GE Software

Predix Architecture & Core Deep Dive

Jean Lau
Engineering Manager

GE Software,
San Ramon
Agenda
Agenda Predix Architecture & Deep Dive

08:30 – 08:40 Introduction & Setup

08:10 – 09:30 Predix Platform Architecture and Technology

Overview
09:30 – 09:40 Break

09:50 – 10:50 Predix Core Kernel Architecture & Deep Dive

& Demo
10:50-11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:30 Predix Visualization Architecture & Deep Dive

& Demo
11:30 – 12:00 Predix Machine & Net Architecture Architecture

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 Predix
Platform
Architecture
Agenda

Overview
Predix Server (Core, Asset,
Insight)
Predix Machine

Predix Experience

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The Challenges
 Enable to build cost effective Application (less TCO)

 Improve time to market of new Applications

 Service as the unit of re-use

 “Simplified” architectural platform

 Reduce complexity of deployment

 Uniformity among the solution services

 Improve flexibility, reusability, extensibility

 Improve scalability and availability

 Adopt modern/standard technologies

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 Introducing Predix

Predix Platform Product suite

GE Energy Aviation Transportation Healthcare
Solutions

Predix Market
place
People at work Machine Server

Grid/utility

Network
On Premise
Wind farm
or
Turbine
Cloud

Experience Server
Machine Net
Reader Card Asset Insight
Micro
Connect Core

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Predix Server
Move up the value chain from asset optimization to
fleet and network optimization

Predix Core Faster software development,

accelerated time to market
Flexibility in modeling,
Predix Asset managing, assets, asset
lifecycle, and providing services

Predix Insight Harness Big Data, deliver insights

on industrial data

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Predix Server: Core
Visualization • Design studio to create
: design and layouts, widgets and
publish with applications
common • Integrate with multiple data
experience sources

• Modular software
Kernel: framework: Secure, cloud-
Build enabled application
Support and deploy container with basic
faster on elastic services (data access,
middleware notification, logging,
software scheduling, etc..)
development
Business
Service • Enterprise service bus,
Framework: integration framework,
SOA platform policy management and
Services workflow capabilities

• Support Big Data storage,

management, ingestion and
Industrial consumption
Big Data • Support for multiple data
Requirement Capabilities formats and sources
Features
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Predix Platform – Server/core
People Real-time
Person
Person

GE/External Cloud

Cloud
Services Application
Real-time
(Predix Net)

Predix Server

3rd Party
Enterprise Application
Core Application

Plant
Micro Application
Near Real-time
(Predix Net)
Phys
ical
Secu
rity
Machin Machin
e e
Real-time
(Predix Net)
Device

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Predix Server: Asset
• Unified asset management
system
Model and • Integration/ federation with
manage other asset management
assets systems

Asset
Management: • Configuration management,
Model and Asset- alarm management and
manage asset, based access management
its lifecycle and services • Lifecycle services: state
provide services management, auditing

Fleet level • Fleet management

services • Fleet-based services:
tracking, complex query
services

Requirement Capabilities Features

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Predix Platform – Server/Asset
People Real-time
Person
Person

GE/External Cloud

Cloud
Services Application
Real-time
(Predix Net)

Predix Server

Asset
3rd Party
Enterprise Application
Application
Core

Plant
Micro Application
Near Real-time
(Predix Net)
Phys
ical
Secu
rity
Machin Machin
e e
Real-time
(Predix Net)
Device

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Predix Server: Insight
• Support Big Data storage,
management, ingestion and
consumption
Industrial • Support for multiple data
Big Data formats
(IBD) • Support for multiple
distributed data sources

Harness • Design and execute

Big Data Analytics analytics, batch and
Framework streaming
Deliver Create • Integrate and configure with
insights on analytics external data sources
industrial data applications • Seamless composition
without rewrites

Learning
Framework • Machine learning for model
innovate tuning
analytics • Model discovery
models • Ensemble Learning and
model fusion
Requirement Capabilities Features

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Predix Platform – Server/Insight
People Real-time
Person
Person

GE/External Cloud

Cloud
Services Application
Real-time
(Predix Net)

Predix Server

Asset Insight 3rd Party

Enterprise Application
Application
Core

Plant
Micro Application
Near Real-time
(Predix Net)
Phys
ical
Secu
rity
Machin Machin
e e
Real-time
(Predix Net)
Device

