QSI is excited to announce significant improvements to TEAMS-RDS® with the latest release! Two powerful, licensed modules – IOT-Sim and TEAMS-Designer® Model Management – are now fully available to help organizations enhance diagnostics, streamline, workflows, and improve model security.

IOT Sim – Simulate and Validate your TEAMS Model, Right from the Browser

The new IOT-Sim module empowers users to exercise their TEAMS Models in a controlled, browser-based environment. IOT-Sim allows you to:

• Inject simulated faults
• Toggle system modes
• Apply test results
• Create complex diagnostic scenarios

This interactive tool helps teams validate model behavior and troubleshoot scenarios before deployment – with needing physical hardware or desktop installations. IOT-Sim builds upon the foundation of previous simulation tools, replacing desktop-based solutions like Sensor Agent with a modern, web-accessible experience.

Seamless integration with TEAMS-RDS®:

• Simulated scenarios appear directly on the familiar System Health Status page, just like live TEAMS-RT® sessions.
• Users can launch full TEAMS-RDS Troubleshooting Sessions based on simulated results, making it easy to assess model performance and system response.

Works Hand-in-Hand with Other Licensed Feature:

• Impact Assessment: IOT-Sim can automatically generate TEAMS Fault Trees and Loss of Function reports based on simulated conditions, providing deep insight into system vulnerabilities.
• Damage Assessment: Licensed users can extend simulations to include damage modeling. (See our TEAMS-Designer release post for more details on Damage Assessment capabilities.)

Together, these integrations make IOT-Sim a powerful tool for validating diagnostics, training personnel, and refining your TEAMS Models – all through a secure, browser-based interface.

TEAMS-Designer Model Management – Secure, Flexible Model Deployment

Organizations with elevated security requirements can now manage TEAMS Models more efficiently using the TEAMS-Designer® Model Management module. Instead of relying on ODBC connections between TEAMS-Designer® and TEAMS-RDS®, users can now:

• Directly upload TEAMS-Designer® XML Models (TMSX) to TEAMS-RDS®
• Generate runtime files required by TEAMS-RDS® and TEAMATE®
• Download and securely manage models for version control or audit requirements

This feature is especially valuable for industries with strict security protocols or network segmentation, allowing users to maintain model control while reducing potential vulnerabilities.

Interested in Licensing?

Both IOT-Sim and Model Management are licensed add-ons for TEAMS-RDS®. To learn more or request a demonstration, please contact QSI.

Thank you for being part of the TEAMS community- more exciting updates are coming soon!

New features in PackNGo (PNG) 12.1.2

• Sample Troubleshooting Jobs: New users can get familiarized with the PackNGo app using a sample troubleshooting job.  After installing, the PNG app shows ‘Troubleshoot sample job’ button prominently on the welcome screen. Users can also troubleshoot sample job by selecting the selecting the menu item on the top right  hand corner.  PNG connects to TEAMS-RDS running on the QSI website to facilitate running this test job.
• Initiation of Jobs from TEAMS-RDS (Go Online): Users with proper credentials can initiate a job from PackNGo, by connecting to TEAMS-RDS using the ‘Go online’ menu item. They can then download the job payload to take it offline at any point during the troubleshooting by clicking the top right menu item ‘PackNGo’.
• Dispatch Center jobs: PackNGo now supports jobs sent by the Dispatch Center in TEAMS-RDS. Dispatchers can send a job with multiple matching symptoms and the mobile device user can select the right symptom in the field, and get the corresponding troubleshooting strategy from the server via HTTP/HTTP

01/15/2014:  A patch has been released to fix the following :

• The mime type which was preventing the old email clients on Android from opening the  payload.
• No job report will be emailed now for dispatched jobs where no steps were performed before the job was taken off-line (to PNG).