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
• 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.