A Station is used to organize and control access to Tulip Apps that are running in the Tulip Player on laptops, tablets, mobile phones or other devices.

Devices that can run the Tulip Player are called "Display Devices". A Display Device can also be connected to:

Barcode scanners and other devices that output as keyboards
Edge Devices such as IoT Gateways

A Station allows a Display Device to be "partnered" with an Edge Device so that the pair can communicate.

Users may define which display device may be used to at a Station and which app or group of apps can be accessed from that device. Users can choose which version of an app to make accessible; this could be a specific version or a dynamic selection such as Most Recently Published Version.

In addition, Stations provide a consistent layer of context between apps and devices on the shopfloor. This allows devices to be interchanged when necessary without the need to re-publish an app.

Fields

Name	Description
ID	A unique identifier of random characters, not editable by user
Name	A non-unique identifier, editable by the user
Display Device	The display device assigned to the station. One display device per station.
Timezone	The time zone where the station is physically located.
Gateways	The Tulip Gateway(s) assigned to the station. Zero, one or many gateways per station.
App Assignments	List of apps and their specific versions which are available to the users at the station.
Operator	The user currently logged into the station.
Connected Edge Devices	A list of enabled drivers for edge devices (e.g. Analog Voltage Input, GPIO)
Station Group	A station can be a part of none or one Station Groups
Fired Events	A list of all recent event that have been output by connected edge devices at the gateway at this station
Sharable Link Settings	A boolean value that determines whether this station has a one-time sharable link that can be used by an operator to add a display device to the station. Requires badge ID authentication to use.
Sharable Link Status	A boolean value that determines whether a sharable link is still active (if it is unused)
Sharable Link URL	A one time link that can be entered into a computer to authenticate the Tulip Player and create a new display device that is attached to the station
Deletion Status	A boolean that indicates whether the station is active or deleted

Tests

ID	Name
QA-T303	03: Assign Camera to a Physical Camera
QA-T306	05: Camera feed in Factory behaves of in low bandwidth scenarios
QA-T310	04: Video stream is shown
QA-T334	Stations Page - Player Authorization
QA-T335	Stations Page - Station and Station Group Management
QA-T336	Stations Page - Station App Configuration
QA-T337	Stations Page - Live Preview and Player Control
QA-T534	Stations Page - Shareable Station

Requirements

ID	Requirement
33	Display the current user logged in during any interaction with the system.
38	Date and time must be displayed in the current locale
234	Ability to send and receive data from legacy equipment or devices
259	Ability to scan and read auto-id codes generated or used by other other systems and capture their data into the material history record.
342	Ability to automatically capture data from process equipment in fermentation production
378	Ability to assign operators to equipment or equipment group at login.