Kingfisher outstations support a combination of these point types:
- Kingfisher Analog Input Points—see Configuring Analog Points
- Kingfisher Analog Output Points—see Configuring Analog Points
- Kingfisher Counter Points—see Configuring Counter Points
- Kingfisher Digital Input Points—see Configuring Digital Points
- Kingfisher Digital Output Points—see Configuring Digital Points.
You need to configure one point of the appropriate type per point at an outstation. You configure the properties of each point using the appropriate Kingfisher Point Form.
This section covers the configuration of properties that are common to many Kingfisher points. It includes information on how to:
- Configure Common Point Properties
- Use Persistence to Stop Fleeting Changes in Value from Changing a Point State
- Log Point Data on Kingfisher Outstations.
For Kingfisher Analog Output Points and Kingfisher Digital Output Points, it also explains how to:
For information on the minimal amount of configuration that you can undertake to produce a functional Kingfisher Point in Geo SCADA Expert, see Minimum Configuration.
For general information on creating a point and displaying a Point Form, see Configuring a Point in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Core Point Configuration.
On systems on which Geo SCADA Expert communicates with Kingfisher outstations using a Master/Slave setup (see Typical Master/Remote Scenarios), each Kingfisher Remote outstation monitors the change of state of its inputs and uses Kingfisher RTUTX statements to send the information to the Kingfisher Master outstation. The information then appears in the Master outstation’s network address registers. It is this register information that is read by Geo SCADA Expert. (In other words, Geo SCADA Expert reads the information from the local Master outstation only and not from the Remote outstations on the network.)