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Predix Machine/Net
• Virtualization for anytime/
anywhere deployment
SDM Visor • M2M interoperability
Virtual • Hypervisor-based separation
operating on single or multi-core
environment processors

Common • Connect to cloud and

runtime Micro Kernel machine fabric
for machine Manage • Rapid service creation
apps, info machine app • Instant configuration and
lifecycle, provisioning of services
sharing and machine • Real-time reporting on status,
real time telemetric analytics and performance
operations
• Secure firmware update,
device/identity authentication
Secure VM
Built-in security • Vulnerability detection and
response
mechanisms
• Integrate with Predix Server
security services

Requirement Capabilities Features

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Predix Platform – Machine/Net
People Real-time
Person
Person

GE/External Cloud

Cloud
Services Application
Real-time
(Predix Net)

Predix Server

Asset Insight 3rd Party

Enterprise Application
Application
Core

Cloud/Pre
dix Net

Plant
Micro Application
Near Real-time
(Predix Net)
Phys
ical
Secu
rity
Machin Predix Machin
e Net e
Real-time
(Predix Net)
Device
Predix Machine
(micro foot print)

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Predix Experience
• Enable multi-modal in-line
interactions & collaboration
Predix • Provide offline information
Connect sharing
Connected • Social network bases
experience for services
people and
machine

Create Predix • Present context relevant

collaboration Card Visual information and decision
between expression support
people and of machine • integrate data from multiple
information sources
machines

Predix Reader
Efficient • Reusable building blocks
development (templates, UI widgets) for
Multi-platform fast development
delivery • Delivered on mobile, desktop
and big screen

Requirement Capabilities Features

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Predix Platform – Experience
People Real-time
Person
Person
Predix Experience
GE/External Cloud

Cloud
Services Application
Real-time
(Predix Net)

Predix Server

Asset Insight 3rd Party

Enterprise Application
Application
Core

Cloud/Pre
dix Net

Plant
Micro Application
Near Real-time
(Predix Net)
Phys
ical
Secu
rity
Machin Predix Machin
e Net e
Real-time
(Predix Net)
Device
Predix Machine
(micro foot print)

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Application - Reference Architecture – Digital Energy –
Predix.Grid
DE GridIQ GridIQ GridIQ GridIQ
Solutions Distribution Transmission Connect Insight

People at work Machine Server

Grid

Renewable
On
Premise
Comms. or

Digital Energy
Cloud

UX Application specifics Device Extension Apps Extension

Orbit
Predix.Grid Experience Predix.Grid Machine Predix.Grid
Server
Screen Interaction Domain Domain Domain Domain Federate
Topology Pattern Adaptors Services Adaptor Services Data
s

Predix Predix Machine Predix Net Predix Server

Experience Predix Mobile

SWCOE
Reader Card Operate Asset Insight

Predix Connect Predix Micro Predix Core

Security Fabric
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 Predix Core
Deep Dive:
Kernel

Predix Core Architecture

Predix Core Kernel deep dive

Demo

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Predix Core

• A common platform used to build industrial software

solutions across GE businesses
• Built on OSGi R4 specification and Karaf container
• Supports different deployment models:
 On-premise deployment
 Cloud based deployment
 GE-managed customer deployment
• Service oriented architecture
• Add-ons for common application services

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Predix Core (Kernel, Visualization) Overview

Visualization Kernel Administration

User Defined Services
Console
REST/HTT
Play Run P

time Application Services

Administration Web Based UI
Entitlement Auditing Services
Core REST/HT
TP Administration
Cache Event
REST/
HTTP
Notification Exception Deployment
Web Application
Framework
User Management Scheduling Configuration

Data Access
Workbench (Spring Data)
Logging

Core Services Runtime

Service Lifecycle Service
Security Repository
(Identity &
Management Configuration
Authentication)

Spring/OSGI Container

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Why do I need Predix Core?
• Provides common services
• Security
• Logging
• Abstracted Data access
• Managed transaction
• Soap/RESTFul services…

• Why not Java EE container, like Jboss, what’s the

benefit?
• Java has a flat classpath, only one version of the class is
supported
• Applications can be forced to use a point release.
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Why do I need Predix Core?
• Benefit of Predix Core
• OSGi has a graph classpath - multiple versions of the
class can be used.
• Modularity – Bundles or Service (jar file)
• Component model – Spring Blueprint
• Reuse – Bundle and Service registry
• Dynamic Updates – lifecycle support
• Align with company’s vision and technology direction
• Common architecture stack
• Common user experience
• Common look and feel, it is built by GE

