This DataType is a structure that defines the settings for a scan execution. Its composition is formally defined in Table 53.

Table 53 – ScanSettings Structure

Name

Type

Description

Optional

ScanSettings

Structure

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Duration

Duration

Duration of the scan operation in milliseconds. Duration is one of the termination conditions for the scan operation. The value 0 is infinite.

The termination conditions are related to each other. If one of the conditions is fulfilled, the scan operation is stopped.

False

Cycles

Int32

Duration of the scan operation in ‘number of scan cycles’. The parameter Cycles is one of the termination conditions for the scan operation. The value 0 is infinite.

The termination conditions are related to each other. If one of the conditions is fulfilled, the scan operation is stopped.

False

DataAvailable

Boolean

If this value is set to True, the scan operation is completed as soon as scan data is available.

If this value is set to False, only the other termination conditions are used.

False

LocationType

LocationType Enumeration

The requestsd type of the location information returned in the scan results. The LocationTypeEnumeration DataType is defined in 9.2.3.

True

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 54.

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

ScanSettings

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Table 54 – ScanSettings Definition