Manufacturing › Connected Plant
IoT Gateways
The box between the plant network and this platform. A gateway rather than a direct device connection because that is how it is built — sensors do not have credentials.
Where to find it
- Module: Manufacturing
- Group: Equipment
- Section: Connected Plant
- Screen: IoT Gateways
Address in the console: /mfg/iot-gateways
List · 9 columns · 9 fields on its form · 2 of them required
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway | Code | gateway_no |
| Name | Text | name |
| Protocol | Status | protocol |
| Endpoint | Code | endpoint |
| Devices | Number | devices |
| Heartbeat (s) | Number | heartbeat_seconds |
| Silent for (s) | Number | seconds_since_seen |
| Last seen | Date and time | last_seen_at |
| Status | Status | status |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name required | Text | ||
| Protocol required | Choice | mqtt, mqtt_sparkplug, http, amqp, opcua, coap, lorawan, modbus_tcp, file, simulator | |
| Endpoint | Text | ||
| Topic prefix | Text | ||
| Location | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Credential reference | Text | A reference to the platform’s secret store. A password in a business table is a password in every backup. | |
| Heartbeat (seconds) | Number | What is normal for this gateway, so silence can be detected. A gateway that stops reporting looks exactly like a quiet plant. | |
| Status | Choice | configured, connected, degraded, disconnected, disabled | |
| Notes | Long text |
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.