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This appendix describes the property and service functionality of the ThingWorx entities and is broken down in to: Templates https://capulaopus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OPTPTC/pages/1051885810/Appendix+A#Templates Things & Thing Shapes https://capulaopus

If the server name changes or the login credentials change for your PI or AF servers, this can be updated in the configuration file to ensure the Connector is using the correct details. For instructions about how to modify the configuration file refer to

If the location or the server name changes for your PTC Thingworx server, you can modify the configuration file to ensure the Connector is using the correct details. For instructions about how to modify the configuration file refer to Making manual Config

The following entities will be created during installation. These are described within this document: OSIPIThing – This is the default created RemoteThing that the Connector uses for demonstration. OSIPITemplate – This is the RemoteThing Template for comm

Application Keys Application keys are security tokens that can be used to log on to the ThingWorx application instead of using standard credentials. You can pass an application key in the URL of a request by adding the following query parameter: appKey=1C

Where a particular installation is having issues, the TwApiWrapper listener can be enabled in the OSIPIConnectorService.config file (uncomment the commented out section and restart). Instructions To enable the TwApiWrapper: Navigate to the install path fo

For the connector version 1.1, digital states returned from OSISoft Pi return a NULL value in Thingworx. This is to ensure that any visualisation that uses a PI tag that can return values and digital states able able to do so given the unexpected value ty

The Connector can be run in read-only mode or read/write mode. This can be enabled/disabled by modifying the OSPIConnector.config file as described in the section Accessing the configuration file https://capulaopus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OPTPTC/pages/1

The Connector is available for users to download and try. If you have purchased a Connector license, and require to reinstall the Connector, you can download the latest and previous version from the same source and re-apply your license. The latest versio

If you have purchased a full license for the Connector a license file will need to be generated. To have a license file generated, users are required to generate a machine signature file. This file needs to be generated for the machine where the connector

Acronym/Term Meaning AF Asset Framework/Analysis Framework (OSIsoft) Connector The OSIsoft PI to PTC Thingworx Connector is a standalone connector that uses the SDKs of the two platforms to facilitate the communication and transfer of data. DCS Distribute

The section covers the installation of the Connector. Before starting the installation process, ensure your systems meet the system requirements. The following steps already assume you have downloaded the Connector and copied across the installation packa

The OSIsoft Plant Information data historian has been used to collect time-series data from the oil and gas, power, water and other utility sectors since the 1980s. In the mid-2000s OSIsoft added Asset Framework, a method of implementing asset relative mo

On successful first start up the connector will create the HierarchyFiles and a logs folder with corresponding files in the installation directory. If the logs folder is not created, it would indicate that the connection to Thingworx has failed. If the f

It is possible to make manual configuration changes to the Connector to ensure it works as expected. This page provides informations on some of the manual changes you can make to the configuration file for the Connector. Access the configuration file All

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When you first install the Connector you may need to start the service manually. You may also need to restart the service if you make configuration changes to the configuration file, as described in Making manual Configuration changes to the Connector . T

For the connector to function the following system requirements need to be taken into consideration. The connector is designed to work with: OSIsoft PI (2014+) PTC ThingWorx (8.3+) To install the connector requires it to be installed on a system with the

If you have reached the end of your trial or no longer need the Connector on the current machine, you can uninstall the Connector by completing the following steps: Select Start and navigate to the Control Panel Select Programs and Features Locate and sel