Reference
Look up default names, sending intervals, platform commands and configuration locations.
Use this reference to look up the RevPi’s default names and sending intervals, commands from intelliThings CORE, terms used in this guide and where to configure settings.
Default names
| Item | Default |
|---|---|
| DGT weight / status | wt_total / dgt1_status |
| DGT tare command | cmd_tare |
| ABB totals | abb_total_active_energy_import_kwh, abb_total_active_power_w |
| ABB per-phase values | abb_voltage_l1, abb_current_l1, … |
| Camera photo command / picture attribute | capture / camera-snapshot |
Default sending intervals
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
| Heartbeat to the platform | Every 60 s |
| Minimum interval between messages for the same reading | 2 s; increase it for individual readings under Measurements. |
See Sending to the platform for sending settings and the additional 60-second update of all selected readings.
What the platform can send
intelliThings CORE sends commands to the RevPi’s command topic, the MQTT topic used to receive commands for that RevPi. Each message contains one key and its value, as in the examples below.
For outputs, the message key must match Command key on the output’s page. The keys pumpe and ventil below are examples of configured names.
Switch on the output with the command key pumpe:
{"pumpe": 1}Set the analog output with the command key ventil to 4.2 in its configured unit:
{"ventil": 4.2}Tare the scale, setting its current weight to zero:
{"cmd_tare": 1}Take a photo:
{"capture": 1}Words used in this guide
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| RevPi | Revolution Pi, the industrial computer in your cabinet that runs the firmware and dashboard. |
| Module | An expansion unit fitted beside the RevPi that provides additional inputs and outputs. Common types are AIO, MIO and DIO. |
| Terminal | A numbered screw connection on a module for connecting a wire. |
| Input / output | An input receives a signal, for example from a sensor. An output provides a signal to control connected equipment, such as a pump. |
| Analog / digital | Analog signals represent values that vary over a range, such as temperature. Digital signals have two states: on and off. |
| Reading | A measured value, such as 1.41 bar. |
| Datastream | The name used by the platform for a reading, such as kesseldruck. In the port settings, Datastream specifies this name. Use lowercase letters, digits and underscores. |
| The platform | intelliThings CORE, the intelliThings IoT platform, where you can view your devices and their stored readings. |
| MQTT / broker | MQTT is the messaging protocol used between the RevPi and the platform. The broker is the server the RevPi connects to for this communication. |
| Tare | Set the scale’s current weight to zero to exclude, for example, the weight of an empty container. |
| PLC | A programmable logic controller that controls a machine. Its values are referred to as tags. |
| Baud rate | The serial communication speed. The settings at both ends of the connection must match. |
| Firmware | Software running on the RevPi itself. |
| Commissioning | The initial setup performed when the RevPi is installed. |
Where to configure settings
| Task | Location |
|---|---|
| Add connected devices | Dashboard → Setup |
| View wiring instructions and configure names and scaling | Dashboard → Devices |
| Select readings to send to the platform | Dashboard → Measurements |
| Configure local automation rules | Dashboard → Automations |
| Configure network settings and user accounts | RevPi Cockpit, linked from System |
Firmware installation, the initial platform connection, the AI service and problem reporting are configured once during commissioning.