AVEVA PI System™ Training

Learn to use PI AF

• Building an asset framework
• Analytics
• Calculations
• Event frames

Audience:

A process engineer who wants to get the greatest value from the PI system and needs to understand all the benefits of the features that are available with AF. Could also be a PI system administrator who wants to pass on the information and train other members of staff in the use of AF. Knowledge of the data archive is required.

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of the PI system
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft excel
• Basic understanding of a relational database, although no administration or maintenance tasks are discussed or required

Class outline:

• Understanding the PI system architecture
• Key features of the AF server
• Modelling your assets with AF
• Organising/structuring your assets
• Visualising your assets
• Aggregating external data in AF
• Adding business rules, KPIs and calculation results to your assets
• Being informed of important events
• Scaling out your AF system
• Communicating important events

Learn to use PI Processbook, PI Datalink and PI Vision.

Audience:

Engineers, production managers, process operators, instrument technicians, project team members, information system analysts and computer support personnel. This is also an excellent class to take if you are considering buying the PI system and want to eventually implement all of its features.

Prerequisites:

• This class is taught in a Windows 7/Microsoft Office 2013 environment and is designed for students who have a good understanding of that environment. You will have to open and close files, locate files in different directories and use menus and toolbars
• Students will spend almost a whole day using Microsoft Excel 2013, so knowing how to work in Microsoft Excel is a prerequisite for this class
• No specific knowledge of the PI System software is required.

Class Outline

• Get to know PI Data through PI Vision
• Explore event frames with PI Vision and PI DataLink
• Build a simple production report with PI DataLink
• Create a PI ProcessBook display to monitor My Process
• Analyse the past month’s raw material usage with PI DataLink
• Build a set of PI ProcessBook displays to Model My Plant
• Flow adjustment in PI ProcessBook

Learn to maintain and administrate the PI system.

Audience:

Anyone who needs knowledge of how to maintain the PI system. Ideally this will be someone who already has exposure to PI through their work or a Client course.

Prerequisites:

• Basic Windows and Network security (why you log in, what is a domain, etc)
• Basic directory navigation and management (using Windows Explorer, creating and finding files)
• Some familiarity with your real-time data sources (control systems PLCs, OPC)

Class Outline:

• Understanding data flow through the PI server and the PI AF server
• The PI interface defined
• PI interface configuration utility
• PI point attributes and interfaces
• Polling, advise and event points
• Organizing your PI tags into PI system assets
• What is PI buffering?
• Explore the PI server directory structure
• What is the event queue
• Common tuning parameters
• Opening the hood of the PI AF server
• Safeguard your data
• Securing the PI system environment
• Monitor your PI system
• A word about PI server and PI AF server collectives