This topic describes the differences between Link IoT Edge Pro, Link IoT Edge Standard, and Link IoT Edge Lite. It also lists the software and hardware requirements for Link IoT Edge editions.

  • You can install Link IoT Edge Pro from Docker-based packages. Link IoT Edge Pro includes all features that are supported by Link IoT Edge.
  • You can install Link IoT Edge Standard from self-contained executable packages. You can select an installation package based on your software or hardware environment.
  • You can install Link IoT Edge Lite from an open-source package. You can use official self-contained packages or build packages from source code. Link IoT Edge Lite supports remote operations and maintenance.

Features

Feature Pro Standard Lite
Remote SSH service Supported Supported Supported
Remote file service Supported Supported Supported
Remote web tunnel Supported Supported Supported
MQTT migration to the cloud Supported Supported Supported
Sub-device management Supported Supported Not supported
Driver Supports C, Node.js, and Python Supports C and Node.js Not supported
Function Compute business applet Supports C, Node.js, and Python Supports C and Node.js Not supported
Visualized scene orchestration Supported Supported Not supported
Streaming data analysis Supported Not supported Not supported
AI-powered model running framework Supported Not supported Not supported
Message routing Supported Supported Not supported
Cloud service integration Supported Supported Not supported
Application isolation Container isolation Process isolation Not supported

Hardware requirements

The following table lists hardware requirements for Link IoT Edge editions.
Parameter Pro Standard Lite
CPU architecture x86-64
  • x86-64
  • ARMv8 64-bit
  • ARMv7 VFPv3 hard-float
  • ARMv7 soft-float
  • x86-64
  • ARMv8 64-bit
  • ARMv7 VFPv3 hard-float
  • ARMv7 soft-float
CPU clock speed Minimum of 2 GHZ Minimum of 1 GHZ No limit
RAM Minimum of 2 GB Minimum of 128 MB Minimum of 1 MB
Disk Minimum of 2 GB Minimum of 128 MB Minimum of 1 MB
The following table lists software requirements for Link IoT Edge editions.
Operating system Pro Standard Lite
Linux Docker (later than v17.03)
  • Kernel version (2.6.32 or later for x86-64)
  • Kernel version (2.6.32 or later for ARMv7 soft-float and hard-float)
  • Kernel version (3.7.0 or later for ARMv8 64-bit)
  • Kernel version (2.6.32 or later for x86-64)
  • Kernel version (2.6.32 or later for ARMv7 soft-float and hard-float)
  • Kernel version (3.7.0 or later for ARMv8 64-bit)
Windows
  • Bash (such as Git Bash)
  • Docker (later than v17.03)
Not supported Not supported
macOS Docker (later than v17.03) Not supported Not supported
Cloud Shell Not supported Available only for Link IoT Edge v1.8.2 or later Not supported