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Parameter for restarting the interface if no connection to the OPC server can be established after a defined period of time

We use the Phoenix Contact Firewall with the OPC Inspector. When the OPC server restarts or breaks the connection for a few seconds, the firewall blocks all ports except port 135. After initial connection through this port, new firewall rules are ...

Guest about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / PI Interface for OPC DA 0 No status

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Add a configuration option to the OPC DA Interface so that the user can adjust the maximum advise tag exception delay for Event/Trigger tags

This affect to delay in Event\Trigger points. KCS: Delay in Event Points. When using Event Points, we purposefully do have a delay (if excMax is > 2 s then 2 s else 0.9*excMax) for advise tags (Trigger Point) before they're sent to the PI Serv...

Guest about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / PI Interface for OPC DA 0 No status

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Add a configuration option to UniInt so that the user can adjust the minimum wait time for checking for new events from the Update Manager

This affects the delay in Event\Trigger tags. KCS: Delay in Event Points. The largest and most variable delay seems to come from the time the event is written to the PI Server and the time the interface (UniInt) picks, which is between 0ms-1,000m...

Guest about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / PI Interface for OPC DA 0 No status

3 VOTE

UNIINT Interfaces and Connectors should be able to retry an output event if output write fails

When an interface fails writing to a DCS system, the interface writes a failure status to the output tag and goes on. User has requested an option to have an output tag retry after write failure. It would be good to have this functionality i...

jdjohnstn about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 0 No status

3 VOTE

Ability to wait successful connection to PI Data Archive and download PI point information during startup

(Posted on behalf of our customer) It can reduce the chance of startup failure because of the connection to PI Data Archive time-out. It's also helpful if interface can reduce time to get PI point information from PI Data Archive.

Guest about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 0 No status

3 VOTE

Monthly scans

Allow for monthly scan intervals for scan classes. i.e. "scan monthly on the first hour of the first day of every month".

Guest about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 3 No status

3 VOTE

Allowing output point with source tag to keep working even after switching to secondary server

When primary server is down, secondary server is accessed instead of primary server, which is good. However, in the case of output point with source tag, it stops working, then restarting the interface instance of interest is needed. Of course, if...

Toshiro Chiba about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 0 No status

3 VOTE

Retire 32-bit versions of PI Interfaces that have a 64-bit version

These days, 32-bit operating systems are used for 1 of 2 reasons: Somebody accidentally installed the 32-bit version instead of the 64-bit version, which is a mistake that OSIsoft has no obligation to accommodate. The computer is very old, in whic...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 1 No status

3 VOTE

Migrate the PI Universal Interface (UniInt) Framework to use PI AF SDK

Most PI Interfaces are based on the PI Universal Interface (UniInt) Framework and rely on PI API and its successor, PI SDK. PI SDK has, in turn, been superseded by PI AF SDK. PI SDK also relies on the deprecated and insecure ActiveX technology, wh...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 0 No status

3 VOTE

PI Connector for Allotrope Foundation Standards (Lab Equipment)

Create a connector that supports the allotrope foundation standards for laboratory equipment.

Guest about 2 years ago in PI Connectors / New PI Connector Request 0 No status

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