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164 164  [[image:ins1.png||height="310" width="500"]]
165 165  
166 166  
167 -= 3. Data Converters =
167 += 3. Creating Devices =
168 168  
169 169  
170 +First, you need to create devices in ThingsBoard to represent your physical devices. For example, you can name it **Device A**, and the second device could be **Device B** or any name you prefer. The device name should be unique within the **Devices** space.
171 +
172 +
173 +In the left navigation, click Entities -> Devices.
174 +
175 +Click the **Add Device** button (the button with the **+** sign), and from the dropdown menu, click **Add new device**.
176 +
177 +In the **Add new device** dialog box, enter the device name in the **Name** text box. For example, we will use **Device A**.
178 +
179 +Click the **Add** button.
180 +
181 +Skip the **connectivity testing** by clicking the **Close** button.
182 +
183 +The device is created and listed on the **Devices** page. Note that its initial state is **Inactive** because it has not received any data yet.
184 +
185 +
186 += 4. Data Converters =
187 +
188 +
170 170  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.
171 171  
172 172  
173 -== 3.1 Uplink ==
192 +== 4.1 Uplink ==
174 174  
175 175  
176 176  In the left navigation, click **Integrations center**, and then click **Data converters**.
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186 186  [[image:create-new-converter-menu.png||height="259" width="500"]]
187 187  
188 188  
189 -The **Add data converter** window will appear. Name it ‘**MQTT Uplink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as **Uplink**.
208 +The **Add data converter** window will appear.
190 190  
191 -Click on the **JavaScript** button.
210 +Let's create an uplink data converter for the device named '**Device A**'. Name it ‘**MQTT Uplink Converter - Device A**’ and select the Type as **Uplink**.
192 192  
193 -Delete the default decoder function in the code editor. Now copy and paste the following decoder function written in **JavaScript** in to the **code editor**. This decoder function is compatible for both NB and CB series devices.
212 +Click on the **TBEL** button if it has not been selected by default.
194 194  
214 +Modify the default TBEL function to match with your device as described below:
195 195  
216 +
217 +* Uncomment** line 11**:
218 +
219 +//var data = decodeToJson(payload)//
220 +
221 +
222 +* **Line 13**: Assign your device name to the **deviceName** field. - We used **Device A** as it is to match with our device, **Device A **in the Devices section.
223 +* From **line 38**: Modify the telemetry section to allow parsed data to be assigned to the fields.
224 +
225 +//telemetry: {
226 + temperature: data.temperature,
227 + humidity: data.humidity,
228 + rawData: payloadStr
229 + }//
230 +
231 +
232 +The modified uplink decoder function to match with **Device A** is shown below.
233 +
196 196  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
197 -//Version: 0.1
235 +// Decode an uplink message from a buffer
236 +// payload - array of bytes
237 +// metadata - key/value object
238 +
239 +/** Decoder **/
240 +
198 198  // decode payload to string
199 199  var payloadStr = decodeToString(payload);
200 200  
201 201  // decode payload to JSON
202 -var objdata = {};
203 -var obj1 = {};
204 204  var data = decodeToJson(payload);
205 -var deviceName = data.IMEI;
206 -delete data.IMEI;
207 -var modelname = "Dragino " + data.Model;
208 -//var mod = data.mod
209 -delete data.Model;
210 -//delete data.mod
211 -var timestamp = new Date().getTime();
212 212  
213 -for (var key in data) {
214 -
215 - if (Number(key)) {
216 - obj1[key] = data[key];
217 - obj1[key][obj1[key].length - 1] = Number(new Date(
218 - obj1[key][obj1[key].length - 1]));
247 +var deviceName = 'Device A';
248 +var deviceType = 'thermostat';
249 +var customerName = 'Customer C';
250 +var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
251 +var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
252 +// use assetName and assetType instead of deviceName and deviceType
253 +// to automatically create assets instead of devices.
