Using the Create/Update Inputs Dialog Box

The Create or Update Inputs dialog box allows you to create new analog or digital inputs or to edit existing inputs. The dialog consists of three selections:

• Select Input Type

• Point Details

• Buttons

Select Input Type

The select input type section is only used when creating new points, and is not displayed when updating existing points

The Select Input type section of the Create Inputs dialog box allows you to choose between creating digital or analog points and allows you to indicate how many new points you wish to create.

• Digitals: Select this option to create digital inputs

• Analogs: Select this option to create analog inputs

• Amount to Create: Enter the number of new input wants you wish to create.

Point Details

Common Fields

The point details contains the following common fields used by all protocols:

Point Name: A unique name for the point. If more than one input is being created subsequent point names will be appended with _1, _2, _3 etc.

Dnp3 Specific Fields

Dnp3 IEDs contain the following protocol specific fields:

• IOA: The information object address of the input.

• Static Type: The DNP3 object type used for static value reporting.

• Event Type: The DNP3 object type used for value change events.

IEC104 Specific Fields

IEC104 IEDs contain the following protocol specific fields:

• Common Address: The Common ASDU address of the input.

• IOA: The information object address of the input.

• Point Type: The IEC104 point type.

ICCP Specific Fields

The ICCP IEDs contain the following protocol specific fields:

• Scope: The point scope of the input.

• ICC: The point is only visible on this VCC.

• VCC: The point is visible to all remote VCC’s.

• Transfer Set: The associated Transfer Set for this input.

• Point Type: The ICCP point type.

Digital Specific Fields

Digital inputs contain the following specific fields:

• Interpretation: The interpretation table associated with the input points.

Buttons

• OK: Selecting OK closes the dialog and creates the inputs.

• Cancel: Selecting cancel closes the dialog and cancels the operation.

• Help: Selecting help invokes the online help.