Device Communication Information

Device Communication Tables

I/O Device Editor

Item	Description
New Device	Adds a device.
New Station	Adds a station to a serial device.
Delete Device	Deletes the selected device or station.
Copy Device	Saves the selected device’s content in the clipboard. This includes stations for serial devices.
Expand All	Shows all dropdown content within the I/O Device Editor window.
Collapse All	Hides all dropdown content within the I/O Device Editor window.
Collapse	Collapses the selected tree from Ethernet Device or Serial Device.
Expand	Expands the selected tree from Ethernet Device or Serial Device.
Ethernet Device	Lists all created ethernet devices under a dropdown.
Serial Device	Lists all created serial devices and their stations under a dropdown.
Certificates Editor	Opens the Certificates Editor to manage Key Pairs and Trust Stores.
OK	Closes the I/O Device Editor window.

Add New I/O Device

Item	Description
Connection Type	Select between Ethernet or Serial to determine the type of link between the HMI project and an external device.
Device Name	Assigns a name to the user’s device.
Device Type	Assigns a protocol to communicate over for the I/O device.

I/O Device Editor - Ethernet Device

Item	Description
Device Name	Assigns a name to the user’s device.
Device Protocol	Assigns a protocol to communicate over for the I/O device. The current protocols Canvas supports are CIMON PLC (HMI Protocol), Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP, Fatek FBS, LSIS FEnet, Mitsubishi MELSEC Ethernet, Modbus TCP, ODVA EtherNet/IP, OPC UA Client, Omron FINS, Proface GPEthernet, and Siemens S7.
Timeout (ms)	Sets the maximum time to wait without any response before listing a communication failure.
Retry Count	Number of retries to reconnect for when a communication failure occurs.
String Encoding	Assign an encoding method for reading and writing strings stored on a device. This setting can be overwritten for tags in the Edit Tag menu. The current methods supported by Canvas are ASCII, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Windows-1252, Windows-949, CP949, Shift_JIS, GBK, and UTF-8.
String Encoding Method	When an invalid character is encountered, the gateway will do one of the following: Replace: Will replace any invalid characters within the string with "?". Skip: Will skip the invaid character and continue with the next one. Stop: Will stop reading the string and truncate any remaining characters.
Read Immediately After Write	If toggled, it will perform a write request and immediately perform a read without needing to wait for a scan.
Station Number	The specific address of identifier of the PLC to communicate within a network.
Swap (Integer)	Swaps the upper and lower bytes of integer data.
Swap (String)	Swaps the upper and lower bytes of string word data.
Swap (Float32)	Swaps the upper and lower bytes of float32 data.
Swap (Float64)	Swaps the upper and lower bytes of float64 data.
PLC Type	Select the type of PLC that will be connected. Is only available in specific protocols.
Message Type	Assigns a specific type of transmission type between devices: Explicit: Message is for point to point communication between devices. Implicit: Used for real-time I/O data exchange, it does not require explicit designation of the target device. UCMM: Unconnected Message Manager allows unconnected and unscheduled messages to be exchanged between devices that do not have an established connection or a fixed exchange schedule.
Use Multiple Service	Toggling this will allow the capability of the devices to handle multiple concurrent service requests or operations from different devices.
Host	The IPv4 address of the target I/O Device.
Ethernet Type	Assign the Ethernet protocol to use to connect to the device.
Port	Choose the port number for the target I/O device.
Slot Number	The slot number of the device. Valid numbers are from 0 - 255.
Frame Type	Assigns a frame type. Canvas only supports 4E currently.
Unit Identifier	Assigns a unit ID of the device. Valid numbers are from 0 - 255.
Application URI	Assigns the Uniform Resource Identifier to locate the asset on the network.
Enable Encryption	Checking this will enable encryption and allow some more features to be changed.
Generate Encryption Certificates	Will automatically generate a key pair on the device. Unchecking this box will allow the user to assign a specific key pair instead.
Encryption Key Pair	Selects a key pair to use for encryption. Users may create a new one or use an existing one. Key pairs may be created and edited within the Certificates Editor.
Security Policy	Select an encryption method for communication with the server. Current encryption methods are “Basic128Rsa15”, “Basic256”, “Basic256Sha256”, “Aes128_Sha256_RsaOaep” or “None”.
Message Security	Selects if the data should be signed, encrypted, signed and encrypted, or neither.
Server Name	Assign a name to the server.
Authentication Method	Select the Authentication Method for the encryption. Options include “Anonymous” or “Username”.
Authentication Username	Enters the username for the client.
Authentication Password	Enter the password for the specified client.
Source Node ID	Assign a Source Node ID. Valid numbers are 0-254 for TCP and 1-254 for UDP.
Source Network ID	Assign a Source Network ID. Valid numbers are 0-65535.
Destination Network ID	Assign a Destination Network ID. Valid numbers include 0-65535.
Destination Node ID	Assign a Destination Node ID. Valid numbers include 0-65535.
Destination Unit ID	Assign a Destination Unit. Valid numbers include 0-65535.
Rack Number	Assign a Rack Number of the target device. Valid numbers include 0-255.

