1 Introduction

This Online help document explains how to use the ABB Ability™ Digital Powertrain web portal version 2.0. Further in this help document, the portal name is Powertrain.

The Powertrain portal monitors the condition of assets, including drives, motors, and other applications, such as pumps. The monitored data helps analyze asset performance and take necessary action to prevent possible failures.

Accessing the Powertrain portal

To access the Powertrain portal, do the steps below:

Launch the Powertrain portal (ABB Powertrain Dashboard).

The Powertrain Login page appears. Click Log in.
Enter your registered E-mail address and click Login. Follow the necessary ABB sign-on authorization process to log in successfully.
If you do not have an ABB account, click the Sign up link and follow the instructions to create an account. Log in with the ABB authorized email ID and password.

You can view the condition of Powertrains, Asset groups, and Assets within your authorized organization. If you are not onboarded to any organization and try to log in to the portal, you will be redirected to the Organization onboarding page.

You can join an existing organization or a new organization. Follow the instructions in the Get started wizard.

2 Home

The Home page is a dashboard of the overall powertrain status for the selected organization within the portal.

It contains

Doughnut charts - show the overall status of powertrains, asset groups, assets, and connectivity opted for the monitoring service to which the logged-in user has access.

You can mouse hover on the chart and view the different statuses:
- Poor (Red), Tolerable (Orange), and Unknown (Grey) status for powertrain, asset groups, and assets. You can click the doughnut chart and view the condition overview of the selected powertrain, asset group, or asset.
- Light blue indicates offline connectivity, and Sky blue indicates online connectivity.
- In the chart, each status shows the count of assets.
- The sum of assets appears in the center of the chart.
Bar charts - show the different condition indices of drives and rotating equipment. The count of assets with alarms, alerts, or an unknown status appears in each condition index. The graph shows the count of assets for a particular anomaly level (1...5).
Assets in critical condition - list the assets in Poor, Tolerable, and Unknown status. You can click an asset to go to the condition overview page and view the asset condition.
View all in Condition overview - click this link to go to the condition overview page and view the asset condition.

3 User profile

The User profile provides general information about the logged-in user, including the user role, email ID, imperial or metric unit selection list, and notification settings. Refer to the video below.

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Profile - shows user name, user role(s), e-mail ID, and language information. You can choose the desired language from the list.
Units - gives an option to select imperial or metric units for all subsequent measured data. The signals are visualized and converted accordingly.
Notification settings - allows configuring notifications. You can subscribe to a daily or weekly digest of notifications. There will be one digest per organization. You can enable email notifications for events, such as drive events and asset limits. For more information, refer to Configure organization notifications.

You can also view the list of notifications for muted assets. For information, refer to Configure muted assets notification.

4 General concepts

Main menu

The main menu includes the functions below:

What's new: Shows the latest updates for the powertrain portal. The message stays on the screen until the validity period ends. If no updates are available, the message "No active notification is currently available" appears.
All release notes: Provides access to all public release notes for the powertrain portal from the ABB library.
Online help: Opens the online help document.
Report issue: Reports problems within the powertrain portal directly to the ABB support team. In the Report issue window, you can select the affected asset, describe the issue, and select a problem category. The function sends an email to the support team.
Organization management: Connects you to the Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) portal. You can log in to the CIAM portal using your ABB account and manage all asset types for the powertrain portal.
EULA: Opens the End User License Agreement (EULA).
ABB AUP: Opens the ABB Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
Privacy policy: Opens the ABB privacy notice for data protection rights. The notice explains how to use personal data and how ABB processes such data.

General filters

The General filters provide search and filter capabilities for assets and powertrains. You can search and filter assets by asset ID or serial number across organizations within the portal.

The Search asset provides cross-organization search capabilities by allowing navigation to assets outside the currently selected organization, bypassing the existing filter criteria.
The Organization filter provides filtering capabilities within the organization structure. The selected organization name appears as a label in the General filters menu.

To search for an asset or apply general filters, do the steps below. Refer also to the video below:

In the title bar, go to General filters.
In Search asset, enter the asset ID or serial number. Click Search.

If the ID is valid, the Asset details page appears. The asset organization name appears in the General filters.

If the ID is invalid, the message "No asset with this ID or serial number found" appears.
From the Organization drop-down, select the desired organization.
Click Apply to apply the selected values. Click x (close) to close the general filters window.

The selected organization name appears in the General filters label.

The Sync from CIAM function provides an on-demand synchronization between the legacy system and CIAM. This operation may take a few minutes. ABB recommends using this function only when you expect changes in the legacy system (e.g., Smart Sensor). Otherwise, you may experience improved login performance by not requesting the synchronization.

Note:

The general filter function does not apply to the assets part of the powertrain, i.e., you can see all the powertrain assets regardless of access/filtering.
The changes to the general filter apply to all pages within the portal.
The filter criteria can be changed in any relevant context.

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Configure notifications

Configure organization notifications

In the Notification settings window, you can configure organization notifications.

Go to User settings → Notification settings, or in the title bar, go to Notifications → Configure notification.

Refer to the steps in the video below:

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[1] Organization digest :

You can subscribe to notifications for the organization's daily or weekly digest. There will be one digest per organization.

If selection is None, you will not receive a digest. You can configure instant notifications. Refer to the video below.
The daily digest summarizes all notifications from the organization for the current day and sends the summary as a single notification.
The weekly digest summarizes all notifications from the organization for the week, starting from Monday to Sunday, and sends the summary as a single notification.

[2] Instant notifications :

You can configure instant notifications for various notification types (listed in the table below) and enable receiving through the channels below:

Notification center: Delivers notifications inside the Digital Powertrain portal. You can view notifications from multiple organizations in one place.

Email: You will receive notifications at the registered primary email ID. The maximum limit is 30 emails per day per notification type.

[3] Notification types :

Notification type	Notifies...
Drive events	Any occurrence of drive-related faults or warnings.
Condition changes	The condition of the drive or rotating equipment has changed based on automatic detection. For more information on condition indices/ drive condition indicators, refer to the Condition indices and drive condition indicators overview.
Asset limits	A signal has exceeded the custom limit for drive or rotating equipment. E.g., Asset limit reached, Back to normal operation, etc.
Commissioning	Commissioning, decommissioning, or sensor replacement is required for drive or rotating equipment.
Subscription	An asset subscription needs attention.
Configuration changes	Any changes in the configuration of the drive or rotating equipment. E.g., Changes to asset nameplate properties, parameters, and load measurement processing, etc.
User requests	User-requested action is ready. E.g., Load measurement request, time-series download, etc.
Sensor vitality	The sensor is not working as expected. For example, the sensor battery is low, or the sensor memory is full.
Connectivity	If the drive, rotating equipment, or gateway is disconnected.

You can copy the notification settings of one organization and apply them to other organization(s) if it is necessary to have the same settings. Refer to Copy notification settings to other organizations.

Copy notification settings to other organizations

In the Notification settings window, you can copy the settings from one organization and apply them to other organization(s) if it is necessary to have the same settings.

Go to User settings → Notification settings or in the title bar, go to Notifications → Configure notification.
In the Notification settings window, click Copy settings.
In the Copy notification settings window,
1. Select the settings to copy (Organization digest or Instant notifications)
2. Select necessary organizations in the list.
3. Click Apply.
The Notification settings copied message appears, and selected notification settings in the current organization are copied to the selected organization(s).

View asset type notifications

In the Powertrain portal title bar, you can click the Bell icon [1] and view the notifications list and their count [2] for the same type of assets. Only notifications from the past 14 days are shown.

In the notifications list, you can

View notifications sorted by asset type [3] and their total count. You will only view notifications from organizations you belong to and have notification settings configured.
View notifications prefixed with an icon [4] based on the event type
Click x [5] and delete a notification in the list
Go to Configure notification [6] to configure the settings. Refer to Configure organization notifications.

Configure muted assets notification

In the Notification settings window, you can mute or unmute asset notifications to disable or enable receiving notifications on the asset page.

Mute asset notifications

You can mute notifications for one or more assets at the same time. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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Unmute asset notifications

You can unmute a muted asset and start receiving notifications. You can unmute one or more muted assets at the same time. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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Edit muted asset notifications

You can edit a muted asset notification and update the settings. You can edit one or more muted assets at the same time. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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Sharing asset details

You can share the desired asset condition page directly with anyone. Go to the desired condition overview page. In the browser, copy and share the URL. For example, refer to the image below.

Note: The URL works only if you are authorized to the organization and the site/asset.

View Online help

In the Powertrain portal, you can view the Online help document and understand how to use the features within the portal. The Online help is an HTML file that opens in the browser. You can search for a required feature and navigate to the topic. Refer to the video below.

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5 Insights overview

The Insights overview includes condition indices and drive condition indicators for assets, using various signals to help identify issues before they affect operation.

Condition indices and drive condition indicators overview

The condition indices show the condition of motor and general machinery assets. The drive condition indicators show the condition of drives. The measured data is received from different sensors connected to the assets. The data is computed to show the condition of assets. Refer to the list below for condition indices/drive condition indicators that are visible in the Condition overview and Reports page.

Condition indices for Motors and General Machinery

Condition indices	Motors (Gen 1 & Gen 2)	General Machinery¹⁾
Threshold-Crossing	Vibration RMS axial	Vibration RMS axial
	Vibration RMS tangential	Vibration RMS tangential
	Vibration RMS radial	Vibration RMS radial
	Vibration Accel. P2P radial	Acceleration RMS axial
	Bearing condition	Acceleration RMS tangential
	Skin temperature	Acceleration RMS radial
Long-term trend	Vibration RMS axial	Vibration RMS axial
	Vibration RMS tangential	Vibration RMS tangential
	Vibration RMS radial	Vibration RMS radial
	Vibration Accel. P2P radial	Acceleration RMS axial
	Bearing condition	Acceleration RMS tangential
	-	Acceleration RMS radial
Short-term trend	Vibration RMS axial	Vibration RMS axial
	Vibration RMS tangential	Vibration RMS tangential
	Vibration RMS radial	Vibration RMS radial
	Bearing condition	Acceleration RMS axial
	-	Acceleration RMS tangential
	-	Acceleration RMS radial

¹⁾	The condition indices are not applicable for Machine guardian.

Note: All condition indices are provided with data points when the asset is operating.

For a description of the individual index, refer to Motors and General Machinery Condition Indices Overview.

Condition indicators for drives

Drive status
Condensation risk (dew point margin)
Current overload
DC voltage
Drive air temperature
Environment humidity
Environment temperature
Power module temperature
Climatic condition (This indicator is applicable only in reports)
Cooling water conductivity.

Note:

All drive condition indicators are provided with data points only when the asset is operating.
The drive condition indicators operate through gateway devices such as the Drive control panel, NETA remote monitoring device, and Edge gateway (EGW) device.
These indicators need external sensors: Condensation risk, Environment temperature, Environment humidity, and Climatic condition.
This indicator does not need an external sensor: Drive air temperature.

For a description of individual indicators, refer to Drive condition indicators overview.

For visualization, refer to: Condition overview, Event log, Condition insights, and Report management.

