Device types
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In KPN Things the Device type is used to express the connectivity and data capabilities of a Device, like whether it is a LoRa or an M2M device, and its compatibility to Data Processing components such as decoders and encoders.
KPN Things supports the following devices:
We have two categories of Device types, namely KPN Things Devices, when you buy a Device from us, and Supported Devices, when you bring your own Device to KPN Things. Each categorie has its own set of Device Management features in the Portal.
| KPN Things Devices | Supported Devices |
| Can be recognized by the 🔒 symbol in the Device list. | |
Bring or Buy | Buy | Bring yourself |
Add to / remove from Portal | ❌ | ✅ |
Edit name and description | ✅ | ✅ |
Activate / deactivate in Portal | ✅ | ✅ |
Send / receive raw payload | ❌ | ✅ |
Send commands | ✅ | 🟡 * |
Device Twin - Reported state | ✅ | ✅ |
Device Twin - Clear measurements | ❌ | ✅ |
Device Twin - Desired state | ✅ | 🟡 * |
Device Twin - Metadata | ❌ | ✅ |
Legenda
✅ - Available for this device type.
🟡* - Configurable for your own device, coming soon.
❌ - Not available for this device type.
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