Assets

Assets in ControlCom Connect represent the physical or logical entities that you monitor and control. They provide a digital representation of your real-world infrastructure, allowing you to organize, visualize, and analyze your IoT data in a meaningful context.

What are Assets

In ControlCom Connect, an asset represents any physical or logical entity that you want to monitor or control, including:

  • Physical Equipment: Generators, HVAC systems, pumps, motors, etc.
  • Utility Services: Electrical, water, gas, or other utility connections
  • Logical Groupings: Collections of related equipment or systems
  • Facilities: Buildings, rooms, or other physical spaces
  • Infrastructure: Electrical panels, distribution systems, etc.

Assets provide a way to organize your IoT data around the things that matter to your business, rather than just the devices that collect the data.

Each asset in ControlCom Connect has:

  • A unique identifier
  • A human-readable name
  • Optional classification information
  • Custom attributes
  • Relationships with devices and variables
  • Optional location information

Asset Management

ControlCom Connect provides comprehensive tools for managing your assets:

Creating Assets

To create a new asset in your organization:

  1. Navigate to the Assets section in the platform
  2. Click "Add Asset"
  3. Enter a name and optional description for the asset
  4. Select a classification type (if applicable)
  5. Configure asset-specific attributes
  6. Associate devices and variables with the asset
  7. Save the asset

Asset Organization

Assets can be organized in several ways:

  • Location Assignment: Associate assets with physical locations
  • Hierarchical Grouping: Create parent-child relationships between assets
  • Tagging: Apply custom tags for flexible grouping and filtering
  • Classification: Categorize assets by type and function

Asset Classification

ControlCom Connect allows you to classify assets by type, providing specialized functionality for different asset classes:

Asset Attributes

Assets can have custom attributes that provide additional information:

Dashboards

Create custom dashboards to visualize asset data:

  • Asset Overview: High-level status of all assets
  • Asset Details: In-depth information about specific assets
  • Comparative Views: Compare performance across similar assets
  • Historical Trends: Track asset performance over time

Alarms

Set up alarms to monitor asset conditions:

  • Threshold Alarms: Alert when values exceed defined thresholds
  • State Change Alarms: Alert when asset states change

Reports

Generate reports on asset performance and compliance:

  • Operational Reports: Regular summaries of asset performance
  • Compliance Reports: Documentation for regulatory requirements
  • Maintenance Reports: Tracking of service and maintenance activities
  • Incident Reports: Documentation of issues and resolutions

Notifications

Receive notifications about asset conditions:

  • Email Notifications: Alerts sent to specified email addresses
  • SMS Notifications: Text message alerts for critical conditions
  • In-App Notifications: Alerts within the ControlCom Connect interface

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