Minimum Configuration - Points

This topic relates to points on the SCADAPack x70 driver.

When you add an item to the database, various properties on the item's configuration Form are assigned a value automatically. These default values are assigned on creation of the database item, to help reduce the amount of manual configuration that is required. As such, you only need configure a subset of the properties that exist on an item's configuration Form. Typically, the properties you have to configure include:

• Those properties that require a value, but for which the property field is blank
• Those properties for which the value needs to differ from the default.

For a point on this driver to be capable of functioning in Geo SCADA Expert, as a minimum you have to specify these properties on the point's configuration Form (the properties are on the <Point Type> tab unless stated otherwise):

• The protocol-specific SCADAPack x70 Outstation with which the point is associated
• The SCADAPack x70 Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item with which the point is associated
  (this field is populated automatically if the Create Protocol Point pick action has been used to create the point)
• If the point is an Analog Point, any additional Scaling that is required in Geo SCADA Expert.

If the point is an output point, you have to:

• Enable and configure the required properties on the Control tab.

If you want to store the point data historically, you have to:

• Enable and configure the properties on the Historic tab, to enable Geo SCADA Expert to store the data historically in the server database.

• Enable and configure logging on the <Point Type> tab if data is to be stored historically at the outstation/controller.

Also ensure that the the database items on which the point depends are In Service, and have saved, valid configuration. This will produce a point that is capable of functioning using the default configuration settings.