Device Cloud, ConnectPort X2, and Data Transformation

Digi Remote Manager Web Services (API)
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I am very new to the Digi world, and am having a devil of a time trying to understand how I can accomplish the following scenario.

  1. An xbee sends an analog data sample to the ConnectPort X2 each second.

  2. The value is converted from the raw data to a temperature value.

  3. The temperature value is stored in the Device Cloud.

Currently I am able to perform steps 1 and 3, but am unable to figure out how to accomplish step 2.

A Couple notes:

  • I am running on an X2 and have been told by Digi support that they recommend moving to an X4 if I want to run Dia. This may be the long term plan, but for now I’d like to use the X2’s that I have, so apparently Dia is not an option. (?)

  • Though I believe it would allow me to send data using Xig, I would like to avoid introducing a micro controller or other device into the data flow due to power restrictions.

I really appreciate any help.

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Any updates on this question would be nice?

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hi,

If you don’t want to use DIA you can write python code for sending the data to Device cloud.
But using DIA is the easy and simple way.

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for step 2, you will need to receive and parse the IS packet that the xbee sends you. See pgs. 95-97 in the xbee product guide:
http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/90000976_T.pdf

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I’m working on the same solution and I’m also in trouble with the second point of ccherbst’s list. I’ve tried DIA and XIG. I get both working and both are sending data from my netzwork to the device cloud. But where can I make transformations like Integer values to degree or other?
In DIA are only Devices for digi AIO Adapters, but I’d like to use my own Nodes.