You can set notification preferences for drive condition indicators, receive an email, or be notified in the notification panel. For more information, refer to Configure organization notifications.

There are two condition index categories:

Threshold shows if the mean of a monitored signal exceeds the predefined threshold.

The following limitations apply:
- The status cannot change with a single data point; at least 6 data points are needed.
- The status cannot change from green (good) to red (poor/alarm). It always goes through the yellow (warning) state. This means it first checks the warning threshold before crossing the alarm threshold.
- The status cannot be reset directly from red to green. It always goes through the yellow state.
The Trend shows a continuous increase in a series of values.

There are two types of trend condition indices:
- Long-term trend: shows a progressing asset deterioration before the signal crosses the predefined threshold. The signal has increased consistently for the last two weeks.
- Short-term trend: shows an instant warning. The signal has increased drastically over the last two days.

There are five levels of condition indices:

Green (good): shows the asset is in good condition
Yellow (alert/warning): shows the asset is in tolerable condition
Red (poor/alarm): shows the asset is in poor condition
Grey (unknown): shows the asset status is not known
Grey (not supported): shows that condition indices are not supported for specific assets.

Drive condition indicators overview

This section describes the different Drive condition indicators.

Drive status

Description:

Drive status refers to the operating condition or events. It shows how much time the drive was operating, fully functional or idle, and the time when drive events such as protection, operational, and other events occurred (either internally or tripped).

Advantages:

By monitoring drive events, it is possible to analyze the root cause of this condition and prevent such occurrences, enabling smooth operation and increasing the drive's operation time.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) shows that the drive is operating without any events.
Red (poor) shows that the drive has tripped due to a fault.
Grey (unknown) shows no data recorded at that time.

Condensation risk (Dew point margin)

Description:

The condensation risk indicator tracks the risk of moisture forming on equipment surfaces, which can cause corrosion and electrical failures. The system calculates the dew point margin, i.e., the difference between ambient temperature and dew point temperature, using hourly median data.

Note: This indicator applies only to drives with environmental sensors.

Advantages:

An equipment surface free from moisture avoids corrosion. Analyzing the dew point margin helps prevent corrosion and avoid electrical failures due to short circuits.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates that condensation is within limits (> 10 Δ°C).
Yellow (alert) indicates that condensation is between 5...10 Δ°C and is exceeding the limit.
Red (alarm) indicates that condensation is ≤ 5 Δ°C and has exceeded the limit.

Note: A lower value indicates higher risk. The temperature at the dew point is 0 Δ°C.

Current overload

Description:

The current overload status indicates whether the measured output current is within the drive's nominal rated current. A drive overload condition occurs when the measured current is higher than the nominal current for a long time. The indicator uses hourly data to assess the drive overload condition.

Advantages:

By monitoring the overload condition, it is possible to

Protect the drive from high current spikes that can cause extensive heat.
Avoid repeated current overload conditions, which can cause power losses within the drive components.
Analyze the cause of drive warning and fault events.
Analyze the overall loading level of the drive using the quadratic mean time series.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) shows no overload.
Yellow (warning) shows overloaded.
Red (alarm) shows a clear overload (quadratic mean load has exceeded the limit).

DC voltage

Description:

The DC voltage condition indicates threshold crossing based on the count of DC voltage-related firmware events in the aggregation period. The average, minimum, and maximum DC voltage measurements are computed in the aggregation period. If the measured voltage exceeds the specified range, it indicates an abnormal electrical behaviour of the powertrain. The indicator uses hourly data to assess the DC voltage condition.

Advantages:

By monitoring the DC voltage condition, it is possible to

Protect the drive from high-voltage conditions.
Avoid repeated high-voltage conditions and power losses within the drive components.
Analyze the cause of drive warning and fault events.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates DC voltage is within the threshold limits.
Yellow (warning) indicates DC voltage is crossing the threshold limits.
Red (alarm) indicates DC voltage has crossed the threshold limits.

Drive air temperature

Description:

The drive air temperature indicates whether the installed drive temperature is within or close to the operating conditions. The minimum and maximum values indicate the range of drive air temperature fluctuations. A narrow range shows that the temperature is in a favourable condition.

Note: The indicator appears only for drives that are not connected to external sensors and do not have an Environment temperature indicator.

Advantages:

A steady cool temperature enables a long drive lifetime. Monitoring the drive operating condition prevents premature aging. Any zero-crossing can damage the device due to freeze-thaw cycles.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates temperature is within limits
Red (alarm) indicates low or high temperature (32 °F or 113 °F, respectively)
Yellow (warning) indicates low or high temperature (41 °F or 104 °F, respectively).

Environment temperature

Description:

Environmental temperature indicates whether the temperature around the installed drive (outside the drive module and cabinet) is within or close to the operating conditions. The minimum and maximum values indicate the range of environmental temperature fluctuations. A narrow range shows that the temperature is in a favourable condition.

Advantages:

A steady cool temperature ensures a longer lifetime of the drive. Monitoring the operating conditions of the drive helps in preventing premature aging. Any zero-crossing can damage the device due to freeze-thaw cycles.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates temperature is within limits
Red (alarm) indicates low or high temperature (0 °C or +40 °C, respectively)
Yellow (warning) indicates low or high temperature (+5 °C or +35 °C, respectively).

Environment humidity

Description:

Environment humidity indicates whether the humidity around the installed drive (outside the drive module and cabinet) is within or close to the operating conditions.

Advantages:

A controlled humidity ensures a longer lifetime of the drive. Monitoring the operating conditions of the drive helps in preventing premature aging.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates humidity is within limits
Red (alarm) indicates humidity is low or high (5% or 85%, respectively)
Yellow (warning) indicates humidity is low or high (10% or 80,% respectively).

Power module temperature

Description:

The Power module temperature assesses the thermal state of the drive power modules (e.g., IGBT) based on their design or fault (trip) limits. The maximum temperature in the aggregation period (% of design limits) is compared with threshold values. If the temperature is higher, it can affect drive performance and cause a fault or warning. There may be a need to limit the internal procedures of the drive.

Advantages:

A steady and cool temperature ensures a longer lifetime of the power module. Monitoring the thermal state of the power module can prevent premature aging and improve the drive performance.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates temperature is within limits
Red (alarm) indicates the power module temperature is 97% of the design limits
Yellow (warning) indicates the power module temperature is 88% of the design limits.

Climatic condition

Description:

Climatic condition is a 2-dimensional threshold crossing indicator that measures the overall climatic condition (temperature and humidity) of the room where the drive is installed. The indicator measures the percentage of drive operation in normal conditions, between normal and maximum permissible limits, and outside the drive specification limits. Additionally, it measures the favorable conditions for operating the drive and determines high temperature conditions in which the drive is permitted to operate.

Advantages:

Measuring favorable conditions for drive operation increases the overall lifetime of the drive. A higher temperature condition allows the drive to operate in a reduced output power.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates a favorable climatic condition for operating the drive
Red (alarm) indicates hourly median environmental conditions are higher than the drive design limits for at least an hour. It prompts that the health of the drive can deteriorate if the condition remains for a long time. This event prompts checking the climatic conditions of the electrical room or relocating the drive to a suitable environment that complies with the specifications.
Yellow (warning) indicates hourly median environmental conditions are reaching the design limits. It prompts to closely monitor the environmental conditions of the room where the drive is installed. If the drive operates in a high-temperature zone, there may be decreased loading.

Cooling water conductivity

Description:

Cooling water conductivity measures the cooling liquid temperature and the operating stage of the drive. The basic theory is that when the drive is not functioning, the liquid circulation is not active, and when the drive starts, it takes some time for the values to stabilize.

Advantages:

Measuring the cooling liquid temperature avoids any side effect on the conductivity values and allows a favourable operating stage of the drive.

Indicator representation:

Green (good) indicates favorable cooling water conductivity.
Red (alarm) indicates cooling water conductivity has exceeded the threshold.
Yellow (warning) indicates cooling water conductivity exceeds the threshold.

Motors and General Machinery Condition Indices Overview

This section describes the different condition indices for Motors and General Machinery.

Vibration RMS Axial/Radial/Tangential

Description:

The individual index for Vibration RMS Axial/Radial/Tangential measures the velocity vibration RMS of an asset and shows the axis-wise signal. The dominant axis carries additional information about the potential cause of vibration.

Each machine generates several vibrations. In the portal, the thresholds for each vibration can be adjusted according to the default values from the ISO standard.

Advantages:

It is impossible to identify the root cause of the vibration. However, the condition index prompts further analysis of the asset.

Indicator representation:

Threshold-crossing status

Red (alarm) indicates vibrations are crossing the alarm level
Yellow (warning) indicates vibrations are crossing the warning level.

Long-term trend

Red (alarm) indicates vibrations are severe or consistently increasing over the last two weeks
Yellow (warning) indicates vibrations have consistently increased over the last two weeks.

Short-term trend

Red (alarm) indicates vibrations are increasing drastically in the last two days
Yellow (warning) indicates increasing vibrations in the last two days.

Vibration Accel. P2P Radial

Description:

Vibration Accel. P2P Radial or Vibration acceleration peak-to-peak radial is a measure of outliers present in the vibration. The signal is clearer in the radial direction, so only this axis is used.

Advantages:

The increasing values of the peak-to-peak signal show an early stage of bearing fault. It notifies the presence of a fault significantly before the rise of the velocity vibration RMS.

It is possible to confirm the presence of a fault with the envelop velocity spectrum analysis available in the motor asset report.

Indicator representation:

Threshold-crossing status

Red (alarm) indicates vibrations of the peak-to-peak signal in the radial direction are crossing the alarm level
Yellow (warning) indicates vibrations of the peak-to-peak signal in the radial direction are crossing the warning level.

Long-term trend

Red (alarm) indicates vibrations of peak-to-peak signals in the radial direction are severe or consistently increasing over the last two weeks
Yellow (warning) indicates vibrations of peak-to-peak signals in the radial direction have consistently increased over the last two weeks.

Short-term trend

Red (alarm) indicates vibrations are increasing drastically in the last two days
Yellow (warning) indicates increasing vibrations in the last two days.

Bearing condition

Description:

Bearing condition is a measure of the overall health status of motor bearings.

Advantages:

The increasing values of the peak-to-peak signal show an early stage of bearing fault. It notifies the presence of a fault significantly before the rise of the velocity vibration RMS.

It is possible to confirm the presence of a fault with the envelop velocity spectrum analysis available in the motor asset report.

Indicator representation:

Threshold-crossing status

The Alarm threshold (Red) indicates that the bearing condition of the peak-to-peak signal is crossing the alarm level
The Alert threshold (Yellow) indicates that the bearing condition of the peak-to-peak signal is crossing the warning level.

Short-term trend

Red (alarm) indicates the bearing condition has increased drastically in the last two days
Yellow (warning) indicates the bearing condition has been increasing in the last two days.

Long-term trend

Red (alarm) indicates the bearing condition of peak-to-peak signals is severe or consistently increasing over the last two weeks
Yellow (warning) indicates the bearing condition of peak-to-peak signals has consistently increased over the last two weeks.

