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Creating a MindSphere gateway for SSA

Perform the following steps to create a MindSphere gateway for SSA:

  • Step 1: "Select gateway type"

  • Step 2: "Define basic configuration"

  • Step 3: "Define dataset configuration"

  • Step 4: "Define alarm configuration"

  • Step 5: "Advanced configuration"

Requirement

The "Commissioning" area is open.

Parameter

Parameter

Description

① Select gateway type

Select target Store...*

Selection of the gateway

② Define basic configuration

Type gateway name...*

Gateway name

Type gateway description...

Gateway description

Paste MindSphere connection info...*

Connection information

Entry of the MindSphere connection string in JSON format

Remark:

Paste the copied connection key from the clipboard.

Type proxy address if needed...

Enter the proxy address if a proxy is required for Internet access

③ Define dataset configuration / Optional

Pick a client ID

Client ID of the client, from which data is to be sent to MindSphere.

Remark:

All IDs of the clients, which were created under this "Plant hierarchy", are displayed.

Pick a dataset

Select the client data set that should be sent to MindSphere.

Remark:

All data sets of the selected client ID are displayed

- OR -

All dataset

All client data is sent to MindSphere

④ Define alarm configuration / Optional

Pick a client ID

All IDs of the clients, which were created under this "Plant hierarchy", are displayed.

⑤ Advanced configuration / Optional

Remark:

These fields do not require any entries, and are only populated by the hotline in the case of service.

Type image path...*

Path to MindSphere docker image

Type username to access the image path...

Username to access the image path

Type password to access the image path...

Password to access the image path

Set message TTL (time to live) in milliseconds...*

AMQP lifetime of the data

Set queue expiration in milliseconds...*

AMQP queue execution time

Set max queue size...*

AMQP maximum queue size

Set max queue size bytes...*

AMQP maximum queue size in bytes

Select queue mode...*

AMQP queue mode

Set prefetch count...*

AMQP prefetch counter

Type alarm topic*

MQTT topic alarm event

Type new reading topic*

MQTT topic new dataset

Environment variable 1

Environment variable to store the data from "CurrentAlarms" as BIG STRING in MindSphere

Environment variable 2

Environment variable to store the data from "MachineModel" as BIG STRING in MindSphere

Environment variable 3

Note that in the variable "IOTGATEWAY_OVERRIDE" the file topic is changed to the client ID of the connected machine.

Type new environment variable*

New environment variable for the image

*: Obligatory data

The character sequence to be used for the various entries is provided in the input windows.

Procedure

  1. In the "Gateway (Export)" area, click on "+" to add a new gateway.

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  2. Step 1: "Select gateway type"

    • From the drop-down list, select entry "MindSphere".

    • Click on "Next".

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  3. Step 2: "Define basic configuration"

    • Populate the fields to perform the basic configuration.

      Paste the copied connection key from the clipboard into the "Paste MindSphere connection info" input field.

    • Click on "Next".

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  4. Step 3: "Define dataset configuration" / Optional

    With this step, you define which data is to be sent to MindSphere.

    • Select one data set, several or all data sets.

      NOTE

      Several entries

      • Click on "+" to add an additional entry.

    • Click on "Next".

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  5. Step 4: "Define alarm configuration" / Optional

    With this step, you define which alarms are to be sent to MindSphere.

    • Select the alarms.

      NOTE

      Several entries

      • Click on "+" to add an additional entry.

    • Click on "Next"

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  6. Step 5: "Advanced configuration" / Optional

    • Add the environment variables.

      Replace the exemplary designation "harald" with the ID of your machine.

    • Click on "Save" to save the MindSphere gateway.

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  7. The MindSphere gateway was successfully created, and is shown in the overview in the "Gateways (Export)" area.

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