6 OPC UA ObjectTypes 
6.6 AASAssetType 
Figure 12 shows an overview about the AASAsset ObjectType.
Figure 12 – AASAssetType graphical overview
The Asset Type describes meta data of an asset that is represented by an AAS. The asset has a globally unique identifier (I4AASIdentifiableType) plus – if needed – additional domain specific (proprietary) identifiers (Table 23). Optionally it can refer to a list of submodels.
Table 23 – AASAssetType Definition
| Attribute | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrowseName | AASAssetType | ||||
| IsAbstract | False | ||||
| References | Node Class | BrowseName | DataType | TypeDefinition | Others |
| Subtype of the BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5, i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node. | |||||
| 0:HasInterface | ObjectType | IAASIdentifiableType | - | - | - |
| 0:HasComponent | Object | <DataSpecification> | AASReferenceType | OP | |
| 0:HasProperty | Variable | AssetKind | AASAssetKindDataType | 0:PropertyType | M |
| 0:HasComponent | Object | AssetIdentificationModel | - | AASReferenceType | O |
| 0:HasComponent | Object | BillOfMaterial | - | AASReferenceType | O |
| 0:HasDictionaryEntry | Object | Admin-shell.io/aas/2/0/Asset | AASIriConceptDescriptionType |
The components of the AASAssetType have additional references which are defined in Table 24.
Table 24 – AASAssetType Additional References
| Source Path | Reference Type | Is Forward | Target Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| <DataSpecification> | 0:HasDictionaryEntry | True | Admin-shell.io/aas/2/0/Asset/dataSpecifications |
| AssetKind | 0:HasDictionaryEntry | True | Admin-shell.io/aas/2/0/Asset/assetKind |
| AssetIdentificationModel | 0:HasDictionaryEntry | True | Admin-shell.io/aas/2/0/Asset/assetIdentificationModel |
| BillOfMaterial | 0:HasDictionaryEntry | True | Admin-shell.io/aas/2/0/Asset/billOfMaterial |