A JSON object describing a Variable has the following syntax:

{
  "@Skill.ADS.Variable": {
    "name": "variable",
    "UUID": "5bb684b0-6f3d-42ff-b91c-9772951d4aeea",
    "ACL": { ... },
    "symbolName": "MAIN.variable",
    "dataType": "STRING",
    "length": 20,
    "poll": "Device.Poll"
  }
}

Object Members

name	A string value containing the name of the Variable. The name is used to construct the Variable’s primary key.
UUID	A string value containing the unique UUID of the Variable.
ACL	An optional JSON object containing the element ACL of the Variable. The format of the object is described under JSON Format for ACLs in the Xentara user manual.
symbolName	A string value containing the symbol name of the variable in the target ADS device.
dataType	A string value containing the data type of the variable in the target ADS device.
length	An integer value containing the length of the string if the dataType is “STRING” or “WSTRING”. This member is not defined for other data types.
poll	A string value containing the primary key of the poll which the variable belongs to.

Supported data types

	Data Type	Description
1	BOOL	Boolean value (true or false)
2	BYTE	unsigned 8-bit integer
3	WORD	unsigned 16-bit integer
4	DWORD	unsigned 32-bit integer
5	LWORD	unsigned 64-bit integer
6	SINT	signed 8-bit integer
7	USINT	unsigned 8-bit integer
8	INT	signed 16-bit integer
9	UINT	unsigned 16-bit integer
10	DINT	signed 32-bit integer
11	UDINT	unsigned 32-bit integer
12	LINT	signed 64-bit integer
13	ULINT	unsigned 64-bit integer
14	REAL	32-bit IEEE 754 floating point value
15	LREAL	64-bit IEEE 754 floating point value
16	STRING	A string of 8-Bit characters
17	WSTRING	A string of 16-Bit characters