In my experience, if the list is too large and the time between lists (controlled by foxapi.cfg) is too short, the OM will timeout those tags and they will be marked OOS by the OM and 0x103 (status word) by FoxAPI. They will not update. I believe that a checkpoint of the station that has the tag will force a reconnection, but other than that, they will not update because the OM thinks that they do not exist. Make sense? PS. This typically happens with large sets, short intervals between list opening, and heavily loaded or slow stations. In the latter case, the culprit was frequently DI15/CmP15 based gateways. Regards, Alex Johnson Invensys Process Systems Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (voice) 713.722.2700 (switchboard) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Balmer, Robert D. Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 8:05 AM To: Foxboro DCS Mail List Subject: [foxboro] PI points and location 2 PI users What have those of you that use PI observed with PI tags that reside in a PI list that has more than 250 points? Have the points beyond a certain number simply not been updated or have they been marked as "BAD POINT"? Robert Balmer Climax Molybdenum Co. Applications Analyst/Programmer ISA CCST Fort Madison Iowa 319 463 2206 rbalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Este mensaje (incluyendo los archivos adjuntos) esta dirigido solo al receptor senalado y puede contener informacion de caracter privilegiada, privada o confidencial. Si usted no es el receptor senalado o bien ha recibido este mensaje por error, por favor notifique inmediatamente al remitente y elimine el mensaje original. Cualquier otro uso de este mensaje de correo electronico esta prohibido. _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave