In today’s fast-paced industrial environment, integrating automation systems with modern technologies is crucial for optimizing efficiency and achieving seamless operations. This guide demonstrates how to use SIGNL4 to add real-time mobile alerting to your ctrlX OS device like ctrlX CORE controller in no time.
Why SIGNL4
SIGNL4 is a SaaS service for mobile alerting and incident management. It ensures timely notifications through persistent mobile push, SMS text, email, and voice calls. Features like acknowledgment, tracking, and escalation guarantee critical alerts are delivered and acted upon. With integrated duty and shift scheduling, the right team members are alerted at the right time. This empowers production managers, service workers, and field service engineers to respond faster and more effectively to critical alerts, major incidents, and urgent service requests.
Integration Benefits
SIGNL4’s integration with ctrlX OS offers a powerful and efficient mobile alerting solution, designed to support teams on the shop floor or in the field. Here are some key benefits:
Reliable notifications: Instant alerts via push, SMS text, or voice calls out of the box
Mobile App: Advanced alert management for Android and iPhone
Shift and on-call management: Schedule and notify the right people at the right time
Escalations: Track and escalate unresolved issues automatically
Real-time visibility: See alert status and ownership within your team
Custom alerts: Mute override and personalized sounds for alerting also in loud environments
Smart alerting: Filter, enrich and route alerts
Quick and easy setup
How to Integrate SIGNL4 with ctrlX OS
There are multiple ways to integrate SIGNL4 with ctrlX OS to add mobile alerting capabilities to your automation use cases. You can connect it with the apps you already use or leverage SIGNL4’s generic interfaces, such as webhooks and email, to trigger alerts. Here are a few examples:
Node-RED
One of the most popular ways to integrate SIGNL4 with OT and IIoT systems is through Node-RED, which features dedicated SIGNL4 nodes. These nodes allow you to trigger and close alerts seamlessly within your workflow. Additionally, Node-RED can connect to your systems and services using protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT, or Modbus.
For a detailed guide on integrating SIGNL4 with Node-RED, click here.
IoT Dashbord / Grafana
The ctrlX OS - IoT Dashboard app is built on the open-source software Grafana. It allows you to easily trigger alerts based on specific conditions, such as when a threshold is exceeded. You can integrate SIGNL4 directly within Grafana, as outlined here.
CODESYS
Another way to integrate SIGNL4 is through CODESYS. Using the HTTP.HttpClient library, CODESYS can send HTTP requests to trigger SIGNL4 alerts. Detailed documentation and a sample implementation can be found here.
logiccloud
If you’re using the logiccloud app in ctrlX OS, integrating SIGNL4 is simple, and you can leverage the Node-RED integration mentioned above to set it up effortlessly. Additional information is available here.
IXON Cloud
An app for IXON Cloud is available in ctrlX OS. When using this app, you can add SIGNL4 alerting directly within your IXON Cloud setup, as detailed here.
Custom Email or Webhook
Last but not least, SIGNL4 supports generic interfaces for triggering or closing alerts, such as a webhook API (HTTP POST) or email (SMTP). These interfaces can be used from your apps or scripts to enable reliable mobile alerting. In other words, any app capable of sending an email or triggering an HTTP request can now send SIGNL4 alerts.
Get Started Now
By following these steps, you’ve integrated an HTTP POST request into your ctrlX OS workflow, unlocking greater flexibility and connectivity. For more advanced use cases, explore additional libraries or the REST API capabilities. Join the community to share your experiences or ask questions to further enhance your projects!
Start Your Integration Today
By combining the power of ctrlX with SIGNL4’s reliable mobile alerting, you unlock a new level of operational excellence. Don’t let critical alerts fall through the cracks. Ensure your team is always in the loop and ready to respond. Explore the integration possibilities today and experience the synergy of your ctrlX OS and SIGNL4 firsthand.
If you are not using SIGNL4 app you can start here.