Instructions for you to connect and deploy the pre-built sensors with PLC to IoT Central in 1 hour.
Version 2.00
Last Updated 2022-06-27
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The Manufacturing in a Box (MiaB) includes pre-configured hardware components. You can configure and connect MiaB to Azure with minimal steps.
| Hardware | Use | IP Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP-Link TL-R470T+ | Router | 192.168.4.1 |
| 2 | MOXA ioLogik 1242 | Remote I/O | 192.168.4.100 |
| 3 | Siemens S7-1500 | PLC | 192.168.4.101 |
| 4 | ICP-DAS DL-302 | Modbus Sensor (Modbus TCP) | 192.168.4.103 |
| 5 | MOXA MC1121 | IIoT Gateway - IoT Edge | 192.168.4.121 |
| 6 | MOXA MC1121 | IIoT Gateway - Softing dataFEED OPC Suite | 192.168.4.123 |
| 7 | Banner - LE550 Laser Sensor | Analog Laser Sensor | |
| 8 | Banner - Q4X Laser Sensor | Digital Laser Sensor | |
| 9 | Logitech - C922 Pro Webcam | Webam | |
| 10 | Light (Red/Yellow/Green/Blue) | Indicator Lights |
Connect the power plug to the wall outlet. Turn on the power switch on the top-right corner of MiaB Box.
The Manufacturing-in-a-Box has its own pre-built local LAN and we reserve a RJ45 Cable for you to plug it to your network with internet access.
Please find the RJ45 cable with the yellow label marked as Internet (WAN) and plug it to your network with internet access.
We reserve another RJ45 cable for you to connect your PC to MiaB. With minimum configuration steps, you can see the demo box go live and collect and upload sensor data to Azure.
Find the RJ45 cable with the yellow label marked as Intranet (LAN) and plug it to your PC. With DHCP assignment, this will connect your PC to the local LAN of MiaB.
Using the ping tool from a command line, confirm the hardware components are online:
ping 192.168.4.100
ping 192.168.4.101
ping 192.168.4.103
ping 192.168.4.121
ping 192.168.4.123
If the hardware components are online you will see a reply that looks like this (depending on your environment the host and command line may look different):
miabusr@ubuntu:~$ ping 192.168.4.100
PING 192.168.4.100 (192.168.4.100) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.4.100: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=5.79 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.4.100: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=2.05 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.4.100: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=2.01 ms
^C
--- 192.168.4.100 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.017/3.290/5.795/1.771 ms
miabusr@ubuntu:~$
NOTE: The IP Address for each hardware component:
| IP Address | Hardware Component |
|---|---|
| 192.168.4.100 | Remote I/O – MOXA ioLogik 1242 |
| 192.168.4.101 | PLC – Siemens S7-1500 |
| 192.168.4.103 | ICP-DAS DL-302 – Modbus Sensor |
| 192.168.4.121 | MOXA MC1121 – IoT Edge |
| 192.168.4.123 | MOXA MC1121 – Softing OPC Suite |
Using ssh, connect to the MOXA MC1121 device at IP Address 192.168.4.121, which is running Linux and hosting the IoT Edge runtime:
ssh miabusr@192.168.4.121
NOTE: The username is
miabusrand the password ismiab168!NOTE: If you are using Windows you can use the PuTTY client to connect to the IoT Edge host using ssh. Or, you can use the WSL2 (Linux Subsystem for Windows using the above command).
When you are connected to the IoT Edge host, very that the internet connection is active:
miabusr@ubuntu:~$ ping www.microsoft.com
PING e13678.dscb.akamaiedge.net (104.97.41.163) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from a104-97-41-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.97.41.163): icmp_seq=1 ttl=52 time=10.9 ms
64 bytes from a104-97-41-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.97.41.163): icmp_seq=2 ttl=52 time=12.0 ms
64 bytes from a104-97-41-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.97.41.163): icmp_seq=3 ttl=52 time=11.8 ms
64 bytes from a104-97-41-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.97.41.163): icmp_seq=4 ttl=52 time=17.3 ms
64 bytes from a104-97-41-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.97.41.163): icmp_seq=5 ttl=52 time=15.4 ms
^C
--- e13678.dscb.akamaiedge.net ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 10.922/13.513/17.349/2.461 ms
miabusr@ubuntu:~$
NOTE: Your results may look different depending on your network configuration and location.
Next, using a Remote Desktop Connection application, connect to the MOXA MC1121 device at IP Address 192.168.4.123, which is running Windows software:
NOTE: The Windows client username is
miabusrand the password ismiab168!Once you are connected verify the internet connection is activing using the same procedure as above from a Windows Command terminal or using a WSL2 commandline.
Next, from the Windows desktop start the Softing OPC Suite software.
- Double click the icon “dataFEED OPC Suite configuration” on the desktop:
- Click Local Application -> Start to bring up the service:
- Make sure the service is running:
