Measurement Computing PointScan Road Map rev.2.0 - Manual (Page 28)

Adding a KEPServerEX Static Tag
In KEPServerEX, a “static tag” represents a single input to a PointScan module (either a PoinScan/100
series device or a PointScan/200 series device).
Note: The word “tag” is frequently used in the industrial automation and control industries and is
common terminology with OPC server software packages.
TIP: Since, each tag applies to one specific input [or output] that is connected to a
PointScan module, think of each tag as a “per-channel” text name.
The steps for adding a static tag to a KEPServer device are:
(a) Click on the “Click to add a static tag” link in the upper right hand portion of the
KEPServerEX window.
(b) In the General tab section of the “Tag Properties” window (next figure), fill in the
parameters for the first tag as follows:
Tag Properties, General Tab
Name - Any alphanumeric string up to 256 characters can be used. However, you should keep
the names as short as possible since they must fit in various displays. It is important to give each
channel a name that will allow you to recognize it in DASYLab and know which physical input or
output signal channel it represents on the PointScan module. You should take the time to plan out
a naming scheme that will allow you to easily identify channels by their tag names. This is
especially important for systems that have large channel counts.
To automatically create new tag names use the KEPServerEX “duplicate tag”
utility. To use this feature end the tag name with a number.
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