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Why do I need Predix Core?
• It can be used for many reasons, but primary
motivation is modularity and service oriented

• Big systems are hard to maintain and understand

because of the relationship between components
• Big applications are just as complicated as servers
• Division of labor
• Services can be consumed by any application, any
platforms

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How can I use Predix Core in my
applications?
• Build your business logic as services
• Use Predix Core services via OSGi service interface
• Expose your business logic as RESTFul, SOAP or Java
services
• Deploy your services to the Predix Core Kernel

• Build your UI tier using Visualization

• Use the Predix Workbench to design out UI
• Application invokes Predix Core services via RESTful
JSON service interface

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How can I use Predix Core in my
applications?

• Invoke Predix Core services using 3rd party UI

frameworks
• Application can be run outside of the Kernel
• Application invokes Predix Core services via
SOAP/REST service interface
• Independent of Client Consumption frameworks

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 Core Services

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Service Lifecycle Management
• Service registration and discovery
• Expose business logic as local service (JAVA API)
• Expose business logic as SOAP service (SOAP protocol)
• Expose business logic as REST service (RESTFul
protocol)
• Controls service lifecycle
– Install/uninstall; Startup/shutdown; Start/stop; Reload

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Configuration Service
• Supports centralized configuration or application properties
management
• Application can read and update configurations
• Callback methods to handle configuration changes
• Custom validation for configuration
• Externalize, decouple configurable properties from business
logic

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Data Access Service (Spring Data
Framework)
• Abstraction layer for business logic for data accessing.
• Supports the following data layer:
– RDBMS, oracle, mssql, mysql, postgresql, derby, h2
– Non SQL – Mongo DB
• Spring JDBC template
• Spring Data JPA – Hibernate as provider
• Spring ORM for JPA
• Historian – GE Proficy product (Non Spring Data)

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 Application
Services

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Logger Service
• Provides a way to log messages to a console, file or
customize appender
• Pax Log4j configuration
• Category logging and loglevel support
• Provides RESTFul and local API to download:
• In Zip format, Logfile retrieval by lines, tail
• Can use logging APIs commonly used like:
• SLF4j, Log4J, Apache Common Logging, Java Util
logging, etc.

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Scheduler Service
• Scheduler service is a job system in Predix Core Kernel to
provide job scheduling, execution and other capabilities .
• Defines job and schedule.
• Job type can be Java job, Linux script job
• Job scheduler can be immediate job, simple schedule job
and cron expression job.
• Jobs can be grouped together in Job Box
• Jobs in Job Box can be run in sequential or parallel.

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Notification Service
• Message based notification service
• Rabbit MQ as message bus
• Publish and subscribe paradigm
• Notify endpoint via SMTP using MimeType
• Notify endpoint via HTTP using JSON as message body
• Register custom callback handler as endpoint

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Event Service
• Provide API to subscribe to events with filters
• Event type, event name, and context
• Publish and subscribe paradigm
• Event Subscriptions via Java callback handler.
• Event Subscriptions with immediate email notifications.
• Event Subscriptions with a digest email notification.
• Event subscriptions with an http post notification (specify the
URL to post the event messages).

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Cache Service
• Standard JCache under JSR 107 standard
• Supports local cache (single node)
• Replicated cache (multiple nodes in the cluster)

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 Security Services

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Audit Service
• Provide Audi trails of access to services
• Authentication and authorization
• Pluggable model to use different persistent store
• Create audit records with its message capability
• Synchronously
• Asynchronously

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Authentication Service
• Pluggable architecture to use different security provider
• Out of the box
• LDAP ( LDAP server as IdP)
• GE SiteMinder SSO (SiteMinder as IdP)
• STS – OAuth2 (Predix K as IdP, REST based)
• STS – WSO2 (WSO2 as IdP, SOAP based)
• Oracle DB (Predix K as IdP)

• Customized plugin
• Implement com.ge.dsp.authentication.api.IAuthenticationService
• defined in dsp.authentication.core.conf file
• See “Kernel User Guide” and sample consumers for details

