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Device create method to add gateways to registries
Device patch method to edit existing gateways

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Creating or editing a gateway code samples

Node.js

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Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const deviceId = 'my-unauth-device';
// const gatewayId = 'my-gateway';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
// const gatewayAuthMethod = 'ASSOCIATION_ONLY';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';

const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function createDevice() {
  // Construct request
  const regPath = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);

  console.log('Creating gateway:', gatewayId);

  let credentials = [];

  // if public key format and path are specified, use those
  if (publicKeyFormat && publicKeyFile) {
    credentials = [
      {
        publicKey: {
          format: publicKeyFormat,
          key: readFileSync(publicKeyFile).toString()
        }
      }
    ];
  }

  const device = {
    id: gatewayId,
    credentials: credentials,
    gatewayConfig: {
      gatewayType: 'GATEWAY',
      gatewayAuthMethod: gatewayAuthMethod
    }
  };

  const request = {
    parent: regPath,
    device
  };

  const [response] = await iotClient.createDevice(request);
  console.log('Created device:', response);
}

createDevice();

See Creating or editing a device to learn how to create the devices you'll use with the gateway.

Configuring the gateway and getting state

With ClearBlade IoT Core, you can control a gateway by modifying its configuration, like any other device. See Configuring Devices to learn how to configure a gateway over the MQTT or HTTP bridge.

After a configuration has been applied to a gateway, the gateway can report its state to ClearBlade IoT Core. You can compare the gateway's state and its most recent configuration to ensure it’s functioning properly.

Binding or unbinding a device

You can authenticate non-gateway devices to ClearBlade IoT Core by binding them to the gateway. Binding creates an association between the devices and the gateway that ClearBlade IoT Core checks to authenticate the devices.

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C#

Code Block

{
    logger.LogInformation("Create a new gateway");

    string id = "Sample-New-Gateway";
    string name = "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry/Devices/Sample-New-Gateway";

    String keyText = File.ReadAllText("path/to/key");

    var credentials = new List<DeviceCredential>
    {
        new DeviceCredential()
        {
            PublicKey = new PublicKeyCredential()
            {
                Key = keyText,
                Format = "ES256_PEM"
            },
        }
    };

    var gatewayConfig = new GatewayConfig()
    {
        GatewayType = "GATEWAY",
        GatewayAuthMethod = "ASSOCIATION_ONLY"
    };

    var result = await mClient.CreateDevice(4, id, name, credentials, gatewayConfig);
    if (!result.Item1 || (result.Item2 == null))
        logger.LogError("Failed to create new device");
    else
    {
        logger.LogInformation("Successfully created new device");

        // The result.Item2 object can be used to refer to newly created device
    }
}

See Creating or editing a device to learn how to create the devices you'll use with the gateway.

Configuring the gateway and getting state

With ClearBlade IoT Core, you can control a gateway by modifying its configuration, like any other device. See Configuring Devices to learn how to configure a gateway over the MQTT or HTTP bridge.

After a configuration has been applied to a gateway, the gateway can report its state to ClearBlade IoT Core. You can compare the gateway's state and its most recent configuration to ensure it’s functioning properly.

Binding or unbinding a device

You can authenticate non-gateway devices to ClearBlade IoT Core by binding them to the gateway. Binding creates an association between the devices and the gateway that ClearBlade IoT Core checks to authenticate the devices.

Note: Binding is required when using the HTTP bridge.

Console

Go to the Registries page.
Click the ID of the registry for the gateway.
Click Gateways, then click the gateway's ID.
On the Gateway details page, click Bound devices.
Click Bind device.
Select the devices you want to bind to the gateway, then click Bind.
To unbind a device, select the device in the Gateway details page, click Unbind device and Unbind to confirm.

