Weintek, a leading HMI solutions provider, and Ubidots, a powerful IoT platform, offer a beneficial integration for industrial automation. Connecting Weintek devices to Ubidots enables remote monitoring, control, and advanced data analysis. Users can access real-time data, set up custom alerts, and identify trends to optimize production. This integration promotes collaboration between teams and ensures data security. Combining Weintek and Ubidots empowers businesses to make data-driven decisions, improving efficiency and competitiveness in a connected world.
Requirements
Weintek cMT2078X or above (or none if you just want to simulate)
An active Ubidots account
A PC running Windows
Table of contents
1. Download and Install EasyBuilder Pro
Download and install EasyBuilder Pro V6.08.02.322. Be care to download said version, otherwise the contents of this technical guide wont apply to earlier versions.
Download the demo project specifically for your HMI model, keep in mind however that this technical guide applies only for cMT2078X and above. Even if you just want to simulate, you'd need to change the HMI model on EasyBuilder interface.
Once installed, launch the program.
2. Select the appropriate HMI model
Once the program is launched, go to the Home bar, click on System Parameters.
A new screen will pop-up, there select the Model tab and make sure that the HMI model selected in the dropdown menu matches the one that you are working with.
If you downloaded the correct demo project for your device, this verification should not be necessary, however it is best to confirm.
3. Configure the MQTT to send data to Ubidots
Head to the IIoT/Energy tab and then click the MQTT settings:
Check the Enable checkbox
Click the Settings...button
Go to the General tab on the screen that will be displayed.
Edit the settings as follows:
Comment: Set this to any name that you want/require
Cloud Service: Select Normal
Protocol: Select MQTT v3.1
Check the Customize length for client ID/username/password
Set Client ID length to 64 words
Set the Username/password to 132 words
Check the User domain name checkbox
Set the Domain name to industrial.api.ubidots.com
Set the Port to 1883 (No TLS)
Set the Client ID to %2
Check the Authentication checkbox
Set Username to your Ubidots account Token
Leave Password empty
Configure the remaining settings according to your requirements
Go to the System Topic tab
Select Topic List and then click on the Default button
Click on OK
Click the New... button as shown below to create the topic to which publish
On the General tab, edit the following settings:
Topic:
/v1.6/devices/<ID>, where ID:%0: uses the name configured on the HMI
Fixed value: for example if you know that the HMI serial number is "xxxyyyzzz123", then you can use such value as the unique identifier on Ubidots
Set Sending mode to Address(Auto.)
Check the Time-based checkbox and set Time interval according to your requirements
Set Content format to JSON(Advanced)
Go to the Address tab
Select the d on the Payload Object
Click the Delete button
Double click the remaining ts component on the Payload Object
Set the Name as you would like it to appear the variable's label on Ubidots
Set the Type to Number
Check the Timestamp radius button
Click OK
If you click Preview... the payload that will be sent to Ubidots will look like:
Now suppose that you want to send a fixed value to Ubidots, lets create such constant and configure it to be sent in the payload
Click the Payload Object and then click the New Value... button
Set the Name to what you want it to be its device label on Ubidots. I.e if you want that number to be displayed on Ubidots as "status", then set this field like so
Set the Type to Number
Set the Value to Fixed Value and then set such value
Click the OK button
4. Launch the project
Go to the Project tab
Click Online Simulation
The following screen will pop-up resembling the visualization on the HMI and data will start to be sent to Ubidots.
5. Visualize the data on Ubidots
A device will be displayed on Ubidots whose label is according to the identifier set on the MQTT configuration
6. Feedback, suggestions and related articles
Feel free to post questions or suggestions in our community portal, or contact us via support@ubidots.com.
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