Name

Value

Description

Type

0

Hardware or software element which specifies the common attributes shared by all instances of the type

[SOURCE: IEC TR 62390:2005-01, 3.1.25]

Instance

1

Concrete, clearly identifiable component of a certain type

Note: It becomes an individual entity of a type, for example a device, by defining specific property values.

Note: In an object-oriented view, an instance denotes an object of a class (of a type).

[SOURCE: IEC 62890:2016, 3.1.16 65/617/CDV]