Point Types

The UNT and DX9100 point types are organized in regions, which correspond to various types of input/output and internal value. The following table summarizes region names and corresponding CIMPLICITY point types.

Long Name Short Name Point Type
Analog Input AI FLOAT
Analog Output AO FLOAT
Binary Input BI DIGITAL
Binary Output BO DIGITAL
Internal Floating Point data ADF FLOAT
Internal Integer data ADI ANALOG_16
Internal Byte data BD ANALOG_U8
Logic Results LRS DIGITAL
Programmable Module Constants PMK ANALOG_U16
Programmable Module Outputs PMO FLOAT
Programmable Module Logic PML DIGITAL
Programmable Module Accumulator PMA ANALOG_U32
System Data SD Various
Memory MD Application dependent

Each region has a number of records. The exact number of records in a region depends on hardware and software configuration of the device.

Each record has a number of attributes such as current value and alarm limits. Within each region, all records have the same attributes.