Here we will post news about new KB article releases and important updates to the existing articles. Check a wealth of helpful guidance at https://flespi.com/kb

[KB] How to let a third party access your flespi account? Sometimes you want to share access to your flespi account or certain tool with a colleague, contractor, or another third party. In the new KB article we explain how you can go about providing it. https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-let-a-third-party-access-your-flespi-account

[KB] How to speed up device configuration with Setbox macros? If you or someone in your team is responsible for configuring devices and does it often and in large quantities, we have something for you. Our independent device configuration tool - Setbox - features Macros functionality that allows creating scenarios for the settings changes, saving them, and then re-applying as many times to as many devices as necessary. Check the details in the new KB article: https://flespi.com/kb/setbox-macros

[KB] How to send IoT/telematics data to Azure IoT? Being the second most popular cloud platform, Microsoft Azure is the preferred option for many medium-sized and large enterprises already familiar with the other products in the Microsoft infrastructure. Forward the telemetry data from flespi to the Azure IoT hub using a dedicated stream and feed it to a variety of services available in the Microsoft cloud. Check the detailed guide here: https://flespi.com/kb/flespi-to-azure P.S. we also have a dedicated stream to Amazon AWS: https://flespi.com/kb/flespi-to-aws

[KB] How to stream data from flespi to Ruhavik? What if you could see any of your flespi devices in a sleek interface with a map, trip analysis, driving behavior, geofencing, and other useful functionality? Well, you have it now. Just use the dedicated Ruhavik stream to forward the telemetry data from your trackers into the Ruhavik application and enjoy detailed reports, trips, notifications, and more. Check the details here: https://flespi.com/kb/flespi-to-ruhavik

[KB] How to view and export track for the time range? In the telematics world what you often need is a track — a collection of coordinate pairs (latitude and longitude) tied to the specific moments in time (timestamp), so it would be convenient to see them on the map and export them in various formats for analysis. Learn the details here: https://flespi.com/kb/export-track

[KB] How to find all message parameters supported for a specific protocol? Flespi supports dozens of popular protocols for tracking devices. The basic parameters are available everywhere, however, there are a lot of protocol-specific values that differ and may be present in certain protocols only (e.g. for BLE beacons, CAN data, special sensors, etc.). This is where the list of message parameters supported in each given protocol may come in handy. Learn more here: https://flespi.com/kb/message-parameters

[KB] How to stream data from flespi to Key Telematics? Key Telematics is a SaaS platform for vendors of asset management and vehicle tracking solutions. If you want to feed the telemetry data from flespi to Key Telematics, follow the link for the detailed guide. https://flespi.com/kb/flespi-to-key-telematics

[KB] How to send IoT/telematics data to Google Cloud? Forwarding the data from telematics/IoT devices into the Google cloud is a common task which, when complete, opens immense opportunities for handling the data in the Google Cloud ecosystem. Once the data from your device(s) appears in flespi, sending it to Google services is fast and straightforward. https://flespi.com/kb/flespi-to-google

[KB] How to integrate a new piece of equipment into flespi? The sequence of actions to follow when you want your device to be supported by the flespi platform. https://flespi.com/kb/hardware-integration

[KB] How to ask questions in the flespi chat? With the purpose of optimizing time and efforts (both yours and ours), we have put together recommendations on asking the right questions in our support chat to get comprehensive and useful answers fast. https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-ask-questions-in-flespi-chat

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[KB] How to enable TLS traffic encryption between device and channel

Some flespi-compatible devices can encrypt traffic using TLS. This article explains how to set up TLS encryption using flespi certificates chain:

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-enable-tls-traffic-encryption-between-device-and-channel

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[KB] How to stream IoT & telematics data to RabbitMQ?

A step-by-step guide on sending telemetry data from flespi to the RabbitMQ MQTT broker via CloudAMQP.

https://flespi.com/kb/flespi-to-rabbitmq

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[KB] Grants — another dimension in access sharing

Flespi has recently introduced the notion of grants. Grants allow subaccounts to get access to specific items within other unrelated subaccounts or to these subaccounts as a whole.

In plain terms, grants enable easy implementation of the following scenarios:

✅ effectively re-use items in a multi-level accounts hierarchy
✅ share access to the problematic items and matching logs with a support specialist
✅ scrupulously assign permissions in large-scale telematics projects
✅ and more.

Check the technical overview of grants with all concepts, sample configurations, and API in our knowledge base:

https://flespi.com/kb/grants-sharing-access-between-unrelated-subaccounts

P.S. Don't hesitate to address our support chat with any questions you may have 👨‍💻

cooli4enko85

[KB] How to add BLE tag coordinates into device message?

Working with BLE beacons in flespi has become a lot easier than before.

We have reworked the way our users should configure indoor monitoring functionality with BLE tags.

