This guide described how to install the 3YOURMIND machine connectivity.

Prerequisites

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

• Check which printers are currently supported

• Printers are part of a Network (LAN / WLAN)

• A list of IP Addresses for all Printers which will be connected.

Setup

To connect AM machines to the Agile MES it is essential to establish a stable connection between the software and the printers.

To connect machines it is required that the 3YOURMIND Aggregator is deployed within the printers network.

The Aggregator is a small console application that converts data from different printer protocols to a common format. The Aggregator sends the converted data to the Agile MES via a REST API.

It can be deployed on-site on a Windows or Linux machine by a Network Administrator.

Multiple Aggregators must be deployed when the printers are operating in different networks.

The Aggregator must be installed and configured by a Network Administrator through a config file.
The configurator must know:

• IP addresses + ports of the printers

• Printer model types

• Agile MES service panel ID to connect to

• A API Token of a user that can access the Service Panel