# Show Losant **URL:** https://forums.losant.com/c/show-losant/9.md [Latest](https://forums.losant.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.losant.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.losant.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Show Losant category](https://forums.losant.com/t/about-the-show-losant-category/132)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0
Show off what you've made! Feel free to post links to blog articles, hackster.io articles, or outline the whole thing right here in a new topic. We just want to see what you've built. --- ## [AIoT, MCP & Neural Networks to make predictions](https://forums.losant.com/t/aiot-mcp-neural-networks-to-make-predictions/5959)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Ormerod](https://forums.losant.com/u/Mike_Ormerod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/aiot-mcp-neural-networks-to-make-predictions/5959 "2026-01-21T20:54:26Z")
FYI, In part 3 of our series on using AI with Losant, we demonstrate using AIoT, MCP and a Neural Network to provide predictions based on Losant based time-series data. Check it out: Skylytics Data - From Prompt to Insig… --- ## [AI Chatbot and Charting](https://forums.losant.com/t/ai-chatbot-and-charting/5949)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Ormerod](https://forums.losant.com/u/Mike_Ormerod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/ai-chatbot-and-charting/5949 "2025-12-30T15:32:10Z")
Following on from my previous post showing Claude integration outside of Losant, this new blog post demonstrates an embedded ChatBot UI within a Losant App. Feel free to reach out to learn more. --- ## [AI Generated Visuals](https://forums.losant.com/t/ai-generated-visuals/5944)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Ormerod](https://forums.losant.com/u/Mike_Ormerod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/ai-generated-visuals/5944 "2025-11-18T16:57:31Z")
AI-generated visualizations utilizing Losant-based devices and data! For more information, reach out to us at info@skylytics.com. Video --- ## [How to Add Dashboarding to Your OpenPLC Devices](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-add-dashboarding-to-your-openplc-devices/5880)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-add-dashboarding-to-your-openplc-devices/5880 "2025-06-27T15:50:42Z")
OpenPLC is a really interesting project that brings PLC-style programming to non-PLC devices: Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, etc. We particularly like how they use Modbus to communicate with devices. This tutorial explai… --- ## [How to Configure Losant's MQTT Integration for AWS IoT Core](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-configure-losants-mqtt-integration-for-aws-iot-core/5114)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-configure-losants-mqtt-integration-for-aws-iot-core/5114 "2023-06-29T18:04:00Z")
To configure a Losant MQTT Integration to connect to AWS IoT Core, follow the steps below. These instructions are designed for a service-to-service integration, where you’d like Losant to receive data from, or publish da… --- ## [Losant Rust MQTT Client for ESP32](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-rust-mqtt-client-for-esp32/5026)
**Author:** [@tedbyron](https://forums.losant.com/u/tedbyron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-rust-mqtt-client-for-esp32/5026 "2023-04-20T18:31:26Z")
Started working on a rust MQTT client for ESP32/ESP-IDF, still need to handle $date and $undefined in JSON but it’s working great so far. Any feedback would be great! --- ## [MIMIC IoT Simulator: Tracking Santa's Sleigh with Losant](https://forums.losant.com/t/mimic-iot-simulator-tracking-santas-sleigh-with-losant/2488)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/mimic-iot-simulator-tracking-santas-sleigh-with-losant/2488 "2022-12-27T13:42:07Z")
Since 1955 NORAD has been tracking Saint Nick’s magical journey distributing gifts to children around the World on Christmas Eve. In 2019 Santa’s sleigh has the latest Internet of Things technology … not really. But if i… --- ## [Bi-directional control system demo in 2 minutes](https://forums.losant.com/t/bi-directional-control-system-demo-in-2-minutes/3753)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/bi-directional-control-system-demo-in-2-minutes/3753 "2022-12-16T15:47:27Z")
We have published at the application template for a simple control system: sensor publishes periodic telemetry to Losant, Losant workflow checks if above a high or low threshold, and sends control message to actuator … --- ## [Real-time asset tracking / analytics demo](https://forums.losant.com/t/real-time-asset-tracking-analytics-demo/3712)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/real-time-asset-tracking-analytics-demo/3712 "2022-12-16T15:45:03Z")
If you are tracking deliveries of valuable assets you want to handle any breakdowns ASAP. Ultimately, you don’t want your Covid-19 vaccines to spoil while in transit… We have created an application template for a real-… --- ## [Free, live, interactive demo](https://forums.losant.com/t/free-live-interactive-demo/4212)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/free-live-interactive-demo/4212 "2022-01-25T14:10:10Z")
