General Parameters of a Collector

This topic provides a list of general parameters that are applicable to each type of collector.

Collector Type Applicable General Parameters
The Calculation collector
  • General1 - optional. Used for calculation timeout (sec). Default value: 10.
  • General2 - optional. Used for Max Recovery Time (hr). Default value: 4
The Cygnet collector
  • General2 - optional. Used for recovery time (hr). Default value: 0
  • General3 - optional. Used for thread count. Default value: 5
  • General4 - optional. Used for the Cygnet debug mode. Default value: 0
  • General5 - optional. Used for optimization. Default value: 1
The iFIX Alarms and Events collector General1 - optional. Used for ProgId. Default value: Proficy.OPCiFIXAE.1
The iFIX collector
  • General3 - optional
  • General4 - optional. Used for blocks and fields for blocks. Default value: AI:F_CV,B_CUALM
The MQTT collector
  • General1 - required. Used for the source host name.

    General2 - required. Used for the source topic.

    General3 - required. Used for the source port.
The ODBC collector
  • General1 - required. Used for the ODBC server.
  • General2 - required. Used for the ODBC username.
  • General3 - required. Used for the ODBC password.
  • General4 - optional. Used for recovery time (hr). Default value: 0.
  • General5 - optional. Used for throttle (milliseconds). Default value: 100
The OPC Classic Alarms and Events collector General1 - required. Used for the OPC source server progID.
The OPC Classic DA collector General1 - required. Used for the OPC source server progID.
The OPC Classic HDA collector
  • General1 - required. Used for the OPC HDA server.
  • General2 - optional. Used for recovery time (hr). Default value: 24
The OPC UA DA collector
  • General1 - required. Used for the OPC UA server URI.
  • General2 - optional. Used for secured connectivity. Default value: false
  • General3 - optional. Used to enable user security. Default value: false
  • General4 - optional. Used for username when security is enabled.

    General5 - optional. Used for password when security is enabled.

The OSI PI collector
  • General1 - required. Used for the OSI PI server name.
  • General2 - optional. Used for the OSI PI username. Default value: piadmin
  • General3 - optional. Used for the OSI PI password.
  • General4 - optional. Used for max recovery time (hr). Default value: 4
  • General5 - optional. Used for the OSI PI source (archive or snapshot). Default value: Archive.
The OSI PI distributor
  • General1 - optional. Used for the OSI PI server.

    General2 - optional. Used for the OSI PI username. Default value: piadmin

  • General3 - optional. Used for the OSI PI password.
  • General4 - optional. Used for max recovery time (hr). Default value: 4
  • General5 - optional. Used for the OSI PI source (archive or snapshot). Default value: Archive.
The Server-to-Server distributor
  • General1 - optional. Used for calculation timeout (sec). Default value: 10
  • General2 - optional. Used for max recovery time (hr). Default value: 4
  • General3 - required. Used for the source server name
  • General4 - optional. Used for message replication (0 or 1) and alarm replication (0 or 1). Enter 0 or 1 only for alarm replication.
  • General5 - optional. Used for prefix to messages.
The Windows Performance collector None
The Wonderware collector
  • General1 - required. Used for the Wonderware server.
  • General2 - required. Used for the Wonderware username.
  • General3 - required. Used for the Wonderware password.
  • General4 - optional. Used for the recovery time (hr). Default value: 0
  • General5 - optional. Used for Throttle (milliseconds). Default value: 100