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3 3  {{toc/}}
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6 +Draft Document
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5 5  
6 6  = Introduction =
7 7  
8 -This document guides you on integrating Dragino -NB and -CB series devices with ThingsBoard. For this guide, we use ThingsBoard Cloud, which is one of the ThingsBoard versions that allows you to try it for free.
11 +This document guides you on integrating Dragino **-NB** and **-CB** series devices data with ThingsBoard. For this guide, we use ThingsBoard Cloud, which is one of the ThingsBoard versions that allows you to try it for free.
9 9  
13 +The **NB series** devices end with the suffix **-NB**, and the **CB series** devices end with the suffix **-CB**. For example, **S31B-NB** is an **NB device**, and **S31-CB** is a **CB device**.
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11 11  = Add New Device =
12 12  
13 13  In the left navigation, click **Entities** and then click **Devices**.
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16 16  [[image:ThingsBoard-Device.png]]
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18 18  
19 -On the ‘**Devices**’ page, click on the ‘**+**’ button, and then click on the ‘**Add new device**’ from the dropdown menu.
24 +On the **Devices **page, click on the ‘**+**’ button, and then click on the **Add new device **from the dropdown menu.
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22 22  [[image:ThingsBoard-add-new-device.png||height="279" width="500"]]
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25 25  
26 26  = Data Converters =
27 27  
33 +In **ThingsBoard**, **Data Converters** are components used to transform incoming or outgoing data between different formats, typically to convert raw telemetry data from devices into a structured format that ThingsBoard can understand, or vice versa.
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35 +
29 29  == Uplink ==
30 30  
31 -In the left navigation, click ‘Integrations center’, and then click ‘Data converters’.
38 +In the left navigation, click **Integrations center**, and then click **Data converters**.
32 32  
33 33  
34 34  [[image:ThingsBoard-Data-Converters.png]]
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36 36  
37 -On the ‘Data converters’ page, click on the ‘+’ button, and then click on the ‘Create new converter’ from the dropdown menu.
44 +On the **Data converters** page, click on the ‘+’ button, and then click on the **Create new converter** from the dropdown menu.
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39 39  
40 40  [[image:ThingsBoard-new-data-converter.png||height="282" width="500"]]
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42 42  
43 -The ‘Add data converter’ window will appear. Name it ‘**UDP Uplink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as ‘Uplink’.
50 +The **Add data converter** window will appear. Name it ‘**UDP Uplink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as **Uplink**.
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45 -Click on the ‘JavaScript’ button. Now copy and paste the following script to the ‘Decoder function’ section:
52 +Click on the **JavaScript** button. Now copy and paste the following script to the **Decoder function** section:
46 46  
47 47  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
48 48  //Version: 0.1
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167 167  
168 168  {{/code}}
169 169  
170 -Click on the ‘Add’ button.
177 +Click on the **Add** button.
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172 172  
173 173  [[image:ThingsBoard-add-data-converter-uplink.png||width="500"]]
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175 175  
176 -The uplink data converter is added to ThingsBoard and appears on the ‘Data Converters’ page
183 +The uplink data converter is added to ThingsBoard and is listed on the **Data Converters** page.
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178 178  
186 +[[image:Data-converter-list-uplink-only.png]]
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188 +
179 179  == Downlink ==
180 180  
181 -On the ‘Data converters’ page, click on the ‘+’ button, and then click on the ‘Create new converter’ from the dropdown menu.
191 +On the **Data converters** page, click on the ‘**+**’ button, and then click on the **Create new converter** from the dropdown menu.
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183 183  
184 184  [[image:ThingsBoard-new-data-converter.png||height="282" width="500"]]
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186 186  
187 -The ‘**Add data converter**’ window will appear. Name it ‘**UDP Downlink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as ‘**Downlink**’.
197 +The **Add data converter** window will appear. Name it ‘**UDP Downlink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as **Downlink**.
188 188  
189 -Click on the ‘**JavaScript**’ button. Now copy and paste the following script to the ‘**Encoder function**’ section:
199 +Click on the **JavaScript** button. Now copy and paste the following script to the **Encoder function **section:
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191 191  
192 192  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
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225 225  [[image:ThingsBoard-add-data-converter-downlink.png||height="532" width="500"]]
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227 227  
238 +The downlink data converter is added to ThingsBoard and is listed on the **Data Converters** page.
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240 +
241 +[[image:Data-converter-list.png]]
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243 +
228 228  = Add Integration =
229 229  
230 -In the left navigation, click ‘Integrations center’, and then click ‘Integrations’.
246 +In the left navigation, click **Integrations center**, and then click **Integrations**.
231 231  
232 -On the ‘Integrations’ page, click on the “+” button.
248 +On the **Integrations** page, click on the '**+**' button.
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234 234  
235 235  [[image:ThingsBoard-add-integration.png]]
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237 237  
238 -The ‘Add integration’ window appears.
254 +The **Add integration** window appears.
239 239  
240 240  In the Add Integration window, configure the following settings:
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259 +
242 242  **Basic settings:**
243 243  
244 244  * **Integration type**: UDP
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247 247  Click **Next** button.
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249 249  
268 +[[image:add-integration-basic-settings.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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271 +**Uplink data converter:**
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273 +* Click on the **Select existing** button.
274 +* **Uplink data converter**: Select **UDP Uplink Converter NB/CB **from the dropdown list.
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276 +Click **Next** button.
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279 +[[image:add-integration-uplink-data-converter.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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281 +
282 +**Downlink data converter:**
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284 +* Click on the **Select existing** button.
285 +* **Downlink data converter**: Select **UDP Downlink Converter NB/CB **from the dropdown list.
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287 +Click **Next** button.
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290 +[[image:add-integration-downlink-data-converter.png||height="512" width="500"]]
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292 +
293 +**Connection:**
294 +
295 +* **Port**: 11582
296 +* **Size of the buffer for inbound socket (in KB)**: 64
297 +* **Cache Size**: 10000000
298 +* **Cache time to live in minutes**: 1440
299 +
300 +Copy the two keys, **Integration key** and **Integration secret** into a text editor, as you will need them in the section ‘xxxxx’.
301 +
302 +Click on the **Add** button.
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305 +[[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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309 += Verifying the receipt of data from the device =
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311 +Connect **S31B-NB** to transfer information. If the integration was performed without errors, after the transmission of the first telemetry, a new device with the name “xxxxx” will appear in the Devices → All. Also, you can verify the input and output data, respectively, before and after conversion in Data converters → UDP Uplink Converter NB/CB → Events.
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