Keywords

This glossary serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the unique terms and phrases associated with Sensora.

Project

Project is a workspace where you can monitor, control, and analyze your IoT devices.

Device template

Device template is a group of configurations that specify the characteristics of devices you plan to add to the project.

Device

A device is a piece of hardware that you've connected to the Sensora platform.

Device property

A property is a specific aspect or measurement related to a device. Properties are linked to devices and can represent various data points, such as temperature readings, humidity levels, etc.

Additionally, properties can be associated with a nodeID. This serves as a grouping mechanism, allowing for the categorization of properties under a common identifier. However, this is more of an optional feature rather than a strict requirement, providing flexibility in organizing and grouping property data.

Datatype

This term represents the kind of data expected from a property. It could be a number, string, or a boolean value. Defining datatype is essential to ensure the data is interpreted and handled correctly.

Access mode

This term refers to the level of interaction permitted with the data. It identifies if the data from a property can be read, written to, or both. These modes define how we can interact with the data we receive.

SensoraLink

SensoraLink is a custom protocol designed to communicate with the device over Serial. It supports sending and receiving data from the device.