FYI, for anyone interested in seeing or showing the Losant platform, we have created a free demo for an asset tracking application that is live - real-time telemetry, no pre-canned videos; dynamic - things are changin… --- ## [Beta test: get started with Losant in 15 minutes](https://forums.losant.com/t/beta-test-get-started-with-losant-in-15-minutes/3675)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/beta-test-get-started-with-losant-in-15-minutes/3675 "2021-03-19T15:34:08Z")
To the first 10 commenters on this post we’ll give a free MQTT Lab for Losant https://mqttlab.iotsim.io/losant ($10 value) to exercise. We’ll DM a URL to your own lab. Please DM any problems / comments, etc. Thanks. --- ## [A title to Losant Professionals and Users around the Globe](https://forums.losant.com/t/a-title-to-losant-professionals-and-users-around-the-globe/3504)
**Author:** [@Mo\_Baqir](https://forums.losant.com/u/Mo_Baqir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/a-title-to-losant-professionals-and-users-around-the-globe/3504 "2021-01-04T15:37:11Z")
Hi Folks This is Mo from Western Australia, I’m a newbie to Losant and want to give a title to professionals and users of this amazing technology. “Losanteers” I hope you will like it and proud to use it in the communi… --- ## [Industrial Equipment Monitor demo in 2 minutes](https://forums.losant.com/t/industrial-equipment-monitor-demo-in-2-minutes/3494)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/industrial-equipment-monitor-demo-in-2-minutes/3494 "2020-12-23T20:06:20Z")
We created a simple demo simulation with MIMIC Simulator for the “Industrial Equipment Monitor” application https://app.losant.com/applications/new?templateId=5e7cfa8b398d1205d5fcc42d that shows off features in 2 minu… --- ## [Architecture for a High Availability Edge Compute Environment](https://forums.losant.com/t/architecture-for-a-high-availability-edge-compute-environment/3190)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/architecture-for-a-high-availability-edge-compute-environment/3190 "2020-08-16T08:03:29Z")
Nearly every solution that utilizes Losant’s Edge Compute functionality involves at least one gateway that is reading or receiving data from one or more local peripherals. When you begin to architect your solution, there… --- ## [Modifying Device State Block Urls on the fly in Experience View Dashboard](https://forums.losant.com/t/modifying-device-state-block-urls-on-the-fly-in-experience-view-dashboard/2746)
**Author:** [@Anaz\_Zubair](https://forums.losant.com/u/Anaz_Zubair)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/modifying-device-state-block-urls-on-the-fly-in-experience-view-dashboard/2746 "2020-03-23T10:46:28Z")
Hi, The Device State block in Losant Dashboard can have urls that point to a details page based on a context variable. For example, the url can be of the form: https://app.losant.com/dashboards/5xxxxxxxxxxxxxf?ctx\[sele… --- ## [How to add a favicon to your experience pages](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-add-a-favicon-to-your-experience-pages/2753)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-add-a-favicon-to-your-experience-pages/2753 "2020-03-20T17:53:46Z")
This guide shows how to add a favicon to your experience pages. Step 1: Upload a favicon.ico to Files You can name the file whatever you want, but the standard practice is to use favicon.ico. Step 2: Set favicon in … --- ## [How to get data from a Workflow into a Custom Experience Page](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-get-data-from-a-workflow-into-a-custom-experience-page/2713)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-get-data-from-a-workflow-into-a-custom-experience-page/2713 "2020-03-09T20:10:21Z")
This post provides an overview for how to get data from a Workflow and into an Experience Page. I would first recommend reading the How Experiences Work section in the docs to get a high-level understanding of experience… --- ## [How to know which level you're at in a nested Experience Group hierarchy](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-know-which-level-youre-at-in-a-nested-experience-group-hierarchy/2690)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-know-which-level-youre-at-in-a-nested-experience-group-hierarchy/2690 "2020-03-03T21:58:48Z")
This is an interesting problem I just had to solve, so I thought I’d share it here. The problem is how to know which level you’re in when rendering an Experience Group hierarchy in a custom Experience Page. Looking at a… --- ## [Losant detects stranded vehicles](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-detects-stranded-vehicles/2370)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-detects-stranded-vehicles/2370 "2019-11-13T19:33:58Z")