API

Use the following methods to bind a device to or unbind a device from a gateway:

Registries BindDeviceToGateway method to bind devices to gateways
Registries UnbindDeviceFromGateway method to unbind devices from gateways

Binding a device to or unbinding a device from a gateway code samples

Node.js

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const deviceId = 'my-unauth-device';
// const gatewayId = 'my-gateway';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';

const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function bindDeviceToGateway() {
  // Construct request
  const regPath = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);

  const bindRequest = {
    parent: regPath,
    deviceId: deviceId,
    gatewayId: gatewayId
  };

  console.log(`Binding device: ${deviceId}`);

  await iotClient.bindDeviceToGateway(bindRequest);

  console.log(`Bound ${deviceId} to`, gatewayId);
}

bindDeviceToGateway();

C#

Code Block

if (bBindUnBindDevice)
{
    logger.LogInformation("Get configuration of a device");

    // While running this sample, it is assumed that, device with name
    // "Sample-New-Device" exists and Gateway with name "TestGateway" exists
    // "Sample-New-Registry" is the registry name

    // Sample - Bind Device
    var result = await mClient.BindDeviceToGateway(4, "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry", "TestGateway", "Sample-New-Device");
    if (!result)
    {
        logger.LogError("Failed To Bind Device");
    }
    else
    {
        // Actual test - UnBind Device
        result = await mClient.UnBindDeviceFromGateway(4, "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry", "TestGateway", "Sample-New-Device");
        if (!result)
            logger.LogError("Failed to unbind a device");
        else
            logger.LogInformation("Successfully bind device");

    }
}

Listing all devices bound to a gateway

Console

Go to the Registries page.
Click the ID of the registry for the gateway.
Click Gateways, then click the gateway's ID.
On the Gateway details page, click Bound devices.

API

Use the Devices list method and specify a gateway ID to list all devices bound to the gateway.

Listing all devices bound to the gateway code samples

Node.js

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const gatewayId = 'my-gateway';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';
const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function listDevices() {
  // Construct request
  const parentName = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);
  const [response] = await iotClient.listDevices({
    parent: parentName,
    gatewayListOptions: { associationsGatewayId: gatewayId }
  });
  const devices = response;

  if (devices.length > 0) {
    console.log('Current devices bound to gateway: ', gatewayId);
  } else {
    console.log('No devices bound to this gateway.');
  }

  for (let i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
    const device = devices[i];
    console.log(`\tDevice: ${device.numId}: ${device.id}`);
  }
}

listDevices();

C#

Code Block

{
    logger.LogInformation("Obtain list of devices for a particular registry and gateway");

    // While running this sample, it is assumed that, gateway with name
    // "associated-gateway" exists

    GatewayListOptionsModel gatewayListOptions = new GatewayListOptionsModel()
    {
        AssociationsGatewayId = "associated-gateway",
    };
    var result = await mClient.GetDevicesList(4, "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry", gatewayListOptions);
    if (!result.Item1)
        logger.LogError("Failed to get list of devices");
    else
    {
        logger.LogInformation("Succeeded in getting the list of Devices");

        // Use the list
    }
}

Listing all gateways in a registry

Console

Go to the Registries page.
Click the ID of the registry for the gateway.
Click Gateways, then click the gateway's ID.
On the Gateway details page, click Bound devices.
Click Bind device.
Select the devices you want to bind to the gateway, then click Bind.
To unbind a device, select the device in the Gateway details page, click Unbind device and Unbind to confirm.

API

Use the following methods to bind a device to or unbind a device from a gateway:

Registries BindDeviceToGateway method to bind devices to gateways
Registries UnbindDeviceFromGateway method to unbind devices from gateways

This Node.js code sample illustrates how to bind a device to or unbind a device from a gateway:

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const deviceId = 'my-unauth-device';
// const gatewayId = 'my-gateway';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';

const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function bindDeviceToGateway() {
  // Construct request
  const regPath = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);

  const bindRequest = {
    parent: regPath,
    deviceId: deviceId,
    gatewayId: gatewayId
  };

  console.log(`Binding device: ${deviceId}`);

  await iotClient.bindDeviceToGateway(bindRequest);

  console.log(`Bound ${deviceId} to`, gatewayId);
}

bindDeviceToGateway();

Listing all devices bound to a gateway

Console

Go to the Registries page.
Click the ID of the registry for the gateway.
Click Gateways, then click the gateway's ID.
On the Gateway details page, click Bound devices.

