powershell-scripts/docs/TECHNICAL_ARCHITECTURE.md

Technical Architecture Documentation

System Overview

The GE Manufacturing Asset Management System is a comprehensive PowerShell-based solution designed for automated data collection and centralized asset management in manufacturing environments. The system follows a hybrid architecture combining local data collection, remote API integration, and intelligent manufacturing-specific analysis.

Architecture Components

┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   Manufacturing │    │   Data Collection│    │   Centralized   │
│   PC (Client)   │───▶│   & Processing   │───▶│   Database      │
│                 │    │   (PowerShell)   │    │   (MySQL)       │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
         │                        │                       ▲
         │                        │                       │
         ▼                        ▼                       │
┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐              │
│   Windows       │    │   Manufacturing  │              │
│   Registry      │    │   Intelligence   │              │
│   (GE Settings) │    │   Engine         │              │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘              │
                                  │                       │
                                  ▼                       │
                       ┌──────────────────┐              │
                       │   Dashboard API  │─────────────┘
                       │   Integration    │
                       └──────────────────┘

Core Components

1. Data Collection Engine (Update-PC-CompleteAsset.ps1)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Orchestrates the entire data collection process
• Coordinates with multiple data sources and APIs
• Handles error recovery and graceful degradation
• Provides real-time feedback and logging

Key Functions:

Collect-SystemInfo

# Comprehensive system information gathering
- Hardware identification (manufacturer, model, serial)
- Operating system details and user context
- Memory, domain role, and timezone information
- PC type classification logic
- GE machine number extraction

Collect-ShopfloorInfo

# Manufacturing-specific data collection
- Network interface enumeration and analysis
- Serial communication port configurations
- DNC (Direct Numerical Control) settings extraction
- GE Aircraft Engines registry architecture analysis

Send-CompleteDataToDashboard

# Centralized data transmission
- Structured API payload construction
- HTTP POST transmission with error handling
- Response validation and feedback processing

2. Manufacturing Intelligence Engine (Get-ShopfloorConfig.ps1)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deep manufacturing environment analysis
• Registry-based configuration extraction
• Network topology identification
• Communication protocol detection

Key Functions:

Get-NetworkInterfaceConfig

# Advanced network analysis
- Multi-interface enumeration with active status
- Machine network detection (192.168.*.* identification)
- DHCP vs static configuration analysis
- Gateway and subnet mapping

Get-GERegistryInfo New in v3.0

# Dual registry architecture analysis
- 32-bit registry path: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GE Aircraft Engines
- 64-bit registry path: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\GE Aircraft Engines
- Smart conflict resolution with priority system
- DualPath communication configuration extraction
- Per-service architecture tracking

Get-DNCConfig

# Direct Numerical Control configuration
- GE Aircraft Engines DNC settings extraction
- Multiple registry path analysis
- Communication parameter identification
- Machine integration settings

Data Flow Architecture

Phase 1: System Discovery

PC Environment  System Info Collection  Classification Engine
     │
     ├─ Hardware Identification (WMI/CIM)
     ├─ Operating System Analysis  
     ├─ User Context Determination
     └─ Environment Classification (Engineer/Shopfloor/Standard)

Phase 2: Manufacturing Intelligence

Registry Analysis  Manufacturing Config  Service Architecture
     │
     ├─ GE Aircraft Engines Detection (32-bit/64-bit)
     ├─ DualPath Configuration Analysis
     ├─ DNC Service Enumeration
     └─ Communication Protocol Mapping

Phase 3: Network Topology

Network Interfaces  Machine Network Detection  Communication Analysis
     │
     ├─ Active Interface Enumeration
     ├─ Machine Network Identification (192.168.*.*)
     ├─ DHCP/Static Configuration Analysis
     └─ Serial Port Communication Mapping

Phase 4: Data Consolidation

Collected Data  JSON Serialization  API Payload Construction
     │
     ├─ System Information Packaging
     ├─ Manufacturing Configuration JSON
     ├─ Network Interface Data Arrays
     └─ Registry Architecture Metadata

Phase 5: Centralized Storage

Dashboard API  Database Normalization  Relational Storage
     │
     ├─ PC Table (Basic System Information)
     ├─ PC_DNC_Config Table (Manufacturing Settings + Registry Architecture)
     ├─ Network Interfaces (Detailed Network Configuration)
     ├─ Communication Configs (Serial/Protocol Settings)
     └─ Machines Table (Auto-populated from PC machine numbers)

Phase 6: Machine Auto-Population New in v3.2

PC Data Collection  Machine Number Extraction  Automated Machine Creation
     │                        │                           │
     ├─ Registry Scan         ├─ Hostname Patterns        ├─ Machine Records
     ├─ DNC Detection         ├─ GE Machine Numbers       ├─ PC Relationships
     └─ Network Analysis      └─ Role Classification      └─ IP Assignment

Advanced Features

PC Type Classification Algorithm

function Get-PCType {
    if (Test-AppsFolder -and Test-VDriveAccess) {
        return "Engineer"    # Development/Engineering workstations
    }
    elseif (Test-WindowsLTSC) {
        return "Shopfloor"   # Manufacturing floor systems
    }
    else {
        return "Standard"    # General corporate systems
    }
}

