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Adapters in AURORAL

In this section of the documentation, we will delve into the adapters, which is the tool that connects the real world with AURORAL.

Node

As we explained in the Architecture section, the adapters are the link between data sources that cannot communicate directly with AURORAL and the platform. The approach followed in AURORAL is to first give support to generic cases and then create specific solutions targetting widely used IoT platforms or technologies.

  • Testing
    • Dummy adapter: This adapter is rather a configuration mode of the AURORAL Node. It is possible to configure the Node to return a default payload when receiving a data consumption request. Purely for development and testing purposes
  • Generic
    • Node-red adapter: Also known as programatic adapter, it is a graphical programming environment for which AURORAL partners have created modules to interact with the AURORAL Node.
    • Helio adapter: Also known as semantic adapter, it is a tool that supports the integration of common technologies like HTTP and provides the functionality to map the responses to create RDF valid payloads.
  • Custom
    • Custom adapter: Tutorial for creation of an adapter from scratch.
  • Specific
    • OpenHab adapter: ONGOING. Adapter to discover and map all data from devices registered into an OpenHab platform.
    • Other integrations coming, stay tuned!