Creating Variables for deviceWISE VIEW

To use deviceWISE VIEW, it is needed to configure the deviceWISE Workbench with several global variables. This is the main path to allow interaction between the two products. The variable types used will be:

  • BOOL

  • INT4

  • INT8

  • FLOAT 4

  • STRING

To create variables for deviceWISE VIEW using the Workbench, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Devices panel on the left side bar of the Workbench. To create a set of Global Variables, we must create a new device by clicking 'New' near the bottom of the window. Name the device, in our case we inserted 'Documentation_Example', and choose 'Global Variables' as the Type.

  2. Click 'Configure' next to 'Variables' to begin configuring variables. Define five (5) variables as shown below.

  3. Click 'OK' and then 'Validate' and 'Save' the device. To access these variables using deviceWISE VIEW, we must start it by right clicking on the newly created device and clicking 'Start'. Once it is started, verify that the variables can be seen under the 'Variables' tab at the top of the window.

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