1998 pi system users’ conference pi 3.2 new features enhancements product support plans for the...
TRANSCRIPT
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
PI 3.2
New FeaturesEnhancementsProduct SupportPlans for the next release
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
New Features
PI-ODBC SupportTotalizerSystem Management ToolsMigration Tools
PI 2.x to PI 3.xOther PI 3.x Systems
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Enhancements
PI-BatchAlias table supportImprovements in Search Performance
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Enhancements
Snapshot Subsystem“-f” flag for repair of timestamps
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Enhancements
Archive SubsystemEvent queue file recovery
• data from queue file to off-line archive
Archive shift improvements• archive initialization optimized
• order-of-magnitude increase in performance
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Enhancements
Archive Subsystem“time fix” featureAdjusts for Microsoft time bug in Run-
Time Library• affects only systems in time zones that do
NOT observe Daylight Savings time
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Utilities
PIConfig@linelen
• sets length of input lines
@ostr ?, @istr ?, @select ?• Shows specification in effect
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
PIConfig
New TablesPISubSys
• information on running subsystems
PISubsysStats• communication statistics
PINetMgrStats• connection statistics
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Utilities
Pidiag-ar, -ara
• repair registered archive list
-udf• locate piadmin
• reset password
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Utilities
piartoolarchive shift predictionname of next archive
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Tools to access Remote Servers
“-remote” command qualifierpiconfig
• also supports @login command
piartoolpilistupdpigetmsg
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Installation and Upgrade
Directory structureAll directories under “\pi”PI-PE Scheduler under “\pi\bin”
Windows NT“table” file repairDebug symbolsRun-Time Library bug check
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Support
Microsoft NetMeetingWeb site
PI 3.2 Data Archive Manual on-line“Internet Resources Network”
• Problem Reports
• future: knowledge base
Internet Newsgroup
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Future Releases
PI 3.2: Service ReleasesAlarm SubsystemBase Subsystem
• memory usage improvements
Read-only archives
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Future Releases
PI 3.2: Service ReleasesWindows NT
• Performance Monitor interface– both generate and track counters
• Setup– Uninstall
– “Silent” install
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
PI 3.3
Third-Party Historian accessChanging point classChanging point typeSQL
Access to PI 3.x featuresINSERT, UPDATE keywordsORDER BY, GROUP BY
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
PI 3.3
License SubsystemIntegration with NT SecurityMicrosoft Management Console
create “snap-in”
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Performance Equations
No design changeSeveral bug fixes and improved
documentationType check fixes enable nested
functions.Curve function.More operations allowed on times and
digital states.
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
PE Directions
Functions for Alarm StatesFully event-scheduled processingUser functions in DLL’sGroup scheduling programs with
multiple outputs
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Totalizer
IntroductionWhat totalization isAbout the new totalizerFunctions and FeaturesExamples
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
28 Scan Points
Exception reports Archive compression
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Exception Reporting
exm inexm ax
exdev
P rev ious reportedev en t
F irs t ev en t ou ts ide o fexcep tion specs
E v en ts sen t to snapsho tas resu lt o f firs t excep tion
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
18 Exceptional Values
11 exception reports6 have two data points
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Compression Testing
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
6 “Compressed Data” Points
Compressed, but not squished .. these are points selected from the actual scan data
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Why Totalizer
Totalizer processes every exception point
1 to 2.5 percent
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Totalizer Structure
Sam ple- N atura l- E vent- C lock
FilterExpression
Accum ulator- Tota l- Features- C ounts- T im e
R eset Schedule- T im e- E vent- E vent T rue
R eport- E nd- R unning- R am ping
TotalizerTag
SourceTag
EventExpression
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
PI3 Totalizer
Event DrivenNew Point Class
Pneumonic parameters replace numeric codes
New Functions
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Functions - numeric source point
Total-averageMin-maxRange - Standard DeviationMedianOptions
time or event weighted
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Functions - numeric source point
Total-averageMin-maxRange - Standard DeviationMedianOptions
time or event weighted
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Functions - Digital and string
Event CountAll or change only
Event values comparedEQ, NE, GT, LT, …Count all or changeTime true
Numeric source points also
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Report Mode
Period EndRunningRunning EstimateRamping
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Totalization Period
ClockEventEvent TrueEvent MovingTime Moving
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Development
Basic total and count functions work
Current accumulation is lost across restartService Release 1
User feedback appreciated
1998 PI System Users’ Conference
Questions?
Thank you for your interest