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# Equipment needed

To install S2GW the following parts are needed:

* S2GW unit with its 5.1V power supply
* S2 PC node or S3 node with its 9V power supply
* RD001 S2 PC node serial cable with USB to serial port dongle.
* DBU002/2 holder
* Ethernet cable

There are also additional items needed for the installation itself:

* PC with:
  * S2GatewayMigration tool in case of migration from B2 system. It can be downloaded from ICU Scandinavia Sharepoint S2 BBO Migration Tool [Software](https://icuscandinavia060.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/Technicalfile/IgDHGsMn6A9DQ5NRDWFGZM9vAVrHxNd14MqwvIs-5xuXRSY?e=dA5yji) directory. 
  * SD card reader
  * S2GW SD card image.\
    \
    The current image file can be found in ICU Scandinavia SharePoint in S2GW [Firmware](https://icuscandinavia060.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/Technicalfile/IgDGyoon9l6lS5GMVE0sTpOSAb8zWqguf17pgMjmw67ncg4?e=Hu0E4p) directory. There are separate images for Banana Pi and Raspberry Pi. There is also The latest S2GW application itself that can be used to update the application as described in [S2GW app upgrade](/s2gw-installation-manual/advanced_use/s2gw_application_upgrade.md).\
    \
    The units based on Banana Pi have “HW:B” on the label.
  * WinDiskImager to prepare the SD card. Download WinDiskImager from <https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/> and install it.
  * Putty software if you want to configure the SBC network settings. Download Putty from <https://www.putty.org/> and install it.
  * IP scanner like e.g., <https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/> to find the S2GW IP address.
  * S2 Init node program.


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