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ThingsBoard Cloud

Choose your data region

Your data stays in the region you choose, for residency and compliance. No credit card required.

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Connect a device and check connectivity

In this step, you will create a device on Edge and activate it.

Add a device on Edge

Section titled “Add a device on Edge”

Devices created on Edge are synchronized to your ThingsBoard account automatically.

  1. In the Edge UI (http://localhost:8080), go to Entities → Devices and click Add device (+).

  2. Enter a name and click Add.

Activate the device

Section titled “Activate the device”

After you create the device, the Device created. Let’s check connectivity! dialog opens. It contains a ready-to-use command that sends a test telemetry value (temperature = 25) to Edge. The command already includes the access token of the device.

  1. In the dialog, select your protocol (HTTP, MQTT, or CoAP) and operating system (Windows, MacOS, or Linux). If the dialog lists client tools to install first, such as curl, install them.

  2. Copy the command and run it in your terminal. Edge has received the data when the HTTP command shows the HTTP/1.1 200 response, the MQTT command prints received PUBACK, or the CoAP command prints a 2.01 response.

  3. In the dialog, State changes from Inactive to Active, and Latest telemetry shows the temperature value. Close the dialog.

  4. Optional: In your ThingsBoard account, go to Entities → Devices to confirm the device appears there.

Checklist for moving on

Section titled “Checklist for moving on”