diff --git a/src/configs/measurement.json b/src/configs/measurement.json
index f2e8efd..3840967 100644
--- a/src/configs/measurement.json
+++ b/src/configs/measurement.json
@@ -411,6 +411,34 @@
             }
         }
     },
+    "mode": {
+        "current": {
+            "default": "analog",
+            "rules": {
+                "type": "enum",
+                "values": [
+                    {
+                        "value": "analog",
+                        "description": "Single-scalar input mode (classic 4-20mA / PLC style). msg.payload is a number; the node runs one offset/scaling/smoothing/outlier pipeline and emits one MeasurementContainer slot."
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "value": "digital",
+                        "description": "Multi-channel input mode (MQTT / IoT JSON style). msg.payload is an object keyed by channel names declared under config.channels; the node routes each key through its own pipeline and emits N slots from one input message."
+                    }
+                ],
+                "description": "Selects how incoming msg.payload is interpreted."
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "channels": {
+        "default": [],
+        "rules": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "itemType": "object",
+            "minLength": 0,
+            "description": "Channel map used in digital mode. Each entry is a self-contained pipeline definition: {key, type, position, unit, scaling?, smoothing?, outlierDetection?, distance?}. Ignored in analog mode."
+        }
+    },
     "outlierDetection": {
         "enabled": {
             "default": false,
diff --git a/src/measurements/MeasurementContainer.js b/src/measurements/MeasurementContainer.js
index c11d06a..369f741 100644
--- a/src/measurements/MeasurementContainer.js
+++ b/src/measurements/MeasurementContainer.js
@@ -141,11 +141,17 @@ class MeasurementContainer {
   }
 
   isUnitCompatible(measurementType, unit) {
-    const desc = this._describeUnit(unit);
-    if (!desc) return false;
+    // Unknown type (not in measureMap): accept any unit. This lets user-
+    // defined measurement types (e.g. 'humidity', 'co2', arbitrary IoT
+    // channels in digital mode) pass through without being rejected just
+    // because their unit string ('%', 'ppm', …) is not a known physical
+    // unit to the convert module. Known types are still validated strictly.
     const normalizedType = this._normalizeType(measurementType);
     const expectedMeasure = this.measureMap[normalizedType];
     if (!expectedMeasure) return true;
+
+    const desc = this._describeUnit(unit);
+    if (!desc) return false;
     return desc.measure === expectedMeasure;
   }