Introducing eagle.io¶

Selecting Nodes in the Workspaces Tree¶

The Workspaces Tree displays all the Workspaces and associated content you have access to. Each item in this menu is called a Node. The highlighted item is referred to as the Selected Node.

Most Nodes are hierarchical and may also contain Nodes themselves. The Workspaces label is the best example of this as its referred to as the Base Node and contains all the Workspace Nodes.

If you have access to more than one Workspace you may notice some of the Workspaces are GRAYED out when you first login. Select the Workspace to load its assets.

Example Workspaces Tree showing hierarchy

Change the Selected Node by clicking or touching on another Node. You will notice that container Nodes will automatically expand and collapse to show and hide their contained Nodes on selection.

Selecting a Node focuses your View. Only the selected Node and the Nodes it contains will be available in the Content Area.

You can easily show all content by selecting the Base Node.

Most common types of Nodes:

Workspace

Workspaces are special container Nodes that can be shared with other users. All other Nodes are created within the Workspace. Workspaces can only be created by the Account Owner or Administrators.

Folder

Folders (previously Groups) are simple nodes that provide structure to your Workspaces. You may choose to group related content into folders by geography or related purpose. Folders can be created inside Workspaces, Locations and other Folders.

Location

Locations are special containers used to associate data with a geographical location. Locations can be created inside Workspaces and Groups.

Chart

Create various types of charts with customized functionality and appearance including historic charts with multiple y-axes and wind rose charts with configurable ranges.

Dashboard

Dashboards allow users to create customized views of their data in visually appealing layouts using animated gauges, charts, lists, maps and other graphical controls.

Data Source

Data Sources automatically acquire or receive timeseries data using a variety of different transport options. Connect to a data logger or collect data from files. Data Sources can be created inside Locations only.

Parameter

Parameters are managed by and contained within Data Sources. Parameters store the individual timeseries acquired by its Data Source. There are a few different types of parameters but essentially they support Monitoring or Controlling of values.

Review the full list of Node types.

Changing the View¶

The Selected Node (including any Nodes it contains) can be displayed in a variety of Views. Use the View Selector to change the View. You will notice the Content Area and Toolbar change.

Content Views

Map

Map provides a fully featured interactive interface for displaying location based data.

List

Intuitive categorised lists provide quick access to the data for your most important Nodes: Locations, Sources, Parameters, Attachments.

Chart

Use the Chart View for reviewing your timeseries data in highly interactive charts. Choose to group data on charts by Location or Parameter type. You can also setup custom charts for full customization over functionality and appearance.

Events

Every interaction (user and system generated) is recorded in the Events log. Use the Events View to quickly audit the system, a user or history of alarms.

Dash

The Dash is for viewing the customized graphical dashboards and also provides an overview of all dashboard nodes available based on the Selected Node in the Workspaces Tree.

User Menu¶

The User Menu provides quick access to the User Profile, Account Settings, Log out and Help.

Context Menus¶

Context menus are built into the interface and provide quick access to navigation, operations and configuration for their associated elements. Right-click or long-press on a Node in the Workspaces Tree or an item in the Content Area (ie. Map marker, List item, etc.) to display it’s associated context menu.

Example Context menu shown for Map marker

Click, Touch, Tap, What?¶

The user interface has been designed to work seemlessly across all modern computing devices including desktop computers, tablets and phones which means it has built-in support for Touch devices.

Throughout this documentation you will notice the following terms:

Click, Touch, Tap

Use a mouse to select an item or touch the screen (touch device only) momentarily where the item is displayed.

Double-click, Double-tap

Click the item twice in quick succession with a mouse, or Tap the item twice with a touch device.

Right-click, Long-press

Using a dual button mouse, use the alternate button to Click. When using a single button mouse or touch device you need to click (or touch) and hold without releasing for a few seconds.