Glossaries

This is a collection of terms related to obniz Now.

Account

The unit of an application that uses obniz Now. There is one per project or solution. You register devices, terminals, and users to an Account opened in obniz Now.

User

You can register multiple users to an Account. Each user can handle data according to the permissions assigned to them.

Member

This can refer to a user, or to the permission—among those granted to a user—that allows viewing and operating the information of the group the user belongs to.

Team member

The same as a user.

Owner

The permission, among those granted to a user, that allows operating all information.

Guest

The permission, among those granted to a user, that allows only viewing the information of the group the user belongs to.

User account

The registration information of a user. This is different from an Account.

The panel displayed on the left side of the screen.

Device

A device, apparatus, or piece of equipment managed by obniz Now. For example, a refrigerator.

Machine

The same as a Device.

obniz device

A terminal or gateway running obniz OS. Examples include Intelligent Edge Kilo, Intelligent Edge Micro, and obniz BLE/Wi-Fi Gateway Gen2.0.

obniz OS

The shared OS installed on obniz devices.

Device

The smallest unit of an apparatus or piece of equipment managed by obniz Now. For example, a single sensor or gateway, or an apparatus fitted with one.

Automation

A definition of automatic behavior based on device data.

Intelligence

A script that automatically processes device data, and the functionality it provides.

Integration

Using device data externally.

Inbound Source

Referencing data from external equipment.

State

Data representing the state of a device.