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Release 4.3

April 2022 (Release 4.3)

Whats New ?

  • Major revamp on the Kelvin Asset structure with a new Kelvin Groups added to Device Type. Device Type now changed to Entity Type.
  • Documentation restructured to reflect Kelvin's three main product groups - Cloud Server, Kelvin Maps and Kelvin Copilot.
  • The themes for the documentation has been tweaked and improved to make titles and sections more clear and vibrant within the Kelvin color scheme.
  • A new "Was this Helpful?" feedback question has been put at the bottom of all pages.
  • A new Comments section has been put at the bottom of all pages to allow all users to interact and help.
  • Google analytics with GDPR compliance has been added to understand which document pages are most popular.
  • Search bar has been improved with search suggestions as you type.
  • When clicking on search link, the page will highlight all references to the searched word.
  • A "Back to Top" button now appears when scrolling long pages.
  • The tables in the documentation has been improved to be visually more pleasing and clear.
  • All tutorials from Documentation -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Video Tutorials page have been moved to a dedicated Tutorials section and the original page deleted.
  • Major restructure of the tutorials menu and layout. Tutorials now have a separate classification structure for easy searching.
  • Disabled XHR instant loading due to inconsistencies with the feedback question. To be reactivated in version 4.4 doc release.

Documentation New & Updates

  • Change the name Control Manager UI to Kelvin Manager UI throughout the Documentation
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Maps page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Copilot page added
  • Getting Started Guides -> Getting Started Guide Overview page added
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Documentation page added
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Cloud Server page added
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin SDK page added.
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Manager UI page added
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin API page added
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin SDK -> Kelvin SDK Overview page added
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin SDK -> Kelvin SDK Installation page added
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server - Kelvin API -> Kelvin API Overview page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Overview page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Dashboard page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Details page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Alarms page added
  • Documentation -> Kelvin Maps -> Kelvin Maps Line Editor page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Overview page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Assets page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Alarms page updated
  • Kelvin Overview -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Apps page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin Documentation page updated
  • Getting Started Guides -> GSG Kelvin API page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Kelvin Manager UI Overview page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Management -> Assets -> Assets page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Management -> Assets -> Asset Types page updated
  • Documentation -> Cloud Server -> Kelvin Manager UI -> Management -> Assets -> Asset Classes page updated

Tutorial New & Updates

  • New video tutorial for How to Add New Kelvin Metric.
  • New video tutorial for Edit or Delete a Kelvin Metric
  • New video tutorial for How to Install a Kelvin Node
  • New written tutorial for From Scratch to MQTT Data Inflow. This covers;
  • Installing a Kelvin Node
  • Creating and deploying a Kelvin App (Python)
  • Creating Kelvin Assets and Metrics
  • Creating and deploying a Kelvin MQTT Bridge
  • Viewing the incoming data in the Time Series graphs
  • New written tutorial for Kelvin SDK Python Bridge Class Example. This covers;
  • Creating and deploying a Kelvin App (Python)
  • How to connect a python script to a third party API
  • Broadcasting the incoming data on the internal Kelvin Node MQTT Broker
  • Emulating the kelvin App (Python) on your computer
  • Using third party program to listen on the emulated Kelvin Node MQTT Broker
  • New written tutorial for Install Kelvin SDK in Windows
  • New written tutorial for Install Kelvin SDK in MacOS X
  • New written tutorial for Install Kelvin SDK in Ubuntu
  • New written tutorial to Deploy Node Red as a Kelvin App
  • New written tutorial Using Sensitive Information in a Kelvin App with Secrets
  • New video tutorial for Add a New Kelvin Asset for Cloud Server v4.3.0
  • New video tutorial for Add a New Sensor to Existing Kelvin Asset for Cloud Server v4.3.0
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Release 4.3

Control Change Manager

  • New service responsible for managing Control Changes on Nodes

Notifications

  • Added support for Alarm notifications by Email and SMS
  • Configurable notification filters: by alarm severity, alarm type and asset

Asset Hierarchy Improvements

  • Assets can now be categorized by hierarchical groups (enterprise, site, area, production line, etc)
  • Assets hierarchy is now ISA-95 Equipment Model compliant

New Failure Detection Asset and Components

New Asset Types:

  • Beam Pump
  • Centrifugal Blower
  • Centrifuge Horizontal
  • Centrifuge Vertical
  • Centrifugal Compressor
  • Reciprocating Compressor
  • Conveyor Belt
  • Conveyor Bucket
  • Conveyor Screw
  • Dryer Trunnion
  • Electrical Distribution Panel
  • MCC Electrical Panel
  • Extruder Screw
  • Axial Fan
  • HVAC Unit
  • Positive Displacement Pump
  • Transformer

New Components:

  • Bearing - Collar/Hanger
  • Belt Drive
  • Blower - Centrifugal
  • Compressor - Centrifugal
  • Compressor - Reciprocating
  • Condensor
  • Conveyor - Belt
  • Conveyor - Bucket
  • Conveyor - Screw
  • Coupling - Belt Drive
  • Coupling - Gear
  • Dryer - Trunion
  • Electrical Transformer
  • Electrical MCC
  • Extruder - Screw
  • Fan-Axial
  • Gearbox
  • HV Circuit Breaker
  • HV Disconnect Switch
  • Pump - Positive Displacement
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Release 4.2

February 2022 (Release 4.2.0)

Whats New ?

Here we give you the latest major updates for the Cloud Server

  • Integrations with AWS IoT SiteWise can now be created and managed through the Kelvin Manager UI
  • Assets, Asset Type and Asset Class pages been improved to show more information and to allow filtering of Kelvin Components, Kelvin Parts and Kelvin Sensors.
  • Assets Types and Asset Classes now can be defined to a Kelvin Asset, Kelvin Component, Kelvin Part and Kelvin Sensor. When creating any new Asset, only the relevant types will be selectable. (Note all existing Asset Types and Asset Classes are now defined as a Kelvin Asset)
  • ROC Data Types selectable now conform to the ROC standards.
  • Major documentation release for Cloud Server Overview and Kelvin Manager UI

Documentation Updates

  • Home Page updated
  • Overview page completely overhauled with new documentation on the Cloud Server
  • Kelvin Overview -> Overview page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Nodes page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Bridges pages added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Assets page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Metrics page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Apps page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin Alarms page added
  • Kelvin Overview -> Kelvin AI Failure Detection page added
  • Cloud Server page replaced with Kelvin Manager UI hierarchy (replaced original Control Manager UI pages)
  • Documentation -> Monitoring -> Assets Monitoring page added
  • Documentation -> Monitoring -> Alarms Monitoring page added
  • Documentation -> Management -> Assets -> Assets page updated
  • Documentation -> Management -> Assets -> Asset Types page updated
  • Documentation -> Management -> Assets -> Asset Classes page updated
  • Documentation -> Management -> Assets -> Data Viewer page added
  • Documentation -> Management -> Alarms -> Alarm Types page added
  • Documentation -> Management -> Alarms -> Alarm Classes page added
  • Documentation -> Connection -> Bridges -> Creating an Emerson Controller ROC Bridge page updated
  • Documentation -> Connection -> Integrations page added
  • Documentation -> Security -> Audit Logs page added
  • Documentation and Tutorial menu headings swapped ( more logical structure )
  • Other Resources menu removed and replaced with Changelog (this page)
  • Other resources -> Glossary is moved to Kelvin Overview -> Glossary
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Release 4.1

Async Workload Deployment

  • Deployments of Workloads are now asynchronous which allows deploys to be scheduled if the Node is offline
  • Node and Workload status reporting is improved by using a more reliable TCP connection
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Release 4.2

Connect

  • Added support for capital letters on endpoint in the OPC UA Bridge UI
  • ROC Bridge UI protocol types are now compatible with ROC specification

Data Viewer

  • Improved page list to only show device types that are assets
  • Detail page now allows selecting chart data based on the asset hierarchy

Kelvin Manager: Device Types improvements

  • Asset Classes are now categorised by Device Type (Asset, Component, Part and Sensor)
  • Asset Class and Asset Type list page allows filtering by Device Type
  • Asset template page dropdowns for Asset Class and Type are automatically filtered based on Device Type
  • Asset editor page dropdown for Asset Type is automatically filtered based on Device Type

Kelvin Manager: Asset Page List improvements

  • Asset hierarchy is now available on the Asset page list
  • Search now shows full asset hierarchy
  • Search now maintains state between list view and hierarchy view

GitHub Web App Sample

API

  • Removed View micro-service endpoint to reduce API complexity