Track and Manager Your Smart Fleet in Real Time
To simplify your IoT deployment, get your fleets up and running faster using the Infobip IoT connectivity solution, Things.
With Things, you can connect, track, and manager your smart devices in real time. Vehicles must be connected remotely using the IoT cellular modules.
This tutorial explains how to use the Internet of Things service in combination with basic Infobip notification capabilities over our CPaaS layer (communication channels).
Process Workflow
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Steps over API
1. Use automated ordering process over API or contact your Account Manager to order a desired number of SIMs in a specified format, set the data limits, and specify the order delivery address.
2. Activate the SIM card via the Activation IoT API. Request example:
PUT /iot/2/sims/8981100022152967721/status
{ "status": "Active/Suspended"}
Response example:
200 OK
{ "actionId": "f597d319-de5c-4524-9378-e95478b58dad"}
3. Insert SIM card in the device and start using it.
4. Check the data usage for the SIM card for the current month. Receive an alert that the monthly data usage limit has been reached.
Request example:
GET /iot/2/sims/8981100022152967721/usage
Response example:
{
"iccid": "8981100022152967721",
"receivedSmsCount": null,
"sentSmsCount": null,
"usedDataBytes": 27199488,
"receivedCallsCount": null,
"sentCallsCount": null
}
5. Analyze the data sent to the server. If the truck with the package has been delayed at the border for a specific amount of time, trigger an end-user notification about this delay.
6. Use the Infobip SMS API to notify the end customer that they will soon receive the package (because the truck is approaching the predefined location). To do so, your system needs to track the available data it receives from the device, analyze the data, and trigger action with an event. Request example:
POST /iot/1/sims/8981100022152967721/sms
{ "text": "This is an example of SMS message text."}
Response example:
200 OK
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