Splunk® App for Edge Hub and Augmented Reality

Splunk AR: Install and Use Splunk App for Edge Hub and Splunk AR

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The Splunk App for AR is a required companion app for the Splunk AR mobile app. To learn more, see About the Splunk App for AR.
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About Splunk AR asset tags

You can get real-time data about assets such as equipment, machinery, or retail products using Splunk AR. Attach asset tags to assets, associate them with data, and scan them with the Splunk AR mobile app to view augmented reality data or Splunk dashboards. Asset tags are physical references that store data and wirelessly send information to mobile devices. When you scan an asset tag, Splunk AR uses the asset tag to identify the asset, retrieve the data, and present you with an AR workspace or Splunk dashboard.

You can associate AR workspaces and Splunk dashboards with a variety of user-provided asset tags or generate asset tags such as Quick Response (QR) codes and Near Field Communication (NFC) tags using the Splunk App for AR.

User-provided asset tags

You can associate data with many user-provided barcodes. Barcodes don't require setup in the Splunk App for AR. User-provided asset tags are useful for organizations that have already tagged their equipment or products. For example, a retail company might receive a shipment of products that already have barcodes attached. Register the barcodes and associate them with data in the Splunk AR mobile app.

Splunk AR supports these barcodes:

  • Aztec
  • Codabar
  • Code 128
  • Code 39
  • Code 39 Checksum
  • Code 39 Full ASCII
  • Code 39 Full ASCII Checksum
  • Code 93
  • Code 93i
  • Data Matrix
  • EAN 13
  • EAN 8
  • Interleaved 2 of 5
  • Interleaved 2 of 5 Checksum
  • ITF 14
  • PDF 417
  • QR
  • UPC-A
  • UPC-E

Splunk App for AR asset tags

You can generate QR codes and NFC tags using the Splunk App for AR, a companion Splunk platform app for Splunk AR.

To generate QR codes and NFC URLs using the Splunk App for AR, see Associate an object with a dashboard in the Splunk App for AR.

QR codes

A QR code is a two-dimensional barcode that stores information. When you scan a QR code with your mobile device's camera, the QR code wirelessly communicates information to your mobile device.

Create QR codes for AR workspaces or Splunk dashboards in the Splunk App for AR. Place the printed QR codes on assets, and scan the QR code with a mobile device to view the data.

Splunk AR supports both user-provided QR codes and QR codes created in the Splunk App for AR.

NFC tags

NFC tags let two devices communicate data when they come in contact with each other. NFC tags store data, and Splunk AR users tap NFC tags with their mobile device to view the data from your dashboards and AR workspaces. . Create NFC URLs for Splunk dashboards and AR workspaces in the Splunk App for AR. Then, use an NFC writer to write NFC tags with the URLs. You can purchase NFC tags and an NFC writer online. Or you can use an Apple device with iOS 13.0 or higher or an Android device as an NFC writer.

Because NFC tags don't provide Splunk AR with a visual reference to anchor augmented reality visualizations, use a detection image with NFC tags for Splunk AR. Detection images provide a visual reference that NFC tags lack, so Splunk AR can anchor visualizations where you place them.

See Save Splunk AR workspace placement with NFC tags for more information about how to use a detection image with NFC tags.

Splunk AR only supports NFC tags URLs created in the Splunk App for AR.

Set up asset tags for Splunk AR

You can set up asset tags in the Splunk App for AR or in the Splunk AR mobile app.

See Register Assets in Splunk AR to register individual assets in the Splunk AR mobile app.

Last modified on 29 January, 2021
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for Edge Hub and Augmented Reality: 1.0.0, 1.10.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0, 1.4.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0


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