Data sources are responsible for reading the physical data from your system so that the node can access it.

There are a wide range of data sources. Some include…

Modbus I/O Modules
SQL Databases
Excel Spreadsheets
Text Files
Serial Data
Historians

Each node can communicate with a number of different data sources, so if your information is distributed across a few different systems, the node can consolidate it all in one place and transmit it to the website.

Optrix support a number of different sources of data - for a complete list, see our Supported Data Sources section.

For information on how to add data sources, see How To Add A Data Source to a Node.