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Authorization Service
• Pluggable architecture for PIP & PDP
• Out of the box
• WSO2 implementation for PIP & PDP

• Customized plugin
• Implement com.ge.dsp.authentication.api.IAuthenticationService
• Defined in dsp.authorization.pip.core.conf
• Defined in dsp.authorization.pdp.core.conf
• defined in dsp.authentication.core.conf file
• See “Kernel User Guide” and sample consumers for details

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Entitlement Service
• Pluggable architecture for entitlement
• Out of the box
• WSO2 implementation for entitlement

• Customized plugin
• Implement com.ge.dsp.authentication.api.IAuthenticationService
• Defined in dsp.authorization.entitlement.core.conf.
• See “Kernel User Guide” and sample consumers for details

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 Best Practices

Security Architecture

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 Best Practices

Authentication Flow

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 Best Practices

Authorization Flow

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 Best Practices

WSO2 Integration

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Other Application Services
• User Preference Service: In addition to
identity, add extensive user properties
• Exception Management Service
• Centralize location of message strings
• Localization support
• Performance Monitoring Service: Provide
information on how business logic is running
• Administration Service: Mainly for the admin
console

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 REST Service
Demo

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 Predix Core
Deep Dive:
Visualization

Predix Core Viz. Architecture

Predix Core Viz. Deep dive

Quick Demo

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What’s Predix Core Visualization?
• A common platform used to build industrial
software solutions across various business
domains
• Web application framework (Play)
• Visual design tool (Workbench)
• An SDK and Runtime platform
• Non-JEE, consumes Predix Core RESTFul
services
• Embraces many recent technology deployments

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Predix Core Visualization
Architecture Browser Tablet Mobile

Visualization
IIDS Design System HTML CSS JavaScript

JavaScript (MVVM)

Web Application Framework Java Scala

Renderer(s) Repositories
Core Modules
Data Services (application logic) Catalogs

Business More
Authentication Identity Mgmt. Logging Notification
Logic …
Service Service Service Service
Services

Predix Core Kernel (OSGi Container)

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Predix Core Visualization Functional
Architecture
Workbench Core Client-
Side
IIDS Technolog
y
User Interface Designer Vis MVC (Knockout/Sammy/Angular*)

Application Packager Web Application

Framework
Catalog UI
Session
Renderer Catalog
Cache
Orchestration Editor Data Authenticatio
Repositories
Services n
Shell
Server-
Perspective Developer Predix Core
Restful Endpoints Side
Tools Technolog
Kernel y
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 Best Practices

Why do I need
Predix Core-
Visualization?

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 Best Practices

Modern Web Application Traits

• UX/UI Driven
• Single Page Applications
• Responsive
• Mobile First
• Data driven & not Markup driven
• Built using Javascript MVC (Angular, Knockout,
Backbone, Sammy, etc)
• Databound/ Client side Templated
• Modular
• Component Based
• Test Driven

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Industry Trending

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What’s Predix V?
Modern Web Apps:
DOJO ExtJS Predix V
JQuery
Backbone
Knockout

Client
Server

Angular
CGI J2EE
Spring
RoR Node.js
GWT Play

Pick best on each side of the fence

GWT: Java code converted to Javascript
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 Best Practices

Why do I need Predix Visualization?

• Common, lightweight MVC web Server
• Productivity of Ruby with performance of Java

• Non-blocking IO (async and real-time web friendly)

• Developer centric (change the code & refresh the

page)

• Support – Tier 1 support with Typesafe

• IIDS – Standardized GE look and feel

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 Best Practices

Why do I need Predix Visualization?

• Align with company’s vision and technology
direction

• Common architecture stack

• Common user experience

• Scalable, REST, stateless

• Secured framework – Security Integration

with kernel service
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 Best Practices

How can I use Predix Visualization in

my applications?
• Build your business logic as services
• Use Predix Core services via OSGi service interface
• Expose your business logic as RESTFul service
• Deploy your services to the Predix Core Kernel

• Build your UI tier using Visualization

• Use the Predix Workbench to design UI
• Application invokes Predix Core services via RESTful
JSON service interface

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Features
• A complete web application framework

• Platform for consistent UX & Frontend engineering

• Visualization platform for you Industrial Internet

• Includes GE’s unified look and feel (IIDS)

