Adding oBIX proxy points
As with device objects in other drivers, each ObixClient device has a Points extension that serves as the container for proxy points. The default view for any Points extension is the Obix Point Manager. You use this view to add oBIX proxy points under any client device.
Prerequisites: You added a ClientObix device.
Like the point managers in many other drivers, the Obix Point Manager offers a Learn mode with a Discover button and pane. Learned oBIX objects are found in the expandable Lobby after the discover job completes.
Perform the following steps:
- Locate the row in the Obix Client Manager view that represents the device for which to create proxy points and double-click the Points icon (
) under the Exts column.The Obix Point Manager view opens. - (Optional) To help organize points, create a new points folder by clicking the New Folder button and giving the folder a short name. Repeat this step to make multiple points folders or drag an ObixPointFolder from
the palette.
If you skip this step, the Framework places all proxy points at the root of Points node.
All points folders have their own Obix Point Manager view, just like the Points node. If you make multiple points folders, double-click the folder to open its Obix Point Manager view.
- At the location needed (Points root, or a points folder), click the Discover button.An oBIX point discovery job launches, after which the expandable Lobby contains the learned objects of the Discovered pane.
- To see the tree organization, expand the root Lobby.Items of practical interest for proxy points are typically under a Config branch.
- Items that show a mode of RW can be proxied as either a writable point or a read-only point.
- Items that show a mode of RO can be proxied as a read-only point only.
- Double-click an item to add as a proxy point.The Add window opens.
- Select a point
NameandType, review the other properties, change them if necessary, and click OK.This adds the oBIX proxy point to the database, where it is visible in the Database pane of the view, showing the current value of the item. - Continue to add proxy points as needed under the Points extension of each ObixClient device.
- To edit an existing point, double-click one or more points.The Edit window opens.
This window is similar to the New window used to create the points. Common properties to change are
NamesandFacets.