Genius Device Point Properties

Specify the following on the Device tab in the Point Properties dialog box.

Field

Description

Address

For all programmable controller memory types, enter the memory type and offset in the Address field on the Device page of the Point Properties dialog box. The address format is:

<memory type><address>

Example

To specify Register 1:

The address is %R1.

All offsets have a minimum value of 1.

Update Criteria

The update criteria determines how the data will be requested.

Select On Change or On Scan for points whose values should be polled by Genius communications at regular intervals.

Select On Demand On Scan or On Demand On Change for points whose values should be polled by Genius communications at regular intervals while users are viewing them.

When you are configuring Boolean points for memory types that are not bit addressable, you must also enter data in the following field:

Address Offset

Enter the bit offset that corresponds to the bit position within the word.

An address offset of.

 

Offset

Addresses the:

 

0

Least significant bit of a register.

 

15

Most significant bit.

If you are configuring output points for Genius blocks, don't forget to implement a method for enabling outputs to the blocks.

To write to the outputs of an analog block, use (Directed Output) for the first output circuit and %DO2 for the second output circuit. Prior to writing data to the block, you must enable outputs to it.

More information

Genius device point configuration.