Genies and Super Genies supplied with CitectSCADA use the following attribute convention. If you follow this convention, you can use the Genies without having to modify them.
Mnemonic |
Discrete Control / Monitoring |
Data Type |
Range |
---|---|---|---|
_CMD |
Command Signal to Start Device |
Digital |
0 = Off, 1 = On |
_M |
Control Mode |
Digital |
0=Man, 1=Auto |
_V |
Value |
Digital |
0=Off, 1=On |
_FAIL |
Device Failure |
Digital |
1=OK, 0=Failed |
FAULT |
Device Fault |
Digital |
1=OK, 0=Fault |
Mnemonic |
Process Alarms |
Data Type |
Range |
---|---|---|---|
_ALM |
General Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_HHALM |
High High Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_HALM |
High Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_LALM |
Low Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_LLAM |
Low Low Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_DALM |
Deviation Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_DLALM |
Deviation Low Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_DHALM |
Deviation High Alarm |
Digital |
0=Active, 1=InActive |
_HHTRIP |
High High Alarm Trip Point |
Analog |
|
_HTRIP |
High Alarm Trip Point |
Analog |
|
_LTRIP |
Low Alarm Trip Point |
Analog |
|
_LLTRIP |
Low Alarm Trip Point |
Analog |
|
_DTRIP |
Deviation trip Point |
Analog |
|
_LDTRIP |
Low Deviation Trip Point |
Analog |
|
_HDTRIP |
High Deviation Trip Point |
Analog |
|
_HHhyst |
High High Alarm Hysteresis |
Analog |
|
_Hhyst |
High Alarm Hysteresis |
Analog |
|
_Lhyst |
Low Alarm Hysteresis |
Analog |
|
_LLhyst |
Low Low Alarm Hysteresis |
Analog |
|
_LDhyst |
Low Deviation Alarm Hysteresis |
Analog |
|
_HDhyst |
High Deviation Hysteresis |
Analog |
Mnemonic |
Analog Control / Monitoring |
Data Type |
Range |
---|---|---|---|
_PV |
Process Variable |
Analog |
|
_SP |
Setpoint |
Analog |
|
_RSP |
Remote Setpoint |
Analog |
|
_OP |
Output |
Analog |
|
_OPM |
Output Mode |
Digital |
0=Manual, 1=Auto |
_SPM |
Setpoint Mode |
Digital |
0=Local, 1=Remote |
_P |
Gain (Proportional Band) |
Analog |
|
_I |
Integral (Reset) |
Analog |
|
_D |
Derivative (Rate/Preact) |
Analog |
|
_KP |
Gain Modifier |
Analog |
|
_KI |
Integral Modifier |
Analog |
|
_KD |
Derivative Modifier |
Analog |
|
_SPTK |
Setpoint Track Mode |
Digital |
0=OFF, 1=Track |
_OPTK |
Output Track Mode |
Digital |
0=OFF, 1=Track |
_SPB |
Setpoint Bias |
Analog |
|
_SPR |
Setpoint Ratio |
Analog |
|
_DEV |
Deviation |
||
_TOT |
Totalizer Value |
Analog |
|
_COUNT |
Counter Value |
Analog |
|
_CRESET |
Counter Reset Command |
Digital |
0=Counting, 1=Reset |
_CLIMIT |
Counter Preset Limit |
Analog |
|
_TIME |
Timer Value |
Analog |
|
_TRESET |
Timer Reset Command |
Digital |
0=Timing, 1=Reset |
_EXP |
Timer Expired |
Digital |
|
_TLIMIT |
Timer Limit |
Analog |
|
_CALC1 |
Calculation Result 1 |
Analog |
|
_LINZ1 |
Linearized Signal 1 |
Analog |
|
_Q |
Data Quality Flag |
Digital |
1=OK, 0=BAD |
Note: To keep the tag names shorter you can omit the underscore, but you would sacrifice readability; for example: B1TIC101PV instead of B1_TIC_101_PV.