Capture a Bolt Device Reply from a Drive Review Comment
Ask for a device check in the review comment and have Notis capture the immediate UART reply.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Action
Bolt IoT Serial Write & Read
Tool to send serial data and read the response on a bolt device. use when you need to transmit ascii data over uart and capture its reply immediately.
Why this helps
A request in a document comment can be easy to miss, and carrying it into a device console creates another task to remember.
- Turn a documented request into a specific serial exchange.
- Capture the immediate response for review without copying it by hand.
- Keep the request and device result connected through the automation report.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Bolt IoT once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named for the device check request.
- 3Tell Notis what specified ASCII text to send, which Bolt device to use, and to report the immediate UART response; ensure UART is initialized with serialbegin.
- 4Choose the Google Drive Comment Added trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real review comment and verify the reply appears in the report.
Questions about this workflow
Does this initialize UART automatically?
No. The serial write and read action is intended for use after UART has been initialized with serialbegin.
Can any comment be used as the command?
State the intended ASCII request clearly in your Notis instruction. Avoid relying on ambiguous comments or assuming the action can safely infer a command.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Bolt iot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Bolt iot actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Analog Read
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Check Bolt device online status
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File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Bolt IoT Digital Write
Tool to set a digital pin high or low on a specified bolt device. use when controlling actuators or leds via digital output.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Bolt IoT Serial Read
Tool to read incoming serial data from a bolt device. use when you've initialized uart with serialbegin and need to retrieve serial data.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Bolt IoT Serial Write
Tool to send serial data to a bolt device. use when you need to transmit ascii data over uart after initializing uart with serialbegin.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Bolt IoT Serial Write & Read
Tool to send serial data and read the response on a bolt device. use when you need to transmit ascii data over uart and capture its reply immediately.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
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