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Aggregate latest telemetry values periodically


ThingsBoard PE Feature


Only ThingsBoard Professional Edition supports Analytics Rule Nodes feature.

See ThingsBoard PE Installation Options to install ThingsBoard PE.

This tutorial will show how to calculate average temperature in the warehouse based on readings from multiple temperature sensors inside the warehouse.

Use case

Let’s assume you have a warehouse with multiple temperature sensors. For example, one per each zone. Let’s also assume temperature readings are reported by the sensor only when it detects temperature change. Thus, some sensors may have been inactive for a week although some sensors may report temperature change just recently.

In this tutorial we will configure ThingsBoard Rule Engine to automatically calculate average temperature in the warehouse based on latest readings from multiple temperature sensors every minute. Please note that this is just a simple theoretical use case to demonstrate the capabilities of the platform. You can use this tutorial as a basis for much more complex scenarios.

We will use 1 warehouse, 2 sensors and 1 minute execution period just for demo purposes.

Prerequisites

We assume you have completed the following guides and reviewed the articles listed below:

Model definition

We will create one asset that has name “Warehouse A” and type “warehouse”. We will add this asset to an asset group called “Warehouses”.

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We will create two devices that has names “Sensor A1” and “Sensor A2” and type “thermometer”. We will add this devices to device group called “Thermometers”.

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We must also create relations between the warehouse asset and thermometers. This relation will be used in the rule chain to associate thermometer readings with the warehouse itself. It is also convenient to use relations in the dashboards to provide drill-down capabilities. You may notice two outbound relations from the warehouse asset to the thermometers on the screenshot below:

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Note: Please review the following documentation page to learn how to create assets and relations.

Message Flow

In this section, we explain the purpose of each node in this tutorial. There will be two rule chains involved:

Thermometer Emulators rule chain

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Warehouse Temperature rule chain

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Configuring the Rule Chains

Download and import attached emulators rule chain file as a new “Thermometer Emulators” rule chain and attached warehouse temperature rule chain file as a new “Warehouse Temperature” rule chain. Please note that some nodes have debug enabled. This affects performance. Create Node C as shown on the image above in the thermometer emulators rule chain to forward telemetry to the root rule chain.

Validating the flow

Download and import attached dashboard file as a new “Warehouse Temperature” dashboard.

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Note that you can drill down to the chart for particular warehouse by clicking on the corresponding row.

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Next steps