Device

Add Device

Device is a cloud endpoint for a physical device. Each device follows the device template created. The device pushes data to cloud using this endpoint through MQTT protocol

  1. Click menu to select device management.  
  2. Click on add button to add a fresh device
  3. Provide an unique name for the device in the project
  4. Select the device template that this device must adhere to
  5. Set location to identify the base location of the device being added.
  6. Once the specified device template is selected the related fields will appear in the device form in view mode.
  7. Please note the mqtt connection details will be generated once the device is created.
  8. Create the device by pressing submit button.
  9. Once created it will show the connection parameters and how the device should connect using MQTT
  10. Mqtt connection details are printed with specific details
    1. MQTT Server Host – The MQTT server endpoint
    2. MQTT Server port – The MQTT port secured and unsecured
    3. MQTT Usernname and password – Credentials used to connect
    4. Topic Device should publish to – The device must publish the payloads on this MQTT topic for cloud to accept and process them
    5. Topic Device should listen to – The device must listen to this MQTT topic to get any command from the cloud system
    6. Sample JSON message will show a sample JSON payload the device must send and receive based on fields configured in the device teamplate
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