Introduction

TilliT Edge is a software component that can connect to multiple data sources on your local network which contain live data about your current production status.

A data source is defined by a type (communication protocol like Modbus or OPCUA) and by an address (usually the IP of the server you are connecting to). Each data source will have a list of data tags, values which will be sent to TilliT Cloud for production counts, events or time series logging.

The TilliT team is here to offer support throughout the connectivity process, but ultimately it is your responsibility to ensure the hardware that is connected is fit for purpose. Once the data to be collected from the production line has been identified, we will work together to establish how it can be connected to the TilliT cloud infrastructure.

To get the TilliT Edge software working you must ensure the following responsibilities are carried out. The requirements of each of these people may change how your implementation is completed.

Person	Responsibility
Automation Engineer	Identify data points of interest on machines (stop states, counts etc.) and add the data sources and data tags into TilliT
Electrician	Connection of new sensors or relays
Quality Manager	Datapoints and metrics needed on Activity Forms via Process Variables
IT Team (if required)	Firewall Rules, setup server Infrastructure