• Web based extensible tooling for your solutions

• Design-time & Runtime modules

• Seamless integration to Predix Core Kernel services

• Supports a modern web development experience

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Features (Runtime)

• User Session Cache

• Support Secured Data Services for Widgets

• Basic Internationalization support

• SiteMinder Authentication plugin

• UI support SAML and XACML

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Application Lifecycle
Developer
Tools

Design Develop Deploy

Templates Navigation Stand-alone

Widgets Additional Screens

Predix Server
Data binding Custom Workflow

Workbench Eclipse IDE Command line

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 Best Practices

Predix V Security – Kernel

Integration

Credentials

V Runtime SAML Token

Cach
e

Rest
API Request
w/SAML

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 Best Practices

Predix V Security - SSO SiteMinder Integration

SiteMinder

Cach
e

Predix Visualization Predix-K

Request
w/SAML
Rest
Reverse Proxy API

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End2End
• Use the Predix Workbench to design UI
• Integrated IIDS
• Used widget catalog
• Data binding
• Packaging
• End2End workflow for web application design, development
and deployment
• Security integration (SSO or Kernel STS)

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 Visualization
Demo

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Demo – Health Module (POC O&G)
Use case:
As an GE employee, I want to use a web based
application so I can monitor the health of machines
& lineups installed at the customer site associated
with OSM details & information.

Requirement:
• Application has to be SSO enabled
• Two user roles: GE Employee & Contractor
• Data and services are provided by Florence
Data Center

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Architecture

WSO2

SiteMinder
O&G Web
Gia-K Services

Browser
Gia-V
Reverse Proxy

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 Predix Machine
& Net

Predix Machine Architecture

Predix Net Architecture

Machine & Net Integration

Demo

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 Predix Machine

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Predix Machine Overview
• Device-independent platform, enables new capabilities to
make machines more intelligent
• Java-based software stack for embedded devices
• Provides SOA paradigm for Industrial Internet
applications
• Secured environment for machine to machine, cloud, and
to human communication
• OSGi framework with small footprint
• Runtime platform for machine application

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Predix Machine Functional Use Cases
• Gateway to cloud, on-premise systems and machines
–M2C, M2M
• Gateway for Mobile HMI – M2MB
• Remote device management – on-boarding, firmware,
resources, status
• Data aggregator and converter
• Runtime for user apps – deployment, configuration,
life-cycle management
• Engine for Edge analytics
• Alarms and Notifications
• Micro Asset Management
• Device platform to enable collaboration

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Predix Machine Platform Components

Platform Components

Hypervisor Virtualization, Images, Configuration

Messaging Unified Messaging Fabric, DDS, MQTT, OPC UA, etc.

Micro Kernel Non Real-time, Real-time

Management Devices, Software, Applications, Service

Security Authentication, Certificates, Encryption, Secure Boot

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Predix Machine Functional Architecture
Cloud Gateway

REST/HTTP(S) OPC UA TR-069 / Other…

(Client/Server) OMA-DM

Mobile Application Machine

Gateway Services Gateway

User Identity Alarms Machine

REST/HTTP( Notification Adapter
and Security and Events Management
S)

UPnP OPC UA
(Client)
Object Data Machine
Model Subscription Data Access
OPC UA DDS
Registry
(Server)

Auto Data Data Machine

Adapter MQTT
Discovery Persistence Aggregation Framework

Core Services

Resource Service Application Messaging

Management Configuration Management

Service Logging Exception Service

Management Security

OSGi Container and Framework Services

Java Runtime

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Conceptual Model
Cloud
(Public or Private)

M2C

Cloud Gateway

Machine Gateway
Mobile Gateway

User Apps
M2MB & M2M
Services

Mobile Devices Built-in & Core Industrial Machines

Capabilities &
Devices
Runtime

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Predix Machine 0.7 (Nov. 2013)
• Micro Container (OSGi)
• Small footprint, runs on 80 or less MB memory
• Linux and Windows OS
• Declarative Service & White board design pattern

• Core Services:
• Logging
• Bundle Security

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Predix Machine 0.7

• Cloud Gateway:
• HTTP/S Client
• Websocket Client
• XMPP Client
• Machine Gateway
• TCP Socket Server

Target Customer: NSC Solution Team

(Non-Destructive Solution Center - Oil and Gas)

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Architecture
XLG3 Remote Collaboration Solution
Cloud Services
Additional Services Predix Connect Services

