How-to Articles


How to Create/Edit A NexusHMI™ Screen
Introduction NexusHMI™ is a Whisker.io™portal application that allows users to create HMI-style user interfaces that provide rich interaction with senso...
Setup Tank Usage and Tank Fill Reports
In this short article you will learn how to configure Tank Usage and Tank Fill reports for regular delivery to your email. Instructions Step 1: Lo...
How to Configure the Smart.Hub Modbus Client
Industrial Smart.Hubs™ include a Modbus TCP client that can be used to create a 2-way connection between any Modbus TCP enabled device and the Whisker.io® w...
How To Create Custom Dashboard
Custom dashboards provide the user with an easy way to view data from multiple sensors at the same time.  This article will show you how to create a custom ...
How To Use The Alert System
The Whisker.io® cloud platform includes a sophisticated alert system that can be used to send text and email notifications when user-specified conditions ex...
How To Use The Alert Snooze System
Introduction One of the more useful features of our alerting system is the ability to disable alerts temporarily to prevent notifications from being sen...
How to manage users and alert contacts
Introduction User accounts provide access to the Whisker.io® portal and its features.  You should provide a user account for each person that want to be...
How Do I Add A Contact To Sensor Alerts?
Contacts receive text and email messages when an alert condition exists.  This article will show you how to add a contact to a sensor alert. Note: An a...
How to create a new Whisker.io® portal account
Normally, D6 Labs will create an account for each new customer and provide the credentials via email to the account owner. However, if you have purch...
D6 Labs: Whisker.io - Application Programming Interface (API)
An Application Programming Interface or "API" is a developer's tool that allows various operations to request and receive data easily and effi...