Merlin™ Setup Guide & Resources

Merlin™ is PMI's AI assistant built directly into PQ Canvass. It reviews entire recordings automatically, classifies disturbances against IEEE and ANSI standards, ranks events by severity, and lets you ask follow-up questions in plain English through a chat interface. Merlin™ is deterministic-first — all measurements come from established analytics; AI is used to interpret and explain, not to invent results.

Merlin™ is available through PMI sales — not self-serve. Contact your PMI rep or call (800) 296-4120 to get set up. You'll need an active PQ Canvass account, since Merlin™ lives inside the platform.

Merlin™ currently covers voltage sags and swells (IEEE 1159), steady-state voltage regulation (ANSI C84.1), Pst flicker (IEEE 1453), voltage THD, loose neutrals, and voltage imbalance. It produces a three-step workflow: hands-on data review, PQ analysis, and a PQ report that ranks events, recognizes patterns, and provides next steps.

Every current PMI recorder that feeds PQ Canvass also feeds Merlin™ — including Bolt, Revolution, Guardian, Seeker, Tensor, and Boomerang. Upload recordings using PMI View for iOS or Windows.

Yes. Visit the Merlin™ Demo Site to explore sample recordings and try the chat interface — no setup or credentials required. For a tailored demo with your own data, contact your PMI rep or call (800) 296-4120.

No. Merlin™ is built to support engineering judgment, not replace it. AI handles the exhaustive first-pass review and triage that engineers rarely have time for, while engineers remain the authority on causality, decisions, and corrective action. The model is the same one that transformed fields like medical imaging.