From the production line to business systems: implementation steps, design decisions and commissioning checks.
13 articles · Edge & IIoT · Open the topic hub →
Why timestamps decide whether data can be trusted, where NTP is enough, when PTP is worth the effort, and how to choose a single time source and timestamp convention.
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How to structure MQTT topics with an ISA-95-style hierarchy, what belongs in the topic versus the payload, how retained messages and last will fit, and which anti-patterns to avoid.
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How tag count, sampling interval, payload size, overhead and retention combine into bandwidth and storage numbers, and how deadband and compression change them.
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The three-letter acronyms blur together, but each layer answers a different question. A clear map of where data originates and flows.
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Cloud is not always the answer, and edge is not automatically safer. A practical framework for where processing should live.
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What containerization looks like on a factory floor: when Docker or Podman is enough, when K3s earns its place, and the pitfalls to plan for, from persistent storage to rollbacks.
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Thick clients, Windows workstations and painful upgrade cycles are the usual pain points of classic SCADA. How browser-delivered SCADA changes the architecture, and how to migrate without a big-bang replacement.
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Storing and querying industrial time-series data at the edge requires a different mindset than cloud-native architectures. Here is what works in practice.
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How to apply continuous delivery practices to industrial PCs and edge gateways without risking production stability: versioned configuration, staged rollout, rollback and shared approvals.
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A realistic way to start a digital twin: begin with one question about one asset, connect live data, validate the model against reality and assign an owner who keeps it current.
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How to build monitoring and alerting that spans IT systems and industrial control networks without drowning operators in noise: the three questions to answer, what to measure and how to design alerts.
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Why and how to run compact machine learning models on edge devices with ONNX Runtime: model export, quantization trade-offs, input validation, local buffering and safe model updates.
· 3 minLet’s look at your machine, your data flow or your production goal together. Describe your situation in a few sentences and the ASP Dijital team will reply by email.
