AWS IoT SiteWise Edge containerized on AWS IoT Greengrass enables manufacturing plants to run multiple edge software instances on a single device to ingest data from industrial equipment across development and production environments, avoiding the need for dedicated hardware.

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<p>This article discusses how to deploy multiple instances of edge software for different environments (like development and quality) on a single edge gateway device using containers. The edge software discussed is AWS IoT SiteWise Edge running on AWS IoT Greengrass and running in Docker containers.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Prerequisites like AWS accounts and installing necessary tools</li>
<li>Simulating industrial equipment data using Ignition OPC UA software</li>
<li>Creating a digital representation of equipment in AWS IoT SiteWise</li>
<li>Provisioning edge and cloud resources to ingest OPC UA data</li>
<li>Preparing and running Docker containers for multiple SiteWise Edge gateways</li>
<li>Validating the end-to-end data flow from equipment to SiteWise</li>
<li>Cleaning up resources after validation</li>
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<p>By following this approach, manufacturers can accelerate their Industry 4.0 initiatives by avoiding dedicated hardware procurement for each environment.</p>
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Accelerate Industry 4.0 Adoption using Containerized Gateway Services

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