Creating rules based on data changes - Industrial IoT 5.2.3.0 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager

For a device or entity to automatically perform an action when the value of a data point changes, you can create a rule in Security Center.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Plugins task.
2. From the entity browser, select the Industrial IoT plugin role and click the Rules tab.
3. In the Rules section, click Add a rule ().
4. In the Information section, enter a name and description.
5. In the Conditions section, select On data change from the Condition list and provide the following information:

   Select a source type

   Select whether the rule applies to a device, device type, entity, or entity type. Selecting a device or entity type means that the rule applies to all devices or entities that inherit the properties of that type.

   Select a source

   Based on the selected source type, select a specific device, device type, entity, or entity type to which the rule applies.

   Select a data point

   Select the data point that the rule applies to.

   Select an operator

   Select the operator and the value used to evaluate the data point.

   Always trigger

   If selected, the actions are executed each time the data point value changes and the condition involving the data point is true. If it is not selected, the actions are executed if the condition is true for the current data point value change and it was false for the previous data point value change.

6. In the Actions section, select the action that you want to occur when the condition is met.
   The action can be one of the following:

   Raise an event

   Raise the custom event you select.

   Trigger an alarm

   Trigger the alarm that you select.

   Select the Auto-acknowledge option if you want the system to automatically acknowledge the alarm when the condition that triggered the rule is no longer true.

   Change the state

   Change the state of the device to the state you select.

   Write on a data point

   Write a specified value to the data point you select.

7. (Optional) To add more actions to the rule, click Add action () and configure the action.
8. (Optional) To duplicate a rule, right-click on the rule and select Duplicate.
9. Click Apply.

Example

If you have a temperature controller device configured in a room, you can create a rule to change the state of the device to Hot and trigger the Too hot event when the temperature reaches 22 degrees or higher.