What is the difference between pistons and fuel stream pistons

#1

Hi,

What are Fuel Stream pistons, what’s the difference between them and “normal” pistons, how to create them and why?

Thank you.

#2

There are not two types of pistons. You can write to a fuel stream with pistons.

Fuel streams are currently google graphs. You can log and visualize different data points. Examples would be temperatures from your sensors.

#3

Thank you.
But how they could help us, can you explain couple of circumstances?

Thank you again.

#4

They help feed the analytical/data craving for people that like to visualize or see the data represented.

An example I have set up is every 30 minutes I get an average temperature of all the sensors in my house and store that into a fuel stream. I can then see how the temp trends throughout the day. I also break this down into just upstairs and main floor.

#5

So my bellow definition, stands?

Definition of a fuel stream piston:
“A fuel stream piston is an ordinary piston that also gathers and provides a graphical of the data events?”

That’s all? I missed something?

#6

A piston is the collection of if/then triggers/commands.

One of the commands possible is "write to fuel stream"
That is data output to a Google graph.

Another way to think of it is the piston is a car, the fuel stream is the exhaust. A piston (car) can do a lot of things, and ONE of the things the car can do is put out a fuel stream (exhaust).
It’s not the only thing the piston can do, but it’s one thing it can do.
But the term fuel stream piston doesn’t make sense cause the fuel stream is a byproduct of the car… get it?

#7

Get it.
Thank you both.