Requirements

This page outlines the requirements that you need to meet before you start working with the Amazon Sidewalk environment.

Note

Amazon Sidewalk is available only in the United States of America. To an extent, any Sidewalk gateway functionality might be used outside of the U.S., however, it should be used only for the Amazon Sidewalk endpoint development purposes. In addition, we recommend that you consult with your local regulatory bodies, and check if the gateway is allowed to operate its radio in your locale, as U.S. license-free band devices, only for development.

Software requirements

To meet the software requirements, complete the following:

  • Create an Amazon Web Service account to be able to connect AWS cloud applications with your Sidewalk Endpoints.

  • Install AWS CLI with the Sidewalk command support to be able to send data to your Sidewalk Endpoints.

Note

  • Python3 and python3-pip are required to run the Sidewalk tools.

  • This solution was tested on Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS.

Hardware requirements

Ensure you have the following:

  • A supported Nordic Semiconductor’s development kit and, if required, other additional hardware. For the list of the required devices per sample, see Samples overview.

  • Bluetooth wireless interface on your machine or a USB Bluetooth adapter.

    Note

    Bluetooth wireless adapter is used during the device registration to connect the machine with the development kit. For example, you can use a USB Bluetooth adapter recommended by Amazon.

  • Sidewalk Gateway

    You can use one of the supported Amazon Sidewalk Gateways, for example, Echo 4th Gen. It is configured with the Alexa App on iOS or Android and requires an Amazon account for setup.

RAM and flash memory requirements

RAM and flash memory requirement values differ depending on the DK and programmed sample.

The following table lists memory requirements for samples running on the nRF52840 DK.

All values are provided in kilobytes (KB).

Sample

MCUboot ROM

Application ROM

Sidewalk Settings

Total ROM

Total RAM

Sensor monitoring (Bluetooth LE Debug)

0

382

32

414

78

Sensor monitoring (FSK Debug)

0

520

32

552

99

Sensor monitoring (LoRa Debug)

0

480

32

512

98

Template sub-GHz (FSK Debug)

36

532

28

596

109

Template sub-GHz (FSK Release)

36

468

28

532

105

Template sub-GHz (LoRa Debug)

36

494

28

558

108

Template sub-GHz (LoRa Release)

36

422

28

486

104

Template Bluetooth LE (Debug)

36

395

28

459

90

Template Bluetooth LE (Release)

36

329

28

393

86