Sedona Point Manager "Database" notes

The “Database” table lists existing Sedona proxy points and action points, where each appears as a row in the table. Each proxy point represents one property of a Sedona component in that device; each action point represents a single action on a Sedona component (Figure 63).

Figure 63. Database shows Sedona proxy points and Sedona action points


Database shows Sedona proxy points and Sedona action points

You can resort items by clicking on any column header. This may be useful to sort by type, or perhaps by name.

Also, if you created point folders under a device’s Points container, you can see all proxy points and action points in the device from the main (root) Points Manager using “All Descendants” tool. For details, see the section “All Descendants” in the Drivers Guide.

The following sections provide more details about the Database pane in the Sedona Point Manager:

Database point table columns

NoteMost data columns apply to proxy points, where only columns Name, Type, and Address are also applicable to Sedona action points.

By default, the following columns appear in the Database table:

  • Name

    Niagara name of the Sedona proxy point or action point. By default, names use the format: ComponentName.slotName. Names can be edited or left at default. If displayNames are assigned to proxy points and action points (from the slot sheet of Points), they display here instead.

  • Type

    Niagara control point type for proxy points (Boolean Point, Numeric Writable, and so on) or if an action point, Sedona Action Point.

  • Out

    The current read property value, reflecting point facets, along with point status.

  • Address

    Unique numerical ID of the slot in the device’s Sedona Framework app, in form compId.slotId, for example 9.4 for the fourth slot of the ninth component.

  • Type Id

    Read-only integer value, used internally to properly encode write values to the property.

  • Property Type

    Whether the target Sedona property value is saved to the device’s non-volatile Flash memory upon a save to its Sedona Framework app. If the value is saved, “Config” appears; otherwise it is “Runtime”.

  • Fault Cause

    If a proxy point has a fault status, the fault cause text string explains why.

  • Tuning Policy

    The assigned tuning policy for the proxy point, by name of the network’s tuning policy.

NoteYou can also modify columns shown, see Modifying the Database table.

Modifying the Database table

You can modify which data columns appear in the Sedona Point Manager database table. For the options menu, simply click the small “table options” control in the upper right corner. See the section “Manager table features” in the Drivers Guide for general details.

Non-default selections for data columns in the Sedona Point Manager Database table include various properties of both the parent proxy point and the SedonaProxyExt, and are the following:

  • Path — Station path to the proxy point.

  • Type Id — Numerical identifier for the type of Sedona property.

  • String/Buf — Whether target string property is considered “Buf” or “Str” (if applicable).

  • Enabled — Whether the Niagara proxy point is currently enabled for communications.

  • Facets — Facets in use by the parent proxy point.

  • Device Facets — Learned facets of source Sedona property, if any.

  • Conversion — Conversion used between device facets and point facets (typically “Default”).

  • Read Value — Last value read from device, expressed in device facets.

  • Write Value — (Applies to writable types only) Last value written, using device facets.