254 +// var assetName = 'Asset A';
255 +// var assetType = 'building';
219 219  
220 - }
221 -//Alec submitted25/02/25
222 -//turn old key into new
223 - else if (key === "Reading") {
224 - objdata["reading"] = data[key];
225 - } else if (key === "work mode") {
226 - objdata["work_mode"] = data[key];
227 - } else if (key === "hum") {
228 - objdata["humidity"] = data[key];
229 - }else if (key === "hum2") {
230 - objdata["humidity2"] = data[key];
231 - } else if (key === "hum3") {
232 - objdata["humidity3"] = data[key];
233 - } else if (key === "tem") {
234 - objdata["temperature"] = data[key];
235 - } else if (key === "tem2") {
236 - objdata["temperature2"] = data[key];
237 - } else if (key === "tem3") {
238 - objdata["temperature3"] = data[key];
239 - } else if (key === "DS18B20_Temp") {
240 - objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
241 - } else if (key === "ds18b20_temperature") {
242 - objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
243 - } else if (key === "DS18B20_temperature_pro") {
244 - objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
245 - } else if (key === "tdc send flag") {
246 - objdata["tdc_send_flag"] = data[key];
247 - } else if (key === "trigger mode") {
248 - objdata["trigger_mode"] = data[key];
249 - } else if (key === "soil dielectric constant") {
250 - objdata["soil_dielectric_constant"] = data[key];
251 - } else if (key === "door open num") {
252 - objdata["door_open_num"] = data[key];
253 - } else if (key === "door duration") {
254 - objdata["door_duration"] = data[key];
255 - } else if (key === "count time") {
256 - objdata["count_time"] = data[key];
257 - } else if (key === "last open time2") {
258 - objdata["last_open_time2"] = data[key];
259 - } else if (key === "last open time3") {
260 - objdata["last_open_time3"] = data[key];
261 - }
262 -//Alec submitted25/02/25
263 - else {
264 - objdata[key] = data[key]
265 - }
266 -}
267 -var listdata = [{
268 - "ts": timestamp,
269 - "values": objdata
270 -}]
271 -for (var key1 in obj1) {
272 - if (modelname == "Dragino RS485-NB") {
273 - listdata.push({
274 - "ts": obj1[key1][obj1[key1].length - 1],
275 - "values": {
276 - "Payload": obj1[key1][0],
277 - }
278 - })
279 - } else {
280 - listdata.push({
281 - "ts": obj1[key1][obj1[key1].length - 1],
282 - "values": {
283 - "values": obj1[key1]
284 - },
285 - })
286 - }
287 -}
257 +// Result object with device/asset attributes/telemetry data
288 288  var result = {
259 +// Use deviceName and deviceType or assetName and assetType, but not both.
260 + deviceName: deviceName,
261 + deviceType: deviceType,
262 +// assetName: assetName,
263 +// assetType: assetType,
264 +// customerName: customerName,
265 + groupName: groupName,
266 + attributes: {
267 + model: 'Model A',
268 + serialNumber: 'SN111',
269 + integrationName: metadata['integrationName'],
270 + manufacturer: manufacturer
271 + },
272 + telemetry: {
273 + temperature: data.temperature,
274 + humidity: data.humidity,
275 + rawData: payloadStr
276 + }
277 +};
289 289  
290 - deviceName: deviceName,
291 - deviceType: modelname,
292 - attributes: {
293 - model: modelname,
294 - //customerName: "NB-CB",
295 - //groupName: "NB-CB",
296 - //integrationName: metadata['integrationName']
279 +/** Helper functions 'decodeToString' and 'decodeToJson' are already built-in **/
297 297  
298 - },
299 - telemetry: listdata
300 -}
301 -
302 -function decodeToString(payload) {
303 - return String.fromCharCode.apply(String, payload);
304 -}
305 -
306 -function decodeToJson(payload) {
307 - // covert payload to string.
308 - var str = decodeToString(payload);
309 -
310 - // parse string to JSON
311 - var data = JSON.parse(str);
312 - return data;
313 -}
314 -
315 315  return result;
316 316  {{/code}}
317 317  
318 318  
319 -Click on the **Add** button.
