PI Vision Dashboards

Build professional operational dashboards using PI Vision. Learn symbol configuration, ad hoc trending, asset-based navigation, and multi-state displays for industrial monitoring.

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PI Vision Overview

PI Vision is AVEVA's web-based visualization platform that provides real-time and historical data visualization without requiring any client-side software installation. It runs entirely in a web browser and connects directly to PI Data Archive and AF Server.

Display Types

Process Displays

Static or animated representations of industrial processes:

P&ID overlays with live data values
Equipment status indicators
Alarm summaries
KPI dashboards

Trend Displays

Time-series charts for data analysis:

Multi-tag trending
Compressed vs raw data toggle
Zoom and pan controls
Statistical overlays

Symbol Configuration

PI Vision symbols are the building blocks of displays:

Symbol Type	Use Case	Key Settings
Value	Display current tag value	Format, UOM, color rules
Trend	Time-series chart	Time range, scale, markers
Gauge	Analog meter display	Min/max, zones
Bar	Horizontal/vertical bar	Orientation, thresholds
Multi-State	Status indicator	State definitions, colors
Table	Tabular data view	Columns, sorting
Event Frame	Event timeline	Template filter

Multi-State Symbols

Multi-state symbols change appearance based on data values — critical for at-a-glance status monitoring:

State Configuration Example (Pump Status):
├── State 0: "Stopped"    → Gray color, stop icon
├── State 1: "Running"    → Green color, rotating icon  
├── State 2: "Fault"      → Red color, alarm icon
└── State 3: "Maintenance" → Yellow color, wrench icon

Asset-Based Navigation

Using AF hierarchy in PI Vision enables powerful asset-based displays:

1. Create a display using an AF element as the context

2. Reference attributes using relative paths: .|FlowRate

3. Navigate between similar assets by changing context

4. One display template serves all pumps in the plant

PI Vision URL Structure

https://pivision/PIVision/#/Displays/{displayId}/{displayName}
?starttime=*-8h
&endtime=*
&mode=kiosk

URL Parameters:

starttime / endtime: Time range (relative or absolute)
mode=kiosk: Full-screen display mode for control room
hidetoolbar: Hide navigation toolbar

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