Why might the IDAS connection to a data source be listed as Idle in Data Acquisition?

The IDAS connection to a data source being listed as Idle in Data Acquisition often indicates that the data source does not have any tags configured. When there are no tags defined, the data source lacks any data points from which to acquire or transmit information, leading to an idle state in the connection. This means that even though the connection may be established, there is no activity occurring because there’s nothing to monitor or collect.

In this context, tags act as identifiers for specific pieces of data within a data source. Without any tags, the IDAS cannot actively pull or process data, resulting in the Idle status. This situation can be easily remedied by configuring tags for the data source, allowing the system to begin data acquisition.

The other scenarios, such as timeouts, malfunctions, or an incomplete configuration, may lead to a connection being non-functional or error statuses but do not directly explain why a connection would be idle due to the absence of data to acquire.