Skin temperature

Description: Skin temperature measures the surface temperature of the motor housing or bearing assembly using non-contact or contact temperature sensors.

The individual index for skin temperature measures the temperature of an asset.

Advantages:

It is impossible to identify the root cause of the vibration. However, the condition index prompts further analysis of the asset.

Indicator representation:

Threshold-crossing status

Red (alarm) indicates skin temperature is crossing the alarm level
Yellow (warning) indicates skin temperature is crossing the warning level.

Anomaly detection

Description: Anomaly detection uses machine learning algorithms and statistical analysis to identify abnormal patterns in asset behavior that deviate from established baseline conditions.

Advantages:

Unlike threshold-based monitoring, anomaly detection adapts to the normal operating characteristics of each specific asset and flags unusual changes in vibration, temperature, or other parameters, even when they remain within traditional alarm limits. This approach enables early detection of developing faults that may not trigger conventional thresholds, providing predictive insights into asset health degradation.

Indicator representation:

Overall anomaly status: Show the anomaly status of an asset if anomalies persist over an extended period in any of the six input vibration signals.

Condition overview

The Condition overview tab shows the condition indices/drive condition indicators for current assets and assets within the powertrains or asset groups. You can check the high-level status of your organization's powertrain, asset groups, and assets to which you have data access rights. For more information on condition indices and drive condition indicators, refer to Condition indices and drive condition indicators overview.

After the hierarchy is created, you can use it as a navigation tool in the portal. The Condition overview displays the complete organizational hierarchy in a collapsible tree format:

This provides a clear, top-down view of your entire asset structure in one place and smooth navigation even with thousands of assets.

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The asset status is calculated based on the sensor-measured signal values. After the calculation, the condition is shown as:

Poor (Red) – Indicates the asset may fail soon. You need to check it immediately.
Tolerable (Amber/Orange) – Indicates the asset has bad condition indicators that are not an issue in the short term but need to be addressed in the future to avoid degradation.
Good (Green) – The asset condition is normal, and no intervention is foreseen.
Unknown (Grey) – The asset condition is not monitored for various causes.

You can perform the following functions:

Switch seamlessly between Hierarchy View (organized tree structure) and Flat View (simple list) depending on your preference and use case. Choose the view that works best for your workflow. The hierarchy view does not show separate tabs for Powertrain, Asset group, and Assets.
Filter the visible powertrains, asset groups, and assets based on the overall status of assets by clicking on each indicator button: Poor, Tolerable, Good, or Unknown.
View asset list with condition indicators: Threshold, Trend & Anomaly detection, and Limits. Refer to the sections: Asset list description and Condition indices and drive condition indicators overview.
Search and view an asset with name, ID, or serial number.
Show/hide the filter option. With the filter option, you can filter assets based on asset types.
Reset the filter selections by clicking Reset filters.
Single-click an asset to open or close detailed information in the right-side panel. For more information, refer to Asset detailed information.
Use the Refresh function to synchronize and update data. You can also go to General filters and click Sync with CIAM to update the data immediately.

Asset list description

In the asset list, you can view the status based on the condition indices (CI) below:

Threshold shows the status of CIs when thresholds are crossed. For more information, refer to Drive condition indicators overview.
Trend & Anomaly detection shows early signs of potential issues in rotating equipment.
- Trend is CIs trending toward thresholds.
- Anomaly detection identifies abnormal signal behavior. The scores are rated 1to 5.
For more information, refer to Motors and General Machinery Condition Indices Overview.
Limits show the status of general limits for signals your organization has enabled for events. Refer to Limits setting.

Note: The condition overview does not show personal limits for notification.

Powertrains

The Powertrains tab shows the list of powertrains, the number of assets within the powertrain, and the overall status of the powertrain based on the assets. You can filter and view powertrains with asset name, ID, or serial number in the search box. For Smart Sensors, you can search with the sensor identifier.

You can expand and view the assets associated with each powertrain and view the status of condition indicators. Refer to the Asset list description.

The condition of a powertrain is calculated as the worst condition of its corresponding assets. This applies to both overall and individual condition indexes.

Asset groups

The Asset groups tab shows the list of asset groups you have access to, the count of assets in each group, and the overall status of the asset group based on its assets. You can filter and view asset groups by asset group name, asset ID, or serial number in the search box. For Smart Sensors, you can search with the sensor identifier.

You can expand the asset group and view the assets and the status of condition indicators. Refer to Asset list description.

The condition of an asset group is calculated as the worst condition of its corresponding assets. This applies to both overall and individual condition indexes.

Assets

The Assets tab shows the list of assets you have access to. The list contains specific asset information: asset name, overall status of condition indices, and drive condition indicators (threshold, trend, and limits). Refer to the Asset list description.

You can filter and view assets by asset name, asset ID, or serial number. You can filter the visible assets by selected asset types and asset status. For Smart Sensors, you can search with the sensor identifier.

Asset detailed information

To view the detailed information of an asset, follow the steps in the video:

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Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets.
Open an asset and view the details below in the side panel:
- asset name and asset connection status
- asset ID, serial number, product type code, asset subscription, and connectivity type
- tags
- Asset options ()
- Tabs: , Condition insights, Maintenance insights, Operational parameters, Event log, Asset details, and Sensor properties (for rotating equipment).
You can expand or collapse the left panel to maximize the space for the right panel.

Asset options

In the Asset details page, click to view the asset options.

Note: This function is based on the selected asset type, such as a drive, motor, or pump.

Asset options - Drive	Asset options - Rotating equipment

Bulk upload with NETA-21

With the Bulk upload function for drives connected to NETA-21, you can manually upload the drive monitoring data to the Powertrain portal. For example, data from a certain period when the drive was not connected to the cloud.

The data saved in the SD card has a NETA unique ID and contains multiple zip files (signals, events, sensors). You can select a day, month, or year data folder by zipping all the files into a single zip folder and uploading the data. If the file size exceeds 500 MB, you can create multiple zip files and upload them in ascending order of date. If the bulk upload status shows Validating, wait until the data upload status changes to Done.

Note:

Make sure to upload the data to the correct NETA-21 drives
Do not upload small files
Do not upload new data before uploading old data
Do not upload the same NETA-21 data again for the other drives.

Copying bulk data from NETA-21

You can copy bulk data from NETA-21 using memory card or NETA-21 web UI or FTP(s) server. After copying the bulk data, the zip file can be uploaded to Powertrain portal.

Using a memory card

To copy bulk data using memory card, do the below steps. Refer also to the below video.

Safely remove memory card from NETA-21.

To eject the memory card safely, press the SD RJ45 button for a minimum of 1 second but not longer than 2 seconds.

The SD LED turns from green to blinking red/green. When the SD LED stops blinking and turns to constant yellow light, you can remove the SD card.
Insert the memory card in the memory card slot of the PC or use memory card reader to read the data.
Navigate to <SDCard>\REPORT\<NETA-21 S.No>\BULKDATA\...
Right-click on the required file(s) and then click Send to and select Compressed (zipped) folder.

Uploading NETA-21 bulk data to Powertrain Portal

To upload the NETA-21 bulk data, do the steps below. Refer also to the video below.

In the asset options menu, select Bulk upload.
In the Bulk data upload screen, you can drag and drop the files or click the select files link to select the bulk data from the PC.
Click Upload to upload the bulk data file.
Click Process to validate the data.

The status of uploaded data, time, user account, file name, and NETA-21 serial number is shown.

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Bulk upload with EGW-02

With the Bulk upload function for drives connected to EGW-02 connectivity edge gateway, you can manually upload the drive monitoring data to the Powertrain portal. For example, data from a certain period when the drive was not connected to the cloud.

The data saved in the SD card has a EGW unique ID and contains multiple zip files (signals, events, sensors). You can select a day, month, or year data folder by zipping all the files into a single zip folder and uploading the data. If the file size exceeds 500 MB, you can create multiple zip files and upload them in ascending order of date. If the bulk upload status shows Validating, wait until the data upload status changes to Done.

Note:

Make sure to upload the data to the correct EGW-02 connected drives
Do not upload small files
Do not upload new data before uploading old data
Do not upload the same EGW-02 data again for the other drives.

Downloading bulk data from EGW-02

You can download the bulk drives data from EGW-02 connectivity edge gateway. For more information, refer to the EGW-02 Connectivity Edge Gateway User’s manual.

Uploading EGW-02 bulk data to Powertrain Portal

To upload the EGW-02 bulk data, do the steps below. Refer also to the video below.

In the asset options menu, select Bulk upload.
In the Bulk data upload screen, you can drag and drop the files or click the select files link to select the bulk data from the PC.
Click Upload to upload the bulk data file.
Click Process to validate the data.

The bulk upload status shows details of EGW-02 serial number, drive serial number, file name, uploaded by, and uploaded time.

Changed parameter list

Note: This feature applies only to drives connected to NETA-21.

In the asset options menu, select Changed parameters list.
Select the date range to display the changed parameters. For information on selecting a date, refer to section Common features.

Note: You can view the changed parameters for up to 90 days.

Generate instant report

To generate an instant report for an asset from the asset details page,

Click Generate instant report.
In the Reports page, follow the steps in section Generate instant asset report.

Mute asset notifications

To mute asset notifications,

In the asset details page, click and select Mute notifications.
Select all or required notifications and select the time period to mute the notifications. Click Save.

Note: You will not receive any Email notifications for the selected notification types in the selected time period. The selected notification(s) will override the existing mute asset settings for the selected assets.

Note: The Mute notifications option shows all the notifications based on the selected asset.
The summary of muted assets appears in the notification settings of the user profile. Click Unmute to start receiving notifications. Click (Edit) to make changes to the mute notification settings. Click Mute assets and select the notification type and time period to mute notifications.

For more information, refer to Configure muted assets notification.

Parameter backup

Note: This feature applies only to drives.

In the asset options menu, select Parameter Backup.
In Parameter Backup, select the date range to display the parameter list. For information on selecting a date, refer to the Common features.

EGW-02 connectivity: Supports the DCPARAMSBAK file.
Click Trigger to select the required file format: TXT or DCPARAMSBAK (for EGW-02).

The "Parameter backup triggered" message appears.

Note: After triggering, it may take some time for the backup file to appear in the list.
Click on the download icon to download the parameter backup file.

You can view the DCPARAMSBAK in the Drive Composer Pro PC tool application. Refer to the Drive Composer start-up and maintenance PC tool user's manual (3AUA0000094606 [English]).

Rename asset

To rename the asset, do the steps below:

On the asset detail page, click and select Rename asset.
Enter the asset name in the dialog box and click Save.

View reports for asset

The View reports for asset function can be used to view all reports of an asset from the asset details page. Click View reports for asset to navigate to the reports page. Proceed with the instructions in the section View reports.

Summary

Drives: In Asset details, the Summary tab shows the summary of condition indices, drive events, anomaly detection, and limits.

Rotating equipment: In Asset details, the Summary tab shows the summary of condition indices, Smart condition summary, anomaly detection, and limits.

In the individual condition indices, anomaly detection, drive events, or limits, click on a row or the → (right arrow) to navigate and view the relevant details.

