Terms dictionary
Terms related with
FactoryTalk Optix
.- alias
- Variable that points to a source node featuring a specific Type defined in the Kind property. The Dynamic link pop-up window includes a folder with all of the aliases. These aliases allow access to the attributes of the object instance associated with the aliases.ExampleA project includes:
- Three instances of a Motor object
- A Motor widget exposing the Motor alias that accepts Motor Type objects
- application logic
- Programming logic that determines the application behavior at runtime.
- argument
- Input and output parameters of a method.
- DBMS
- Database management system.
- DSN
- Data source name, which contains information that enables an application to connect to a database with a driver.
- event
- Methods and commands defined at design time to be executed if certain conditions are met during runtime.
- FactoryTalk Optix Application or FTOptixApplication
- An HMI or Internet of Things application generated byFactoryTalk Optix Studiothat runs on a target system.
- FactoryTalk Optix Studio
- FactoryTalk® Optix Studio™integrated development environment (IDE) for designing and deploying HMI and Internet of Things applications.
- headless device
- Device without display. For example, a web server or an IoT device.
- instance
- An object or variable derived from an object type or variable type. It is created based on the inherited node Type and related properties. An instance of an object can have additional properties in addition to the inherited properties.ExampleMotor1 and Motor2 are two instances of a Motor Type. Motor1 and Motor2 inherit the attributes stated in the Motor Type.
- information model
- Organized structure of node elements that specifies relationships, constraints, and rules governing the nodes. InFactoryTalk Optix, this organized structure is represented in tree form in Project view.
- interactive session
- A session generated at runtime by a Presentation Engine if the application has a graphical interface.
- kind
- Property that states the alias Type.
- locale
- The country and language settings of a given user, represented by alocale IDlabel.
- locale ID
- A label (for example,en-US) composed of two segments (for example,enandUS). The first segment identifies the language and country of the user interface. The second segment defines the measurement units and date and time format.
- materialization
- The process of loading optional object property values only after the user changes a default object property value or creates a dynamic link to an optional property. Optional properties appear as child nodes of the object. Materialization saves memory by not loading object default property values until required.
- method
- An action exposed by an object and or a NetLogic that is executable at design time or at runtime. When invoked, it runs a set of instructions.
- node
- Element that belongs to the Information model, organized in a linked list or tree data structure. Each node contains a data portion, or features, and a pointer to other object addresses. Data portion in all nodes are of the same Type.A node can be:
- An object type
- A variable type
- A variable
- A method
- nodeId
- Unique identifier of a node in an OPC (Open Platform Communications) server address space. It includes a name space consisting of two digits.
- nodeId variable
- Variable that has nodeId as a DataType. The value of a nodeId variable contains the nodeId of the referenced target element.
- nodePointer
- Variable in the Information model list that contains the node location. The nodePointer variable allows the selection of both the nodeId Type and nodeClass properties.ExampleThe nodePointer variable can filter drop-down menu content based on the nodeId Kind and the selection of Types or instances.
- ODBC
- Open Database Connectivity API for accessing database management systems.
- object
- A node that can contain objects and variables that represent either:
- Physical objects. For example, a motor.
- Abstract objects or features. For example, a recipe.
- OPC UA
- Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture, a smart manufacturing standard of machine-to-machine communication.
- predefined type
- Type of object or type of variable included by default in the development environment.
- Presentation Engine