Digital Twin

Content of the chapter: Setting up a photorealistic digital twin by means of an image or a system diagram

With a photorealistic digital twin, you can virtually stand in front of the plant with just one click. You can monitor the operating status via linked assets, read out measured values (sensors or IoT devices) and access the plant directly. In addition, the technical documentation is stored centrally in a cloud.

The simple visualization of technical processes enables unqualified personnel to monitor one or more plants in a decentralized manner. The management effort is also reduced by the simplified process of a troubleshooting. In addition, documentation is always up-to-date and can be retrieved at any time.

The digital twin is an alternative to the BIM model. With a photo of your plant, you can see all the data and alarms of the plant components at a glance, and any faults can be localized quickly and easily.

Example: You store a photo of your ventilation system and display all values of the components in the digital twin. After you have received an alarm message of a malfunction, you open the digital twin and see at a glance which component has triggered an alarm, at which position of the plant it is located and which value it currently has. Now the pending malfunction can be easily and specifically fixed.

Digital Twin

Digital Twin list

Digital Twin list

1. With alarm: Displays the number of digital twins with alarm.

2. Without alarm: Displays the number of digital twins without alarm.

3. Search: Click on , to open the filter options.
4. + Digital Twin: Click button create a digital twin.
5. Add folder: Click , to create a new folder. Folders and digital twins can be added to a folder by "drag & drop" using the hamburger icon .
6. Arrow button: Use the arrow button to open the digital twin.

7. Three-Point Menu: Click the three-dot menu to perform other standard actions, such as the following:

   • Go to: Go to Alarm/Asset/Map/BIM of the asset.

   • Asset Links: Opens linked links of the asset.

   • Add Bookmark: Bookmark will be saved.

   • Edit: Change the name of the digital twin.

   • Delete: Remove the digital twin

8. Delete: Click the icon to delete the folder.
9. Rename folder: Click icon to change the name.
10. Hamburger Icon: Click and hold icon to move a digital twin or folder.
11. Expand structure: Click the arrow icon to expand child files.

Configuration

Configuration

1. Replace Image: Click to change the current background image (the digital twin).
2. Title: Click on the icon to change the title. Click on to return to the overview.
3. New Link: Click to insert a new information box.
4. Asset: Select the asset from which the data should be displayed.

5. Default Color: Select default color of the information box.

6. Position Reference: Displays the vertical and horizontal position of the information box in relation to the image.

7. Reference Point: Selection via checkbox to add a reference point to the information box.

8. Show value: Selection whether and which value should be displayed in the information box.

9. Show alarm: Selection via checkbox whether alarms of the asset should be displayed.

10. Show status: Selection via checkbox whether the status of the asset should be displayed.

11. Show label: Free text to be displayed in the information box.

12. Set value based color: Select whether the color should be value-dependent.

13. Information box (link): Display of the asset's data and pending alarms in the information box.