Define Objects
Asset objects are the instances of equipment pieces, such as StorageTank1, to appear in the model. For each object, you determine which data variables derived from its object type to reuse, and then define them accordingly.
- Objects appear alphabetically.
- Always use a unique object name.
- In the Administration environment, navigate to .If objects are already defined, the left panel lists them.
- To add a new object, select New.The New Object screen appears.
- Select the object type for this object.The children of the object type appear under Contained Objects if defined. Web HMI automatically generates a contained object name from the alias and appends an instance number to it, such as DPump1_1. The next time another asset object reuses the object type with this contained object, the instance number is increased by one, which in this example is DPump1_2.
- Type a unique name for the new object and provide a description.
- Select Save.The new object appears with the data variables of its object type.
- Define each data variable that you want to use for this object by doing the following:
- For a real-time data source, select its RealTime Data Alias, and then enter the real-time data source tag or point ID that will feed data in to this variable. For an array data type,
ns=3;s=ARRAYPOINT.Value
is an example of a real-time data source point ID. - For a historical data source, select its Historical Data Alias, and enter the historical data source tag ID to retrieve data for this variable, which can appear on Trend charts and Control Views.
- For a real-time data source, select its RealTime Data Alias, and then enter the real-time data source tag or point ID that will feed data in to this variable. For an array data type,
- Select Save.