Data collection with PI Manual Logger MobilePC

As an operator, you can collect data on a Windows mobile PC (laptop computer or other portable system) instead of a handheld device. As with a handheld device, your mobile PC is disconnected from the network and cannot communicate with PI Data Archive while you are collecting field data. Unlike a handheld device (running PI Manual Logger Mobile 2012), your mobile PC runs PI Manual Logger PC. As a result, you can access many of the features that are normally available on the PC client.

Offline work

When a Windows mobile PC is disconnected from the network and you are working offline, the following menu options remain available.

PIML menu

• Open the message log

• View PI tags and digital states

• Switch users

• View work requests

Tours menu

• Execute a tour run

• Collect data on the mobile PC

• Import a tour run from a file

• View/edit data in existing tour runs

MobilePC menu

• Transfer tours to the mobile PC from the Central SQL Server database

• Choose transfer options for the mobile PC

• Transfer tour runs from the mobile PC to the Central SQL Server database

The trend control is not available in offline mode.