Create a product

Procedure

1. Log on to the IoT Platform console.
2. After you create a project, go to the homepage of your self-branded or Tmall Genie ecosystem project. Click Create New Product.
3. Fill in the required information to create the product. For more information about the parameters, see the tables below.
   Note Private Brand projects and Tmall Genie Ecosystem projects are different.
   • self-branded project:

   Parameter	Description
   Product Name	Enter a product name. You can change it later.
   Category	Select the industry and category for the product. Click Function Definition to preview the standard functions for the selected category.
   Node Type	The available node types are: Device Gateway Note If you select Gateway, the Connect to Gateway option is not displayed.
   Connect to Gateway	Specifies whether the device needs to connect to the network through a gateway. Yes No
   Gateway Protocol	This parameter is displayed when Connect to Gateway is set to Yes. The communication protocol between the sub-device and the gateway can be: Custom Modbus OPC UA ZigBee BLE BLE Mesh
   Network Connection Method	This parameter is displayed when Connect to Gateway is set to No. The device can connect to the network using: WiFi Cellular (2G/3G/4G/5G) Ethernet Other
   Data Format	The data format for upstream and downstream communication. Select one of the two formats. They cannot be used together. ICA standard data format (Alink JSON): This is a standard data exchange protocol that Alibaba Cloud IoT Platform provides for communication between devices and the cloud. It uses the JSON format. Pass-through/Custom: If you use a custom serial data format, you must write a script to convert the custom data to Alink JSON format. For more information, see Pass-through/Edit Script. You also need to configure a data parsing script in the cloud.
   Use ID²-based Authentication	ID²-based authentication is a secure method for devices to connect to the IoT Living Platform. It provides bidirectional identity authentication and establishes a lightweight secure link (iTLS) to protect data. For more information, see How to purchase and use ID². Note After the product is created, the authentication method cannot be changed. When the Gateway Protocol is set to BLE Mesh, you cannot use ID²-based authentication.
   Product Description	Optional. Enter a description for the product.

   • Tmall Genie ecosystem project:

   Parameter	Description
   Category	Enter a product name. You can change it later.
   Node Type	Device Gateway Note The Gateway option is not available for Tmall Genie ecosystem projects.
   Connect to Gateway	Specifies whether the device needs to connect to the network through a gateway. Yes No
   Gateway Protocol	This parameter is displayed when Connect to Gateway is set to Yes. The communication protocol between the sub-device and the gateway can be: BLE Mesh BLE GATT
   Network Connection Method	This parameter is displayed when Connect to Gateway is set to No. The only supported network connection method is WiFi.
   Protocol Type	This parameter is displayed when Connect to Gateway is set to Yes. The detailed protocol types for communication between the sub-device and the gateway are: Gateway Protocol is set to BLE Mesh: Low Power Non-Low Power Gateway Protocol is set to BLE GATT: Connection-oriented (Interactive) Broadcast (Non-interactive)
   Data Format	The data format for upstream and downstream communication. Select one of the two formats. They cannot be used together. ICA standard data format: This is a standard data exchange protocol that Alibaba Cloud IoT Platform provides for communication between devices and the cloud. It uses the JSON format. Pass-through/Custom: If you use a custom serial data format, you must write a script to convert the custom data to Alink JSON format. For more information, see Pass-through/Edit Script. You also need to configure a data parsing script in the cloud.
   Product Description	Optional. Enter a description for the product.

4. Click Done.
   After the product is created, it is displayed on the project homepage.