Connections View
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Connections are resources that allow you to connect to devices over . The Connections View shows an overview of all active and inactive protocol connections.
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In Connectware, you can monitor the connections of all services in the and connections of individual services in the .
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 .
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).
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).
Each connection has resources itself.
To open the resources of connections, click a connection in the Connections View.
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).
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).
Name
The name of the configuration (e.g., maxRetryDelay).
Value
The value of the configuration.
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).
The log entries in the CSV file are limited to the most recent 500 lines in the current view. To download the raw logs that contain the full logs, see .
