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Although the Edge ACM software may already installed, it may be necessary to perform the initial installation or upgrade the existing installation on a piece of hardware. Follow the instructions in the Dealing with software packages to configure the hardware.
Licensing
Before devices can be polled, a License must exist on the hardware.
With Edge Manager installed:
Go to http://{EdgeDeviceIP}:8080
Select App Manager on the left pane
Expand the node at the top of the Explorer pane
Right click Edge ACM
Select Properties
Download a License Request and send that file to your AUTOSOL contact.
When you receive a License file, return to Edge ACM properties
Use Choose File to select your License
Press the Submit button
Congratulations! Your hardware is now licensed and can be used to poll devices!
Edge ACM
Installing Software Packages to configure the hardware.
Edge ACM
https://autosoln.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=298746247 is the the polling engine that collects data from the field device using native protocols and provides that data to other apps for publication, eg. AUTOSOL MQTT, Azure.
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One or more Schedule objects to configure how frequently Edge ACM will poll its associated Tag Groups
Add by right clicking a folder, selecting Add, then selecting Schedule
One or more Tag Group objects to identify the Tags to be polled
Add by right clicking a folder, selecting Add, then selecting Tag Group
One or more Tag objects in each Tag Group to establish which tags/registers are polled in the end device, and the rules by which it is published.
Add by right clicking a Tag Group, selecting Add, then selecting Tag
One or more Device objects (Allen-Bradley® ControlLogix, Modbus, Roc ROC, TotalFlow ABB® Totalflow).
Add by right clicking a folder, selecting Add, then selecting the appropriate Device object.
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One or more folder objects to hold the other objects
Add by right clicking AUTOSOL MQTT or a folder, selecting Add, then selecting Folder
One or more Broker Connection objects to establish a connection within your MQTT Broker
Add by right clicking a folder, selecting Add, then selecting Broker Connection
One or more Publisher object (Standard Publisher Configuration, Sparkplug B Publisher Configuration) to establish how data from Edge ACM will be sent to your MQTT Broker through your Broker Connection
Add by right clicking a folder, selecting Add, then selecting the appropriate Publisher object
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