I/O Device Editor - Serial Device

Item	Description
Device Name	Assigns a name to the user’s I/O serial device.
Device Protocol	Assigns a protocol to use to communicate with the serial device. The options are CIMON PLC (HMI Protocol), LSIS Cnet, Mitsubishi MELSEC Serial, Modbus RTU, Omron HostLink, Panasonic FP7, and Yokogawa FA-M3.
Timeout (ms)	Sets the maximum time to wait without any response before listing a communication failure.
Retry Count	Number of retries to reconnect for when a communication failure occurs.
String Encoding	Specifies the encoding method for reading and writing string values stored on the device. The available encoding methods are ASCII, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Windows-1252, Windows-949, CP949, Shift_JIS, GBK, and UTF-8.
String Encoding Method	When an invalid character is encountered, the gateway will do one of the following: Replace: Will replace any invalid characters within the string with "?". Skip: Will skip the invaid character and continue with the next one. Stop: Will stop reading the string and truncate any remaining characters.
Read Immediately After Write	If toggled, it will perform a write request and immediately perform a read without needing to wait for a scan.
PLC Type	Select the type of PLC that will be connected. Is only available in specific protocols.
Serial Port	Assigns a COM port for the device. COM1 is for RS-422/485, COM2 is for RS-232-C, and COM3 is for RS-232-C for 10, 12, and 15 inch Xpanels only.
Comm Type	Assigns a communication type for the COM port. COM2 and COM3 are forced to be RS-232, but COM1 can be RS-422 or RS-485.
Baudrate	Controls the rate at which information is transferred between devices. The options are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, and 230400.
Parity	Used to determine if the device correctly received the character. Both devices need to have the same parity.
Data Bits	Assigns the number of data bits there are in each packet between 7 and 8. If the data contains any Korean characters, select 8 bits to avoid errors.
Stop Bits	Assigns the number of stop bits there are between each frame between 1 and 2.
Flow Control	Limits how much data is being sent into the device. This can be either On, Off, or Control.
Error Detection	Specifies the error detection method for Allen-Bradley DF1, between BCC and CRC.
Transmission Delay	Sets the time in milliseconds that the client device will wait before sending a request
Read Block Tolerance	Sets the allowed amount of unused device addresses per block. Only applies to Modbus RTU.
Frame Type	Used to confirm that data sent was correctly transmitted / received. Only applies to Mitsubishi MELSEC Serial, and only 3C is supported in Canvas.
Station Name	Assigns a name to the user's I/O serial device station.
Destination ID	Assigns a destination ID for the station. Valid numbers include 0-255.

Certificates Editor

Item	Description
Add new Key Pair / Add new Trust Store	Adds a key pair or trust store.
Delete Key Pair / Delete Trust Store	Deletes the selected key pair or trust store.
Edit Key Pair / Edit Trust Store	Edits the selected key pair or trust store.
OK	Closes the Certificates Editor window.

