What's new in Maximo Visual Inspection Edge 9.0

Alert message templates

Administrators can create multiple alert message templates that define the structure and format of the MQTT and Twilio alert messages that are sent from edge devices.

Users can then select an alert message template from a list of templates when they create a Twilio or MQTT message in an inspection configuration.

For more information, see Alert messages.

Automatic refresh

Select an interval time from the Refresh list on the menu bar to automatically refresh information. The automatic refresh feature can refresh the following information:

• Dashboard
• Stations
• Models
• Input sources
• Images in an inspection configuration

Data retention policy

A default data retention policy is created during installation to purge inspection data at scheduled times. You can update the default data retention policy to determine how often inspection data is automatically purged from the system.

For more information, see Updating the data retention policy.

Data transfer policy

When inspection images are not successfully transferred to Maximo Visual Inspection, they are tagged. The data retention policy does not purge images that are tagged.

A default data transfer policy is created during installation to transfer tagged inspection images to Maximo Visual Inspection at scheduled times. When the inspection images are transferred, the tags are removed, and the images can be purged.

As an administrator, you can update the default data transfer policy to determine how often tagged inspection images are transferred to Maximo Visual Inspection.

For more information, see Data transfer policy.

Faster alert messages to Maximo Monitor

When an inspection in Maximo Visual Inspection Edge is assigned to a device type in Maximo Monitor, the MQTT alert messages that are generated from the inspection are sent to Maximo Monitor.

In version 9.0, the integration uses v2 APIs when an inspection in Maximo Visual Inspection Edge is assigned to a device type in Maximo Monitor. The use of v2 APIs means that alert messages appear faster in Maximo Monitor.

For more information, see Integrating Maximo Visual Inspection Edge with Maximo Monitor.

Support for GigE Vision cameras

GigE Vision is an interface standard for high-performing cameras. You can add a Basler camera that is compatible with the GigE Vision interface standard as an input source for use in inspections.

For more information about Basler GigE Vision compatible camera, see the Basler website.

For more information about configuring a GigE Vision camera, see Adding a Basler camera that is compatible with the GigE Vision interface standard.

Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Maximo Visual Inspection Edge can now run on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8.

When Maximo Visual Inspection Edge runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Podman is used to run containers instead of Docker. For more information about installation requirements, see the Planning and Installing Podman topics.

Privacy in image results

When selected objects of interest meet the minimum confidence score, privacy filters blur or darken the selected objects or their backgrounds in images results. You can set a filter to blur or darken at an intensity of 1–10.

You can see how the privacy filters look in the preview image.

For more information, see Privacy in image results.