Valerie Lampkin13
Q1: How do I register a device to the IoT Foundation? #AskBluemix #IoT
Bryan Boyd
A1: First step: create an IoTF organization via the Bluemix “Internet of Things“ service
Bryan Boyd
A1: Once you are logged in to your org, you can register a device via dashboard or API
Bryan Boyd
A1: In the dashboard, navigate to the Devices —> Browse page and click 'Add Device‘ to start the process
Bryan Boyd
A1: To use the API, generate an API key (Access —> API Keys) and use this API: https://docs.interne...
Henry Will IV
how do we specify the metadata in JSON while adding a device? Where can we find the format for what's needed there?
Ben
@Henrywill It's free-form JSON and is optional - it covers additional info you want to include about your device.
Henry Will IV
how does NodeRed know what information I want to work with in the data from the device? For example: temp data rather than humidtiy
Paul Slater
@Henrywill The device and application must agree on the format. IoTF mandates a format in certain cases like storing the data in Historian. It may be useful to use that format even if you are not using Historian https://docs.interne...