Xively (formerly known as Cosm and Pachube) is a cloud-based platform that provides remote access to devices like Arduino and many more. You can read condensed information about Xively by visiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xively.
Using your web browser, visit http://xively.com/:
There is no link label to sign up in the web page, so type https://personal.xively.com/signup in your web browser's address bar and directly visit the Sign Up page.
After a successful sign up with Xively, you will get an e-mail with an activation link. Click on the activation link.
You will be redirected to the Welcome to Xively web page:
Click on DEVELOP from the top menu bar. The Development Devices page will appear:
Click on +Add Device. The Add Device page will appear:
Fill the following textboxes with relevant information:
- Device Name: Give a name for your device, for example, Voltage Logger.
- Device Description: Give a brief description of your device, for example, Logging solar panel voltage.
- Click on the Private Device option radio button.
- Click on the Add Device button. The following web page will appear:
Click on the +Add Channel button:
To add a channel, follow these steps:
- Fill in the following information:
- Channel ID: 1 (but you can use any name, for example,
sensor1orlogger1) - Units: Volts
- Symbol: V
- Current Value: Leave it blank or type
0
- Channel ID: 1 (but you can use any name, for example,
- Click on the Save Channel button to save the channel.
- On the right-hand side of the page, under API Keys, you can find out the Xively API Key and Feed ID for this device.
- API Key: GE0sSoyHziZ3Pxxxxxxxxxxxxxxqb7adMUA5yaVUu5psjs
- Feed ID: 1913539282