PI Coresight: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Visualize PI System Data Presented by John Daniels Customer Support Engineer OSIsoft Ltd, London, UK
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What is PI Coresight? A web-based product for: Ad-hoc analysis Quick investigation Collaboration Rapid deployment
Where Does PI Coresight Fit? New Product! Complementary to other PI System products Does Not Replace any existing PI System product PI Coresight = Ad-Hoc Analysis and Collaboration PI WebParts = Composite applications in SharePoint PI ProcessBook = Process Monitoring & Rich Authoring PI DataLink = Reporting and Table-Based analytics
Where Does PI Coresight Fit? PI DataLink: Reporting and table based analytics in Microsoft Excel PI Coresight: Ad Hoc Analysis & Collaboration Explore PI Clients Report PI WebParts: Composite applications in SharePoint Monitor Review PI ProcessBook: Display authoring and Process monitoring
Driving Principles I asked for features that are not hidden. I ll never need a user s manual again. Make it easier to find the information I m looking for. I want a more modern user interface. Now I have a modern and intuitive UI. I need to be able to start working where I left off. I can start without remembering every detail. Finding information has never been more powerful. It s too hard to create and edit displays. Display creation is fast and easy.
What Can I Do with PI Coresight? Not sure exactly what I am looking for Use the single search box to find PI AF Elements and Attributes, PI Tags, and other PI Coresight displays Use filters to quickly refine a search I found an interesting event, now I want to compare it to other time ranges or equipment Create multiple trends and lock them to different time ranges Use the synchronized trend cursor to analyze further I have an interesting display that I want to share with others Displays are made public with a simple check box selection Send a URL link to quickly point others to your work
Key Features Search the PI System (including PI AF) and displays together No need to understand tag names Very fast display creation Save time Intuitive user interface Can be used by a wide range of users Easily share displays Leverage insights across the organization Easy to deploy and maintain IT-friendly - always have the current version Anywhere, Anytime All you need is a web browser
Fast Display Creation Drag and drop to add display objects Display objects auto-fit Transform objects Easily add/remove values from a trend or table
Intuitive User Interface Designed to work like other popular webbased applications Discoverable features allow users to learn the product as they use it
PI System Search Comprehensive search feature returns results from PI Archive tag names and descriptions PI AF element names and descriptions PI AF attribute names and descriptions PI Coresight displays (display name or an item used in a display) Icons and color coded search results help you quickly find what you are looking for Navigate your asset structure directly from search results
Easily Share Displays Make a display public with a simple check box Send a URL link for a specific display to quickly share insights
Easy to Deploy and Maintain Single server to install and maintain Clients always have the most up-to-date version of PI Coresight Administrator tools to manage the system Reassign displays to a different user Manage connections to PI System servers Report number of users and displays Permission managed with Active Directory Client credentials are also passed to the PI System PI Coresight Server
Anytime, Anywhere No special software needed on the client machine Access PI Coresight from anywhere using Active Directory credentials Use any web browser that supports the Microsoft Silverlight add-in Silverlight is supported on Windows OS and Mac OSX
Announcing 2012 Key New Features Discover and show Related Assets Export Data to a spreadsheet Trend Configuration Read only mode (Portal optimized) 18
PI Coresight Future Plans 2011 2012 2013 4Q 1H 2H 1H PI Coresight Integrated Search Fast and Easy Display Creation Display time bar Collaboration PI Coresight 2012 R2 Exception highlighting Discover and show Related Events Usability enhancements PI Coresight 2012 Discover and show Related Assets Export Data to a spreadsheet Trend Configuration Display only mode (Portal) PI Coresight 2013 Asset Comparison Table Cross Application Sharing PI ProcessBook display viewing 19
PI Coresight with Mobile Clients Browser Clients ipad Windows8 Android Smart Phones PI Server(s) (PI Data Archive & PI AF) PI Coresight Application Server 20
PI Coresight Tablet Edition Target Audience Plant / Operations Management Most likely to have ipad or similar device Overview of how the plant/utility is running Failures, Efficiency, KPIs, Actual vs Forecast Process Engineers / Corporate Planners Identifying problems Optimize processes plant to plant Create Content / Displays for management Maintenance Manual Data Entry / Problem Recording Troubleshooting documents and real-time Calibration 21
PI Coresight Phone Edition Target Audience Check in with Plant from Home / Road Tell me if something is wrong! Focus on Notifications, Acknowledge, Dispatch, and Escalation Give me some basic data related to notification Outside of plant - 3G, 4G, or public WiFi Personalization 22
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PI Coresight Architecture Can be standalone or combined on another machine LCD Panel PI Server (PI Data Archive & PI AF) PI Coresight Application Server PC Projector Laptop
PI Coresight Server Requirements PI Coresight website and PI Coresight Admin website Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition Application Server Role with IIS (Internet Information Server) 7.0 required Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Express Can be installed locally or remote Hardware Recommendation # of User 1 to 50 50 to 250 250-500 CPU (Cores) 2 4 8 CPU Speed (GHz) 2 2.5 3 Memory 4 8 16 Disk (GB).5 1.5 2.5* PI Server PI Server Windows Integrated Security requires v.3.4.380 and above PI AF- recommended for best experience but not required PI AF 2010 R2 (v.2.3) and above PI Server 2010 R3 strongly recommended
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