Analog Tag

Item

Description

Name

Enter the tag’s name.

Data Type

Sets the tag’s data type.

Description

Enter the description of the tag.

Device

Select the external device to associate the tag with. You can check the names of external devices using [Tools] - [I/O Device]. Not selecting this option will make the tag to operate as a virtual tag.

Address

Enter the external device address to associate the tag with. You must enter the address using the device’s addressing method. To make the tag operate as a real tag, this field must be filled.

Open

Assign as alarm tag

Select this item to trigger an alarm when the tag value changes. Selecting this item will add [Alarm] tab to the window.

Persist tag value

On CimonX termination, all of the tag properties are stored in the database file. Selecting this option will maintain the last modified data of the tag on the next CimonX run.

Virtual Tag

Only applied when the tag is a real tag. When running CimonX, use it when you want to operate only within the system while maintaining the set device and address.

Write initial value to I/O device

Only applied when the tag is a real tag. The initial value assigned in the [Advanced] tab will be written to the I/O device when CimonX runs.

Run tag action when tag value changes

Select this option to assign an action to the tag. Selecting this option will add [Tag Action] tab to the window and the user can write the script.

The script will run when the tag’s value changes.

Data Logging

Select a data log model where the tag will belong to. Selecting a data log model will log the tag data according to the data log model’s settings.

Item

Description

Initial Value

Enter a value that will be the initial value of the tag when CimonX runs.

Unit

Assign the unit of the tag. ex) ℃, ℉ ..

Deadband

Enter an absolute value that will be used as a threshold range before the system recognizes it as value change.

Decimal Point

Sets the number of decimal places applied to the tag value.

PF

Selecting the PF option, the tag’s value will be displayed on the trend according to the PF value. The user can also set the tag value range from -100 to 100.

Scale

UltimateAccess Web supports 2 types of converting the value: Scale/Offset and Max/Min. Selecting this option will use Scale/Offset method, allowing the user to set the scale and offset value on the raw data section. Not selecting this issue will calculate the value using Max/Min method, allowing the user to enter a maximum and a minimum value on the raw data section.

Generate data for reports

Selecting this option will register the tag’s value as the report’s data.

Resetting Accumulated value manually

Select this option to manually reset the accumulated value. This option is only valid when the tag is accumulated value tag and is selected for reports. If the tag’s accumulated value is reset while this option is selected, the system does not recognizes the value reset as if it’s caused by exceeding the maximum value.