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Prerequisites

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Steps to connect machines:

  1. Gather a list of machines including: IP address and port

  2. Obtain machine specific connection information, i.e. authentication. The information required depends on the machine model.

  3. Obtain API token and Agile MES Service ID.

  4. Configure the Aggregator.

  5. Start the Aggregator.

  6. Activate Machine Connectivity.

1. Obtaining IP address and port

Ultimaker

Note

Ultimaker connectivity is achieved through the Ultimaker cluster API. At the moment we do not offer Ultimaker Cloud powered connectivity. The only supported deployment option for reaching Ultimaker printers is Aggregator On Windows.

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  • 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.

  • You must have purchased the EOSCONNECT Core license (40194). The purchased license will be activated on the machine after its first setup. To acquire additional licenses, or renew existing ones that are about to expire, contact your EOS field service technician.

Stratasys

  • Open the Stratasys Control Center

  • Navigate to the Services tab and click on Manage FDM Systems

  • The IP Address will be in the second column from the right

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EOS

  • 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.

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This step can be done by anyone with access to the 3YOURMIND Admin Panel

Setup a user

  1. Login to the 3YOURMIND Platform as a user that has access to the organisation and admin panel.

  2. Go to User Panel > Users.

  3. Click on Invite User.

  4. Fill it with those infos (Make sure that “Send invitation via E-Mail…” is unchecked):

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    (The E-Mail Address does not need to exist)

  5. Click on Save.

Provide access to the organization's fulfillment partners

  1. Go to the 3YOURMIND admin panel.

  2. Go to Fulfillment partner.

  3. Open each service under the Fulfillment partner List.

  4. Add the user you created to the list of users.

  5. Click on Save.

Create API token

  1. Go back to the homepage of the admin panel.

  2. Go to Users under Authentication and Authorization.

  3. Search for the user you created.

  4. Click on Create Token.

Info

The token is only displayed once in the pop-up and not accessible later on.

Make sure to copy the token right away.

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

Option 1:

  1. Visit the dashboard of the service panel

  2. The number in the URL represents the service id. E.g. https://[your-domain]/service-panel/1/dashboard/ (service id would be "1")

Option 2:

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

  2. Note the id of the service.

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4. Create a configuration

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EOS Connect Machine Configuration

Ford MQTT Configuration

Formlabs Machine Configuration

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

5. Deploy the Aggregator

Follow one of the guides:

Aggregator On Windows

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For shared-cloud customers

Aggregator On Windows is the only supported option for shared-cloud customers.

For dedicated-cloud customers

  1. Aggregator On Windows covers all connectivity cases, but requires manual installation and maintenance.

  2. Aggregator In Docker is a low maintenance option that can be used if all machines have an internet connection and a cloud API. Reach out to our customer support team to enable the Aggregator for your deployment.

For on-premise customers

  1. Aggregator In Docker is part of our installation package and is the recommended option if the 3YOURMIND MES and all machines are in the same network.

  2. Aggregator On Windows covers all connectivity cases, but requires manual installation and maintenance.

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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