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Contents
Introduction to PI interfaces for batch and manufacturing execution systems................ 1
Prerequisites for installing PI interfaces for batch and manufacturing execution systems
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Security overview for PI interfaces for batch and manufacturing execution systems........................................5
Create and configure the interface instance.................................................................................................... 6
PI Data server connectivity.............................................................................................................................. 7
Logging and error messages............................................................................................................................7
How PI interfaces for batch and manufacturing execution systems work........................9
How interfaces process batch event data........................................................................................................ 9
Templates for mapping data source events....................................................................................................13
Placeholders and advanced parsing........................................................................................................... 14
Create and update PI tags using tag templates.......................................................................................... 16
Update event frame attributes and batch properties using templates........................................................19
Handle Emerson DeltaV alarms and events using templates...................................................................... 21
Override incoming recipe names using recipe templates........................................................................... 23
Filter incoming events................................................................................................................................27
Translate foreign language data................................................................................................................ 27
How batch data is stored............................................................................................................................... 28
The PI Batch Database.............................................................................................................................. 28
Event frames............................................................................................................................................. 30
Equipment hierarchy................................................................................................................................. 34
Interface modes.............................................................................................................................................35
ABB 800xA interface................................................................................................ 39
ABB 800xA data source................................................................................................................................. 39
ABB 800xA batch start and stop events......................................................................................................... 39
ABB 800xA template placeholders................................................................................................................ 40
Emerson DeltaV interfaces........................................................................................41
Emerson data sources................................................................................................................................... 41
Emerson Syncade..........................................................................................................................................44
Emerson batch start and stop events.............................................................................................................44
Default start and stop events (Emerson).................................................................................................... 45
UBR start and stop events (Emerson)........................................................................................................ 46
Emerson template placeholders.................................................................................................................... 51
Event-file-based interfaces (Rockwell, GE and Honeywell)...........................................55
Event file data sources...................................................................................................................................55
Event file batch start and stop events............................................................................................................ 56
Event file PIBatch/procedure......................................................................................................................57
Event file PIUnitBatch/unit procedure........................................................................................................ 57
Event file operation................................................................................................................................... 59
Event file phase......................................................................................................................................... 60
Event file phase state.................................................................................................................................61
Event file phase step.................................................................................................................................. 61
Template placeholders for event-file-based interfaces.................................................................................. 61
PI Interfaces for Batch and Manufacturing Execution Systems User Guide
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