Monitoring the Manufacturing Control Network
Introduction
Monitoring the Manufacturing Control Network Class prepares current PI system managers to install interfaces and create tags to archive various performance metrics collected over the control network. These interfaces collect real-time information regarding the performance of the elements that compose the control network, archives such data, and makes them available for use in reporting, analysis, troubleshooting, planning and decision making.
The class is three days long. Class starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. Lunch breaks are at 12 p.m. each day and last 60 minutes. The class ends at 4 p.m. of the last day.
Audience
This class is for the current PI system managers who are in the process of adding the MCN package or some of its interfaces to their existing PI system.
The class may be of value to information systems managers who will be making on-going implementation decisions and who will be setting priorities.
Prerequisites
The student should be familiar with the following:
- 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)
- Using DOS commands
- Basic knowledge of network concepts and devices (IP, ping, DNS)
Texts
- PI Ping Interface Manual
- PI TCPResponse Interface Manual
- PI Performance Monitor Interface Manual
- PI SNMP Interface Manual
- PI MCN Class Lecture notes
Class Outline
Review of PI
- Architecture and Data Flow
- PI Points
- Point Building Tools
PI Interfaces general
- Description
- Installing and configuring interfaces
- Interface Configuration Utility
- Data Buffering
PI Ping Interface
- Principle of operation
- Interface configuration
- Tag creation
PI TCPResponse Interface
- Principle of operation
- Interface configuration
- Tag creation
PI Performance Monitor Interface
- Principle of operation
- Interface configuration
- Tag creation
- Performance Monitor Tag Builder
PI SNMP Interface
- Principle of operation
- Interface configuration
- Tag creation
- SNMP Tag Builder
Distributed Architecture for PI Interfaces
Display builder console
Best practices
IT Monitoring Suggestions
Expanding your Monitoring capabilities
Q&A
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