Real-time Monitoring

The real-time monitoring dashboard shows live metric values from all connected devices in your space. Data updates instantly as Sparkplug B messages arrive.

Dashboard Overview

When you open a space, the dashboard displays all metrics organized by the Sparkplug B hierarchy:

Group — top-level logical grouping
Edge Node — the connecting application or gateway
Device — an individual piece of equipment
Metric — a single data point (temperature, pressure, state, etc.)

Each metric shows its current value, data type, and last update timestamp.

Metric Data Types

AnywhereSCADA supports the core Sparkplug B data types:

Type	Display	Examples
Float	Decimal number	`72.4`, `101.325`, `-3.14`
Integer	Whole number	`42`, `1000`, `0`
Boolean	True / False	Motor running, valve open, alarm active
String	Text	Status messages, mode names

Filtering & Search

With many devices connected, you can filter the metrics view:

Search — type a metric name, device name, or group name to narrow results
Hierarchy navigation — expand or collapse groups, nodes, and devices in the tree view

Online / Offline Status

Each node and device shows its connection status:

Online — birth certificate received, actively publishing data
Offline — death certificate received or connection lost

The dashboard updates status in real time. When a device reconnects and publishes a new birth certificate, its status flips back to online automatically.

Metric values update the moment a Sparkplug B data message (DDATA or NDATA) is received by the broker. There is no polling interval — updates are event-driven and typically arrive within milliseconds of the source change.

If a metric hasn't updated recently, it still shows the last known value with its timestamp so you can tell how fresh the reading is.

Next Steps

Network Visualization — see your device topology as an interactive diagram
Historian — store metric history and view trend charts
Alarms & Notifications — trigger alerts when values exceed thresholds