Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (HBM)

The HBM DAQ protocol may require root permissions in some constellations. If you experience problems with running this protocol, please make sure to install your service on an agent with root permissions as described in agent orchestration.

The HBM company provides hardware (h/w) and software (s/w) solutions for configuring and reading out sensors of various types.

Sensors are connected to controller boxes of varying capability with respect to number and type of the latter. The controller boxes themselves are typically connected to LAN via ethernet for configuration and data acquisition (DAQ).

The Cybus Connectware HbmDaq protocol reads the HBM specific DAQ protocol and maps it into the industry standard protocol MQTT.

The configuration interface is not interfaced.

Connection Properties

Endpoint Properties

Using the Windows based (HBM-MXAssistant) configuration interface, it is possible to create virtual channels with custom chosen names. Hence, those won’t follow the regular structure and must be added specifically.

As data is streamed out in a scheduled push fashion, proper update rates should be configured using the MXAssistant tool.

Screenshot showing the data-rate configuration panel.¶

The HBM DAQ connections created by the Connectware are resilient against disconnects and will automatically reconnect as soon as possible and continue streaming out data.

Example Configuration

The following example demonstrates how to configure a simple HbmDaq connection and endpoint that subscribes to an AnalogIn_Connector1.Signal1 device signal.

The HBM DAQ interface is only able to provide data. Writing to this interface is not implemented.

hbmdaqConnection:
    type: Cybus::Connection
    properties:
        protocol: HbmDaq
        connection:
            host: 192.168.2.160
            port: 8081

hbmdaqSubscribe:
    type: Cybus::Endpoint
    properties:
        protocol: HbmDaq
        connection: !ref hbmdaqConnection
        subscribe:
            signal: AnalogIn_Connector1.Signal1