Xylem CHATTER Notification System configuration guide - Manual (Page 39)

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Naming objects in a SCADA system
The starting point for naming objects in an SCADA-system is the
In this example, the ID-tag is MJK001
An ID-tag must only be used once. The
system will not work if duplicate ID-tags
are found!
than one object - or tag - in an SCADA-system, the object name
- or tag name - must be more than the ID-Tag.
MJK Automation ApS recommends that naming of objects in an
SCADA-system follows a set scheme. Such a scheme is
defined here.
Naming of objects in a SCADA-system
The object name in an SCADA-system consists of three elements:
ID-tag
Information about the origin of the signal
Name of the signal supplying data to the object
Object names in someSCADA-systems cannot exceed a set number of characters!
A few examples
Object name Description
MJK001_M1-LEVEL
MJK001
MJK001_M1-LOGTIME The time when a measurement from a Modbus input no. 1 on MJK001 was
MJK001_D2-STATE
MJK00_IN-BATT
MJK00_IN-SIGNAL
MJK001_ST-START
MJK001_ST-FLOW-M3S The momentary flow in m 3 pr. second during a stormflow recorded by MJK
ID-Tag
followed by an 'underscore',
Names of origin which may be combined with every ID-tag
Text Signal origin
D1- Digital input no. 1
D2- Digital input no. 2
D3- Digital input no. 3
D4- Digital input no. 4