Tobacco Machinery - 6.13.4.6 Variable IOImage

The Variable IOImage contains the current snapshot of the inputs and outputs of the ControlsHW Object.

The Variable IOImage is a list of items of type IOPointType. The Type IOPointType is defined in Table 39.

Table 39 – IOPointType Definition

Name	Type	Description
IOPointType	Structure	Single IO Point
IOPointMeta	IOMetaType	The meta-data describing the IO point.
IOPointValue	IOValueType	The value of the IO point.

The Variable IOValueType is defined in Table 40.

Table 40 – IOValueType Definition

Name	Type	Description
IOValueType	Structure	The value of a single IO point.
TimeStamp	UtcTime	The time the value of the IO point was read in the underlying system.
RawValue	BaseDataType	The raw value of the IO point read at time TimeStamp.
EngValue	BaseDataType	The engineering value of the IO point read at time TimeStamp.

The Variable IOMetaType is defined in Table 41.

Table 41 – IOMetaType Definition

Name	Type	Description
IOMetaType	Structure	Meta-data describing a single IO point.
Description	String	The description of the IO point.
Address	String	The address of the IO point, e.g. PEW1.
IOType	IOTypeEnumeration	The data type of the IO point in the underlying system.

The Data Type IOTypeEnumeration is defined in accordance with IEC 6-1131 Part 3 in Table 42.

Table 42 – IOTypeEnumeration Definition