For example,

Skin temperature condition indices navigate to the relevant trend chart in Condition insights.
Speed limits navigate to the trend chart in Operational parameters to view the speed limit data.
Drive events navigate to the Event log.

Refer to the video below:

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Smart condition summary

The smart condition summary includes ABB Predictive Maintenance AI (PdM AI), which provides AI-powered diagnostics, condition forecasting, and maintenance guidance for low-voltage motors monitored with ABB Smart Sensors. PdM AI’s initial capabilities comprise a Smart condition summary and Condition forecast chart.

Note: The Smart condition summary applies only to rotating equipment. It appears only when AI diagnostics detects an issue and generates a diagnosis for an asset.

Advantages of AI-powered diagnostics:

Helps identify potential root causes of abnormal motor behavior.
Automatically analyzes motor sensor data to detect emerging mechanical and bearing faults at an early stage.
Identifies key fault types, including Stage 3 and Stage 4 bearing faults, shaft misalignment, rotor unbalance, structural looseness, and overheating.
Forecasts future condition degradation by using ABB machine-learning models.
Provides Remaining Useful Life (RUL) indications for advanced bearing fault conditions.
Provides recommendations to help validate diagnoses and plan corrective actions.
Supports faster decision-making and proactive maintenance.
Helps maintenance teams prioritize maintenance activities, reduce troubleshooting effort, and avoid unplanned downtime.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Summary → Condition indices → Smart condition summary → enable Early access to AI features.

Example 1: PdM AI indicates a potential Stage 3 to Stage 4 bearing fault

In this example, anomaly detection indicates unusual motor behavior. Multiple vibration signals have crossed alert or alarm thresholds. You can review the asset data to confirm or reject the diagnosis.

Example 2: PdM AI indicates a possible structural looseness condition

In this example, multiple condition index components have crossed alert or alarm thresholds. You can review the asset data to confirm or reject the diagnosis.

Example 3: PdM AI identifies the cause as an unknown issue

In this example, anomaly detection indicates typical motor behavior. Overall vibration exceeded the alarm threshold. There may not be any evidence of bearing faults, misalignment, looseness, or unbalance. You can investigate other possible causes, such as changes in operating conditions, ambient vibrations, or incorrect threshold settings.

For more information, refer to Predictive maintenance AI (LV motors) for the ABB Ability™ Digital Powertrain quick start guide (4MWA000426 [English]).

To view the condition forecast trend, refer to Condition forecast.

Condition insights

Condition insights (Drives)

The Condition insights tab for drives shows trend charts for various parameters under these two categories:

Condition indices (drives)
Anomaly detection (drives)

Condition indices (drives)

Condition indices for drives show individual trend charts for various drive condition indicators: Drive status, Drive events (protective, operational, and other), Condensation risk (dew point margin), Current overload, DC voltage, Environment humidity, Environment temperature, Cooling water conductivity (advanced), and Power module temperature. For more information, refer to Drive condition indicators overview.

The drive status trend chart is calculated daily. It shows Red (alert) if at least one incident occurred that day, Green (good) if none occurred, and Grey (no data) if no data is available. You can view charts in full-page mode and print or save them as an image.

For Drive status, DC voltage, and event categorization, the daily data is aggregated in local time. When you zoom in on daily data for less than two days, it switches to hourly data. For power module temperature and water conductivity condition indicators, daily results are changed to hourly data.

Note:

All hourly data is displayed in your local time based on your browser location.
Daily data is aggregated based on your browser location. Results may differ between users in different locations.
Rotating equipment condition index and anomaly detection are unaffected.

Refer to the steps in the video below.

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Anomaly detection (drives)

The machine learning-based anomaly detection for drives identifies unusual patterns in input drive parameter signals by comparing current behavior with established normal operating patterns. An anomaly is detected based on the collective behavior of multiple input signals rather than individual signals alone. Continuous analysis enables early detection of potential electrical and operational degradation in drives. It helps prevent unplanned downtime and allows sufficient time to plan maintenance actions.

An asset is flagged as anomalous only when anomalies persist for an extended period in one or more drive parameter signals, such as motor current, DC bus voltage, motor speed, motor torque, motor voltage, drive temperature, and motor temperature. This status appears in the overall asset condition.

In the trend chart, anomaly points appear as yellow markers whenever at least one signal exhibits anomalous behavior. It indicates that a persistent cooling anomaly has been detected and recommends further investigation. The chart displays data from the last 90 days. You can view multiple signals simultaneously using separate Y-axes.

For information about further analysis, refer to Where to check the anomaly detection information?.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Condition Insights → Anomaly detection → Cooling/Energy and view the insights from various signals and their historical trends. Click on an alert to view details. Use the timeline to view when the anomaly started.

Note: The Cooling and Energy tabs appear only if the feature applies to the drive type.

Cooling anomaly for LV drives

Cooling anomaly detection for LV drives identifies cooling system issues, such as fan failures, clogged passages, and IGBT faults. It compares current temperature and load data against a healthy baseline to identify persistent deviations from normal operating behavior.

Note: This feature applies only to ACS800 and ACS880 LV drives.

Severity is displayed on a scale from 1 to 5. Hover over an anomaly point to view its severity level. The displayed severity level corresponds to the integer value of the anomaly score.

Level 1 to 3: Minor deviation from normal behavior
Level 4 & 5: Severe deviation from normal behavior.

To view the signals relevant to cooling anomaly detection, click the Relevant signals? link.

Cooling anomaly for MV drives

Cooling anomaly detection for MV drives identifies issues in the water-cooling system, such as filter clogging, flow restrictions, water leakage, internal blockages, and insufficient cooling. It continuously monitors cooling-loop signals, cooling water temperature, conductivity, and pressure to detect persistent deviations from normal operating behavior, determined through adaptive threshold and trend analysis.

The anomaly status appears after a persistent anomaly is detected over a seven-hour monitoring period. The exact detection time depends on the availability and validity of the monitored data.

Note: This feature applies only to ACS1000 MV drives.

Severity is displayed on a scale of 0 to 5. It indicates deviation in cooling water conductivity from normal behavior. Hover over an anomaly point to view its severity level.

Level 0: indicates normal operation.
Level 1: indicates a minor deviation. Monitor the trend and observe whether the severity increases over time.
Levels 2 and 3: indicate a moderate deviation. Monitor the trend and observe whether the severity increases over time.
Levels 4 and 5: indicate a severe deviation. Check the asset as soon as possible.

Energy anomaly (drives)

Energy anomaly for drives: Abnormal energy surges to the drive, such as process inefficiency or unexpected load spikes. It compares current power consumption against a predicted baseline to detect significant deviations.

If energy consumption is above the defined threshold, it is identified as an energy outlier. On the trend chart, the outliers are marked in yellow.

The system triggers an alert if it detects an outlier.

Note: No alert is triggered if energy consumption is low or fluctuations are expected due to normal switching on/off or startup/shutdown behavior.
The default view shows the last two days of data to avoid dense data (captured every 1 minute). You can use the slider to view more historical data.

Where to check the anomaly detection information?

You can check the anomaly detection for further analysis.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets. The anomaly data appears in the trend and anomaly columns. The data is used for overall condition and summary calculations.
Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Summary and view anomaly detection information.

The message appears based on severity levels, e.g., level 2 shows "Minor deviation from normal behavior. Wait and watch whether the severity starts to increase". When multiple assets show Yellow, check the high-severity assets.
- For recent interventions, check: ambient temperature trends, drive load history, correlated drive events, and maintenance records.
- Check all signals used by the anomaly detection model to understand which signal contributed to the anomaly.
- Investigate the root cause.
When an anomaly is detected, you will receive an email notification. To enable notifications, go to Notification settings → Condition Changes → Anomaly Detection Alert.
Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Event log and view the anomaly record with the detected level.

Condition insights (rotating equipment)

The Condition insights tab for rotating equipment shows trend charts for various parameters under these two categories:

Condition indices (rotating equipment)
Anomaly detection (rotating equipment)

Condition indices (rotating equipment)

Shows individual trend charts for the following signals: Vibration RMS (Axial, Tangential, and Radial), Bearing condition, Vibration Acceleration P2P Radial, and Skin temperature. For more information on condition indices, refer to Motors and General Machinery Condition Indices Overview.

Refer to the video below:

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Condition forecast

The condition forecast predicts how fault-related vibration and temperature trends may develop over time and helps determine when maintenance action is required.

To view the forecast, go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Condition insights → Condition indices → enable Condition forecast.

Example 1:

The example shows a long-term increasing trend in the Vibration Acceleration P2P Radial and Vibration RMS Radial signals. Anomaly detection indicates typical motor behavior. Predictive maintenance AI predicts that the Vibration RMS Tangential signal will cross its alert threshold in approximately 30 days.

Example 2:

This example shows a variable Vibration Acceleration P2P Radial signal. As a result, PdM AI cannot generate a forecast from the available data.

Anomaly detection (rotating equipment)

The machine learning-based anomaly detection for rotating equipment identifies unusual patterns in input vibration signals by comparing them with normal signal behaviour. It can detect anomalies based on the collective behavior of all input signals rather than individual ones. Continuous data analysis allows early detection of potential mechanical degradation in motors. It helps prevent unplanned downtime and allows sufficient time to plan maintenance actions.

An asset is flagged as anomalous only when anomalies persist over an extended period in any of the six input vibration signals. This status appears in the overall asset condition. In the trend chart, anomaly points are shown as orange markers whenever at least one signal exhibits anomalous behavior. The chart shows data from the last 90 days. You can plot multiple signals simultaneously with separate Y-axes.

Refer to the video below:

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Anomaly detection for motors when retraining assets

In Anomaly detection for motors, when retraining of assets is triggered,

the graph shows a "Retraining triggered” indicator.
you can view the retraining progress from the “View retraining progress” link.
anomaly detection is paused during the retraining period. After retraining is completed, anomaly detection resumes with improved accuracy. Data for trend, overall asset and summary is updated with new result from retrained data.
previous condition and anomaly level is hidden. The Overall condition does not show summary and trend.

Maintenance insights

Refer to:

Maintenance insights (drives)
Maintenance insights (medium voltage drives)
Maintenance insights (rotating equipment)

Maintenance insights (drives)

The Maintenance insights tab shows the overall asset maintenance status, information on the annual maintenance plan, and daily aging or stress inside the drive.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Maintenance insights → Annual maintenance plan/ Daily aging/stress.

Annual maintenance plan: shows preventive maintenance and condition-based maintenance schedules for a drive and its lifecycle status. Refer to the video below.

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It includes the following details:

Overall maintenance status. For example, the status marked as Green indicates good asset status, and Red indicates the plan for maintenance advice.
Next standard preventive maintenance date (month and year).
Next condition-based maintenance date (month and year).
Last executed maintenance date (month and year).
Product lifecycle status: Active, Classic, Limited, or Obsolete.

