A sensor is an entity that represents a value that changes over time and always has a parent entity such as equipment or system. A sensor points back to a single device object.
Create a Sensor
Sensors can be created for equipment or systems.
Creating a Sensor for Equipment
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Select the App Drawer icon.
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Select Architect.
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From the Architect home screen, select to expand a Client that holds the site you'd like to use to select equipment for adding a sensor.
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Select the Equipment you'd like to add a sensor.
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Under Equipment Actions, select Add Sensor to Equipment.
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Fill in the following fields:
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Sensor Name
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Select an Agent
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Select a Device
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Select a Device Object1,2
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Select a Sensor Type
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Select Create.
Creating a Sensor for a System
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Select the App Drawer icon.
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Select Architect.
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From the Architect home screen, select to expand a client that holds the site you'd like to use to select a system for adding a sensor.
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Select the system you'd like to add a sensor to.
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Under System Actions select Add Sensor to System.
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Fill in the following fields:
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Sensor Name
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Select an Agent
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Select a Device
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Select a Device Object1,2
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Select a Sensor Type
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Select Create.
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Only one object can be linked to a sensor at a time.
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Data type is controlled by the data type of the device object set up in IoT Hub.
Edit a Sensor
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Select the App Drawer icon.
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Select Architect.
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On the Architect home screen, expand Sites to display a list of equipment.
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Select the Equipment in which your sensor is located.
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Locate the Sensors table.
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Select the ellipsis icon.
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Select Edit Sensor from the drop-down menu.
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Edit the intended fields.
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Select Save.
Preview Sensor Data
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Select the App Drawer icon.
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Select Architect.
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On the Architect home screen, expand Sites to display a list of equipment.
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Select the Equipment in which your sensor is located.
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Locate the Sensors table.
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Select the ellipsis icon.
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Select Preview Data.
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The previous 4 hours of raw and display value data are displayed in 15-minute increments.
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You can edit the Start Time and End Time to view additional information.
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If no information is available, "No Data" displays.
Delete a Sensor
Deleting a sensor will unlink it from the object, but the object will still retain any time-series data.
To delete a sensor:
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Select the App Drawer icon.
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Select Architect.
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On the Architect home screen, expand sites to display a list of equipment.
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Select the equipment from which you'd like to delete a sensor.
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Locate the Sensors table.
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Select the ellipsis icon.
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Select Delete Sensor.
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To confirm the deletion, type DELETE in the text field provided.
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Select Confirm.