Introduction

今回は横河電機のエッジコントローラe-RT3 Plus F3RP70-2LでAWS IoT Greengrass V2を使用する手順をご紹介します。
In this article, we describe how to start using AWS IoT Greengrass V2 on e-RT3 Plus F3RP70-2L.

Table of Contents

Document information
Overview
Hardware description
Set up your development environment
Set up device hardware
About AWS IoT Greengrass
Greengrass prerequisites
Install AWS IoT Greengrass
Create a “Hello World” component
Troubleshooting

1 Document information

Revision history

Date	Notes
2024/6/1	First Edition

Applicable operating systems for this guide

Based on Ubuntu 20.04 TLS or Debian 11 TLS
Software and OS image for F3RP70-2L can be downloaded from following URL.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/member-site-info/
※You need to Yokogawa Member Site registration to access member site.
※OS image is not installed “AWS IoT Greengrass core” software.
※The product overview is as follows.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/solutions/products-and-services/control/control-devices/real-time-os-controller/rtos-cpu/rtos-osfree-cpu/

2 Overview

The F3RP70-2L is a compact IoT Edge device CPU module in FA-M3V series. It is implemented only BOOT-Loader(u-boot), then you can use our special Linux OS that can downloaded from our member-site or your customized Linux OS or any special original application with ARM32 bit architecture. and also. you can use our variety of I/O module of FA-M3V series with simple BSP software.
The F3RP70-2L is based on ARM32 bit architecture (AMD, Xilinx Zynq7000), it provides our I/O control interfaces, RTC, 2 x Ethernet interfaces, 2 x SD memory cards. it can also be stably used as an industrial IoT platform.

See our Product website, below.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/solutions/products-and-services/control/control-devices/real-time-os-controller/rtos-cpu/rtos-osfree-cpu/

3 Hardware description

3.1 Datasheet

3.2 Standard kit contents

The standard shipping hardware packages is indicated below.
• F3RP70-2L: main unit.

Must be purchased separately.
• Base module: Back plane board for connecting Power Module, I/O Modules.
• Power module: 100-240 V AC type or 24V DC type.
• I/O module: Analog I/O, Digital I/O and special I/O modules is available.
• KM72-2N: RS-232-C conversion cable for serial console.
• SD memory card: more than 8GB for OS. (SDHC, MLC or SLC recommended)
• PC: Setting up a SD memory card.
• Other: RS-232-C cross cable, Ethernet cable, etc. depending on your system.

Please also check our website, below.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/solutions/products-and-services/control/control-devices/real-time-os-controller/rtos-cpu/rtos-osfree-cpu/
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/solutions/products-and-services/control/control-devices/real-time-os-controller/

3.3 User provided items

If necessary, the following items.
• PC: Linux PC or Virtual environment for Application Cross Developing.
• Terminal Software: for Debugging or system setting, etc.
• Serial cable: USB-Serial adapter (and RS-232-C cross cable) for system setting, maintenance and debugging.

3.4 3rd party purchasable items

Not Applicable.

4 Set up your development environment

4.1 Tools installation (IDEs, Toolchains, SDKs)

No IDE.

Our custom Linux OS images is including a development environment and BSP software.
Check our website, below.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/solutions/products-and-services/control/control-devices/real-time-os-controller/rtos-cpu/rtos-osfree-cpu/#%E8%A9%B3%E7%B4%B0__OS%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8

5 Set up device hardware

See our Product website, below.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/solutions/products-and-services/control/control-devices/real-time-os-controller/rtos-cpu/rtos-osfree-cpu/

6 About AWS IoT Greengrass

To learn more about AWS IoT Greengrass, see How AWS IoT Greengrass works and What's new in AWS IoT Greengrass Version 2.

7 Greengrass prerequisites

Refer to the online documentation detailing the prerequisites needed for AWS IoT Greengrass. Follow the instructions in the following sections:
Step 1: Set up an AWS account
Step 2: Set up your environment

8 Install AWS IoT Greengrass

Follow the online guide to Install with automatic provisioning. Refer to the instructions in the following steps:
• Set up the device environment
• Provide AWS credentials to the device. For development environments, you can use the option “Use long-term credentials from an IAM User”. An example of how to do this is shown below:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<the access key id for your user>
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<the secret access key for your user>

• Download the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software
• Install the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software

9 Create a “Hello World” component

9.1 Create the component on your edge device

Follow the instructions online under the section Develop and test a component on your device to create a simple component on your device.

9.2 Upload the “Hello World” component

Follow the instructions online at Create your component in the AWS IoT Greengrass service to upload your component to the cloud, where it can be deployed to other devices as needed.

9.3 Deploy your component

Follow the instructions online at Deploy your component to deploy and verify that your component is running.

10 Troubleshooting

For more information, refer to the online documentation Troubleshooting Greengrass v2.
If you have any questions about F3RP70-2L, please contact us as follow URL.
https://www.yokogawa.co.jp/contact/#Contact-Us
※Select you country at the top of webpage.