The PubSubState is used to expose and control the operation of a PubSub component. It is an enumeration of the possible states. The enumeration values are described in Table 1.

Table 1 – PubSubState values

Name

Value

Description

Disabled

0

The PubSub component is configured but currently disabled.

Paused

1

The PubSub component is enabled but currently paused by a parent component. The parent component is either Disabled or Paused.

Operational

2

The PubSub component is operational.

Error

3

The PubSub component is in an error state.

PreOperational

4

The PubSub component is enabled but currently in the process to execute the steps necessary to enter the Operational state.

Figure 21 depicts the PubSub components that have a PubSub state and their parent-child relationship. State changes of children are based on changes of the parent state. The root of the hierarchy is the PublishSubscribe component.

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Figure 21 – PubSub component state dependencies

Figure 22 describes the formal state machine with the possible transitions.

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Figure 22 – PubSubState state machine

Table 2 formally defines the transitions of the state machine.

Table 2 – PubSubState state machine

Source State

Target State

Trigger Description

Disabled

Paused

The component was successfully enabled but the parent component is in the state Disabled or Paused.

Disabled

PreOperational

The component was successfully enabled.

Paused

Disabled

The component was successfully disabled.

Paused

PreOperational

The state of the parent component changed to Operational.

PreOperational

Operational

The component completed the steps necessary to enter the Operational state. These steps include setup of network communication and security keys.

If the PubSub component is a DataSetReader, the state shall change to Operational after the first key frame or event DataSetMessage was received.

PreOperational

Disabled

The component was successfully disabled.

PreOperational

Paused

The state of the parent component changed to Disabled or Paused.

PreOperational

Error

There is a pending error situation for the related PubSub component.

Operational

Disabled

The component was successfully disabled.

Operational

Paused

The state of the parent component changed to Disabled or Paused.

Operational

Error

There is a pending error situation for the related PubSub component.

Error

Disabled

The component was successfully disabled.

Error

Paused

The state of the parent component changed to Disabled or Paused.

Error

Operational

The error situation was resolved for the related PubSub component.

Error

PreOperational

The error situation was resolved for the related PubSub component.

The PubSubState representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 3.

Table 3 – PubSubState definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

PubSubState

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Others

Subtype of Enumeration defined in OPC 10000-5

HasProperty

Variable

EnumStrings

LocalizedText []

PropertyType

Conformance Units

PubSub Model Base

The PubSub components have configuration property lists as KeyValuePair arrays. These optional configuration properties extend the configuration parameters defined for the different PubSub components.

The configuration properties are mainly used as protocol or product specific parameters influencing the behaviour of the PubSub application. These properties may contain information that should not be visible outside the configuration tools and PubSub applications. Therefore the properties shall not be included in the PubSubConnectionDataType, WriterGroupDataType and DataSetWriterDataType when sent in discovery messages.

The configuration are defined in different sections in the scope where they are used. The properties that can be applied to all PubSub components are defined in Table 4.

The NamespaceIndex of the QualifiedName in the KeyValuePair for properties defined in this document shall be 0. The Name of the QualifiedName is the property name from Table 4. The DataType of the Value in the KeyValuePair shall be the DataType defined in Table 4.

Table 4 formally defines the general PubSub configuration properties.

Table 4 – General PubSub configuration properties

Key

DataType

Description

0:NotPersisted

Boolean

Indicates if the component configuration is persisted.

If this property is not present the default value is false and the component configuration is persisted.

0:ErrorDelay

Duration

A time delay in milliseconds from the time the first error is detected until transitioning to the PubSubState Error.

A PublishedDataSet defines the content of a DataSetMessage and the configuration of the information source for a DataSet. See 5.2 for the introduction to DataSets, 5.3 for the introduction to DataSetMessages and 5.4.1.2 for an introduction to the different source options and the parameters for sending of DataSetMessages.

The content of a DataSetMessage is defined by the DataSetMetaData. This information is required for interoperability between Publisher and Subscriber. See 6.2.3.2.

The information source is only necessary for the configuration of the Publisher. The standard configuration options are published data items for cyclic DataSets as defined in 6.2.3.7 and published events for acyclic DataSets as defined in 6.2.3.8. OPC UA Applications can provide PublishedDataSets where the information source is application specific. The custom PublishedDataSet source DataType defined in 6.2.3.9 indicates if the DataSet is cyclic or acyclic. Cyclic DataSets are sent as key frame or delta frame DataSetMessages. Acyclic DataSets are sent as event DataSetMessages.

DataSetMetaData describe the content and semantic of a DataSet. The order of the fields in the DataSetMetaData shall match the order of DataSet fields when they are included in the published DataSetMessages. The DataSetMetaDataType is defined in 6.2.3.2.3.

The DataSetMetaData is a subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader. The DataTypeSchemaHeader provides OPC UA DataType definitions used in the DataSetMetaData. The DataTypeSchemaHeader is defined in OPC 10000-5.

The DataTypeSchemaHeader provides information that is required when the DataSetMetaData is used outside the scope of an OPC UA Server e.g when sent in PubSub messages or when the PubSubConfiguration is exchanged with the UABinaryFileDataType. This information includes a namespace array and DataType descriptions. OPC UA namespace defined DataTypes are not included.

The DataTypeSchemaHeader of the DataSetMetaData shall be populated with the necessary information. This includes all namespaces and DataTypes that are potentially contained in the associated DataSetMessages.

This Structure DataType is a subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader and is used to provide the metadata for a DataSet. The DataSetMetaDataType is formally defined in Table 5.

Table 5 – DataSetMetaDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

DataSetMetaDataType

Structure

Subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader defined in OPC 10000-5.

Name

String

Name of the DataSet.

Description

LocalizedText

Description of the DataSet.

The default value is a null or empty LocalizedText.

Fields

FieldMetaData[]

The metadata for the fields in the DataSet.

The FieldMetaData DataType is defined in 6.2.3.2.4.

DataSetClassId

Guid

This field provides the globally unique identifier of the class of DataSet if the DataSet is based on a DataSetClass. In this case, this field shall match the DataSetClassId of the concrete DataSet configuration.

If the DataSets are not created from a class, this field is null.

ConfigurationVersion

Configuration‌VersionDataType

The configuration version for the current configuration of the DataSet.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 6.

Table 6 – DataSetMetaDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetMetaDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This Structure DataType is used to provide the metadata for a field in a DataSet. The FieldMetaData is formally defined in Table 7.

Table 7 – FieldMetaData structure

Name

Type

Description

FieldMetaData

Structure

Name

String

Name of the field.

The name shall be unique in the DataSet.

Description

LocalizedText

Description of the field.

The default value shall be a null or empty LocalizedText.

FieldFlags

DataSetFieldFlags

Flags for the field.

BuiltInType

Byte

The built-in data type of the field. The possible built-in type values are defined in OPC 10000-6.

All data types are transferred in DataSetMessages as one of the built-in data types. In most cases the identifier of the DataType NodeId matches the built-in type. The following special cases need to be handled in addition:

(1) Abstract types always have the built-in type Variant since they can result in different concrete types in a DataSetMessage. The dataType field may provide additional restrictions e.g. if the abstract type is Number. Abstract types shall not be used if the field is represented as RawData set by the DataSetFieldContentMask defined in 6.2.4.2.

(2) Enumeration DataTypes are encoded as Int32. The Enumeration strings are defined through a DataType referenced through the dataType field.

(3) Structure and Union DataTypes are encoded as ExtensionObject. The encoding rules are defined through a DataType referenced through the dataType field.

(4) DataTypes derived from built-in types have the BuiltInType of the corresponding base DataType. The concrete subtype is defined through the dataType field.

(5) OptionSet DataTypes are either encoded as one of the concrete UInteger DataTypes or as an instance of an OptionSetType in an ExtensionObject.

DataType

NodeId

The NodeId of the DataType of this field.

If the DataType is an Enumeration or an OptionSet, the semantic of the Enumeration DataType is provided through the enumDataTypes field of the DataSetMetaData base type DataTypeSchemaHeader.

If the DataType is a Structure or Union, the encoding and decoding description of the Structure DataType is provided through the structureDataTypes field of the DataSetMetaData base type DataTypeSchemaHeader.

ValueRank

Int32

Indicates whether the dataType is an array and how many dimensions the array has.

It may have the following values:

n > 1: the dataType is an array with the specified number of dimensions.

OneDimension (1): The dataType is an array with one dimension.

OneOrMoreDimensions (0): The dataType is an array with one or more dimensions.

Scalar (−1): The dataType is not an array.

Any (−2): The dataType can be a scalar or an array with any number of dimensions.

ScalarOrOneDimension (−3): The dataType can be a scalar or a one dimensional array.

