Chapter 5 Data Visualization

Prerequisites

Ensure you have completed all the steps in the following documents before continuing:

• Chapter 4 Remote Kinetic EFM Dataflows

Create a Demo Dashboard in DGLux

1. Open the remote broker built-in DGLux5 dashboard tool web interface at https://R_BROKER_IP:8443 (replacing R_BROKER_IP with your remote broker’s public IP address)

Log in again via the /efm-admin page as the efmAdmin user if a no project specified error message appears.

Normally the first time you connect to the DGLux dashboard tool it will prompt you to install a license. For the lab environment this step has already been done for you. DGLux is licensed separately from Kinetic EFM. There are free 180-day trial licenses available for demos and testing.

DGLux is used here to show the power of EFM and give an example of how to extract and visualize operational data from the system. Many customers have their own operations visualization tools and may opt to use those rather than something like DGLux.

2. Click I Agree when prompted to accept the DGLux5 End User License Agreement
3. Select CREATE NEW > Default > Blank Project
4. Click Choose

5. Enter Demo Dashboard for the project name and click OK

DGLux is a powerful, complicated tool. Rather than spend time trying to learn it, you are going to import an existing dashboard to get started as quickly as possible. If you have extra time at the end of the lab, feel free to make a copy of the dashboard or create a new DGLux project if you are interested in becoming more familiar with the tool.

6. Download the following files for the dashboard:

• The Cisco logo available here

You may have to manually save this to your downloads folder as your web browser will want to display it inline.

• The DGLux Demo Dashboard file available here

7. In the left-hand Project section, select the Demo Dashboard > assets folder and click the Upload button

8. Browse to the cisco_logo.png file you downloaded and click Open
9. The logo file should now appear under the assets folder

10. In the left-hand Project section, select the Demo Dashboard folder and click the Upload button again
11. Browse to the index.dg5 file you downloaded and click Open
12. Click Ok when prompted to overwrite the existing index.dg5 file

13. Double-click the index.dg5 file in the left-hand Project list to view the dashboard in the editor
14. Click the light-gray dashboard background and expand the Stage entry under the Outline section on the right-hand side

Feel free to click on any of the dataflow icons and explore the DGLux interface to see what went into creating this example dashboard. Be careful not to make any changes that could break the dashboard functionality.

15. Browse to the live Demo Dashboard which should now be available at https://R_BROKER_IP:8443/viewer.html?proj=Demo%20Dashboard (replacing R_BROKER_IP with your remote broker’s public IP address)

The sensor graphs should update every 60 seconds. Actuating the Sense HAT joystick should trigger updated counts and highlighted rows in the Control Events table. If any of these aren’t updating or don’t look correct, double-check the related steps in the previous chapter Chapter 4 Remote Kinetic EFM Dataflows or ask the instructor for help if you get stuck.

16. Close DGLux

On to Chapter 6 Next Steps