Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE 3.0 Live Data Interface User Guide - Manual (Page 7)

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Introduction
The FactoryTalk Historian system uses the PI system as a back end to store
tag data. The FactoryTalk Historian Live Data Interface (FTLD) allows
FactoryTalk Historian to connect with Rockwell data sources. The FTLD
interface provides buffering capability before the data is permanently
stored in the Historian archive.
The FTLD Interface is integrated with the FactoryTalk Live Data service
provided by FactoryTalk Services Platform. It is a FactoryTalk Live Data
client that relies on FactoryTalk Live Data service to talk to FactoryTalk
data servers such as FactoryTalk View SE, RSLinx Enterprise, and OPC
servers that are part of a FactoryTalk application.
The FactoryTalk Historian documentation uses the terms tag and point to
mean the same thing. An example of a tag name is:
FTLDEnt:rc:RSLinxC.secondArray000
The FTLD Interface is configured using the FactoryTalk Administration
Console or Interface Configuration Utility. See Configuring FactoryTalk
Historian Live Data Interface (page 11) for more information.
Installation
The steps to install the FactoryTalk Historian Live Data Interface are
explained in the FactoryTalk Historian SE Installation and Configuration
Guide, available from Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software >
FactoryTalk Historian SE > Help.