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

Prerequisites

• Check which machines are currently supported.

• Make sure the current version of MES and the Aggregator package you downloaded are compatible.

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

• 3YOURMIND’s Aggregator must be downloaded and available in the network. Alternatively a cloud version of the aggregator must be enabled. See below for more details.

• 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.

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

HP

Either:

• Obtain the IP address of the device that is running the HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Server and append the port 8443.

Or:

• Install the HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Client which is able to detect Command Center Servers within the network. The hostname/IP address can be found in the Network connectivity tab.

Renishaw

• Once you log into your InfiniAM app you will be redirected to {base_url}/app/#!/current-status.

• Use {base_url} as url in the configuration.

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.

Option 2:

• Navigate to http://[IP address]:[port]/api/v1/system/hostname in a web browser.

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.

• The unique_name of the machine is displayed as serial number on https://print.carbon3d.com/queue. In this example it is 2B001W.

  

  It is also visible on the screen of the machine.

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

• Obtain a (free of charge) MTConnect license from Stratasys support. They will need your machine’s serial number.
  Install the license file provided by Stratasys according to their instructions.

HP

• No specific information is needed.

Markforged

• Create an API token. See https://www.eiger.io/developer#section/Getting-Started for instructions.

• Use the API Access Key as username and the API Secret Key as password in the below configuration.

Renishaw

• Obtain an account with API access rights on your InfiniAM instance.

• Use the Email address as username together with your password in the below configuration.

3. Obtain API Token and Agile MES Service ID

API Token

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):
   

   

   (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.

Note that this is sensitive information.

Service ID

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.
   

   

4. Create a configuration

Create a text file with the content as shown below. The file must follow the JSON notation (with comments). We recommend using a text editor like Visual Studio Code or Notepad++.

{
  "machines": [
      // ... please visit the machine configuration pages below for details
  ],
  "mes_services": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "url": "https://print.3yourmind.com/api/v2.0/machine/730/",
      "token": "28c1610a1240ecc5e9eae9b2e3a0554e64e8eeaf"
    }
  ],
  "aggregator_id": "my aggregator"
}

If you are planning on deploying our Aggregator on a Windows server then you can use the config.sample.json that come with the download as a basis for your configuration.

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:

BigRep PRO Machine Configuration

Carbon3D Machine Configuration

EOS Connect Machine Configuration

Ford MQTT Configuration

Formlabs Machine Configuration

HP Machine Configuration

Markforged Machine Configuration

MTConnect Machine Configuration

Octoprint Machine Configuration

Renishaw Machine Configuration

Ultimaker Machine Configuration

Umati 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:

• id : This identifier is used to match Agile MES services and machines within the config.json. You can use any positive number, as long as it is unique.

• url: This is the Agile MES URL in the format https://[your-domain]/api/v2.0/machine/[service ID]

• token: This is the API token of the user in the 3YOURMIND software created in step 3.

Example:
with 730 as serviceId:

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

5. Deploy the Aggregator

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 it requires manual installation and maintenance.

2. Aggregator in Docker is a minimal maintenance option that can be used when all the machines have internet connection and a supported cloud API. Our customer support can quickly enable the cloud aggregator for your deployment.

For on-premise customers

1. Aggregator in Docker is enabled by default in your installation package and is the recommended option as long as 3YOURMIND MES and the machines are connected to the same network.

2. Aggregator On Windows covers all connectivity cases, but it 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.