NOTE All DataTypes are considered to be scalar, even if they have array-like semantics like ByteString and String.

Only a concrete valueRank with values n=-1 or n>0 shall be used if the field is represented as RawData set by the DataSetFieldContentMask defined in 6.2.4.2.

ArrayDimensions

UInt32[]

This field specifies the maximum supported length of each dimension. If the maximum is unknown the value shall be 0.

The number of elements shall be equal to the value of the valueRank field. This field shall be null or empty if valueRank ≤ 0.

The maximum number of elements of an array transferred on the wire is 2.147.483.647 (max Int32). It is the total number of elements in all dimensions based on the UA Binary encoding rules for arrays.

MaxStringLength

UInt32

If the dataType field is a String, LocalizedText (the text field) or ByteString then this field specifies the maximum supported length of the data in number of bytes. If the maximum is unknown the value shall be 0.If the dataType field is not a String, LocalizedText or ByteString the value shall be 0.

If the valueRank is greater than 0 this field applies to each element of the array.

DataSetFieldId

Guid

The unique ID for the field in the DataSet. The ID is generated when the field is added to the list. A change of the position of the field in the list shall not change the ID.

Properties

KeyValuePair[]

List of Property values providing additional semantic for the field.

If at least one Property value changes, the MajorVersion of the ConfigurationVersion shall be updated.

The Property in the FieldMetaData shall correctly describe the Field Value in the DataSetMessages. For example if the Property is EngineeringUnits, the unit of the Field Value shall match the unit of the FieldMetaData.

The KeyValuePair DataType is defined in OPC 10000-5. For this field the key in the KeyValuePair structure is the BrowseName of the Property and the value in the KeyValuePair structure is the Value of the Property.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 8.

Table 8 – FieldMetaData definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

FieldMetaData

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This DataType defines flags for DataSet fields.

The DataSetFieldFlags is formally defined in Table 9.

Table 9 – DataSetFieldFlags Values

Value

Bit No.

Description

PromotedField

0

The flag indicates if the field is promoted to the NetworkMessages or transport protocol header.

Setting this flag increases the size of the NetworkMessages since information from the DataSetMessage body is also promoted to the header.

Depending on the used security, the header including the field may be unencrypted.

Promoted fields are always included in the header even if the DataSetMessage payload is a delta frame and the DataSet field is not included in the delta frame. In this case the last sent value is sent in the header.

The order of the fields in the DataSetMetaData promoted to the header shall match the order of the fields in the header unless the header includes field names.

The DataSetFieldFlags representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 10.

Table 10 – DataSetFieldFlags definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

DataSetFieldFlags

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Others

Subtype of UInt16 defined in OPC 10000-5

HasProperty

Variable

OptionSetValues

LocalizedText []

PropertyType

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This Structure DataType is used to indicate configuration changes in the information published for a DataSet. The ConfigurationVersionDataType is formally defined in Table 11.

Table 11 – ConfigurationVersionDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

ConfigurationVersionDataType

Structure

MajorVersion

VersionTime

The majorVersion reflects the time of the last major change of the DataSet content. The VersionTime DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4.

To assure interoperability, the Subscriber shall use DataSetMetaData for decoding with a majorVersion that matches the majorVersion in DataSetMessages sent by the Publisher.

Removing fields from the DataSet content, reordering fields, adding fields in between other fields or a DataType change in fields shall result in an update of the majorVersion.

If at least one Property value of a DataSetMetaData field changes, the majorVersion shall be updated.

There can be situations where older configurations of a Publisher are loaded and changed with product-specific configuration tools. In this case the majorVersion shall be updated if the configuration tool is not able to verify if the change only extends the configuration and does not change the existing content.

Additional criteria for changing majorVersion or minorVersion are defined in this document.

MinorVersion

VersionTime

The minorVersion reflects the time of the last change.

Only the minorVersion shall be updated if fields are added at the end of the DataSet content.

If the majorVersion is updated, the minorVersion is updated to the same value as majorVersion.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 12.

Table 12 – ConfigurationVersionDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

ConfigurationVersionDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

DataSetMetaData may be specific to a single Publisher and a single selection of information or universal, e.g. defined by a standards organization or by a plant operator as a DataSetClass. DataSets that conform to such a DataSetClass are identified with a DataSetClassId.

The DataSetClassId is the globally unique identifier (Guid) of a DataSetClass. It is included in the DataSetMetaData. The NetworkMessageContentMask controls the availability of the DataSetClassId in the NetworkMessage.

The ExtensionFields parameter allows the configuration of fields with values to be included in the DataSet when the existing AddressSpace of the Publisher does not provide the necessary information. The ExtensionFields are represented as an array of KeyValuePair Structures.

This Structure DataType represents the PublishedDataSet parameters. The PublishedDataSetDataType is formally defined in Table 13.

Table 13 – PublishedDataSetDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

AllowSubtypes

PublishedDataSetDataType

Structure

Name

String

Name of the PublishedDataSet. It is recommended to use a human readable name.

The name of the PublishedDataSet shall be unique in the Publisher.

DataSetFolder

String[]

Optional path of the DataSet folder used to group PublishedDataSets where each entry in the String array represents one level in a DataSet folder hierarchy.

If no grouping is needed the parameter is a null or empty String array.

DataSetMetaData

DataSetMetaDataType

Defined in 6.2.3.2.

ExtensionFields

KeyValuePair[]

Defined in 6.2.3.4.

DataSetSource

PublishedDataSetSourceDataType

Defined in 6.2.3.6. If the parameter is null, the source creates cyclic DataSets. This is equal to a PublishedDataSetCustomSourceDataType with cyclicDataSet set to true.

True

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 14.

Table 14 – PublishedDataSetDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PublishedDataSetDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters PublishedDataSet

The PublishedDataSetSourceDataType Structure is an abstract base type without fields for the definition of the PublishedDataSet source. Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 15.

Table 15 – PublishedDataSetSourceDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PublishedDataSetSourceDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters PublishedDataSet

The parameter PublishedData defines the content of a DataSet created from Variable Values and therefore the content of the DataSetMessage sent by a DataSetWriter. The sources of the DataSet fields are defined through an array of PublishedVariableDataType.

The index into the array has an important role for Subscribers and for configuration tools. It is used as a handle to reference the Value in DataSetMessages received by Subscribers. The index may change after configuration changes. Changes are indicated by the ConfigurationVersion of the DataSet and applications working with the index shall always check the ConfigurationVersion before using the index.

The length of the PublishedData array shall match the length of the fields array in the corresponding DataSetMetaData.

If an entry of the PublishedData references one of the ExtensionFields, the substituteValue shall contain the QualifiedName of the ExtensionFields entry. All other fields of this PublishedVariableDataType array element shall be null or empty.

The DataType PublishedVariableDataType represents the configuration information for one Variable. The PublishedVariableDataType is formally defined in Table 16.

Table 16 – PublishedVariableDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PublishedVariableDataType

Structure

PublishedVariable

NodeId

The NodeId of the published Variable.

Some transport protocols require knowledge on the message receiver side about the DataType, ValueRank and ArrayDimensions to be able to decode the message content. This information is provided through the DataSetMetaData provided for the DataSet.

AttributeId

IntegerId

Id of the Attribute to publish e.g. the Value Attribute. This shall be a valid Attribute id.

The Attributes are defined in OPC 10000-3. The IntegerId DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4. The IntegerIds for the Attributes are defined in OPC 10000-6.

SamplingIntervalHint

Duration

A recommended rate of acquiring new values for change or deadband evaluation. A Publisher should use this value as hint for setting the internal sampling rate.

The value 0 indicates that the Server should use the fastest practical rate.

The value -1 indicates that the default sampling interval defined by the PublishingInterval of the WriterGroup is requested. Any negative number is interpreted as -1.

DeadbandType

UInt32

A value that defines the Deadband type and behaviour.

Value Description

None No Deadband calculation should be applied.

Absolute AbsoluteDeadband (This type is specified in OPC 10000-4)

Percent PercentDeadband (This type is specified in OPC 10000-8).

DeadbandValue

Double

The deadband value for the corresponding DeadbandType. The meaning of the value depends on DeadbandType.

IndexRange

NumericRange

This parameter is used to identify a single element of an array, or a single range of indexes for arrays. The NumericRange type and the logic for IndexRange are defined in OPC 10000-4.

SubstituteValue

BaseDataType

The SubstituteValue is the value that is included in the DataSet if the StatusCode of the DataValue is Bad. In this case the StatusCode is set to Uncertain_SubstituteValue.

This Value shall match the DataType and ValueRank of the PublishedVariable since DataSetWriters may depend on a valid Value with the right DataType that matches the ConfigurationVersion.

If the SubstituteValue is Null, the StatusCode of the DataValue is processed.

