The Node item object 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 Properties.
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General
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Right-click and select Properties to configure it.
General Tab
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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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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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You can find full information in MQTT TLS
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This is where we set up the Broker connection used for the Universal App Manager. These settings will not be used to publish data from Edge ACM, only to remotely configure the system.
Connection Retries
The number of attempts to reconnect to the current broker. If -1 it will attempt to reconnect to the first broker on the list indefinitely.
Connection Retry Interval (ms)
The ammount of time to wait between retries of your broker connection.
Brokers
The brokers that have been added to your system. Using the + button will add a broker to the list.
Enable Broker
Determines of the Node will attempt to communicate with the broker.
Note: 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 Broker
Broker Port
The port of the MQTT Broker, default 1883
Keep Alive
The maximum time between messages to the MQTT broker. If the broker does not hear from the node in that time, a node death will be published.
Delete
The trash can icon will delete the broker entry.
Info
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Info Tab
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No settings are available on this tab. It provides additional information regarding the device you are currently connected to.
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