Once you have configured your OPC Server connections and your Time Folders, you may begin adding Time Topics.  Think of a Time Topic as a special tag in that a single Time Topic name will represent everything the OPC Time Monitor will calculate for a single OPC Item that you connect to.

It is at this level that you make the most important settings in the OPC Time Monitor. Here you specify the ranges/values that will determine what meaning "In Condition", "Out of Condition", and "Stable" will mean for this Time Topic. Each Time Topic can have its own independent condition settings. You will also optionally specify automatic reset conditions for the Time Topic.  You can have multiple Time Topics from different OPC servers grouped under a single Time Folder as shown in the example below:

To create a new Time Topic, right click on a Time Folder name and select New:Time Topic. If you want to edit an existing topic, right clicking on the Topic name and choosing properties will also display the dialog shown below.

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