The handling of the SubstituteValue is defined in 6.2.11.

MetaDataProperties

QualifiedName [ ]

This parameter specifies an array of Properties to be included in the FieldMetaData created for this Variable.

It shall be used to populate the properties element of the resulting field in the DataSetMetaData.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 17.

Table 17 – PublishedVariableDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PublishedVariableDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters PublishedDataSet

This Structure DataType is used to represent PublishedDataItems specific parameters. It is a subtype of the PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

The PublishedDataItemsDataType is formally defined in Table 18.

Table 18 – PublishedDataItemsDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PublishedDataItemsDataType

Structure

Subtype of PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

PublishedData

PublishedVariableDataType[]

Defined in 6.2.3.7.1.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 19.

Table 19 – PublishedDataItemsDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PublishedDataItemsDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters PublishedDataSet

The parameter EventNotifier defines the NodeId of the Object in the event notifier tree of the OPC UA Server from which Events are collected.

The parameter SelectedFields defines the selection of Event fields contained in the DataSet generated for an Event and sent through the DataSetWriter. The SimpleAttributeOperand DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4. The DataType of the selected Event field in the EventType defines the DataType of the DataSet field. Event fields can be null or the field value can be a StatusCode. The encoding of Event based DataSetMessages shall be able to handle these cases. ExtensionFields defined for the instance of the PublishedEventsType can be included in the SelectedFields by specifying the PublishedEventsType NodeId as typeId in the SimpleAttributeOperand and the BrowseName of the extension field in the browsePath of the SimpleAttributeOperand.

The index into the list of entries in the SelectedFields has an important role for Subscribers. It is used as handle to reference the Event field in DataSetMessages received by Subscribers. The index may change after configuration changes. Changes are indicated by the ConfigurationVersion and applications working with the index shall always check the ConfigurationVersion before using the index. If a change of the SelectedFields adds additional fields, the MinorVersion of the ConfigurationVersion shall be updated. If a change of the SelectedFields removes fields, the MajorVersion of the ConfigurationVersion shall be updated. The ConfigurationVersionDataType and the rules for setting the version are defined in 6.2.3.2.6.

The parameter Filter defines the filter applied to the Events. It allows the reduction of the DataSets generated from Events through a filter. The ContentFilter DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4.

This Structure DataType is used to represent PublishedEvents specific parameters. It is a subtype of the PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

The PublishedEventsDataType is formally defined in Table 20.

Table 20 – PublishedEventsDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PublishedEventsDataType

Structure

Subtype of PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

EventNotifier

NodeId

Defined in 6.2.3.8.1.

SelectedFields

SimpleAttributeOperand[]

Defined in 6.2.3.8.2.

Filter

ContentFilter

Defined in 6.2.3.8.3.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 21.

Table 21 – PublishedEventsDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PublishedEventsDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters PublishedDataSet Events

The CyclicDataSet with DataType Boolean defines the type of DataSetMessages created by the PublishedDataSet.

If CyclicDataSet is false, event DataSetMessages are sent acyclicly and a related DataSetWriter shall use a KeyFrameCount of 0.

If CyclicDataSet is true, key frame or delta frame DataSetMessages are sent and a related DataSetWriter shall use a KeyFrameCount that is greater than or equal to 1.

This Structure DataType is used to represent custom PublishedDataSet source specific parameters. It is a subtype of the PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

The DataType can be used directly if no further information is exposed for the source. OPC UA Applications shall use DataTypes derived from PublishedDataSetSourceDataType if they want to provide custom information about the source e.g. product specific configuration options.

The PublishedDataSetCustomSourceDataType is formally defined in Table 22.

Table 22 – PublishedDataSetCustomSourceDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PublishedDataSetCustomSourceDataType

Structure

Subtype of PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

CyclicDataSet

Boolean

Defined in 6.2.3.9.1.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 23.

Table 23 – PublishedDataSetCustomSourceDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PublishedDataSetCustomSourceDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of PublishedDataSetSourceDataType defined in 6.2.3.6.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters PublishedDataSet Custom

The DataSetWriterId with DataType UInt16 defines the unique ID of the DataSetWriter for a PublishedDataSet. It is used to select DataSetMessages for a PublishedDataSet on the Subscriber side.

It shall be unique across all DataSetWriters for a PublisherId.

All values, except for 0, are valid DataSetWriterIds. The value 0 is defined as null value.

The DataSetWriterId shall be within the range 0x0001 - 0x7FFF for external assignment by configuration tools, and 0x8000 - 0xFFFF for internal assignment like through the Method CloseAndUpdate of the PubSubConfigurationType.

A DataSet field consists of a value and related metadata. In most cases the value comes with status and timestamp information.

This DataType defines flags to include DataSet field related information like status and timestamp in addition to the value in the DataSetMessage. The parameter is not relevant for heartbeat messages but should be configured according to the header layout requirements.

The DataSetFieldContentMask is formally defined in Table 24.

The handling of bad status for different field representations is defined in Figure 23 and Table 26.

Table 24 – DataSetFieldContentMask Values

Value

Bit No.

Description

DataSet fields can be represented as RawData, Variant or DataValue as described in 5.3.2.

If none of the flags are set, the fields are represented as Variant.

If the RawData flag is set, the fields are represented as RawData and all other bits are ignored.

If one of the bits 0 to 4 is set, the fields are represented as DataValue.

StatusCode

0

The DataValue structure field StatusCode is included in the DataSetMessages.

If this flag is set, the fields are represented as DataValue.

SourceTimestamp

1

The DataValue structure field SourceTimestamp is included in the DataSetMessages.

If this flag is set, the fields are represented as DataValue.

ServerTimestamp

2

The DataValue structure field ServerTimestamp is included in the DataSetMessages.

If this flag is set, the fields are represented as DataValue.

SourcePicoSeconds

3

The DataValue structure field SourcePicoSeconds is included in the DataSetMessages.

If this flag is set, the fields are represented as DataValue. This flag is ignored if the SourceTimestamp flag is not set.

ServerPicoSeconds

4

The DataValue structure field ServerPicoSeconds is included in the DataSetMessages.

If this flag is set, the fields are represented as DataValue. This flag is ignored if the ServerTimestamp flag is not set.

RawData

5

If this flag is set, the fields of the DataSet are encoded without additional information like timestamp, status or DataType information. The details of the representation are defined for the message mappings.

All other field related flags shall be ignored if this flag is set.

The DataSetFieldContentMask representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 25.

Table 25 – DataSetFieldContentMask definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

DataSetFieldContentMask

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Others

Subtype of UInt32 defined in OPC 10000-5

HasProperty

Variable

OptionSetValues

LocalizedText []

PropertyType

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

The DataSetFieldContentMask defines different options that influence the information flow from Publisher to Subscriber in the case of a Bad Value Status or other error situations. Figure 23 depicts the parameters and the information flow from DataSet field to DataSetMessage creation on the Publisher side and the decoded DataSet field on the Subscriber side. The DataSetFieldContentMask controls the representation of the DataSet fields in a DataSetMessage.

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Figure 23 – PubSub information flow dependency to field representation

The representation of the DataSet fields in a DataSetMessage on the Publisher side and the decoding back to the DataSet fields on the Subscriber side is defined in Table 26. The representation on the Publisher side depends on the field representation defined in the DataSetFieldContentMask.

Table 26 – DataSetMessage field representation options

DataSet Publisher

Field

DataSetMessage

DataSet Subscriber

Value

Status(a)

Value

Value Status(a)

Header Status

Value

Status(a)

Value 1

Good_*

Variant

Value 1

N/A

Good

Value 1

Good

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_* (b)

Good

Value 1 (b)

Uncertain_* (b)

Null

Bad_*

Bad_* (c)

Good

Null

Bad_* (c)

Value 1

Good_*

DataValue

Value 1

Good_*

Good

Value 1

Good_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Good

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Null

Bad_*

Null

Bad_*

Good

Null

Bad_*

Value 1

Good_*

RawData

Value 1

N/A

Good

Value 1

Good

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1(d)

Uncertain (d)

Value 1

Uncertain

Null

Bad_*

Default value for DataType (e)

Uncertain_ SubNormal (e)

Default value for DataType

Uncertain_ SubNormal

All fields Bad_*

Default value for DataType (e)

Bad (e)

Null

Bad

The header status is set to a bad code in a fatal error situation.

Bad_*

Null

Bad_*

(a)If no specific StatusCode is used, the grouping into severity Good, Uncertain or Bad is used. In this case, the resulting Status matches the input Status.

(b)If the status is uncertain in variant encoding, the value and the status are encoded as DataValue.

(c)A bad status is transferred instead of a value for the variant encoding.

(d)If the status for one or more fields is uncertain in raw filed encoding, the header status shall be set to Uncertain.

(e)If the worst status for some fields is bad, the header status shall be set to Uncertain_SubNormal.

If the status for all fields is bad, the header status shall be set to Bad.The value in message is set to the default value for the DataType.

The KeyFrameCount with DataType UInt32 is the multiplier of the PublishingInterval that defines the maximum number of times the PublishingInterval expires before a key frame message with values for all published Variables is sent. The delta frame DataSetMessages contains just the changed values. If no changes exist, the delta frame DataSetMessage shall not be sent. If the KeyFrameCount is set to 1, every message contains a key frame.

For PublishedDataSets that provide cyclic updates of the DataSet, the value shall be greater than or equal to 1. PublishedDataItems or custom sources with CyclicDataSet set to true provide cyclic updates.

For non-cyclic PublishedDataSets that provide acyclic event based DataSets, the value shall be 0. PublishedEvents or custom sources with CyclicDataSet set to false provide acyclic updates.

For a heartbeat DataSetMessage, the value shall be 1.

The DataSetWriterProperties parameter is an array of DataType KeyValuePair that specifies additional properties for the configured DataSetWriter. The KeyValuePair DataType is defined in OPC 10000-5 and consists of a QualifiedName and a value of BaseDataType.

The mapping of the name and value to concrete functionality may be defined by transport protocol mappings, future versions of this document or vendor-specific extensions.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the DataSetWriter parameters. The DataSetWriterDataType is formally defined in Table 27.

Table 27 – DataSetWriterDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

Allow Subtypes

DataSetWriterDataType

Structure

Name

String

The name of the DataSetWriter. The name shall be unique across the WriterGroup.

It is recommended to use a human readable name.

Enabled

Boolean

The enabled state of the DataSetWriter.

DataSetWriterId

UInt16

Defined in 6.2.4.1.

DataSetFieldContentMask

DataSetFieldContentMask

Defined in 6.2.4.2.

KeyFrameCount

UInt32

Defined in 6.2.4.3.

DataSetName

String

The name of the corresponding PublishedDataSet.

If the DataSetWriter is used to create heartbeat DataSetMessages, the dataSetName shall be null or empty.

DataSetWriterProperties

KeyValuePair[]

Defined in 6.2.4.4.

TransportSettings

DataSetWriterTransportDataType

Transport mapping specific DataSetWriter parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.4.5.2. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for transport mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the transport mapping, the field shall be null.

True

MessageSettings

DataSetWriterMessageDataType

DataSetMessage mapping specific DataSetWriter parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.4.5.3. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for message mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the message mapping, the field shall be null.

True

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 28.

Table 28 – DataSetWriterDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetWriterDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for transport mapping specific DataSetWriter parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The DataSetWriterTransportDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 29.

Table 29 – DataSetWriterTransportDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetWriterTransportDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for message mapping specific DataSetWriter parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The DataSetWriterMessageDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 30.

Table 30 – DataSetWriterMessageDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetWriterMessageDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

The parameters are shared between WriterGroup and ReaderGroup.

The parameters are related to PubSub NetworkMessage security. See 5.4.4 for an introduction of PubSub security and Clause 8 for the definition of the PubSub Security Key Service.

The SecurityMode indicates the level of security applied to the NetworkMessages published by a WriterGroup or received by a ReaderGroup. The MessageSecurityMode DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4.

The SecurityGroupId with DataType String is the identifier for a SecurityGroup in the Security Key Server. It is unique within a SKS.

The parameter is null if the SecurityMode is NONE.

If the SecurityMode is not NONE the SecurityGroupId identifies the SecurityGroup. The SecurityGroup defines the SecurityPolicy and the security keys used for the NetworkMessage security. The PubSubGroup defines the SecurityMode for the NetworkMessages sent by the group.

SecurityKeyServices is an array of the DataType EndpointDescription and defines one or more Security Key Servers (SKS) that manage the security keys for the SecurityGroup assigned to the PubSubGroup. The EndpointDescription DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4.

The parameter is null if the SecurityMode is NONE.

Each element in the array is an Endpoint for an SKS that can supply the security keys for the SecurityGroupId. Multiple Endpoints exist because an SKS may have multiple redundant instances. If the SKS supports non-transparent redundancy, each Server in the redundant set shall have one entry in the array.

The use of the EndpointDescription parameters for the SKS selection are defined in Table 31. The main key for the identification of the SKS is the ApplicationUri.

The ApplicationUri is used in the different Server discovery mechanisms to get the OPC UA endpoint information necessary to connect to the SKS.

The combination of SecurityGroupId and SKS ApplicationUri is the unique key for a SecurityGroup in a PubSub application.

Table 31 – SecurityKeyService parameter content

Field

Type

Definition for the values

EndpointUrl

String

Shall be null or empty.

Server

ApplicationDescription

The ApplicationDescription DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4.

ApplicationUri

String

The ServerUri of the SKS.

ProductUri

String

Can be null or empty.

ApplicationName

LocalizedText

Can be null or empty.

ApplicationType

Enum

ApplicationType

SERVER

The security keys are pulled from the SKS using the Method GetSecurityKeys.

CLIENT

The security keys are pushed from the SKS to the PubSub application using the Method SetSecurityKeys.

CLIENTANDSERVER

Invalid value.

DISCOVERYSERVER

Invalid value.

If the SKS information is sent as part of a discovery announcement message for a WriterGroup, the ApplicationType shall be set to SERVER even if the Publisher is configured for push.

GatewayServerUri

String

Shall be null or empty.

DiscoveryProfileUri

String

Shall be null or empty.

DiscoveryUrls []

String

A list of URLs for the DiscoveryEndpoints provided by the SKS.

ServerCertificate

ApplicationInstance

Certificate

Shall be null or empty.

SecurityMode

MessageSecurityMode

The value shall be SIGNANDENCRYPT.

SecurityPolicyUri

String

ApplicationType SERVER

The URI for SecurityPolicy to use to connect to the SKS.

If the URI is null or empty, the pull access shall use the best available security policy that is also supported by the pull Client.

ApplicationType CLIENT

Shall be null or empty.

UserIdentityTokens []

UserTokenPolicy

ApplicationType SERVER

The user identity tokens that should be used to connect to the SKS.

The default is ANONYMOUS if the array is empty. For ANONYMOUS the authorization for accessing the keys is based on the application authentication.

If the type is USERNAME, a KeyCredentialConfigurationType instance is used to configure user name and password. The ResourceUri of the KeyCredentialConfigurationType instance shall match the ApplicationUri of the SKS. The KeyCredentialConfigurationType is defined in OPC 10000-12.

The UserTokenPolicies are defined in OPC 10000-4.

ApplicationType CLIENT

The array shall be null or empty.

TransportProfileUri

String

Can be null or empty.

SecurityLevel

Byte

Shall be 0.

The MaxNetworkMessageSize with DataType UInt32 indicates the maximum size in bytes for NetworkMessages created by the WriterGroup. It refers to the size of the complete NetworkMessage including padding and signature without any additional headers added by the transport protocol mapping. If the size of a NetworkMessage exceeds the MaxNetworkMessageSize, the behaviour depends on the message mapping.

The transport protocol mappings defined in 7.3 may define restrictions for the maximum value of this parameter.

NOTE The value for the MaxNetworkMessageSize should be configured in a way that ensures that NetworkMessages together with additional headers added by the transport protocol are still smaller than or equal than the transport protocol MTU.

The GroupProperties parameter is an array of DataType KeyValuePair that specifies additional properties for the configured group. The KeyValuePair DataType is defined in OPC 10000-5 and consists of a QualifiedName and a value of BaseDataType.

The mapping of the name and value to concrete functionality may be defined by transport protocol mappings, future versions of this document or vendor-specific extensions.

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for PubSubGroups. The PubSubGroupDataType is formally defined in Table 32.

Table 32 – PubSubGroupDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PubSubGroupDataType

Structure

Name

String

The name of the PubSubGroup. The name shall be unique across all writer groups and reader groups of a PubSubConnection.

It is recommended to use a human readable name.

Enabled

Boolean

The enabled state of the PubSubGroup.

SecurityMode

MessageSecurityMode

Defined in 6.2.5.2.

SecurityGroupId

String

Defined in 6.2.5.3.

SecurityKeyServices

EndpointDescription[]

Defined in 6.2.5.4.

MaxNetworkMessageSize

UInt32

Defined in 6.2.5.5.

GroupProperties

KeyValuePair[]

Defined in 6.2.5.6.

The PubSubGroupDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 33.

Table 33 – PubSubGroupDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PubSubGroupDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

The WriterGroupId with DataType UInt16 is an identifier for the WriterGroup and shall be unique across all WriterGroups for a PublisherId. All values, except for 0, are valid. The value 0 is defined as null value.

