When you use IoT Platform, you must first create a product in the console. A product consists of multiple devices of the same type. In most cases, these devices have the same features. For example, you can create a product to represent a hardware product model, and create a device of the product model.
Procedure
What to do next
- Develop the product.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose View to go to the Product Details page. Click the following tabs to view product details: Product Information, Topic Categories, Custom topics, Define Feature, Server-side Subscription, and Data Parsing.
. In the product list, find the product and click - Develop a device.
On the Product Details page, click the Device Provisioning tab. You can create a device, develop device features, burn a certificate to the device, and authenticate the device when you establish a connection. After you develop the device, you can connect the device to IoT Platform. For more information, see Connect devices to IoT Platform.
- On the Product Details page, click Publish to publish the product.
Before you publish the product, make sure that all parameters of the product are set and devices are developed and debugged.
After you publish the product, the product status changes to Published. In this case, you can only view the product information. You cannot modify or delete the product.
If a product is published, you can unpublish the product. To do it, click Unpublish on the Product Details page.
If a product is not published, you can delete the product. To do it, click Delete on the Products page. Before you delete a product, you must delete all devices under the product. For more information, see Delete a device.