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At a Glance
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Device & Session Control: Manages device lifecycle steps—including secure programmatic registration, unregistration, and active session caching—governed by seat limits.
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Firmware Automation: Handles centralized archive storage, automated background version extractions, and authenticated file delivery endpoints.
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Native Tag Mapping: Provisions custom tag providers out-of-the-box to expose local device state and integrated peripheral readings.
Device Lifecycle & Session Management
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Device Registration & Unregistration: Provides a dedicated secure endpoint that authenticates incoming connection requests to issue unique API keys, alongside a decommissioning endpoint that instantly revokes access.
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Authentication Controls: Validates device identities using a secure combination of the assigned API keys and hardware motherboard serials.
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Keep-Alive Tracking: Processes real-time keep-alive pings from connected hardware to track active fleet status.
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Session Optimization: Generates temporary, short-lived session keys that automatically refresh based on usage data and active expirations.
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In-Memory Caching: Implements fast in-memory session caching to optimize gateway messaging performance while running a persistent background cleaner task for expired entries.
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Licensing Enforcement: Automatically caps active session creation based on your precise license seat parameters.
Centralized Firmware Lifecycle Management
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Web Upload Services: Exposes a dedicated gateway configuration interface supporting direct administrative uploads of compiled firmware formats, including standard tar, tar.gz, and zip archives.
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Automatic Version Extraction: Parses files internally upon upload to automatically detect and register the embedded firmware version string.
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Security & Footprint Calculations: Computes official file sizes and unique SHA-256 cryptographic hashes for uploaded files.
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Firmware Update Delivery: Serves secure download and version check endpoints to allow authorized local devices to inspect and download verified firmware updates.
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Flexible Sourcing: Supports automatic firmware updates directly from Plantformance web servers or local manual file-drops.
Ignition Platform & Application Integration
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Automated Tag Provisioning: Instantly generates a dedicated Ignition tag provider upon initial module setup.
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Structured Workspace Mapping: Automatically populates separate device folders within the tag provider to map live terminal parameters cleanly.
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Preconfigured Peripheral Binding: Routes integrated peripheral inputs—such as right-side NFC data stream entries and bottom 2D barcode scanner inputs—directly into preconfigured tags without requiring local driver installation.
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HMI Runtime Swapping: Allows administrators to toggle individual terminals between running an Ignition Vision client or a Perspective application in approximately 2 minutes.
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