It's now super easy and intuitive to set up a plugin to replace coordinates from a GPS tracker with the BLE tag coordinates when indoors.

Check out the step-by-step guide on how to configure such a plugin here:

https://flespi.com/kb/ble-indoor-monitoring-plugin

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[KB] Realms — create and manage users

The demands and projects of our customers are growing, and so are the capabilities of the flespi platform.

We have recently released the new entity — realms, which is destined to simplify user management. Adding users with a predefined access level for your colleagues and support staff, specifying for which subaccount the users should be created, supporting oAuth and corporate SSO, etc.—all of that is becoming possible with realms.

Explore the manual for more technical details on what realms are and how to use them:

https://flespi.com/kb/realms-create-and-manage-users

baja

[KB] Regions - details about flespi distributed data-centers

Uninterruptible and reliable service as the main idea. Where is flespi hosted and why, IP addresses of flespi instances, links to legal information and status monitoring systems - in one article.

https://flespi.com/kb/regions-geographically-distributed-flespi-datacenters

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[KB] - Metadata - custom fields of flespi entities

Practical aspects of metadata - custom fields that can be assigned to every flespi entity and be used to store associated data, filtering entities in search over API and even affect parsing scheme.

Get a hint on metadata usage
https://flespi.com/kb/metadata-entitys-custom-info

shal

[KB] - How to visualize device parameters in grafana?

We integrated flespi as a datasource to modern version of grafana. Now you can enjoy full power of this great visualization tool rendering the data directly from your devices.

Instructions on how to install and use this plugin:

https://flespi.com/kb/visualize-plugin-for-grafana

shal

[KB] - Integrate video telematics functionality into your application

A comprehensive overview of video telematics functionality integration into your application using flespi.

Explore video download commands for on demand video retrieval, automatic video download upon event, live streaming, multiple codecs support and integrated manufacturers list on:

https://flespi.com/kb/video-telematics-integration

shal

[KB] - How to receive webhook notification about the finished telemetry event

Discover how to seamlessly integrate webhook notifications for finished telemetry events with flespi.

Learn to set up calculators and webhooks for precise event tracking, such as trips or engine hours. A must-read for those looking to receive notifications from flespi in their lambda function.

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-receive-webhook-notification-about-the-finished-telemetry-event

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[KB] - How to add position coordinates resolved by Unwired Labs geolocation API into the message?

Another geolocation plugin in our pack! The unwiredlabs-geolocation plugin is developed to resolve the coordinates of GSM base stations and Wi-Fi networks into position coordinates using Unwired Labs API. This plugin becomes particularly valuable in situations with limited GSM coverage.

https://flespi.com/kb/unwiredlabs-geolocation-plugin

shal

[KB] How to re-publish MQTT messages to another topic or account?

Check this simple KB article on how to easily bring MQTT bridging functionality in flespi with webhook:

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-re-publish-mqtt-messages-to-another-topic-or-account

shal

[KB] How to add BLE beacons, DTC codes or visited geofences to calculator?

Check simple instruction how to enumerate all unique DTC codes, BLE beacons or visited geofences occurred during a trip, in a day, month or even whole year using calculators:

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-add-ble-beacons-dtc-codes-or-visited-geofences-to-calculator

shal

[KB] How to calculate aggregated time spent daily in each geofence?

A non-trivial task requires a non-trivial solution. But solvable. Without any line of code you can now calculate aggregated geofence stats per day, trip, month or even year using flespi analytics.

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-calculate-aggregated-time-spent-daily-in-each-geofence

Andrei_Ambrazevich

[KB] How to export the devices list to CSV?

Learn some fast-and-easy options to export the devices list to a human-readable CSV format.

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-export-the-devices-list-to-csv

Andrei_Ambrazevich

[KB] How to view raw traffic from a device?

Traffic Viewer gives you access to raw device data, making it handy for analysis and troubleshooting. In this article, we'll walk you through viewing and exporting traffic data step by step.

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-view-raw-traffic-from-a-device

Andrei_Ambrazevich

[KB] How to split BLE data into plain parameters with a PVM plugin?

Another real-life case solved elegantly with the help of PVM - learn how to extract plain parameter values from array-structured 'ble.beacons' parameters.

https://flespi.com/kb/split-ble-data-with-pmv-plugin

Andrei_Ambrazevich

[KB] How to set up SSO authentication with GitLab as Identity Provider?

In this article, we’ll describe the whole process by adding GitLab as Identity Provider that allows users to log in with a GitLab account.

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-set-up-sso-authentication-with-gitlab-as-identity-provider

Andrei_Ambrazevich

[KB] How to set up SSO authentication with Google as Identity Provider?

Google is known for its seamless authentication experience, but setting it up might be a bit tricky. Read our full guide on how you can provide your users with a familiar way to log in using their Google accounts.

https://flespi.com/kb/how-to-set-up-sso-authentication-with-google-as-identity-provider