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Last modified by Dilisi S on 2025/04/23 19:23
From version 176.1
edited by Dilisi S
on 2025/03/26 20:27
Change comment: Mar 26 edits - part 1
To version 194.1
edited by Dilisi S
on 2025/03/28 00:23
Change comment: Mar 27 edits - part 3

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164 164  [[image:ins1.png||height="310" width="500"]]
165 165  
166 166  
167 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
168 168  = 3. Creating Devices =
169 169  
170 170  
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171 171  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.
172 172  
173 173  
174 -In the left navigation, click Entities -> Devices.
173 +In the left navigation, click **Entities -> Devices**.
175 175  
176 176  Click the **Add Device** button (the button with the **+** sign), and from the dropdown menu, click **Add new device**.
177 177  
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206 206  [[image:create-new-converter-menu.png||height="259" width="500"]]
207 207  
208 208  
209 -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.
210 210  
211 -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**.
212 212  
213 -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.
214 214  
215 -{{info}}
216 -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.
217 -{{/info}}
214 +Modify the default TBEL function to match with your device as described below:
218 218  
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 +
219 219  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
220 -//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 +
221 221  // decode payload to string
222 222  var payloadStr = decodeToString(payload);
223 223  
224 224  // decode payload to JSON
225 -var objdata = {};
226 -var obj1 = {};
227 227  var data = decodeToJson(payload);
228 -var deviceName = data.IMEI;
229 -delete data.IMEI;
230 -var modelname = "Dragino " + data.Model;
231 -//var mod = data.mod
232 -delete data.Model;
233 -//delete data.mod
234 -var timestamp = new Date().getTime();
235 235  
236 -for (var key in data) {
237 -
238 - if (Number(key)) {
239 - obj1[key] = data[key];
240 - obj1[key][obj1[key].length - 1] = Number(new Date(
241 - 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';
242 242  
243 - }
244 -//Alec submitted25/02/25
245 -//turn old key into new
246 - else if (key === "Reading") {
247 - objdata["reading"] = data[key];
248 - } else if (key === "work mode") {
249 - objdata["work_mode"] = data[key];
250 - } else if (key === "hum") {
251 - objdata["humidity"] = data[key];
252 - }else if (key === "hum2") {
253 - objdata["humidity2"] = data[key];
254 - } else if (key === "hum3") {
255 - objdata["humidity3"] = data[key];
256 - } else if (key === "tem") {
257 - objdata["temperature"] = data[key];
258 - } else if (key === "tem2") {
259 - objdata["temperature2"] = data[key];
260 - } else if (key === "tem3") {
261 - objdata["temperature3"] = data[key];
262 - } else if (key === "DS18B20_Temp") {
263 - objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
264 - } else if (key === "ds18b20_temperature") {
265 - objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
266 - } else if (key === "DS18B20_temperature_pro") {
267 - objdata["temperature_pro"] = data[key];
268 - } else if (key === "tdc send flag") {
269 - objdata["tdc_send_flag"] = data[key];
270 - } else if (key === "trigger mode") {
271 - objdata["trigger_mode"] = data[key];
272 - } else if (key === "soil dielectric constant") {
273 - objdata["soil_dielectric_constant"] = data[key];
274 - } else if (key === "door open num") {
275 - objdata["door_open_num"] = data[key];
276 - } else if (key === "door duration") {
277 - objdata["door_duration"] = data[key];
278 - } else if (key === "count time") {
279 - objdata["count_time"] = data[key];
280 - } else if (key === "last open time2") {
281 - objdata["last_open_time2"] = data[key];
282 - } else if (key === "last open time3") {
283 - objdata["last_open_time3"] = data[key];
284 - }
285 -//Alec submitted25/02/25
286 - else {
287 - objdata[key] = data[key]
288 - }
289 -}
290 -var listdata = [{
291 - "ts": timestamp,
292 - "values": objdata
293 -}]
294 -for (var key1 in obj1) {
295 - if (modelname == "Dragino RS485-NB") {
296 - listdata.push({
297 - "ts": obj1[key1][obj1[key1].length - 1],
298 - "values": {
299 - "Payload": obj1[key1][0],
300 - }
301 - })
302 - } else {
303 - listdata.push({
304 - "ts": obj1[key1][obj1[key1].length - 1],
305 - "values": {
306 - "values": obj1[key1]
307 - },
308 - })
309 - }
310 -}
257 +// Result object with device/asset attributes/telemetry data
311 311  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 +};
312 312  
313 - deviceName: deviceName,
314 - deviceType: modelname,
315 - attributes: {
316 - model: modelname,
317 - //customerName: "NB-CB",
318 - //groupName: "NB-CB",
319 - //integrationName: metadata['integrationName']
279 +/** Helper functions 'decodeToString' and 'decodeToJson' are already built-in **/
320 320  
321 - },
322 - telemetry: listdata
323 -}
324 -
325 -function decodeToString(payload) {
326 - return String.fromCharCode.apply(String, payload);
327 -}
328 -
329 -function decodeToJson(payload) {
330 - // covert payload to string.
331 - var str = decodeToString(payload);
332 -
333 - // parse string to JSON
334 - var data = JSON.parse(str);
335 - return data;
336 -}
337 -
338 338  return result;
339 339  {{/code}}
340 340  
341 341  
342 -Click on the **Add** button.
285 +Once you modify the decoder function, click on the **Add** button.
343 343  
344 344  
345 -[[image:mqtt-uplink.png||width="500"]]
346 346  
289 +[[image:ul-data-converter-device-a.png||height="524" width="500"]]
347 347  
348 348  
349 349  You should see that the newly added **MQTT Uplink converter **NB/CB is listed on the **Data Converters** page.
