Pause reads & read interval

For gateway-connected devices you can change how often the gateway reads a device, and temporarily pause reads entirely — both take effect live, without re-flashing or re-adding the device.

Change the read interval

Set the read interval (in milliseconds) on the device. The gateway applies it immediately and remembers it across reboots. (The interval is also clamped to your plan's minimum publish interval.)

Pause reads

"Disable reads" stops the gateway polling that device. Pick how long it stays paused:

• Until manually re-enabled — stays paused until you resume it (survives gateway reboots).
• Until the gateway restarts — paused now, but a reboot/power-cycle resumes reads.
• For a set time — paused for a duration you choose, then resumes automatically.

While paused the device shows a Paused badge and stops publishing data; it does not count as "offline". Use Resume reads to turn it back on at any time.

These controls apply to gateway-mediated devices. Direct MQTT devices publish on their own schedule, so the gateway can't pause or re-time them.

Need a fresh value while reads are paused (or for a tag that isn't polled at all)? Each tag row has a Read now action, and dashboards have a matching On-demand Read widget — both fetch a single reading immediately without resuming the schedule.