Rockwell FactoryTalk Tag

Schema for a Rockwell FactoryTalk Optix tag (process variable), representing a named data point in an industrial automation system.

Properties

Name Type Description
name string Fully qualified tag name (may use dot notation for nested tags)
displayName string Human-readable display name
description string Tag description
dataType string Tag data type
engineeringUnit string Unit of measure (e.g., RPM, °C, bar, m/s)
readOnly boolean True if the tag cannot be written via the API
alarmEnabled boolean True if alarm conditions are configured for this tag
deadband numbernull Deadband value for filtering minor value changes
currentValue object
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JSON Schema

rockwell-factorytalk-tag-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/rockwell-factorytalk/json-schema/rockwell-factorytalk-tag-schema.json",
  "title": "Rockwell FactoryTalk Tag",
  "description": "Schema for a Rockwell FactoryTalk Optix tag (process variable), representing a named data point in an industrial automation system.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Fully qualified tag name (may use dot notation for nested tags)"
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable display name"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Tag description"
    },
    "dataType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["Bool", "Int16", "Int32", "Int64", "UInt16", "UInt32", "UInt64", "Float", "Double", "String", "DateTime"],
      "description": "Tag data type"
    },
    "engineeringUnit": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unit of measure (e.g., RPM, °C, bar, m/s)"
    },
    "readOnly": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True if the tag cannot be written via the API"
    },
    "alarmEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True if alarm conditions are configured for this tag"
    },
    "deadband": {
      "type": ["number", "null"],
      "description": "Deadband value for filtering minor value changes"
    },
    "currentValue": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/TagValue"
    }
  },
  "required": ["name", "dataType"],
  "$defs": {
    "TagValue": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Current tag value with timestamp and quality",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "value": {
          "description": "Current value (type matches tag dataType)"
        },
        "quality": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["GOOD", "BAD", "UNCERTAIN", "COMM_FAILURE"],
          "description": "Data quality status"
        },
        "timestamp": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "Timestamp of the current value"
        }
      },
      "required": ["timestamp", "quality"]
    }
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "name": "Conveyor1.Speed",
      "displayName": "Conveyor 1 Speed",
      "description": "Conveyor belt 1 speed in meters per minute",
      "dataType": "Float",
      "engineeringUnit": "m/min",
      "readOnly": false,
      "alarmEnabled": true,
      "deadband": 0.5,
      "currentValue": {
        "name": "Conveyor1.Speed",
        "value": 45.2,
        "quality": "GOOD",
        "timestamp": "2026-03-18T14:32:00Z"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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