API

Use the Devices list method and specify a gateway ID to list all devices bound to the gateway.

This Node.js code sample illustrates how to list all devices bound to the gateway:

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const gatewayId = 'my-gateway';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';
const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function listDevices() {
  // Construct request
  const parentName = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);
  const [response] = await iotClient.listDevices({
    parent: parentName,
    gatewayListOptions: { associationsGatewayId: gatewayId }
  });
  const devices = response;

  if (devices.length > 0) {
    console.log('Current devices bound to gateway: ', gatewayId);
  } else {
    console.log('No devices bound to this gateway.');
  }

  for (let i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
    const device = devices[i];
    console.log(`\tDevice: ${device.numId}: ${device.id}`);
  }
}

listDevices();

Listing all gateways in a registry

Console

Go to the Registries page.
Click the ID of the registry for the gateway.
On the Registry details page, click Gateways to see a list of all gateways in that registry.

API

Use the Device list method to list all gateways in a registry.

This Node.js code sample illustrates how to list all gateways in a registry:

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';
const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function listDevices() {
  // Construct request
  const registryPath = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);

  console.log('Current gateways in registry:');
  const [response] = await iotClient.listDevices({
    parent: registryPath,
    fieldMask: { paths: ['config', 'gateway_config'] },
    gatewayListOptions: {
      gatewayType: 'GATEWAY'
    }
  });
  const devices = response;

  devices.forEach((device) => {
    console.log('----\n', device);
  });
}

listDevices();

Deleting devices bound to a gateway

To delete a device bound to a gateway, you first unbind the device from all gateways it's bound to, then delete it from the registry.

Console

Unbind the device from every gateway it's bound to.
In the Device details page, click Delete.
Enter the device ID to confirm and click Delete.

API

After unbinding the device from all gateways it's bound to, use the Device delete method to delete the device.

This Node.js code sample illustrates how to delete a device bound to a gateway:

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';

const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function deleteDevice() {
  // Construct request
  const devPath = iotClient.devicePath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId, deviceId);

  const [responses] = await iotClient.deleteDevice({ name: devPath });
  console.log('Successfully deleted device', responses);
}

deleteDevice();

Deleting a gateway

To delete a gateway, you first unbind its devices and then delete the gateway from the registry.

Console

Unbind all devices from the gateway.
Go back to the Gateway details page and click Delete.
Enter the gateway's name to confirm, then click Delete.

API

After unbinding all devices from the gateway, use the Device delete method to delete the gateway, specifying the ID of the gateway you want to delete.

This Node.js code sample illustrates how to delete a gateway:

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the registry for the gateway.
On the Registry details page, click Gateways to see a list of all gateways in that registry.

API

Use the Device list method to list all gateways in a registry.

Listing all gateways in a registry code samples

Node.js

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';
const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function listDevices() {
  // Construct request
  const registryPath = iotClient.registryPath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId);

  console.log('Current gateways in registry:');
  const [response] = await iotClient.listDevices({
    parent: registryPath,
    fieldMask: { paths: ['config', 'gateway_config'] },
    gatewayListOptions: {
      gatewayType: 'GATEWAY'
    }
  });
  const devices = response;

  devices.forEach((device) => {
    console.log('----\n', device);
  });
}

listDevices();

C#

Code Block

{
    logger.LogInformation("Obtain list of gateways in a registry");

    GatewayListOptionsModel gatewayListOptions = new GatewayListOptionsModel()
    {
        GatewayType = core.Enums.GatewayTypeEnum.GATEWAY,
    };

    var result = await mClient.GetDevicesList(4, "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry", gatewayListOptions);
    if (!result.Item1)
        logger.LogError("Failed to get list of devices");
    else
    {
        logger.LogInformation("Succeeded in getting the list of gateways");

        // Use the list
    }
}

Deleting devices bound to a gateway

To delete a device bound to a gateway, you first unbind the device from all gateways it's bound to, then delete it from the registry.

