Node-Red as a Local IIoT Platform for Machine Interoperability

Type of course:

Digital learning, Path

Language:

Duration:

1 hour, 30 minutes

Workload:

6 hours

Proficiency:

Intermediate

Target:

Professionals, Students

This course is officially recognised and labelled by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). EIT Label is a quality mark awarded to programmes demonstrating outstanding innovation, educational excellence and societal impact.

The Learning Path “Node-Red as a local IIoT Platform for machine interoperability” focusses on the Node-RED platform as a means to reach a higher level of connectivity and interoperability between machines. Its strengths and weaknesses will be noted, and the basic tools and knowledge needed to use Node-RED will be presented. After the basic functionalities and tools are presented, ways to use Node-RED with a variety of commonly available industrial communication protocols will be explored. Its capabilities of creating standardized databases will also be explored. Finally, Node-RED’s tools for creating dashboards for data monitoring will be presented together with an example.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this LP the learner is able to recognize the different components and levels of a machine level IoT network as well as define their specific functions.
At the end of this LP the learner is able to develop a communication gateway and database using an open-source tool (namely NodeRed) in order to create a local network by creating a personalized solution to a specific, one-off problem.
At the end of this LP the learner is able to create simple remote dashboards for data visualization using the Node-RED software for backend and frontend coding as well as a managed database. The learner will be skillful enough to create not only utilitarian interfaces but intuitive and flexible dashboards capable of being adapted to a variety of situations and remote monitoring needs.