CESMII Builds Bridge Between the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform and Microsoft Azure IoT
Project Objective
Improve interoperability of the SMIP though integration with Azure IoT capabilities. This will enable users of the SMIP Azure IoT Bridge to: • Manage connectivity to Azure IoT Central • Read and write Device Templates • Read and write Devices • Read and write Continuous Data .
Benefits to Nation
Enabling broader access to the CESMII Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform and Microsoft Azure IoT will make these powerful automation technologies available to manufacturers of all sizes, across all industries. By implementing smart manufacturing tools, US manufacturers will experience productivity gains, reduced production times, and higher profitability.
Benefits to Industry
CESMII SMIP users will be able to extend their applications to include all the services offered by Azure IoT Central. Combining IT, IoT, and OT data will allow users to extract more value from all types of data in the form of common, contextualized data. Facilitating compatibility between the CESMII SMIP and Azure IoT will make both technologies more accessible to manufacturers, which will improve manufacturing productivity, reduce waste, and drive growth in the industry.
Technical Approach
SMIP to Azure IoT Bridge implementation: • Connecting SMIP to Azure IoT through the Azure IoT Central API. • The SMIP Information Model Editor and Model Storage will be enhanced to configure integration with Azure IoT Central. • Azure IoT Devices integrated with the SMIP will get access to all the relevant services offered by the SMIP such as the SMIP Historian and the scripting environment.
Accomplishments
- Developed read device templates from Azure IoT Central (including components)
- Developed read device instances from Azure IoT Central associated with device templates
- Added support for states and geolocation to the model
- Developed ability to connect to multiple Azure IoT Central applications simultaneously
- Developed API used to write the model to Azure IoT Central
Deliverables
- Completed Requirements Document for the Bridge between Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform (SMIP) and Azure IoT Central
- Developed Read/Write Functionality to pass data between SMIP and Azure IoT Central
- Developed Software Documentation
- Delivered Source Code
- Training Video
Reusable Outcomes
- Bridge to integrate Azure IoT with the CESMII Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform (SMIP)