The datapoint widget is used to display the most recent value of a tag. It can be configured to display the raw numerical value, or customized to display icons and text if the value falls within a range you define. It is commonly used to determine the current status of a single device at a glance, or to compare a large number of devices in a single view.
Examples gallery
Default view displaying the most recent data value
Configured with an icon and color, determined by the latest value
Configured with custom text and color, determined by the latest value
Common applications
Create an overview of machine temperatures throughout a factory line, and turn them orange or red if a device starts to overheat.
Measure the power consumption of a machine to determine if it is currently off, on/idle, or in use.
Configuration Options
Property
Options
Description
Metric
Enables data smoothing. Used to remove noise from data.
Snapshot
No smoothing; Shows the most recent value.
Maximum
Average the maximum values over a number of samples.
Minimum
Average the lowest values over a number of samples.
Refresh
Determines the frequency with which the widget will refresh the displayed data. Set longer refresh times for widgets that are not checked often.
Auto
Sets the refresh rate automatically, based on the incoming signal.
Set
Specify a refresh rate in seconds, minutes, or hours.
Scale and Offset
Modify the raw data to either scale up the value by a multiplier, or offset the value by a fixed amount. Used to convert units (eg, watts to kW), or to correlate data streams with drastically different scales (eg, °F vs vibrations per second).
Raw
No adjustment.
Custom
Specify a scale factor and/or offset amount.
Display Options
Property
Description
Tag
Select the tag or state to visually configure from the list of incoming data. States that have been configured at the tag level will be show in the format, ‘StackName:TagName.State’
Condition
Define the logic conditions under which your chosen settings will take effect, relative to a Trigger Value.
Trigger Value
Define a threshold at which your chosen settings will take effect, as modified by your Condition setting.
Color
Select the primary color to be displayed. Compatible with icons or alphanumeric characters.
Display Icon
Replace the raw value with an icon. May be used simultaneously with Display Text.
Display Text
Replace the raw data value with a text string. May be used simultaneously with Display Icon.
Background Color
Select a background color to fill in the white space of the widget.
Default view displaying the most recent data value
Configuration Options
Display Options