The InsightCM Manual contains guidance for setting up new condition monitoring systems in the InsightCM web application, instructions for customizing data collection and maintenance, information on viewing data for analysis, and troubleshooting material.
Top Tasks
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Add and configure assets that monitor your equipment in software. |
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Map sensors to specific channels on a device and group all sensors for one equipment asset into a data group for which you can configure data-collection behaviors. |
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Force an initial acquisition to test whether your system is successfully acquiring data. |
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Configure a trend alarm for an asset. |
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Review supported data historian. |
InsightCM Release Notes
InsightCM 3.9.2
Fixed
- Phantom sensor data archiving
Changed
- Update to .NET Framework 4.8
- Update MongoDB to version 6.0.8
- Update MongoDB.Driver to version 2.20.0
Removed
- Support for upgrading from InsightCM versions older than 3.8.5
- Support for Windows Server 2012
Added
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Support for specifying site and service names for eDNA Historian Trend and Historian Input nodes
Added
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Phantom wireless sensor support
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Windows 11 support
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Windows Server 2022 support
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Dependency on Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch version 7.0.2
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Dependency on Websocket.Client version 4.4.43
Fixed
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Loading of updated web application after server upgrade
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Stator shape on Rotor Shape data viewer
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RFM table is blank for archived data
Changed
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Modbus and TrendMQTT services are now enabled by default
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Dependency on Newtonsoft.Json to version 13.0.1
Deprecated
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Support for Windows Server 2012 will be removed in InsightCM 3.10
Removed
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The OPC historian service
Added
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Modbus service (early access)
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Dependency on EasyModbusTCP version 5.6.0
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Dependency on NCrontab.Signed version 3.3.2
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Modbus operations for InsightCMConsoleApp
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TrendMQTT service (early access)
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Salient flux metrics for up to 96 poles (previously 24)
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Rotating Equipment with Tachometer (Rotor Flux) asset definition file for Rotor Flux locations
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Rotating Equipment (Rotor Flux) asset definition file for Rotor Flux locations
Fixed
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HFCT asset node definition toolkit property
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Sending tachometer speed profile to DEI
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Salient calculated metrics in GFM device definitions
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Salient flux cartesian and polar chart viewer errors
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Equipment type in RFM asset template
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RFM table duplicated values
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RFM file collection data type
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Race condition in salient data event creation
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Permissions of ProgramData\Cutsforth\InsightCM directory
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Insufficient permissions caused file uploads to fail (e.g., importing spreadsheets)
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EMI bug related to multiple HFCTs simultaneous data capture
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RFM bug related to duplicated data in the viewers
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GFM bug related to Burst Mode data collections not occurring when called.
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"Error deleting service postgresql-x64-9.2" message that sometimes appeared during installation
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Disabled devices no longer send backlog data
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Single point speed channels now hard-coded to DC coupling
Changed
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Equipment asset definition
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Add Hydro Generator asset type to Salient toolkit
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Update equipment mapping requirements:
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EMI device data groups must be mapped to "Equipment" asset nodes
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RFM device data groups must be mapped to "Rotating Equipment (Rotor Flux)" asset nodes
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SGM device data groups must be mapped to "Rotating Equipment (Fixed Speed)" asset nodes
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Removed
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Support for EMI on cRIO 9065 and 9068
About InsightCM
InsightCM is a software solution for online monitoring to be used with Cutsforth monitoring hardware. In the InsightCM web application, you can configure and manage monitoring devices, set alarm rules, view acquired data, determine how InsightCM stores data, and more.
InsightCM Release Notes lists changes for major and minor releases.
InsightCM 3.9.2
Refer to the Release Notes to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.2.
System Recommendations
The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.
Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.
Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.
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Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices |
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Installation File Hash
The following table provides the installation file hash for InsightCM 3.9.2.
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InsightCM Version |
Hash Function |
Hash Value |
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3.9.2 |
SHA256 |
69b0348737d612e2659fa61f6a1792b9e0ebc20b9b68e8a8ff94d768e834a618 |
Refer to the Release Notes to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.1.
System Recommendations
The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.
Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.
Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.
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Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices |
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Installation File Hashes
The following table provides installation file hashes for InsightCM 3.9.1.
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InsightCM Version |
Hash Function |
Hash Value |
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3.9.1 |
MD5 |
fcbb98978cdcc3713868921ccf49c79e8eef13835044306bd42fce1c74ed0a87 |
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3.9.1 |
SHA256 |
af55625f780ab22f37b51c7cacfbd91a |
Refer to the list below to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.0.
System Recommendations
The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.
Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.
Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.
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Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices |
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Installation File Hashes
The following table provides installation file hashes for InsightCM releases.
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InsightCM Version |
Hash Function |
Hash Value |
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3.9.0 |
MD5 |
34bf91fe95af6db885123e6352810388 |
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3.9.0 |
SHA256 |
57a3d6168e7512d8525a57606786fb9bc1aa075050b72a571b67433686b92cf6 |
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3.8.7 |
MD5 |
7110b984f0b6c84c547b19a4a6ac2ca1 |
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3.8.7 |
SHA256 |
4d97bcacf201952011b2f68513781defc1e1c4b75c53f07895c845047157736e |
Refer to the list below to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.8.7.
New Device Types
InsightCM now supports the following device types: MMS-9042, MMS-9047, and IR-9042.
New Installer
Custom database and data directories can now be specified during installation.
Licensing
InsightCM now uses Software Key for license management, see Licensing InsightCM
HTTP API Improvements
Alarm rules are now included when fetching assets from the server, see Accessing InsightCM Data Services Using HTTP API
Upgraded MongoDB and PostgreSQL
InsightCM now uses MongoDB 4.2.19 and PostgreSQL 11.16.
New File Path
C:\Program Files\Cutsforth\InsightCM\
New Service Names
InsightCM 3.8 and InsightCM MongoDB
System Recommendations
The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.
Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.
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Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices |
Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices |
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Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.