Integrating the Devices

 

Scenario: You want to integrate devices with the management platform.

 

Reference: For background information, see the reference section.

 

Workflow diagram:

 

 

Prerequisites:

  • Powermanager and associated extensions are installed and configured in the project.
  • You have logged into the Desigo CC client and have configured a user group and assigned Scope rights and application rights to the user group for working with the Powermanager extension. (See Assign Scope to a User Group in Security)
  • You have created a network driver started it.
  • You have associated the network driver with the network.
  • You have created the application for Web services and D3 Visualization in the SMC and their respective URLs are available.
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  • In System Browser, Application View is selected.

 

Steps:

1 – Configure the System
  1. Select Applications > Powermanager.
  • The System tab displays.
  1. Main expander:
  • Overwrite SMC Web Configuration: Allows you to overwrite the URL configurations applied from the SMC. Select the check box to change the below URLs.
  • Dashboard URL: Displays the Dashboard URL.
  • Web Service URL: Displays the Web Service URL.
  • Advanced Reporting Url: Displays the Advance Reporting URL.
  1. Select the required protocol and associate the network name.

 

2 – (Optional) Configure the Device Type

Perform this step if you do not want to configure a device with your own settings.

  1. Click the Device Type Configuration tab.
  1. In the Device Type drop-down list, select the device type that you want to configure.
  • The Use Default Settings check box is selected by default.
  • The default settings for the device type display in the Units & Factors, Measurement Points, Favorites, and Trend expanders.
  1. Uncheck the Use Default Settings checkbox and configure the settings for the device type.
  1. Click Save .
  • These settings will be applied to all devices of the selected device type that are created in the system.

 

3 – Create an Area
  1. Select Applications > Powermanager.
  1. Click the System tab.
  1. Click Create and select Create area.
  1. In the New object dialog box, enter a name and description for the area.
  1. Click OK.
  • The area is created, displays in the System Browser under the Powermanager root node and is selected by default.

 

4 – (Optional) Create a Sector
  1. Select Applications > Powermanager > [area].
  1. Click the Area tab.
  1. Click Create and select Create Sector.
  1. In the New object dialog box, enter a name and description.
  1. Click OK.
  • The sector is created and selected by default.

NOTE:
You can create a sector within a sector. However, you can only create five levels of nested sectors.

 

5 – Create, Configure, and Save a Device

You can create a new device in an area or within a sector that you have created. Alternatively, you can copy an existing device.

  1. Select Applications > Powermanager > [area] OR [sector].
  1. Click the Area/Sector tab.
  1. Click Create and select Create Device.
  • A list of device groups display in a tabular format.
  1. Select a desired device type.
  1. Configure the parameters for the device by entering information in the expanders in the Device Configuration.
  1. Click Save .
  • The Save Object As dialog box displays.
  1. Enter a name and description for the device. Do not use the characters “ / ” or “ \ ” in the device name.
  • The devices are created and configured and are added to the System Browser.

As a next step, you need to establish the communication between the management platform and devices.