Point configuration can be divided in the following categories
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Device point only configuration. |
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Virtual point only configuration. |
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Device and virtual point configuration. |
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Point technical reference. |
CIMPLICITY collects or calculates point data that it distributes to:
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CimView screens that are configured in CimEdit |
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Alarm Viewer screens |
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Alarm printers |
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Logging tables |
Other CIMPLICITY software
options
The Workbench provides the following icons to access Point configuration components in addition to the Point Properties dialog box.
Note: Click a Point icon to display related documentation.
The collection and distribution of point data is handled by the Point Management subsystem. Point Management's primary functions are to:
Update the point database as point
values change.
Generate point alarms when limits
are exceeded.
Make point data available to
CIMPLICITY software applications.
Synthesize new point values by
arithmetically combining other points.
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Open a Point Properties dialog box. |
