The PI Point Builder And the PI System Management Tools Gerhard Matzen
Agenda What are…... the tasks of the PI System Manager? …the PI System Management Tools (PI-SMT)?...the strengths and limitations of PI-SMT? How does the Point Builder fit in? Existing PI-SMT Tools Point Builder Demo Future of PI-SMT
PI System Management Daily Health Check PI Point Management Digital Set Management Starting and Stopping PI Managing Archives Managing Security Managing Interfaces Tuning the PI System PI-SMT Command- Line Utilities
What are the PI-SMT Tools? General Description Graphical applications designed for remote administration of PI Systems. Currently Released PI-SMT Tools PI Health Check PI Tag Configurator Soon PI Point Builder
PI Health Check
PI Tag Configurator
Tag Search
Tag Search Results
Import Tags
Voilà
Tools of the Trade PI Health Check (Released) PI Tag Configurator (Released) PI Point Builder (Soon)
Why Point Builder?
Comparisons PI Tag Configurator Create a slew of points at one time No digital set editor PIConfig, PIDiff Can build points on PI 2 and PI 3 PI Point Builder Create a few points at a time Digital set editor PI-SDK Can build points on PI 3 only
New Dialogs Digital Set Search New Tag Search PI Property Sheet
Demo
Attribute Categorization Location1 Exdesc Descriptor SquareRoot PointType Location2 Point Class Classic Categories Admin Archive Compression Digital Display Misc Overview Security
Point Class Classic 35 Base Attributes 50 Classic Attributes All Point Classes Contain the Base Attributes Additional Attributes for PI 2 Compatibility
Demo
What About Templates? Template Tags VS Save As
Future Work Wizards in Point Builder Integrate Point Builder with Module Database New PI-SMT Tools Archive maintenance
Questions?