Advise OPC Callback error, RPC failed.
Hello, I am working on a project that must connect to an OPC server, thing is, some of the items weren't in a group, so that is what I am trying to do. I check the OPCgroup, and it works, the items...
View ArticlePerformance Equation to Calculate Projected Average
I am trying to configure a performance equation for projected average starting minute 0 of the hour. The idea is when time 12:05, it averages last five minutes, at 12:10, averages last 10 minutes and...
View ArticleDatalink, Timed Data Interpolating Old Data
I use Datalink and PICompDat to pull lab results, call it Tag1, into Excel. I'm never sure what the frequency or time stamp will be, or even whether the test was being run, so Compressed data works...
View ArticlePI tag avg depending on another pi tag
Someone please help. I work at a plant and we run different products. I am looking to get data based on the product and display the average to the operators. So lets say that product A ran 3 weeks...
View ArticleHow to change PI AF retrieval mode with SQL to get previous compressed time...
In this video I see mention of a retrieval mode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L43IPKXVopI. What SQL query can I use to change the retrieval mode? I want to get the previous compressed tag time...
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PiBatchView Excel add-in
Hi all: I have PI 2010, and the Pi batch is an excellent tool for my daily work, but when I try to use the Excel add-in on a Excel spreadsheet the Excel blocks and stops working Excele in general, is...
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Excel Add-in Problem
Hi all: Every time I enter to Excel, It aprears a legend that there is a eroor in an add-in as shown in the picture, the problem started when the PI-SMT add-in was installed in my computer, is...
View ArticlePI ProcessBook 2012 SP1 Install Location
Hello All, I'm having abit of trouble trying to install ProcessBook silently to a different location. We have this software installed on alot of machine around our site and I'm trying to automate the...
View ArticlePI SDK Pipe
Hi All, The PI SDK pipe stopped firing events after period of time for Digital points only. I created a small code in C# that subscribes to PI pipe for about 5000 PI Digital points. After about a month...
View ArticleProcess Book - VBA - Opening a Display based on a trigger
Hi Everyone, I want to reproduce an alarm pop-up window. I figured that I could write a bit of VBA to open a .pdi file (which looks like an alarm pop-up) when ever a PI tag value exceeded a given...
View ArticleOverride DefaultServer property in PI SDK call
Hello All, Good Day! I am trying to fetch data from PI tag using some PI-SDK functions in one of our .Net application (in C#). I have used Servers.DefaultServer property to get all connection...
View ArticlePI Manual Logger Mobile
Hi, I've recently purchased PIML for a trial for manual data entry of local transmitters by using a tough tablet at our production station. I am trying to get to the more user-friendly "Mobile" mode...
View ArticleCalculate average value between specified time period
Hi, I'm trying to setup a performance equation to calculate the average value of a tag but I would like it to be for the production day which is from 7AM yesterday to 7AM today. I would like it to...
View ArticleAre you up for a challenge?
Hi everyone! I’ve got a challenge I wish to share with you and hopefully get some ideas on a solution as my creativity, knowledge of PI, and patience have been pushed to the limits! J Background:...
View ArticleVBA in lieu of multistate
I only recently figured out how to use multistate, and have come to love it for lab results. I ran across a few tags though that have apparently been assigned an incorrect span, and therefore cannot...
View ArticleAF Modeler download
Hi I would like to get AFModeler Add-In for ProcessBook, but "Download Center" gives me only User Guide not Add-In itself. Is AFModeler available now or it needs some extra rights to download?...
View Articlex y plot of fixed and realtime value with comparision using vba
hi all, I want to draw xy plot for saturation temperature corresponding to pressure.how can i do in vba please explain?
View ArticleTweeting OSIsoft vCampus Live! 2013 in Pictures
San Francisco is beautiful at sunrise. #VCL13 #OSIsoft pic.twitter.com/VWjGMg34FS — Sandy Fliderman (@fliderman) December 5, 2013 Sandy Fliderman shows above the view from the Grand Hyatt and below...
View ArticleGetting "Resize to show all values" in Excel
I am using "Sampled Data" to call data with an adjustable Start/End time that is entered using cells. When I change these times, the output cells are updated. However, if the array is larger than it...
View ArticlePI Notifications trigger
We have a third-party tool that every 20 minutes, writes a *.txt file in an folder. This file is very important for correct production. We want to check if the service that creates the *.txt file is...
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