S1 Gateway

The S1 Gateway is a Linux-based IoT gateway that combines the S0 Board with the BeagleV-Fire to deliver advanced edge computing and multi-protocol wireless connectivity in a single platform.

What is S1?

S1 = S0 Board + BeagleV-Fire

Unlike the S0 Gateway (which runs Zephyr RTOS), S1 runs a full Linux operating system on RISC-V architecture. This makes S1 the right choice when your application requires:

• A full Linux environment (Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto, etc.)
• Containerised workloads (Docker, Podman)
• Edge AI and ML inference (TensorFlow Lite, ONNX)
• Advanced networking and protocol translation
• Richer software ecosystems and third-party tooling

The S0 module within S1 provides all the multi-protocol wireless capabilities — Wireless M-Bus (868 MHz), NB-IoT, LTE-M, WiFi, and BLE — while the BeagleV-Fire handles Linux compute and cloud connectivity.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│              S1 Gateway             │
│                                     │
│  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  │
│  │   S0 Module  │  │ BeagleV-Fire│  │
│  │  (ESP32-C6)  │◄─►│  (Linux)   │  │
│  │              │  │             │  │
│  │ • Wireless   │  │ • Linux OS  │  │
│  │   M-Bus      │  │ • RISC-V    │  │
│  │ • NB-IoT     │  │ • Edge AI   │  │
│  │ • LTE-M      │  │ • Cloud     │  │
│  │ • WiFi & BLE │  │   Connect   │  │
│  └──────────────┘  └─────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Key Features

S0 vs S1 — Which Should I Choose?

What You'll Need

Hardware

• S0 IoT Gateway module
• BeagleV-Fire board
• USB-C cable for power and programming
• Optional: Ethernet cable (via BeagleV-Fire's onboard GbE port)

Software

• Linux host machine for flashing and development
• Serial terminal (minicom, screen, or PuTTY)
• Git
• Docker or Podman (optional, for containerised workloads)

Accounts

• Magistrala instance (cloud or local)
• Optional: NB-IoT/LTE-M SIM card with data plan
• Optional: OCI registry for container or Wasm modules

Quick Start

1. Connect the S0 module to the BeagleV-Fire board.
2. Power the S1 gateway via USB-C on the BeagleV-Fire board.
3. Connect to the BeagleV-Fire's serial console to access the Linux shell.
4. Configure wireless interfaces (WiFi, LTE-M, or NB-IoT) as needed.
5. Install and configure the Magistrala agent to connect to your IoT platform.

For detailed setup instructions, hardware pin-outs, and integration guides, refer to the S0 Gateway docs for the wireless module and the BeagleV-Fire documentation for the Linux board.