FW 2024.0 LTS available, update your EPC now! - The Update File can be found here:
EPC 1502 FW2023
EPC 1522 FW2023
This Guide will highlight newer functions from FW 2024.0 together with common functions from older FW versions.
#1 SET UP YOUR EPC
| # | Topic | Content | |
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| 1 | Introduction | What is new with FW 2024.0 LTS Functions and Features of your EPC 15x2 with Firmware 2024.0 LTS |
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| 2 | Firmware-Update to 2024.0 LTS | Instruction on how to update your EPC to FW 2024.0 LTS | |
| 3 | Configurations | First steps with your EPC: Installing the Device Using the Edge-Cockpit, Network and WLAN Configurations NEW! DHCP Support - Accessing the internet DisplayPort Visualisation-Output, USB-Ports Date and Timezone !NEW! - Factory Reset your EPC FW 2024.0 |
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| 4 | NEW! Backup & Restore an App to another EPC | Example on how to backup a whole Node-RED (or InfluxDB, or Grafana,...) into an .app container and restore the whole application on another EPC |
#2 COLLECT AND ANALYSE DATA FROM THE FIELD
| # | Topic | Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collect data from the field | Collect data from the field via numeros protocolls like REST, OPC UA, Modbus RTU and many more | |
| 2 | Examples with Node-RED | Read data from Node-RED and store it in a local CSV-file Send a daily report (CSV) via E-Mail |
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| 3 | Password-Protect your Node-RED App | Passwort protect your Node-RED App to secure it from unauthorised access |
#3 ANALYSE AND PROCESS DATA LOCAL IN INFLUXDB 2.0
| # | Topic | Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Install InfluxDB 2.0 | Install InfluxDB from the PLCnext Store | |
| 2 | Set up InfluxDB 2.0 Database | Set up your Organisation and Secuity settings, create a bucket to store data from the field inside the database | |
| 3 | Alerting | Analyse your data with a "threshold check" or a "deadman check", send alerts via a handler | |
| 4 | Telegraf | Configure InfluxDB 2.0 Telegraf agent for collecting and reporting metrics with a vast library of input plugins | |
| 5 | Backup & Restore data to a Windows-Host-PC | Backup data from a bucket of the EPC, transfer and restore the bucket to a Windows-Host-PC to store and analyse the data on your Windows-PC. | |
| 6 | InfluxDB Templates | Install predefined Templates for InfluxDB & Telegraf. Example of installing the "Network Interface Monitoring" Template into InfluxDB and Telegraf. | |
| 7 | Grafana Dashboards | Visualise your InfluxDB data with Grafana |
#4 SEND DATA TO ANY CLOUD
| # | Topic | Content | |
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| 1 | Influx to Proficloud.io | Read data from InfluxDB and send it to Phoenix Contact's Proficloud.io. Free of charge for up to 20 metrics! |
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| 2 | Influx to any Cloud | Read data from InfluxDB and send it into any Cloud. | |
| 3 | Set up your EPC for AWS | Complete set up for AWS Cloud | |
| 4 | Set up your EPC for MS Azure | Complete set up for Microsoft Azure Cloud |
#5 USE PLCNEXT ENGINEER FOR IEC-61131 PROGRAMMING
| # | Topic | Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IEC programming with PLCnext Engineer | Use your EPC for IEC-61131 programming, import your EPC to PLCnext Engineer, insert the EPC to an existing project |
#6 APPS
| # | Topic | Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Docker-Portainer App | Installation of the Docker-Portainer App for easy integration of containers on a graphical user interface. | |
| 2 | Device and Update Management App | Manage the software of devices supporting an OPC UA server, secured connection to the devices and the update of the firmware. | |
| 3 | thinedge.io Cumulocity IoT | The EPC 1502 and EPC 1522 are certified Cumulocity IoT devices. Via the thinedge.io App connectivity to many IoT platforms including Cumulocity IoT, Azure IoT can be done easily. |
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- Ask a question in our Forum.
- Request a new feature on GitHub.
- File a bug in GitHub Issues.
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