Each datapoint defined in Whzan is associated with a data item (for example, a field in a database or a device value) accessed via a 'Gateway'.
These datapoints can then be represented graphically in Whzan mimics.
When the gateway detects a change in data value it will update Whzan which in turn will update the datapoint.
All displays, calculations, history, alarms etc. referencing that datapoint on the mimic will then also be updated.
Likewise if a data point changes in Whzan it will be sent to the gateway which will update the device.
Objects in a mimic have properties such as color, height, opacity etc which can be bound to datapoints.
In this way, mimics will reflect changes in data values at source and, likewise, a user can remotely update data sources by manipulating a mimic.
As an example, you could try binding the color of a light on the mimic to a Boolean datapoint, when the datapoint is on, the light will be green and when it's off the light will be red.