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edited by Dilisi S
on 2025/03/26 20:27
Change comment: Mar 26 edits - part 1

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164 164  [[image:ins1.png||height="310" width="500"]]
165 165  
166 166  
167 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
167 167  = 3. Creating Devices =
168 168  
169 169  
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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.
211 +Click on the **JavaScript** button.
211 211  
212 -Modify the default TBEL function to match with your device as described below:
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.
213 213  
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}}
214 214  
215 -~1. Uncomment line 11:
216 -
217 -var data = decodeToJson(payload)
218 -
219 -[[image:Screenshot 2025-03-26 at 18.15.08.png||height="219" width="500"]]
220 -
221 -
222 -3. Modify the telemetry section to allow parsed data to be assigned to the fields.
223 -
224 -telemetry: {
225 - temperature: data.temperature,
226 - humidity: data.humidity,
227 - rawData: payloadStr
228 - }
229 -
230 -
231 -
232 232  {{code language="JavaScript"}}
233 -// Decode an uplink message from a buffer
234 -// payload - array of bytes
235 -// metadata - key/value object
236 -
237 -/** Decoder **/
238 -
220 +//Version: 0.1
239 239  // decode payload to string
240 240  var payloadStr = decodeToString(payload);
241 241  
242 242  // decode payload to JSON
225 +var objdata = {};
226 +var obj1 = {};
243 243  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();
244 244  
245 -var deviceName = 'Device B';
246 -var deviceType = 'thermostat';
247 -var customerName = 'Customer C';
248 -var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
249 -var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
250 -// use assetName and assetType instead of deviceName and deviceType
251 -// to automatically create assets instead of devices.
252 -// var assetName = 'Asset A';
253 -// var assetType = 'building';
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]));
254 254  
255 -// Result object with device/asset attributes/telemetry data
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 +}
256 256  var result = {
257 -// Use deviceName and deviceType or assetName and assetType, but not both.
258 - deviceName: deviceName,
259 - deviceType: deviceType,
260 -// assetName: assetName,
261 -// assetType: assetType,
262 -// customerName: customerName,
263 - groupName: groupName,
264 - attributes: {
265 - model: 'Model A',
266 - serialNumber: 'SN111',
267 - integrationName: metadata['integrationName'],
268 - manufacturer: manufacturer
269 - },
270 - telemetry: {
271 - temperature: data.temperature,
272 - humidity: data.humidity,
273 - rawData: payloadStr
274 - }
275 -};
276 276  
277 -/** Helper functions 'decodeToString' and 'decodeToJson' are already built-in **/
313 + deviceName: deviceName,
314 + deviceType: modelname,
315 + attributes: {
316 + model: modelname,
317 + //customerName: "NB-CB",
318 + //groupName: "NB-CB",
319 + //integrationName: metadata['integrationName']
278 278  
279 -return result;
280 -{{/code}}
321 + },
322 + telemetry: listdata
323 +}
281 281  
282 -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.
325 +function decodeToString(payload) {
326 + return String.fromCharCode.apply(String, payload);
327 +}
283 283  
284 -For example, if your device name is **Device B**, you can change **Device A** to **Device B**.
329 +function decodeToJson(payload) {
330 + // covert payload to string.
331 + var str = decodeToString(payload);
285 285  
333 + // parse string to JSON
334 + var data = JSON.parse(str);
335 + return data;
336 +}
286 286  
287 -{{code language="JavaScript"}}
288 -var deviceName = 'Device A';
289 -var deviceType = 'thermostat';
290 -var customerName = 'Customer C';
291 -var groupName = 'thermostat devices';
292 -var manufacturer = 'Example corporation';
338 +return result;
293 293  {{/code}}
294 294  
295 295  
296 -Once you modify the decoder function, click on the **Add** button.
342 +Click on the **Add** button.
297 297  
298 298  
299 299  [[image:mqtt-uplink.png||width="500"]]
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362 362  
363 363  **Connection:**
364 364  
365 -* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. **//011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud//**)
411 +* **Host**: Cluster URL (Eg. 011731f7xxxxxxxxxxxfbbedfc63f4.s1.eu.hivemq.cloud)
366 366  * **Port**: 8883
367 367  * **Credentials**: Basic
368 368  * **Enable SSL**: YES
369 369  * **Username**: Username (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
370 370  * **Password:** Password (from your HiveMQ Cloud Cluster with your credentials)
371 -* **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.)
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.)
372 372  * **QoS:** 0-At most once
373 373  
420 +
374 374  [[image:add-integration-connection.png||height="511" width="500"]]
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