Neuron allows you to configure the reading frequency you want to set for every sensor you connect to the platform. Depending on the protocol gateway you use, Neuron can do that automatically or you need to do it directly in the sensor.
IO-Link protocol and sensors are plug&play in Neuron and can be fully controlled from the platform, so you don't have to perform any action but set the reading frequency in Neuron.
MQTT protocol don't allow plug&play, so you have to set reporting interval at PLC or Edge CPU level and then, set the reading frequency in Neuron according to the parameters you set previously in the PLC or Advantech EdgeLink software running on the Edge CPU.
LoRaWAN protocol and sensors don't allow plug&play either, so you need to configure the sensors to set the reporting interval ( how many times the sensor uploads its data readings in a period of time ). The higher frequency you set, the less battery duration you can expect.
Reading frequency in Neuron acts as a top limit in the ingestion rate. Neuron sets automatically reporting interval for IO-Link sensors, but Neuron can't set sensor's upload rate for MQTT and LoRaWAN protocols, that action should be done directly in the PLC or Edge CPU ( MQTT ) or in the sensor itself ( LoRaWAN ).
What Neuron does, is automatically discard messages coming at a higher rate than the reading frequency selected for that particular sensor.
✅ Example
Sensor has been physically configured with a reporting interval of 5 minutes. On the other hand, Neuron's selected reading frequency for that sensor is 1 hour. As Neuron reading frequency is lower than sensor's reporting interval, Neuron will only ingest 1 message per hour, discarding the rest. In this case, Neuron will ingest the first message, discarding the following 11 messages sent by the sensor during that hour. This cycle will be repeated over time, so you can expect to see in Neuron only the data for the first message of every hour.
Tip: Choose Neuron's sensor reading frequency always higher than sensor reporting interval in order no to miss any data.
If you want to know more, you can visit LoRaWAN Official Site or ask our technical support service so they can study your specific case at neuron@plexo.cloud.