Add a sensor

Choose a sensor or weather source, select readings, and review your setup.

Continue your saved setup?

Your reading names and locations are saved on this browser.

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Choose sensor

Choose the kind of sensor you are connecting.

Ready to start

Choose sensor

Choose a source so we can show the right setup steps.

Connect

Identify your sensor and send its first readings to Thermocloud.

Find the 12-character MAC address on your sensor. Colons and dashes are accepted.
Setup mode

Choose a new sensor or add readings to one already in your account.

Pick one of your organization's existing sensors to add readings to.
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Choose the sensor that will send the additional readings.

Point your device at this address to start sending readings:

We generate a unique identifier for each device to isolate data.

Weather location

Use a nearby National Weather Service station for outdoor conditions in the United States and supported territories.

Where these readings appear in Thermocloud.

Outdoor coordinates

Enter the site’s coordinates or use this device’s current location.

Choose coordinates to find an observation station.

The closest station may have different conditions from your site. Check its latest readings in Review.

Choose readings

Choose the readings to keep. We suggest names and units; you can adjust them and apply one location to the whole sensor.

Listening for data sent by:
Waiting for your sensor's first message — power it on and keep this page open.
Use a saved template (optional)
Reuse names, units, and settings from a saved template.
Troubleshooting and connection details

Live connection diagnostics

Use this to confirm the listener is connected, whether payloads are reaching the wizard, and how much secure session time remains.

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Connection
Opening live stream...
Last payload
No payload received yet
Source
Awaiting live data
Latest status
Waiting for first live payload
Payload age
Awaiting first payload
Session expires
Waiting for secure session
Reconnects
0 reconnect attempts
Serial seen
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The wizard will keep listening while this page stays open. If the socket drops, reconnect here before you restart the onboarding session.

Choose weather readings

Outdoor temperature is selected to start. Add the other conditions you want to track.

Weather values are converted to these units before they are saved.
Readings to save

Some stations do not report every reading. Review will show which observations are available.

Review

Check the readings and locations below. Use Edit to make changes, then finish setup.

Templates (optional)
Apply saved names and units to matching readings. Review any changes before finishing.
Troubleshooting and setup history

Onboarding diagnostics

Session metadata and recent onboarding history for this identifier.

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StatusNot started
Started—
Last activity—
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Session ID—
24h analytics unavailable.
No session history loaded yet.

Review weather sensor

Check the station and its latest observations. Creating the sensor starts automatic updates.

Latest station observation

Thermocloud checks for new observations every 15 minutes. The station’s own reporting schedule may vary.

National Weather Service / NOAA