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Glossary
Aspect
Aspects are a data modeling mechanisms for assets. Aspects group the data points based
on logical sense. For example: The pump skid has an aspect, for example,
"Energy_consumption" that contains the data points "power", "current", "voltage", etc.
Aspect is specified in Asset Manager and its name can be freely chosen, but should bring
together a logical grouping of data points and a physical asset.
Asset
An asset is a digital representation of a machine or an automation system with one or
multiple automation units (for example, PLC) connected to MindSphere.
MindSphere data collection and data provisioning is based on so called (virtual) assets. This
can be anything such as a pump, motor, PLC, an entire tool machine, a production line, a
robot, a crane, a car, a wind turbine and so on. The data of an asset is collected and sent to
MindSphere to make that data available for further processing and analytics.
Asset Manager
Asset Manager is a Web Graphical User Interface for asset configuration. According to these
configurations, the following functions are available:
Asset Configuration: assets can be created, onboarded, modified, cloned, moved, deleted or
offboarded.
Asset type
Asset type is a sort or kind of a product line made by one manufacturer.
Components
Components represent built-in functionality in MindSphere. Components are:
● Asset Manager
● Fleet Manager
● User Management
● UTC Reporting
For the complete list and description of Components, refer to the "MindSphere"
documentation.
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