Use the AirVantage Connect Platform Service for remote administration of Legato AF.

Legato release 17.05 enables AirVantage Connector Version 2 (AVC 2.0).

See the AirVantage 1.0 to 2.0 Migration Guide to compare differences between AVC 1.0 and AVC 2.0.

Documentation

AVC 2.0 New Features:

Asset data can be dynamically created with in the application and there is no need to define the data model in the .cdef
Asset data settings now support read/write from the AirVantage Server
Asset data definitions have changed to resources (paths)
TimeSeries does not need an Asset Model to send data points to the AirVantage Server
TimeSeries enables users to aggregate multiple data points into a single push
TimeSeries Observe function has been replaced with a push function

Section	Description
AirVantage 1.0 to 2.0 Migration	AVC 1.0 vs AVC 2.0 differences
Register a Target on AirVantage	Register a target with AirVantage
Create and Install Bundles	Build an App Bundle and deploy using AirVantage
Asset Data	How to use AssetData with AirVantage 2.0
Exchange Data	Tutorial on sending/receiving sensor data to/from AirVantage
Configuration Tips for AirVantage	Troubleshooting and Configuration settings for AirVantage

APIs

The AirVantage Platform Service exposes two APIs that will manage connecting to the AirVantage Server and setting up any Asset Data with the AirVantage Service.

API Guide	API Reference	File Name	Description
AirVantage Connector API	le_avc_interface.h	`le_avc.api`	Control and configure upgrade and network settings
AirVantage Data API	le_avdata_interface.h	`le_avdata.api`	Send and receive data from the AirVantage Server

App Implementation

The AirVantage Connector is implemented by the avcService.

The avcService depends on:

To bind to these APIs customize the following bindings for your App's .adef:

bindings:
{
    <myExecutable>.<myComponentClient>.le_avc -> avcService.le_avc
    <myExecutable>.<myComponentClient>.le_avdata -> avcService.le_avdata
}

Sample Apps

The AirVantage Control App provides examples of:

Automatic download/install of OTA packages
Receiving incoming SMS wake up messages
Reading and setting a Polling timer
Reading and setting Retry timers

The AirVantage AssetData provides a tutorial of:

Reading and Pushing Data between a Legato App and the AirVantage Server
Using a command to trigger a switch change from the AirVantage Server
Creating an App that connects to the AirVantage Server

External Documentation

For AirVantage Server/Sierra Wireless documentation refer to the following links: