Connections

Connections are resources that allow you to connect to devices over protocols. The Connections View shows an overview of all active and inactive protocol connections.

See also: Cybus::Connection resource

In Connectware, you can monitor the connections of all services in the Connections View and connections of individual services in the Connection Details View.

Connections View

The Connections View displays all available protocol connections, including their service ID, connection ID, host, and port. You can click a connection for more information about its configuration. For more information, see Connection Details View.

• To open the Connections View for all connections, click Services > Service Resources and click the Connections tab.

In the list, all connections are displayed with the following information:

Service ID

• The unique identifier of the service that contains this connection.

Connection ID

• The unique identifier assigned to this specific connection within the service.

Protocol

• The communication protocol used for the connection (e.g., Modbus, HTTPS, OPC UA).

Host

• The hostname or IP address of the target system or device.

Port

• The network port number used for the connection.

Agent

• The agent to which this connection is assigned.

Status

• The current state of the connection (e.g., connected or not connected).

Connection Details View

• To open the Connection View for a specific service, click Services > Service Overview and select a service. In the Service Details View of the selected service, click the Connections tab.

At the top of the Connection Details View, the following information is displayed:

Connection ID

• The unique identifier assigned to this specific connection within the service.

Service ID

• The unique identifier of the service that contains this connection.

Host

• The hostname or IP address of the target system or device.

Port

• The network port number used for the connection.

Agent

• The agent to which this connection is assigned.

Status

• The current state of the connection (e.g., connected or not connected).

Resources of Connections

Each connection has resources itself.

• To open the resources of connections, click a connection in the Connections View.

Connection Logs

You can view detailed log messages for the connections of the selected service in the Connection Logs tab of the Connection Details View.

Download CSV

• Export the visible log entries as a CSV file.

Refresh Logs

• Refresh the log messages to show the most recent entries.

Filter

• Use these filters to focus on specific service log message types based on your troubleshooting or monitoring needs. You can filter for Debug, Error, Fatal, Info, Trace, and Warn messages.

Start Time/End Time

• Select a specific start date/time and end date/time to define the period for which you want to view log messages.

Search

• Find specific log messages by keyword. The search filters the displayed service log messages, showing only matching results.

Level

• The type of message. For example, info or warning.

Time

• Shows the exact date and time when each log message was generated.

Message

• Displays the message of the log (e.g., lathe_01: Enabled InfluxdbConnection).

Log Details Dialog

The Log Details dialog provides in-depth information about specific log entries in the service logs.

• To open the Log Details dialog, click a log entry of a service.

When you select a log entry, this dialog displays the following fields:

Time

• The timestamp of the log entry in Unix milliseconds format (.e.g., 1728878765733).

Pid

• The Process ID associated with the log entry.

Hostname

• The name of the host or service that generated the log (e.g., protocol-mapper).

Class Name

• The class or category of the log entry (e.g., InfluxdbConnection).

Message

• A detailed description of the logged event (e.g., lathe_01: Enabled ModbusConnection).

Configuration

Name

• The name of the configuration (e.g., maxRetryDelay).

Value

• The value of the configuration.

Endpoints

Lists the endpoints that are associated with the connection.

Service ID

• The unique identifier of the service that contains this endpoint (e.g., lathe_01).

Name

• The name of the endpoint (e.g., temperature).

Protocol

• The communication protocol used for the endpoint (e.g., Modbus, HTTPS, OPC UA).

Agent

• The agent to which this connection is assigned.

Status

• The current state of the endpoint (e.g., enabled or enabling).