PI Manual Logger terminology

Cached data

PI Data Archive is the primary storage area for tag values, attributes, and digital states. PI Manual Logger caches any tag data referenced in tours. Cached data can be updated in PI Manual Logger with the targeted PI Data Archive, either manually through the PI Manual Logger client application, or automatically scheduled through PI Manual Logger Windows Services.

Central SQL Server

Database located on a server for central storage of tours to download to a MobilePC and of tour runs to upload from a MobilePC for transmission to PI Data Archive.

Conditional Manual Data Entry (CMDE)

Conditional Manual Data Entry (CMDE) provides a set of functions to determine if a tag should be collected based on conditions. These conditions can include current values of other tags, previous values of tags, the time a tag was collected, as well as many other options.

HTML5 browser

A web browser that is compliant with the HTML5 internet markup language. A mobile device running such a browser is compatible with PI Manual Logger Web 2014.

MobilePC

PI Manual Logger PC installed on a mobile computer (laptop, tablet PC) with the ability to run in a disconnected mode from your network, including PI Data Archive. Unlike a handheld device, mobile PC runs PI Manual Logger PC and has access to many features that are normally available on the PC client.

Queued data

By design, PI Data Archive rejects future data, thus preventing PI Manual Logger from sending recorded data with timestamps in the future. Instead, the application saves the data in a queued state, which can be sent to PI Data Archive when the timestamps become current.

Tag group

Associate tags within a tour by placing them into a tag group. The tag group can be a piece of physical equipment or a set of measurements for a process that are usually measured together.

Tour

A list of PI tags grouped together in order to facilitate data collection.

Tour run

A set of values, statuses, comments, and associated timestamps taken for tags in a tour.

Windows Mobile device

A mobile device running the Windows Mobile operating system. It can have integrated barcode scanning software and is compatible with PI Manual Logger Mobile 2012.