Where do I send my IoT Sensor Data?

Your Sensors...Your Data...

NCD IoT Sensor Data can be sent anywhere with NO FEES OR HIDDEN COSTS, NOT NOW, NOT EVER!  NCD IoT Sensors always provide an open protocol, so you are not tied to any cloud platform.  You own your data, so you can do whatever you want with it, no subscriptions, no service contracts, and you can integrate NCD sensors into any software, embedded system, or cloud platform of your own free choice.

Send IoT Sensor Data Anywhere. Send IoT Sensor Data EVERYWHERE!

Whether you need IoT sensor data on a desktop computer, an IoT cloud platform, or an embedded platform, we have you covered.  NCD IoT sensors broadcast data, so data handling is very easy, expandable, and versatile.  Send IoT sensor data to Gateways when you want to talk directly to IoT cloud platforms.  Send IoT Sensor data to Modems when you want to talk to local computers.  Of course you can always send data to both gateways and modems simultaneously, so you always have access to your sensor data locally and remotely.  Use multiple Gateways when you need data redundancy or if you need to send sensor data to multiple IoT cloud platforms.

Organize Your IoT Sensors for Large Installations

IoT Sensor Clusters are also possible.  You can build a cluster of IoT sensors on every floor of a high-rise building, sending data to gateways and modems on each floor.  Clustering makes it possible to keep your IoT sensor data separated for easier management.  Each Gateway and Modem can be configured to listen to a different cluster of IoT sensors.  Because NCD devices support thousands of clusters, expanding your IoT sensor network is virtually limitless.

Modem or Gateway?

  • Gateways are used to translate data from sensors into human-readable values and post the results on common cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Losant, and MQTT using Wi-Fi for communications. 
  • Modems on the other hand are used to transfer raw sensor data byte values into different communication formats such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, RS-485 and RS-232.
  • IoT Edge Computers are small computers that may be programmed to communicate to any cloud platform.  NCD IoT Edge Computers run Node-RED and require experience working with this platform.  This solution is best for industrial customers with complex installation requirements.  This solution also supports cellular and ethernet connectivity.  Note: Plugging a USB Modem into a standard computer running Node-RED is roughly a hardware equivalent solution (with the exception of cellular connectivity).
  • Mixing Modems and Gateways.  NCD IoT Sensors broadcast data, which can be picked up by multiple Modems, Gateways, and IoT Edge Computers.  You can have as may modems and gateways as your application requires, you are not limited to choosing a single IoT endpoint solution.

Send IoT Sensor Data to AWS® IoT

Collect IoT Sensor Data up to Two Miles Away and send your data to AWS® IoT using the NCD Micro Gateway for AWS.  Leverage the power of the AWS® IoT to connect to the complete ecosystem of NCD IoT Wireless Sensors.  The NCD Micro Gateway for AWS® automatically provisions the gateway on the AWS® Cloud and registers all IoT sensors as children of the gateway.  Watch IoT Sensor data arrive on the AWS® cloud with minimal setup time.  

Setup could not be easier.  The NCD Micro Gateway uses SoftAP and includes embedded web pages for configuration.  Simply connect your Wi-Fi capable computer to the NCD Micro Gateway Access Point and the Configuration Pages will appear.  All you need are AWS® connection credentials and a Wi-Fi network with internet connectivity.

Send IoT Sensor Data to Microsoft® Azure® IoT

Collect IoT Sensor Data up to Two Miles Away and send your data to Microsoft® Azure® using the NCD Micro Gateway for Connection to Azure.

The Micro Gateway for Microsoft® Azure® reports all incoming IoT sensor telemetry as real-world values to Microsoft® Azure® through the connected Device Twin, and/or Device to Cloud Messages.

Setup could not be easier.  The NCD Micro Gateway uses SoftAP and includes embedded web pages for configuration.  Simply connect your Wi-Fi capable computer to the NCD Micro Gateway Access Point and the Configuration Pages will appear.  All you need is an Azure® Device Connection String to register this device to your Azure® account and a Wi-Fi network with internet connectivity.

Send IoT Sensor Data to your MQTT Broker

Collect IoT Sensor Data up to Two Miles Away and send your data to your own MQTT broker using the NCD Micro Gateway for MQTT.  Build your own cloud using the complete ecosystem of NCD IoT Wireless Sensors.  The NCD Micro Gateway for MQTT sends JSON strings in human-readable values for easy integration into your own dedicated cloud applications.   Build your own MQTT Broker or use Ubidots for displaying tiles of NCD IoT Sensor Data in just a few minutes!

Setup could not be easier.  The NCD Micro Gateway uses SoftAP and includes embedded web pages for configuration.  Simply connect your Wi-Fi capable computer to the NCD Micro Gateway Access Point and the Configuration Pages will appear.  All you need are MQTT credentials and a Wi-Fi network with internet connectivity.

Send IoT Sensor Data to Ubidots using MQTT!

