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2023

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Release 4.11

April (Release 4.11.0) and May (Release 4.11.1) 2023

Whats New In Our Products ?

  • Data explorer time picker now allows for data visualization in different time zones.
  • Recommendations added to the Asset overview table. Users are now able to:
  • Configure new recommendation columns and by type, status and time range;
  • View new recommendations for assets;
  • Accept and reject recommendations.
  • Overall improvements and bug fixes,
  • New Recommendations system for Kelvin API and Kelvin Maps
  • Flexible time selection inside Data Explorer with new time picker
  • Asset Insights now supports Last Control Change columns
  • AI Control now includes model parameters for assets inside of the parent asset hierarchy
  • The alarms table has been refactored to include more table functionality
  • Overall improvements and bug fixing

Whats New in our Documentation ?

  • Kelvin Sidebar documentation has been split up into different pages.
  • Orchestrations new cluster feature has been given a preview release.
  • Overview, Kelvin Maps documentation and Kelvin API tutorial on the new Recommendations system.
  • A new video tutorial giving a step by step guide on creating and test a virtual asset, control change and a Kelvin Alarm using Kelvin Rules. No programming knowledge required.
  • A new developer tutorial on effectively using Mutlipass VM server using cloud-init.yaml configuration files to automatically setup the environment for Kelvin SDK operations and creating a Kelvin Node.
  • AI Control now has its own GSG guide with complete step-by-step guide on how to get AI Control up and running with the Kelvin Maps and Kelvin Apps.
  • Data Viewer button in the Kelvin Manager UI has moved.
  • Fixed some links issues for downloading files
  • Documentation for all the new features mentioned in the "Whats New In Our Products".

Upgraded Kelvin API Documentation

All API requests listed here have gone through a rigorous upgrade to its documentation on the API description, parameter details, defaults, options and warnings.

  • New API requests incorporated into the reference guide and available swagger files.
  • New API documentation for Get Asset Insights
  • New API documentation for Create Map,List Maps,Get Map OEE,Get Map Shift,Create Symbol,List Symbols,Delete Symbol,Update Symbol,Delete Map``Get Map,Create Map OEE,Create Map Shift,Update Map and List Versions
  • New API documentation for Get Recommendation Clustering, Create Recommendation, Get Last Recommendation, List Recommendation, Get Range Recommendation, List Recommendation Type, Update Accept Recommendation, Delete Recommendation, Get Recommendation, Create Log and Update Reject Recommendation

New Documentation Pages

  • Kelvin Overview -> Technologies -> Recommendations page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin App (Python) page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin App (Docker) page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG AI Control page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Cloud Server -> GSG Kelvin Bridges page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Recommendations page created
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Navigation Sidebar -> Sidebar - Introduction page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Navigation Sidebar -> Sidebar - Processes page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Navigation Sidebar -> Sidebar - Administration page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Navigation Sidebar -> Sidebar - General page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Navigation Sidebar -> Sidebar - User page added

Updated Documentation Pages

  • Kelvin Overview -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Nodes page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Apps page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Kelvin Maps Overview page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Manual Control page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Asset-centric Tables page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Data Explorer page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Control Change page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Monitoring -> Asset Monitoring -> Assets Monitoring page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Monitoring -> Asset Monitoring -> Data Viewer page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server ->Kelvin Manager UI -> Connection -> Nodes page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Repository -> App Registry page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin SDK -> Kelvin SDK Overview page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin SDK -> Javascript -> Angular.js page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin SDK -> Javascript -> Vue.js page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Overview page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Dashboard page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Asset Details page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Alarms page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Map Editors -> Kelvin Maps Rules Editor page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Assets page updated

New Tutorials

  • Create a Recommendation with Kelvin API tutorial created
  • Using Kelvin Rules to Make Virtual Assets, Control Change and Alarms tutorial created
  • Using Multipass with Ease tutorial created

Updated Tutorials

  • Copy Assets and Metrics using Python SDK tutorial updated
  • Copy Kelvin Apps using Docker and Kelvin SDK tutorial updated

Tested Tutorials

  • Tested tutorial Copy Assets and Metrics using Python SDK
  • Tested tutorial Copy Kelvin Apps using Docker and Kelvin SDK
  • Tested tutorial Deplay Node Red as a Kelvin App
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Release 4.10.2

March 2023 - (Release 4.10.2)

Whats New In Our Products ?

  • New guardrail feature in Kelvin Bridges gives option to limit the min max values processed by the Kelvin Bridge or the Kelvin Control Change Manager.
  • Strengthened and improved usability of the recent Kelvin Map features introductions.
  • Overall improvements and bug fixing

Whats New in our Documentation ?

  • New guardrail feature in Kelvin Bridges fully documented.
  • Improvements with new step-by-step guide to deploy a Kelvin Bridge with the Kelvin API
  • Added virtual assets definitions and descriptions in overview and getting started pages

Upgraded Kelvin API Documentation

All API requests listed here have gone through a rigorous upgrade to its documentation on the API description, parameter details, defaults, options and warnings.

  • New API requests incorporated into the reference guide and available swagger files.

Updated Documentation Pages

  • Kelvin Overview -> Overview page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Cloud Server -> GSG Kelvin Assets page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Connection -> Bridges -> Bridges page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Connection -> Bridges -> Creating an OPC UA Bridge page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Connection -> Bridges -> Creating an MQTT Bridge page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Connection -> Bridges -> Creating an Emerson Controller ROC Bridge page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Asset Details page updated
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Release 4.10.1

February 2023 - (Release 4.10.1)

Whats New In Our Products ?

