LoRaWAN® Sensor Data Visualization

Use Web Browser to View Sensor Data With TPE, TPX and Qubitro

Step 1 - Create a free account and a project on Qubitro

The first thing you need to do is sign up for an account on Qubitro. You are granted to use up to two devices and create one project with this complimentary account, which is sufficient for this exercise.

Only two parameters are required to establish a connection to TPC: the Project ID and the API token. You need to create a new project to accomplish this goal. You should save the Project ID and API token for TPC specifications for later use.

You can find the Project ID in the new project’s Settings.

First, you must create a new project to obtain the Project ID. After doing so, you can locate the Project ID in the new project’s Settings.

The API key is created automatically when you create your account. You can find that value in the API Keys panel of your account.

Visit Qubitro.com to create a free account.
Select Sign Up to create a new account.
Please fill the form with your personal details.
Please notice that you need to respond the address verification e-mail sent by Qubitro.

Select New Project to create a new project. Please notice that you can create only one project when using a free account.
Press Create to create a new project with default name. You can also give a name to your project.
Go to Settings panel to view the Project ID.
Copy the Project ID, this value will be used for TPX connection definition.
Go to API Keys panel as shown in figure.
Copy Signing Key, this value will be used for TPX connection definition.

Step 2 - Create a TPX connection to Qubitro

Since the Qubitro connector will be used to send collected data into the backend (i.e., qubitro.com), a new connection should be created at TPX.

An HTTP connection was utilized throughout the Hello LoRaWAN® and ThingPark® cookbook to facilitate the sending of collected data that could then be monitored.

Using TPX, as shown in the diagram, you are going to establish a connection to Qubitro in the course of this exercise. The type of connection will be Qubitro.

To create a TPX connection, select Create under the category of Connections.
Select TPX as connection type.
Select Qubitro as connection type as shown in the figure.
Please enter a name for the connection. In this activity let’s use “ActilityQubitro.”
For Project ID*: Please enter Project ID copied at Step 1.
For WebHook Signing Key: please enter Signing Key copied at Step 1.
When you click on the "Create" button, you will notice that a new connection is added to the connection list.

You have to verify that the newly defined TPX connection (i.e., ActilityQubitro) is accurate and that TPC is able to contact the intended service (i.e., Qubitro) in the correct manner.

Select the new connection (ActilityQubitro) from the connections list in order to access details of this new connection.
Since no device is using that new connection yet, active device count, uplink and downlink counts appear as 0.

If all definitions are correct, you will see an icon “OPENED” at the top right of the screen. That means the TPX connector has successfully connected to the target system, which is the test MQTT broker at mosquitto.org.

Step 3 - Update sensor definition on TPC

At this point, you are going to make a new connection to Qubitro on TPC. The data that is received by TPC will be sent through the connection with Qubitro, which was specified in Step 2.

Click to "Add a Connection" icon to add a new connection for the sensor.
Select ActilityQubitro as the connector name from the list.
Now, you will see that ActilityQubitro is added to the Connections. In this case, received data will be sent to both mosquitto.org and ActilityQubitro connections simultaneously.

Step 4 - Verify connection to Qubitro on TPC and TPX

In the Connections section of your TPC account, you will find that the connection condition can be viewed. To access this panel, choose Connections from the left-hand menu of the TPC and then choose List from that option.

You are now able to obtain additional details about the connections on TPC.

Select the ActilityQubitro connection from the Connections list to view the status of the connection.
Health State section shows that the connection is active.
At the Last 25 Packets section you will see the packets sent though this connection.
Associated Devices section shows that your device (Tinovi PM-IO-5-SM#1 Roof) uses that connection.

Select the ActilityQubitro connection from the Connections list to view the status of the connection.
If you click to "OPEN THINGPARK X IOT FLOW" button you will access the connection definitions and status of TPX. Please notice that now your browser has switched to TPX site.

Step 5 - Verify sensor definition on Qubitro

Up until now, you have carried out all of the essential procedures to transmit sensor data to the application platform (i.e., Qubitro). Now you need to check to see if your sensor was automatically created on Qubitro and if data began to flow. Once a sensor has been created, you can examine additional information regarding the device and the data that has been received. In order to accomplish this, you will need to navigate on Qubitro and check to see whether the sensor was generated on the project page or not. Device creation in the project is expected to be done automatically.

If your device did not appear automatically, check that your sensor has sent any data after Step 3. A device will be generated automatically after Step 3 has been completed, and the sensor data has been received.

On the Qubitro home page, select At Project page, and press the "Refresh" icon to refresh screen to see if your device is created.
Now you should see if your sensor is created automatically, assuming it has sent some data after Step 3 (i.e., creating a Qubitro connection for your sensor).
When you click on the sensor definition (i.e., DevEUI) , you will find useful information about the radio connectivity of the sensor (SNR, RSSI).

Select Data tab to view the data received from the sensor data and the associated date/time.
If you wish to view the payload, press the “+” sign on the list
Now you have seen the JSON formatted data. Please note that the sensor data is already converted into JSON format, since you selected the correct Brand / Model on TPC.

Select the ActilityQubitro connection from the Connections list to view the status of the connection.
If you click to "OPEN THINGPARK X IOT FLOW" button you will access the connection definitions and their status on TPX. Please notice that now you just switched to the TPX site.

Step 6 - Create a dashboard to display sensor data on Qubitro

Because the data from the sensors have begun to flow into the application platform (which is Qubitro in this activity), it is now time to visualize the data. To achieve this goal you will work with various types of widgets.