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Overview

  • Overview
    • What is the Digital Data Backbone?
      • Core Capabilities
    • Architecture at a Glance
    • Key Components
    • Who Is This For?
  • Quick Start Guide
    • Prerequisites
    • Single Node Deployment with Docker
    • Alternative: Download Release Archive

Concepts

  • Introduction
    • What is MFI Digital Data Backbone?
    • Core Principles
      • Connect
      • Collect
      • Contextualize
    • What DDB Provides
    • Who Uses This Documentation?
  • Architecture
    • System Overview
    • Component Descriptions
      • Data Generators
      • Data Adapters
      • Publish-Subscribe Broker (MQTT)
      • Database Nodes
      • Retrieval API
    • Data Flow Summary
    • Topic Structure

Guides

  • Connect a Data Adapter
    • Prerequisites
    • Architecture Overview
    • Option 1: Data Adapter App
    • Option 2: Use mfi-ddb python package
    • Next Steps
  • Connect a Database Node
    • Prerequisites
    • How Database Nodes Work
    • Step 1: Choose a Database Node
    • Step 2: Configure the Database Node
      • Using Docker Compose (Recommended)
      • Configuration Parameters
    • Step 3: Update RWS with DWS host/port
    • Next Steps
  • Use Retrieval API
    • Prerequisites
    • How the Retrieval API Works
    • API Endpoints
    • Next Steps
  • Make Your Grafana Dashboard
    • Prerequisites
    • Connecting Data Sources to Grafana

References

  • Payload Schema V1.0
    • Topic Structure
      • Topic Families
    • Payload Details by Family
      • historian [Time-Series]
      • blob [Binary Data]
      • kv [Non-Time-Series]
    • Streaming Metadata
    • Schema Versioning
  • Data Adapters
    • Available Adapters
      • gRPC Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • Key-Value Store Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • Local Files Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • MQTT Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • MTConnect Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • ROS Files Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • ROS Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
      • ROS2 Adapter
        • Overview
        • Configuration Parameters
        • Example Configuration
        • Related Links
    • How Data Adapters Work
    • Configuration Reference
    • Related Links
  • Database Nodes
    • Available Nodes
      • Aveva PI Store Database Node
        • Overview
        • Prerequisites
        • Initial Setup - DWS
        • Directory Structure
        • Usage - DWS
        • Running Tests
      • Blob DWS (Data Warehouse Service)
        • Project Structure
        • Components
        • Configuration
        • Running
        • Storage Format
        • Testing
        • gRPC API
      • PostgreSQL Key-Value Store Database Node
        • Overview
        • Initial Setup
        • Directory Structure
        • Installation
        • Usage
        • Database Schema
        • Running Tests
      • TimeScaleDB Database Node
        • Folder Structure
        • Prerequisites
        • Getting Started Using Docker
        • Getting Started Locally
        • Service Operations
        • Verification & Testing
    • How Database Nodes Work
    • Choosing a Database Node
    • Related Links

Deployments

  • CMU Mill 19 Deployment
    • Overview
    • Equipment
      • Equipment
        • Materials Innovation Cloud Lab
        • Machine Shop
        • Robotics Workcell Cluster
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