Methods for Initiating Data Set Collection

NI InsightCM™ 3.3 Help

Edition Date: December 2018

Part Number: 374498G-01

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Parent Topic: Getting Started with Configuring Devices

NI Monitoring Devices continuously monitor data from equipment. However, these devices collect and log data only when initiated by one of several types of triggers. Use one of the following triggers to collect and log data.

Automatic Triggers

Either the NI InsightCM Server or software on the devices automatically initiates a data set collection when the following triggers fire.

Type	Description	Use Case	Where to Configure
Time interval	Collect a data set at specific times of day or intervals of time.	Ensure that trends are complete enough to provide a useful display of machine conditions.	Operating States tab on the Asset Configuration page
Delta EU	Collect a data set when a feature or spectral band value changes by a specified amount.	Ensure data is collected at the time that a rapid change in measurements occurs.
Enter Condition	Collect a data set when the enter condition for an operating state is met.	View the measurements from the time that equipment changed its status.
Exit Condition	Collect a data set when the exit condition for the active operating state is met.	View the measurements from the time that equipment changed its status.
Alarm set	Collect a data set whenever an alarm condition is met.	Access data from the time an alarm condition occurred.	Alarms page
Alarm clears	Collect a data set whenever an alarm clears.	Access data from the time an alarm condition ended.
Burst mode	Collect high-resolution data sets at specific times of day or intervals of time.	Troubleshoot equipment with data that may indicate an issue.	Device Properties tab on the Device Configuration page
Note  EMSA and Thermal Imaging devices do not use operating states.

User-Initiated Triggers

Users manually initiate data set collections via the following triggers.

Type	Description	Use Case	Where to Initiate
Force Trigger	Collect a data set on demand.	See or check the health of equipment.	On the Devices tab in the NI InsightCM web application, navigate to the Force Trigger option in the Action menu.
Burst Mode	Temporarily collect high resolution data on demand.	See or check the health of equipment using high resolution data.	On the Data Viewer page in the NI InsightCM web application, navigate to the Collect Burst Data Sets option in the Action menu .
Test Panel	Temporarily display live data in the NI InsightCM web application.	Quickly see or check the health of equipment without collecting and storing a data set.	Test Panel page

Example: Relationships between Different Trigger Types

The variety of triggers available in NI InsightCM Server means that devices can perform collections more frequently than the standard time-based intervals. Consider a device whose configuration includes the following settings:

The following illustration shows an example of how the device might perform collections over a period of time.

The following table lists the values logged and displayed on the Data Viewer page during each collection in the previous graph.

Differences between Single-Point Features and Waveforms

During multi-second collections, devices always log only the final second of static-sensor data. For example, in the previous graph, if each collection spans 6 seconds, the only value logged is the value collected during the final second. These are the values at the shaded callout circles. However, for waveforms in a multi-second collection, devices calculate and log values from the entire duration of the collection.

Related Information

What Happens When Triggers Occur During an Acquisition?

Delta EU Triggers

Defining an Alarm Rule

Adding a New Device Configuration