Key Pairs

Item	Description
Name	Displays all of the current key pair names in order of creation.
Certificate	Displays all of the current certificates for created key pairs.
Private Key	Displays all of the current private keys for created key pairs.
Description	Displays all of the current descriptions of created key pairs.

New Key Pair

Item	Description
Name	Assigns a name to the user’s key pair.
Certificate	Assigns the selected file to be the certificate of the key pair.
Private Key	Assigns the selected file to be the private key of the key pair.
Description	Assigns a description to the key pair.
Use Password	Controls whether or not the key pair will have a Private Key Password or not.
Private Key Password	Assigns a private key password to the key pair.

Trust Stores

Item	Description
Trust Store	Displays all of the current trust store names in order of creation.
Description	Displays all of the current descriptions of created trust stores.
Certificates	Displays all of the currently added certificates in created trust stores.

New Trust Store

Item	Description
Name	Assigns a name to the user’s trust store.
Certificates	Displays all of the current descriptions of created trust stores.
Description	Assigns a description to the trust store.

Data Server Editor

Item	Description
New Device	Adds a device.
Delete Device	Deletes the selected device.
Copy Device	Saves the selected device’s content in the clipboard.
Paste Device	Pastes the device’s content in a Data Server Editor window. This can be done through different projects, but ethernet devices will only paste under ethernet and serial devices will only paste under serial.
Expand All	Shows all dropdown content within the Data Server Editor window.
Collapse All	Hides all dropdown content within the Data Server Editor window.
Collapse	Collapses the selected tree from Ethernet Device or Serial Device.
Expand	Expands the selected tree from Ethernet Device or Serial Device.
Device Setting	Opens the Device Settings tab.
Device Tag	Opens the Device Tag tab.
Certificates Editor	Opens the Certificates Editor to manage Key Pairs and Trust Stores.
MQTT Payload Editor	Opens the MQTT Payload Editor to manage MQTT Payload settings and properties.
OK	Closes the Data Server Editor window.

Add New Server Device

Item	Description
Connection Type	Select between Ethernet or Serial to determine the type of link between the HMI project and an external device.
Device Name	Assigns a name to the user’s device.
Device Type	Assigns a protocol to communicate over for the data server device.

Device Setting - Ethernet Device

Item	Description
Device Name	Assigns a name to the user’s device.
Device Protocol	Assigns a protocol to use to communicate with the serial device. The options are MQTT JSON Publisher, Modbus TCP and OPC UA Server.
Use All Tags	Toggle that allows the users to host all tags in the project on the data server.
Server Name	Assign a name to the server.
Application URI	Assigns the Uniform Resource Identifier to locate the asset on the network.
Application Name	Sets the name of the Application.
Port	Choose the port number for the target Data Server. Aside from Modbus TCP Port 502, only numbers above 1023 are supported as Port numbers.
Unit ID	Assigns a value to be the slave/server ID for Modbus TCP communication.
String Encoding	Specifies the encoding method for reading and writing string values stored on the device. The available encoding methods are ASCII, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Windows-1252, Windows-949, CP949, Shift_JIS, GBK, and UTF-8.
String Encoding Method	When an invalid character is encountered, the gateway will do one of the following: Replace: Will replace any invalid characters within the string with "?". Skip: Will skip the invaid character and continue with the next one. Stop: Will stop reading the string and truncate any remaining characters.
Broker Address	IPv4 address or hostname for the MQTT broker.
Client ID	Assigns a client ID for publishing and subscribing.
Use Clean Session	Enables connecting to the MQTT broker using a non persistent connection.
Keep Alive	Notes the keepalive time used by the MQTT client. This will be displayed in seconds.
Use SSL	Enables the use of SSL encryption with the broker.
Key Pair	Select a key pair to use for SSL encryption. These key pairs can be edited in the Certificates Editor window.
Trust Store	Select a trust store to use for SSL encryption. These trust stores can be edited in the Certificates Editor window.
Use MQTT Passwords	If toggled, a username and password will be used for connecting to the MQTT.
MQTT Username	Assign a username for connecting to the MQTT broker.
MQTT Password	Assign a password for connecting to the MQTT broker.
Use Message Queue	Toggle that will tell if the client should use a message queue, and will store messages when the client is disconnected.
Message Queue Size	Assigns the number of messages to be held in the message queue. Acceptable values are 20 to 10000.
Message Queue Publish Rate Limit	Minimum time between publishes, with 0 being as soon as possible. Maximum value is 10000.
Use Message Queue Age Limit	Toggle that will impose an age limit on queued messages.
Message Queue Age Limit (s)	The maximum age of a message in seconds that will be published.
Running Mode	Sets the criteria for when to publish a payload. On Change any: Will publish a message every time a tag value updates. This is the default. On Scan Delta: Will publish after every scan, but only generates message for changed tag values. On Scan All: Will publish all tag values after every scan. Will publish even if there are no changes.
Polling Rate (ms)	Determines the rate for polling tag changes. This will only be available in "On Scan Delta" or "On Scan All"
Publish Payload Format	Can select one of the following built-in payload formats for publishing: The client devices must be configured to listen for payloads with the matching format. Single: Each payload contains data from a single tag. Multi: Each payload contains data from multiple tags. No Wrap: The payload root object is the tag object, and all tag properties are direct children of the root object. Only available for "Single" payloads. Wrap: Uses the tag ID as a property name for the value object. Available for both Single and Multi Payloads. Array Wrap: Stores an array of tag objects named "Tags". The tag ID property is included in the tag object. Basic: Includes the following properties: Value and Value Time. Full: Includes the following properties: Value, Value Time, Type, Read Time, Device, and Quality.
Publish QOS	Controls the Quality of Service to use when publishing. This determines how many times each message will be sent in the event there is packet loss. In general, a higher value means communication will be more reliable but requires more handshakes and bandwidth consumption. Zero: The message will be sent at most once. 1: The message will be sent at least once but may be sent multiple times. 2: The message will be sent exactly once.
Publish Retain Messages	If enabled, the broker will retain the last known value for each topic. When a new client subscribes to a topic, the value that was retained will be published to the client by the broker. The broker can only retain one value per topic.
Publish Topic Prefix	Sets a prefix string to include in all publish topics. This does not add a “/” level separator to a full topic.
Publish Topic Suffix	Sets a suffix string to include in all public topics. This does not add a “/” level separator to a full topic.
Access Type	Assigns access to tags between Publish/Subscribe and Publish Only. The MQTT JSON Publisher server always publishes MQTT messages when a hosted tag’s value updates, but users can choose whether or not to subscribe to MQTT messages from clients.
Subscribe Payload Format	Can select one of the following built-in payload formats for subscribing: The client devices must be configured to listen for payloads with the matching format. Single: Each payload contains data from a single tag. Multi: Each payload contains data from multiple tags. No Wrap: The payload root object is the tag object, and all tag properties are direct children of the root object. Only available for "Single" payloads. Wrap: Uses the tag ID as a property name for the value object. Available for both Single and Multi Payloads. Array Wrap: Stores an array of tag objects named "Tags". The tag ID property is included in the tag object. Basic: Includes the following properties: Value and Value Time. Full: Includes the following properties: Value, Value Time, Type, Read Time, Device, and Quality.
Subscribe QOS	Controls the Quality of Service to use when subscribing. This determines how many times each message will be sent in the event there is packet loss. In general, a higher value means communication will be more reliable but requires more handshakes and bandwidth consumption. Zero: The message will be sent at most once. 1: The message will be sent at least once but may be sent multiple times. 2: The message will be sent exactly once.
Subscribe Tag Identifier Type	Sets the subscriber tag identifier type. Topic: Identifies which tags each message is for based on the message topic. The subscribe topic must match what is defined in the Device Tag tab. Payload: Identifies tags using an identifier within the payload.
