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Getting started

The Zerynth Device Manager (ZDM) Library contains many different commands that allows you to connect your devices to the ZDM. You can use ZDM lib to send data from your devices and to let them receive your remote commands (jobs).

To learn how to be able to use it and call ZDM methods, see the ZDM getting started doc.

The Credentials class

class Credentials()

class Credentials()

Creates a Credentials instance that loads the provisioning information from the appropriate location. Provisioning information is saved in the :samp:zdevice.json file contained in the Zerynth project folder. Based on its content, the Credentials class is capable of loading or creating all the necessary pieces of information:

  • device_id the unique identifier of the device in the ZDM
  • credential_type the type of credentials to use (i.e. cloud token, device token, certificates, etc...)
  • device_secret, secret key. If empty, the secure element is used as key storage
  • endpoint, the mqtt broker address
  • ca, the ZDM root certificate

The Config class

class Config

class Config(keepalive=60,cycle_timeout=500,command_timeout=60000,clean_session=True,qos_publish=0,qos_subscribe=1)

Creates a Config instance that set parameters for the connection to the MQTT broker. In particular, the following parameters are available:

  • keepalive the MQTT keep alive timeout, in seconds
  • cycle_timeout how long to block on the socket waiting for broker input, in milliseconds
  • command_timeout, how long to wait for a connect/disconnect command to finish, in milliseconds
  • clean_session, use MQTT clean session flag
  • qos_publish, the quality of service when publishing to the MQTT broker
  • qos_subscribe, the quality of service when subscribing to the MQTT broker

The Device class

class Device

class Device(cred=None, cfg=None, jobs_dict=None, condition_tags=[], on_timestamp=None, on_open_conditions=None, fota_callback=None, time_function=default_time_func)

Creates a Device instance with uid device_id. All other parameters are optional and have default values.

  • jobs_dict is the dictionary that defines the device's available jobs
  • condition_tags is a list of strings defining the conditions tags used by the device (default []).
  • on_timestamp, is a callback function called when timestamp is received after requesting current time to the ZDM (default None).
  • on_open_conditions, is a callback function that is called when the list of open conditions is received (default None).
  • fota_callback, is a function accepting one ore more arguments that will be called at different steps of the FOTA process.
  • time_function, is a synchronous function that returns the time. Default is retrieving the time through a ntp server.
Device.connect()

connect()

Connect to the ZDM with the parameters and credentials specified in the constructor.

Upon successful connection, subscribe to the required ZDM topics for jobs.

Upon successful subscription, request current device status from the ZDM.

Return the result code of MQTT connection (0 for ok).

Device.connected()

connected()

Returns True if the device is connected to the ZDM, False otherwise.

Device.new_condition

new_condition(condition_tag)

Create and return a new condition.

  • condition_tag the tag of the new condition. For the condition to be created correctly, the condition tag must be presend in the condition_tags parameter of the class constructor.
Device.request_timestamp

request_timestamp()

Request the timestamp to the ZDM. When the timestamp is received, the callback on_timestamp is called.

Device.request_open_conditions

request_open_conditions()

Request all the open conditions of the device not yet closed.

When the open conditions are received, the callback on_open_conditions is called.

class Condition

class Condition(client, tag)

Creates a Condition on a tag.

  • client is the object ZDMClient object used to open and close the condition.
  • tag is the tag associated with the condition.
Condition.open

open(payload, finish)

Open a condition.

  • payload is a dictionary containing custom data to associated with the open operation.
  • start is a time (RFC3339) used to set the opening time. If None is automatically set with the current time.
Condition.close

close(payload, finish)

Close a condition.

  • payload is a dictionary containing custom data to associated with the close operation.
  • finish is a time (RFC3339) used to set the closing time. If None is automatically set with the current time.
Condition.reset

reset()

Reset the condition by generating a new id.

Condition.is_open

is_open()

Return True if the condition is open. False otherwise.

Condition.get_payload_open

get_payload_open()

Return the payload of the condition when it was opened.

Condition.get_payload_close

get_payload_close()

Return the payload of the condition when it was closed.

Condition.get_id

get_id()

Return the condition unique identifier.

Condition.get_finish

get_finish()

Return the closing time.

Condition.get_start

get_start()

Return the opening time.