Does Origin Companion remember my tags after I close the display — or the browser?
Yes — that's the whole point. Every PI Vision display you load contributes its tags to the side panel, and they stay there across pages and across browser sessions until you clear them. The tag you captured three weeks ago is still one click away when the operator calls.
Does any of my data leave the plant?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser — captured tags live in
chrome.storage.local on your machine. No cloud, no telemetry, no account. See the
security page for the full posture.
What do I need to run it?
Microsoft Edge and PI Vision (developed and tested against PI Vision 3.8.0). For live reports, Origin Companion for Excel pairs with PI DataLink in Excel.
Is it really free?
Free during the beta — beta pricing is beta-only, not a permanent free tier. Final pricing lands at launch, and we'll say so clearly before anything changes.
How do captured tags get into Excel?
One click in the side panel syncs your captured tags to Origin Companion for Excel, which generates live PI DataLink formulas — current values, time series, summaries, and multi-calc columns. Same tags, zero retyping.
Is this the tool that used to be called PI Bytez?
Yes — same tool, new name. PI Bytez became Origin Companion when the Veiled Origin product family unified under the Origin name. Nothing about the product, pricing status, or your captured tags changed.