Managing catalogs in ThingPark Enterprise

Four kinds of catalogs are available on a ThingPark Enterprise platform.

Catalog	Description
Device catalog	Off-the-shelf list of device profiles including model-specific LoRaWAN® technical parameters as well as the associated application payload driver version. The catalog also supports generic profiles (not model-specific) for use in case the specific device model is not yet integrated in ThingPark default catalog.
Base station catalog	Off-the-shelf list of base station profiles corresponding to each model supported by ThingPark. The hardware capability of each BS model is defined in the profile, for instance availability of GPS receiver, supported network interfaces (ethernet, cellular, WiFi)...
RF region catalog	Off-the-shelf list of regional radio parameters defining the RF channel plan, optimized set of radio parameters used allowing best-in-class LoRaWAN® performance between devices and core network.
Drivers catalog	Off-the-shelf list of drivers NPM packages. Each imported catalog of drivers overrides all system drivers in database.

You can trigger catalog updates at any time.

The update procedure can be used for initial loading of catalogs when first logging-in to ThingPark Enterprise, and later to update these catalogs.

For SaaS, catalogs are managed by Actility whereas for Self-hosted, it is managed by the platform administrator under "Operating Management".

Note To update the catalogs ensure that the ThingPark Enterprise server is connected to internet.

If you are entitled to an Administrator role or to a Devices and Applications Manager role, you can update catalogs. Otherwise, you can only view the results of this action.

The tasks are the following:

• Managing catalogs of base station models.

• Managing catalogs of device models.

• Managing RF region catalogs.

• Managing catalogs of drivers.

To learn more, click each of the following links:

Managing catalogs of base station models

Updating catalogs of base station models

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

2. Click Update Library.

   The catalog is automatically upgraded to the latest version which is displayed on your screen.

Viewing catalogs of base station models

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

In the previous screen you can see that the catalog version of the base station models is already present in the ThingPark Enterprise library. The models are up-to-date. You do not have anything to do.

Managing catalogs of device models

Updating catalogs of device models

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

2. Click Update Library.

   The catalog is automatically upgraded to the latest version which is displayed on your screen.

Viewing catalogs of Device Models

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.
   

In the previous screen you can see that the catalog version of the device models is already present in the ThingPark Enterprise library. The models are up-to-date. You do not have anything to do.

Managing RF region catalogs

Each RF Region available in the ThingPark Enterprise catalog provides a set of RF configuration parameters and RF channel plan compatible with the ISM band and the associated regulatory rules of the country in question.

Updating RF region catalogs

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

2. Click Update Catalog.

   -> The catalog is automatically upgraded to the latest version which is displayed on your screen.

Viewing RF region catalogs

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

In the previous screen you can see that RF Region catalog version is already present in the ThingPark Enterprise library. The catalog is up to date. You do not have anything to do.

Managing catalogs of drivers

Updating drivers catalogs

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

2. Click Update Catalog.

   The catalog is automatically upgraded to the latest version which is displayed on your screen.

Viewing drivers catalogs

1. Click Manage > Operating Management.

   In the previous screen you can see that the catalog version of the drivers is already present in the ThingPark Enterprise library. The drivers are up-to-date. You do not have anything to do.