1. Mount MindConnect Nano
Mounting positions permitted vertical or horizontal
Please make sure there’s enough space around the device
above: ≥ 50 mm, below: ≥ 100 mm
50 mm
100 mm
2. Connect Power Supply
1. Connect the protective earth (see Getting Started)
2. Secure the cables
3. Connect the power supply
DC 24 V
Power Supply
3. Connect with your Network
1. Connect the internet to the X1P1 port for MindSphere
connection (see Getting Started)
2. Important: Don’t connect anything to the right port yet!
3. Switch on the device
4. Onboarding Process
1. Login
Access the MindSphere portal
via the provided URL from the
browser on your PC.
2. Asset Configuration
Open the Asset configuration
App and follow the onboard-
ing process.
(see Getting Started)
3. Enter MindConnect Nano
information
Enter the MindConnect Nano
InfoID. The rating plate is
located on the back panel of
the device.
4. Network Connection
1. Configure Ethernet Inter-
face for data aquisition
2. Configure Ethernet Inter-
face for MindSphere Connect
3.Configure Proxy Configura-
tion
5. Download Configuration to USB
1. To complete the configuration, click the button Save.
2. Goto to Overview and click Save and Export to USB.
3. Download the configuration file for the asset and copy it
to the root directory of your USB stick.
Note: Use USB stick with one FAT32 formatted partition.
Configuration file is valid only for seven days.
6. Plug USB into MindConnect Nano
1. Power LED (PC ON/WD) of MindConnect Nano is green.
2. Insert the USB stick with configured asset data into the
USB port (X63) of MindConnect Nano.
3. The MindConnect Nano automatically reads the USB stick
data (RUN/STOP/L1 LED blinks orange), followed by a
restart.
4. MindConnect Nano then attempts to establish connection
to MindSphere.
5. After a few seconds the RUN/STOP/L1 LED should be green
and UI has the state Onboarded, which means it is
connected to MindSphere. (If the onboarding is not
successful, see Getting Started)
6. After successful onboarding, connect the plant network
to the X2P1 port.
7. Now remove USB stick from the MindConnect Nano.