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329 329  [[image:data-converter-list-showing-uplink-dc.png]]
330 330  
331 331  
332 -== 3.2 Downlink ==
333 333  
334 334  
335 -On the **Data converters** page, click on the ‘**+**’ button, and then click on the **Create new converter** from the dropdown menu.
336 336  
337 337  
338 -[[image:create-new-converter-menu.png||width="500"]]
339 -
340 -
341 -
342 -The **Add data converter** window will appear. Name it ‘**MQTT Downlink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as **Downlink**.
343 -
344 -Click on the **TBEL** button if not selected it by default. Now copy and paste the following encoder function written in **TBEL (ThingsBoard Expression Language)** in to the **code editor**. This encoder function is compatible for both NB and CB series devices.
345 -
346 -
347 -{{code language="JavaScript"}}
348 -// Encode downlink data from incoming Rule Engine message
349 -
350 -// msg - JSON message payload downlink message json
351 -// msgType - type of message, for ex. 'ATTRIBUTES_UPDATED', 'POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST', etc.
352 -// metadata - list of key-value pairs with additional data about the message
353 -// integrationMetadata - list of key-value pairs with additional data defined in Integration executing this converter
354 -
355 -/** Encoder **/
356 -
357 -var data = {};
358 -
359 -// Process data from incoming message and metadata
360 -
361 -data.tempFreq = msg.temperatureUploadFrequency;
362 -data.humFreq = msg.humidityUploadFrequency;
363 -
364 -data.devSerialNumber = metadata['ss_serialNumber'];
365 -
366 -// Result object with encoded downlink payload
367 -var result = {
368 -
369 - // downlink data content type: JSON, TEXT or BINARY (base64 format)
370 - contentType: "JSON",
371 -
372 - // downlink data
373 - data: JSON.stringify(data),
374 -
375 - // Optional metadata object presented in key/value format
376 - metadata: {
377 - topic: metadata['deviceType']+'/'+metadata['deviceName']+'/upload'
378 - }
379 -
380 -};
381 -
382 -return result;
383 -{{/code}}
384 -
385 -
386 -Click on the **Add** button.
387 -
388 -
389 -[[image:add-downlink-data-converter.png||height="529" width="500"]]
390 -
391 -
392 -You should see that the newly added **MQTT Downlink** Converter NB/CB is listed on the **Data Converters** page.
393 -
394 -
395 -[[image:data-converters-list.png]]
396 -
397 -
398 398  = 4. Add Integration =
399 399  
400 400  
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438 438  
439 439  **Downlink data converter:**
440 440  
441 -* Click on the **Select existing** button.
442 -* **Downlink data converter**: Select **MQTT Downlink Converter NB/CB **from the dropdown list.
379 +Dragino NB/CB devices don't require a downlink data converter to decode their payloads, so you can skip this step.
443 443  
444 -Click **Next** button.
381 +* Click on the **Skip **button in the Downlink data converter section.
445 445  
383 +Click **Skip** button.
446 446  
447 -[[image:add-integration-downlink-data-converter.png||height="511" width="500"]]
448 448  
386 +[[image:integration-dl-skip.png||height="511" width="500"]]
449 449  
388 +
389 +
450 450  **Connection:**
451 451  
452 452  * **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
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455 455  * **Enable SSL**: YES
456 456  * **Username**: Username (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
457 457  * **Password:** Password (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
458 -* **Topic: v1/devices/+/telemetry** (the + replaces any 'device name' will create a device in the Entities -> Devices)
398 +* **Topic: v1/devices/me/telemetry** (The topic can be anything, even you can use just the device name, for example ts02-nb)
459 459  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
460 460  
461 461  [[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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582 582  
583 583  First simulate a few messages using MQTT. This time, we have added the 'humidity' field to the payload. Eg:
584 584  
585 -{{code language="none"}}mosquitto_pub -d -q 1 -h 011731f7928xxxxx.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud -p 8883 -t "v1/devices/me/telemetry" -u "xxxxx" -P "xxxxx" -m '{"IMEI": "S31B-NB", "temperature": 22, "humidity":80}'
586 -{{/code}}
525 +{{code language="none"}}mosquitto_pub -d -q 1 -h 011731f7928xxxxx.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud -p 8883 -t "v1/devices/me/telemetry" -u "xxxxx" -P "xxxxx" -m '{"IMEI": "S31B-NB", "temperature": 22, "humidity":80}'{{/code}}
587 587  
588 588  
589 589  In **ThingsBoard**, from the left navigation menu, click **Dashboards**. Then, click the **+** button and select **Create new dashboard** from the dropdown menu.
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659 659  = 7. Configure NB-IoT Sensor =
660 660  
661 661  
662 -Now, let's experiment with sending data to ThingsBoard using a real NB-IoT device. For example, we will use the **S31B-NB**.
601 +Now, let's experiment with sending data to ThingsBoard using a real NB-IoT device. For example, we will use the **TS01-NB**.
663 663  
664 664  First, configure the NB-IoT device with the necessary MQTT settings using AT commands. Below is a list of AT commands you can use.
665 665  
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675 675  * **AT+SERVADDR=<Broker address, Port>**
676 676  
677 677  Test your uplink by pressing the ACT button for 1 second.
617 +
678 678  
679 679  
680 680  The following image shows the uplink payload of a real Dragino device. The publish topic is **TS01-NB**, and the device name is **861275077962896**, which is represented by the **IMEI**.
681 681  
622 +{{info}}
623 +The ThingsBoard uses the device's IMEI number included in the payload to create a device in the Devices section.
624 +{{/info}}
625 +
682 682  [[image:image-4.png]]
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