Our system integrates with SMARTank Tank Monitors. This integration allows your tank's inventory to automatically update in FuelCloud based on data from the SMARTank system.
What's required?
1. SMARTank monitor installed on one of your tanks
In order for FuelCloud to have access to tank level data, you'll need to have a SMARTank monitor installed on one of your tanks.
2. Gateway Access from SMARTank
Gateway access to the SMARTank system is provided by SMARTank. Please contact your SMARTank Sales Rep to add gateway access to your SMARTank account. SMARTank charges a one-time $1,000 setup fee and $100/month for gateway access. This includes access to data for all of your SMARTank monitors. If you already have a gateway and applications consuming that data you must create a new gateway. If our integration is not using its own Gateway it will cause issues with your existing integrations.
Once your Sales Rep has completed the order on your account, SMARTank will provide you with a username/password for your Gateway that can be used to connect your FuelCloud account with SMARTank.
Tip: Before you connect to your SMARTank account in FuelCloud, log in to the SMARTank dashboard and make sure all of your tanks have unique Tank Names. Making sure all Tank Names are unique in SMARTank will help you select the correct tank when you configure your tank monitor in FuelCloud.
Add your tank monitor
Navigate to your FuelCloud account in the My Assets > Hardware section, click the Tank Monitor tab, then click Add Tank Monitor.
Select the SMARTank option.
If this is the the first SMARTank tank monitor being added to the account you'll need to login to your SMARTank Gateway. Otherwise you'll be taken to the Select a site step of configuring the tank monitor.
Select a site to add your SMARTank monitor.
- Note: this step will be skipped if adding the device on the Site Detail page
Note: if you are sharing this device with a customer choose any site at this step you will be able to share the device after the subscription is activated
- Activate your Subscription. You can choose 1, 3, 6, 12 month subscription lengths at the price of $5/month. Or Skip payment and save as inactive.
- Note: if you are an internal supporter you can have your billing set to free for testing and troubleshooting.
Configure your tank monitor
Select the Configure button next to your SMARTank monitor.
Select the SMARTanks channel.
You will see a list of all of the SMARTank monitors in your SMARTank Account. Select the tank monitor you want to connect to a tank. If you don't see your desired tank monitor listed you can select Refresh in the corner or check your SMARTank Account.
Select the FuelCloud tank which you want to connect the SMARTank monitor to.
- Select to use either SMARTank data for current FuelCloud tank data. If selecting to use SMARTank data you will need to check both checkboxes confirming your selecting. If using current FuelCloud tank data you won't need to do this.
- You can replace the FuelCloud tank's dimensions, capacity, and current fuel level with the data from SMARTank. Alternatively, you can continue to use the dimensions, capacity, and current fuel level from your FuelCloud account.
- Note: If you choose to replace the data in FuelCloud with data from SMARTank, be sure you've selected the correct tank in SMARTank and FuelCloud before confirming, as this cannot be undone.
Share your tank monitor
From the Hardware page click the setting cog Quick Menu, then select Share.
Select the Customer and Site to share the device with.
- Follow Configuration steps above to configure the channel.
- NOTE: From your Hardware page you can view your shared Tank Monitors and see what Customer they are shared with.
Integration
Once you have provided the appropriate account credentials for your SMARTank Gateway a new option will appear in Integrations > Tank Monitors. From this integration it lists a few things:
- Number of SMARTank monitors associated on this Gateway.
- If this number looks inaccurate you may Refresh. If refreshing doesn't work check the Gateway Access section above or your SMARTank Gateway.
- The SMARTank Gateway username with an option to Log Out. If you log out you will have the option to log in here or when adding another SMARTank monitor.
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