Introduction
TilliT uses a specialised Internet of Things (IoT) solution called TilliT Edge to establish a digital connection between your equipment and operators. TilliT Edge is highly versatile, allowing for seamless integration with various devices, including SCADA systems, PLCs, or wireless counters, making it effortless to install in any production environment without complexity.
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.
Automation Engineer
Identify data points of interest on machines (stop states, counts etc.) and add the data sources and data tags into TilliT See Common Data Sources & Data Tags
Electrician
Connection of new sensors or relays. Installation of TilliT Edge. See TilliT Edge Hardware & TilliT Sensors
Quality Manager
Datapoints and metrics needed on Activity Forms via Process Variables See Edge data
IT Team (if required)
Firewall Rules, setup server Infrastructure for TIlliT Edge See Firewall / Security & TilliT Edge Hardware & Create an Edge
TilliT Champion
Communicate with TilliT about unique requirements as collected by the above people.
Ignition Module
If you are already running an Ignition server to connect your datasources in one place, then consider our TilliT Ignition Module instead of TilliT Edge. This is our most customisable solution which allows you to control all the data that gets sent to TilliT. Check it out here Ignition Module
Get a kick start to TIlliT Edge data
To assist in the data collection excercise, we have the following template forms that can be used if you don't yet have a TilliT instance running. Fill in the rows and columns with the relevant information which will be useful to know when it comes to configure TilliT Edge.
The following form documents the different datasources the TilliT Edge device will need to connect to.
e.g. Ignition
e.g. OPC-UA
e.g 192.168.2.51:62541
And now for each datasource, complete the following table to record the data tag addresses we want to read from them (the format for this depends on the datasource type). Not every TilliT Data Template needs to be used, but at a minimum you should try to record the production count and machine run/stop state.
Current production count
e.g. Depal 1
e.g. ns=1;s=[TilliT]Line1\Depal\Outfeed
e.g. Count resets at end of each work order
Current reject count
e.g. REAL/17
Machine stop state
Machine run state
Machine starved state
Machine blocked state
Machine read state
Machine complete state
Current Order Number
Current Order Status
Downtime Reason Code
Process Variable 1
Process Variable 2...
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