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 […]
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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 […]
How to Set Up and Start Data Collection with OPC UA
In order to configure OPC UA data collection in ei3, you must have UA Expert installed on your computer to validate data points. This article explains OPC UA-based Amphion data collection in detail. For a more general overview on data collection, see this article. For Rockwell and eWOD-based data collection, see this article instead. Verifying […]
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 […]