Intro

As the name suggests, Connhex Edge is the part of the system that runs on the edge. It's a lightweight, performant and secure pool of services that can be installed on any Linux-based device. Yes, it can be used to collect data from sensors and send it to the cloud, or to control actuators and other devices: but that's what every other IoT on-device-agent does too. Connhex Edge is much more than that. It includes features that are essential in any production-grade IoT system, such as:

• it integrates with Connhex Cloud from the device production and testing phase
• it manages remote initialization and configuration of devices. It includes support for mutual TLS authentication (mTLS) with per-device X.509 certificates too: if you've ever had to deal with it, you know how painful this can be.
• it handles intermittent connectivity, so you can be sure that your devices will keep working even if they lose connection for a while. And power loss too.
• it includes tools to handle the transition period between your existing MQTT broker and your new infrastructure
• it integrates with Connhex Cloud for automated diagnostics and remote troubleshooting of devices in the field: this includes OTA updates too.