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External Recorder


INTRODUCTION

The External Recorde allows you to record data from a device inside your project to a external database.

It works like a normal Recorder, plus it gives you the chance to set up a “influxdb” gateway to export the data into your external database.

USE CASES

  • You could set up a External Recorder to record data from multiple places, you can have more that one X1 server that aim to the same Data Base from different buildings.
External recorder component properties inside the Home automation configuration software EVE Manager

COMPONENT’S PROPERTIES

Numeric Data to record: In this list you can add the components that displays a numeric value (ex: An info component that displays a temperature or switch that goes from 0 -1);

Data to record: In this list you can add the components that uses binary values or that displays a text (ex: An info that contain text).

Configuration and installation of the influx db service in third party devices

Here you can find and consult the documentation from the official  InfluxDB’s web site, there you will find all the steps and the configuration necessary to integrate the influxDB OSS in a third party device.

Influx DB setup for the integration with Ilevia

Enter the Influx DB web page by entering the following link into the URL search bar on top of your web browser: localhost:8086, then click Get started.

How to get started to influxdb for the Ilevia's integration.

Create the new credentials and name your new organization.

Creating the credentials in influxdb in order to integrate it with Ilevia.
Now click Quick start in order to get started with the influxDB configuration.

Getting started with InfluxDB web interface to integrate it with Ilevia.

Enter the API token tab from the side menu called Load data.

How to access the token creation within the Influx db Web interface.

Now create the new token, click Generate API token and select the All access API token option from the drop down.

How to access the token creation within the Influx db Web interface.

INFLUX DB DATA SENDING CONFIGURATION IN EVE MANAGER

1. Add a new gateway by entering the Gateway tab, then press the + icon on the top of the screen. 2. Now select the Influx DB 2 gateway from the drop down menu within the gateway parameters. 3. Finally fill up the gateway parameters with the ones created in the influxDB server.

Influx DB gateway parameters within EVE Manager-

1. Add the External recorder component into the project. You can find it within the Chart section inside the Component’s library.

2. Select this gateway from the drop down menu of the External Recorder component’s properties.

Adding the External recorder component within the Ilevia's configuration software EVE Manager.

To add the data to record click on for the External Recorder you can choose the components which you want to record the data from.

Knowing already what kind of data you want to record select the right list of component accordingly:

  • Numeric Data to record: In this list you can add the components that displays a numeric value (ex: An info component that displays a temperature or switch that goes from 0 -1);
  • Data to record: In this list you can add the components that uses binary values or that displays a text (ex: An info that contain text).
Adding all the components within the according list based on what kind of value they displays.

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS

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