Device Integration FAQ
Recurring device-integration questions should be captured as reviewable products, components, toolchains, or standardized validation paths—not represented as universal product promises.
FAQ-001: Why not continue with one-off custom integration for each project?
Project-by-project customization can keep device knowledge, adaptation experience, and maintenance responsibility within an individual project. Device-integration work should first turn recurring issues into reviewable products, components, toolchains, or standardized validation paths. Work that cannot form a reusable asset should be treated as a project custom item, not presented as a general product capability.
Next step: Use the Solution Package Selection Guide to determine whether a reusable path exists.
FAQ-002: What role does FDT play in M&M device-integration solutions?
FDT primarily serves a compatibility and migration role. For fdtSERVER discussions, clarify the edition, FDT version, runtime environment, licensing conditions, and the inventory scope of legacy DTM assets. FDT must not be described as the primary innovation role.
View Legacy FDT Migration and Compatibility
FAQ-003: How are mmIDM and system suppliers or system integrators divided in responsibility?
It does not take on these responsibilities. mmIDM is the business anchor within Cross-Platform Device Management. It helps system suppliers, system integrators, or owner technical teams build device-management capability, but does not take responsibility for upper-layer systems, general contracting, or the final business application.
View Cross-Platform Device Management
FAQ-004: What costs or risks does UDS reduce compared with distributed adaptation approaches?
Next step: Request a bounded-scope PoC to clarify target devices, interfaces, and service-contract boundaries.
FAQ-005: Why do legacy customers not need a one-time rebuild?
Legacy FDT / DTM / Frame assets usually include engineering configuration, maintenance processes, and site experience. A reasonable first step is to inventory assets, clarify edition and version boundaries, and validate representative scenarios—not to promise a one-time switch before assessment. Migration duration, downtime windows, and rollback outcomes require customer-site and case evidence; this page makes no promise.
Next step: Use the Compatibility / Migration Checklist and arrange a migration assessment.