Overview

Points within a Virtual Data Source generate data without any external influence, either randomly or deterministically. Any supported data type can be created, and a number of options for changing values are available.

Attributes common to all virtual points are:

Binary Points

Binary points are in only one of two possible states: on or off, true or false, yes or no, etc. Three change types are available:

Multistate Points

Multistate points are in only one of multiple distinct states, such as on, off, or disabled. For all change types the possible values for the point much be defined using the Values control. Three change types are available:

Numeric Points

Numeric points represent analog values, and can be any real number that can be represented as a 64-bit floating point. Five change types are available:

Alphanumeric Points

Alphanumeric points represent strings of characters, and thus are not subject to meaningful change via algorithm. As such, the only available change type is No change.