CHAPTER 12 ■ IOT PLATFORMS
Enter the values of your channel, as shown in Figure 12-11. Channel ID is the only
required field, and as you will see in later sections, it is also used in the Arduino code
for sending sensor data. If you have multiple channels, then Tags will help you search.
The Units and Symbol fields will be used while displaying data. Current Value is also
used while displaying data as your graph starts from this point. Click on Save Channel to
complete the channel’s setup.
Figure 12-11. New channel setup
Once you save your channel settings, Xively is ready to receive the sensor data.
Figure 12-12 shows the section where each sensor’s data will be displayed.
Figure 12-10. Add channel