We have partnered with Elemental Machines to bring native integration support for the following sensors.
Element-A: Environmental Sensor Integration
Overview:
Element-A integration enables tracking of room environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, pressure, and light.
Prerequisites:
- Qualer Administrator access for company-level settings
- Element-A sensor setup in Elemental Machines system
Company Settings Configuration
- Navigate to Administration > Configuration
- Enable the Elemental Machines integration option (Qualer Administrators only)
- A new "Elemental Machines" tab will appear in Administration > Integration Settings
Environmental Sensor Configuration
- Register the Element-A sensor as an asset in Qualer
- Assign "Environment Sensor" as the tool role
- Navigate to the "Environment Sensor" tab
- Select the room where this sensor is located
- Choose sensor type:
- Local Network Sensor (Depreciated)
- Install Qualer Sense application on local computer
- Use provided room ID (1231-23123-12312-33) to associate with room
- Elemental Machines
- Enter Machine UUID and Sensor Key
- Local Network Sensor (Depreciated)
- Click "Test" to verify configuration and view current readings
Element-U: Usage Data Integration
Overview:
Element-U integration automates collection of equipment usage data in four states: minutes On, minutes Off, minutes Idle, and minutes Offline.
Prerequisites:
At least one asset metric configured with "Time" Metric Type
Element-U sensors registered in Elemental Machines system
Authentication Setup
- Navigate to Administration > Integrations > Elemental Machines
- Select Tab 1: Authentication
- Enter required credentials:
- Username
- Password
- ClientId
- ClientSecret
- Click "Save"
- System displays connection status
Metric Sensor Bridge Configuration
- Navigate to Tab 2: Element U
- Click "Set Up Metric Sensor Bridge"
- Complete required fields:
- Select Time metric
- Select Utilization type
- Set Polling interval
- Select asset attribute to store Machine UUID
- Add Element-U serial number to designated asset attribute
- Click "Test Element-U Sensors" to verify connections
Monitoring and Manual Updates
- Qualer automatically updates metrics based on polling interval
- Connection status and metric changes are displayed in the results grid
- Temporarily disconnected sensors will recover tracked data when connection is restored
- For immediate updates, use "Update Element-U Metrics" in the toolbox