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Terminology and Definitions

TermDescription
Adapter Configuration fileMain Adapter configuration YAML file
Template fileProfile mapping files for specific device speaking a specific legacy protocol. A session file can also be used as template file.
command-idName associated with a command in OpenFMB control profile. For example, a command-id for a trip command can be “my-trip-command.” With the command-order settings, command-id can be used to set priority of which command should execute first
command-orderOrder of commands by operation id. First == highest priority, last == lower priority
Poll PolicyApplicable for DNP3 master only. Poll policy defines how the DNP3 master will poll an outstation device. Event, reading, and status profiles required reference to “poll-name” that defined in poll policy settings
HeartbeatApplicable for MODBUS master only. Currently, heartbeat is configured to read a holding register, flip the masked bit, and write it back
DNP3 Specific Settings: source-typenone, binary, analog, counter when a field type (enum-field-type, bool-field-type, etc) is specified as mapped, but when source-type is specified as none, the whole field type settings will be ignored.
DNP3 Specific Settings: Group and variationg12v1 = group 12 variation 1; g41v1 = group 41 variation 1; g41v2 = group 41 variation 2; g41v3 = group 41 variation 3; g41v4 = group 41 variation 4;
DNP3 Specific Settings: CROB operation typeNUL, LATCH_OFF, LATCH_ON, PULSE_OFF, PULSE_ON
DNP3 Specific Settings: Trip Close CodeNUL, TRIP, CLOSE
MODBUS Specific Settings: source-typenone, coil, discrete_input, input_register, holding_register when a field type (enum-field-type, bool-field-type, etc) is specified as mapped, but when source-type is specified as none, the whole field type settings will be ignored.
MODBUS Specific Settings: maskData type of a mask is now INTEGER. In a previous version, mask was HEX string.