Overview

The following steps demonstrate how to create an Observation for a Resource:

1. Navigate to Build > Device > Observations.
2. Click Add Observation.
3. Click the Observed resource drop down and select a Resource to observe (e.g., /redSensor/light/value).
4. (Optional) Configure one or more of the following options based on how the data should be handled by the Observation:

• Send events to
• Buffer events
• Throttle events

5. Click Save.

Nested Observations

Observations can be created on different levels of a Resource's hierarchical path, depending on the level of granularity required for an Event. The following examples demonstrate this.

Example 1 - Observation on an Object
The following screenshot shows which Observation button to use to create an Observation for /util/cellular/signal/value:

The resulting Event(s) from this Observation will contain the fields of Signal Resource's Value object:

{
  "creationDate": 1608654224969,
  "elems": {
    "util": {
      "cellular": {
        "signal": {
          "bars": 3,
          "gsm": {
            "ber": 5
          },
          "lte": {
            "rsrp": null,
            "rsrq": null,
            "snr": null
          },
          "rat": "gsm",
          "rx_level": -87,
          "status": "registered",
          "umts": {
            "ecio": null,
            "rscp": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "path": "/mycompany/devices/my_mangoh/signal"
}

Example 2 - Observation on a Specific Field

The following screenshot shows which Observation button to use to create an Observation for /util/cellular/cells/value.rx :

The resulting Event(s) from this Observation will contain the fields of Signal Resource's Value object:

{
  "creationDate": 1608654036503,
  "elems": {
    "util": {
      "cellular": {
        "cells": {
          "rx": -86
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "path": "/mycompany/devices/my_mangoh/rx"
}