In this article you are going to learn about the Virtual Data Source:
What is a Virtual Data source?
A virtual data source is a virtual device that can be used to insert data manually or via a custom insertion program that send data through our API, or by using Excel files.
NOTE: As in a regular data source, the devices that send data to the Platform through this data source must be accepted and added to a location. Check out our visualise data article to learn how to do this.
How to add a Virtual Data source to the Platform
To start receiving data in your Virtual Data source you just have to follow the next steps:
1. Login to the EMS with your user and password.
2. Go to the Settings section:
3. On the left menu select data sources and click on Register a new data source:
4. Select Virtual:
5. Fill in the following fields:
- Name: Write a distinctive name for your data source
- Key: You can introduce any chain of characters that contain [A-Z a-z 0-9, - y _]. The identifier must be unique in the EMS. The system will inform you if it is already in use.
- Time Zone: Select the time zone where your data source is located
6. Save the changes on your data source and all will be ready for your data source to start receiving data.