Subscribe Clamp Method	Sets the clamp method of provided values to the tag's data type. Reject: Values outside of the data type range will be rejected. Clamp: Values outside of the data type range will be clamped to the data type range. Overflow: Values outside of the data type range will overflow.
Subscribe Topic Prefix	Sets a prefix string to include in all subscribed topics. This does not add a “/” level separator to a full topic.
Subscribe Topic Suffix	Sets a suffix string to include in all subscribed topics. This does not add a “/” level separator to a full topic.
Enable Encryption	Controls whether or not encryption is used for the server. Authentication will be disabled unless this field is enabled.
Generate Certificate	Controls whether or not a key pair will be automatically generated on the device once a project is ran. When this field is disabled, a user-specified key pair will be used instead.
Trust All Certificates	Controls whether or not all incoming certificates will be trusted. When this field is disabled, only the certificates in the trust store will be trusted.
Require Encryption	Controls whether messages must have an encryption method. The box unchecked allows for messages to be sent without an encryption method. The box checked forces messages to be sent with an encryption method.
Basic 128 RSA-15	Controls the use of the method of encryption. Sign allows the method to be used for signing messages, but not encryption. Sign and Encrypt allows for the method to be used for signing and encrypting messages, but both must be used. Both allows for the method to be used for either signing or encryption. Encryption is allowed but not required.
Basic 256	Controls the use of the method of encryption. Sign allows the method to be used for signing messages, but not encryption. Sign and Encrypt allows for the method to be used for signing and encrypting messages, but both must be used. Both allows for the method to be used for either signing or encryption. Encryption is allowed but not required.
Basic 256 SHA-256	Controls the use of the method of encryption. Sign allows the method to be used for signing messages, but not encryption. Sign and Encrypt allows for the method to be used for signing and encrypting messages, but both must be used. Both allows for the method to be used for either signing or encryption. Encryption is allowed but not required.
AES-128 SHA-256 RSA-OAEP	Controls the use of the method of encryption. Sign allows the method to be used for signing messages, but not encryption. Sign and Encrypt allows for the method to be used for signing and encrypting messages, but both must be used. Both allows for the method to be used for either signing or encryption. Encryption is allowed but not required.
Allow Anonymous Authentication	Controls whether or not anonymous clients can connect to the server.
Allow Anonymous Browse	Controls whether or not anonymous clients can browse topics on the server.
Allow Anonymous Read	Controls whether or not anonymous clients can read tag values from the server.
Allow Anonymous Write	Controls whether or not anonymous clients can write tag values to the server.
Allow Username Authentication	Controls whether or not clients can be authenticated by providing a matching username and password.
Add New User	Creates a new user to allow for authentication. Users can be deleted by clicking the trash icon to the right of the user number.
Username	Assigns a username for the user.
Password	Assigns a password for the user.
Allow Browse	Controls whether or not the user can browse topics on the server.
Allow Read	Controls whether or not the user can read tag values from the server.
Allow Write	Controls whether or not the user can write tag values to the server.
Allow Certificate Authentication	Controls whether or not clients can use certificates for authentication. When the Trust All Certificates field is enabled, any certificate may be used for authentication. When it is disabled, only certificates found in the trust store may be used.
Allow Certificate Browse	Controls whether or not clients authenticated using a certificate can browse topics on the server.
Allow Certificate Read	Controls whether or not clients authenticated using a certificate can read tag values from the server.
Allow Certificate Write	Controls whether or not clients authenticated using a certificate can write tag values to the server.
Match Endpoint Security Policy	Controls whether or not authentication tokens will be encrypted using the same security policy as the endpoint they are attached to.
Allow Unencrypted Authentication	Controls whether or not clients are able to authenticate without encryption. This option is only available when enabled by the Match Endpoint Security Policy field.
Authentication Security Policy	Sets the security policy for authenticating users. The options are None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256, Basic256Sha256, and Aes128_Sha256_RsaOaep. This option is only available when the Match Endpoint Security field is disabled.
Server Layout	Determines the prefix structure for OPC UA tag topics: Basic: Tag topics will be direct children of the "Tags" topic. Example: Tags.browseName. Device: Tag topics will be children of topics which are named after their I/O devices. Example: Tags.deviceName.browseName.
Default Allow Read	Controls whether or not clients are able to read the current value of tags or not. Individual tags may overwrite this option by choosing True or False in their Allow Read field.
Default Allow Write	Controls whether or not clients are able to write a value to tags or not. Individual tags may overwrite this option by choosing True or False in their Allow Write field.
Use All Tags (Logix)	Uses all created tags to be Logix tags when communicating with an EtherNet/IP Client.
Group ID	Assigns a Group ID to be used in the topic structure when communicating via Sparkplug Edge Node.
EoN ID	Assigns a EoN ID to be used in the topic structure when communicating via Sparkplug Edge Node.
Use Primary Host Application	Controls whether or not a Primary Host Application can be specified and used.
Primary Host Application	Receives a state condition from the specified host.
Use Metric Aliasing	When disabled, the string identifier for the tag is used every time the tag value is updated. When enabled, there's an automated workflow that ties each tag to a numeric identifier that is used by the payload. This field should be matched to the host device's setting.
Use All Devices	Controls whether or not I/O devices will be automatically added to the Device Tag list.

