Asset
Assets active components that hold value about a measure, either in physical or virtual space.
Most important physical assets are sensors and actuators.
Asset details
You can see all the details about your asset by clicking on three dots on the right hand side of the dashboard.
After clicking on "View asset details", you will be able to see:
Asset Id - Globally unique identifier
Asset Name - used in Arduino code as variable name
Kind - the type of asset (sensor or actuator)
Title - used as label to display the asset in OKdo Cloud. You can change the label as you please
Profile - here you will be able to change the data format (string, integer, boolean, object, etc.) and also be able to write your own code
State - last known state of the asset
Management - you can delete your asset here.
Since Id and Name are unique identifiers, you can not change them.
You can have an asset with the same name on different devices. For example if you have 5 weather station devices, each with a temperature sensor, they can all have their own temperature asset.
Asset Types
There are 4 supported asset types, each with several fields you can set on the asset detail page
Sensors provide you with environment data. Examples are temperature or light.
Actuators allow other systems to reach out and act on the world. Examples are motor or LED.
Virtual asset has no link to the physical device, but holds higher-value knowledge, usually calculated as a result of on-cloud processing. Examples are health or consumption.
Config is a static asset and its state is not observable. It can be used as threshold or other device configuration. Examples are voltage_multiplier or max_vibration_threshold.
Fields
State current state of the asset
Profile json setting the structure of the asset
Control visual representation of the asset
When manually creating an asset, the default profile is of type string, using a default label control. Always make sure the used control matches the profile.
For more information on controls and profiles, please check the corresponding pages.
Create asset
To manually create an asset:
Click on the device for which you want to create the asset
On the bottom of the Assets list, click the big New Asset button
Select the type of asset you want to create
Enter a name for your asset
Hit CREATE ASSET
That's all what you need to understand your Assets and eventually to create new, custom ones. 🙂
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