Manages I/O points in the current RTDB that can hold a character string value.
Expand All 
Expands the hierarchy tree for all point names in the point table. Point names with periods in the names are hierarchical names and are displayed as a tree. A.ai000 and A.ai001 would display ai000 and ai001 as children of the A node.
Collapse All 
Collapses the hierarchy tree for all point names in the point table to show just the top level nodes.
Filter Points
Displays in the points table only I/O points whose name matches the regular expression. See Regular Expressions.
Demonstrate 
Opens a short video clip that demonstrates the basic workflow of this form.
Help 
Opens this section of the manual.
Points Table
List of all the string I/O points in the Current RTDB. Click on a point to select it for editing, deletion, or copying.
Delete
Deletes the string point selected in the Points Table. This button is enabled only if a point is selected in the Points Table.
Copy
Creates a copy of the string point selected in the Points Table. A unique name based on the original point name will be created for the new point. This button is enabled only if a point is selected in the Points Table.
New
Creates a new point. A unique name will be created for the new point.
Current RTDB
Shows the name of the real-time database currently loaded for editing. See New/Select RTDB....
Apply
Commits all pending edits to the real-time host. See Apply .
Cancel
Discard sall pending edits.
Name
Name of the selected point in the Points Table. Hierarchical names are shown “flat” with a period between each node of the hierarchy. Rename the point by simply typing in a new name.
Default Value
Value that the selected point is set to at the beginning of a test run. If it is not specified (the field is blank), the value of the point at the beginning of a test run is undefined.
Point Type
Directional type of the point.
Input
The point may hold values read from an I/O device.
Ouput
The point may hold values to be written to an I/O device.
Input or Output
The point may hold values read from or to be written to an I/O device.
Description
Brief description of the point for documentation purposes.
Log to File
Enables periodic logging of values of the point.
Logging Period
Sets the period for logging for the point. The period can be the simulations’s frame rate or a rate chosen from the drop down list when the field is clicked on.