The GMSIdentificationType provides information about the current machine.

The GMSIdentificationType is formally defined in Table 23.

Table 23 – GMSIdentificationType Definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

GMSIdentificationType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the MachineToolIdentificationType defined in OPC UA for Machine Tools i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node.

0:HasProperty

Variable

SubDeviceClass

0:String

0:PropertyType

0:Optional

0:HasProperty

Variable

Workspace

WorkspaceType

0:PropertyType

0:Optional

Conformance Units

GMS GMSIdentificationType

SubDeviceClass is defined in a more special way than the generic DeviceClass. The classification is made based on the description in section 5.1.2. The corresponding possible values (for the SubDeviceClass) may be taken from Table 24.

Table 24 – Possible Values for DeviceClass and SubDeviceClass

DeviceClass

SubDeviceClass

ManualMeasurementDevice

Caliper

Micrometer

Gauges

SineBar

Other

SurfaceTextureMeasurementDevice

RoughnessProfile

RoughnessAreal

Contour

Other

MultiPointMeasurementDevice

StaticBenchGauge

DynamicGaugingMachine

MultiPointMeasurementPlugsForInnerAndOuterGeometries

Other

CoordinateMeasuringSystem

CoordinateMeasuringMachine

Photogrammetry

ArticulatingArm

LaserTracker

LaserRadar

X-CT

LaserTracer

LightPenSystem

Other

SpecialGeometryMeasuringSystem

RotaryAxisFormMeasuringInstrument

GearMeasuringSystem

ShaftMeasuringSystem

BladeMeasuringSystem

Other

Other

Other

Workspace is defined as the workspace of the axes, which is the same as the Measuring Range in most situations.