Generic Configurations

GENERIC CONFIGURATIONS

Provider Alias:
Each Analytics Storage Provider Service has its own GUID for identification. You can enter a provider alias in the general configuration area so that this can be replaced by a meaningful name.

Main Topic:
In essence, you do not have to worry about the topic. However, you can enter the Main Topic here. It describes the first part of the overall topic. Beckhoff-specific additions are then added. This results in a very simple plug-and-play system with TwinCAT Analytics.

Host Message Broker:
The Host Message Broker can be configured here. The Storage Provider Service logs on to this message broker itself and makes its data available. This broker can also be a Data Message Broker, which is used to receive data to the Storage Provider Service. There can only be one Host Broker in the system, but several Data Brokers.

Logging:
Selecting "Additional Debug Log" generates log files for the storage provider and the individual storage areas. These can be viewed here:C:\ProgramData\Beckhoff\TwinCAT\Functions\TF3520-Analytics-StorageProvider\Logs or here: C:\TwinCAT\Functions\TF3520-Analytics-StorageProvider\Logs. Please note that a certain amount of memory is required for the log files. After restarting the storage provider, the log files are overwritten. Each log file comprises a ring buffer and is limited to a size of 100 MB.

Service:
Displays the status and default settings for starting the Windows service.