by IDX Team | Sep 23, 2009 | Articles, Data Migration, Solutions
IDXOnline has an exciting solution in development to solve a long-standing challenge which involves collecting plant data directly from the Siemens PLC as opposed to from the WinCC OPC Server. Out with the old: In with the new: How will we achieve this? IDX has...
by IDX Team | Sep 7, 2009 | Articles
Hello people. I bled a little on something, so I thought I might share and save you some pain: When calling code in a com class (for example, when using an external dll written in some other language (vb, for example), the implicit threading can be an issue). VB by...
by Bruce Bean | Aug 25, 2009 | Articles
On a recent project, I was required to print out an Excel-based report which made extensive use of OSIsoft PI DataLink’s Excel Add-in on a scheduled basis (7 am daily). Unfortunately, Excel does not easily allow for the printing of an Excel file via the command...
by Ryan Coetzee | Aug 11, 2009 | IDX Historian, IDX News, PI, Products, Technologies
Handling “Late Data” into a historian can be tricky when that data changes over time. For example, we have a situation where material arrives in a truck on a weighbridge for processing. A sample is taken and sent to a laboratory for composition analysis so...
by IDX Team | Aug 3, 2009 | IDX News, PROFIBUS, Training
Profibus PA was designed as a solution for automation in Process Applications where it is often necessary to guarantee levels of safety in potentially explosive atmospheres. In this paper and presentation given at the Hazardous Areas Conference, held at Gallagher...
