Senseforce 2.0 Manual
  • Welcome to Senseforce 2.0
  • SF MQTT API
  • SF Edge
    • Edge Package Overview
    • Edge Installation
      • Using the SF Edge Service installer in command shell
      • Headless SF Edge Servie execution
    • Edge Configuration
      • Which Plugins to load (appsettings.xml)
      • Edge Data Routing (EventDefinition.xml)
      • OTA configuration (otasettings.xml)
      • Edge Logging
      • Input plugins
        • SQL Plugin
        • SQLite Plugin
        • OPC UA Plugin
          • OPC UA server browser
        • SIEMENS S7/SINUMERIK Plugin
          • Creating connection definition file
        • S7 Plugin
        • REST Plugin
        • TCP Listener Plugin
        • XML File Parsing Plugin
        • Heidenhain Plugin
      • Output Plugins
        • MQTT Plugin
        • SQLite Plugin
    • Edge Compute plugins
      • Creating compute plugins
      • Using compute plugins
  • SF Edge Asset Management
    • Edge version repository
  • SF Platform
    • Navigation
      • Overview Screen
    • Dataset Builder
      • Filters, Aggregations and Groupings
      • Functions of the Formula Editor
      • Additional Settings
      • Special Events
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Script Editor
      • Details of the Script Editor
      • Installed Packages
      • Working with Timestamps
        • Working with Timestamps in Python
        • Working with Timestamps in R
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Widgets
      • Text
      • Headline
      • Image
      • Progress Bar & Gauge Chart
      • Table
      • Map
      • Line, Bar, Scatter and Area Chart
      • Pie Chart
      • Gantt Chart
      • Histogram
      • Overview
      • Log
      • Default colors and color conditions
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Dashboards
      • Dashboard Filters
      • Favorites
      • Data Drilldown & Widget Interaction
      • Editing multiple dashboard widgets
      • Time Zones
      • Synchronized Zooming
      • Sharable Dashboard URL
      • Multi-chart layout options
      • Default sort for table widgets
      • Releases
      • Reporting
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
      • Applying zoom to global timestamp filter
      • Optimise the layout for different devices
    • Machine Master Data
      • Dimensions
      • Instances
      • Things
      • Use Case
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Automation
      • Trigger
      • Scheduling overview
      • Actions
      • Test your Automation
      • Zapier integration (necessary internal steps)
      • Zapier integration
      • Subscriptions
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Event Schema Management
      • Importing a Event Schema
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Virtual Events
      • Creating a Virtual Event
      • Scheduling Overview
      • Permissions and Data Access
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Details modal for elements
    • Copy / Duplicate elements
    • Whitelabeling
    • Edge Device Management
    • Element History
    • Public API
      • Get your access token
      • Endpoints
      • Debugging scripts
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • User & Group Management
      • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Active Directory & SSO Setup
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SF Edge Asset Management

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Edge prerequisites

Version: To allow over the air asset management, your edge instances require at least version 2.7.0.xxx. Manually update with the latest version, downloadable here:

Configuration: In the same folder as "appsettings.xml" a file "otasettings.xml" is required. Default folder: C:\ProgramData\Senseforce\Luna Data\[ServiceName]\configs

An exemplary otasettings.xml is provided here:

Make sure to correctly enter the following information in the file:

  • username & password

  • ServerUrl

  • InstanceIdentifier

Contact Senseforce support to get the necessary credentials and identifiers.

Manage thousands of Edge instances

The SF Edge component enables you to participate in the IIoT journey. Manageing a vast amount of local instances used to be difficult and required close alignment with the customer. With the Senseforce Asset Management tools, each instance can be updated and reconfigured at any time.

To access the Asset Management Toolset your Senseforce user requires "Thing Write" access permissions. Make sure to provide the according to rights with the group management tool.

Navigate to Edge Device Management to open the Asset Management Tools.

a. Edge overview: All connected Edge instances are displayed in the center of the screen

Currently, only online Edges are displayed. We are working on also providing information for offline Edge instances and possibilities to schedule updates for them.

b. Action panel menu: Click here to access the available actions for a single Edge

c. Action panel: The following options are available to execute remotely:

The Edge configuration folder structure must be prevailed. If you'd like to update the MqttSettings.xml, make sure to add the following folders into the zip-file configurations/OutputPlugins/Mqtt/MqttSettings.xml

A maximum amount of 10MB of files can be transferred. If larger log files are available, the operation fails. Untick "Retrieve log files" to only read configuration files.

d. Bulk actions: All the described Action Panel options are also available for multiple Edges at once. Select one or several instances and perform the corresponding action.

For bulk actions always use the icon menu (d) but not (b).

f. Edge search: Search for one or several specific instances

Edge version repository
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otasettings.xml
Exemplary otasettings.xml
Asset Management Toolset
Upload new edge config dialog
Read configs and logs dialog
Upload new edge version dialog