Proxy Ext (Server Numeric)
This is the proxy extension for either a ModbusServerNumericPoint (NumericPoint) or ModbusServerNumericWritable (NumericWritable).
It contains information necessary to poll (read) an integer, long, float, or signed integer data value from a server .
Figure 23. Proxy Ext (Server Numeric) properties
You access these properties by expanding in the Nav tree and double-clicking the ModbusServerNumericPoint or ModbusServerNumericWritable.
The ModbusServerNumericPoint or ModbusServerNumericWritable, has the following in addition to other Modbus serverpoint Proxy Ext properties:
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reg Type | drop-down list | Selects the type of register. |
| Data Type | drop-down list | Selects the location of the data in the slave device. Coils store on/off values. Registers store numeric values. Each coil or contact is 1 bit with an assigned address between 0000 and 270E. Each register is one word (16 bits, 2 bytes) as well as a data address between 0000 and 270E. |