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OSIsoft

Push Data to the OSIsoft® PI System®

OSIsoft has been at the forefront of digital transformation for over 30 years. A broad set of industries leverage this data/asset management system to manage their facility. The visibility this system provides allows users to gain deeper insights into their operations enabling more efficient cost-effective operation.

Is your data remote?

Many companies have a remote out building or a location not serviced by their IT Network. These systems are commonly left offline because it is assumed the cost to connect these facilities is too high. The eWON Flexy offers support for both 3G and LTE wireless connections. With Cellular costs as low as they have ever been the cost to monitor remote systems is now in reach. And we know how to connect these systems securely. Ask us how we can help you connect more systems to your OSIsoft PI System.

The Ewon Flexy’s Java based communication engine can interact with the PI System using PI Web API and OSIsoft Message Framework. A Flexy Java application for the PI Web API interface is available upon request (click here to make the request). The application leverages authentication certificates and TLS to create a secure encrypted
link between the Flexy gateway and the data server. The solution can be upgraded to include auto population of Asset Framework Elements to simplify deployment.

Any feature Flexy supports natively is now available for your PI Data Archive. Key Features include:

  • Tag Management
  • Drivers for industrial protocols including Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, Uni-Telway, EtherNet/IP, DF1, FINS TCP, FINS Hostlink, ISO TCP, PPI, MPI, Profibus, Mitsubishi FX, Hitachi EH, ASCII
  • Remote VPN support for user access and remote service support
  • Local webserver for presenting real-time information


The Solution

The Ewon Flexy’s Java based communication engine can interact with the PI System using PI Web API and OSIsoft Message Framework. A Flexy Java application for the PI Web API interface is available upon request (click here to make the request). The application leverages authentication certificates and TLS to create a secure encrypted link between the Flexy gateway and the data server. The solution can be upgraded to include auto population of Asset Framework Elements to simplify deployment.

Any feature Flexy supports natively is now available for your PI Data Archive. Key features include:

  1. Tag Management
  2. Drivers for industrial protocols including Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, Uni-Telway, EtherNet/IP, DF1, FINS TCP, FINS Hostlink, ISO TCP, PPI, MPI, Profibus, Mitsubishi FX, Hitachi EH, ASCII
  3. Remote VPN support for user access and remote service support
  4. Local webserver to presenting real-time information

HMS Industrial Networks has introduced cellular, WiFi and wired connectivity solutions for OSIsoft PI System without the need for a PI interface or PI connector. The connectivity solution for the PI Historian leverages the Web API to push data directly to the PI System.

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Flexy for Industrial Data Solutions

The Ewon Flexy is a multipurpose internet data gateway that allows Machine Builders to monitor and collect vital KPIs for analysis and predictive maintenance. The Talk2m VPN service is included for PLC remote troubleshooting.

Accessing machine and sensor data is not always straightforward. Many legacy machines don’t have support for standard Ethernet based IT interfaces. In fact, many legacy systems support only a serial interface. In those instances, a bridge between the legacy serial interface and the OSIsoft PI System must be created. Traditionally this has been done using an industrial PC and a PI Interface. More recently OSIsoft has introduced several new paths to access data and they include:

PI Web API:

Offers secure access to the PI System by devices not running Windows (ex. Linux based computers)

 

PI Connectors:

The evolution of the traditional data collection technologies

Edge Data Store:

A persistent storage solution that can tolerate network down time by storing data locally

 

Foglamp:

An open source Linux interface that supports remote device configuration and data ingress via OMF

 

OSIsoft Message Format:

This is a light weight protocol for sending data to the PI Server

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