.. include:: ../../_resources.rst

.. _data-acquisition:

.. _kotori-client-handbook:

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Data acquisition
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Introduction
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:ref:`Kotori` offers communication paths for data
acquisition from different kinds of sensor nodes.


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DAQ protocols
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    protocol/mqtt
    protocol/http
    protocol/udp


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Events and Annotations
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    events


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Metadata signalling
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    timestamp
    error-signalling


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Serialization formats
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    format/struct
    format/bencode


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Examples
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A :ref:`sawtooth-signal` is convenient to publish
measurement values without having any hardware in place.