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The information in this page is updated in accordance with firmware version .
Summary
The Data to Server feature provides you with the possibility to set up data senders that collect data from various sources and periodically send it to remote servers. Note: On {{{name}}}, Data to Server is additional software that can be installed from the System → [[{{{name}}} Package Manager|Package Manager]] page.
If you're having trouble finding this page or some of the parameters described here on your device's WebUI, you should turn on "Advanced WebUI" mode. You can do that by clicking the "Advanced" button, located at the top of the WebUI.
Data Senders
A Data Sender is an instance that gathers and periodically sends collected data to a specified server. The Data Senders list is empty by default so, in order to begin configuration you must add a new collection first. To add a new collection, click the 'Add' button.
After this you should be redirected to the newly added data configuration page.
Data configuration
Refer to the table below for descriptions on data configuration fields.
Note: these tables have coloring schemes to indicate which fields can be seen with different configuration.
Field | Value | Description |
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Name | string; default: input1 | Name of data input. |
Type | Base | Lua script | ; default: Base | Data input type. |
Format type | Json | Custom | Lua script; default: Json | Arranges the format of the sent JSON segment. |
Values | list; default: All values included | Select values based on the data input type. If no values are selected, all values will be included. |
Format string | string; default: none | Specifies custom format string. |
Empty value | string; default: N/A | A string which will be placed if any value cannot be received. |
Delimeter | string (Maximum length of value is 1 bytes); default: N/A | Specifies delimiters for multiple data segments. |
Lua format example script | -(interactive button) | Download the Lua script. |
Lua format script | -(interactive button) | Upload the Lua script. |
Segment count | integer [1..64]; default: 1 | Max segment count in one JSON string sent to server. |
Send as object | off | on; default: off | When turned on, sends JSON segment as object and not as an array element. |
Lua data example script | -(interactive button) | Download Lua data example script. |
Lua script | -(interactive button) | Upload Lua data script. |
* This is additional software that can be installed from the System → [[{{{name}}} Package Manager|Package Manager]] page.
Collection configuration
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Field | Value | Description |
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Enabled | off | on; default: on | Enables data to server collection instance. |
Timer | Period | Scheduler | None; default: Period | Strategy for collecting/sending data to destination. |
Period | integer; default: 60 | Interval in seconds for collecting/sending data to destination. |
Retry | off | on; default: off | In case of a failed attempt, retry to send the same data to destination later. |
Retry count | Default: 10 | Retry to send the same data N times |
Timeout | Default: 1 | Timeout in second between retry attempts |
Format type | JSON | custom; default: JSON | Data collection objects formatting. |
Format string | Default: Instance name | Specifies custom format string |
Empty value | Default: N/A | A string which will be placed if any value cannot be received |
Server configuration
Field | Value | Description |
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Type | HTTP ; default: HTTP | Interval in seconds for collecting/sending data to destination. |
Server address | Default: empty | Hostname or IP address of the broker to connect to. |
HTTP headers | Default: empty | Allows to add custom headers to the HTTP requests. |
Enable secure connection | on | off; default: off | Enables the use of TLS certificates. |
Enable secure connection | off | on; default: off | Enables the use of TLS certificates. |
Certificate files from device | off | on; default: off | Specify where the certificates will be used from. |
Certificate authority file | .ca file; default: none | Certificate authority is an entity that issues digital certificates. A digital certificate certifies the ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate. |
Client Certificate | .crt file; default: none | Certificate file is a type of digital certificate that is used by client systems to make authenticated requests to a remote server. If client certificate is not needed, leave both client certificate and client key fields empty. |
Client Private Keyfile | .key file; default: none | File containing private key for this client. This file needs to be not encrypted. |
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