Devices
Devices are the first level of a facility's infrastructure. They typically correspond to physical devices such as sensors, gateways, dimmers, actuators, thermostats, etc. Devices have the following characteristics:
- They have a model (or a brand and model combination)
- They have a unique identifier, such as a MAC address or a serial number.
- They have some type of communication interface (MQTT, HTTP, NB-IoT, ZigBee, LoRaWAN, etc.)
- They have a description used in Gear to more easily identify the device.
- They have certain associated attributes that can be updated during operation.
Device Attributes
Devices can have associated attributes that may change during operation. Examples of these attributes include:
- Battery level. Gear Studio allows reporting the battery level of devices that have one or more batteries. For devices with more than one battery, it is possible to report the status of each one separately.
- Signal level. The platform allows reporting the signal level for devices that use wireless communication. For devices that support more than one wireless communication medium, it is possible to report the status of each one separately (e.g., cellular, Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, ZigBee, etc.)
- Firmware version. The firmware version installed on the device can be reported, if available. This enables the version control functionality, to quickly identify devices that need to be updated.
More Information
For more information about device and endpoint management, see the following tutorials: