Create digital points

To create digital points, set the Point type attribute to Digital and set the Digital set attribute to a digital state set. The digital state set and its digital states must exist before you can configure digital PI points to use those digital states.

For example, the following steps explain how to create points that represent the states of a valve (CLOSED and OPEN) and points that represent the states of a switch (ON and OFF).

1. Create a digital state set named ValvePosition with two states: CLOSED and OPEN.

2. Use the PI SMT Point Builder tool to configure the point or points that will use the CLOSED and OPEN states:

   1. Create a point with Point type set to Digital.

   2. Set Digital set to the ValvePosition.

   3. Configure other point attributes and settings as needed.

3. Create points that use the states ON and OFF.

4. Create a digital state set named SwitchPosition with two states: ON and OFF.

5. Use the PI SMT Point Builder tool to configure the point or points that will use the ON and OFF states:

   1. Create a point with Point type set to Digital.

   2. Set Digital set to SwitchPosition.

   3. Configure other point attributes and settings as needed.