Conversation Annotation Chat

Video
Manager Service Service

REST/HTTPS WebSocket XMPP

Endpoint Endpoint Endpoint

XLG3 Device
Predix Micro
Video
Application Cloud Gateway
(Native C++) HTTPS WebSocket XMPP
Client Client Client

User Interface Conversation

Video Annotation Chat
(Menu) Session
Management Management Management
Manager

User
User
Credentials
Machine Gateway
Annotation
TCP Socket
Application Server
Call Router
TCP/IP
(Native C++)
Socket
Endpoint

Chat Core Services

Application Container
(Native C++) Logging
Security

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 Predix Machine
Demo

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 ICL 2013 Demo: High-Level
VFD Cabinet Interface
(maintenance/commissioning) Architecture
Compressor Cabinet Interface
(maintenance/commissioning) FSE Toolkit
(Tablet) RMD
Next Gen Next Gen Application?
PC HMI CIMPLICIT Proficy

New
UX
(GIA Y Mobile/
Reader) Predix Reader

Cloud for
Wireless
Data Proxy RMD
router
OPC-UA over Ethernet
TSN gateway
Predix Predix
P80i
Machine
Lab PACs
Machine
OPC-UA
OPC-UA
Server Prototype Server
QNX
OPC-UA OPC-UA
OPC-UA via Dspace Server
Hypervisor(RTS) Hypervisor(WRS)*

iPC RXE RXi MkVIe/S BN3701

VFD Control AMBC Comp. Control Safety Control Vibrational
(GEPC: D. Alabaster) simulation (GEO&G: D. Grasso) (GEIP: R. Grubbs) Protection

PIB RSTi I/O I/O net

PIBlink
PECe Simulator Simulated Inputs Simulated Inputs
* Stretch goal for 2013

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Predix Machine for ICL: System View

Predix Reader
(Tablet) HMI (Big screen)
Consumes data in JSON
using REST JSON data

WAP LAN

Integrated JSON data

Compressor Line OPC UA
OPC UA
Server Predix
Controller Micro
Michane
App

Hypervisor

Controller HW

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 Predix Net

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Predix Net Preview (1.0 Q2 2014)
Unified Messaging Fabric (UMF) intends to bring a common architecture to GE
businesses that will bring a consistent design and deployment to the Real-time and
Enterprise messaging.

Key differentiators of this solution when compared to other solutions in industry

include:
• Provide a unified messaging infrastructure to handle real-time messages across
different platforms and machines
• Provide QoS of message delivery
• Determinism with elasticity
• Scalability in both streaming and request/response environments
• Standardized messaging system for all GE businesses

Value proposition: Simplified configuration, deployment & management; deterministic and

highly secure and scalable pub/sub messaging system

Customer: Axone Project Team (Healthcare) (several other projects are in the pipeline)

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System Description
Goals
• Data delivery – provide a consistent mechanism to guarantee efficiency,
performance, scalability, and security
• Data unification – bridge internal data needs with external producers and
consumers using industry standards and best practices
• Deployment and management – provide data exchange solutions that are easy
to deploy and manage leveraging custom and standard IT solutions

Components
• Fabric Control Service (FCS) – Infrastructure management and configuration
service. Manages a bus configuration or collection of busses, provisions them,
registers their entities, including Bus Bridges, Routing Services, Nodes and
Endpoints
• Bus Bridge (BB) – Manages discovery and configuration of Nodes and bridges
them to other busses. Provides message routing to other Bus Bridges and
Endpoints
• Endpoint – Logical destination where messages are sent on a bus. It enables
communication between entities (publisher and subscriber).
• Publish/Subscribe Node (PSN) – A single endpoint that might consists of one or
more publishing and/or subscribing entities. Each entity is mapped to a single data
type and specific QoS
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Functional Architecture
Mgt. Layer
Remote Management and Monitoring Service
FCS Provisioning and Remote
System Diagnostics High Availability
Deployment Configuration

Fabric Control Service (FCS)

Service Layer

Security
Bus Bridge (BB)
BB BB
Endpoint Discovery Message Routing
Configuration Registration

Endpoint Configuration Entity Topic

Registration Management Management Management
Transport Layer

Data Distribution Service (DDS)

Security
Shared Memory UDP TCP

IP v4/6

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