Helium

The integration with Helium allows the Cloud Studio IoT Platform to communicate with LoRaWAN devices using a variety of device models available on the market. This article describes the steps necessary to complete the integration.

Requirements

Prior to integration, the user must have:

• An instance identifier. Depending on your Gear Studio subscription, the most common instance names are:
• gear.cloud.studio. This instance name corresponds to a common Gear Studio instance, including the free version.
• xxxx.cloud.studio. This instance name corresponds to Flex instances w此处 hosting is provided by Cloud Studio, but the client can choose the subdomain used (xxxx).
• Other. For 输入prise clients using their own domain, the chosen domain name should be used.
• An 访问令牌. Data sent from Helium Console will use this 访问令牌 to access the platform, and t此处fore Helium will have the permissions associated with this 访问令牌. It is recommended to create a new 访问令牌 specifically for the Helium integration to simplify security control.

Creating a Connection with UI

Log in to console.helium.com. Then follow these steps:

1. 点击 on Integrations -> Add New Integration -> HTTP**.**

1. A new page will open. You will need to update the information within the section: "Update your connection details".

The fields to update are:

• 端点 URL (Required): Must be filled with the instance URL followed by "/service/helium". For example, when 使用 general Gear.cloud.studio instance, the URL to 输入 would be https://gear.cloud.studio/services/helium.
• HTTP Headers (Optional usage for payload interpolation): The "Key" variable must be filled with the word "Authorization" and the "Value" variable must be filled with the word "Bearer" followed by the previously generated 访问令牌, separated by a space.

Finally, add the 选择ed name for the integration and 点击 "Add the integration".

3. Within the main menu, go to the Flow option, add the devices (previously connected), add the integration created in the previous step, and then connect both nodes.

1. You can verify the correct data delivery by 点击ing on the device and then 点击ing on the "Debug" tab.

视图ing Information on the Cloud Studio IoT Platform

Connect to your Gear Studio instance and navigate to the configuration.

1. Go to the 设备 section and 点击 the Add button to create a new Device.

2. Fill in the form 使用 设备模型 created earlier (or 使用 available drivers), 选择 the "Helium interface" communication interface, and the Address field corresponds to your DevEUI (find it in the Helium device list).

3. After the device is created, data reported to the platform will be displayed in the 端点 section in the left menu of the Monitor. Note that LoRaWAN devices may report every 5 to 15 minutes, so the display will depend on this interval.

4. Once the devices are correctly connected, you can create a custom 仪表盘 using a wide variety of 小部件 to display the data being sent by the device.