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Using Common File Exchange (CFX)

If using Common File Exchange (CFX), the record data will be stored/maintained in CFX.MD5 files on the local Ignition instance. See the ABB Totalflow Device Connection configuration for more details. 

These files can be transferred from the Edge device using any method you choose such as FTP but can also be published using the MQTT Transmission File Publishing option.

To do this, you will need to configure an MQTT Transmission File Record and set the CFX File Transfer parameter to point to that File Record and the CFX files can then be automatically published. See the Creating and Publishing Common Exchange File CFX tutorial for details.

Publish as an immutable record object

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• Configure MQTT Transmission

  • If you do not have a Transmitter configured, create an MQTT Transmitter and set the Sparkplug Settings to the unique Group and Edge Node ID values generated by the Device Connection configuration.

  • If a Transmitter already exists, for example to publish the polled/live data, you can edit the Group and Edge Node IDs to match the existing Sparkplug Edge Node created by the Transmitter.
  • Add/update the Server configuration to point to the MQTT server
  • From Ignition Designer, use the MQTT Transmission 'Refresh' Mechanism to make sure it is connected and reporting.
• Configure EFM ABB Totalflow module
  
  • The Alarm, Event, and/or History poll rates in the ABB Totalflow driver device configuration must be greater than zero depending on which data you wish to collect

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