IQ Application Environment

FreeWave’s IIoT edge solutions take the industrial-grade products we’re known for and infuses them with the IQ intelligence your operations need to gain a new edge over the competition.

The IQ Application Environment is an open source Linux-based platform to host and run third party applications for intelligent control and automation of remote industrial sensors and devices.

With IQ onboard our ruggedized hardware products – designed for low-power operation across wide temperature ranges – you can extract, analyze, and take action on the data generated by your edge operations in real time. Maximize your business capacity and capability by eliminating the expense and delay of moving that data to a central location for processing.

IQ is delivered through our Zum family of products, including:

Key Features of IQ


  • ARM Cortex-A8 1 GHz processor
  • Debian-based Linux operating system
  • 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of user storage
  • Compatible with any Linux-based language (e.g., Python, Javascript (Node.js), Node-RED, C++, Go)
  • Comes standard as a Developer Edition with deployment, diagnostic, and admin tools

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