How to Connect Edgeware Devices to Thingsboardors?
All Edgeware products support thingsboard. If customers use thingsboard for management, they can follow the steps below to set it up.
Find the Convegence Platform Setup in Edgeware Product
When you log in to your Edgeware device, click on the menu bar on the left. The rest of the menu bar may vary slightly depending on the model you choose, but no matter which Edgeware product you use, you will find the Convergence Platform Setup option on the left menu bar. We will use this option to connect to Thingsboard.
Setup Up Page in Edgeware Product
After entering, you will find that the first part of the menu bar is the configuration currently running.
After pulling down, there is a configuration menu. You need to change the corresponding configuration to connect to thingsboard. The definition is as follows:
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Content |
Definition |
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Site Name |
Unique Site Name for Current Device The Site Name must be unique across the network and cannot be configured to duplicate the name of another site. The thingsboard Platform distinguishes different sites by Site Name. |
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Convergence Sever IP |
The IP address of the Server where the thingsboard Software Platform is located |
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Publish Topic |
If it is communicating with the thingsboard Software Platform, normally is V1/gateway/telemetry |
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Port |
The port for communication with the thingsboard Software Platform, usually 1883. |
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Report Frequency |
The frequency at which the device reports information to the thingsboard Software Platform. |
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Convergence Sever Online Status |
Whether the device and the thingsboard Software Platform have successfully established communication |
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Convergence Sever Network Delay |
The delay between communication of the Cabinet and the thingsboard Software Platform |
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Sever Register Status |
The status of the device when registering with the thingsboard Software Platform Registered: Registration successful Not Registered: Not registered If registration is not successful, then there will not be successful communication between the device and the thingsboard Software Platform. |
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ClientID |
The ClientID of the current device when registering with the thingsboard Software Platform |
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UserName |
The UserName of the current device when registering with the thingsboard Software Platform |
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Password |
The Password of the current device when registering with the thingsboard Software Platform |
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Connection Status Debug |
The Debug Information When the Connection is not setup successfully Normally no need to pay attention. |
After you have completed the configuration, the next step is to configure the gateway in Thingsboard to report information smoothly.
Setup Up On Thingsboard
Then in thingsboard you need to add a new device, as shown above.
After you click Add new device, thingsboard will pop up as shown in the left picture. Please make sure that the Name is consistent with the Site Name on your Edgeware device. As shown in the right picture, the Site Name of our device is HQESU60LSP7, so we should also fill in HQESU60LSP7 in the Name of thingsboard. You can define the Device profile yourself. In addition, please make sure you enable the Is gateway option.When you are finished press Next: Credentials
Then we need to fill in the Client ID, Username, Password. Note that the same reason applies here, this information must remain the same as what you configured on the Edgeware device. When completed, we press Add.
When you are finished, there will be a new device in the Entities-Device column. You can see that its State is still Inactive.
Wait a few seconds and then refresh. The device status will change to Active, which means the device is online on the thingsboard platform. Please note that if the status does not switch to Active smoothly, please compare the configuration of the Edgeware device with the information configured on the thingsboard. Is your server network reachable? Does your server firewall allow the 1883 port message to pass? For specific debugging, please consult Edgeware engineers.
After a while, various sub-devices of Edgeware will be reported. The devices of different projects will be different. Please check the reported status according to the devices you purchased.
Further support
Thingsboard usage varies greatly from project to project. If you have any questions, or need us to customize Thingsboard dashboard, control logic, rule chain, etc., please contact our sales team.