The WriterGroupId shall be within the range 0x0001 - 0x7FFF for external assignment by configuration tools, and 0x8000 - 0xFFFF for internal assignment like through the Method CloseAndUpdate of the PubSubConfigurationType.

The PublishingInterval with the DataType Duration defines the interval in milliseconds for publishing NetworkMessages and the embedded DataSetMessages created by the related DataSetWriters.

For cyclic PublishedDataSets one DataSet is produced for one PublishedDataSet in a PublishingInterval. If no new DataSet is available in a PublishingInterval, then either the previous DataSetMessage is resent or no DataSetMessage is sent.

In the case non-cyclic PublishedDataSets like Event based DataSets, this may result in zero to many DataSetMessages produced for one PublishedDataSet in a PublishingInterval. All Events that occur between two PublishingIntervals shall be buffered until the next NetworkMessage is sent. If the number of Events exceeds the buffer capability of the DataSetWriter, an Event of type EventQueueOverflowEventType is inserted as last entry into the buffer and all Events that do not fit into the buffer are discarded.

The Duration DataType is a subtype of Double and allows configuration of intervals smaller than a millisecond.

The KeepAliveTime with DataType Duration defines the time in milliseconds until the Publisher sends a keep alive DataSetMessage in the case where no DataSetMessage was sent in this period by a DataSetWriter. The minimum value shall equal the PublishingInterval.

The Priority with DataType Byte defines the relative priority of the WriterGroup to all other WriterGroups across all PubSubConnections of the Publisher.

If more than one WriterGroup needs to be processed, the priority number defines the order of processing. The highest priority is processed first.

The lowest priority is zero and the highest is 255.

The LocaleIds, with DataType LocaleId, defines a list of locale ids in priority order for localized strings for all DataSetWriters in the WriterGroup. The first LocaleId in the list has the highest priority.

If the Publisher sends a localized String, the Publisher shall send the translation with the highest priority that it can. If it does not have a translation for any of the locales identified in this list, then it shall send the String value that it has and include the LocaleId with the String. If no locale id is configured, the Publisher shall use any that it has. See OPC 10000-3 for more detail on LocaleId.

The HeaderLayoutUri, with DataType String, defines the selection of a well defined configuration for a subset of the PubSub communication parameters. The affected subset is defined by the header layout.

A null or empty String is defined as no layout selected.

If a layout is selected, all affected parameters shall be set to the values defined for the layout.

Available layouts and the corresponding URI Strings are defined in Annex A.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the configuration parameters for WriterGroups. It is a subtype of PubSubGroupDataType defined in 6.2.5.7.

The WriterGroupDataType is formally defined in Table 34.

Table 34 – WriterGroupDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

Allow Subtypes

WriterGroupDataType

Structure

Subtype of PubSubGroupDataType defined in 6.2.5.7.

WriterGroupId

UInt16

Defined in 6.2.6.1.

PublishingInterval

Duration

Defined in 6.2.6.2.

KeepAliveTime

Duration

Defined in 6.2.6.3.

Priority

Byte

Defined in 6.2.6.4.

LocaleIds

LocaleId[]

Defined in 6.2.6.5.

HeaderLayoutUri

String

Defined in 6.2.6.6.

TransportSettings

WriterGroupTransportDataType

Transport mapping specific WriterGroup parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.6.7.2. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for transport mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the transport mapping, the field shall be null.

True

MessageSettings

WriterGroupMessageDataType

NetworkMessage mapping specific WriterGroup parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.6.7.3. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for message mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the message mapping, the field shall be null.

True

DataSetWriters

DataSetWriterDataType[]

The DataSetWriters contained in the WriterGroup. The DataSetWriter parameters are defined in 6.2.4.

The WriterGroupDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 35.

Table 35 – WriterGroupDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

WriterGroupDataType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

IsAbstract

Subtype of PubSubGroupDataType defined in 6.2.5.7.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for transport mapping specific WriterGroup parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The WriterGroupTransportDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 36.

Table 36 – WriterGroupTransportDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

WriterGroupTransportDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for message mapping specific WriterGroup parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The WriterGroupMessageDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 37.

Table 37 – WriterGroupMessageDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

WriterGroupMessageDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery

The PublisherId is a unique identifier for a Publisher within a Message Oriented Middleware. It can be included in sent NetworkMessage for identification or filtering. The value of the PublisherId is typically shared between PubSubConnections but the assignment of the PublisherId is vendor specific.

The PublisherId parameter is only relevant for the Publisher functionality inside a PubSubConnection. The filter setting on the Subscriber side is contained in the DataSetReader parameters.

Valid DataTypes are UInteger and String. A zero UInteger and a Null or empty String are invalid PublisherIds.

The default PublisherId for datagram transport protocols has a DataType of UInt64. If the default PublisherId is created by the OPC UA Application, it is recommended to set the first 6 bytes with the MAC address of one of the network interfaces and to set the two remaining bytes to the OPC UA Server port of the OPC UA Application.

The default PublisherId for broker based transports equals the PublisherId for datagram transport protocols but the DataType is UInt64 for UADP message mapping and String for JSON message mapping. For the String, the UInt64 value is converted to a String. The PublisherId may be used in message headers, as part of a QueueName or as a client identifier for the broker connection. In these cases the size of the PublisherId and the characters used in the PublisherId may have limitations or impact to the communication performance.

The default PublisherId is used if it is not assigned by a configuration tool.

The TransportProfileUri parameter with DataType String indicates the transport protocol mapping and the message mapping used.

The possible TransportProfileUri values are defined as URI of the transport protocols defined as PubSub transport Facet in OPC 10000-7.

The Address parameter contains the network address information for the communication middleware. The different Structure DataTypes used to represent the Address are defined in 6.2.7.5.3.

The ConnectionProperties parameter is an array of DataType KeyValuePair that specifies additional properties for the configured connection. The KeyValuePair type is defined in OPC 10000-5 and consists of a QualifiedName and a value of BaseDataType.

The mapping of the namespace, name, and value to concrete functionality may be defined by transport protocol mappings or vendor-specific extensions.

The NamespaceIndex of the QualifiedName in the KeyValuePair for properties defined in this document shall be 0. The Name of the QualifiedName is the property name from Table 38. The DataType of the Value in the KeyValuePair shall be the DataType defined in Table 38.

Table 38 formally defines the ConnectionProperties.

Table 38 – ConnectionProperties

Key

DataType

Description

0:SksPullRetryInterval

Duration

The interval the PubSub application shall use to retry pulling keys after an error appeared. The PubSub application shall have a default value for the retry interval in the case this value is not configured.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the configuration parameters for PubSubConnections. The PubSubConnectionDataType is formally defined in Table 39.

Table 39 – PubSubConnectionDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

Allow Subtypes

PubSubConnectionDataType

Structure

Name

String

The name of the PubSubConnection. The name shall be unique across a PubSubConfiguration.

It is recommended to use a human readable name.

Enabled

Boolean

The enabled state of the PubSubConnection.

PublisherId

BaseDataType

Defined in 6.2.7.1.

TransportProfileUri

String

Defined in 6.2.7.2.

Address

NetworkAddressDataType

Defined in 6.2.7.3.

The NetworkAddressDataType is defined in 6.2.7.5.3.

True

ConnectionProperties

KeyValuePair[]

Defined in 6.2.7.4.

TransportSettings

ConnectionTransportDataType

Transport mapping specific PubSubConnection parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.7.5.2. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for transport mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the transport mapping, the field shall be null.

True

WriterGroups

WriterGroupDataType[]

The WriterGroups contained in the PubSubConnection. The WriterGroup is defined in 6.2.6.

ReaderGroups

ReaderGroupDataType[]

The ReaderGroups contained in the PubSubConnection. The ReaderGroup is defined in 6.2.8.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 40.

Table 40 – PubSubConnectionDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConnectionDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for transport mapping specific PubSubConnection parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The ConnectionTransportDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 41.

Table 41 – ConnectionTransportDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

ConnectionTransportDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

Subtypes of this abstract Structure DataType are used to represent network address information. The NetworkAddressDataType is formally defined in Table 42.

Table 42 – NetworkAddressDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

NetworkAddressDataType

Structure

NetworkInterface

String

The name of the network interface used for the communication relation.

The default value is an empty String. In this case the network interface used is determined by the address provided by the subtypes of this Structure.

The name can be an IP address, MAC address or the system specific name of the interface.

The NetworkAddressDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 43.

Table 43 – NetworkAddressDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

NetworkAddressDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is used to represent network address information in the form of an URL String. The NetworkAddressUrlDataType is formally defined in Table 44.

Table 44 – NetworkAddressUrlDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

NetworkAddressUrlDataType

Structure

Subtype of NetworkAddressDataType defined in 6.2.7.5.3.