Active and classic are complete lifecycle services. Limited and obsolete are limited lifecycle services. Refer to the descriptions of different life cycles.
1. Active: A new product is released for sale.
2. Classic: The volume production is stopped.
3. Limited: The period of complete lifecycle services (active and classic) is stopped.
4. Obsolete: The overall product support has stopped.
Maintenance advice. The message confirms that the maintenance advice is prepared based on customer content collected by the device and provided to ABB. Click x to close the message window.
The bar chart of standard preventive maintenance status shows the schedule details, eg, PM9.
The bar chart of condition-based maintenance status is based on remaining lifetime. The chart provides an easy way to compare the dynamic maintenance schedules with the standard maintenance schedules. It enables planning the next maintenance for the current asset. In the chart, Green indicates remaining lifetime is above the planning date, Orange indicates remaining lifetime is below the planning date and above the overdue date, and Red indicates remaining lifetime is below the overdue date.

For ACS800 and ACS880 drives: The graph shows the status of IGBT aging. The data can be used to estimate the remaining lifetime of the drive and plan actions accordingly.
The PM kit or schedule details include details of manufacturing and commissioning dates (dd/mm/yyyy), year, maintenance sequence, status, maintenance history, and notification to perform the maintenance. It also shows the end-of-life date of the drive when it must be disposed of and replaced. The maintenance history includes below information:
- Suggested maintenance date: preventive maintenance plan scheduled based on ideal product aging and utilization.
- Condition-based maintenance date: condition-based maintenance plan adjusted based on real product utilization.
In the maintenance history, if any year data is empty, you can enable hiding the rows.

For ACS1000 drive: Only standard preventive maintenance status applies.

For ACS6080 drive: Both standard preventive maintenace and condition-based maintenance applies.
Legend. It describes the representation of different colors in the chart.

Daily aging/stress: shows the daily aging or stress of an asset. It provides information about the current condition-based maintenance recommendations and possible causes of current aging. Refer to the video below.

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It includes the following details:

Environmental factor: The bar chart shows the effect of aging and stress inside the drive caused by environmental factors. For example, Green indicates that Drive aging is slower than the preventive maintenance plan, so the environment and usage extend the expected lifetime of the asset. The data can be selected for preferred periods: last 24 hours, or 7, 14, 30, or 90 days.
Cyclic load factor: The bar chart shows the effect of thermo-mechanical aging inside the drive caused by temperature cycling. In a drive, temperature cycling is induced by ambient temperature variations and an increase in temperature caused by the loading of the drive. The cyclic usage can wear out the electronic components prematurely. The data can be selected for preferred periods: last 24 hours, or 7, 14, 30, or 90 days.
The legend below the chart describes the representation of different colors in the chart:
- Red: Indicates that the drive is heavily stressed and the probability of stress-related component failure is increased. The environment and usage may lead to premature asset failure.
- Orange: Indicates that drive aging is in line or slightly faster than the preventive maintenance plan. The environment and usage may reduce the expected lifetime of the asset.
- Green: Indicates that drive aging is slower than the preventive maintenance plan. The environment and usage can extend the expected lifetime of the asset.
- Grey: Indicates unknown or that data is currently not available.

Maintenance insights (medium voltage drives)

The Maintenance insights tab shows the overall standard preventive maintenance status of the medium voltage drive.

Note: This feature applies only to ACS1000 MV drives.

The preventive maintenance system

continuously monitors conductivity and maintenance hours from the drives database.
calculates the remaining useful life (RUL) in hours.
predicts when conductivity crosses the drive-specific threshold.
predicts when standard schedule and condition-based schedule reaches zero hours and enables timely preventive action before failure.
shows standard schedule (fixed 2 years/17,520 hours) + condition-based schedule (predictive, based on conductivity threshold).

Yellow zone: Start planning maintenance

Red zone: Overdue or execute maintenance.
resets to 17,520 hours after deionizer replacement is logged in drives database.
shows only standard schedule when condition-based data is not available. The message “No deionizer degradation detected by Condition-based maintenance” appears.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Maintenance insights.

Next PM kit schedule: shows the remaining hours (standard schedule) for the next preventive maintenance of the drive.
Deionizer remaining useful life (RUL): shows the remaining useful hours of the drive deionizer vessels. Click on this chart to view the standard and condition-based RUL chart (refer below image).
The warning shows that prediction of the service recommendation is based on environmental conditions and usage of asset. It is subject to change.

The Deionizer remaining useful life graph shows the plot of deionizer degradation detected by condition-based maintenance.

The legend describes the representation of different colors in the chart.

Green: Indicates preventive maintenance is not needed.
Orange: Indicates time to start planning the preventive maintenance.
Red: Indicates time to execute the preventive maintenance.

Maintenance insights (rotating equipment)

The Maintenance insights tab allows you to set lubrication recommendations for regreasing. Make sure a minimum of one week of operational data is available for the motor to initiate a regreasing activity.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview → Assets → Maintenance insights.

Note: After setting the lubrication recommendation, there may be a delay in showing the maintenance advice the first time.

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Operational parameters

In Operational parameters, you can visualize, analyze, and compare asset signals by selecting a flexible date range (maximum 90 days).

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview→ Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Operational parameters.

To view and compare an asset, select the Trend signal, Scatter plots, or Histograms.

Trends

In Trends, you can view a separate chart for all signals. You can see default trends and all the signals collected from the assets.

In the trend chart, you can:

View the trend signal for a selected period.
View a single or multi-graph.
Select one or more signals to plot in the graph. The selected signals will appear at the top of the list.
Compare the trend signal by selecting the signals from the list. You can check or uncheck to add or remove signals.
View alert or alarm levels and determine if they exceed the limits based on the most recent measurement.
Click Download measurements or use icon next to the signals to trigger measurement data collection and receive an email at the registered email ID with the exported measurements
Remove a signal in the graph. You can click the x next to the signal name in the graph legend or uncheck the signal in the list.
Enlarge the view by selecting a desired area. For more information, refer to Common features.
Click the Limits setting to configure limits and view them on the graph. Refer to the Limits setting.
Click to set user limits (for drives) for a specific signal. Refer to the Limits setting.
Use the Load measurement tab to trigger an on-demand load measurement. For more information, refer to Load measurement and collection of raw data.
Add comments to the time series with a timestamp and time series key. For a single time series, the key is selected automatically. For multiple time series, you need to select the necessary key. You can edit or remove a comment.
View the caution message about the accuracy limitations when monitoring the motor start counts. Click the info button in these parameters: Nr. Of Starts Between Measurements, Total Running Time, and Total Number of Starts.

To view the different functions within Trends, refer to the video below:

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Limits setting

You can perform the following functions with the Limits setting. Refer to the video below:

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Setting the offset for signals

The offset feature is a correction factor for signals. For example, Skin temperature, Total running time, and Total number of start signals.

Note: This feature applies only to Smart Sensors.

To set offset values, do the steps below or view the steps in the Limits setting video:

Select the SmartSensor asset from the list. The Asset details page appears.
Click Operational parameters.
Click Limit settings. The list of signals appears.
Click Add signal to add a new signal.
Select the signal from the list. You can add Total Running Time and Total Number of Starts signals only.
Click Edit Offset to add an offset to the newly added signals, and click Apply.
Click Save. You can also edit the Offset value if needed.

Energy consumption indicator

Note: This function is applicable only for drives.

You can view the energy consumption signals in the Energy-related parameters tab. The remaining signals are in the operational parameters. The new signal, Daily Energy Consumption, shows the overall and detailed energy consumption.

Overall: Total energy consumption (measured and calculated). Each data point shows the energy consumed in the previous 24 hours.

Detailed: Individual measured and calculated energy consumption. The measured consumption is calculated from the actual consumption as reported by the asset. The calculated consumption is the estimated consumption that fills the gaps when no data is received.

Note: For regenerative drives, energy-related signals are named “production,” e.g., daily energy production.

Go to Insightsoverview → Condition overview → Assets → Operational parameters → Trends → Energy related parameters.

Refer to the video below:

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Common features

Maximum number of signals

You can add up to six signals. If you add a seventh signal, the first signal is removed automatically.

Zooming the chart & data aggregation

You can select the required signal in the chart to zoom and enlarge the view. Click the Reset zoom button to go back to the original view. The zoom interval above 90 minutes shows the minimum, maximum, and average data. The zoom interval below or equal to 90 minutes shows the raw signal data.

Data aggregation (averaging) details:

For drives:

Zoom intervals	Data aggregation (average)
Less than one day	None
1 to 10 days	5 minutes
10 to 20 days	15 minutes
20 to 30 days	30 minutes
30 to 60 days	1 hour
60 to 180 days	3 hours
180 to 365 days	6 hours
365 days to 2 years	12 hours
greater than 2 years	1 day

For rotating equipment:

Zoom intervals	Data aggregation (average)
up to and including 30 days	None
30 to 60 days	1 hour
60 to 180 days	3 hours
180 to 365 days	6 hours
365 days to 2 years	12 hours
greater than 2 years	1 day

Download measurements

You can download measurement data for up to 90 days.

Load measurement

You can trigger an on-demand load measurement. For more information, refer to Load measurement and collection of raw data.

Viewing full screen

You can click on any of the charts and view the charts in full screen for better visualization. Click x(exit) to close the full-screen window.

Unique scaling

In a trend chart, when two or more signals with the same unit of measurement are selected for display, they can be displayed on a common scale for better visualization.

Display interval

To select a date, click on the calendar icon and select the desired date. You can select up to a 365-day interval.

Limit indicators

To add limit indicators, in Select limits to plot in graph, select the required limits. The limits are based on the limit configuration of individual signals. Refer toLimits setting

Refer also to the video below for a visualization of the common features:

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Scatter plot graph

The Scatter plot shows the comparison charts for all the signals. Refer to the figure below.

Go to Insights overview → Condition overview→ Assets → Operational parameters → Scatter plots.

In the scatter plot, you can:

Compare two signals by selecting the desired combinations from the drop-down [1], for example, Operating load vs Temperature.
View the scatter plot for a selected period [2]. You can select daily data from the previous day. It is not possible to select the current date.
View the signal names on the X- and Y-axis [3].
Use the Load measurement tab [4] in rotating equipment to trigger an on-demand load measurement for motors monitored by sensors connected using the Gateway. For more information, refer to Load measurement and collection of raw data.
Enlarge the view by selecting an area on the scatter plot graph or by clicking the pop-up button to view the graph in full scale [5]. For more information, refer to Common features
Hover the mouse [6] over the plot to view data points
Select another asset of the same type and view the plot for the same signal
Delete the selected signal by clicking x [7] in the legend.

Histogram chart

The Histogram provides historical information about the values of a signal in predefined bins against either percentage or absolute time value. Refer to the figure below.

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Operational parameters → Histograms.

In the histogram chart, you can:

View histogram for a single signal [1].
View histogram for a selected period [2]. You can select data daily from the previous day. It is not possible to select the current date.
Trigger an on-demand load measurement [3]. For more information, refer to Load measurement and collection of raw data.
View the signal names on the X- and Y-axis [4].
Mouse hover [5] on the plot to view data points.
Click the pop-up button and view the graph in full scale [6].
Delete the selected signal by clicking x [7] in the legend.

Vibration FFT

Note: This function is applicable only for rotating equipment.

