This guide describes how to set up 3YOURMIND’s machine connectivity.

Prerequisites

• Check which machines are currently supported.

• Assure that the machines are connected to the network. (LAN / WLAN)

• 3YOURMIND’s Aggregator must be downloaded and available in the network.

• Access to 3YOURMIND’s Agile MES Admin and Service Panel. (minimum of version 3.14)

• Assure that all system requirements are met.
  

1. Obtaining IP address and port

Ultimaker

• Make sure the machine is part of the network.

• On the onboard UI of the machine go to System → Network → Connection Status to obtain the IP address and port.

BigRep

• On the onboard UI of the machine click on the Settings button in the top right corner of the screen. Click on Printer information to see the IP address and port. Also refer to section two in this BigRep support article.

Formlabs

• See the Installation And Usage Instructions manual that came with your machine on how to connect it to the internet.

• Create an account on https://formlabs.com and follow the instructions to register the machine with your account.

Carbon3D

• Make sure the machine has access to the internet.

• Contact Carbon3D to create an account for https://print.carbon3d.com/users/sign_in.

EOS

• Access the machine's API documentation at https://si2381/api, replace si2381 with the actual ID of the machine. Navigate to the OPC UA Documentation and look for the Endpoint URL.

2. Machine specific connection information

Certain machines require additional information before they can be connected. The highlighted values mentioned below are needed for the configuration of the Aggregator.

Ultimaker

Option 1:

• On the onboard UI of the machine go to System → Network → Connection Status to get the printer name. You will need to enter this name as the unique_name during Aggregator configuration.

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Octoprint/BigRep

• Navigate to the URL of the machine in a web browser, this should bring up the OctoPrint Settings.

• Obtain either the global api key or a user bound api key:

  • Click on Api in the left menu and note the Apikey.

  • Click on Access Control, create a new user or note the Apikey of an existing one that has at least STATUS permissions.

Formlabs Rest API

• Obtain developer API credentials in the form of client_id and client_secret by contacting Formlabs at gtl@formlabs.com.

• Note the username and password of your https://formlabs.com account.

Carbon3D Rest API

• Generate an API Key at https://print.carbon3d.com/api_keys by clicking the Create API Key button. This will automatically download a secret.json file.

OPC UA/EOSCONNECT Core

• Obtain username and password at https://si2381/gui/auth, replace si2381 with the actual ID of the machine. This page is secured with a login and you will need to use your EOScada credentials to access it. Only EOScada credentials that have the role of Supervisor can add new clients.

MT Connect Stratasys

• No specific information is needed.

3. Obtain API Token and Agile MES Service ID

API Token

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Note that this is sensitive information.

Service ID

1. Login to the 3YOURMIND Platform with a user that has access to the service panel.

2. Visit https://[your-domain]/api/v2.0/service-panel/services/.

3. Note the id of the service.
   

   

4. Aggregator Configuration

Download the binary release:We will provide you with a link to a ZIP archive that you can use to download the Aggregator.

Create a configuration

Together with the binary release you will find a sample configuration file called config.sample.json. Rename it to config.json and open it in a text editor:

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Machines

In the machine section you will need to configure the URL(s) of the machine(s), give them a name of your choice, define their type and provide a list of mes_service identifiers you want to send data to. Please refer to the tables below to see the configuration details of our supported machines/interfaces:

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Ultimaker Machine Configuration

MES services

Each mes_service contains the Agile MES URL, a service ID and an API token. The following data must be set:

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{
  "id": 1,
  "url": "https://print.3yourmind.com/api/v2.0/machine/730/",
  "token": "28c1610a1240ecc5e9eae9b2e3a0554e64e8eeaf"
}

5. Start the Aggregator

Make sure that the Aggregator is in the same network as each machine you want to connect to.

• Make sure the Aggregator executable and the config.json you created are in the same directory.

• Run the executable.

Optionally install the Aggregator as a Windows service

• Make sure the install-as-service.bat and uninstall-service.bat are in the Aggregator's directory.

• Double-click on install-as-service.bat.

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• Click on Windows Start, type Services and hit enter to open the service configuration panel.

• Adjust the settings of the 3YOURMIND Aggregator service as desired. You can e.g. enable automatic restart of the service in case of an error.

6. Activate Machine Connectivity in the Agile MES

1. Login to the 3YOURMIND Platform with a user that has access to the Service Panel. If you do not have access to the service panel, please look at: Service Panel.

2. Open the Service Panel.

3. Go to Settings > Workstations.

4. Select the workstation that the machine should get connected to.

5. Select the machine in the Machine Connectivity section.

6. Click on Connect Machine.

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