====Channel Objects====

A **Channel** object represents a single point of live ARDI data in the [[python_live_data_api|Python live data API]].

A channel contains the following members..

^Name^Description^
|name|The name of the point, usually in '<asset name> <property name>' format.|
|value|The value of the channel|
|properties|A dictionary of channel properties|

The **properties** of a channel //may// contain the following...

^Key^Value^
|map|A lookup table of value-to-text|
|min|A minimum expected value (analogue properties only)|
|max|A maximum expected value (analogue properties only)|
|units|The units of measurement (analogue properties only)|