Cloud Dashboard — Topics & Data Points

What Is a “Topic”?

In the Simplinx cloud, a topic is a named channel that carries a stream of time-series values from a device. Topics follow an MQTT-style hierarchy:

<account>/<device-id>/<tag-name>

For example: simplinx/smx-00123/temperature_avg

Data Point Types

Type	Description
Numeric (float)	Continuous measurement values — temperature, pressure, speed, production count.
Boolean	Binary states — machine running, alarm active, door open.
String	Text values — current recipe name, active fault code, operator ID.
Aggregated	Pre-computed averages, sums, min/max over a time window — configured in the device before upload.

Configuring Dashboard Widgets

1. Log in to the Simplinx cloud portal and navigate to Dashboard → Edit.
2. Click Add Widget and select the widget type (gauge, line chart, bar chart, value card, etc.).
3. In the widget’s topic selector, browse or type the topic name for the data point you want to display.
4. Set the time range, aggregation function (last value, average, sum), and display formatting.
5. Drag and resize widgets to arrange your dashboard layout.
6. Click Save Dashboard. The widgets update in real-time as data arrives from the device.

Screenshots

Step 1 — Settings → Cloud Connector: configure cloud connection

Step 1 (continued) — Cloud Connector settings: Host, Client ID, Region, certificates

Step 2 — Status → Cloud Connector: green indicator confirms cloud connection

Step 3 — Modules → Cloud Topic

Step 3 (continued) — Add new cloud topic

Step 4 — Topic settings: Name, Type (CYCLIC/EVENT_DRIVEN), Cycle, Condition, Message

Step 4 (continued) — Message Eval String, Max Buffer Day Count, Allow Op Access

Step 5 — Historian → Cloud Topic: review sent messages

Step 5 (continued) — message details including timestamps and payload

Step 6 — AWS IoT Core Console: subscribe to topic and verify messages arriving

Step 6 (continued) — received MQTT message payload in AWS IoT Core