The PI System connects sensor-based data, operations and the people who rely on data to manage process efficiency, asset health, quality and resource management. The PI System works through server-based technology and allows your data – no matter how old or new it is – to be instantly accessible to your users wherever they are. As a result, you achieve end to end operational visibility.
The PI System comprises:
▾ PI Interfaces
Data originates from numerous sources.
- OSIsoft has developed over 400 standard interfaces to real time data sources such as OPC, RDBMS, ModBus, SCADA, OLEDB, etc.
- PI Interfaces temporarily buffer data and then translate diverse communication protocols and collection intervals so data speak a common language.
▾ PI Server
Machines are constantly creating more data.
- The PI Server’s scalability means that it can:
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- Collect large volumes of sub-second data
- Store up to 20 million streams of high fidelity data
- Store up to 20 million streams of high fidelity data
- Provides operational context to raw data streams. An asset-based metadata layer:
- Organizes data by asset topology so that data retrieval is more intuitive to users across the enterprise.
- The PI Server also includes, auto-event capture, streaming, asset-based analytics, notifications and performance monitoring tools
▾ PI Tools
People need tools to collaborate around data and information.
- PI Client Tools address visualization and analysis needs of stakeholders across the organization and include:
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- Graphical displays
- Automated analysis and reporting spreadsheets
- Web-based, ad hoc trending that can be visualized on multiple devices
The PI System is embedded in critical infrastructure and deployed at over 17,000 sites in 110 countries worldwide. By utilizing a PI System infrastructure, our customers within a broad range of industries including Water & Wastewater, Power & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Pulp and Paper, Chemical and Petro-chemical and Pharma have cut costs by reducing IT complexity, optimizing people and driving operational excellence.
Learn More about the PI System
PI Architecture
OSIsoft: PI Basics - Map of the PI System
This whiteboard video explains the infrustracture of the PI System, consisting of three major componenets, the PI Server, the PI Interface, PI Clients
PI Tools
OSIsoft: What is PI DataLink?
Watch this brief overview of PI Datalink, a Microsoft Excel add-in that enables information retrieval from the PI System directly into a spreadsheet.
Storyboard Map of the
PI System’s Connections
