DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 1 Develop Efficiently and Consistently with PI ACE Advanced Computing Engine Martin Jetté, OSI Developers Network Copyright © 2002 OSI Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 2 ACE applications PI Universal Data Server Data filtering Engineering calculations Financial calculations K.P.I. Communication (e.g., paging, ing, etc.) Data transfer PI-PE Subsystem PI-ACE

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 3 Advantages of using ACE for your applications ACE structure helps organize computations (EXE files, modules, contexts) ACE computations can be deployed in a distributed environment ACE can use tags from different PI servers ACE can perform several computations in the same module (no need to ‘cascade’ equations) Comments are easily added to the VB code

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 4 Advantages of using ACE for your applications Natural triggering - can use multiple input tags for computation triggering Can debug and test the equation interactively Can stop and restart independently any EXE, module or context Built in data filtering, clamping and substitution Several logging levels and options Advanced programming functions are available (For… Next loops, Cases, external libraries, iterative computations,…)

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 5 Advantages of using ACE for your applications ACE is "module database aware” –Calculations can easily be re-implemented on other pieces of equipment simply by assigning a new context (PI Module) for that calculation. –You can exploit the scalability of PI Properties and PI Aliases collection of a PI Module with for/each loops. Computation can be reconfigured simply by editing the PI Module database. 'where mymodule contains an unknown number 'of temperature aliases For Each MyAlias in mymodule.aliases temp = temp + MyAlias.datasource.data.snapshot c = c+1 Next MyAlias Avgtemp = temp / c

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 6 PI Module Database - Refresher The PI Module Database is a hierarchical Database with Historical capability and much more –Released with PI Universal Data Server 3.3 April 2001 –Integrated to our Archive Database, PI Batch Database and PI Transfer Record Database –Scalable –Secure –ActiveX based development tools to access the PI Module Database. (PI-SDK) The PI Module database is an organized/hierarchical collection of PI Modules. The PI Module Database adds structure and relation to your data –TAGNAME, TIMESTAMP, VALUE ???

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 7 PI ModuleDB – Physical Model DivisionLocationUnitDepartmentEquipmentEquipment ClassEnterprise The structure of the PI ModuleDB allows the information to be stored hierarchically in relation to a physical model, a business model or an application model.

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 8 PI ModuleDB - Business model The ModuleDB hierarchy can be used to organize a group of modules in multiple ways on your PI Server. Since you can insert Module links anywhere in the ModuleDB structure, you may want to allow users to choose from several different navigational paths to access information from a particular plant. All SitesBusiness groupsRegional Divisions

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 9 PI ModuleDB - Application model PI ModuleDB can provide a structure at the server level for organizing your PI application settings. PI ModuleDB can be used as a registry for your PI applications. PI tools using PI ModuleDB: PI ACE, PI ICU, PI BatchView 3, PI ModuleDB Editor, PI RTSQC, Process Templates,…

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 10 PI Module Characteristics Each module has: –Configurable information about itself - PIProperties –Linked tags - PIAliases –Dated versions - Revision number, Version number, EffectiveDate and ObsoleteDate –System assigned information – UniqueID, Owner, Parent list,… –Submodules with the same characteristics - PIModules

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 11 PIProperties The PIProperties are collection of named values that can store information related to a PI module A PIProperty has a name and a value that can be almost any type: string, numeric, date,… PIProperties are used to store information about a module, example: –Serial number –Installation date –Name of the technician that performed the installation The PI ModuleDB lets you keep history of changes in properties –Note: We recommend to use tags to archive high frequency changing properties > 1 week rather than PI Properties

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 12 Module Properties PIProperties are hierarchical

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 13 PIAliases PIAliases let you configure common names to access real time information => PI tags

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 14 PIAliases Temperature identification without aliases RX:TC143.PV RX:TC144.PV RX:TC145.PV RX:TC146.PV Temperature identification with aliases Temperature Reactor1 Reactor 2Reactor 3 Reactor 4 Reactor1 Reactor 2 Reactor 3 Reactor 4

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 15 Versions and Revisions Each PI Module has a set of properties to control versioning : –EffectiveDate : Date when the module was put into service (12/31/1969 7:00:01 by default) –ObsoleteDate : Out of service date –Version number : Let you keep track of major changes in the configuration of your modules –Revision number : lets you keep track of minor changes to modules  Modify a propriety or alias  Rename a module  Change effective date…

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 16 Track History of Changes to Modules The information in a module is kept throughout time, so it is possible to look at a module to see its configuration back in time.

