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329 329  [[image:data-converter-list-showing-uplink-dc.png]]
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331 331  
332 +== 3.2 Downlink ==
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333 333  
335 +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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335 335  
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 +
336 336  = 4. Add Integration =
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376 376  
377 377  **Downlink data converter:**
378 378  
379 -Dragino NB/CB devices don't require a downlink data converter to decode their payloads, so you can skip this step.
441 +* Click on the **Select existing** button.
442 +* **Downlink data converter**: Select **MQTT Downlink Converter NB/CB **from the dropdown list.
380 380  
381 -* Click on the **Skip **button in the Downlink data converter section.
444 +Click **Next** button.
382 382  
383 -Click **Skip** button.
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447 +[[image:add-integration-downlink-data-converter.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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386 -[[image:integration-dl-skip.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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389 -
390 390  **Connection:**
391 391  
392 392  * **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
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395 395  * **Enable SSL**: YES
396 396  * **Username**: Username (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
397 397  * **Password:** Password (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
398 -* **Topic: v1/devices/me/telemetry** (The topic can be anything, even you can use just the device name, for example ts02-nb)
458 +* **Topic: v1/devices/+/telemetry** (the + replaces any 'device name' will create a device in the Entities -> Devices)
399 399  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
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401 401  [[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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475 475  == 5.3 Viewing messages ==
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538 +
478 478  Go back to the **Integrations** page.
479 479  
480 480  Click on the **MQTT integration NB/CB** in the **Integrations** page to see its details.
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497 497  
498 498  Select the Event type as **Debug** from the dropdown list.
499 499  
500 -Now you can see all the Uplink messages you are simulating through the MQTT broker. The status should be OK if there is no errors in your integration.
561 +Now you can see all the Uplink messages you are simulating through the MQTT broker. The status should
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503 503  [[image:Screenshot 2025-03-16 at 18.38.59.png]]
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520 520  This section guides you on how to create a dashboard to display temperature and humidity data from the device on a time-series chart. You may also use other widgets in ThingsBoard to display data according to your requirements.
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522 522  
523 -First simulate a few messages using MQTT. This time, we have added the 'humidity' field to the payload. Eg:
524 -
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}}
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527 -
528 528  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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583 583  {{code language="none"}}
584 -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":70}'
640 +mosquitto_pub -d -q 1 -h 011731f7928xxxxx.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud -p 8883 -t "tb/mqtt-integration-tutorial/sensors/S31B-NB/telemetry" -u "xxxxx" -P "xxxxx" -m '{"temperature":20, "humidity":70}'
585 585  
586 -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": 27, "humidity":72}'
642 +mosquitto_pub -d -q 1 -h 011731f7928xxxxx.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud -p 8883 -t "tb/mqtt-integration-tutorial/sensors/S31B-NB/telemetry" -u "xxxxx" -P "xxxxx" -m '{"temperature":22, "humidity":71}'
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588 -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": 19, "humidity":80}'
644 +mosquitto_pub -d -q 1 -h 011731f7928xxxxx.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud -p 8883 -t "tb/mqtt-integration-tutorial/sensors/S31B-NB/telemetry" -u "xxxxx" -P "xxxxx" -m '{"temperature":18, "humidity":79}'
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590 590  {{/code}}
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598 598  = 7. Configure NB-IoT Sensor =
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601 -Now, let's experiment with sending data to ThingsBoard using a real NB-IoT device. For example, we will use the **TS01-NB**.
657 +Now, let's experiment with sending data to ThingsBoard using a real NB-IoT device. For example, we will use the **S31B-NB**.
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603 603  First, configure the NB-IoT device with the necessary MQTT settings using AT commands. Below is a list of AT commands you can use.
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606 606  **AT Commands**
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608 608  * **AT+PRO=3,3    **~/~/ Use MQTT to connect to ThingsBoard. Payload Type set to 3.
609 -* **AT+SUBTOPIC=<MQTT subscribe topic> **
610 -* **AT+PUBTOPIC=<MQTT publish topic> Eg: TS01-NB**
665 +* **AT+SUBTOPIC=<MQTT topic>**
666 +* **AT+PUBTOPIC=<MQTT topic>**
611 611  * **AT+CLIENT=null**
612 612  * **AT+UNAME=<MQTT Username>**
613 613  * **AT+PWD=<MQTT Password>**
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614 614  * **AT+SERVADDR=<Broker address, Port>**
615 615  
616 616  Test your uplink by pressing the ACT button for 1 second.
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620 -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**.
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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}}
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626 -[[image:image-4.png]]
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