Device Setting - Serial Device

Item	Description
Device Name	Assigns a name to the user’s Data Server serial device.
Device Protocol	Assigns a protocol to use to communicate with the serial device. The only option is Modbus RTU.
Serial Port	Assigns a COM port for the device to use for Modbus RTU. COM1 is for RS-422/485, COM2 is for RS-232-C, and COM3 is for RS-232-C for 10, 12, and 15 inch Xpanels only.
Comm Type	Assigns a communication type for the COM port to use. COM2 and COM3 are forced to be RS-232, but COM1 can be RS-422 or RS-485.
Baudrate	Controls the rate at which information is transferred between devices. The options are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, and 230400.
Parity	Assigns a parity bit to be used for error checking. The options are Even, Odd, and None.
Data Bits	Assigns the number of data bits in each packet between 7 and 8. If the data contains Korean characters, select 8 bits to avoid errors.
Stop Bits	Assigns the number of stop bits between each frame between 1 and 2.
Flow Control	Limits the amount of data transferred. When enabled, the Modbus Master will wait for an ackowledgement signal from the target device before sending another command. The options are Off, On, and Control.
Unit ID	Assigns a value to be the slave/server ID for Modbus RTU communication.
String Encoding	Specifies the encoding method for reading and writing string values stored on the device. The available encoding methods are ASCII, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Windows-1252, Windows-949, CP949, Shift_JIS, GBK, and UTF-8.
String Encoding Method	When an invalid character is encountered, the gateway will do one of the following: Replace: Will replace any invalid characters within the string with "?". Skip: Will skip the invaid character and continue with the next one. Stop: Will stop reading the string and truncate any remaining characters.

Device Tag - Ethernet Device

Item	Description
New Tag	Adds a tag.
Edit Tag	Edits the selected tag.
Delete Tag	Deletes the selected tag.
Expand All	Shows all dropdown content within the Device Tag tab.
Collapse All	Hides all dropdown content within the Device Tag tab.
Tag	Displays all current tag names in order of addition.
Address	0- Coil Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows BOOL Read/Write access for Modbus TCP. 1- Discrete Input Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows BOOL Read Only access for Modbus TCP. 3- Input Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows Analog Read Only access for Modbus TCP. 4- Holding Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows Analog Read/Write access for Modbus TCP.
Access Type	Displays all tag's assigned access type chosen between Publish/Subscribe and Publish Only.
Browse Name	Displays all assigned names to added tags for an OPC UA Server.

