Data Type of Tag or parameter: Analog, Discrete or Text. Analog is a floating Point Number or Integer. Discrete is a state between 0 and 7, depending on the configuration. Text is ASCII data. Discrete is also called Digital.
Range: analog, digital or text.
Field Type: Text
Configuration: Type - Determined by Parameter used to create tag
Tag field: .TYPE read only
Syntax: Tagname.TYPE
Blockname:Parameter.TYPE
Examples: PI301.TYPE
TIC101:OUT.TYPE
See also, PTYPE, BTYPE, BNAME, NAME, and PNAME