Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Related Rockwell Automation Documents
• Interface Startup Parameters
  • Startup Options
  • Conventions and Limitations
  • Running Modes
  • Informational Parameters
  • Standard Parameters
• Historian Point Configuration
  • What are Historian Points?
  • Interface Points
    • Point Attributes
      • Tag
      • PointSource
        • Case-sensitivity for PointSource Attributes
        • Reserved and Illegal Point Sources
      • PointType
      • ExcMin, ExcMax, ExcDev and ExcDevPercent
      • Compressing
      • CompDev, CompMin, CompMax, CompDevPercent
      • Scan
      • Location4
      • Zero and Span Attributes
      • TypicalValue
      • SourceTag
      • Shutdown
      • ExDesc
      • InstrumentTag
      • DigitalSet
    • Historian Tag String Attribute Limits
    • Input Points
      • Scan-based Inputs
      • Trigger-based Inputs
      • Unsolicited Inputs
    • Output Points
      • Trigger Method 1 (Recommended)
      • Trigger Method 2
  • I/O Rate Points
    • Monitoring I/O Rates on Historian Interface Node
    • Configuring the Historian Point on Historian Server Node
    • Configuration on Historian Interface Node
      • Windows Nodes
  • Performance Points
  • Performance Summaries
  • UniInt and PI SDK
  • “Known Servers” Table
• Interface Operation
  • Libraries
  • Connection Establishment and Connection Recovery to Historian
    • UniInt Version 3.1.6 and Lower
    • UniInt Version 3.2.0 and Above
  • Historian Point Updates
  • Exit Handler
  • Time
    • UniInt 2.x Compatibility Mode
      • Extended PI API Mode
• Windows Performance Counters
  • Requirements
  • Installing and Removing Interface Performance Counters
  • Verifying Successful Performance Counter Operation
  • Viewing Performance Counter Data
  • Historizing Performance Counter Data
  • UniInt Performance Counters
  • Changed Counters (Interface Upgrades)
  • Troubleshooting Performance Counter Problems
• Interface Health Points
  • Extended Descriptor Requirements
    • Invalid: no square brackets around the keyword
    • General Interface Health Tags
      • Heartbeat
      • Scan Class Information
      • Device Status
    • Interface Point Count
    • IO Rate
    • Message Counter
    • Output Rate
    • Output Bad Value Rate
    • Trigger Input Rate
    • Trigger Input Bad Value Rate
    • Scan Class Health Tags
      • Scan Class Point Count
      • Scan Class IO Rate
      • Scan Class Bad Value Rate
      • Scan Class Scans Skipped
      • Scan Class Scan Count
    • Scan Class Scan Time
    • Scan Class Input Device Scan Time
• Interface Disconnected Startup
  • Disconnected Startup Requirements
    • Operating Systems
    • Interface
    • Buffering
  • Point Synchronization and Historian Server Connections
  • Point Modifications on the Historian Server and Interface Restarts
  • Limitations
    • Extended Attribute Lengths
    • Interfaces Using the PI SDK
    • Outputs
  • Startup Command File Configuration
    • Sample Interface Startup Files
  • ICU Configuration
  • Disconnected Startup Architecture
  • Operation
    • Creation
    • Validation
    • Construction
    • Utilization
    • Synchronization
  • Remote Cache Builds
  • Messages
    • Informational
    • Configuration Errors
  • Troubleshooting
    • Interface Operation
    • Deleting Cache Files
• UniInt Failover Scheme
  • Introduction
  • Configuring UniInt Failover
    • Start-Up Parameters
    • Data Source Points
    • Historian Tags
  • Steady State Operation
  • Glossary
    • Active ID Point
    • Backup Interface
    • Cold Failover
    • Data Source
    • Failover ID
    • Failover Update Interval
    • Heartbeat Point
    • Hot Failover
  • Input Data
    • Interface Control Points
    • Interface Control Tags
    • Interface Copy
    • Interface Instance
    • Output Data
    • Primary Interface
    • Point
      • Tag
    • Thrashing
    • Warm Failover
  • Failover Scenarios
    • Primary Interface Shutdown
      • Assuming Role of Primary Interface
    • Primary Interface Stops Updating Heartbeat Point
    • Manual Failover
    • Primary Interface Loses Connection to Historian Server
    • Primary Stops Updating Heartbeat Point for less than 5 Intervals
    • Interfaces Connect to Data Source at Approximately the Same Time
    • Maximum Data Overlap
• Error and Informational Messages
  • Message Logs
  • Messages on Windows
  • System Errors and PI Errors
    • Error Descriptions on Windows