String address = board.getIpAddress() + ":" + sensorID;
LOG.info("Sending HWg-STE protocol read event for object address '" + address + "'");
//building the event
ProtocolRead event = new ProtocolRead(this, "hwgste", address);
//adding some optional information to the event
event.addProperty("object.class", objectClass);
event.addProperty("object.name", address);
event.addProperty("sensor.unit", unit);
event.addProperty("sensor.value", sensorValue.toString());
event.addProperty("sensor.name", sensorName);
event.addProperty("sensor.state", state);