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Send Messages (MT)

The ability to easily send Messages to Devices without needing to know the minutia of each protocol is a compelling benefit of the platform. The platform exposes a number of endpoints for this purpose, depending on the protocol the Device utilises.

SBD Message (RockBLOCK or 9602/9603)​

The RockBLOCK doesn't have any inherent protocol; you can send any payload (up to a maximum of 270 bytes).

  • thing - Cloudloop Thing Identifier for Device
  • messsage - Base16 (Hex) encoded payload you wish to send

Example (Sending Hello World to Thing):

Data/DoSendSbdMessage?thing=XXX&message=48656c6c6f20576f726c64

Endpoint: Data/DoSendSbdMessage

IMT Message (RockREMOTE)​

The RockREMOTE supports both "RAW" IMT messages as well as IoT Gateway Messages; you can send any payload (up to a maximum of 100 kilobytes).

  • thing - Cloudloop Thing Identifier for Device
  • messsage - Base64 encoded payload you wish to send

Example (Sending Hello World to Thing):

Data/DoSendImtMessage?thing=XXX&message=SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=

Endpoint: Data/DoSendImtMessage

P6 Message (RockSTAR, RockFLEET or RockAIR)​

As defined by the P6 Protocol use the following endpoint to send Messages to Tracking Devices.

  • thing - Cloudloop Thing Identifier for Device
  • p6 - JSON Encoded P6MtMessage

Example (Sending Hello to screen of Thing):

Data/DoSendP6Message?thing=XXX&p6={"type":"MT_MESSAGE_TEXT","textMessage":{"message":"Hello"}}

Endpoint: Data/DoSendP6Message

IoT Gateway Message (RockREMOTE)​

As defined by the IoT Gateway protocol use the following endpoint to send IoT Messages to Devices

  • thing - Cloudloop Thing Identifier for Device
  • iot - JSON Encoded IoTMessage

Example (Publishing Hello World to topic this/is/my/topic on Thing):

Data/DoSendIotMessage?thing=XXX&iot={"topic":"hello/world","message":"SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ="}

Endpoint: Data/DoSendIotMessage

CDM Message (RockREMOTE)​

  • thing - Cloudloop Thing Identifier for Device
  • ceefax - JSON Encoded CeefaxMessage

Example (Send Restart command to Thing):

Data/DoSendCeefaxMessage?thing=XXX&ceefax={"message":[{"rebootRequest":{}}]}

Endpoint: Data/DoSendCeefaxMessage

Edge Solar Message (Iridium Edge Solar)​

As defined by the IES Protocol use the following endpoint to send Messages to Iridium Edge Solar devices.

  • thing - Cloudloop Thing Identifier for Device
  • ies - JSON Encoded IridiumEdgeSolarMessage

Example (Send location command to Thing):

Data/DoSendEdgeSolarMessage?thing=XXX&ies={"sendLocation":{}}

Endpoint: Data/DoSendEdgeSolarMessage