Speed of each vehicle is tracked in the workflow, and if stopped, added to a data table. Timer tracks entries in this table, and if an entry is there too long, a critical “Breakdown” event is generated which is tracked… --- ## [Aquaponics Water Cycle and Temperature Monitor](https://forums.losant.com/t/aquaponics-water-cycle-and-temperature-monitor/2247)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Gerard](https://forums.losant.com/u/Joseph_Gerard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/aquaponics-water-cycle-and-temperature-monitor/2247 "2019-10-05T21:46:19Z")
I wanted to monitor the water temperature and the watering cycle of my aquponics grow beds. And also send an alarm if one of the water cycles quick working. I was able to use Blynk to monitor my grow beds. I am using … --- ## [Losant into the Stratosphere](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-into-the-stratosphere/1840)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Braswell](https://forums.losant.com/u/Frank_Braswell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-into-the-stratosphere/1840 "2019-06-01T04:44:36Z")
I thought you all might enjoy reading about my work with high-altitude balloon research. The system integrates Electric Imp hardware with Losant dashboards. The link below describes the system, with pictures from a b… --- ## [Losant demos at IoT World Santa Clara, May 15-16](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-demos-at-iot-world-santa-clara-may-15-16/1799)
**Author:** [@Gambit\_Support](https://forums.losant.com/u/Gambit_Support)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-demos-at-iot-world-santa-clara-may-15-16/1799 "2019-05-13T19:27:15Z")
Come see us at booth 56 at IoT World in Santa Clara, CA on May 15-16 to see how MIMIC IoT Simulator is used for Losant platform testing, prototyping, customization with real-time, interactive demos like these --- ## [Debugging Losant Notebooks](https://forums.losant.com/t/debugging-losant-notebooks/1783)
**Author:** [@anaptfox](https://forums.losant.com/u/anaptfox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/debugging-losant-notebooks/1783 "2019-05-07T18:29:50Z")
At its very core, Losant Notebooks are Juypter Notebooks that you upload to Losant, and we will execute it in our environment next to your IoT data. If you haven’t yet, you can check out the announcement to learn more. S… --- ## [Plivo working Workflow](https://forums.losant.com/t/plivo-working-workflow/610)
**Author:** [@Javier\_Ferreyra](https://forums.losant.com/u/Javier_Ferreyra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/plivo-working-workflow/610 "2017-08-31T11:46:16Z")
I managed to make Plivo platform SMS working form a very simple workflow. first a virtual test button to do some quick test second and HTML output node third a debug node I think the Topic con be either in Virtual Bu… --- ## [Pics from last night's Cincy IoT meetup](https://forums.losant.com/t/pics-from-last-nights-cincy-iot-meetup/18)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/pics-from-last-nights-cincy-iot-meetup/18 "2016-02-12T18:56:04Z")
Thanks again for everyone who came out to Cincy IoT! We learned a ton and have already implemented many improvements based on your feedback. Here’s a few pictures we took. --- ## [Node.js script to batch insert CSV data](https://forums.losant.com/t/node-js-script-to-batch-insert-csv-data/1318)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/node-js-script-to-batch-insert-csv-data/1318 "2018-12-14T21:14:07Z")
We’re seeing some use cases where large amounts of device data needs to be batch inserted from CSV files. This script provides an example of using Node.js to solve this problem. This script breaks up a file into 100 stat… --- ## [Floor plan with different markers and colors](https://forums.losant.com/t/floor-plan-with-different-markers-and-colors/1279)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/floor-plan-with-different-markers-and-colors/1279 "2018-11-30T23:05:02Z")
This example shows how to use the Position Chart Block to display a floor plan with different markers and colors based on device type and attribute values. First, here’s the screenshot. This block has two different sh… --- ## [Alexa-controlled Particle device](https://forums.losant.com/t/alexa-controlled-particle-device/1116)
**Author:** [@Dillon1337](https://forums.losant.com/u/Dillon1337)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/alexa-controlled-particle-device/1116 "2018-10-12T22:10:29Z")
I made a project that uses a custom Alexa skill to set the frequency of the LED on a Particle Photon. https://hackaday.io/project/160974-alexa-powered-led-blinker There’s a couple blog posts here that essentially provid… --- ## [Vega-Lite chart to show activity grouped by hour of day and day of week](https://forums.losant.com/t/vega-lite-chart-to-show-activity-grouped-by-hour-of-day-and-day-of-week/1163)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/vega-lite-chart-to-show-activity-grouped-by-hour-of-day-and-day-of-week/1163 "2018-10-04T14:06:10Z")
I posted a high-level overview of this example on Losant’s blog, but I wanted to dig in a little deeper in case anyone else was trying to build something similar. First off, here’s a screenshot of the result: The data… [Next page](https://forums.losant.com/c/show-losant/9.md?page=1)