Windows 11 computer
Run locally on a compatible workstation or computer selected and maintained by the customer or integrator.
Infrastructure & Architecture
Deploy PI on the Windows environment you choose.
No proprietary appliance or purpose-built hardware is required. Run PI on a compatible Windows 11 computer or Windows 11 virtual machine, then size the environment around the project.
Software-first deployment
Your project determines the Windows host—not a proprietary hardware requirement.
Install PI on a compatible Windows 11 computer or virtual machine. Organizations can use the hardware, virtualization, network, storage, and backup standards that fit their environment.
Windows 11 virtual machine
Deploy within an organization’s supported virtualization environment without a dedicated PI appliance.
Scale to the project
Choose compute, memory, storage, resilience, and network access based on connected systems, data volume, users, and operating requirements.
Deployment value Use standard Windows 11 infrastructure, avoid proprietary hardware lock-in, and align PI with existing IT support practices.
Deployment planning
Plan the Windows environment around the project.
The organization selects the host, network access, storage, backup schedule, recovery process, and support model appropriate to the deployment.
Computer or VM
Select a compatible Windows 11 computer or virtual machine using the organization’s standard support practices.
Authorized access
Define the paths, credentials, permissions, and segmentation needed to reach supported building systems.
Project files
Choose approved local or cloud file storage for exported projects, reusable components, and recovery copies.
Backup & recovery
Set the backup cadence, version retention, access ownership, restore location, and recovery-test process.
Lifecycle ownership
Document who maintains Windows, PI, drivers, integrations, credentials, project files, and compatibility records.
Files, backup & recovery
Move your work, save it safely, and recover it when needed.
PI project files can move between authorized installations and be included in the organization’s file-protection strategy.
Export your work
Download supported project, configuration, driver, workflow, widget, floor-plan, and report files for reuse or safekeeping.
Bring files into PI
Upload compatible saved files to continue a project, reuse proven components, or move work to another authorized Windows 11 installation.
Use approved cloud storage
Save exported files to the cloud location approved by your organization so teams can protect and share the current working set.
Restore with confidence
Maintain versioned backups and restore compatible files to a replacement computer or VM as part of a documented recovery process.
Customer-controlled continuity
Your organization chooses where exported files are stored, how often backups are created, who can access them, and how recovery is tested. Saving project exports in approved cloud storage does not require the PI runtime or this website to be cloud hosted.
Scalable software architecture
Coordinate diagnostics, analytics, communications, and reporting.
PI™ - Command Center uses a software architecture designed to coordinate application services, helper sessions, supported device communications, and operational data on the selected Windows 11 host.
ClientPI ClientLogin & dashboard UI · room tiles
Application servicePI Application ServiceSoftware instance & connections on the Windows host
SessionsDiagnostics Helper SessionsMulti-stream, per-core
SessionsAnalytics Helper SessionsMulti-stream, per-core
StoreDiagnostics Data Store
StoreAnalytics Data Store
StoreServer Data Store
AggregatePI Aggregation ServiceSoftware view across authorized instances and data services
Command & data flow
- Controls UI sends a command to the Hub
- Hub routes it to the driver parser for translation
- Driver parses the command into a device-usable format
- Hub sends it to the proper background process
- Command transmits to the physical device
- Responses are captured into the analytics database
Coordinated work streams
The application can coordinate device communications, diagnostics, analytics, and reporting work according to the resources assigned to the Windows 11 computer or VM.
Conceptual workload view · actual behavior depends on the configured deployment.
Supported communication
Where an authorized driver and interface are available, PI can collect status, detect communication changes, record operational context, and initiate configured notification or reporting workflows.
Project-sized data services
Data storage, retention, protection, and recovery should be selected and documented for the project’s operational scale, reporting needs, and organizational standards.
Published architecture reference
U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2022/0198405 A1, “Apparatus, System and Method for Building System Diagnostics.” Current legal status should be confirmed independently before use in formal claims.