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1 Software Overview

1.1

What is EdgeLink?

In application scenarios, a gateway connects to various smart devices via the southbound interface and connects

with different platforms via the northbound interface. In IoT-based businesses, a gateway acts as the IoT big data core

hub, which manages data collection, processing, and forwarding, and is located in the middle layer between devices and

platforms.

EdgeLink is a software system applied to Advantech gateway. It consists of EdgeLink Studio and EdgeLink Runtime.

EdgeLink Studio: a gateway configuration tool for off-line communication and network interface configuration. It

supports one-click downloads to the gateways and supports online device status management and monitoring.

EdgeLink Runtime: EdgeLink services running on the gateway. It implements configurations set by EdgeLink Studio.

1.2

System Architecture