Machine Agent Details

1. In the launch pad, open Manage MyMachines for Industrial Operations X Cloud "Machine Agent Details".
   

   The home page "Machine Agent - Agent details" opens and displays the machine overview.
   

   

2. Click on an underscored agent machine name in the left-hand column.

   

   Window "Installed Machine Agent Adapter" with information on the selected machine agent adapter opens.

   Button "Update" at the top left in the window is activated if the machine agent version must be updated.

3. Click on button "Update" to install the latest machine agent version.

   

   When clicking on "Update", the green status message "Update process has been started" is displayed at the upper right in the window.

   

   If you click on button "Update" while an update is active, the orange warning "The agent is updating at this moment" is displayed at the upper right in the window.

   

   NOTE

   Displaying adapter metadata

   You can display the metadata via symbol "Expansion" to the left of the particular Machine Agent adapter in file "pkginfo.json".
   This is possible in window "Installed Machine Agent Adapter" and in the overview of available adapters in window "Machine Agent Adapter".

   The list of machine agent adapters is displayed.

4. Click on the "Delete" icon in the right-hand column "Actions" to uninstall an agent.
   - OR -
   To configure an agent, click on the "Configure" field in the "Actions" column on the right.

5. To install a new adapter, click at the lower right in the window on "Install New Adapter".
   Pop-up "Machine Agent Adapters" opens. It includes the list of requested and not yet installed machine agent adapters available in the backend.

6. Click on "Install" to install the required adapter.
   - OR -
   Click on "Close" to close the window.

   

   NOTE

   Installation status "WAITING_TO_INSTALL"

   Installation status "WAITING_TO_INSTALL" is displayed if you have requested a new adapter. This adapter is no longer displayed in pop-up "Machine Agent Adapters".

7. Click on "Configure" to configure the required adapter to connect to the machine.
   The "Configuration" pop-up menu opens.
   The actual configuration requirements depend on the adapter type:

   

   SINUMERIK adapters do not have to be configured.

   If required, enter the parameters for the configuration and click on "Save".
   

   - OR -

   Click on "Close" to close the window.

8. To uninstall an adapter from an asset, on the start page "Machine agent - details on the agents" click on the underscored machine name in the first column.
   The list of installed adapters is displayed.

9. In the adapter line, click on the "Delete" icon in the right-hand column.
   The changed status is displayed in column "Installation status".

   NOTE

   Uninstalling an adapter

   After uninstalling the adapter, you must restart the machine agent before you can install a new adapter.

For MTConnect adapters you must enter the following parameters:

• Host

• Port

• Device name

For Fanuc adapters you must enter the following parameters:

• Host

• Port

• Timeout

• File transfer time out

{
"host": "localhost",
"port": 8193,
"timeout": 10,
"file_transfer_timeout": 900
}

• Host

• Port

• Username

• Password

• AlarmNI

• AlarmNode

{
"host": "localhost",
"port": 8193,
"userName": "username",
"password": "",
"alarmNI": 2,
"alarmNode": "Sinumerik"
}