Device Tag - Ethernet Device New Tag

Item	Description
Tag Type	Assigns the folder that the tag will be added into. The options are 0: Coil, 1: Discrete Input, 3: Input, and 4: Holding.
Tag	Allows the user to select an already created tag to be added. 0: Coil and 1: Discrete require a BOOL data type. 3: Input and 4: Holding require an Analog data type.
Address	Assigns a number 1-65536 to be the Modbus TCP communication address.
Preview	Displays the Modbus TCP address after being formatted to the tag type number and filling zeros.
Access Type	Assigns access to the tag between Publish/Subscribe and Publish Only.
Publish ID	Assigns an identifier that is used when publishing tag data. This defaults to the assigned tag’s path. If the identifier is not included in the publish payload format, Publish ID will be ignored.
Publish Topic	Assigns the MQTT topic to publish tag messages to. This defaults to the assigned tag’s path.
Subscribe ID	Assigns an identifier that is used when subscribing to incoming messages. This defaults to the assigned tag’s path. If the identifier is not included in the subscriber payload format, Subscribe ID will be ignored.
Subscribe Topic	Assigns the MQTT topic to listen to messages on. The topic can include the MQTT wildcard characters # (multi-level) and + (single level). This defaults to the assigned tag’s path.
Browse Name	Assigns a name that will be used as part of the OPC topic used by client devices. This defaults to the assigned tag’s path.
Allow Read	Controls whether or not clients are able to read the current value of the tag or not. The three options are Use Server Default, True, and False.
Allow Write	Controls whether or not clients are able to write a value to the tag or not. The three options are Use Server Default, True, and False.
OK	Closes the New Tag window and adds a tag with the entered information.
Cancel	Closes the New Tag window and discards the entered information.

Device Tag - Serial Device

Item	Description
New Tag	Adds a non-Virtual (Runtime Only) tag.
Edit Tag	Edits the selected tag.
Delete Tag	Deletes the selected tag.
Expand All	Shows all dropdown content within the Device Tag tab.
Collapse All	Hides all dropdown content within the Device Tag tab.
Address	0- Coil Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows BOOL Read/Write access for Modbus RTU. 1- Discrete Input Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows BOOL Read Only access for Modbus RTU. 3- Input Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows Analog Read Only access for Modbus RTU. 4- Holding Tags: Organizes added tags into a folder that allows Analog Read/Write access for Modbus RTU.
Tag	Displays all current tag names in order of addition.

Device Tag - Serial Device New Tag

Item	Description
Tag Type	Assigns the folder that the tag will be added into. The options are 0: Coil, 1: Discrete Input, 3: Input, and 4: Holding.
Tag	Allows the user to select an already created tag to be added. 0: Coil and 1: Discrete require a BOOL data type. 3: Input and 4: Holding require an Analog data type.
Address	Assigns a number 1-65536 to be the Modbus RTU communication address.
Preview	Displays the Modbus RTU address after being formatted to the tag type number and filling zeros.
OK	Closes the New Tag window and adds a tag with the entered information.
Cancel	Closes the New Tag window and discards the entered information.

MQTT Payload Editor

Item	Description
New Payload Format	Adds a new payload format.
Delete Payload Format	Deletes the selected payload format.
Copy Payload Format	Saves the selected payload format’s content in the clipboard.
Paste Payload Format	Pastes the device’s content in a MQTT Payload Editor window. This can be done through different projects.
Payload Settings	Opens the Payload Settings tab when selecting a payload format.
Properties	Opens the Properties tab when selecting a payload format.

Payload Settings

Item	Description
Expand All	Shows all dropdown content within the Payload Settings tab.
Collapse All	Hides all dropdown content within the Payload Settings tab.
Payload Format Name	Assigns a name to the user’s payload format.
Tags per Payload	Assigns a number of tags in each payload between Multiple or Single.
Wrap Method	Assigns a wrapping method between Identifier and Array.
Wrap Name	Assigns a name to the user’s wrap.

Properties

Item	Description
Add Property	Drops down with a menu to add a new property or property group.
Move Up	Moves a property or property group up one position.
Move Down	Moves a property or property group down one position.
Delete Property	Deletes the selected property or property group.
Expand All	Shows all dropdown content within the Properties tab.
Collapse All	Hides all dropdown content within the Properties tab.
Property Name	Assigns and displays a name for the property or property group.
Value	Assigns and displays a value for properties. The options for value include Tag Identifier, Tag Device, Tag Quality, Tag Value, Tag Type, Tag Value Timestamp, Tag Read Timestamp, Tag Quality Timestamp, and Tag Payload Timestamp.
Format	Assigns and displays a format for properties.