Sigfox Workshop focused on advanced cloud features (downlink, events) & Wisol module interface

1. IOT World Expo
Sigfox Advanced Workshop
September 2017

2. Topics
Downlink callback
Event monitoring
Geolocation callback
Advanced callbacks with custom payloads
AT commands to Xkit shield

3. Useful resources
https://www.thinxtra.com/xkit/
https://github.com/aureleq/Xkit-Sample
https://resources.sigfox.com/
https://build.sigfox.com/

4. Contact
Aurelien Lequertier
aurelien.lequertier@sigfox.com
Twitter: @aureleq
Nicolas Lesconnec
nicolas.lesconnec@sigfox.com
Twitter: @nlesconnec

5. Register
http://backend.sigfox.com/activate
Provider: Thinxtra
Country: Czech Republic
ID/PAC: check sticker

6. Hello World

7. Xkit Demo App
Copy libraries and DemoApp from github
Upload code (board: Arduino/Genuino Uno)
Open Serial Monitor
Check messages on backend
libraries location

8. Downlink Callback

9. How does it work?
Downlink flag included in Sigfox message
20 sec after first frame transmission, the module
wakes up and waits for downlink response (25 sec
window)

10. Downlink Callback setup
Automatic callback: Device Type > Informations >
Edit
Set Downlink mode to DIRECT
Enter an 8 bytes value

11. Xkit Demo App – Downlink
In Send_Pload() function, comments the « No Downlink
message require » part
Uncomment the « non-blocking downlink message » part
Upload the code and check RX message in Serial Monitor

12. Event monitoring

13. Monitor break in sequence number
New Event: Device > Event Configuration > New
Select Event Type « Out of message sequence »
Select « EMAIL » as channel and enter your email
address and email content

14. Monitor break in sequence number
Remove the antenna of the Xkit to simulate a
coverage issue
Send a message
Re-attach the antenna and send a new message
Check reception of email notification

15. Geolocation
Callback

16. Geolocation Callback
Create a new
Service > Geoloc
callback
Use following URL
to center the map:
https://maps.googleapis.com/
maps/api/staticmap?
center={lat},{lng}
&zoom=13&scale=1&size=600x3
00&maptype=roadmap&format
=png&visual_refresh=true

17. Advanced Callbacks
with IFTTT

18. Advanced Callbacks
Goal: Save Xkit temperature and light intensity in a
Google Drive spreasheet
How: Transfer message to IFTTT webhook and save
content to a linked GDrive spreadsheet

19. IFTTT?
IF this THEN that
Free service to create conditional statements (no
coding)

20. IFTTT Applet
Create new applet « IF Webhooks THEN Google
Spreadsheet »
Webhook: custom URL to listen to HTTP requests

21. IFTTT Applet

22. IFTTT Applet

23. IFTTT Applet
Value[1-3] are variables
forwarded by webhook
Value1 will contain Temp
Value2 will contain Light

24. Callback Configuration
Retrieve your IFTTT webhook URL here: https://
ifttt.com/maker_webhooks > Documentation

25. Callback Configuration
Create a new Custom
Callback (> Device
Type)
Configure custom
payload , URL pattern
and JSON content

26. Running Demo App
Send a message using Xkit
Check your Google Doc has
been created/updated

27. Bonus
Configure your callback URL with following value to
send a message to LaMetric clock:
curl https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/sigfox/with/key/c5sHKSNd1SK7rtY5s5S_0z
-X POST -v -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '{"value1":"one",
"value2":"two"}'

28. AT Commands to
Xkit shield

29. AT commands to Xkit shield
Disconnect shield from
Arduino board
Set jumpers to « Power from
USB Port »
Open your favorite terminal
app (ie: Tera Term) with
parameters:
- Speed 9600
- Data bits: 8
- Stop bits: 1
- Parity: None

30. AT commands to Xkit shield
Testing UART connection: AT (returns OK)
Getting device ID: AT$I=10
Sending payload: AT$SF=CAFE1234
Sending payload with downlink request: AT$SF=CAFE1234,1
Full list of AT commands: https://github.com/Thinxtra/Xkit-
Sample/tree/master/Document/Wisol_Comands_and_Schematics