Configure MQTT Sparkplug™ B Time Points
With the MQTT Sparkplug B driver, you use MQTT Sparkplug B Time Points to either retrieve time data from, or control time data on, an EoN node or device that publishes that data to the broker.
Instead of manually creating each MQTT Sparkplug B Point individually, you can use the Create Points from Birth Metrics pick action to create the required suite of points on the EoN Node or Sparkplug B Device with which the points are to be associated. This means of point creation automatically associates the points with the EoN Node or Sparkplug B Device from which the pick action was triggered. You can optionally use the feature with a Property Translation Table to specify any configuration properties that Geo SCADA Expert is to set to particular values when it creates the points. For more information, including essential checks to perform before using the pick action, see Create Points from Birth Metrics, and see Configure an MQTT Sparkplug™ B Property Translation Table.
You configure the properties of each time point using fields on the MQTT Sparkplug B Time Point Form. The configuration Form contains many fields, organized into tabs. Most of these tabs contain properties that are common to points on many drivers (see Tabs on Point Forms in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Advanced Drivers).
The Time Point tab includes properties that are specific to MQTT Sparkplug B Time Points.
Use the Time Point tab to:
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