The Node item in the Tree View is used to group all the configuration items in an application. It is also used to connect the Edge device to the Universal Autosol App Manager. It is configured by right clicking and selecting PropertiesRight-click and select Properties to configure it.
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General
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Name
This name should be a unique identifier for this the Edge device.
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The name must be unique as it |
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is used to identify the device in the Tree View of the Edge Manager and |
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AUTOSOL App Manager. |
Compress MQTT Payload
This determines if When enabled, configuration data sent over MQTT is compressed or will be compressed; otherwise it will be sent in plain text.
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to keep this enabled unless troubleshooting. |
MQTT
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Use this form to establish the Broker Connection used by the AUTOSOL App Manager. These settings will are not be used to publish data from Edge ACM, only to remotely configure the system.
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The number of attempts to reconnect to the current broker. If -1 it will To attempt to reconnect to the first broker on the list indefinitely, enter -1.
Connection Retry Interval (ms)
The ammount amount of time to wait between retries of your broker connection. Entered in milliseconds.
Brokers
The list of brokers that have been added to your the system. Using Use the + button will add to a broker to the list.
Enable Broker
Determines of whether or not the Node node will attempt to communicate with the broker.
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If the Connection Retries are set to -1 the node will only ever attempt to communicate with the first enabled broker. |
Broker IP
The IP address of the MQTT Brokerbroker
Broker Port
The port of the MQTT Brokerbroker, default 1883
Keep Alive
The maximum time between messages to the MQTT broker. If the broker does not hear from the node in within that time period, a node death Death will be published.
Delete
The Click the trash can icon will to delete the broker entry.
Info
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No settings are available on this tab. It provides additional information regarding the device you are currently connected to.