285 +Once you modify the decoder function, click on the **Add** button.
320 320  
321 321  
322 -[[image:mqtt-uplink.png||width="500"]]
323 323  
289 +[[image:ul-data-converter-device-a.png||height="524" width="500"]]
324 324  
325 325  
326 326  You should see that the newly added **MQTT Uplink converter **NB/CB is listed on the **Data Converters** page.
327 327  
328 328  
329 -[[image:data-converter-list-showing-uplink-dc.png]]
295 +[[image:ul-data-converter-added.png||height="257"]]
330 330  
331 331  
332 332  
299 += 5. Add Integration =
333 333  
334 334  
335 -
336 -= 4. Add Integration =
337 -
338 -
339 339  In the left navigation, click **Integrations center**, and then click **Integrations**.
340 340  
341 341  
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353 353  **Basic settings:**
354 354  
355 355  * **Integration type**: MQTT
356 -* **Name**: MQTT integration NB/CB
319 +* **Name**: MQTT integration - Device A
357 357  * **Enable integration**: YES
358 358  * **Allows create devices or assets**: YES
359 359  
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360 360  Click **Next** button.
361 361  
362 362  
363 -[[image:add-integration-basic-settings.png||height="511" width="500"]]
326 +[[image:add-integration-basic-settings.png||height="504" width="500"]]
364 364  
365 365  
329 +
330 +
366 366  **Uplink data converter:**
367 367  
368 368  * Click on the **Select existing** button.
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371 371  Click **Next** button.
372 372  
373 373  
374 -[[image:add-integration-uplink-data-converter.png||height="511" width="500"]]
339 +[[image:add-integration-ul-data-converter.png||height="505" width="500"]]
375 375  
376 376  
342 +
377 377  **Downlink data converter:**
378 378  
379 379  Dragino NB/CB devices don't require a downlink data converter to decode their payloads, so you can skip this step.
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389 389  
390 390  **Connection:**
391 391  
392 -* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
358 +* **Host**: Host URL (Eg. **//011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud//**)
393 393  * **Port**: 8883
394 -* **Credentials**: Basic
395 -* **Enable SSL**: YES
360 +* **Credentials type**: Basic
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)
363 +* **Enable SSL**: YES
364 +* **Topic: device/a** (The topic can be anything; you can even use just the device name.)
399 399  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
400 400  
401 -[[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
402 402  
403 403  
369 +[[image:add-integartion-connection.png||height="505" width="500"]]
370 +
371 +
404 404  Click on the **Advanced settings** button.
405 405  
406 406  * **Clean session:** YES
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428 428  Since we haven't received data from a device yet, the integration **Status** is shown as **Pending.**
429 429  
430 430  
431 -
432 432  [[image:new-integration-pending.png]]
433 433  
434 434  
435 -= 5. Verifying the receipt of data from virtual devices =
402 += 6. Verifying the receipt of data from virtual devices =
436 436  
437 437  
438 -== 5.1 How does it work? ==
405 +== 6.1 How does it work? ==
439 439  
440 440  
441 441  We use the Mosquitto MQTT client to simulate MQTT messages, acting as a virtual device. First, install the Mosquitto client on your computer from [[this link>>url:https://mosquitto.org/download/]]. The Mosquitto client publishes messages to the MQTT broker (HiveMQ) on a specified MQTT topic. ThingsBoard subscribes to these messages using the same topic.
442 442  
443 -The Mosquitto client publishes messages (payloads) on the topic **v1/devices/me/telemetry**. Of course, you can use any topic for testing.
410 +The Mosquitto client publishes messages (payloads) on the topic **/device/a**. Of course, you can use any topic for testing.
444 444  
445 -(% id="cke_bm_37386S" style="display:none" %) (%%)The MQTT payload format is as follows, which is common for all **~-~-NB** and **~-~-CB** series devices. The **IMEI** field is mandatory and is used to provision a new device with the name assigned to it in ThingsBoard.
