# Helium

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[Helium](https://www.helium.com/) is a global, distributed network of Hotspots that creates public, long-range wireless coverage for LoRaWAN-enabled IoT devices. Hotspots produce and are compensated in HNT, the native cryptocurrency of the Helium blockchain. 

You will find more information about Helium [here](https://docs.helium.com/).
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This page describes how to connect the Helium console account to akenza.

The following steps are explained in more detail:

1. [Create a data flow](#1.-create-a-data-flow)
2. [Create a device](#create-a-device-on-akenza)
3. [Create integration on the Helium console](#create-integration-on-the-helium-console)

### 1. Create a data flow

Go to *Data Flow* and select *Create Data Flow*. Select **LoRa** as a device connector and Helium as a connectivity provider accordingly.

![LoRa device connector on Data Flow](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FoxU0xeidmgiGm67jHdPn%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b94d2550-4b29-4f27-b317-7e98ba0be309)

Proceed with selecting your desired device type for payload parsing and the output connector to define the data destination. 

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Find out more about output connectors [here](https://docs.akenza.io/get-started/connectors).
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![Output Connector on Data Flow](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FeCc03XXYlhgrAxmeuvMO%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=02ca318d-8e3e-4594-9870-9184da751070)

Proceed now with the creation of your device on akenza in *Assets*. 

### 2. Create a device

Go to *Assets* on akenza and select *Create Device*. Give a name to your device and optionally a description, tags, or a custom field. Select your newly created HTTP Data Flow. 

The final step to creating the new device is to enter the **Device EUI** from the existing device on your **Helium console**. 

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**Important:** This is not the ID on the Console device page, but the **Device EUI**. Copy the Device EUI on the Console device page.
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![Device details on Helium console](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FXmI1bjEKMraoOJH3pF5s%2Fscreely-1651234716354_helium_device.png?alt=media\&token=3537d449-aac1-458d-a4db-ab234b606202)

Your device will now be displayed on akenza on the **Asset Inventory Overview**. 

Copy now the **Uplink Secret** of your Helium device connector on your data flow on akenza.

### 3. Create integration on the Helium console

Go to *Integrations* on your Helium console and create a new Integration by selecting the **prebuilt integration** of *akenza*.

![Akenza Integration](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FMuowgNuSB1q13DX3M3V5%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=f499a38f-3d23-422e-a008-520ba42dc347)

Insert the copied **Uplink Secret** in the field of the **Endpoint Details** in Step 2 and save the Integration Connector.

#### 3.1 Connect the akenza integration to your device <a href="#connect-akenza-integration-to-device" id="connect-akenza-integration-to-device"></a>

The final step to completing the integration with a device is to create a **flow connection** on the Helium console. Navigate to *Flows* on Console, add the device and integration nodes, and finally connect both of them as shown below.

![Flows on Helium console](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FUkrlhmsz2jbdjLYxLSNF%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5116312c-176e-4e43-9211-7775ccee69dc)

The Helium console integration is now connected to the **Data Flow** on akenza. The device is also created and is receiving data once the device transmits an uplink.&#x20;

Incoming data can be viewed on the **Device Detail Page** on akenza by selecting the device on the **Asset Inventory Overview** within *Assets*.

![Device Detail Page](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FmOdOI8bLEKjHHyzgqUGR%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d7d9a7e6-fc22-4144-ab9d-b2fac94f6d54)