Specifications

General Purpose Interface
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Create New Monitoring Point
New monitoring points can be created and configured from the General Purpose Interface.
Each monitoring point supports up to five activated status properties which are assigned during
configuration. Activation and deactivation messages associated with each monitoring point are
drawn from the message protocol pool.
State changes occur depending on the interpreted incoming messages of the General Purpose
Device. State changes are recorded in the journal logs and can trigger other actions in victor.
Procedure 35-3 
Create New Monitoring Point
Step Action
1 Select Monitoring Point from the Setup tab
2 Select New. Monitoring Point Device editor displays
3 Enter a name for the monitoring point in the Name textbox
4 Enter a description for the monitoring point in the Description textbox
5 The Enabled checkbox is selected by default. To disable the device, deselect the
checkbox
6 In the Device section, select and use the Object Selector to select the required
device
Field Description
Name Enter a unique name for the monitoring point.
Description Enter a description of the monitoring point.
Enabled Select to enable the monitoring point.
General Purpose Device Select the General Purpose Device to be monitored.
Acknowledgement Message Enter a message string that victor sends to the
General Purpose Device as an acknowledgement
message.
Journal Message
(1-5)
Enter a meaningful word to identify the message
logged in the historical journal by this device.
Activation Message
(1-5)
Select and use the Object Selector to select a
General Purpose Incoming Message Protocol to
trigger this monitoring point to activate.
Deactivation Message
(1-5)
Select and use the Object Selector to select a
General Purpose Incoming Message Protocol to
trigger this monitoring point to deactivate.