Manage Device
A managed device is an IoT device which can be connected to over Internet Protocol (IP) using the CoAP communication protocol. The dialog is from a list of Managed Devices.
Name
The 'Name' field is a definable name that is used to meaningfully refer to this device.
IP address
The 'IP address' field is the unique IP address or Universal Resource Locator (URL) of the device.
Description
The 'Description' field is definable text to describe the device's functionality and or location. It is used for human readability.
Logging level
The logging level sets the level of logging from this device that should be generated.
If the level is set to 'Low' then only critical reporting is allowed. For example if the device is offline and not responding. A 'Verbose' level will report other activity like commands to set actuators. If 'Pedandic' is chosen then all of the communication to the device will be logged.
Polling period
The 'Polling period' specifies the time that this application should send a message to the device to determine if it is still available and responding and has not gone offline. This should be frequent enough to alert if there is a problem with the device but not to frequent that it sends a constant stream of poll messages. Normally this is set to a value between 30 seconds and 5 minutes.
Response timeout
The 'Response timeout' is the time in seconds that this application will wait for a response from the device. This can be made longer if the device is slow to respond or there is a lot of network traffic causing delays. When the time expires the last message will be resent to the device.
Retry count
The 'Retry Count' is the number of times a message will be reset to a device before it gives up and discards the message. The device is then marked as offline.
Query
The 'Query' button shows a dialog to enable the device to be queried.
Controls
The 'Controls' button presents a dialog to configure the devices controls.
Enter
The 'Enter' button will apply any changes.
Cancel
The 'Cancel' button will discard all changes.