Url

String

The address string for the communication relation in the form on an URL String.

The NetworkAddressUrlDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 45.

Table 45 – NetworkAddressUrlDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

NetworkAddressUrlDataType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

IsAbstract

Subtype of NetworkAddressDataType defined in 6.2.7.5.3.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

The ReaderGroup does not add parameters to the shared PubSubGroup parameters.

The ReaderGroup is used to group a list of DataSetReaders. It is not symmetric to a WriterGroup and it is not related to a particular NetworkMessage. The NetworkMessage related filter settings are on the DataSetReaders.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the configuration parameters for ReaderGroups. The ReaderGroupDataType is formally defined in Table 46.

Table 46 – ReaderGroupDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

Allow Subtypes

ReaderGroupDataType

Structure

Subtype of PubSubGroupDataType defined in 6.2.5.7.

TransportSettings

ReaderGroupTransportDataType

Transport mapping specific ReaderGroup parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.8.2.2. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for transport mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the transport mapping, the field shall be null.

True

MessageSettings

ReaderGroupMessageDataType

NetworkMessage mapping specific ReaderGroup parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.8.2.3. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for message mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the message mapping, the field shall be null.

True

DataSetReaders

DataSetReaderDataType[]

The DataSetReaders contained in the ReaderGroup. The DataSetReader is defined in 6.2.9.

The ReaderGroupDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 47.

Table 47 – ReaderGroupDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

ReaderGroupDataType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

IsAbstract

Subtype of PubSubGroupDataType defined in 6.2.5.7.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for transport mapping specific ReaderGroup parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The ReaderGroupTransportDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 48.

Table 48 – ReaderGroupTransportDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

ReaderGroupTransportDataType

IsAbstract

True

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

IsAbstract

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for message mapping specific ReaderGroup parameters. The abstract DataType does not define fields.

The ReaderGroupMessageDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 49.

Table 49 – ReaderGroupMessageDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

ReaderGroupMessageDataType

IsAbstract

True

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

IsAbstract

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

The parameter PublisherId defines the Publisher to receive NetworkMessages from.

If the value is null, the parameter shall be ignored and all received NetworkMessages pass the PublisherId filter.

Valid DataTypes are UInteger and String.

The parameter WriterGroupId with DataType UInt16 defines the identifier of the corresponding WriterGroup.

The default value 0 is defined as null value, and means this parameter shall be ignored.

The parameter DataSetWriterId with DataType UInt16 defines the DataSet selected in the Publisher for the DataSetReader.

If the value is 0 (null), the parameter shall be ignored and all received DataSetMessages pass the DataSetWriterId filter.

The parameter DataSetMetaData provides the information necessary to decode DataSetMessages from the Publisher. If the DataSetMetaData changes in the Publisher and the MajorVersion was changed, the DataSetReader needs an update of the DataSetMetaData for further operation. If the update cannot be retrieved in the duration of the MessageReceiveTimeout, the State of the DataSetReader shall change to Error. The related PublishedDataSet is defined in 0. The DataSetMetaDataType is defined in 6.2.3.2.3. The options for retrieving the update of the DataSetMetaData are described in 5.2.3.

If the DataSetMetaData contains an empty fields array, the DataSetReader is configured to receive heartbeat DataSetMessages. For heartbeat DataSetMessages the majorVersion and minorVersion in the configurationVersion shall always be 0 in the configuration and in the DataSetMessages.

The parameter DataSetFieldContentMask with DataType DataSetFieldContentMask indicates the fields of a DataValue included in the DataSetMessages. The parameter shall be ignored for heartbeat messages.

The DataSetFieldContentMask DataType is defined in 6.2.4.2.

The parameter MessageReceiveTimeout is the maximum acceptable time between two DataSetMessages. The time starts when the state of the DataSetReader changes to Operational. If there is no new DataSetMessage received within this period, the DataSetReader State shall be changed to Error until the next DataSetMessage is received. The DataSetMessages that reset the period include keep-alive and heartbeat messages. A DataSetMessage is considered new if the sequence number increments or if a new keep-alive message is received. If no sequence number is contained in the DataSetMessage, each received DataSetMessage is considered new.

The MessageReceiveTimeout is related to the Publisher side parameters PublishingInterval, KeepAliveTime and KeyFrameCount.

The KeyFrameCount with DataType UInt32 is the multiplier of the PublishingInterval that defines the maximum number of times the PublishingInterval expires before a key frame message, with all field values, is received.

For DataSets that provide cyclic updates, the value shall be greater than or equal to 1. For non-cyclic DataSets, like PublishedEvents, that provide event based DataSets, the value shall be 0.

The HeaderLayoutUri, with DataType String, defines the selection of a well defined configuration for a subset of the PubSub communication parameters. The affected subset is defined by the header layout.

A null or empty String is defined as no layout selected.

If a layout is selected, all affected parameters shall be set to the values defined for the layout.

Available layouts and the corresponding URI Strings are defined in Annex A.

The parameter is defined in 6.2.5.2.

This parameter overwrites the corresponding setting on the ReaderGroup if the value is not INVALID.

The parameter is defined in 6.2.5.3.

The parameter shall be null if the SecurityMode is INVALID.

The parameter is defined in 6.2.5.4.

The parameter shall be null if the SecurityMode is INVALID.

The parameter is only used to overwrite the SecurityKeyServices parameter of the ReaderGroup if the SKS is different for the DataSetReader.

The DataSetReaderProperties parameter is an array of DataType KeyValuePair that specifies additional properties for the configured DataSetReader. The KeyValuePair DataType is defined in OPC 10000-5 and consists of a QualifiedName and a value of BaseDataType.

The mapping of the name and value to concrete functionality may be defined by transport protocol mappings, future versions of this document or vendor-specific extensions.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the DataSetReader parameters. The DataSetReaderDataType is formally defined in Table 50.

Table 50 – DataSetReaderDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

Allow Subtypes

DataSetReaderDataType

Structure

Name

String

The name of the DataSetReader. The name shall be unique across a ReaderGroup.

It is recommended to use a human readable name.

Enabled

Boolean

The enabled state of the DataSetReader.

PublisherId

BaseDataType

Defined in 6.2.9.1.

WriterGroupId

UInt16

Defined in 6.2.9.2.

DataSetWriterId

UInt16

Defined in 6.2.9.3.

DataSetMetaData

DataSetMetaDataType

Defined in 6.2.9.4.

If the DataSetReaderDataType is provided as part of a create or update operation and the subscribedDataSet contains a StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType, this field shall be null and shall be replaced with the DataSetMetaDataType contained in the referenced StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType.

DataSetField‌ContentMask

DataSetField‌ContentMask

Defined in 6.2.9.5.

MessageReceiveTimeout

Duration

Defined in 6.2.9.6.

KeyFrameCount

UInt32

Defined in 6.2.9.7.

HeaderLayoutUri

String

Defined in 6.2.9.8.

SecurityMode

MessageSecurityMode

Defined in 6.2.9.9.

SecurityGroupId

String

Defined in 6.2.9.10.

SecurityKeyServices

EndpointDescription[]

Defined in 6.2.9.11.

DataSetReaderProperties

KeyValuePair[]

Defined in 6.2.9.12.

TransportSettings

DataSetReaderTransportDataType

Transport-specific DataSetReader parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.9.13.2. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for transport mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the transport mapping, the field shall be null.

True

MessageSettings

DataSetReaderMessageDataType

DataSetMessage mapping specific DataSetReader parameters. The abstract base type is defined in 6.2.9.13.3. The concrete subtypes are defined in the subclauses for message mapping specific parameters.

If no concrete subtype is defined for the message mapping, the field shall be null.

True

SubscribedDataSet

SubscribedDataSetDataType

The SubscribedDataSet specific parameters. The abstract base type and the concrete subtypes are defined in 6.2.10.

If the DataSetReader is configured to receive heartbeat DataSetMessages, the field shall be null.

The StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType subtype shall not be used in this structure field.

True

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 51.

Table 51 – DataSetReaderDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetReaderDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for transport-specific DataSetReader parameters. The DataSetReaderTransportDataType is formally defined in Table 52.

Table 52 – DataSetReaderTransportDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

DataSetReaderTransportDataType

Structure

The DataSetReaderTransportDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 53.

Table 53 – DataSetReaderTransportDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetReaderTransportDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for message mapping specific DataSetReader parameters. The DataSetReaderMessageDataType is formally defined in Table 54.

Table 54 – DataSetReaderMessageDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

DataSetReaderMessageDataType

Structure

The DataSetReaderMessageDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 55.