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 17 ACE Wizard (Visual Basic Add-In) – A wizard for setting up, testing, and scheduling calculations – All PI API and PI SDK code is provided behind the scenes ACE Manager – Control panel for starting and stopping calculations – Provides means for assigning a calculation to Modules ACE Scheduler – Coordinates execution of calculation The Three Parts of ACE

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 18 ACE Scheduler ACE VB Wizard ACE Manager

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 19 Structure of ACE Modules ACE Executable 1 ACE Module 1 ACE Module N ACE Executable M ACE Executables ACE Context 1 ACE Context K Information stored in PI ModuleDB ACE EXE file

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 20 Example 1 My First ACE Computation

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 21 ACE Wizard (VB Add-in) Step 1 : Defining Input and Outputs Either PI Tags or Module aliases may be used. PI ACE will create output tags if they don’t already exist.

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 22 Rich development environment COM servers –Formula library –Steam functions PI tags as ACE objects –Methods –Properties ACE built-in functions Step 2 : Writing Your Calculation ACE Wizard (VB Add-in)

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 23 Step 3 : Debugging Your Calculation The Visual Basic debugger can be used to check calculation, step-by- step. Waving the cursor over variables will show their values. ACE Wizard (VB Add-in)

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 24 Step 4 : Testing Your Calculation PI ACE provides additional testing under various conditions that may occur during real time execution. ACE Wizard (VB Add-in)

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 25 Step 5 : Scheduling Your Calculation Natural Scheduling Timed Scheduling ACE Wizard (VB Add-in)

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 26 ACE Manager Monitor ACE Modules Modify calculation status of ACE Modules –Take out of service –Resume –Delete Edit scheduling information Edit tag options (clamping and substitution) Define the scheduling of a calculation and the PI module (if any) associated with it. –This is a “context” Copy structural information of ACE Modules from one PI server to another

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DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 28 ACE Scheduler A Windows NT/2000 service –Communicates with the default PI Server for the computer where the ACE Scheduler is installed. –Periodically checks for changes in the ACE configuration information. For example, after a context for an ACE Module is successfully registered or added (via the ACE Wizard or ACE Manager), the ACE Scheduler would automatically start the ACE Context (i.e., the ACE Module with the specified context). The status for the context becomes "On" if successful and "Error" otherwise.

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 29 Example 2 Energy Calculation

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 30 Steam functions Steam tables are accessible for PE and ACE The steam functions calculate the thermodynamic properties of a stream. These functions are derived from the software distribution of ASME's Steam Tables, 6th Edition. The functions support both English units and SI units. The PISteamTableFunctions.dll is not included automatically in the references for new ACE project (EXE).

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 31 Steam functions 24 different functions for both English and SI units: StmEng_xxx or StmSI_xxx Examples –StmSI_VPS(P, S) calculates the vapor specific volume as a function of pressure and entropy. Use for both superheated or wet steam. – StmEng_VsatP(P) calculates the saturated vapor specific volume as a function of pressure

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 32 Steam Functions - Example

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 33 Steam Functions - Example

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 34 Steam Functions - Example

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 35 Example 3 The Power of Multiple contexts using the PI Module Database Deploy quickly a consistent set computations across the enterprise.

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 36 Flow compensation example

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 37 Example 4 DevNet Notifier (available soon) This download will be available in 2 flavors: a)Simple one line function call (.Bas include file) b)Module database aware alarm engine

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 38 A – Single function call This function sends an . Prerequisites: Include DevNet .Bas file to your ACE project Make reference to the Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 Library or the Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 library Function SendMessage(strMsg As String, strSubject _ As String, strMailingList As String, strMailingCC As _ String, strSMTPServer As String, strFrom As String)_ As Boolean ParameterDescription strMsg (passed)This is the message that appears in the body StrSubject (passed)This is the subject of the message strMailingList (passed)List of addresses to send the message strMailingCC (passed)List of addresses (carbon copy) to send the message strSMTPServer (passed) SMTP server to be used for the message delivery strFROM (passed) address of the sender

DevNet Unplugged 2002 “Express Your Innovations” 39 B – Module Database aware Alarm engine Key features: Send automatically an message for HIGH and LOW alarms Alarm level are configurable via the PI Module database properties Alarms can be triggered via snapshot data or summary calculations Configurable Alarm repeat delay The addition of new Alarms are automatically picked up by PI ACE (no stopping and starting of ACE computation simply add a PI module with the corresponding properties)

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