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Use an 'Equipment.Item' Reference

You can reference a variable tag using 'equipment.item' instead of a tag name.

For example, an equipment type named "Motor" includes the item "FailStart". FailStart includes a variable tag definition that links to an I/O point on the physical motor. To refer to this variable tag, you can use "Motor.FailStart" instead of the tag name. (For more information, see Items.)

To do this, use the following syntax:

[Cluster.]Equipment.Item[.ExtItem]

Where:

Cluster

The cluster name (optional).

Equipment.Item

A substitution for a tag name using an "equipment.item" reference.

ExtItem

The tag extension item name (optional).

If the item name is not specified, the value of the property is referenced.

This means you can:

Note: You can also access alarm data in a similar way. See Using Alarm Properties as Tags.

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Published June 2018