AWS

Amazon Web Services

connector

A Connector is what some would refer to as driver, plugin, protocol. In SIA a Connector specifies the communication protocol and interface (e.g. OPC-UA, MQTT, SQL).

instance

An instance can be any PLC, sensor, device, cloud, database, server etc. that are added to SIA. Instance refers to a connection in or out of SIA using a specific Connector

IP address

Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

item

An item is a data point or tunnel belonging to an instance. The item can contain a data value from the instance if for example it is connected to a device, PLC, sensor etc. The item can also be a tunnel used for queries and requests if the instance is database or cloud.

mapping

A map is a link between two data points that bridges and connects the data samples. Mappings are used to connect various instances and their items and making them communicate together across protocol and technologies.

OS

Operation System where the most commonly known are Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

PIN

Each SIA have a unique PIN code used for creating users. The PIN is a combination of 8 characters in a combination of letters and numbers.

portal

SIA's portal is a Web App where all the configuration and setup are being done. It can be accessed using any modern browser. The portal is available by typing SIA's ip address in the address bar of the browser.

R/W

R/W is a short for Read/Write.

Shadow API

A middleware layer between the SIA API and a MQTT broker acting as a proxy. It can be used to forward data from a SIA box residing in an internal network, to the outside world.

SQL

Standard Query Language (SQL) is a standard language and set of commands for accessing databases.

UID

Unique ID (UID) is a unique reference to an instance or item. The UID can be referred to in scripting and mapping by calling it by name %UID%. E.g. calling the name of an item where BOTTLE_COUNT is the UID is done by %BOTTLE_COUNT.NAME%