350 350  
351 351  
352 -[[image:data-converter-list-showing-uplink-dc.png]]
295 +[[image:ul-data-converter-added.png||height="257"]]
353 353  
354 354  
298 +
355 355  = 5. Add Integration =
356 356  
357 357  
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372 372  **Basic settings:**
373 373  
374 374  * **Integration type**: MQTT
375 -* **Name**: MQTT integration NB/CB
319 +* **Name**: MQTT integration - Device A
376 376  * **Enable integration**: YES
377 377  * **Allows create devices or assets**: YES
378 378  
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379 379  Click **Next** button.
380 380  
381 381  
382 -[[image:add-integration-basic-settings.png||height="511" width="500"]]
326 +[[image:add-integration-basic-settings.png||height="504" width="500"]]
383 383  
384 384  
329 +
330 +
385 385  **Uplink data converter:**
386 386  
387 387  * Click on the **Select existing** button.
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390 390  Click **Next** button.
391 391  
392 392  
393 -[[image:add-integration-uplink-data-converter.png||height="511" width="500"]]
339 +[[image:add-integration-ul-data-converter.png||height="505" width="500"]]
394 394  
395 395  
342 +
396 396  **Downlink data converter:**
397 397  
398 398  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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408 408  
409 409  **Connection:**
410 410  
411 -* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
358 +* **Host**: Host URL (Eg. **//011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud//**)
412 412  * **Port**: 8883
413 -* **Credentials**: Basic
414 -* **Enable SSL**: YES
360 +* **Credentials type**: Basic
415 415  * **Username**: Username (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
416 416  * **Password:** Password (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
417 -* **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.)
363 +* **Enable SSL**: YES
364 +* **Topic: device/a** (The topic can be anything; you can even use just the device name.)
418 418  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
419 419  
367 +[[image:add-integartion-connection.png||height="505" width="500"]]
420 420  
421 -[[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
422 422  
423 -
424 424  Click on the **Advanced settings** button.
425 425  
426 426  * **Clean session:** YES
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448 448  Since we haven't received data from a device yet, the integration **Status** is shown as **Pending.**
449 449  
450 450  
451 -[[image:new-integration-pending.png]]
397 +[[image:integration-added.png]]
452 452  
453 453  
400 +
454 454  = 6. Verifying the receipt of data from virtual devices =
455 455  
456 456  
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459 459  
460 460  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.
461 461  
462 -The Mosquitto client publishes messages (payloads) on the topic **v1/devices/me/telemetry**. Of course, you can use any topic for testing.
409 +The Mosquitto client publishes messages (payloads) on the topic **/device/a**. Of course, you can use any topic for testing.
463 463  
464 -(% 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.
411 +(% id="cke_bm_37386S" style="display:none" %) (%%)The MQTT payload format is as follows:
465 465  
466 466  {{code language="none"}}
467 -{"IMEI": "S31B-NB", "temperature": 27, ......}
414 +{"IMEI": "350693903995577", "temperature":25, "humidity":80, "pressure":1005}
468 468  {{/code}}
469 469  
470 -Once ThingsBoard receives this message, it automatically creates (provisions) the device mentioned in the **IMEI**, for example, S31B-NB.
417 +Once ThingsBoard receives this message, it forwards this payload to the matching device through the integration.
471 471  
472 472  
473 473  == 5.2 Sending messages ==
474 474  
475 475  
476 -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.
423 +On your computer's terminal, issue the following MQTT command which simulates the device '**Device A'**. The message payload contains the fields IMEI, temperature, humidity, and pressure, which hold the values 350693903995577, 30, 80, and 1005 respectively. This payload is also (technically) known as telemetry.
477 477  
478 478  {{code language="none"}}
479 -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}'
426 +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}'
480 480  {{/code}}
481 481  
482 482  If the integration was performed without errors, the status of the integration changes to 'Active' after the first telemetry transmission.
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485 485  [[image:integration-active.png]]
486 486  
487 487  
488 -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**.
489 -
490 -
491 -[[image:new-device.png]]
492 -
493 -
494 494  == 6.3 Viewing messages ==
495 495  
496 496  
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509 509  Then click on the **Apply changes** (//**tick icon**//) button.
510 510  
511 511  
512 -[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-18 at 09.23.10.png]]
453 +[[image:debug-enabled.png||height="301" width="700"]]
513 513  
514 514  
456 +
457 +
515 515  Now go to the **Events** tab.
516 516  
517 -Select the Event type as **Debug** from the dropdown list.
460 +Select the **Event type** as **Debug** from the dropdown list.
518 518  
519 -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.
462 +Publish another message (of course, you can repeat the previous message by pressing the UP arrow on your keyboard and then press Enter key) to your MQTT broker from your terminal, for example:
520 520  
464 +{{code language="none"}}
465 +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}'
466 +{{/code}}
521 521  
522 -[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-16 at 18.38.59.png]]
468 +Now you can see that uplink message in the **Events** tab (Click the **refresh** button if you didn't see any messages in the Events tab). The status should be **OK **if there is no errors in your integration.
523 523  
524 524  
471 +[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-26 at 19.49.31.png]]
472 +
473 +
474 +
525 525  Then click on the **three dots (...)** in the **Message** column. You can see the uplink message's **payload** in the **Message** window.
526 526  
527 527  
528 -[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-16 at 18.39.12.png]]
478 +[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-26 at 19.47.52.png]]
529 529  
530 530  
481 +
482 +
531 531  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.
532 532  
533 533  
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643 643  {{/info}}
644 644  
645 645  [[image:image-4.png]]
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