What is the Favoriot Platform Edge Gateway?

An Edge Gateway lets you connect local IoT gateways to the Favoriot Platform Edge Gateway tutorial. It works as a bridge between on-site devices and Favoriot’s cloud services. Instead of every device speaking directly to Favoriot, the gateway collects and forwards data on their behalf. The platform then selects, stores and manages those data streams based on configured rules and mappings.

Why Use It

Most real-world IoT systems already have local gateways in place, such as LoRaWAN network servers, industrial PLC aggregators, or custom gateways handling many devices. Edge Gateway lets you bring those into Favoriot without rewriting firmware or replacing hardware.

How the Communication Flow Works

Devices talk to the gateway
Local sensors and IoT nodes send data to a locally deployed gateway.
Gateway forwards to Favoriot
The gateway sends the data using either:
- HTTP POST
- MQTT publish
  These are standard internet protocols that Favoriot accepts.
Favoriot receives and maps data
Within the platform, mapping rules determine which parts of the payload are stored or routed to device records, dashboards, or rules.

Steps to Create an Edge Gateway in Favoriot

1) Open the Edge Gateway Page

Inside the Favoriot dashboard, open the sidebar and click on Edge Gateway. This shows a list of any existing gateways you’ve registered.

2) Add a New Gateway

Tap the “plus” icon to start a new gateway entry.
A form appears where you give:

Gateway name
Description
Location metadata (optional)
This identifies the gateway in your project.

Mapping Configuration — What It Is and Why It Matters

Once the gateway is created, you must add Mapping Settings.
This tells Favoriot how to interpret the incoming data. It allows you to:

Select Which Fields to Store

If the gateway sends a bulky JSON with many keys, you decide which data points matter for dashboards, rules, or analytics.

Rename Keys

If your gateway calls the temperature “temp_v1” but your platform device expects “temperature”, the mapping automatically translates it.

Link to Favoriot Devices

Instead of storing as generic data, you map incoming values to actual devices within Favoriot so they appear correctly in dashboards and analytics.

In short, you are shaping and normalising the raw payload from the gateway, so Favoriot knows:

which device it belongs to
What the values mean
how they should be stored or used

Protocols for Sending Data

There are two main ways an edge gateway sends data to Favoriot:

HTTP

This uses RESTful web requests (POST) to send JSON to Favoriot’s cloud.

MQTT

The gateway publishes messages to a broker. Favoriot subscribes and receives them.

Both methods carry the same data; choosing one depends on your gateway’s capabilities.

Example Use Cases

Industrial Sites

Factories often have PLCs or protocol converters that collect machine status. Rather than rewrite firmware, the gateway forwards aggregated data cleanly to Favoriot for cloud analytics.

Smart Agriculture

Field sensors talk to a LoRaWAN gateway. The gateway batches and filters sensor data, then sends only meaningful values upstream.

Campus Environments

Sensors from multiple buildings connect to a central gateway. That gateway handles payload conversion and pushes to the platform.

Edge Gateway is especially valuable when:

Devices cannot reach the internet directly
Firewall or security rules block inbound cloud connections
Large payloads must be filtered before cloud ingestion
You want to maintain local control but still use cloud services for analysis and long-term storage

(No device firmware rewrite is needed)

Key Benefits of Using Edge Gateway

Modular Integration
You can integrate gateways that speak different protocols while still using a single centralised platform.

Payload Control
Not every value needs to go into the cloud. You decide what matters.

Clear Device Association
Mapping ensures data is stored under the right device identity.

Scales with Your Deployment
Whether you have a handful of field gateways or hundreds of sites, the system stays organised and manageable.

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What is the Favoriot Platform Edge Gateway?

Why Use It

How the Communication Flow Works