Configure Sensor Settings on Nodegrid Device
  • 13 Apr 2023
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Configure Sensor Settings on Nodegrid Device

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To perform these procedures, log into the Nodegrid Device.

Access sub-tab

  1. Go to Managed Devices :: Devices :: TemperatureHumidty :: Access
  2. As needed (many of these are optional):
    1. Enter Address Location.
    2. Enter Coordinates (Lat,Lon).
    3. Enter WEB URL.
    4. Select Launch URL via HTML5 checkbox.
    5. Select Enable Hostname Detection checkbox.
    6. Select Multisession checkbox.
    7. Select Read-Write Multisession checkbox.
    8. Click Icon (on pop-up, select the preferred icon).
    9. On Mode drop-down, select one (Enabled, On-demand, Disabled, Discovered).
  3. On Inbound Access menu:
    1. Select Skip authentication to access device (NONE authentication) checkbox.
    2. Enter Escape Sequence (default: ^Ec).
    3. Enter Power Control Key (default: ^O).
    4. Select Show Text Information checkbox.
    5. Select Enable IP Alias checkbox (extends dialog). Enter details as needed. Enter IP Address.
      On Interface drop-down, select one.
      On Browser Action drop-down, select one.
      Select Allow Telnet Protocol checkbox. Enter TCP Socket Port (default: 23).
    6. Select Enable second IP Alias checkbox (repeats above).
    7. Select Allow SSH Protocol checkbox (extends dialog). Enter SSH Port
    8. Select Allow Telnet protocol checkbox (extends dialog). Enter Telnet Port
    9. Select Allow Binary Socket checkbox (extends dialog). Enter TCP Socket Port
  4. Click Save.

Management sub-tab

  1. Go to Managed Devices :: Devices :: TemperatureHumidty :: Management.
  2. In the Monitoring menu:
    1. Select USB Sensor checkbox (expands dialog). 
    2. On Template drop-down, accept default: usb_sensor.
    3. Enter Interval (seconds).
  3. In Channel Configuration menu (assign values as preferred):
  4. In Temperature menu:
    1. In Temperature Channel Unit drop-down, select Celsius (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin).
    2. In Temperature High Critical Threshold, enter 30.
    3. In Temperature High Warning Threshold, enter 25.
    4. In Temperature Low Warning Threshold, enter 7.
    5. In Temperature Low Critical Threshold, enter 4.
  5. In Humidity menu:
    1. In Humidity Channel Unit drop-down, select Percent.
    2. In Humidity High Critical Threshold, enter 65.
    3. In Humidity High Warning Threshold, enter 60.
    4. In Humidity Low Warning Threshold, enter 35.
    5. In Humidity Low Critical Threshold, enter 30.
  6. In the Scripts menu (if scripts are available): 
    1. On Run on Session Start drop-down, select a script.
    2. On Run on Session Stop drop-down, select a script.
    3. On Run on Device UP drop-down, select a script.
    4. On Run on Device Down drop-down, select a script.
  7. Click Save.

Custom Fields sub-tab

  1. Go to Managed Devices :: Devices :: TemperatureHumidty :: Custom Fields
  2. To create a custom field, click Add (display’s dialog). 
    1. Enter Field Name.
    2. Enter Field Value.
  3. Click Save.

Commands sub-tab

  1. Go to Managed Devices :: Devices :: TemperatureHumidty :: Commands
  2. To create a custom command, click Add.
  3. In Command drop-down select one (Web, Custom Commands).
    1. Select Web (displays dialog). Select Enabled checkbox.
      Enter WEB URL.
    2. Select Custom Commands (displays dialog). Select Enabled checkbox.
      In Script drop-down, select one. Select Enabled checkbox. Enter Command Label.
  4. (Repeat as needed)
  5. Click Save.

Sensor Channels sub-tab

The table displays configured sensor channels.

  1. Go to Managed Devices :: Devices :: TemperatureHumidty :: Sensor Channels
  2. To edit channel details, click on name (displays dialog).
  3. Click on Temperature channel (displays dialog). 
    1. Edit Name (as needed).
    2. On Mode drop-down, accept default: analog input.
    3. On Unit drop-down, select one (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin).
  4. Click on Humidity channel (displays dialog). 
    1. Edit Name (as needed).
    2. On Mode drop-down, accept default: analog input.
    3. On Unit drop-down, accept default: Percent.
  5. Click Save.

 


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