Design

Device Architecture

This topic describes how the devices are organized in the developer platform.

Term	Definition
Device	A physical device connected to the Atlato Core with a defined protocol like TCP, MQTT, and so on.
Sensor	Sensor can be bound to a device that provides additional information to the parent device such as temperature, air quality, lux level, and so on.
Sim	For connectivity between the device and the platform, a connection medium is required. GPRS can be used by using a SIM.
Router	For stationary connectivity like LAN or Fiber internet connectivity a router can be used as a connection medium between the device and the platform.
Serial	This is a globally unique number that the hardware manufacturer embedded in the device.
Model	Physical entities(device,sim,sensor,...) model type.
Parser Version	Each device has a parser version to translate device data to Atlato Core. When the incoming device data version is updated, Atlato's parser version needs to be updated as well.
Calibration Type	Each sensor can be calibrated according to the input data mode. Eg. In the Door sensor, the `open` and `close` state can be either `1` or `0` according to the hardware which can be calibrated via the platform.
Input	Port where the sensors are connected to the device like Digital Inputs, BLE connections, and so on ...

Device A

Temperature Sensor

Motion Sensor

Sim

According to the hierarchy, you can organize the devices the way you will use them in your application.

To get started, you need to create a virtual machine first in the platform and add one or more devices to that.

First Step

You need to create a Virtual Machine first in the platform.

Second Step

Add one or more Devices according to your requirements.

Optional Step

You can add Sensors, SIM, or Routers as well. But it is optional.

INFO

When adding devices it is important to check the device serials (IMEI) match the platform and that device

In a vehicle fleet, you have a vehicle with tracking device integrated into that vehicle.

Device A is used to retrieve location information and other vehicle parameters.

Likewise, you can add sensors and connect other sensors into that device according to your practical application.