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Building Automation and Control (BACnet) Interface w/ICU Control (PI-IN-OS-BACN-NTI) 1.2.3.0 Enhancements: Interface now supports output points to BACnet devices. Support added for router devices that use 6-byte MAC addresses. Bug Fixes: Improved stability of the Interface Other fixes to the Interface and Query Tool are described in the release notes. The Install Kit includes: Ability to install on XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 Server, Win7, 2008 Server R2 ICU Control 1.2.3.0 for the B...

Version 2.3.11.2 is an enhancement release of the Bitmask Plug-in for the OPC DA Interface. Enhancement: Improved priority bits feature so that PI Digital States that are not used for a particular tag do not need to be mapped to a bit from the source data. The plug-in requires OPC DA Interface version 2.3.11.0 or later.The Bitmask Plug-in will be bundled into the installation kit for the next release of the OPC DA Interface. The Bitmask Plug-in and its documentation can be downloaded separa...

GE FANUC Cimplicity HMI (GECimpi) Interface (PI-IN-GE-CIM-NTI) 4.3.1.0 Enhancement: GE Proficy HMI/SCADA Cimplicity versions 8.0 and 8.1 are supported Bug Fix: Interface no longer crashes when one or more array points are removed after startup - This was introduced in version 4.3.0.0 and these points are infrequently used. The Install Kit includes: Ability to install on XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 Server, Win7, 2008 Server R2 ICU Control 4.3.0.0 for the GE FANUC Cimplicity HMI Interfa...

Universal File and Stream Loader (UFL) Interface w/ICU Control (PI-IN-OS-UFL-NTI) 3.1.0.10 This version of the Universal File and Stream Loader Interface provides functionality to replace the PI Batch File Interface. The following enhancements deliver this functionality: Product Updates: Performance Enhancement - New BatchFL PlugIn compatible mode to support BatchFL interface migration and added speed. New conversion utility migrates configuration from BatchFL to UFL - A new utility co...

This Frequently Asked Questions sheet contains answers regarding OSIsoft product compatibility with the Microsoft Office 2010 System. It relates to the following products: PI WebParts, PI DataLink, PI DataLink Server, PI BatchView Excel add-in, PI AF Excel add-ins and PI SMT Excel add-ins, such as PI Tag Configurator.

This patch addresses an issue with PI ProcessBook and PI ActiveView 3.2.0.0 where the use of automation to affect the list of AF contexts or to change the current context via VBA or add-in code appears to execute successfully; however, the display fails to properly resolve the context and will report “Cannot be resolved” for the elements (which is also indicated in the PI ProcessBook/PI ActiveView Status Report). For additional information and installation instructions, see the Release Notes.

This patch addresses an issue with PI ProcessBook and PI ActiveView 3.2.0.0 where the use of automation to affect the list of AF contexts or to change the current context via VBA or add-in code appears to execute successfully; however, the display fails to properly resolve the context and will report “Cannot be resolved” for the elements (which is also indicated in the PI ProcessBook/PI ActiveView Status Report). For additional information and installation instructions, see the Release Notes.

A new version of the Visual Basic for Application (VBA) environment is available from Microsoft that addresses a known issue that PI ProcessBook and PI ActiveView have previously reported regarding support of Data Execution Prevention (DEP)-enabled configurations on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Previously, we reported in the “Known Issues” section of the PI ActiveView Release Notes:“Due to issues with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), systems with Hardware DEP enabled cannot run in the ...

The PI API library for 64-bit Windows is released. This library may be used to migrate current 32-bit API applications to Windows x64 to run as native 64-bit applications. PI API is only available for customers with an existing API Client license or PI DAP license.OSIsoft recommends that all customers consider using other PI Data Access products for new development, or to upgrade existing applications. Customers are encouraged to refer to the PI Data Access Datasheet, visit OSIsoft vCampus, or c...

Siemens SIMATIC Batch (SISBatch) Interface (PI-IN-SI-SBAT-NTI) 1.0.1.0 New Interface: The Siemens SIMATIC Batch Interface is the first dedicated interface for collecting batch data from the Siemens SIMATIC Batch system through the Siemens PI CONNECT Simatic Batch Interface (API). In addition to collecting and storing batch data, the interface collects and stores associated batch data to PI Tags and PI Batch properties. The Install Kit includes: Ability to install on XP, 2003, Vista, 20...

Version 2.3.11.4 is the first release of the REpower Event List Plug-in for the OPC DA Interface.The REpower Event List Plug-in for the OPC DA Interface provides specialized processing for the REpower REguard Interface B OPC DA Server Items that have event list values. The REpower Event List Plug-in requires a version of the REguard Interface B OPC DA Server that contains event list items whose values are 900-byte arrays and contain serialized event lists. Older versions of the REguard OPC Serv...