The Vibration FFT monitors the vibration spectrum of assets and displays a frequency domain chart of velocity amplitude. The FFT chart is generated from the last raw data measurement received from the sensor. You can view the FFT data in different spectra:

Full: Full spectrum at maximum frequency of 12 kHz.
Default: Limited spectrum at a maximum frequency of 1000 Hz.
10x: 10 times the frequency of motor speed on the nameplate.
100x: 100 times the frequency of motor speed on the nameplate.
High frequency radial: Full spectrum at maximum frequency of 10 kHz.

The vibration FFT graph shows indicators of speed and bearing-fault harmonics in both fixed-speed and variable-speed motors. It applies only to spectra of 10x, 100x, and user-defined zoom levels not greater than 100x.

The speed harmonic indicators are marked based on the motor’s maximum FFT frequency. For example, if the frequency is 30 Hz, the indicator line appears at every 30 Hz interval.
The bearing fault harmonic indicators are marked for bearing types DE and NDE and for bearing fault frequencies such as BSF, BPF, and BPFO, with 1x to 3x magnitude.

With Waterfall 360, you can view an interactive 3D surface chart. It supports multiple signals within a single 3D view.

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Operational parameters → Vibration FFT.

Refer to the video below.

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Load measurement and collection of raw data

Note: This function is applicable only for rotating equipment.

Load measurement:

The sensor connected to a gateway sends a command periodically for load measurement, usually every hour. The results are stored and displayed. However, if you require a load measurement outside the periodic schedule, you can trigger an on-demand load measurement of the trend data for motors monitored with sensors connected through a gateway device.

To trigger an on-demand load measurement,

Go to Condition monitoring → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Operational parameters.
Click any of the tabs: Trends, Scatter plots, Histograms, or Vibration FFT, and click Load measurement.
In the message window, click Request.

The operation can take up to 30 minutes. You will receive an email at the registered email address notifying you that the load measurement for the specific assets has been processed successfully. Make sure that you refresh the portal page or verify the new measurement on the mobile app.

Collect raw data:

Raw data can be used to visualize the vibration spectrum of an asset. The data consists of a detailed, compact set of measurements taken in a short period of time by the sensor. You can trigger an on-demand request for raw data collection for the motors monitored by the sensors connected using the gateway and view the full vibration spectrum.

To request an on-demand raw data collection,

Go to Condition monitoring → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Operational parameters →Vibration FFT. Click Collect raw data.
In the message window, click Request.

The operation can take up to 30 minutes. You will receive an email after the operation is completed. Make sure that you refresh the page to view the updated data.

Note: This action can decrease the battery life of the device collecting raw data (e.g., Smart Sensor Gen1) when the device has a limited battery capacity.

View multiple FFT signals in a single chart

You can view the vibration FFT chart using raw data collected at different timestamps. A maximum of six timestamps is available. It is possible to view the charts in Single or Waterfall mode and download the data for the selected timestamp.

Single shows one signal for one timestamp. You can download the data of the selected signal.
Waterfall shows up to six signals for the selected timestamp. You can select up to six timestamps and download the data.

To select a timestamp and view data in Single or Waterfall mode, do the steps in the video below.

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Event log

The Event log tab shows the events that occurred for a selected asset.

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview→ Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Event log.

You can search for an event by its name or filter the events by the date range. By default, the alarm/fault and warning/alert event filters are applied, and the event list shows the events that need attention. The alarm or alert events apply the condition indicators for threshold and trend. For more information on condition indices/drive condition indicators, refer to the Condition indices and drive condition indicators overview.

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For drives, you can view a summary of events for more than one drive.

You can filter the events by:

Date range in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) or Local time
Event types (Fault, Warning, Alarm, Alert, and Info)
Causes of the events. Example: Ambient temperature, Motor, Drive issue, etc.
Events grouped by name
Events with comments
Events with a data logger
Assets

For rotating equipment, you can filter the events by closed or open status and also by any of the following event types:

Alarm
Warning/Alert

Event details

You can click any event to view the event details.

Self-fault evaluation

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] →Event log →Self fault evaluation.

In self-fault evaluation, you can:

Add a comment or update the relevant cause of the event
Set a new cause for the same event of the drive
Delete your comment when needed
View historical comments on the events of the drive.

Note: This feature is only applicable to drives.

Logger visualisation

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] →Event log →Loogger visualisation.

Select a logger and signals from the list to view the signal chart. In the chart legend, you can click on a signal to show or hide it in the graph. It is possible to hide all signals except one. You can select a signal in the chart to zoom and enlarge the view.

Note: This feature is only applicable to drives.

Trend signal

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] →Event log →Trends.

In the Trends tab, you can select one or more signals to view the trend diagram and the time at which the event occurred. For information on adding signals and viewing the trend diagram, refer to section Trends.

Note: This feature is only applicable to drives.

Logger download

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview → Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] →Event log →Logger download.

You can click on and download the logger file in .csv format to your computer.

Note: This feature is only applicable to drives.

Manage event

You can manage the events in the Close and/or comment on this event section. To add or close an event, do the steps below or refer to the video below.

Note: This feature is applicable only for rotating equipment.

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Click on the event.
In the Close and/or comment on this event section, from the Action drop-down, select Add comment to add an event or Close comment to close an event.
Select the cause of the event, e.g., Dismissed, False alarm, or Corrected.
In the Comment text box, enter your comment and click Close.

The event list displays the updated status.

Asset details

The Asset details tab shows the following items:

Asset tag - To add a tag, click +Add tag and select the tag. You can select up to three tags.
Asset and nameplate images - Shows the asset and nameplate gallery.
Physical connection - Shows the full physical connection of assets aligned with Powertrain configuration. A selected asset in the left pane appears highlighted in the physical connection. If a physical connection does not exist, the message "Asset not in any physical connection" appears. It includes a link to Powertrain configuration, that navigates to the Tools menu, where you can configure a powertrain and build the physical connection of assets. For more information, refer to Creating a powertrain.
Asset data - Shows the asset data such as asset identifier, asset name, asset type, site name, organization name, serial number, subscription, subscription expiration, description, country, and external asset reference ID.
Nameplate data - Shows the nameplate-specific data, such as drive type, short type code, motor standard, speed, etc.
Service and warranty data - Shows the delivery date, startup date, standard warranty end date, and extended warranty end date.

Note: This function is applicable only for drives.
Sensor mounting details - Shows the asset mounting type, sensor mounting orientation, and terminal box position.

Note: This function is applicable only for rotating equipment.

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Condition overview→ Powertrains / Asset groups / Assets → [Asset] → Asset details.

Refer to the video below:

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Sensor properties

Note: This feature applies only to rotating equipment.

The Sensor properties tab displays sensor and gateway information. Go to Insights overview → Condition overview→ Assets → Sensor properties.

Sensor details: General information about the sensor, e.g., the sensor identifier and type.
Gateway details: Gateway and its connection status.
Sensor features: Sensor configuration and battery status.
Gateway MAC address & Sensor-to-gateway RSSI value: Received signal strength indicator. To view the RSSI values, click View details.
- 0 to -70 dBm: Good signal strength. Communication is stable, and you can reliably retrieve sensor data.
- -70 to -80 dBm: Weak signal strength. Connectivity may be unstable, and sensor measurements might not always be available.
- Below -80 dBm: Poor signal strength. The sensor cannot be read, or it fails to retrieve data.
Battery status: Shows the battery health condition. How much battery time remains before the battery is empty.

Battery operating modes:
- Normal operation: Battery is healthy.
- Safe working mode: When operating without a gateway, you must update the data through the mobile app at least once a week to avoid data loss. When operating with a gateway, data is not affected.
- Critical safe mode: Low battery. Data collection has stopped.
The battery level percentage and colors indicate:
- 0...20% (Red) is critical
- 21...50% (Yellow) is medium
- 51...100% (Green) is healthy.
Note: The battery level appears only for sensors connected through the gateway. It applies to: Smart Sensor High Performance and Smart Sensor Standard Performance, firmware version 6.4.7 and later.

For Machine Guardian: In Sensor features, click the View details link to view channel configuration.

6 Maintenance overview

The Maintenance overview shows powertrains and assets opted for monitoring service, to which you have data access rights. It lists the maintenance activities in order of priority with maintenance advice. It also shows the status of the maintenance activity.

Note: This service is based on the information collected by the device. The quality of content is subject to measurement tolerance and statistical lifetime model calculations. The content may not fully address all possible drive failure modes. This service may not be fully accurate or may not show the actual status of the machine from which the device collected the information. ABB recommends that you use this service only for reference and to help in planning maintenance activities.

Go to Insights overview → Maintenance overview. Refer to the video below.

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Refer to Maintenance insights.

7 Cross-asset analysis

The cross-asset analysis view provides advanced signal comparison capabilities between assets.

Go to Insights overview (Condition monitoring) → Cross-asset analysis.

The Powertrains or Assets tabs provide a comparison of all assets to which the user has access or assets of one or more powertrains. In the Powertrains tab, you can select a powertrain by name. In the Assets tab, you can search or filter an asset by name, ID, or serial number.

To view and compare asset signals, do the steps below. Refer also to the video below.

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Select or search for the powertrain or asset.
Select Trend signals, Scatter plots, or Histograms.
In the powertrain hierarchy, expand the asset.
Select the required signals to plot on the chart. For trend signals, you can also add signals from the Additional signals drop-down. The signal graph is shown in the right pane.
Choose the date you need the data. Refer to Common features.
Repeat adding signals from any asset within the same powertrain.
To remove a signal displayed on the graph, click the x in the legend or uncheck it in the list.
In the Trend signals chart, click the Hamburger menu → Save as image to save the chart as an image in .jpeg format,

For information on general functionality, refer to Common features.

8 Report management

In Reports, you can configure, generate, and download asset or fleet reports that include performance data. The reports contain information about condition indicators that you can use to analyze the root cause of an asset failure and take the required corrective action. For more information about condition indicators, refer to Condition indices and drive condition indicators overview.

Note: All reports are visible for all assets for which the user has access rights.

Filter reports

You can filter reports with the following selections: report name, asset ID, serial number, last updated time interval, reporting time interval, report type, or status. Refer to the video below.

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Click the Reports tab.

The available reports list appears.
Do the following filter selections:
- Search report: type the report name, asset ID, or serial number
- Last updated: select the time interval when the report was last updated and click Apply. You can select intervals of the last 24 hours, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days, or 90 days. Note that the first click selects the starting date and the second selects the end date. The third click starts over the selection of the new start date.
- Reporting period: select the time interval when the report was generated. Click Apply. You can select intervals of the last 24 hours, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days, or 90 days. Note that the first click selects the starting date and the second selects the end date. The third click starts over the selection of the new start date.
- Report type: select all or any of the following reports:
  - Instant asset report for Motors
  - Instant asset report for Drives
  - Expert report for Motors
  - Expert report for Drives
  - Expert fleet report for regular update
  - Expert report for Machine Guardian
  - Overview fleet report for Motors
  - Fleet detailed instant report for Rotating Equipment
  - Fleet detailed instant report for Drives.
- Status: select a status, e.g., Completed, Error, Pending, or Rejected. Otherwise, select All statuses.
Click Apply or click Reset filters to reset the filter selections.

