This is a custom interface to StarLIMS, an upgrade from an existing OPSSQL interface.
Although the source data comes from a LIMS system, due to the way it's structured and the way we request it, it most closely resembles the functionality of a SCADA-type interface.
That is the reason the Variable Setup for the interface looks like SCADA-type setup.
The interface is really four interfaces rolled into one, each querying a different type of data:
- LIMS
- PROCESS
- MANUAL
- TRUCKIN
- TRUCKOUT
Each type of data requires its own specific variable setup. The fields that change from variable to variable are specified in the "TAG" name of the variable, delimeted by ":" (colon. This can be changed).
For the data that is common to all, those values are specified once (to avoid repetition in each variable) in the interface "Advanced Configuraiton" screen.