Console

Unbind the device from every gateway it's bound to.
In the Device details page, click Delete.
Enter the device ID to confirm and click Delete.

API

After unbinding the device from all gateways it's bound to, use the Device delete method to delete the device.

Deleting a device bound to a gateway code samples

Node.js

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';

const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function deleteDevice() {
  // Construct request
  const devPath = iotClient.devicePath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId, deviceId);

  const [responses] = await iotClient.deleteDevice({ name: devPath });
  console.log('Successfully deleted device', responses);
}

deleteDevice();

C#

Code Block

{
    logger.LogInformation("Unbind the device");

    var unbindResult = await mClient.UnBindDeviceFromGateway(4, "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry", "TestGateway", "Sample-New-Device");
    if (!unbindResult)
        logger.LogError("Failed to unbind a device");
    else
        logger.LogInformation("Successfully unbind device");

    logger.LogInformation("Delete the device");

    string id = "Sample-New-Device";
    string name = "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry/Devices/Sample-New-Device";

    var deleteResult = await mClient.DeleteDevice(4, id, name);
    if (!deleteResult.Item1 || (deleteResult.Item2 == null))
        logger.LogError("Failed to delete device");
    else
    {
        logger.LogInformation("Successfully deleted the device");
    }
}

Deleting a gateway

To delete a gateway, you first unbind its devices and then delete the gateway from the registry.

Console

Unbind all devices from the gateway.
Go back to the Gateway details page and click Delete.
Enter the gateway's name to confirm, then click Delete.

API

After unbinding all devices from the gateway, use the Device delete method to delete the gateway, specifying the ID of the gateway you want to delete.

Delete a gateway code samples

Node.js

Code Block

// const cloudRegion = 'us-central1';
// const projectId = 'adjective-noun-123';
// const registryId = 'my-registry';
import { DeviceManagerClient } from '@clearblade/iot';

const iotClient = new DeviceManagerClient({
  // optional auth parameters.
});

async function deleteDevice() {
  // Construct request
  const devPath = iotClient.devicePath(projectId, cloudRegion, registryId, deviceId);

  const [responses] = await iotClient.deleteDevice({ name: devPath });
  console.log('Successfully deleted device', responses);
}

deleteDevice();

C#

Code Block

{
    logger.LogInformation("Unbind the device");

    var unbindResult = await mClient.UnBindDeviceFromGateway(4, "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry", "TestGateway", "Sample-New-Device");
    if (!unbindResult)
        logger.LogError("Failed to unbind a device");
    else
        logger.LogInformation("Successfully unbind device");

    logger.LogInformation("Delete the device");

    string id = "Sample-New-Device";
    string name = "projects/developmentenv/locations/us-central1/registries/Sample-New-Registry/Devices/Sample-New-Device";

    var deleteResult = await mClient.DeleteDevice(4, id, name);
    if (!deleteResult.Item1 || (deleteResult.Item2 == null))
        logger.LogError("Failed to delete device");
    else
    {
        logger.LogInformation("Successfully deleted the device");
    }
}

What's next

Use the MQTT or HTTP bridge to relay messages and configuration data between the devices and ClearBlade IoT Core.

Page Comparison

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Creating or editing a gateway code samples

Node.js

Configuring the gateway and getting state

Binding or unbinding a device

C#

Configuring the gateway and getting state

Binding or unbinding a device

Console

API

Binding a device to or unbinding a device from a gateway code samples

Node.js

C#

Listing all devices bound to a gateway

Console

API

Node.js

C#

Listing all gateways in a registry

Console

API

Listing all devices bound to a gateway

Console

API

Listing all gateways in a registry

Console

API

Deleting devices bound to a gateway

Console

API

Deleting a gateway

Console

API

API

Listing all gateways in a registry code samples

Node.js

C#

Deleting devices bound to a gateway

Console

API

Deleting a device bound to a gateway code samples

Node.js

C#

Deleting a gateway

Console

API

Delete a gateway code samples

Node.js

C#

What's next