The reports are filtered based on the organization selected from the general filter and the filter selection on the reports page. The filtered reports appear in the list under the following columns: Report name, Asset name, Last updated, Report type, Reporting period, Status, and Actions. The reports with new condition indices are tagged as NEW.

Refer to: Generate reports and View reports.

View reports

In the reports list, you can download and view a generated report that appears with a status of Completed. In the Actions column, click the (Download) link to download the report to your PC and view the report in PDF format. Refer to the video below.

Note: You can view reports for all assets for which you have access rights.

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Note: You can also view reports for an asset on the asset details page. Refer to the section View reports for asset.

Generate reports

You can generate the following asset or fleet reports for drives, motors, and rotating equipment:

Generate an instant asset report for motors
Generate an instant asset report for drives
Generate an overview fleet report for motors
Generate instant fleet report
Generate instant fleet report.

Generate instant asset report

You can generate an instant asset report for drives or motors if sufficient measurement data (for the past 30 days) is available. You can trigger raw data collection and try to generate the report when the data is available. Refer to section Load measurement and collection of raw data.

Note: Report generation applies to all assets for which you have access rights. The assets should be from the organization, filtered by general filters.

Refer to the videos below:

Generate an instant asset report for drives

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The new report information appears in the report list with a status of Pending, indicating that report generation is in progress. You may have to wait for the final report to be available. After the report is generated, the status changes to Completed. You can then download and view the report. Refer toView reports.

Report generation can fail if sufficient measurement data are not available. The status is marked as Error. You can trigger raw data collection and retry generating the report after the data is available. Refer to section Load measurement and collection of raw data.

Generate an instant asset report for motors

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The new report information appears in the report list with a status of Pending, indicating that report generation is in progress. You may have to wait for the final report to be available. After the report is generated, the status changes to Completed. You can then download and view the report. Refer View reports.

Report generation can fail if sufficient measurement data are not available. The status is marked as Error. You can trigger raw data collection and retry generating the report after the data is available. Refer to section Load measurement and collection of raw data.

Note:

Generate an overview fleet report for motors

You can generate an overview fleet report for motors if sufficient measurement data (for the past 30 days) is available. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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In the report list, click New report.
In the New report window, select the report type as Overview fleet report for Motors, measurement unit (default is Metric), and reporting period. Click Generate to generate the report; otherwise, click Cancel.
The new report information appears in the report list with a status of Pending, indicating that report generation is in progress. You may have to wait for the final report to be available. After the report is generated, the status changes to Completed. You can then download and view the report. Refer to section View reports.

Generate instant fleet report

You can generate a detailed instant fleet report for rotating equipment or drives if sufficient measurement data (past 30¯days) is available. Refer to the steps in the video below. You can trigger raw data collection and try to generate the report when the data is available. Refer to section Load measurement and raw data collection.

Note: Report generation applies to all assets for which you have access rights. The assets should be from the organization filtered in the general filters.

Refer to the video below:

Generate a fleet detailed instant report

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In the report list, click New report.
In the New report window, select the report type as Fleet detailed instant report for Rotating Equipment or Fleet detailed instant report for Drives. Select assets, measurement unit (default unit is Metric), and reporting period. Click Generate to generate the report; otherwise, click Cancel.

The new report information appears in the report list with a status of Pending, indicating that report generation is in progress. You may have to wait for the final report to be available. After the report is generated, the status changes to Completed. You can then download and view the report. Refer to View reports.

Report generation can fail if sufficient measurement data is not available. The status is marked as Error. You can trigger raw data collection and retry generating the report after the data is available. Refer to Load measurement and raw data collection.

9 Tools

In the Tools page, you can create powertrains for monitoring. You can view asset subscription status and manage users and assets within the authorized organization.

Configuration management

To configure a powertrain, go to Tools → Configuration management. You can Creating a powertrain, Editing or deleting a powertrain powertrains.

In configuration management, you can

commission assets (called driven or driving objects) in a powertrain and create a physical connection between suitable assets. For example, a drive (driving object) connects to a motor, which in turn connects to general machinery (driven objects), such as a bearing, gearbox, fan, or pump. For more information, refer toBuilding a physical connection.
- Driving objects: Drives and motors
- Driven objects: General machinery such as pump, fan, gearbox, bearing, etc.
view the hierarchy of your plant and other organizational levels, along with their corresponding powertrains. For more information, refer to Hierarchy management.

Building a physical connection

During commissioning, one driving object (e.g., motor) and one or more driven objects (e.g., bearing, gearbox, etc.) are selected and assigned to a powertrain. The gearbox is the only driven object that needs a speed ratio input. Refer to the Calculated speed reference. Other driven objects, such as a bearing, pump, or fan, implicitly have a ratio of 1. See the examples below:

If the driven object is directly coupled (no gearbox), its speed is the same as the motor speed. For example, a bearing configured immediately after the motor shows 995.1 rpm, which matches the motor speed.
If the driven object is a gearbox, the configured output speed ratio is applied. For example,

gearbox ratio = 4

motor speed = ~995.1 rpm,

then estimated gearbox speed is 995.1 x 4 = 3980.5 rpm.
Any asset (e.g., fan) connected to the gearbox uses the output speed (~3980 rpm) as its base. Assets before the gearbox use the same speed as the motor.

Note: Key rules for creating a physical connection:

You can skip a physical connection and create a non-physical powertrain. The speed calculation cannot be derived.
An asset can be assigned to only one powertrain.
At least two assets are necessary to create a physical connection. e.g., one motor and one drive. Multiple drives or multiple motors are not allowed in a powertrain.
Only one drive and one motor can be added to a physical connection. A motor is mandatory.
Driven objects allow only the following ordered structure. Invalid combinations trigger error messages.
- Motor → driven by a drive
- Gearbox → driven by motor, bearing
- Bearing → driven by motor, gearbox
- Pump → driven by motor, gearbox, bearing
- Fan → driven by motor, gearbox, bearing
- General machinery (no subtype) → driven by motor, gearbox, bearing.

Hierarchy management

In configuration management, the hierarchy provides a structured representation of your plant. It enables you to organize equipment by area, process, building, production line, or other organizational levels while ensuring that physically connected assets remain grouped within powertrains. Plant and organization names must be unique within each parent level. After a new item is saved, it is immediately displayed in the hierarchy tree.

The hierarchy levels appear in this order:

Organization & sub-organization (configured in CIAM) are the highest-level entities representing your company, division, or business unit.
Site (configured in CIAM) is a physical plant, facility, or geographical location where assets are installed and operated.
Location (configured in powertrain) is a logical grouping within a site used to organize assets and powertrains according to the plant structure, such as production area A, utilities, or packaging line.
Powertrain (configured in powertrain) is a group of physically connected assets that operate together as a functional system. A powertrain may include drives, motors, generators, pumps, and other connected equipment.
An asset is an individual piece of equipment monitored by Digital Powertrain, such as a drive, motor, generator, or pump.

A site or a location shows:

Single assets are assets not assigned to a powertrain. These assets can be managed individually or later added to a powertrain.
Powertrains not in hierarchy are powertrains in the system that are not assigned to any location within the hierarchy.

The Create powertrain option is enabled when you select a site. You can create a powertrain from the selected location.

End user/PT principal user/Country admin: In the powertrain configuration hierarchy, you can perform the following actions in your authorized organization.

View hierarchy structure. Expand nodes and browse child locations, powertrains, and assets. Navigate through sites, locations, and powertrains.
View powertrains and single assets under a site or location.
Create powertrains under any location within your own organization. Use single assets to create a powertrain. The name should be unique under the selected parent.
Edit the powertrain name or location, or delete a powertrain in your own organization. Refer to Editing or deleting a powertrain.
View powertrains not in hierarchy. You can edit the individual powertrains and build physical connections with selected assets.
View connected assets and their relationships within the powertrain.

PT principal user: can perform the following actions in the powertrain configuration hierarchy within the authorized organization of the Powertrain portal

Country admin: can perform the following actions in the powertrain configuration hierarchy for organizations, sub-organizations, or sites within their own country in the Powertrain portal.

Edit hierarchy on every node. Refer to the context-sensitive help in the How to edit hierarchy link. Refer to Editing or deleting a powertrain.

Note: Multiple users can work simultaneously. If conflicting edits occur, the first save takes precedence. Other users receive notifications to reload and reapply their changes.
Create location groups up to five levels and move powertrains and single assets within the hierarchy. The name should be unique under the selected parent.
Modify the hierarchy structure. Move hierarchy nodes by drag-and-drop or move action. The system automatically validates parent-child compatibility and prevents circular dependencies. The entire child structure moves intact. You can move the assets only within a site.

Note: You cannot move under your own descendant. Duplicate names are not allowed under the same parent.
Create a powertrain and move it under any location. Assign assets and powertrains to hierarchy locations. The system validates asset and parent compatibility before assignment. Refer to Editing or deleting a powertrain.
Delete locations.
Bulk-assign multiple powertrains to locations in one operation. The system automatically filters invalid assignments and prevents duplicates, providing clear feedback on any errors.
Manage and maintain the overall hierarchy configuration.
Convert powertrains containing seven or more assets into a location group. Refer to Convert powertrain to location group.

Creating a powertrain

To create a new powertrain, refer to the video below:

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Editing or deleting a powertrain

End user: To edit or delete a powertrain, refer to the video below:

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PT principal user/Country admin: Can do the following actions in the hierarchy.

Edit hierarchy on every node. For instructions, you can click the “How to edit hierarchy” context-sensitive help.

Note: Multiple users can work simultaneously. If conflicting edits occur, the first save takes precedence. Other users receive notifications to reload and reapply their changes.
Create location groups of up to five levels and move powertrains within the hierarchy. The name should be unique under the selected parent.
Save and refresh the hierarchy to show the changes under the parent.
Modify the hierarchy structure. Move hierarchy nodes by drag-and-drop or move action. The system automatically validates parent-child compatibility and prevents circular dependencies. The entire child structure moves intact. You can move the assets only within a site.

Note: You cannot move under your own descendant. Duplicate names are not allowed under the same parent.
Create powertrains and move them under any location. The system validates asset and parent compatibility before assignment.
Delete locations.
Bulk-assign multiple powertrains to locations in one operation. The system automatically filters invalid assignments and prevents duplicates, providing clear feedback on any errors.
Manage and maintain the overall hierarchy configuration.

The changes might not be shown immediately in the Condition overview. Go to General filters and click Sync with CIAM.

To edit or delete a powertrain in hierarchy, refer to the video below:

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Calculated speed reference

The speed reference for a driven object is its estimated rotational speed in its physical powertrain configuration. The speed is derived automatically from real sensor data of a driving motor and any configured speed ratio (e.g., gearbox). The estimated speed appears in the operational parameters alongside the sensor-measured parameters. Refer to the video below.

Note: At least eight valid data points (approximately 12 hours) are necessary to calculate the speed reference for a driven object. There may be a time delay (at least one day) in showing the calculated speed reference.

