I tried to use Ubidots as a test server for RAK5010.
The motivation here is sometimes IoT developers do not have a server setup yet so there must be a free alternative online. There are many IoT platforms possible and Ubidots is one.
To do this, you need to configure your RAK5010 according to this guide:
But you need to change the IP address and Port so that it will point to the IP:Port of Ubidots which is 169.55.61.243:9012.
As an example, I will configure my RAK5010 with this: at+set_config=cellular:169.55.61.243:9012:SMART Prepaid:SMART Pr:internet:0.
I am here in the Philippines and I use SMART network with APN = internet. As you see, I use the IP and Port of Ubidots.
Then you need to format your payload based on the accepted format of Ubidots.
Let’s say I will transfer some DC voltage value 3.3v. I will do that by sending this command:
at+send=cellular:rak|POST|BBFF-U6EOcgH5Y7w185LiG7bPLE5Wi6lNXX|sensor1=>voltage:25|end
BBFF-U6EOcgH5Y7w185LiG7bPLE5Wi6lNXX is the TOKEN key not API key from my Ubidots account.
sensor1 is the device name (THE DEVICE NAME MUST BE ADDED IN UBIDOTS FIRST!).
voltage is the parameter.
For more info on TCP payload for Ubidots, here’s their documentation:
You now view your data and even create a wonderful dashboard in Ubidots.
This should both work for RAK5010 and RAK5010-M.