Asset registry
Asset registry is the second most important repository of the IIoT. On the asset registry, we need to store information about our assets and the relationships between them. This information is normally imported from enterprise resource planning (ERP) or a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Assets are linked together by membership or production-flow relationships.
A very simple example of an asset structure is shown in the following diagram:
Figure 7.5 – An asset hierarchy example
The asset structure is made up of the following:
- Asset instances: The CT001 asset is a barrel pump that is part of the fleet, which may include a subsystem, plant, or factory. We collect several measures from it, such as temperature. Every node of the asset should expose some simple or structured properties, such as asset type, aliases, name, ID, and custom attributes.
- Asset classes: Through classification, you can define the...
