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Overview

What is IIH Essentials?

IIH Essentials is a tool for storing and structuring data of a connected machine. In addition, data calculated via the API can be written back to IIH Essentials. Higher-level applications such as Performance Insight access the structure and data storage of IIH Essentials and obtain their machine data from there.

IIH Essentials can be used as a "standalone" app or in integrated mode as a component of the IIH.

What does it do?

IIH Essentials connects the plant to an application. All data sent via the plant bus is transferred to IIH Essentials and can be stored there in a structured manner. Various connectors (such as the S7 connector in Industrial Edge or Open Pipe in the Unified Comfort Panel) can serve as the plant bus.

IIH Essentials is a centrally usable element for structuring and storing data, which can be used by other Edge applications via the API interface so that they do not have to implement their own data management. Functions such as aggregations, data management and structuring are available.

Each node in the structure is accounted for as an asset and contributes to the structuring of the machines in different areas. Based on this structure, it is easier to provide specific data for all higher-level applications, for example for Performance Insight or other applications, including those developed by the user.

IIH Essentials overview

Structure of the app

The IIH Essentials app features a navigation sidebar divided into five key areas:

  1. Manage Data
    • You can create and manage the model here with Entity Instances that contain the attributes.
  2. Types
    • You can create and manage all forms of types in this area of the app.
  3. Connectors
    • You can create, configure and search available connectors in this section.
  4. Data Destinations
    • You can configure Data Destinations in this area of the app.
  5. Settings
    • This contains all app settings, but also the Backup and Restore and System Information page.

Additionally, the app includes an app bar that provides links for user feedback and access to more information about the IIH Essentials app. You can also see the currently installed version of the IIH Essentials in the top right corner.

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