Connection table details

accessFlag

displayname

This flag is used by easy eXtended Operator Station (ezXOS) to determine whether a table is being modified through the Advanced Database Editor (ADE). If the flag is set, access to the table is denied.

act_modem

modemslot

Active modem in use by the connection.

act_sigcfg

sigslot

Active signal configuration.

action

connect_action

Current connection action.

broadcast

Broadcast_table

The broadcast table contains the commands which should be broadcast on the connection, and the specification requirements for broadcasting. This feature is often used for time synchronization and accumulator freeze commands.

cid

short

Connection low-level identifier.

cmode

connect_mode

Communication mode (for example, host poll).

cnt_time

unsigned short

Maximum time to establish connection (sec).

cnt_timeout

unsigned short

Maximum time without success (sec).

cnt_good

unsigned short

The minimum connection time (in seconds) that was successful. It is assigned to a value to avoid bouncing back and forth between the primary connection, if communications are poor, and a good alternate connection.

commproc

commprocslot

Connection’s Omnicomm process.

comm_msg

comm_msgQ

Pending connection action queue.

cfg_protocol

description

Protocol specific configuration.

consta

connstatus

Current connection status.

ctype

connect_type

Type of connection.

curstate

connect_state

Current connection state.

cur_stats

connthruput

Current throughput statistics.

delay

unsigned short

Communications overhead delay period in milliseconds.

description

description

Connection description

device

filename

This field shows the host IP address. Typically, a logical name is assigned to it from the terminal_server table, so that the IP address changes during a failover to an alternate service, site, or system.

df1DLink.ackdly

unsigned short

The maximum time (in milliseconds) to wait for a reply to a query (protocol-specific).

df1DLink.duplex

abdf1duplex

The DF1 protocol driver session layer operation mode (protocol-specific).

df1DLink.errcheck

abdf1errcheck

The driver error detection algorithm used by the Remote Terminal Unit (RTU). This field is protocol-specific.

df1DLink.gatewayAdrs

abdf1remoteaddr

The address of the gateway used for communication (protocol-specific).

df1DLink.gatewayType

abdf1GtwyType

The type of gateway used to connect with the remote (protocol-specific).

df1DLink.host_addr

abdf1remoteaddr

The station address for the AVEVA Enterprise SCADA host (protocol-specific).

dft_sigcfg

sigslot

Default signal configuration.

dialFailStats

failCntStats

The statistics of dial connection failure.

dialMaxFailCnt

unsigned char

Maximum number of consecutive dial connection failures.

disable_onscan_remote_check

oas_boolean_t

Include only onscan remotes in the no reply count?

dretry

unsigned char

The number of retries for dial/cryout.

enable_line_error_suppresion

oas_boolean_t

Enable No Reply alarm suppression for remotes on a connection.

enable_line_failure_alarms

oas_boolean_t

Have the system generate an alarm when the number of "No Reply" remotes reaches the configured threshold?

enable_line_normal_alarms

oas_boolean_t

Have the system generate an alarm when the line returns to normal operation?

flag

flags

For information on the flag structure, see Flag structure details.

FEPenb

oas_boolean_t

Is the connection front-end processing enabled?

The action of this field is protocol specific.

group

groupslot

The group that this point is associated with for alarming.

in_alm

oas_boolean_t

Is the connection in general alarm (for example, communication failure)?

intg_update

oas_boolean_t

Is integrity scan set when the connection is established?

intr_rtu_delay

unsigned short

Expected delays for communication media (for example, satellites which have inherent delays).

last_bad

internaltime

The last bad status time.

last_fail

internaltime

The connection failure time.

last_good

internaltime

The last good status time.

lastOwnState

oas_boolean_t

The previous own state.

last_rest

internaltime

The connection established time.

lastRollupTime

internaltime

The time of the last rollup.

mappingFlag

unsigned int

The 32-bit integer value used to map this point to a non-AVEVA Enterprise SCADA system.

modeSwitchTime

internaltime

This field indicates the time of a mode switch.

modeTimeout

long

The mode switch timeout (milliseconds).

mpc_time

unsigned short

The minimum time duration from the beginning of one host poll cycle to the next.

name

pntname

The unique name of this connection record. The name can be up to 32 characters in length.

noreply_remote_count

unsigned int

The number of remotes that must fail consecutively before the system generates a No Reply alarm.

num_pc

unsigned char

The minimum number of poll cycles on temporary dial connection before releasing a modem.

onscan

oas_boolean_t

Is the connection onscan?

persistent_line_failure_alarm

oas_boolean_t

Generate persistent alarms?

pointClass

configenumslot

The Point Class category contains multiple configuration enumerations used for categorical configuration of points.

pointSubClass

configenumslot

Point Sub Class is a configurable enumeration category used for categorical configurations, but you cannot use this for configurable alarms and events.

prv_percnt

float

A structure that stores the previous percent-throughput statistics for this connection.

port

unsigned int

The port number to use on a network device.

pnd_rsrv

oas_boolean_t

Is the pending modem reserved?

ptnum

unsiged char

This field represents the record’s slot number in the database.

pref_bank

bankslot

Preferred modem bank to use.

proto

protocolslot

Connection protocol.

retry

unsigned char

The number of times that the system Host should retry to obtain data from a remote if the initial query fails.

recnt_delay

unsigned short

Reconnection delay time (sec).

severity_line_failure_alarms

sev_enum

The line failure alarm severity.

severity_line_normal_alarms

sev_enum

The return to normal alarm severity.

telno

description

Telephone number string for a dialup line.

telwait

unsigned short

Time, in seconds, to wait for a connection to be established.

temp_con_delay

unsigned int

Delay between temporary connections.

tmpLink

oas_boolean_t

Is the connection temporary?

mappingFlag

unsigned int

The 32-bit integer value used to map this point to a non-AVEVA Enterprise SCADA system.

udp_source_enable

oas_boolean_t

If ctype is Network UDP, you can optionally select this checkbox to configure the local transport address (port number), which could be different than the remote port number.

udp_source_port

unsigned int

The port number on which the AVEVA Enterprise SCADA host listens for responses from remotes on the connection.

persistentSocket

oas_boolean_t

This field specifies whether the connection's socket remains connected when it is not the primary connection for a given remote.

The default value is false.