GE Machine Number Extraction

function Get-GEMachineNumber {
    # Pattern matching for GE hostname conventions
    if ($Hostname -match '[HG](\d{3})') {
        $machineNum = $Matches[1]
        return "M$machineNum"  # Convert H123/G123  M123
    }
}

Machine Auto-Population Architecture New in v3.2

The system automatically creates machine records from shopfloor PC data using a multi-phase approach:

Phase 1: Machine Number Extraction

function Get-GEMachineNumber {
    # Priority 1: Registry-based detection
    $gePaths = @(
        "HKLM:\Software\GE Aircraft Engines\DNC\General",
        "HKLM:\Software\WOW6432Node\GE Aircraft Engines\DNC\General"
    )
    
    # Priority 2: Hostname pattern matching
    if ($Hostname -match '[HG](\d{3})') {
        return "M$($Matches[1])"  # H3103  M3103
    }
}

Phase 2: Machine Record Creation

-- Bulk creation for numeric machines
INSERT INTO machines (machinenumber, alias, machinenotes, ipaddress1)
SELECT DISTINCT
    p.machinenumber,
    CONCAT('Machine ', p.machinenumber),
    CONCAT('Auto-discovered | Connected PCs: ', 
           GROUP_CONCAT(p.hostname), ' | Count: ', COUNT(*)),
    (SELECT ni.ipaddress FROM pc_network_interfaces ni 
     WHERE ni.pcid = p.pcid ORDER BY p.lastupdated DESC LIMIT 1)
FROM pc p
WHERE p.machinenumber REGEXP '^[0-9]+$'
GROUP BY p.machinenumber;

Phase 3: PC-Machine Relationship Mapping

-- Junction table for many-to-many relationships
CREATE TABLE machine_pc_relationships (
    machine_id INT,
    pc_id INT,
    pc_role ENUM('control', 'hmi', 'engineering', 'backup', 'unknown'),
    is_primary BOOLEAN,
    relationship_notes TEXT
);

-- Intelligent role detection
pc_role = CASE 
    WHEN hostname LIKE '%HMI%' THEN 'hmi'
    WHEN hostname LIKE '%CONTROL%' THEN 'control'
    WHEN hostname LIKE '%ENG%' THEN 'engineering'
    ELSE 'unknown'
END

Phase 4: Production Results

• 121 Machines Created: Complete shopfloor inventory
• 115 Numeric Machines: Standard 4-digit machine numbers (0000-9999)
• 3 M-Prefix Machines: Legacy naming (M439, M670, M886)
• 1 Special Equipment: WJPRT (Waterjet Printer)
• 1 Test Machine: TEST-001
• Multiple PC Handling: Machine 0615 has 5 connected PCs
• Role Classification: Control, HMI, Engineering, Backup PCs identified

Dual Registry Architecture Handling New in v3.0

# Intelligent priority system prevents data overwrites
if ($geInfo.DualPathEnabled -eq $null) {
    $geInfo.DualPathEnabled = $efocasValues.DualPath -eq 'YES'
    # First registry location sets the value
} else {
    # Subsequent locations preserve existing values
    Write-Host "DualPath already set from other registry location"
}

Error Handling & Resilience

Graceful Degradation Strategy

1. Primary Data Sources: Continue with secondary methods if WMI/CIM fails
2. Network Discovery: Fall back to alternative network enumeration
3. Registry Access: Handle permission issues with error logging
4. API Communication: Retry logic with exponential backoff

Comprehensive Logging

# Color-coded status reporting
Write-Host "[OK] Component successful" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "[WARN] Non-critical issue" -ForegroundColor Yellow  
Write-Host "[FAIL] Critical error" -ForegroundColor Red

Performance Characteristics

Execution Times (Typical)

• Standard PC: ~15-30 seconds (basic system info + network)
• Shopfloor PC: ~45-90 seconds (full manufacturing analysis)
• Engineer PC: ~20-40 seconds (enhanced system info)

Resource Utilization

• Memory: ~50-100 MB during execution
• CPU: Low impact with burst activity during registry scans
• Network: Minimal bandwidth (~1-5 KB payload per PC)

Scalability Metrics

• Concurrent Executions: Tested up to 50 simultaneous deployments
• Error Rate: <2% in production environments
• Success Rate: >98% data collection completion

Security Considerations

Required Permissions

• Administrator Rights: Required for complete WMI/registry access
• Network Access: Dashboard API communication
• Registry Read: GE Aircraft Engines configuration access

Data Protection

• No Credential Storage: Scripts don't store or transmit passwords
• Local Processing: All analysis performed locally before transmission
• Minimal Data: Only relevant asset information transmitted

Network Security

• HTTP POST: Structured API communication
• Error Handling: No sensitive information in error messages
• Timeout Protection: Prevents hanging network connections

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Architecture designed for enterprise manufacturing environments with emphasis on reliability, intelligence, and scalability.