Count Module
The Count analytic module is used to totalise a value or count events, resetting the counter based on a specific 'pivot'. For example, you might want to calculate the total amount of product made per day.
They're often used for analysing production based on periods of time, such as days, shifts or year-to-date. You can also use information such as the batch number or product type.
Starting Out
When you first create a new counter, you'll see the graph below…
The node on the top-right is a Pivot node. All of the values in the analytic are grouped by the value you feed into this node.
If you want to split your values into daily totals, use an Time Difference node.
You can also pivot by events with an ARDI Event Name node.
The node on the bottom-right is an Counter Output node. This represents a channel of data that will be totalised or counted. There are several different types of counter, depending on exactly what you want to do.
For example, if you wanted to see the different speeds your machine ran at on different days of the week, you'd connect Day of the Week to your Pivot node and speed to the Output node.