This clause describes Interfaces with specific functionality that may be applied to multiple types at arbitrary positions in the type hierarchy.

Interfaces are defined in OPC 10001-7.

Figure 4 shows the Interfaces described in this specification.

Figure 4 – Overview of Interfaces for Devices and Device components

IVendorNameplateType includes Properties that are commonly used to describe a TopologyElement from a manufacturer point of view. They can be used as part of the identification. The Values of these Properties are typically provided by the component vendor.

The VendorNameplate Interface is illustrated in Figure 5 and formally defined in Table 17.

Figure 5 – VendorNameplate Interface

Table 17 – IVendorNameplateType definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	IVendorNameplateType
IsAbstract	True
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the BaseInterfaceType defined in OPC 10001-7
Product-specific Properties
HasProperty	Variable	Manufacturer	LocalizedText	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	ManufacturerUri	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	Model	LocalizedText	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	ProductCode	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	HardwareRevision	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	SoftwareRevision	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	DeviceRevision	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	DeviceManual	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	DeviceClass	String	PropertyType	Optional
Product instance-specific Properties
HasProperty	Variable	SerialNumber	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	ProductInstanceUri	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	RevisionCounter	Int32	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	SoftwareReleaseDate	DateTime	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	PatchIdentifiers	String[]	PropertyType	Optional
Conformance Units
DI Nameplate

Product type specific Properties:

Manufacturer provides the name of the company that manufactured the item this Interface is applied to. ManufacturerUri provides a unique identifier for this company. This identifier should be a fully qualified domain name; however, it may be a GUID or similar construct that ensures global uniqueness.

Model provides the name of the product.

ProductCode provides a unique combination of numbers and letters used to identify the product. It may be the order information displayed on type shields or in ERP systems.

HardwareRevision provides the revision level of the hardware. SemanticVersionString (a sub-type of String defined in OPC 10000-5) may be used when using the Semantic Versioning format.

SoftwareRevision provides the version or revision level of the software component, the software/firmware of a hardware component, or the software/firmware of the Device. SemanticVersionString (a sub-type of String defined in OPC 10000-5) may be used when using the Semantic Versioning format.

DeviceRevision provides the overall revision level of a hardware component or the Device. As an example, this Property can be used in ERP systems together with the ProductCode Property. SemanticVersionString (a sub-type of String defined in OPC 10000-5) may be used when using the Semantic Versioning format.

DeviceManual allows specifying an address of the user manual. It may be a pathname in the file system or a URL (Web address).

DeviceClass indicates in which domain or for what purpose a certain item for which the Interface is applied is used. Examples are “ProgrammableController”, “RemoteIO”, and “TemperatureSensor”. This standard does not predefine any DeviceClass names. More specific standards that utilize this Interface will likely introduce such classifications (e.g. IEC 62769, OPC 30000, or OPC 10020).

Product instance specific Properties:

SerialNumber is a unique production number provided by the manufacturer. This is often stamped on the outside of a physical component and may be used for traceability and warranty purposes.

ProductInstanceUri is a globally unique resource identifier provided by the manufacturer. This is often stamped on the outside of a physical component and may be used for traceability and warranty purposes. The maximum length is 255 characters. The recommended syntax of the ProductInstanceUri is: <ManufacturerUri>/<any string> where <any string> is unique among all instances using the same ManufacturerUri.

Examples: “some-company.com/5ff40f78-9210-494f-8206-c2c082f0609c”, “some-company.com/snr-16273849” or “some-company.com/model-xyz/snr-16273849”.

RevisionCounter is an incremental counter indicating the number of times the configuration data has been modified. An example would be a temperature sensor where the change of the unit would increment the RevisionCounter but a change of the measurement value would not affect the RevisionCounter.

SoftwareReleaseDate defines the date when the software is released. If the version information is about patches, this should be the date of the latest patch. It is additional information for the user.

PatchIdentifiers identify the list of patches that are applied to a software version. The format and semantics of the strings are vendor-specific. The order of the strings shall not be relevant.

Companion specifications may specify additional semantics for the contents of these Properties.

Table 18 specifies the mapping of these Properties to the International Registration Data Identifiers (IRDI) defined in ISO/ICE 11179-6. They should be used if a Server wants to expose a dictionary reference as defined in OPC 10001-5.

Table 18 – VendorNameplate Mapping to IRDIs

Property	IRDI
Manufacturer	0112/2///61987#ABA565#007
ManufacturerUri	0112/2///61987#ABN591#001
Model	0112/2///61987#ABA567#007
SerialNumber	0112/2///61987#ABA951#007
HardwareRevision	0112/2///61987#ABA926#006
SoftwareRevision	0112/2///61987#ABA601#006
DeviceRevision	-
RevisionCounter	0112/2///61987#ABN603#001
ProductCode	0112/2///61987#ABA300#006
ProductInstanceUri	0112/2///61987#ABN590#001
DeviceManual	-
DeviceClass	0112/2///61987#ABA566 - type of product

ITagNameplateType includes Properties that are commonly used to describe a TopologyElement from a user point of view.

The TagNameplate Interface is illustrated in Figure 6 and formally defined in Table 19.

Figure 6 – TagNameplate Interface

Table 19 – ITagNameplateType definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	ITagNameplateType
IsAbstract	True
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the BaseInterfaceType defined in OPC 10001-7
HasProperty	Variable	AssetId	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable	ComponentName	LocalizedText	PropertyType	Optional
Conformance Units
DI TagNameplate

AssetId is a user writable alphanumeric character sequence uniquely identifying a component. The ID is provided by the integrator or user of the device. It contains typically an identifier in a branch, use case or user specific naming scheme. This could be for example a reference to an electric scheme.

