An ei3 project number is mainly used by ei3 to track each machine separately. This is independent from other tracking information such as an Amphion’s unique serial number, a machine name, or other unique identifiers for a machine.
Each machine-level Amphion redbox S14-N is placed under a network greenbox Amphion S14-H. When you create a network in ei3, a unique project number will be auto-assigned to it. The number scheme will be indicated by a four- or five-digit number followed by a -00 suffix to indicate it as a network-level green box Amphion.
For example, your shop floor’s ei3 project number might be 1234, and the greenbox S14-H Amphion for your plant’s network-level project number would be 1234-00.
Under each greenbox S14-H Amphion, multiple red box Amphion S14-Ns can be added, each connected to one machine per redbox.
To track these redboxes and machines separately, the project number suffix will add upwards staring with -01.
Machine 1 would be assigned the -01 number,
Machine 2 would become -02
etc, etc…
The ei3 redbox S14-N Amphions on your machines at your shop floor would be 1234-01, 1234-02, and so on.
When it comes time to create and apply configuration files for your Amphions, each one can be tracked via its unique project number. The project number serves as a great way to specify which red box (and by extension, machine) is which.
A specific project number and its corresponding configuration file are tied to a certain machine, sure – but if something happens to the Amphion, it can easily be replaced by a new Amphion with the correct configuration for the machine. For this purpose, project numbers are extremely useful!
Keep in mind that while a configuration file for a project number can be changed to new Amphions if need be, other unique tracking information, such as an Amphion’s serial number – cannot be changed.
