Platform
The Connectors page in the UniteLabs Platform gives you a central view of every connector registered to your tenant — regardless of which edge machine it runs on.
Connector status
Each connector card shows a status badge:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Online | Connector is running and reachable via the cloud relay |
| Offline | Connector process has stopped or lost cloud connectivity |
Click a connector card to open its detail view.
Browsing modules, properties, sensors, and controls
The connector detail view has a Modules column listing every module the connector exposes. Click a module to reveal its actions, grouped into three sections by type:
- Properties — scalar values you can read (server name, whitelist entries, current sensor readings)
- Sensors — live streams you can subscribe to (file-system change feeds, continuous temperature, weight over time)
- Controls — triggerable commands, some with parameters (delete a file, set a target, start a run)
This is useful for:
- Verifying a connector is working before building a workflow
- Discovering what an unfamiliar connector is capable of
- Quickly reading a value, watching a stream, or triggering a control without writing any code
See Action for the full model behind the three types.
Running an action from the UI
You can execute any of the three action types directly from the platform without writing code:
- Navigate to the connector's detail page
- Select a module to reveal its Properties, Sensors, and Controls
- Click the action you want to interact with:
- Read for a Property — returns the current value
- Subscribe for a Sensor — opens a live-stream panel that updates in real time until you close it or navigate away
- Execute for a Control — shows a parameter form if the Control takes parameters, fill it in and confirm
Adding a connector to a workflow
Once you've confirmed a connector is online and working, you can use it in automation workflows. WIP: From the connector detail page, click Add to workflow or navigate to the Workflows section and select the connector when defining an instrument step.
For programmatic access, use the UniteLabs SDK & REST API.
Adding a new connector
Adding a connector is done through GroundControl — the platform shows connectors that are already running, it doesn't install or configure them (yet). See the GroundControl setup guide for how to add and configure a new device.