Overview of data parsing
Parse and preprocess data from devices or API data sources, then forward the results to your business servers or store them as tables in IoT Platform.
Features
You can create and manage your data parsing tasks on the DataService Studio > Data Parsing page in the IoT Platform console.
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Data parsing |
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Supported data sources |
Parses data from device data sources and API data sources. |
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Timeliness |
Extracts and transforms data in real time with a latency of seconds. |
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Supported data formats |
Supports JSON, ProtoBuf, Base64 (to_JSON), and raw data formats. |
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Billing |
Data parsing tasks consume data processing units (CUs). |
Billing
Data parsing consumes your purchased quota of data processing units (CUs). For more information, see Enterprise instances (subscription).
Usage instructions
To preprocess data from device or API data sources, create a data parsing task and use the data parsing workbench to configure the data source, processing method, and output method. For detailed instructions, see the following topics:
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For information about the data parsing workbench, see Data parsing workbench.
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Configure data parsing:
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Start a data parsing task. After you configure data parsing, start and publish the task.
ImportantIf no data processing units (CUs) are available for the current instance, you cannot start new data parsing tasks. Running tasks will automatically go offline.
What to do next
After a data parsing task is published, you can use the preprocessed data with the following features: