This article is split into the following sections: Lifetime Material Counter Accumulator for any data point Accumulator Conditions When selected in the set-up of a data point, the Accumulator function will cause the value of the data point to become an accumulating sum of the difference in values (“delta-value”) read from the device. The system […]
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MONITOR – Overview
MONITOR Data Snapshot Reports Alerts MONITOR MONITOR looks at two major pieces of machine information: process data, and injection data. With each of these two items, it is possible to view charts, export data, and run reports. The Monitor feature gives you the ability to chart multiple parameters, check historical data for quality defect information, […]
MONITOR Alerts
Note: This alert function requires MONITOR to be active on the machine. MONITOR Alerts is a feature of ei3 that lets users configure custom notifications based on conditions related to machine data, for example if a data point’s value reaches a threshold, if a data point’s value is missing, or if there is a data […]
Amphion Edge Device Data Collection – Overview
The Amphion Edge device is robust and able to handle various types of data collection. This article lists each step required to successfully set up and start collecting data from your devices. ei3‘s data collection services are optimized for an ever-growing list of specific control systems. While the current data collection services available are only […]
Trigger Data Collection
Trigger-based data collection allows users to set up a set of data points to be collected when a specific trigger event occurs on the machine, as detected by a change in the value of any one data point. This means a trigger-based collection job might collect data several times in a minute, or only a […]
What data should I monitor?
Today, everything that is important to the productivity and quality of a machine is controlled by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), industrial PC, or embedded computer. Internet communications using standard protocols make instantaneous readings of key values from these controllers readily available to be collected as data. Examples include OPC-UA, PackML and others. Machine data […]
How to set up an alert to notify you when there is a gap in your machine data
Note: This alert function requires MONITOR to be active on the machine. A gap in data can occur when a machine cannot connect to the internet, so its data cannot get to ei3. A data gap alert can be set up for your machine(s) to notify you whenever a gap in data occurs according to […]
Restarting Data Collection on the Amphion
This function only works with specific Amphion Edge Device data collection for certain automation controls protocols. If you do not meet these requirements, please contact us to restart data collection on your machine. In some cases, you may want to swap or reconfigure your Amphion settings to implement changes to your data points. Note that adding […]
Data Point Entry – Avoiding Duplicates
Successful data collection requires that a machine and its PLC have no duplicate data point tag names entered. If the tags do not match between the PLC and the ei3 database, or if duplicates exist, the data collection job will fail. In most cases, the system will prevent duplicate tags from being entered. However, it is […]