Introduction to PI Interface for Rockwell PharmaSuite Batch

Rockwell PharmaSuite® Manufacturing Execution System (MES) offers role-based optimization for each stage of the recipe life cycle for batch and discrete processing.

PI Interface for Rockwell PharmaSuite Batch scans events and PharmaSuite data sources, and then populates a PI Asset Framework (PI AF) database with event frames and elements, and a PI Batch Database and PI Module Database with batches and modules. Through iterative scans, the interface updates PI points based on the data received.

Note: The interface cannot update the batch data source.

PI Interface for Rockwell PharmaSuite Batch can read data from multiple data sources, which enables PI Server to handle scenarios in which different overlapping batch recipes can access the same unit in different stages of the production cycle. By acquiring data for the same time frame from multiple sources and collating it into a single time-ordered sequence, a single interface instance can capture the complete history of the batch process.

PI Interface for Rockwell PharmaSuite Batch does not use PI buffering, as batch data is persistent in the data source and not in danger of being lost. If connection to PI Server is lost, the interface continues to collect data from the data source, transmitting it to PI Server when the connection is reestablished. Similarly, you need not configure failover for PI Interface for Rockwell PharmaSuite Batch. If for any reason the interface is unable to collect data, the data remains available in the database or event files and you can use recovery mode to fill in any data that was missed during the time the interface was down.

Note: PI Interface for Rockwell PharmaSuite Batch is designed for recipes that constrain a unit to run only one unit procedure at a time.