Glossary

• Data Collector: an interface to some kind of server or device where will collect our data from.

• Data Store: where to log data to, such as a text file or database.

• Group: a place-holder for the list of items to read, how to read them along with any triggers.

• Item: an item/Tag to log.

• msec/millisecond: 1/1000th of a second.

• OPC: A standard interface for sharing industrial data between applications.

• Project: associates Groups of items to a Data Collector, with all the Data Stores it should log data to.