Configuration - Insights Hub (Cloud) - Part1

In order to use WinCC OA together with Insights Hub, create an asset of type MindConnectLib on the Insights Hub server-side.

For more information on Insights Hub, see the Insights Hub help https://documentation.mindsphere.io/#/kiosk.

Select the Asset Manager on the Insights Hub start page https://etmat.eu1.mindsphere.io/index.html#/ . Click on the + Create Asset on the Asset Manager page to add a new asset.

Figure 1. Insights Hub Configuration - Insights Hub Start Page - Asset Manager

Figure 2. Insights Hub Configuration - Add a new asset.

Select the type MindConnectLib and click on Create. Fill in the form and click on Save.
Figure 3. Insights Hub Configuration - MindConnectLib

Figure 4. Insights Hub Configuration - Add asset

Select the created asset and click on the MindConnect Lib Arrow button.

Figure 5. Insights Hub Configuration - MindConnect Lib field

On the next page select SHARED_SECRET as security profile.

Figure 6. Insights Hub Configuration - Configure MindConnect Lib - select a security profile

WinCC OA does not support "RSA_3072" for the Insights Hub Version 1.

On the next page, click on Generate onboarding key. The onboarding key is generated and shown in the Boarding configuration field. Then click on Copy to clipboard.

Figure 7. Configure MindConnect Lib - Generate onboarding key and copy to clipboard

Note: Configure the structure of "Datasources" and "Data points" with the aid of the configuration panels in WinCC OA - see the chapter Configuration WinCC OA for Insights Hub (Connector). This way different configurations on Insights Hub and WinCC OA sides can be avoided.