PI Point configuration
- Last UpdatedJan 16, 2026
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The PI point is the basic building block for controlling data flow to and from the Data Archive. A single point is configured for each measurement value that needs to be archived.
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- Point attributes
- Tag (PI point name)
- PointSource (point source)
- Learn about PointType (data type)
- Learn about Location1 (interface instance)
- Learn about Location2 (PLC node identifier)
- Learn about Location3 (data type and function code)
- Location4 (scan class)
- Learn about Location5 (offset register address)
- Learn about InstrumentTag (Ethernet communications node)
- Learn about ExDesc (extended descriptor)
- Learn about Scan
- Learn about SourceTag
- Learn about Zero
- Learn about Span
- Shutdown
- Learn about Convers
- Learn about SquareRoot
- Learn about DataSecurity
- Learn about PtSecurity
- Learn about ExcMax ExcMin and ExcDev (exception processing)
- Learn about input tag configuration
- Learn about output tag configuration
- Learn about order of data pre/post processing
- Output points