Trending with the Factry Historian datasource plugin for Grafana
The Factry Historian datasource plugin for Grafana makes it possible to easily explore Historian data in Grafana dashboards, without having to use query builders or editors.
It provides a flexible way to trend live and historical data, whether you want to look at sensor values, asset properties, or events.
The plugin augments the out-of-the-box functionality of Grafana with metadata and context, making it a great fit for use cases in industrial settings.
The Factry Historian datasource plugin provides the following functionality:
- Query data using measurements from Factry Historian
- Query data using the asset tree defined in Factry Historian
- Query events from Factry Historian (e.g. batches, CIP cycles)
- Query data using raw queries
- Autoload units of Measurement, Y-axis scaling and HI/LO boundaries
- Annotate trends with Event data from Factry Historian
- Use assets, measurements and events from Factry Historian as variables to build dynamic dashboards
Typical use cases
- Browsing your asset structure (e.g. ISA88/ISA95 equipment model)
- Trending time-series data, while auto-configuring units of measurement
- Overlaying of events (e.g. golden batch analysis)
- Ad-hoc overlaying of time-series data on top of events
Getting started
To get started with the Factry Historian datasource plugin for trending, first make sure it is installed and configured.