition Standard Edition Lite Edition
Remote SSH service Supported Supported Supported
Remote file service Supported Supported Supported
Remote web tunnel Supported Supported Supported
MQTT cloud connection Supported Supported Supported
Sub-device management Supported Supported Not supported
Device access driver Supports C, Node.js, and Python Supports C and Node.js Not supported
Function Compute (service miniapp) Supports C, Node.js, and Python Supports C and Node.js Not supported
Visual scene orchestration Supported Supported Not supported
Stream data analytics Supported Not supported Not supported
Message routing Supported Supported Not supported
Cloud service integration Supported Supported Not supported
Service application isolation Container fencing Process isolation Not supported

Environment requirements

The hardware requirements for the three editions are as follows.
Hardware parameter Professional Edition Standard Edition Lite Edition
CPU architecture x86-64
  • x86-64
  • ARMv8-64
  • ARMv7 VFPv3 hard-float
  • ARMv7 soft-float
  • x86-64
  • ARMv8-64
  • ARMv7 VFPv3 hard-float
  • ARMv7 soft-float
CPU clock speed ≥ 2 GHz ≥ 1 GHz No limit
RAM ≥ 2 GB ≥ 128 MB ≥ 1 MB
Disk ≥ 2 GB ≥ 128 MB ≥ 1 MB
The software requirements for the three editions are as follows.
System environment Professional Edition Standard Edition Lite Edition
Linux Depends on Docker. Docker version > v17.03 is required.
  • Linux kernel version ≥ 2.6.32 (for x86-64)
  • Linux kernel version ≥ 2.6.32 (for ARMv7 soft-float & hard-float)
  • Linux kernel version ≥ 3.7.0 (for ARMv8-64)
  • Linux kernel version ≥ 2.6.32 (for x86-64)
  • Linux kernel version ≥ 2.6.32 (for ARMv7 soft-float & hard-float)
  • Linux kernel version ≥ 3.7.0 (for ARMv8-64)
Windows
  • Depends on a bash execution environment, such as Git Bash.
  • Depends on Docker. Docker version > v17.03 is required.
 Not supported Not supported
macOS Depends on Docker. Docker version > v17.03 is required. Not supported Not supported
Cloud Shell Not supported Supports only Link IoT Edge v1.8.2 and later. Not supported

Hardware description

Link IoT Edge offers several types of widely used edge computing gateway devices. These devices allow you to quickly connect your devices to the cloud without having to select the gateway hardware yourself.

On the Link IoT Edge product homepage, click Hardware Purchase. Then, select your desired gateway model and quantity.

After you prepare the gateway device, follow the instructions in Set up the environment to connect the gateway to the cloud.

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