High-level Overview
This documentation is an introduction to the overall structure and design of the Tricloud Nexus platform. It explains how components work together to provide a seamless and scalable IoT solution.
Platform Features
All management, operations, and configuration happen in the Nexus Management Portal, organized into three pillars:
Applications
An application is a packaged set of one or more modules that work together to do a specific job. It is a “bundle” that includes the modules, their configuration, versions, and how they are connected. The Nexus platform provides the following functionality:
Build and version modules and applications, using built-in, custom and third-party containers.
Design and model data storage, collection and models.
Integrate with external systems and services.
Operations
Operations cover day-to-day work that keeps systems reliable and safe. It includes the following areas:
Manage security, provisioning, and deployments on devices.
Maintain the platform by using diagnostics, remote service tools, and Update Center.
Monitor alarms, data flow, and device health in real time.
Insights
Insights is about turning your data into answers people can use. It covers the following areas:
Explore data with built-in query tools and AI assistance
Drive improvements using dashboards, module/app rollouts, and targeted optimizations
Apply analytics and custom ML/AI models to turn data into actions
Execution of Modules & Applications
Tricloud Nexus features a Module and Application Store, that enables automated deployment of containers from cloud to edge, for execution in a near real-time environment.
You can build applications in the platform based on a selection of multiple modules, thereby packaging a set of modules for a specific use-case. 3rd party containers can be imported as modules to the platform as well.
All modules and apps are handled with full traceability and versioning, making it easy to re-deploy to previous versions id necessary.
By having a module and application store you get full control of your deployed solution and gain the possibility to deploy eg. AI algorithms to the edge on a continuous basis. The easy deployment of new improved models will help accelerate your continuous improvement efforts.
Data Collection (DataOps)
Connect to virtually any data source or OT system like PLC, SCADA, MES or robotics.
Connect to standalone IoT devices measuring temperture, humidity, flow or vibration.
Connect to barcode scanners for traceability or Computer Vision cameras for streaming video or quality control operations.
Connect to company wide UNS Brokers for access to enterprise real-time data.
Connect to FTP or file shares to either transfer or analyze files at the edge or cloud.
Collect data from data sources, validate it, aggregate and enrich it with metadata, and assign it to the asset hierarchy for a unified structure.
Structure data according to the ISA-95.2 standard and use the unified asset hierarchy to handle deployment to many edge devices.
Use Nexus Management Portal for configuration or integrate 3rd party systems through the API or CLI for fully automated workflows.
Process data before storing in cloud. Optionally aggregate and compress data before storing in cloud for increased performance and operational cost optimization.
Store data in the cloud, to one or more endpoints / historians, including Datalake, SQL databases, Azure Fabric and more.
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