Setup Instructions for Novel IoT Environment

2.1 Connect your Devices

  • Ensure the gateway used has a network server option.

  • Go to the network server tab in the gateway.

  • Set up an new application - the name of it does not matter.

  • Then add a new connection by pressing the + button on this page. Click on HTTP. Add the required url in the uplink section:

    • Development Enviornment: https://ug65-novel-dev-2.azurewebsites.net/api/ug65-data-ingestion-http

    • Production Environment: https://ug65-novel.azurewebsites.net/api/ug65-data-ingestion-http

  • Click save

2.1a Connecting a Controller

If there is a UC51x controller that needs to be connected to the Gateway:

  1. Add another connection under the same application

  2. The connection type should be MQTT.

  3. Host: namespace1.australiaeast-1.ts.eventgrid.azure.net

  4. ClientID: <any unique ID that hasnt been used before>

  5. Port: 8883

  6. Username: <OrgName>

  7. Click the dropdown for CA signed certificate and select Self-signed certificate

  8. Client Certificate file: the ClientName-authn-ID.pem file generated above

  9. Key file: the ClientName-authn-ID.key file generated above

  10. For the topic, in the textbox to the right of downlink topic, put <exact Org Name>/downlink/$deveui

  11. Save this application

2.2 Set Up the Decoders

  • Go to https://github.com/Milesight-IoT/SensorDecoders and get the decoders for ALL devices you are setting up. Download the JS file to your local machine.

  • In each decoder add in two lines of code to the milesightDeviceDecode function:

function milesightDeviceDecode(bytes) {
  var decoded = {};

  // Add these two lines:
  decoded.devEUI = LoRaObject.devEUI;
  decoded.devName = LoRaObject.deviceName;

  ...
}

  • Save the decoder files.

  • In the network server go to the Payload Codec tab. Click on the plus button at the very bottom of the page.

  • Enter the name of the device as the decoder name

  • Copy and paste the contents of the decoder from the edited js file.

  • Save it

2.3 Add devices

  • Connect the devices to the Gateway by going to the devices tab and clicking add device

  • Give the device a unique name.

  • When selecting the decoder ensure to select the Custom decoder you created. It should be under the custom section in the dropdown.

  • Select the application that you just created from the application dropdown.

  • Click save and do this for each device.

  • Ensure the device seen status is green and the devices are being registered on the gateway.