how to calculate running hour of any equipment?
how to calculate running hour of any equipment in PE, If we have two criteria to make my equipment run?
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Good afternoon, I'm having a problem with a vba macro in PI Process Book. I have a routine to play an alarm sound when a value is out of its operating range. The routine is working well. But,...
View ArticleChanging plot date range for multiple graphs simultaneously
Hello, I have a display book with many different plots of various monitored conditions around the plant. Occasionally I wish to look back at events that have occurred in the past, using this...
View ArticleAlternative Uses of OLEDB Enterprise
First off: hello, world! Okay, now to business...I'm working out a plan for a PI system where the end users like the idea of using PowerPivot to access cubed PI data from the OLEDB Enterprise...
View ArticleLooking for an answer to a complex question
Let me start off by saying that I am sorry for the following long winded post. But please bare with me. My initial explanation of this quandary may be confusing to some, so please, feel free to ask...
View ArticleDisplay Comes from..?
Actually, i dont know a title for the topic. I am building displays in tree format. So, i have one display (D1), that is linked with other 3 displays (D2; D3; D4). Each of thess display is liked with...
View ArticleExcel 2007 Datalink 2-D timestamp, data array
Trying to create a spreadsheet that shows archived values in a 2-D array (if possible). The time range for data retrieval is 6 years, from June-Aug, and I want to represent the data in this format:...
View ArticleData Feedback Loop is Essential to Performance of Solar Systems
Quality Crisis ‘Threatens’ Solar Industry http://www.energymanagertoday.com/quality-crisis-threatens-solar-industry-092324/ May 30, 2013 by Energy Manager Today Staff Testers, developers,...
View ArticlePI Calculation with 5 min average
i want to calculate day's average and maximum with 5 min duration. in processbook pi expression it's 10 min duration. how can i calculate for 5 min?
View ArticleLet's Share Useful Code Snippets!
Hi Community, A lot of us have been looking for a good place to share and discuss different functions that we find helpful in day-to-day PI activity, and that's exactly what we are going to do here...
View ArticleCreate a running timer in PB based on value change
Ok, so hopefully this will be an easy one. I've started getting into performance equations and all things possible with it, but haven't seen or come across a way to start a timer. I see tons of after...
View ArticleRemove Bad Snapshot Value
I've recently found a lightly maintained PI system that I'm trying to nurse back to health. During the process, I've discovered that sometime in the past, someone must have accidentally changed the...
View ArticleDisplay
Hi, I have a process book, which has two displays named "Display a" and "Display b". I have put a password condition in /before save event\ of "Display a", Now by clicking on a text on "Display a", I...
View ArticleList of Predefined Constants
Is there a file of the predefined constants such as "pbSYMBOLTYPE.pbSymbolBar"? I've probably missed it but have been unable to locate the definitions anywhere. It would be nice to be able to have a...
View ArticleHowTo: Open a trend in a display by clicking on a Value
Hello, My name is Dennis and I already work 4 years with PI Processbook. I think it is time to use PI on a higher level and I want to develop a Processbook for Operators. The basic options are all...
View ArticleRegarding multi state values
i want to do alarming event with multi state property if value is sustain above 5min on higher or lower side.how can i do it?
View ArticleHow to determine the active interface on redundant Foxboro A/I 70 interface...
I am looking for a way to determine which interface is active and which is in standby on redundant PI nodes running the Foxboro A/I 70 series interface.
View ArticleC# executable memory growing using PISDK (memory leaks)
Hi All. I created a simple application that monitors values coming from single tag. It subscribes to tag value changes via pisdk pipe. The main problem is that after some period of time (after one day)...
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Count bags from a weight tag
I have a PI-tag for a weight (PI-WEIGHT) and want to find how many bags I am weighing from this weight. The weight is giving data from every 4 second until every 30 second. A exemple would be like...
View Articletrend value color?
i want to give red color to my trend if my trend goes above certain value? or goes above reference value.
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