Embedthis Builder Features

The EmbedThis Builder is a site to create and manage your IoT devices and products. The Builder is used to define device products, download device agent software, and configure and control IoT clouds. It is also the portal to purchase subscriptions, receive support, and resolve issues with the guidance of EmbedThis staff.

The Builder is a developer’s one-stop shop for IoT device management.

The Embedthis Builder provides the following components and functions:

• Device Builder portal UI.
• Product configurator to define and manage connected products.
• Download device agent software and samples.
• Create and manage device clouds in any AWS region worldwide.
• Automated provisioning of required resources in device clouds.
• Create and deploy one or more device apps.
• Manage over-the-air device software updates.
• Monitor and manage the performance of your cloud and devices.
• Subscription metering and billing service
• Talk to online to EmbedThis support experts.

Product Configurator

• Create one or more products using device agent software.
• Download latest Ioto agent software.
• Download IoTo device app samples.
• Select automated device unit metering or manual unit counting.
• View and trace product unit volumes, version status and performance.

Device Cloud Manager

• Device cloud hosting options for EmbedThis hosted or hosted in own AWS account.
• Create device clouds in any one of AWS’s 26 regions to securely store data locally.
• Creates private device database to host device data.
• Customize the AWS IoT security policy.
• Specify custom domain for device apps.

Device Apps

• Use the Builder to create one or more device management apps.
• Use the low-code app designer to create custom UI pages and navigation.
• Add your product name, logo, color scheme, custom device data and screens.
• Leverage the DevCore UI framework with pre-built components for authentication, navigation, dashboards.
• Library of UI widgets for graphs, tables, gauges, buttons, images, and editing property panels.
• Ability to create your own UI from the ground-up using the Ioto APIs.
• Deploy world-wide.

AWS IoT Integration

• AWS Iot Core Ready.
• Capture device data and export to AWS.
• Edge-Tables – transparent device database data synchronization to AWS DynamoDB.
• Control plane data can optionally be stored in AWS IoT shadows.
• Stream volume device data to AWS S3 data lake.
• Store device logs, metrics in AWS CloudWatch.
• Audit access via AWS CloudTrail.

Over the Air Updates

• Easily deploy new device features and patch security issues.
• Selectively deploy updates to specific devices.
• Create distribution policies using device configuration.
• Manage gradual device population updates.
• Improve device functionality over time.

Organizations and Access

• Invite users to give access to your builder account.
• Assign user roles and access permissions.
• Grant access to view dashboards and metrics.
• Grant access download agent software.
• Grant access to open support cases with EmbedThis.
• Manage billing, subscriptions and renewals.

Online Support

• Open support cases online.
• Receive email copies of all correspondence.
• Copy all required staff members.
• Assign issue severity.
• Purchase basic and developer support packages.