UDT – User-Defined Datatype

It is a powerful tool that allows you to create data points/tags pre-sets for their technology.

For example, imagine you have several motors that always contain these data points:

Temperature – INT
Consumption – FLOAT
Runtime – INT
OutputPower – INT

In a normal scenario without a UDT, you would have to type each motor manually:

motor1.Temperature
motor1.Consumption
motor1.Runtime
motor1.OutPutpower

Then, you must do it the same way for another 50 motors.

To do it more efficiently, head to the UDT section under the Tags section, create a new UDT as an example, named “motor,” and save it.
Then, click on it and add all the points the motor always has, as shown in the screenshot.

Then click on it and add all the data points/tags the motor always has, as shown in the screenshot.

When you head to the Tag database, you will want to specify a motor1. You add a new tag type, “motor1,” select that it’s type UDT, and select “motor” UDT, which we created before. After clicking save, it will automatically fill in the content from the UDT, as shown in the screenshot.

Asi bych možná nahradil ty screenshot gifem, jak vytvářím to co popisuji, jelikož screenshoty zabírají dost místa