Point Data Types

The Geo SCADA Expert encapsulates all the supported data types as Analog, Digital, or String points. The table below shows the mapping of IEC 61850 Data Type to MMS Data Type and the type of point used.

IEC 61850 Data Type MMS Data Type Point Type

BOOLEAN

Boolean

Digital

INT8

Integer

Analog

INT16

Integer

Analog

INT32

Integer

Analog

INT64

Integer

Analog

INT8U

Unsigned Integer

Analog

INT16U

Unsigned Integer

Analog

INT24U

Unsigned Integer

Analog

INT32U

Unsigned Integer

Analog

FLOAT32

Floating-point

Analog

ENUM

Integer

Analog

CODED ENUM

Bit-string

Analog

OCTET STRING

Octet-string

String

VISIBLE STRING

Visible-string

String

UNICODE STRING

MMS string

String

Currency

ISO 4217 3-character

currency code

String


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