Data sources

From

Data Sources

, first define drivers and then configure data sources. Drivers define the communication method used by

FactoryTalk Edge Gateway

to collect data from data sources.

Configure data sources to populate a namespace and collect data from data tags, models, and

FactoryTalk Smart Object

instances.

FactoryTalk Smart Object

instances require an offline

Studio 5000 Logix Designer

project file (.acd) to populate the namespace and an EtherNet/IP driver for data collection.