10.10 EntityDataType

This structure provides the identification data for a given entity in the system. The structure is defined in Table 226.

Table 226 – EntityDataType Structure

Name

Type

Description

Optional

EntityDataType

structure

Subtype of the 0:Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Name

0:String

It is the name of the entity identifier.

Examples: VIN, Program Id, etc.

Note: Application can send custom names which could be a combination of different terms in the system.

True

Description

0:String

It is the description of the entity. Any additional information for the entity can be sent using this property.

Examples: Name of the program in the given system.

True

EntityId

0:TrimmedString

It is the identifier of the given entity.

Examples: JoiningProcessId, JointId, etc.

False

EntityOriginId

0:TrimmedString

It is the origin identifier of the given entity. It is provided only when it is applicable and available for a given entity.

Examples: JoiningProcessOriginId, JointOriginId, etc.

True

IsExternal

0:Boolean

It indicates if EntityId is provided by the external system or not.

Example: VIN is provided by an external system.

True

EntityType

0:Int16

It provides the type of Entity. It has the following pre-defined values which shall be used for each instance of this type.

Important Note: EntityType >=0 is defined as part of this specification.

For application specific extensions, EntityType < 0 can be used.

  • 0 – UNDEFINED
  • 1 – OTHER
  • 2 – ASSET
  • 3 – CONTROLLER
  • 4 – TOOL
  • 5 – SERVO
  • 6 – MEMORY_DEVICE
  • 7 – SENSOR
  • 8 – CABLE
  • 9 – BATTERY
  • 10 – POWER_SUPPLY
  • 11 – FEEDER
  • 12 – ACCESSORY
  • 13 – SUB_COMPONENT
  • 14 – SOFTWARE
  • 15 – RESULT
  • 16 – EVENT
  • 17 – ERROR
  • 18 – SYSTEM
  • 19 – LOG
  • 20 – VEHICLE
  • 21 – PRODUCT
  • 22 – PART
  • 23 – JOINT
  • 24 – MODEL
  • 25 – ORDER
  • 26 – JOINING_PROCESS
  • 27 – PROGRAM
  • 28 – JOB
  • 29 – BATCH
  • 30 – RECIPE
  • 31 – TASK
  • 32 – PROCESS
  • 33 – CONFIGURATION
  • 34 – SOCKET
  • 35 – CHANNEL
  • 36 – STATION
  • 37 – PRODUCTION_LINE
  • 38 – LOCATION
  • 39 – USER
  • 40 – PARENT
  • 41 – VIRTUAL_STATION
  • 42 – JOINT_COMPONENT

False

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 227.

Table 227 – EntityDataType Definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

EntityDataType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

IJT Result Internal Identifiers

IJT Result External Identifiers

IJT Event Payload Associated Entities

IJT Start Joining Process