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164 164  [[image:ins1.png||height="310" width="500"]]
165 165  
166 166  
167 -= 3. Creating Devices =
167 += 3. Data Converters =
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 -
189 189  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.
190 190  
191 191  
192 -== 4.1 Uplink ==
173 +== 3.1 Uplink ==
193 193  
194 194  
195 195  In the left navigation, click **Integrations center**, and then click **Data converters**.
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207 207  
208 208  The **Add data converter** window will appear. Name it ‘**MQTT Uplink Converter NB/CB**’ and select the Type as **Uplink**.
209 209  
210 -Click on the **TBEL** button if it has not been selected by default.
191 +Click on the **JavaScript** button.
211 211  
212 -The default TBEL function is shown below.
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.
213 213  
214 214  
215 215  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
216 -// Decode an uplink message from a buffer
217 -// payload - array of bytes
218 -// metadata - key/value object
219 -
220 -/** Decoder **/
221 -
197 +//Version: 0.1
222 222  // decode payload to string
223 223  var payloadStr = decodeToString(payload);
224 224  
225 225  // decode payload to JSON
226 -// var data = decodeToJson(payload);
202 +var objdata = {};
203 +var obj1 = {};
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();
227 227  
228 -var deviceName = 'Device A';
229 -var deviceType = 'thermostat';
230 -var customerName = 'Customer C';
231 -var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
232 -var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
233 -// use assetName and assetType instead of deviceName and deviceType
234 -// to automatically create assets instead of devices.
235 -// var assetName = 'Asset A';
236 -// var assetType = 'building';
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]));
237 237  
238 -// Result object with device/asset attributes/telemetry data
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 +}
239 239  var result = {
240 -// Use deviceName and deviceType or assetName and assetType, but not both.
241 - deviceName: deviceName,
242 - deviceType: deviceType,
243 -// assetName: assetName,
244 -// assetType: assetType,
245 -// customerName: customerName,
246 - groupName: groupName,
247 - attributes: {
248 - model: 'Model A',
249 - serialNumber: 'SN111',
250 - integrationName: metadata['integrationName'],
251 - manufacturer: manufacturer
252 - },
253 - telemetry: {
254 - temperature: 42,
255 - humidity: 80,
256 - rawData: payloadStr
257 - }
258 -};
259 259  
260 -/** Helper functions 'decodeToString' and 'decodeToJson' are already built-in **/
290 + deviceName: deviceName,
291 + deviceType: modelname,
292 + attributes: {
293 + model: modelname,
294 + //customerName: "NB-CB",
295 + //groupName: "NB-CB",
296 + //integrationName: metadata['integrationName']
261 261  
262 -return result;
263 -{{/code}}
298 + },
299 + telemetry: listdata
300 +}
264 264  
265 -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.
302 +function decodeToString(payload) {
303 + return String.fromCharCode.apply(String, payload);
304 +}
266 266  
267 -For example, if your device name is **Device B**, you can change **Device A** to **Device B**.
306 +function decodeToJson(payload) {
307 + // covert payload to string.
308 + var str = decodeToString(payload);
268 268  
310 + // parse string to JSON
311 + var data = JSON.parse(str);
312 + return data;
313 +}
269 269  
270 -{{code language="JavaScript"}}
271 -var deviceName = 'Device A';
272 -var deviceType = 'thermostat';
273 -var customerName = 'Customer C';
274 -var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
275 -var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
315 +return result;
276 276  {{/code}}
277 277  
278 278  
279 -Once you modify the decoder function, click on the **Add** button.
319 +Click on the **Add** button.
280 280  
281 281  
282 282  [[image:mqtt-uplink.png||width="500"]]
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289 289  [[image:data-converter-list-showing-uplink-dc.png]]
290 290  
291 291  
292 -= 5. Add Integration =
293 293  
294 294  
334 +
335 +
336 += 4. Add Integration =
337 +
338 +
295 295  In the left navigation, click **Integrations center**, and then click **Integrations**.
296 296  
297 297  
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345 345  
346 346  **Connection:**
347 347  
348 -* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. **//011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud//**)
392 +* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
349 349  * **Port**: 8883
350 350  * **Credentials**: Basic
351 351  * **Enable SSL**: YES
352 352  * **Username**: Username (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
353 353  * **Password:** Password (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
354 -* **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.)
398 +* **Topic: v1/devices/me/telemetry** (The topic can be anything, even you can use just the device name, for example ts02-nb)
355 355  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
356 356  
357 357  [[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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384 384  Since we haven't received data from a device yet, the integration **Status** is shown as **Pending.**
385 385  
386 386  
431 +
387 387  [[image:new-integration-pending.png]]
388 388  
389 389  
390 -= 6. Verifying the receipt of data from virtual devices =
435 += 5. Verifying the receipt of data from virtual devices =
391 391  
392 392  
393 -== 6.1 How does it work? ==
438 +== 5.1 How does it work? ==
394 394  
395 395  
396 396  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.
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427 427  [[image:new-device.png]]
428 428  
429 429  
430 -== 6.3 Viewing messages ==
475 +== 5.3 Viewing messages ==
431 431  
432 432  
433 433  Go back to the **Integrations** page.
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467 467  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.
468 468  
469 469  
470 -= 7. Creating a Dashboard =
515 += 6. Creating a Dashboard =
471 471  
472 472  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.
473 473  
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550 550  [[image:timeseries-4.png||height="316" width="700"]]
551 551  
552 552  
553 -= 8. Configure NB-IoT Sensor =
598 += 7. Configure NB-IoT Sensor =
554 554  
555 555  
556 556  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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561 561  **AT Commands**
562 562  
563 563  * **AT+PRO=3,3    **~/~/ Use MQTT to connect to ThingsBoard. Payload Type set to 3.
564 -* **AT+SUBTOPIC=<MQTT subscribe topic> Eg: TS01-NB**
609 +* **AT+SUBTOPIC=<MQTT subscribe topic> **
565 565  * **AT+PUBTOPIC=<MQTT publish topic> Eg: TS01-NB**
566 566  * **AT+CLIENT=null**
567 567  * **AT+UNAME=<MQTT Username>**
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