Points Used on EtherNet/IP Outstations

You use EtherNet/IP Points to read and/or write to items of data on Allen-Bradley controllers, using EtherNet/IP. You need to associate each tag on a controller with an EtherNet/IP Point of the relevant type in the Geo SCADA Expert database. This enables Geo SCADA Expert to perform the relevant processing of that tag's data in the Geo SCADA Expert database (for example, to monitor state changes, raise alarms, or execute controls).

The EtherNet/IP driver supports the point types that are listed below. You need to configure the points using the properties on the relevant EtherNet/IP Point Form.

• EtherNet/IP Analog Point (see Configure Analog Points)
• EtherNet/IP Digital Point (see Configure Digital Points)
• EtherNet/IP String Point (see Configure String Points)

You configure each point using the appropriate EtherNet/IP 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).

Properties on the <Point Type> tab comprise:

• Properties that are common to points on the EtherNet/IP driver (see Configure Common Point Properties)
• Persistence settings (see Use Persistence to Stop Fleeting Changes in Value from Changing a Point State)
• Properties that are point-specific (see the appropriate reference above)

The EtherNet/IP driver supports the controlling of points. EtherNet/IP points include a Control tab, which allows you to enable and configure the Control properties of points that operate as both an input and output. For more information, see Tabs on Point Forms in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Advanced Drivers. For analog points, also see Configure Analog Points.