UMD- Edge Technology:
The UMD- Edge environment is provisioned as software running on one or more dedicated computer servers. There are two key elements to the software:
1) UMD- Edge Message Bus This message bus allows Software Interface Modules to seamlessly interchange data and procedures. It is the core of the system that provides modularity and system flexibility.
2) Software Interface Modules This is the software that uses the UMD- Edge Bus for communications. There are four types of module:
- Device Management Modules These modules are specific to each type of Edge Device. For each attached device, there is an instance of a Device Interface Module which holds device configuration data.
- Event Logic Modules These modules implement custom logic that operates on UMD- Edge Bus traffic.
- Host Interface Modules These modules are used to transfer data between UMD- Edge and Enterprise Systems such as ERP systems. They typically use XML, RPC or SOAP technologies, but are not restricted to these protocols.
- Edge Management Modules These modules provide a human interface to the UMD- Edge system via a web browser for device management and status monitoring.
Software Interface Modules are provided off the shelf from our growing library, or custom written to suit the application.
Example:
RFID installations can generate thousands of messages per minute and data needs to be filtered before it reaches the Enterprise System. UMD- Edge Server solves this problem by separating the Edge Device infrastructure and data capture from the Enterprise System by:
- Managing the many different Edge Devices: RFID & Barcode Readers and Sensors
- Defining and controlling logic events: Enable RFID Readers when pallet is present
- Pre-processing data: RFID tag filtering
- Updating databases and logs: Update Product and Transactional logs
- Generate alerts upon user defined triggers: advise me when pallet x arrives
- Transferring data to host system: in a format it expects
Unique Micro Design can provide complete customised UMD- Edge installations through our engineering ICT solutions offering.