OTD500 Data to Server

The information in this page is updated in accordance with firmware version OTD500_R_00.07.11.1.

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 OTD500, Data to Server is additional software that can be installed from the System → 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

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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
Name	string; default: input1	Name of data input.
Type	Base | GSM | Lua script | Mobile usage| MNF info | Modbus* | Modbus Alarms | DNP3* | MQTT | OPC UA* | DLMS*; 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. Object syntax --> {input1:{}...} JSON Array of Objects syntax --> {input1:[{},{}...]}
Data filtering	All | Server ID | Alarm ID | Register number; default: All	If Data type: Modbus alarms data. Choose which data this sender will send to server.
Data filtering	All | Server IP address | Server ID | Request name ; default: All	If Data type: Modbus data. Choose which data this sender will send to server.
Lua data example script	-(interactive button)	Download Lua data example script.
Lua script	-(interactive button)	Upload Lua data script.
Data period	Day | Week | Month; default: Day	If Data type: Mobile usage. Choose for which time period to send info from.
Current	off | on; default: off	If Data type: Mobile usage.
Data filtering	All | Name; default: All	If Data type: DLMS. Choose which data this sender will send to server.
Invert file	off | on; default: off	If Data type: DLMS. Inverts filter condition.
Data filtering	All | Address | IP; default: All	If Data type: DNP3. Choose which data this sender will send to server.
Database	RAM | Flash; default: RAM	Database location
Data filtering	All | Name ; default: All	If Data type: OPC UA. Choose which data this sender will send to server.
Server address	Default: empty	Hostname or ip address of the broker to connect to.
Port	integer [0..65535]; default: 1883	Port number for connecting to MQTT.
Keepalive	integer [1..640]; default: 60	MQTT Keepalive period in seconds.
Topic	string; default: none	MQTT topic to be used for publishing the data.
Client ID	string; default: none	Client ID to send with the data. If empty, a random client ID will be generated
QoS	integer [0..2]; default: 0	MQTT Quality of Service. Allowed values: 0 - when we prefer that the message will not arrive at all rather than arrive twice, 1 - when we want the message to arrive at least once but don't care if it arrives twice (or more), 2 - when we want the message to arrive exactly once. A higher QoS value means a slower transfer.
Enable secure connection	off | on; default: off	Enables the use of TLS certificates.
On: TLS type	Certificate based | Pre-shared key based; default: Certificate based	Select type of TLS.
Certificate based: Allow insecure connection	off | on; default: off	Allow not verifying server authentication.
Certificate based: Certificate files from device	off | on; default: off	Specify where the certificates will be used from.
Certificate based: CA 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.
Certificate based: 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.
Certificate based: CLient private Key	.key file; default: none	File containing private key for this client. This file needs to be not encrypted.
Pre-shared key based: Pre-Shared-Key	string; default: none	The pre-shared-key in hex format with no leading "0x".
Pre-shared key based: Identity	string; default: none	The identity of this client. May be used as the username depending on the server settings.
Username	string; default: none	Username used in authentication.
Require password	on | off; default: off	Enables password for authentication.
Password	string; default: none	Password used in authentication.

* This is additional software that can be installed from the System → Package Manager page.

Collection configuration

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Field	Value	Description
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.
Day time	string; default: none	Day time when action should be executed. Use '*' to indicate every hour or minute, (e.g., 12:15, *:15, 12:*, or *:*).
Interval type	Weekdays | Month days; default: Weekdays	Allows selecting between week and month days for instance intervals.
Weekdays	list; default: Every day is selected	Weekdays, when data should be sent/collected. If nothing is selected, every day of the week will be included.
Month day	list; default: Every day is selected	Month days, when data should be sent/collected. If nothing is selected, every day of the month will be included.
Month day: Force last day	off | on; default: off	Forces intervals to accept last day of month as valid option if selected day doesn't exist in ongoing month.
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 | Lua script; 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
Lua format example script	-(interactive button)	Download the Lua script.
Lua format script	-(interactive button)	Upload the Lua script.

Server configuration

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Field	Value	Description
Type	HTTP | MQTT; 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	off | on; default: off	Enables the use of TLS certificates.
Port	integer [0..65535]; default: 1883	Port number for connecting to MQTT.
Keepalive	integer [1..640]; default: 60	MQTT Keepalive period in seconds.
Topic	string; default: none	MQTT topic to be used for publishing the data.
Client ID	string; default: none	Client ID to send with the data. If empty, a random client ID will be generated
QoS	integer [0..2]; default: 0	MQTT Quality of Service. Allowed values: 0 - when we prefer that the message will not arrive at all rather than arrive twice, 1 - when we want the message to arrive at least once but don't care if it arrives twice (or more), 2 - when we want the message to arrive exactly once. A higher QoS value means a slower transfer.
Allow insecure connection	off | on; default: off	Allow not verifying server authentication.
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.
Use credentials	off | on; default: off	Enables use of username and password for authentication.
On: Username	string; default: none	Username used in authentication.
On: Password	string; default: none	Password used in authentication.