Driver objects

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The following object types are available in this driver:

Driver object types and supported IEC data types for process variables in zenon

Driver object type

Channel type

Read / Write

Supported data types

Comment

COMMAND

8

S*

BOOL, INT, UINT, SINT, USINT

For 'General command' - ASDU<20> in control direction

In the standard corresponds to DCO (Double command); recommendation: SINT, USINT

 

*) If the command was sent successfully, the variable value will be set to 1; if the command could not be sent, the variable will be set to 0.

MONITORING

9

L

BOOL, REAL, INT, UINT, SINT, USINT

In the standard corresponds to DCO (Double-point information); recommendation: SINT, USINT

or MVAL (F13); recommendation: REAL

or SCL (R32.23); recommendation: REAL

 

MONITORING

TRANSIENT

65

L*

BOOL, INT, UINT, SINT, USINT

For indicators not contained in GI.

 

In the standard corresponds to DCO (Double-point information); recommendation: SINT, USINT

 

*) The received value is immediately set to 0 by the driver.

DISTURBANCE DATA

64

L / S

STRING

To be able to fetch Disturbance Data files, you have to configure two variables with the same Function Type.

The variable with Information Number 0 is the command and status variable, Information Number 1 is the directory variable.

The index of these variables is ignored.

Driver variable

35

L / S

BOOL, SINT, USINT, INT, UINT, DINT, UDINT, REAL, STRING

Variables for the statistical analysis of communication.

Find out more in the chapter about the Driver variables

Channel type

The property "Kanaltyp" is the internal numerical name of the object type. It is also used for the extended DBF import/export of the variables.