Reference manuals

PI Interface for OPC DA is based on the UniInt framework. UniInt interfaces use and interact with many other components of the PI System. For related information, refer to the following documents:

• PI Universal Interface (UniInt) User Guide

  Describes configuration, operation, and troubleshooting for UniInt-based interfaces.

• Read-only versus Read-write FAQ

  Describes information on the differences between read-only and read-write interfaces, and instructions for migrating from the read-write to the read-only option.

• DCOM Security and Configuration

  Describes security configuration for OPC-related PI System products.

• PI OPC Client User Guide

• Includes information on using the PI OPC Client Tool.

• PI Data Archive System Management Guide

  Documentation for managing PI Data Archive installations, interfaces, PI points, and digital state sets.

• PI Data Archive Security Configuration Guide

  Includes information about PI Data Archive security.

• High Availability Administrator Guide

  Describes how to configure high availability and manage PI Data Archive and interface installations when using PI collectives.

• PI SDK and PI API Online Help Files

  Documentation for the PI SDK and PI API libraries used by interfaces. The embedded help (.chm) files are located in the %PIHOME%\PIPC\Help\ directory. PIHOME is an environment variable that contains the PI API installation path.

• PI API Installation Instructions User Manual

  Details about installing supporting components, including buffering to prevent data loss if the connection to PI Data Archive is lost.

• PI Buffering Manager Help Files

  Explains how to configure buffering using PI Buffer Subsystem 4.3 or later, including how to upgrade from API Buffer Server (bufserv) if needed. The embedded help files are located at PIPC/HELP/BufferManager.chm.

• PI Interface Configuration Utility User Guide

  Describes how to configure interfaces using PI ICU.

• Interface logging

  For more information about reading message logs, see the following Knowledge article

• Interface release notes

  Release-specific information about functional updates, bug fixes, and new features. Release notes are provided both for the UniInt framework and for each interface.

• Data Access Custom Interface Standard v2.05a

  The OPC Foundation documentation for v2.05a of OPC DA.

• Handling non-English characters or strings on the PI Server

Vendor

• OPC Alarms and Events Custom Interface (Version 1.10)

• OPC Data Access and OPC Historical Data Archive