Changes for page ThingsBoard

Last modified by Dilisi S on 2025/04/02 02:09

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edited by Dilisi S
on 2025/03/26 20:27

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edited by Dilisi S
on 2025/03/27 01:21

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@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
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  = 3. Creating Devices =
@@ -208,138 +208,93 @@
  The **Add data converter** window will appear. Name it ‘**MQTT Uplink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as **Uplink**.
--Click on the **JavaScript** button.
++Click on the **TBEL** button if it has not been selected by default.
--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.
++Modify the default TBEL function to match with your device as described below:
--{{info}}
--Please note that the value assigned to the IMEI field in the payload will be used by ThingsBoard to create a device on the platform with the same name.
--{{/info}}
++~1. Uncomment line 11:
++
++var data = decodeToJson(payload)
++
++[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-26 at 18.15.08.png||height="219" width="500"]]
++
++
++3. Modify the telemetry section to allow parsed data to be assigned to the fields.
++
++telemetry: {
++       temperature: data.temperature,
++       humidity: data.humidity,
++       rawData: payloadStr
++   }
++
++
++
  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
--//Version: 0.1
++// Decode an uplink message from a buffer
++// payload - array of bytes
++// metadata - key/value object
++
++/** Decoder **/
++
  // decode payload to string
  var payloadStr = decodeToString(payload);
  // decode payload to JSON
--var objdata = {};
--var obj1 = {};
  var data = decodeToJson(payload);
--var deviceName = data.IMEI;
--delete data.IMEI;
--var modelname = "Dragino " + data.Model;
--//var mod = data.mod
--delete data.Model;
--//delete data.mod
--var timestamp = new Date().getTime();
--for (var key in data) {
--
--    if (Number(key)) {
--        obj1[key] = data[key];
--        obj1[key][obj1[key].length - 1] = Number(new Date(
--            obj1[key][obj1[key].length - 1]));
++var deviceName = 'Device B';
++var deviceType = 'thermostat';
++var customerName = 'Customer C';
++var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
++var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
++// use assetName and assetType instead of deviceName and deviceType
++// to automatically create assets instead of devices.
++// var assetName = 'Asset A';
++// var assetType = 'building';
--    }
--//Alec submitted25/02/25
--//turn old key into new
--    else if (key === "Reading") {
--        objdata["reading"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "work mode") {
--        objdata["work_mode"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "hum") {
--        objdata["humidity"] = data[key];
--    }else if (key === "hum2") {
--        objdata["humidity2"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "hum3") {
--        objdata["humidity3"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "tem") {
--        objdata["temperature"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "tem2") {
--        objdata["temperature2"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "tem3") {
--        objdata["temperature3"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "DS18B20_Temp") {
--        objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "ds18b20_temperature") {
--        objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "DS18B20_temperature_pro") {
--        objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "tdc send flag") {
--        objdata["tdc_send_flag"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "trigger mode") {
--        objdata["trigger_mode"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "soil dielectric constant") {
--        objdata["soil_dielectric_constant"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "door open num") {
--        objdata["door_open_num"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "door duration") {
--        objdata["door_duration"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "count time") {
--        objdata["count_time"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "last open time2") {
--        objdata["last_open_time2"] = data[key];
--    } else if (key === "last open time3") {
--        objdata["last_open_time3"] = data[key];
--    }
--//Alec submitted25/02/25
--    else {
--        objdata[key] = data[key]
--    }
--}
--var listdata = [{
--    "ts": timestamp,
--    "values": objdata
--}]
--for (var key1 in obj1) {
--    if (modelname == "Dragino RS485-NB") {
--        listdata.push({
--            "ts": obj1[key1][obj1[key1].length - 1],
--            "values": {
--                "Payload": obj1[key1][0],
--            }
--        })
--    } else {
--        listdata.push({
--            "ts": obj1[key1][obj1[key1].length - 1],
--            "values": {
--                "values": obj1[key1]
--            },
--        })
--    }
--}
++// Result object with device/asset attributes/telemetry data
  var result = {
++// Use deviceName and deviceType or assetName and assetType, but not both.
++   deviceName: deviceName,
++   deviceType: deviceType,
++// assetName: assetName,
++// assetType: assetType,
++// customerName: customerName,
++   groupName: groupName,
++   attributes: {
++       model: 'Model A',
++       serialNumber: 'SN111',
++       integrationName: metadata['integrationName'],
++       manufacturer: manufacturer
++   },
++   telemetry: {
++       temperature: data.temperature,
++       humidity: data.humidity,
++       rawData: payloadStr
++   }
++};
--    deviceName: deviceName,
--    deviceType: modelname,
--    attributes: {
--        model: modelname,
--        //customerName: "NB-CB",
--        //groupName: "NB-CB",
--        //integrationName: metadata['integrationName']
++/** Helper functions 'decodeToString' and 'decodeToJson' are already built-in **/
--    },
--    telemetry: listdata
--}
++return result;
++{{/code}}
--function decodeToString(payload) {
--    return String.fromCharCode.apply(String, payload);
--}
++We use the same decoder function for all our devices. However, you need to modify a few things for each device. Among these, **deviceName** is a **mandatory** field. You should assign a device name to the **deviceName** field that matches the name of your device in the **Devices** section.
--function decodeToJson(payload) {
--    // covert payload to string.
--    var str = decodeToString(payload);
++For example, if your device name is **Device B**, you can change **Device A** to **Device B**.
--    // parse string to JSON
--    var data = JSON.parse(str);
--    return data;
--}
--return result;
++{{code language="JavaScript"}}
++var deviceName = 'Device A';
++var deviceType = 'thermostat';
++var customerName = 'Customer C';
++var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
++var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
  {{/code}}
--Click on the **Add** button.
++Once you modify the decoder function, click on the **Add** button.
  [[image:mqtt-uplink.png||width="500"]]
@@ -408,16 +408,15 @@
  **Connection:**
--* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
++* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. **//011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud//**)
  * **Port**: 8883
  * **Credentials**: Basic
  * **Enable SSL**: YES
  * **Username**: Username (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
  * **Password:** Password (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
--* **Topic: v1/devices/me/telemetry** (The topic can be anything; you can even use just the device name. For example, you can use your device name here, such as S31B-NB.)
++* **Topic: v1/devices/me/telemetry** (The topic can be anything; you can even use just the device name. For example, you can use your device name here, such as devices/a/telemetry.)
  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
--
  [[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]

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