Id #

The Id field shows the internal number of the interface under which it is saved. When creating a new interface, the field is empty. The type of interface is displayed behind it. Both parts are for information purposes only.

Name #

The name of the interface. The name is displayed in selection lists and may also be displayed to users in interface notifications.

Comment #

The comment field is for free use by the integrator. It is used exclusively to document the configuration. You can enter information here, e.g. the purpose of the interface, any special features, etc.

Options #

Here you will find a single checkbox: Deactivated. If you set this checkbox, the interface is deactivated as far as possible. Channels of the interface are still available in the system, but write accesses are no longer passed on to the hardware and read accesses return no value or the last available value.
Deactivating an interface can be helpful if the hardware is no longer connected/defective, or if you want to try something out without the physical devices being addressed.

URL #

Here you enter the URL from which the XML/JSON is to be retrieved. The protocol must be HTTP or HTTPS, others e.g. FTP are not supported.
Example in the internal network: http://192.168.1.100/example/data.xml (You must adapt the IP and the following path according to the local conditions)
Access an XML on the Internet: https://domain.ch/example/data.xml (Adapt the domain and path accordingly)

Retrieval interval #

This determines how often the data is retrieved.

Differences between XML and JSON #

XML and JSON are the same for the interface configuration. However, there are format-related differences in the definition of the channels for the interface (more on this here ).