Table 55 – DataSetReaderMessageDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

DataSetReaderMessageDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

This Structure DataType is an abstract base type for SubscribedDataSet parameters. A SubscribedDataSet defines the metadata for the subscribed DataSet and the information for the processing of DataSetMessages. See 5.4.2.2 for an introduction to the processing options for received DataSetMessages.

The SubscribedDataSetDataType is formally defined in Table 56.

Table 56 – SubscribedDataSetDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

SubscribedDataSetDataType

Structure

The SubscribedDataSetDataType Structure representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 57.

Table 57 – SubscribedDataSetDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

SubscribedDataSetDataType

IsAbstract

True

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Discovery Extended

The SubscribedDataSet option TargetVariables defines a list of Variable mappings between received DataSet fields and target Variables in the Subscriber AddressSpace. The FieldTargetDataType is defined in 6.2.10.2.3. Target Variables shall only be used once within the same TargetVariables list.

This Structure DataType is used to represent TargetVariables specific parameters. It is a subtype of the SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

The TargetVariablesDataType is formally defined in Table 58.

Table 58 – TargetVariablesDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

TargetVariablesDataType

Structure

TargetVariables

FieldTargetDataType[]

Defined in 6.2.10.2.3.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 59.

Table 59 – TargetVariablesDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

TargetVariablesDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters SubscribedDataSet

This DataType is used to provide the metadata for the relation between a field in a DataSetMessage and a target Variable in a DataSetReader. The FieldTargetDataType is formally defined in Table 60.

Table 60 – FieldTargetDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

FieldTargetDataType

Structure

DataSetFieldId

Guid

The unique ID of the field in the DataSet. The fields and their unique IDs are defined in the DataSetMetaData Structure.

ReceiverIndexRange

NumericRange

Index range used to extract parts of an array out of the received data.

It is used to identify a single element of an array, or a single range of indexes for arrays for the received DataSet field. If a range of elements is specified, the values are returned as a composite. The first element is identified by index 0 (zero). The NumericRange type is defined in OPC 10000-4.

This parameter is null if the specified Attribute is not an array. However, if the specified Attribute is an array, and this parameter is null, then the complete array is used.

The resulting data array size of this NumericRange shall match the resulting data array size of the writeIndexRange NumericRange setting.

If the resulting array size is one and the target node ValueRank is scalar, the value shall be applied as scalar value.

TargetNodeId

NodeId

The NodeId of the Variable to which the received DataSetMessage field value is written.

AttributeId

IntegerId

Id of the Attribute to write e.g. the Value Attribute. This shall be a valid AttributeId.

The Attributes are defined in OPC 10000-3. The IntegerId DataType is defined in OPC 10000-4. The IntegerIds for the Attributes are defined in OPC 10000-6.

WriteIndexRange

NumericRange

The index range used for writing received data to the target node.

It is used to identify a single element of an array, or a single range of indexes for arrays for the write operation to the target Node. If a range of elements is specified, the values are written as a composite. The first element is identified by index 0 (zero). The NumericRange type is defined in OPC 10000-4.

This parameter is null if the specified Attribute is not an array. However, if the specified Attribute is an array, and this parameter is null, then the complete array is used.

OverrideValueHandling

OverrideValueHandling

The value is used to define the override value handling behaviour if the State of the DataSetReader is not Operational or if the corresponding field in the DataSet contains a Bad StatusCode.

The handling of the OverrideValue in different scenarios is defined in 6.2.11.

The OverrideValueHandling enumeration DataType is defined in 6.2.10.2.4.

OverrideValue

BaseDataType

This value is used if the OverrideValueHandling is set to OverrideValue and the State of the DataSetReader is not Operational or if the corresponding field in the DataSet contains a Bad StatusCode.

The handling of the OverrideValue in different scenarios is defined in 6.2.11.

This Value shall match the DataType of the target Node.

If a writeIndexRange is configured, the Value shall match the resulting size of the writeIndexRange. For example if the writeIndexRange is “5:7”, the overrideValue must be an array with length 3.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 61.

Table 61 – FieldTargetDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

FieldTargetDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters SubscribedDataSet

The OverrideValueHandling is an enumeration that specifies the possible options for the handling of Override values. The possible enumeration values are described in Table 62.

Table 62 – OverrideValueHandling values

Name

Value

Description

Disabled

0

The override value handling is disabled.

LastUsableValue

1

In the case of an error, the last usable value is used. If no last usable value is available, the default value for the data type is used.

OverrideValue

2

In the case of an error, the configured override value is used.

The OverrideValueHandling representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 63.

Table 63 – OverrideValueHandling definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

OverrideValueHandling

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Others

Subtype of Enumeration defined in OPC 10000-5

HasProperty

Variable

EnumStrings

LocalizedText []

PropertyType

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters SubscribedDataSet

The SubscribedDataSet option SubscribedDataSetMirror defines an Object in the Subscriber AddressSpace with a mirror Variable for each DataSet field in the received DataSetMessages.

This parameter with DataType String defines the BrowseName and DisplayName of the parent Node for the Variables representing the fields of the subscribed DataSet.

This parameter with DataType RolePermissionType defines the value of the RolePermissions Attribute to be set on the parent Node. This value is also used as RolePermissions for all Variables of the DataSet mirror.

This Structure DataType is used to represent SubscribedDataSetMirror specific parameters. It is a subtype of the SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

The SubscribedDataSetMirrorDataType is formally defined in Table 64.

Table 64 – SubscribedDataSetMirrorDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

SubscribedDataSetMirrorDataType

Structure

ParentNodeName

String

Defined in 6.2.10.3.1.

RolePermissions

RolePermissionType[]

Defined in 6.2.10.3.3.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 65.

Table 65 – SubscribedDataSetMirrorDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

SubscribedDataSetMirrorDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in in 6.2.10.1.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters SubscribedDataSet Mirror

This Structure DataType references a standalone subscribed DataSet. It is a subtype of the SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

The StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType is formally defined in Table 66.

Table 66 – StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType

Structure

DataSetName

String

The name of the corresponding standalone subscribed DataSet.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 67.

Table 67 – StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters SubscribedDataSet Standalone

This Structure DataType is define a standalone subscribed DataSet. It is a subtype of the SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

The StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType is formally defined in Table 68.

Table 68 – StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

Allow Subtypes

StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType

Structure

Name

String

Name of the standalone SubscribedDataSet. It is recommended to use a human readable name.

The name of the standalone SubscribedDataSet shall be unique in the Subscriber.

DataSetFolder

String[]

Optional path of the SubscribedDataSet folder used to group SubscribedDataSets where each entry in the String array represents one level in a folder hierarchy.

If no grouping is needed the parameter is a null or empty String array.

DataSetMetaData

DataSetMetaDataType

Defined in 6.2.9.4.

A Publisher must be configured to send DataSetMessages that comply with the DataSetMetaData in the standalone subscribed DataSet.

SubscribedDataSet

SubscribedDataSet‌DataType

The SubscribedDataSet specific parameters. The abstract base type and the concrete subtypes are defined in 6.2.10.

The StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType and the StandaloneSubscribedDataSetRefDataType subtypes shall not be used in this structure field.

True

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 69.

Table 69 – StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of SubscribedDataSetDataType defined in 6.2.10.1.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters SubscribedDataSet Standalone

The configuration model defines different parameters that influence the information flow from Publisher to Subscriber in the case of a Bad Value Status or other error situations. Figure 24 depicts the parameters and the information flow inside a Publisher and inside a Subscriber.

The parameters and behaviour relevant for the encoding of a DataSetMessage on the Publisher side and the decoding of the DataSetMessage on the Subscriber side are defined in 6.2.4.2 together with the DataSetFieldContentMask.

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Figure 24 – PubSub information flow

The mapping of source value and status to the DataSet in the Publisher depends on the substitute value. The dependencies are defined in Table 70.

Table 70 – Source to message input mapping

Source

Substitute

Value

DataSet Publisher side

Value(b)

Status (a)

Value

Status (a)

Value 1

Good_*

Value 2

Value 1

Good_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Ignored

Bad_*

Value 2

Uncertain_SubstituteValue

Value 1

Good_*

Null

Value 1

Good_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Ignored

Bad_*

Null

Bad_*

(a)If no specific StatusCode is used, the grouping into severity Good, Uncertain or Bad is used. In this case, the resulting Status matches the input Status.

(b)Any error that happens during processing of source value e.g. DataType does not match DataSetField should be treated like a Bad StatusCode received from the source.

The mapping of the decoded DataSet on the Subscriber side to the value and status of the target Variable depends on the override value. The dependencies are defined in Table 71.

