Data files are uploaded to Spoke Zone from devices and can be used for analytics in a variety of ways. Some files can be integrated into reports to view chart representations of data, while others provide debugging and logging information, such as logs of alert triggers or device console output.

There are 7 different file types, each recording a different type of data:

• log files (trace files) are used for recording CAN messages.
  • These can be parsed so the data can be analyzed in reports in the form of graphs, tables, and maps.
• event files record data about alert triggers.
• gps files contain the changing GPS coordinates of a device.
  • These can be parsed and analyzed in a map view.
• debug files are used for console output from a device.
• journal files provide logs of systemd processes.
• dmesg files contain message logs from the Linux kernel ring buffer.
• txt files can contain anything. These are just general all-purpose files.

1. Open the navigation menu.
2. Select the Data Files item.
3. Double-click the desired data file.

There are a few buttons in the top right of the file viewer:

• (log files only) Click the button to view a chart of the file's data.
• (gps files only) Click the button to view a map of the file's data.
• Click the button to go directly to the device associated with the data file.
• Click the button to download the file.
• (log files only) Click the button to download the parquet files associated with the data file.
• Click the button to delete the file.
  • Deleting the file will route back to the data files list page.

A log file can be viewed in a chart that parses the file's data and compiles it into a more human-readable table or graph.

A gps file can be viewed on a map that shows all of its latitude/longitude coordinates and connects them chronologically.