  • New Data Explorer workflow for multi-asset visualization
  • Ability to compare up to 4 assets at the same time
  • Visualization with slots for each asset or All in one visualization
  • Compare between All Assets, Same Process and Same Asset Class
  • New improved experience using the side panel for all the actions freeing more screen real-estate
  • Improved Alarms and Controls lanes tooltips
  • Overview Process cards section is now collapsible allowing the Assets table to use more space
  • Overall improvements and bug fixing

Whats New in our Documentation ?

  • The new Data Explorer has been fully documented
  • Kelvin Asset / Kelvin Metric Pair explanation has been improved in the Kelvin Metrics overview page.
  • Glossary of terms has been expanded with more vocabulary for quick mouseover tooltips

Upgraded Kelvin API Documentation

All API requests listed here are going through a rigorous upgrade to its documentation on the API description, parameter details, defaults, options and warnings.

  • New API requests incorporated into the reference guide and available swagger files.

Updated Documentation Pages

  • Kelvin Overview-> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Metrics page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Assets -> Assets page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Asset Details page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Dashboard page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Kelvin Maps Overview page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Data Explorer page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Overview page updated

New Tutorials

  • Kelvin Tutorials -> Cloud Server Tutorials -> Kelvin SDK Tutorials -> Copy Kelvin Apps using Docker and Kelvin SDK tutorial created

Updated Tutorials

  • Kelvin Tutorials -> Kelvin Maps Tutorials -> Create 2D / 3D Views for Kelvin Maps tutorial updated
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Release 4.10

February 2023 - (Release 4.10)

Whats New In Our Products ?

Our latest product release cycle prioritized stability and strengthening of our products, building upon the innovative features we recently introduced.

This cycle also includes several important new features that will become standard across our entire product line in future releases.

  • New Asset-centric Table in Kelvin Maps with features including;
  • Schedule mode added
  • Configuration panel to customize all table aspects (column configuration, visibility and position)
  • Full column customization by resource (Asset Metric, Asset Property and Alarm statistics)
  • Asset Metrics can be configured by aggregation functions and time range
  • Alarms statistics can be configured by severity and status
  • Asset properties can be configured by asset property name
  • Full column sorting, resizing, fixation and reordering functionality.
  • New Asset Insights API implementation using Asset Properties, Metrics and Alarm Statistics
  • Improvements to Rules API including;
  • Schedule mode added
  • Testing added to code generation and rule drafting
  • Script validation
  • Added health checks for some missing APIs
  • Added CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) endpoints for failure detection
  • In Kelvin Apps, removed the global key in the app.yaml file, so now assets can be globally configured using just the assets key
  • Removed unused fields in the workload list API
  • Streamlined and optimized Control Change API through refactoring for improved performance and maintainability.
  • And as usual a number of minor improvements and bug fixes throughout the platform

Whats New in our Documentation ?

  • Added a new Getting Started Guide on Kelvin Maps to give an overview of the features available.
  • Enhancements to Kelvin Maps Data Explorer Y Axis zoom
  • Kelvin Rules Simple Expression and Advance Expression has now been merged into one Node called Conditional Expression.
  • Kelvin Asset Details page has been improved for adding Processes.
  • Getting Started Guide and Documentation on the new Asset-centric table structure, giving powerful customization tools for users.
  • New Getting Started Guides section for common components found in many screens. Asset-centric and Data Explorer GSG guides created under this new section.
  • New Tutorial learning how to make complex formula in Kelvin Rules in Kelvin Maps.
  • New Tutorial showing how to create and link 3D and 2D models to Kelvin Asset view in Kelvin Maps Process.
  • SSO option for Kelvin SDK
  • Other minor updates and improvements

Upgraded Kelvin API Documentation

All API requests listed here have gone through a rigorous upgrade to its documentation on the API description, parameter details, defaults, options and warnings.

  • New API requests incorporated into the reference guide and available swagger files.

New Documentation Pages

  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Kelvin Maps Overview page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Asset-centric Tables page created
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Common Features -> GSG Data Explorer page created

Updated Documentation Pages

  • Kelvin Overview -> Overview page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Recommended Reading page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Working with Dev, Test & Prod Instances page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> Cloud Server -> GSG Kelvin SDK page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Create Enterprise Hierarchy page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Create Kelvin Maps Process page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Maps -> GSG Assets Control page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin API -> Kelvin API Categories -> Data Labels page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin SDK -> SDK Authentication page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Overview page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Dashboard page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Process View page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Asset Details page updated
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Editors -> Kelvin Maps Rules Editor page updated

New Tutorials

  • Kelvin Tutorials -> Kelvin Maps Tutorials -> Use Kelvin Rules as Flow Rate Calculator tutorial created
  • Kelvin Tutorials -> Kelvin Maps Tutorials -> Create 3D View for Kelvin Maps tutorial created
  • Kelvin Tutorials -> Kelvin Developer Tips -> Bash Script to Clean Docker after Building Kelvin Apps tutorial created

Updated Tutorials

  • Kelvin Tutorials -> Foundational Tutorials -> From Scratch to MQTT Data Inflow tutorial updated
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Retired Changelog Stream

Documentation Changelog is now integrated with the Platform Changelog and renamed to just Kelvin Changelog.