412 +(% id="cke_bm_37386S" style="display:none" %) (%%)The MQTT payload format is as follows:
446 446  
447 447  {{code language="none"}}
448 -{"IMEI": "S31B-NB", "temperature": 27, ......}
415 +{"IMEI": "350693903995577", "temperature":25, "humidity":80, "pressure":1005}
449 449  {{/code}}
450 450  
451 -Once ThingsBoard receives this message, it automatically creates (provisions) the device mentioned in the **IMEI**, for example, S31B-NB.
418 +Once ThingsBoard receives this message, it forwards this payload to the matching device through the integration.
452 452  
453 453  
454 454  == 5.2 Sending messages ==
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457 457  On the terminal, issue the following MQTT command which simulates the device S31B-NB. The message payload contains the fields temperature and humidity, which hold the values S31B-NB and 27, respectively. This payload is also (technically) known as telemetry.
458 458  
459 459  {{code language="none"}}
460 -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}'
427 +mosquitto_pub -d -q 1 -h 011731f7928xxxxx.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud -p 8883 -u "xxxxx" -P "xxxxx" -t "device/a" -m '{"IMEI":"350693903995577", "temperature":30, "humidity":80, "pressure":1005}'
461 461  {{/code}}
462 462  
463 463  If the integration was performed without errors, the status of the integration changes to 'Active' after the first telemetry transmission.
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466 466  [[image:integration-active.png]]
467 467  
468 468  
469 -Also, a new device named **S31B-NB** will appear under **//Entities -> Devices -> All//**. This means the first MQTT message triggers ThingsBoard to provision a device named **S31B-NB**.
470 470  
471 471  
472 -[[image:new-device.png]]
438 +== 6.3 Viewing messages ==
473 473  
474 474  
475 -== 5.3 Viewing messages ==
476 -
477 -
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.
463 +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.
501 501  
502 502  
503 -[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-16 at 18.38.59.png]]
466 +[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-26 at 19.49.31.png]]
504 504  
505 505  
469 +
470 +
506 506  Then click on the **three dots (...)** in the **Message** column. You can see the uplink message's **payload** in the **Message** window.
507 507  
508 508  
509 -[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-16 at 18.39.12.png]]
474 +[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-26 at 19.47.52.png]]
510 510  
511 511  
477 +
478 +
512 512  Now, you have successfully tested your integration with a simulated uplink payload and verified that it is received by ThingsBoard, and the device is provisioned.
513 513  
514 514  
515 -= 6. Creating a Dashboard =
482 += 7. Creating a Dashboard =
516 516  
517 517  ThingsBoard **Dashboards** provide a powerful way to visualize and monitor real-time and historical data from connected devices. They allow users to create interactive, customizable panels displaying telemetry data, device status, and other key metrics. With a variety of widgets, including charts, maps, and tables, dashboards help users gain insights, track trends, and manage IoT deployments efficiently.
518 518  
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595 595  [[image:timeseries-4.png||height="316" width="700"]]
596 596  
597 597  
598 -= 7. Configure NB-IoT Sensor =
565 += 8. Configure NB-IoT Sensor =
599 599  
600 600  
601 601  Now, let's experiment with sending data to ThingsBoard using a real NB-IoT device. For example, we will use the **TS01-NB**.
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606 606  **AT Commands**
607 607  
608 608  * **AT+PRO=3,3    **~/~/ Use MQTT to connect to ThingsBoard. Payload Type set to 3.
609 -* **AT+SUBTOPIC=<MQTT subscribe topic> **
576 +* **AT+SUBTOPIC=<MQTT subscribe topic> Eg: TS01-NB**
610 610  * **AT+PUBTOPIC=<MQTT publish topic> Eg: TS01-NB**
611 611  * **AT+CLIENT=null**
612 612  * **AT+UNAME=<MQTT Username>**
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626 626  [[image:image-4.png]]
627 627  
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