Devices can be a Niagara network device or any Niagara container containing points (such as a Folder)
The tags are metadata added to the device to help identify it and simplify its management.
In the Niagara framework points are the building blocks of any IoT application. A point is a component that can read or write a sensor value for example: Light Brightness or Color.
Points have a current value.
In addition to the value the point has also a state which represent the current status of the sensor.
The tags are metadata added to the points to help identify it and simplify its management.
The data generated by the points can be recorded and saved on disk for later use. and called a points history.
Alarms are incidence that points generate when an abnormal behavior is detected for example a Temperature > 60°
References are used to represent a remote resource such as a maintenance CMMS work order, a SharePoint document, an incident etc.