Device to Cloud (D2C) covers everything a device sends up to /IOTCONNECT™ — telemetry readings, identity, and status. These pages explain the message formats and the identity exchange a device uses to connect and report data.
Device to Cloud (D2C) is the direction of data flowing from your device up to the /IOTCONNECT™ platform. Every reading a sensor sends — temperature, status, GPS, and so on — travels as a D2C message. Before a device can send data, it first identifies itself and syncs with the platform. The pages below explain both the message formats and that identity exchange.
A device collects information from its sensors or connected equipment and sends it to /IOTCONNECT™ using the supported device communication protocol and message format. /IOTCONNECT™ processes the incoming data and makes it
available for use across the platform.
Connect the device: The device establishes communication with /IOTCONNECT™ using its configured identity and authentication method.
Prepare the message: The device organizes its telemetry, status information, or other data according to the supported message format.
Send data to the platform: The device publishes its message to /IOTCONNECT™.
Process and use the data: /IOTCONNECT™ processes the received information for monitoring, visualization, rules, events, and other supported platform capabilities.
Devices can send structured JSON messages containing sensor readings,device attributes, timestamps, and other application-specific values.Telemetry can represent measurements such as temperature, humidity,pressure, energy consumption, GPS coordinates, and equipment status.
Learn how to structure telemetry messages and send JSON data in JSON Object.
Devices can upload images, inspection photographs, documents, logs, and other supported files. This allows applications to associate visual evidence and additional information with device operations, beyond standard telemetry readings.
Learn how to configure and send files in Image and File Upload.
Applications that require continuous or real-time visual information can use video streaming capabilities supported by IoTConnect™. This is useful for remote monitoring, camera-based applications, and visual inspection scenarios.
Explore the Video Stream documentation for more information.
/IOTCONNECT™ supports different device message formats to accommodate existing implementations and new device integrations. Choose the format appropriate for your device and SDK implementation.
Refer to the relevant message specification for payload structures, required fields, supported message types, and acknowledgement formats.
D2C is data going up (device → cloud). The reverse direction — commands and updates sent down to the device — is covered under Cloud to Device.
