Configure pibackup.bat for non-VSS
After some consternation trying to perform a simple PI server backup on my Windows 8.1 - x64 device I discovered I could perform a manual backup by unchecking the "Use VSS Backup" option on the dialog...
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what would be the equivalent of the excel PIAdvCalcFilVal, PITimeFilterVal, or TimeGE If I wanted to get a value from an equation using the SDK in C#. The documentation isn't helping much with this
View ArticlePI Processbook
Hi I am very new to PI system. I have just started to build a Processbook which is using little bit VBA. Is it possible to access PI Tag Value directly to VBA instead of creating a name on...
View ArticleACEHASyncTag point source?
We have five ACE calculations deployed in our system . While searching for tags,I found these with a descriptor of "ACE HA Syncronization tag; do NOT delete: Tag Name...
View ArticleTo use PI Calculation Expression for Another Expression Calculation
Hi all, let's say i create a PI calculation expression with following formula: expA=123+'ABC'+'DEF'+'GHI' where ABC, DEF and GHI are my process tags in PI. then can i create another expression...
View ArticleHow can we insert PI into Power Point ?
I had developed some monitoring dashboard using PI. Would it be possible for us to show the PI screen in the MS Power Point presentation screen? For example, MS Power point slide 1 shows my first PI...
View ArticleUsing OPC Redundancy Broker
Hello all, Does anyone know what it takes to set up redundant interfaces to acquire data from MatrikonOPC Reduncancy Broker? The Server works and gathers data for other clients but when the interface...
View ArticleNeed Help with event based calculation
Hello folks, I need help with event based calculation. Here is my scenario. I have 2 input tags I.e. Tag A and Tag B. Need to create a PE calculation that will trigger when either Tag A or Tag B...
View ArticlePI Process Book Trend - Fix scaling in multiple Y Axis
Hello! I have been searching online and in this forum for information on fixing multiple Y Axis scales in a trend in Process book, but have had no luck to date. Effectively I am producing multiple...
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PI Trust on Secondary PI server & Interface Configuration
Hi Community, I have installed & configured PI UFL interface on Secondary PI server but the ICU wont allow me to save the configuration and will fail to run. When I tried to save the PI UFL...
View ArticleI am the new guy with a question [DataLink results filtering]
Hello to all! Yes, I am new to PiDataLink and I have a question. (hope this is the correct place to put it) I am getting correct data from my tag, however I am trending in excel over a 7 day period....
View ArticleEMDVB Interface Configuration
Hi guys! Mora than a question, this topic is a request. It is possible (or maybe it is already available) to create a video that demostrate the uses and configuration of the Template system in the PI...
View Articledigital point is bad when opc interface startup
sorry my poor English i have a opc interface,opc server and opc interface use MatrikonOPC Tunneller,ICU is the default configuration, when i restart icu every time,digital point is bad ,and i should...
View ArticlePI Datalink for totalizer
Hi all, We have the operation 24hrs from 06:00 to 06:00, however the totalizer reset time sometime happen between 05:55 - 06:05 before the value reset to zero. How do i use the data link formula to...
View ArticleAccessing client PI system via .NET webservice, exception ebing thrown
We are trying to access a PI system using a .NET webservice with the below connection string.<add name="PIOLEDBConnection" connectionString="Initial Catalog=piarchive;Data Source =...
View ArticleWrite a comment with VBA/Excel
Hello again guys, I'm working on Excel sheet to keep up with some points and i want to the user write a comment in a value. Is there a way to do it with VBA in Excel? PIPutValx does not support...
View ArticleDatase TagAvg function
Hi All, I'm pretty new to the community. Have a question on TagAvg function. I would like to use it in datasets. I have a specific tag and need to get its daily average for the last 14 days. So,...
View ArticleNeed to show dynamic values at the same point a display of PI ProcessBook?
hello friends, this is my first post on the forum. Need to show dynamic values at the same point a display of PI ProcessBook.ex: three tanks that are plant load, the display shows the flow and...
View ArticleTrending Data in Excel
I'm trending hourly data in excel. I only want the hourly values shown, to be included. However, when I perform "min" or "max", the values not shown in the cells are included. Was wondering how to...
View ArticleWhat to look at when performance tuning PI reads
We have a PI server that seems to be performing poorly when users try to pull data from it as it compares to other PI servers in our enterprse. This server is a lot larger than any of our other pi...
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