Ubidots is an official partner of National Control Devices supporting the MQTT protocol.  Simply use the NCD MQTT Gateway to connect NCD sensors to Ubidots!  Ubidots makes it easy to create tiles for monitoring NCD IoT Sensors from anywhere in the world!  Ubidots supports an easy setup process, getting you connected and displaying IoT sensor data in just a few minutes.  Because MQTT is the supported architecture, no special hardware is required to connect to Ubidots.  
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Ubidots is an Official Partner of National Control Devices

Send IoT Sensor Data to Losant

Collect IoT Sensor Data up to Two Miles Away and send your data to Losant using the NCD Micro Gateway.  Leverage the power of the Losant Flow Builder to build a stunning dashboard that displays graphs of sensor telemetry over time.

The NCD Micro Gateway for Losant automatically provisions the gateway on the Losant Cloud and registers all IoT sensors as children of the gateway.  Watch IoT Sensor data arrive on the Losant cloud with minimal setup time.

Setup could not be easier.  The NCD Micro Gateway uses SoftAP and includes embedded web pages for configuration.  Simply connect your Wi-Fi capable computer to the NCD Micro Gateway Access Point and the Configuration Pages will appear.  All you need are Losant connection credentials (Application ID and Application Token) and a Wi-Fi network with internet connectivity.

Losant is an Official Partner of National Control Devices, Learn More about Losant Here.

IoT Edge Computer with LTE Cellular Wi-Fi and Ethernet

You’ve been asking for Cellular/Ethernet Solution and we’ve been listening!  Pre-loaded with Node-RED and NCD Wireless Sensor Libraries help you get your sensor data connected to a cellular network or connect to Wi-Fi and Ethernet with unprecedented flexibility.  This is a perfect solution for developers who are experienced with Node-RED and need the hardware to help get NCD sensors connected for complex integration tasks.  Requires experience with Node-RED.

Using Modems with NCD IoT Sensors

Modems are ideal for communicating to localized computers, servers, and embedded systems.  The main purpose of a modem is to convert data from Wireless Sensors and endNode controllers into standard hardware communication formats such as USB Virtual COM Port, Bluetooth Virtual COM Port, Wi-Fi TCP, Ethernet TCP, RS-232, and RS-485.  Multiple modems may be used simultaneously, so you are not limited to making a single choice.  Add more modems as needed to cover larger areas or explore other communication technologies.  Both Modems and Gateways offer long range wireless communications up to 2-Miles line-of-sight.  Modems and Gateways may also be used in a Wireless Mesh network to “Hop” data across the wireless network to cover longer distances.  Both Modems and Gateways may be grouped into separate networks on each floor of a high-rise building without interference between floors.

Send IoT Sensor Data to Visual Studio

We Developed Alpha Station using Visual Studio to demonstrate how IoT sensor data can be received and converted to real-world values.  Alpha Station allows you to view and set basic configuration settings of remote sensors up to 2 miles away.  Alpha Station supports our Wireless USB Modem, our Mega Modem, and our Wireless Ethernet Modem.  The source code and run-time application is available for download on our web site at https://ncd.io/alpha.

Send IoT Sensor Data to Node-RED

We Developed a complete set of Drivers for Node-RED, so you can build your own flows and dashboards to help get you connected.  Send NCD IoT sensor data to Node-RED and use flows to build logic operations to send alerts or turn things on or off.  Combining Node-RED with NCD IoT sensors gives you limitless power to monitor, control, and visualize data locally and remotely.

The Node-RED Flow Builder is powerful, allowing you to build complex graphs and dashboards in minutes.  Node-RED may also be used for advanced Gateway applications.  Send data to your favorite IoT Cloud service such as MQTT, Losant, Microsoft® Azure®, or AWS®.  Since Node-RED runs on a local computer, a USB, RS-232, Ethernet or Mega Modem is required.

NCD Node-RED Libraries are always expanding, you can read about how to integrate our sensor into Node-RED Here.

Send IoT Sensor Data to LabVIEW®

Configure & Test IoT Sensors with LabVIEW®

We Developed a complete set of tutorials for working with NCD IoT Sensors using LabVIEW®.  Use LabVIEW® to configure advanced sensor settings or to graph incoming sensor data.  Monitor the battery level of remote sensors and watch sensor data flow over time.  We will be adding source code for LabVIEW® in the future, but for now, please contact us if you have a urgent need for source code.  Since LabVIEW® runs on a local computer, a USB, RS-232, Ethernet or Mega Modem is required.

Data Logging

Using our LabView software, data logging from a single sensor is also possible.  Simply run the software and watch the graph fill with data over time.  Export the data into comma delimited tables for use in Excel or into other data analysis tools.  Logging data from multiple sensors simultaneously is not supported at this time in our software, but can be accomplished using Losant or Azure web services.

Please check the “Resources” tab above for resources relevant to this product or Click Here to see all of our LabVIEW® resources.