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Codec

A Codec is a piece of code that allows a payload coming from a device to be decoded as "usable" data.

This is a key element in the heterogeneous devices support.

A Codec is associated to a Device Type through its Channels items.

The payload of a Device can be specific to the used Interface, so Devices that have multiple communication layer can encode the data differently for each Interface.

For example, a Device with both Sigfox and GSM interface can communicate with small and encoded payload through Sigfox, and use MQTT with JSON format through the GSM interface.

See Channel for more information.

Codec details

  • Name: the unique name of a Codec