Table 71 – Message output to target mapping

Decoded DataSet Subscriber

Override Value Handling Enum

Override

Value

Reader

State

Target

Value

Status (a)

Value

Status (a)

Value 1

Good_*

OverrideValue

Value 2

Operational

Value 1

Good_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Ignored

Bad_*

Value 2

Good_LocalOverride

Value 1

Good_*

LastUsableValue

Ignored

Value 1

Good_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Ignored

Bad_*

LastValue (b)

Uncertain_LastUsableValue

Value 1

Good_*

Disabled

Ignored

Value 1

Good_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Value 1

Uncertain_*

Ignored

Bad_*

Null

Bad_*

No message received.

The target values are updated once after a reader state change.

OverrideValue

Value 2

Disabled

Paused

Value 2

Good_LocalOverride

LastUsableValue

Ignored

LastValue (b)

Uncertain_LastUsableValue

Disabled

Ignored

Null

Bad_OutOfService

OverrideValue

Value 2

Error

Value 2

Good_LocalOverride

LastUsableValue

Ignored

LastValue (b)

Uncertain_LastUsableValue

Disabled

Ignored

Null

Bad_NoCommunication

(a)If no specific StatusCode is used, the grouping into severity Good, Uncertain or Bad is used. In this case, the resulting Status matches the input Status.

(b)The last value is either the last received value or the default value for the data type if there was never a value received before.

If one of the target Variables in the SubscribedDataSet does not allow writing of the StatusCode and the OverrideValueHandling is set to Disabled, the DataSetReader shall indicate the configuration error by setting the DataSetReader state to Error. In all other configurations of OverrideValueHandling when the target Variable does not allow writing of the StatusCode, only the Value is transferred to the target Variable.

If a target Variable in the SubscribedDataSet does not allow writing of timestamp, any received timestamp shall not be used and only the received value shall be written to the target Variable.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the PubSub configuration of an OPC UA Application. The PubSubConfigurationDataType is formally defined in Table 72.

Table 72 – PubSubConfigurationDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PubSubConfigurationDataType

Structure

PublishedDataSets

PublishedDataSetDataType[]

The PublishedDataSets contained in the configuration. The PublishedDataSetDataType is defined in 6.2.3.5.

Connections

PubSubConnectionDataType[]

The PubSubConnections contained in the configuration. The PubSubConnectionDataType is defined in 6.2.7.

The connection includes WriterGroups and ReaderGroups.

Enabled

Boolean

The enabled state of the PubSub configuration. This Enable state corresponds to the PubSub Status of the PublishSubscribe Object.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 73.

Table 73 – PubSubConfigurationDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConfigurationDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Configuration

If the PubSub configuration is stored in a file, the UABinaryFileDataType and the related definitions in OPC 10000-5 shall be used to encode the file content. The structure of the UABinaryFileDataType file with typical values for a PubSub configuration is described in Table 74.

Table 74 – PubSubConfiguration file content

Field

Type

Typical Values

Namespaces

String[]

Namespace URIs for namespace indices used in the body. Examples are NodeIds contained in PublishedDataSets.

The OPC UA namespace is skipped.

The DataTypes used for configuration are defined in the OPC UA namespace.

structureDataTypes

StructureDescription[]

Null or empty

DataTypes used for configuration are defined by OPC UA.

The DataTypes used in DataSetMetaData are described in the DataTypeSchemaHeader of the associated DataSetMetaData.

This field is only used if KeyValuePairs for configuration properties contain Structure DataTypes not defined by OPC UA.

enumDataTypes

EnumDescription[]

Null or empty

DataTypes used for configuration are defined by OPC UA.

The DataTypes used in DataSetMetaData are described in the DataTypeSchemaHeader of the associated DataSetMetaData.

This field is only used if KeyValuePairs for configuration properties contain Structure DataTypes not defined by OPC UA.

simpleDataTypes

SimpleTypeDescription[]

Null or empty

DataTypes used for configuration are defined by OPC UA.

The DataTypes used in DataSetMetaData are described in the DataTypeSchemaHeader of the associated DataSetMetaData.

This field is only used if KeyValuePairs for configuration properties contain Structure DataTypes not defined by OPC UA.

schemaLocation

String

Null or empty

fileHeader

KeyValuePair[]

Null or empty

Body

BaseDataType

PubSubConfigurationDataType Structure

The PubSub configuration represented by the PubSubConfigurationDataType.

This Structure DataType is used to represent the configuration of a SecurityGroup in a PubSub configuration of an OPC UA Application. The SecurityGroupDataType is formally defined in Table 75.

Table 75 – SecurityGroupDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

SecurityGroupDataType

Structure

Name

String

Name of the SecurityGroup.

SecurityGroupFolder

String[]

Optional path of the SecurityGroupFolders used to group SecurityGroups where each entry in the String array represents one level in a folder hierarchy.

If no grouping is needed the parameter is a null or empty String array.

KeyLifetime

Duration

The lifetime of a key in milliseconds.

SecurityPolicyUri

String

The SecurityPolicy used for the SecurityGroup.

MaxFutureKeyCount

UInt32

The maximum number of future keys returned by the Method GetSecurityKeys.

MaxPastKeyCount

UInt32

The maximum number of historical keys stored by the SKS.

SecurityGroupId

String

The identifier for the SecurityGroup. The SecurityGroupId shall match the Name field.

RolePermissions

RolePermissionType[]

The permissions that apply to the security key access through GetSecurityKeys for the SecurityGroup.

GroupProperties

KeyValuePair[]

Specifies additional properties for the security group.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 76.

Table 76 – SecurityGroupDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

SecurityGroupDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Configuration2

This Structure DataType is used to represent the configuration of a PubSubKeyServicePushTarget in a PubSub configuration of an OPC UA Application. The PubSubKeyPushTargetDataType is formally defined in Table 77.

Table 77 – PubSubKeyPushTargetDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PubSubKeyPushTargetDataType

Structure

ApplicationUri

String

ApplicationUri of the Server that is the target of a push.

PushTargetFolder

String[]

Optional path of the PubSubKeyPushTargetFolder used to group the push targets where each entry in the String array represents one level in a folder hierarchy.

If no grouping is needed the parameter is a null or empty String array.

EndpointUrl

String

URL of the Endpoint of the Server that is the target of a push.

SecurityPolicyUri

String

The security policy the SKS shall use to establish a SecureChannel to the push target.

UserTokenType

UserTokenPolicy

The type of user toke to be used for the connection to the push target. The default is Anonymous.

RequestedKeyCount

UInt16

The number of keys that are to be pushed on each update. The minimum setting for this is three

RetryInterval

Duration

The interval the SKS shall use to retry pushing keys after an error appeared

PushTargetProperties

KeyValuePair[]

Specifies additional properties for the push target

SecurityGroups

String[]

List of security groups related to the push target

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 78.

Table 78 – PubSubKeyPushTargetDataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PubSubKeyPushTargetDataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Configuration2

This Structure DataType is used to represent the extended PubSub configuration of an OPC UA Application. It is a subtype of the PubSubConfigurationDataType defined in 6.2.12.1.

The PubSubConfiguration2DataType is formally defined in Table 79.

Table 79 – PubSubConfiguration2DataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PubSubConfiguration2DataType

Structure

Subtype of PubSubConfigurationDataType defined in 6.2.12.1.

SubscribedDataSets

StandaloneSubscribed‌DataSetDataType[]

The standalone SubscribedDataSets contained in the configuration. The StandaloneSubscribedDataSetDataType is defined in 6.2.10.5.

DataSetClasses

DataSetMeta‌DataType[]

DataSetClasses supported by the Publisher.

DefaultSecurityKeyServices

EndpointDescription[]

The default SecurityKeyServices used for the PubSub configuration. The value is as default if not overwritten in the groups or DataSetReaders. The general definition for the SecurityKeyServices parameter is in .6.2.5.4.

SecurityGroups

SecurityGroupDataType[]

The SecurityGroups contained in the configuration. The SecurityGroupDataType is defined in 6.2.12.2.

PubSubKeyPushTargets

PubSubKeyPushTarget DataType[]

The PubSubKeyPushTargets contained in the configuration. The PubSubKeyPushTargetDataType is defined in 6.2.12.3.

ConfigurationVersion

VersionTime

The ConfigurationVersion reflects the time of the last change.

ConfigurationProperties

KeyValuePair[]

The configurationProperties is an array of DataType KeyValuePair that specifies additional properties for the PubSub configuration. The KeyValuePair type is defined in OPC 10000-5 and consists of a QualifiedName and a value of BaseDataType.

The mapping of the namespace, name, and value to concrete functionality may be defined by transport protocol mappings, future versions of this document or vendor-specific extensions.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 80.

Table 80 – PubSubConfiguration2DataType definition

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConfiguration2DataType

IsAbstract

False

Subtype of PubSubConfigurationDataType defined in 6.2.12.1.

Conformance Units

PubSub Parameters Configuration2