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Downlinks using Dashboards

Learn how to perform downlinks for Class C or Class A devices using Analysis. This article also shows how to send downlink data from Dashboards. This approach can be used in the following cases:

Use cases​

  • For devices with class C: immediately send a downlink message to the device.
  • For devices with class A: schedule downlink messages for the next available time slot.

Required Analysis template​

To use this method you must install the Analysis template available at the following link:

http://admin.tago.io/template/5f513aabd4555600277f858c

After installing the template​

After installing the template, set up the environment variables. Go to the "Environment Variables" tab of your device:

Configure the environment variables according to the template instructions so the Analysis can correctly address and send downlink payloads to your device.

Environment Variables

  • Account_token: Any account token from your account with full permission. Go to your profile configurations, tokens section, and generate a new one.
  • default_PORT: The default port to be used if not sent by the dashboard.

With all variables set, press Save to save the analysis.

Setting up the Dashboard​

After completing the previous steps, you may want to send these downlinks using a dashboard. This method can be useful to easily select the device to send the payload or to share the dashboard with others and allow them to send the downlink messages.

  1. Select the Analysis you've recently imported, "Sending Downlink using dashboard":

  2. Press "Confirm associations" to apply the changes and you're all set to start using the form and send your downlinks.