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Tuesday, Sep 8, 2020

Architecture

openMDM® applications consist of a collection of components that can be distributed on different computers within a network. The communication between these components is done via defined interfaces.

Each component can be assigned exactly to one logical layer of the openMDM® architecture. The diagram provides an overview.

ODS Services
This layer contains the basic features and specifications of the ODS standard. The functions are provided by a ODS server via OO API.

Tuesday, Sep 8, 2020

Interfaces

  • Programming interfaces on complete business model
  • Open documentation and version structuring of the interfaces in CORBA-IDL
  • Connection to external systems via standardised attribute mapping and a standard component
  • Expandability by adding own in-house components
  • Connection into company-wide authentication system (single sign-on)
  • List of coupled applications:
    • Matlab (Mathworks)
    • Famos (IMC)
    • Diadem (National Instruments)
    • Artemis (Head Acoustics)
    • Head-Recorder (Head Acoustics)
    • Engineering Data Portal (Müller-BBM VibroAkustik Systeme)
    • PAK (Müller-BBM VibroAkustik Systeme)
    • TestLab (LMS)
    • TecWare (LMS)
    • …and many others
  • Importer/Exporter:
    • Order interface (MDM-XML)
    • Excel (MS)
    • RPC II (MTS)
    • ADTF (AEV/Electrobit)
    • MDF3 (Vector Informatik)
    • ATFX (ASAM)
    • HDF (Head Acoustics)
    • ATSC16/32 (Aditech)
    • …and many others

Tuesday, Sep 8, 2020

Principles

The openMDM® Industry Working Group focuses on processes, methods for standardization, data formats, techniques, frameworks and tools to fulfill its goals and vision, including:

  • Providing and establishing methods and best practices for standardized and vendor- independent measured data management on the base of the ASAM ODS standard
  • Maintenance of a reference process which serves for the positioning and classification of software components to support the reuse of software components
  • Development and maintenance of a standardized, generic business object model represented by an ASAM ODS application model and corresponding interface definitions
  • Providing a set of industry-friendly open source software components within a well defined framework
  • Providing collaborative means to make open innovation easier
  • Operating dedicated software repositories, build chains, test facilities, etc.
  • Managing the quality and maturity of tools and software components from early research prototypes through obsolescence
  • Ensuring open innovation through the sharing of the research, development, and maintenance efforts as far as possible
  • Fostering exchanges between academics, standardization organisations, industry partners and community
  • Organizing sustainable commercial services and ecosystems around those components
  • Recognizing projects maturity and company know-how and commitment through a branding process available only to openMDM® Working Group Member organizations

Tuesday, Sep 8, 2020

Related Eclipse Projects

The following Eclipse projects are related to the openMDM Working Group:

1. MDM|BL

The MDM|BL project comprises a bottom to top architecture view of three parts:

The first one is a specific openMDM application model definition for the ASAM ODS data storage. The standardization provides a structured representation for common use case related data in all openMDM application. The data model is split into the base model, which covers the most common use cases, and extensions for additional use cases.

Tuesday, Sep 8, 2020

Specifications

In order to integrate openMDM® smoothly into your infrastructure, a few requirements have to be met. These are the specifications of the openMDM® system:

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