Geo SCADA Expert to eDNA Field Mapping Format

The following tables detail the eDNA field mapping of the export from Geo SCADA Expert.

The following eDNA fields require the Geo SCADA Expert values to be processed before they are exported:

[1] Point Id

eDNA Point Id only allows 8 characters to be stored. The Geo SCADA Expert Id values are processed in one of 3 ways depending on their value.

where the Geo SCADA Expert value is:

  • less than or equal to 99999999, then it is encoded as an 8 character decimal number.
  • greater than 99999999 and less than or equal to 268435455, then it is encoded as a 7 character hexadecimal number string prefixed with an x, for example 248563456 becomes xED0C700.
  • greater than 268435455 it is converted to base64.

All three conversions produce a unique Id value.

[2] Description

The description is obtained from the text to the right of the rightmost period "." of the Alarm Source field. In Format 1 if there is no entry for alarm source the field will remain empty. In Format 2 this field should contain the description, however, if there is no entry in the field the object name is inserted.

[3] Point Type

eDNA Point Type receives the following:

For all analog point types, VT-R4, VT_R8 and VT_I4, the text "AI" is substituted.

For all digital point types the text "MS"

The default value is a null value.

[4] Long Id

This process is only applied in Format 2. If the Alarm Source contains a Long Id, it is included. If there is no Long Id, the Full Name is inserted.


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