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Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE Installation And Setup Manual

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Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx
Installation and Setup Guide
October 2015

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  • Page 1 Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide October 2015...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2015 PTC Inc. and/or Its Subsidiary Companies. All Rights Reserved. User and training guides and related documentation from PTC Inc. and its subsidiary companies (collectively “PTC”) are subject to the copyright laws of the United States and other countries and are provided under a license agreement that restricts copying, disclosure, and use of such documentation.
  • Page 3 Installation ..............................2 Compile the Vantron lvdemo Executable ....................2 Prerequisites ............................2 Connect the VT-M2M-BTA-DE to a local machine and peripheral ............5 Configuration and Setup ..........................6 Import Demo Entities into your ThingWorx Platform ................6 Set up a WebSocket Connection ....................... 7 Troubleshooting ............................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Ethernet, and USB ports for connections Installation Setup of the VT-M2M-BTA-DE device to connect to ThingWorx EMS first requires a connection to the device from a computer via Serial cable. Note: This guide was written for a computer running Microsoft Windows. Modify procedures as needed for your environment.
  • Page 5 Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide 2. Open a terminal in Ubuntu and type the following to gain root access: sudo su: Above: Ubuntu terminal window. 3. Type the following commands into the terminal window to pre-install two required packages:...
  • Page 6 VT-M2M-BTA-DE device (preferably all in the /opt/lv-demo/ directory). Please see the next section for connecting to the Vantron device. Please note that you should NOT move on to section 3 of this guide until the lvdemo executable file has been copied to the VT-M2M-BTA- DE device.

  • Page 7: Connect The Vt-M2M-Bta-De To A Local Machine And Peripheral

    Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide Connect the VT-M2M-BTA-DE to a local machine and peripheral 1. Insert a network cable to the VT-M2M-BTA- DE device. Ensure that the VT-M2M-BTA-DE device is connected to a cable which has an internet connection. In this sample, ETH1 port is preferred.

  • Page 8: Configuration And Setup

    Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide Configuration and Setup This starter kit includes a zip file containing the entities associated with the Vantron Demo ThingWorx mashup. You need to set up those entities in your ThingWorx Platform. Import Demo Entities into your ThingWorx Platform 1.

  • Page 9: Set Up A Websocket Connection

    ” or some other public Internet address. The following steps are needed for testing out how the data gathered from the VT-M2M-BTA-DE device is reported. These steps are to be used with a sense plate or similar sensor connected to the VT-M2M- BTA-DE via USB cable.
  • Page 10 Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide 5. Configure the IP address and port number of the ThingWorx Platform to which you’re connecting (the one providing the Vantron Mashup) by editing the settings.json file in this directory. Modify it using the “vi settings.json”...
  • Page 11 Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide 7. Navigate to the URI of the ThingWorx Platform server, configured in settings.json earlier, and do the following: a. Click the Monitoring drop-down and select Subsystems. b. Click WS Communications and then click Refresh Now.

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide This completes the setup of the Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE device with a demo data-acquisition program named lvdemo. You may write and copy your own executable programs to interface with ThingWorx Platform using the TW C SDK, to suit your needs.

  • Page 13: Compatibility

    Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE ThingWorx Installation and Setup Guide Compatibility This guide has been tested for compatibility with the Vantron VT-M2M-BTA-DE and the following ThingWorx Platform and operating system: ThingWorx Platform Version ThingWorx 6.0.1 Windows 7, Service Pack 1 Revision History Date...

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