​.EngUnits Dotfield

The .EngUnits dotfield shows the text value assigned to an analog tag with the Eng Units property. The .EngUnits dotfield shows the engineering unit as a text value.

Note: Values written to this field are not retentive.

Category

Tags

Usage

Tag_name.EngUnits

Parameter

Tag_name

Any integer, real, or indirect analog tag.

Data Type

Message (read/write).

Remarks

The .EngUnits dotfield does not affect the scale, conversion, or format of the actual data associated with the tag.

Valid Values

Any string containing 0 to 31 characters.

Example

The following script calls a Fahrenheit temperature conversion function if the tag’s engineering unit is Celsius.

IF Temperature.EngUnits == "Celsius" THEN

CALL TempFConvert(Temperature);

ENDIF;

See Also

.MinEU, .MaxEU, .MinRaw, .MaxRaw, .RawValue