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Convert powertrain to location group

Powertrain is a group of physically connected assets that operate together as a functional system. In Configuration management, if you used the powertrain to create groups of assets (seven or more), it can be converted to a location, which is the correct way to model the organization.

When the system detects a large powertrain without defined physical connections, it displays the following recommendation:

“This powertrain contains an unusually large number of assets and has no physical connection configured. If this setup represents an area or hierarchy in your plant rather than a physical powertrain, consider converting it to a location group instead”.

PT principal user: can perform the following actions in the powertrain configuration hierarchy within the authorized organization of the Powertrain portal

Country admin: can perform the following actions in the powertrain configuration hierarchy for organizations, sub-organizations, or sites within their own country in the Powertrain portal.

You can select Convert to location group or retain the existing powertrain configuration. Selecting Convert to location group replaces the powertrain with a location group entity, which can subsequently be repositioned anywhere within the site hierarchy as needed. The system validates and allows conversion according to Rules for converting powertrain to location group.

If conversion is successful, the powertrain name is retained as the location group name, and all assets are moved under the new location group.

Rules for converting powertrain to location group

Situation	Action	Result
Powertrain has no physical connections	Allowed	Powertrain is converted into a location group.
Powertrain contains physical connections between assets	Not allowed	Conversion is not allowed.
User is not a Principal User or Admin	Not Available	The conversion option is available only to Principal Users and Admins.

Note: These rules help determine when conversion is allowed, blocked, or requires user permission before proceeding. To convert powertrain to location group, refer to the video below.

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Subscription status

In this section, you can view the subscription status of your assets. If any subscription requires attention, the user can see the notification banner on the Dashboard.

The following asset subscription statuses are shown:

Active subscription‑Assets with active subscriptions. These are mainly purchased subscriptions, e.g., Condition Monitoring for Drives, ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor Subscription.
Inactive subscription‑Assets with inactive subscriptions, e.g., Free or Free for renewal. Free refers to assets that never had a subscription. Free for renewal refers to assets that had a subscription and have expired, which can be renewed.

To view subscription status, refer to the video below:

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Note: The subscription type and expiration time are also shown in the Asset details page. Refer to Asset details.

User management

This section describes how to manage users in the Powertrain portal. The user management function is applicable only for the following Powertrain user roles:

PT global operations/expert
PT country admin
PT principal user
External principal user.

Note: This function does not apply to PT End users.

In the Powertrain portal, go to Tools → User management, and do the following functions:

Add users
View users
Change the user role of individual users or Change the user role of multiple users
Create user groups
View user groups
Assign a user group to a user
Assign users to sub-organizations or sites.

Add users

PT global operations/expert: Can onboard internal and external users to all organizations, sub-organizations, or sites within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can onboard internal and external users to all organizations, sub-organizations, or sites of the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can onboard internal users within authorized organizations of the Powertrain portal. The PT principal user role applies only to the home organization. For other organizations, the External principal user role is applicable. The following limitations apply:

It is not possible to

onboard users to sub-organizations or sites. However, it is possible to assign a site's assets to a user.
onboard external users in the Powertrain portal. However, it is possible to manage existing principal users, for example, change user roles, change an external principal user to an external user, and also provide access to selected groups and assets. To onboard external users, contact CIAM or ABB Admin.

You can add users and assign a user group, or add users and assign a user role and assets.

The new user gets the user roles and access to sites and assets of the selected user group.
If you selected the principal user role, the new user gets access to all sites and assets.
If you selected the end user role, the new user gets access to selected sites and asset groups.

Refer to the video below.

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View users

PT global operations/expert: Can view details of internal and external users onboarded to the Powertrain portal. In the users list, you can change user roles or delete users.

PT country admin: Can view details of internal and external users for all organizations in their country within the Powertrain portal. In the users list, you can change user roles or delete users.

PT principal user/ External principal user: Can view details of internal and external users in the authorized organization. In the users list, you can change user roles or delete users. It is not possible to view users of other organizations. Refer to the video below.

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PT end user/External user: Can view only their own organization details. The end user can view internal user details only if the role is changed to an External principal user in the authorized organization.

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Change the user role of individual users

PT global operations/expert: Can change user roles of internal and external users in all organizations, sub-organizations, or sites within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can change user roles of internal and external users in organizations, sub-organizations, or sites of the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can change the user role of internal users in authorized organizations within the Powertrain portal.

You can select an individual user with the Principal user role and assign an End user role. After the end-user role is assigned, the selected user will be removed from all groups with the Principal user role. Similarly, you can select a user with an end-user role and assign the Principal user role. After the Principal user role is assigned, the selected user will have access to all assets and asset groups in the organization. Refer to the video below.

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Change the user role of multiple users

PT global operations/expert: Can change user roles of multiple internal and external users in all organizations, sub-organizations, or sites within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can change multiple internal and external user roles for organizations, sub-organizations, or sites in the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can change the user role of multiple internal users in authorized organizations within the Powertrain portal.

You can select multiple users with the Principal user role and assign them an End user role. After the End user role is assigned, the selected users will be removed from all groups with the Principal user role. Similarly, you can select multiple users with the End user role and assign them the Principal user role. After the Principal user role is assigned, the selected users will have access to all assets and asset groups in the organization. Refer to the video below.

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Create user groups

PT global operations/expert: Can create user groups in all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can create user groups for all organizations of a country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user: Can create user groups within authorized organizations of the Powertrain portal and assign user roles, user groups, or assets to internal and external users. Refer to the steps in the video below.

External principal user: Can create user groups in the authorized organization of the Powertrain portal, assign external user roles to external users, and assign assets to a group. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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PT end user /External user: Cannot create user groups. The end user can create internal user groups only if the role is changed to an External principal user in the authorized organization.

View user groups

PT global operations/expert: Can view user groups in all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can view all user groups in the organizations that belong to the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can view and delete user groups, if needed, of an authorized organization. Refer to the video below.

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PT end user/External user: Can view only their own details. The End user can view internal or external user groups only if the role is changed to an External principal user in the authorized organization.

Assign a user group to a user

PT global operations/expert: Can assign user groups to users in any organization within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can assign user groups to users in the authorized organization that belongs to the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can assign user groups in the authorized organization within the Powertrain portal.

To assign user groups to users, do the steps in the video below.

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Assign user group and user role to multiple users

PT global operations/expert: Can assign a user group to multiple users in any organization within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can assign user groups to multiple users in the authorized organization for the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can assign user groups to multiple users in the authorized organization within the Powertrain portal.

To assign user groups to multiple users, follow the steps in the video below.

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Assign users to sub-organizations or sites

PT principal user/ External principal user: Can assign users to sub-organizations or sites for an authorized organization in the Powertrain portal. The user will have access to all assets of the assigned sites.

To assign users to sub-organizations or sites, follow the steps in the video below.

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Access management

This section describes how to manage assets in an asset group or fleet for organizations in the Powertrain portal.

Asset groups can be managed in the hierarchy. You can convert an asset group to a location group. Seven or more assets of a single site or powertrain can be copied. After importing the hierarchy, you can configure the hierarchy in configuration management.

The asset management function is applicable only for the following Powertrain user roles:

PT global operations/expert
PT country admin
PT principal user
External principal user
PT end user (with limited functionality)
External user (with limited functionality).

Note: The Powertrain portal shows only remotely connected assets.

In the Powertrain portal, go to Tools → Access management → Asset groups, and do the following functions:

View an asset group
Create an asset group
Add assets to an asset group
Ungroup an asset group
Remove an asset group
Copy asset group to location group.

View an asset group

PT global operations/expert: Can view assets of all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can view assets of all organizations in the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/ External principal user: Can view assets of authorized organizations within the Powertrain portal. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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PT end user, External user: Cannot view asset groups.

Create an asset group

PT global operations/expert: Can create asset groups in all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can create asset groups for all organizations of the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can create asset groups within authorized organizations of the Powertrain portal. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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To add users to the asset group, refer to Assign users to sub-organizations or sites.

PT end user, External user: Cannot create asset groups.

Add assets to an asset group

PT global operations/expert: Can add assets to asset groups in all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can add assets to asset groups for all organizations of the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/External principal user: Can add assets to asset groups within authorized organizations of the Powertrain portal. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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PT end user, External user: Cannot add assets to asset groups.

Ungroup an asset group

PT global operations/expert: Can ungroup asset groups of all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can ungroup asset groups for all organizations in the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/ External principal user: Can ungroup asset groups for authorized organizations within the Powertrain portal. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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PT end user, External user: Cannot ungroup asset groups.

Remove an asset group

PT global operations/expert: Can remove asset groups of all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can remove asset groups for all organizations in the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user/ External principal user: Can remove asset groups for authorized organizations within the Powertrain portal. Refer to the steps in the video below.

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PT end user, External user: Cannot remove asset groups.

Copy asset group to location group

In Access management, you can control the visibility of assets to different users and user groups. An asset group is a user-defined collection of assets used exclusively for access control. Assets within a group do not need to be physically connected and can be grouped according to operational, organizational, or reporting needs.

Note: The asset groups created through access management or CIAM are intended for managing asset visibility and user permissions and are not part of the site’s hierarchical structure. In some cases, asset groups may be created to represent the plant hierarchy rather than for access control. It is possible to reuse the existing asset group structure to create hierarchy locations, eliminating the need to recreate the structure manually.

You can copy asset groups directly into the hierarchy as locations. This feature supports asset groups that contain assets from a single site or powertrain and include seven or more assets. After the hierarchy is imported, the resulting locations can be further organized and configured in Configuration management.

The system validates and allows copying of asset groups according to Rules for copying an asset group to a location. After the asset group is copied successfully, a new location is created under the site using the asset group name. All assets are assigned to the new location. The hierarchy is updated immediately.

PT global operations/expert: Can copy asset groups in all organizations within the Powertrain portal.

PT country admin: Can copy asset groups across all organizations in the country within the Powertrain portal.

PT principal user: Can copy asset groups within authorized organizations of the Powertrain portal. Refer to the steps in the video below.

In the Powertrain portal, go to Tools → Access management → Asset groups → Copy to location group.

To copy an asset group to a location group, refer to the video below:

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Rules for copying an asset group to a location

Situation	Action	Result
Asset belongs to another asset group	Allowed	Asset membership in multiple asset groups does not prevent conversion.
All assets of a powertrain are included in the asset group	Allowed	A new location is created. The complete powertrain structure is preserved.
Asset group contains a powertrain and additional standalone assets	Allowed	Powertrain structure is preserved. Remaining assets are placed under the "Single assets" in the new location.
Only part of a powertrain is included in the asset group	Manual action required	Powertrain is not automatically converted. User action is required.
Asset group name already exists as a location	Not allowed	Validation error message appears.
Assets belong to multiple sites	Not allowed	All assets in the asset group must belong to the same site.
Asset already belongs to a location	Not allowed	Assets already assigned to another location are treated as conflicts.
Assets belong to multiple powertrains	Not allowed	Validation error message appears.
Assets belong to a powertrain and another location	Not allowed	Hierarchy conflicts prevent conversion.
Duplicate location name under the same parent hierarchy node	Not allowed	Duplicate names are not allowed within the same parent level.