Installation checklist for the PI UFL interface

If you are familiar with installing AVEVA interfaces, use the following checklist as a quick reference. If you require detailed installation steps, refer to Learn about installation and configuration of the PI UFL interface.

1. Download and run the PI UFL interface installation kit on the interface node.

2. Confirm that you can connect to the Data Archive. Launch PI System Management Tools (PI SMT), select File > Connections, and connect to the server.

3. Test the PI-API connection to the Data Archive. In the %PIPC%\bin directory, issue the apisnap PISERVERNODE command.

4. Test the PI-SDK connection to the Data Archive. From the Windows menu, select All Programs > PI System > AboutPI-SDK, and use the File > Connections option to connect to the Data Archive.

5. Launch PI Interface Configuration Utility (PI ICU) and define an instance of the PI UFL interface.

6. Using PI SMT, configure trusts that enable PI_UFL.exe to access the server node. If necessary, configure firewall exceptions.

7. Configure the interface as a service and verify that it starts successfully. Reboot the interface node and confirm that the interface service restarts.

8. If you intend to use digital points, define the appropriate digital state sets.

9. Optionally, build PI points to receive data from the interface.

   If you configure the interface so that it does not automatically create PI points (tags), note the following:

   • The only location code used by the interface is Location5, which determines if the interface performs exception reporting and how to handle multiple events at the same time stamp.

   • The Convers attribute is optional and defines the coefficient to be applied to numeric PI points.

   • The InstrumentTag attribute is optional and defines the TagName alias.

   • The PointSource attribute is optional. If specified, the interface loads the corresponding points during startup.

10. Test the interface using the example .ini files, which are located in the Examples folder in the installation directory. The .ini files contain instructions for their usage. Verify that data is imported successfully.

11. Optional: Configure diagnostic points:

    • Scan class performance

    • Performance counter

    • Health monitoring

    • I/O rate

12. Optional: Install AVEVA's diagnostic software, the PI Performance Monitor interface, on the interface node where you installed the PI UFL interface.