ComponentName is a user writable name provided by the integrator or user of the component.

Table 20 specifies the mapping of these Properties to the International Registration Data Identifiers (IRDI) defined in ISO/IEC 11179-6. They should be used if a Server wants to expose a dictionary reference as defined in OPC 10001-5.

Table 20 – TagNameplate Mapping to IRDIs

Property	IRDI
AssetId	0112/2///61987#ABA038 - identification code of device
ComponentName	0112/2///61987#ABA251 - designation of device

The DeviceHealth Interface includes Properties and Alarms that are commonly used to expose the health status of a Device. It is illustrated in Figure 7 and formally defined in Table 21.

Figure 7 – DeviceHealth Interface

Table 21 – IDeviceHealthType definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	IDeviceHealthType
IsAbstract	True
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the BaseInterfaceType defined in OPC 10001-7
HasComponent	Variable	DeviceHealth	DeviceHealthEnumeration	BaseDataVariableType	Optional
HasComponent	Object	DeviceHealthAlarms		FolderType	Optional
Conformance Units
DI DeviceHealth

DeviceHealth indicates the status as defined by NAMUR Recommendation NE107. Clients can read or monitor this Variable to determine the device condition.

The DeviceHealthEnumeration DataType is an enumeration that defines the device condition. Its values are defined in Table 22.

Table 22 – DeviceHealthEnumeration values

Name	Value	Description
NORMAL	0	The Device functions normally.
FAILURE	1	Malfunction of the Device or any of its peripherals. Typically caused device-internal or is process related.
CHECK_FUNCTION	2	Functional checks are currently performed. Examples: Change of configuration, local operation, and substitute value entered.
OFF_SPEC	3	"Off-spec" means that the Device is operating outside its specified range (e.g. measuring or temperature range) or that internal diagnoses indicate deviations from measured or set values due to internal problems in the Device or process characteristics.
MAINTENANCE_REQUIRED	4	Although the output signal is valid, the wear reserve is nearly exhausted or a function will soon be restricted due to operational conditions e.g. build-up of deposits.

DeviceHealthAlarms shall be used for instances of the DeviceHealth Alarm Types specified in 4.12.

DeviceHealthAlarms may also be used for other Alarm instances that relate to the health condition of the Device.

The SupportInfo Interface defines a number of additional data that a commonly exposed for Devices and their components. These include mainly images, documents, or protocol-specific data. The various types of information is organized into different folders. Each information element is represented by a read-only Variable. The information can be retrieved by reading the Variable value.

Figure 8 Illustrates the SupportInfo Interface. It is formally defined in Table 23.

Figure 8 – Support information Interface

Table 23 – ISupportInfoType definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	ISupportInfoType
IsAbstract	True
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the BaseInterfaceType defined in OPC 10001-7
HasComponent	Object	DeviceTypeImage		FolderType	Optional
HasComponent	Object	Documentation		FolderType	Optional
HasComponent	Object	ProtocolSupport		FolderType	Optional
HasComponent	Object	ImageSet		FolderType	Optional
Conformance Units
DI DeviceSupportInfo

Clients need to be aware that the contents that these Variables represent may be large. Reading large values with a single Read operation may not be possible due to configured limits in either the Client or the Server stack. The default maximum size for an array of bytes is 1 megabyte. It is recommended that Clients use the IndexRange in the OPC UA Read Service (see OPC 10000-4) to read these Variables in chunks, for example, one-megabyte chunks. It is up to the Client whether it starts without an index and repeats with an IndexRange only after an error or whether it always uses an IndexRange.

The components of the ISupportInfoType have additional references as defined in Table 24.

Table 24 – ISupportInfoType Additional Subcomponents

Source Path	References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Others
DeviceTypeImage	HasComponent	Variable	<ImageIdentifier>	Image	BaseDataVariableType	MP
Documentation	HasComponent	Variable	<DocumentIdentifier>	ByteString	BaseDataVariableType	MP
ProtocolSupport	HasComponent	Variable	<ProtocolSupportIdentifier>	ByteString	BaseDataVariableType	MP
ImageSet	HasComponent	Variable	<ImageIdentifier>	Image	BaseDataVariableType	MP

Pictures can be exposed as Variables organized in the DeviceTypeImage folder. There may be multiple images of different resolutions. Each image is a separate Variable.

All images are transferred as a ByteString. The DataType of the Variable specifies the image format. OPC UA defines BMP, GIF, JPG and PNG (see OPC 10000-3).

Documents are exposed as Variables organized in the Documentation folder. In most cases they will represent a product manual, which can exist as a set of individual documents.

All documents are transferred as a ByteString. The BrowseName of each Variable will consist of the filename including the extension that can be used to identify the document type. Typical extensions are “.pdf” or “.txt”.

Protocol support files are exposed as Variables organized in the ProtocolSupport folder. They may represent various types of information as defined by a protocol. Examples are a GSD or a CFF file.

All protocol support files are transferred as a ByteString. The BrowseName of each Variable shall consist of the complete filename including the extension that can be used to identify the type of information.

Images that are used within UIElements are exposed as separate Variables rather than embedding them in the element. All image Variables will be aggregated by the ImageSet folder. The UIElement shall specify an image by its name that is also the BrowseName of the image Variable. Clients can cache images so they don't have to be transferred more than once.

The DataType of the Variable specifies the image format. OPC UA defines BMP, GIF, JPG and PNG (see OPC 10000-3).