EventLog

Events that occur associated with a device and handle by Actcast are called events,

See Event type for the details of each event and the conditions under which they occur.

Check EventLog

To view the EventLog, go to the devices page in a group, go to the each device detail page, and select (Show Event Log) from the icon in the upper right corner.

The logs are helpful determining that the device is working properly.

If the device goes offline and fails to send logs, the logs are not recorded on Actcast.

Event type

There are the following types of events, each of which occurs when the conditions for their occurrence are met.

Event type	Occurrence Conditions	Additional Item
connected	The device connects to Actcast
disconnected	The device disconnects from Actcast	reason
agent_started	The device agent starts
os_rebooting	The device OS reboots
os_shutdowning	The device OS shuts down
act_started	The device starts an Act
act_stopped	The device stops an Act
act_install_error	The Act installation failed	act_id, should_retry
firmware_updating	The device has started updating it’s firmware
firmware_updated	Firmware update is completed

Additional Item is the name of the additional data that accompanies each event.

act_install_error

act_install_error event occurs when an Act installation fails for some reason.

Item	Descriptions
act_id	ID of the Act that failed to install.
should_retry	Whether it is autocatically retried or not.

• should_retry

  This item indicates whether the failed Act installation is the type of error that should be retried automatically.

  If true, the device agent will retry the Act installation after an appropriate interval.

  If false, it indicates that the problem will likely not be resolved after retring(i.e., after some time has passed). Therefore, the Act installation will not be retried automatically. Please check the device (board, camera, micro SD card, etc.) and retry the installation.