The DeviceVariantType provides information of a specific IO-Link Device variant as defined in the IODD. It is formally defined in Table 44.

Table 44 – DeviceVariantType Definition

Attribute		Value
BrowseName		DeviceVariantType
IsAbstract		False
References	Node Class		BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Modelling Rule
Subtype of BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5.
HasProperty	Variable		ProductId	String	PropertyType	Mandatory
HasProperty	Variable		Name	LocalizedText	PropertyType	Mandatory
HasProperty	Variable		Description	LocalizedText	PropertyType	Mandatory
HasComponent	Variable		DeviceSymbol	Image	BaseDataVariableType	Optional
HasComponent	Variable		DeviceIcon	Image	BaseDataVariableType	Optional

An instance of DeviceVariantType maps to an IODD DeviceVariant.

The mandatory, read-only Property ProductId maps to the IODD DeviceVariant/@productId attribute.

The mandatory, read-only Property Name maps to the IODD DeviceVariant/Name element. Localization should be considered. For IODDs following the IODD Specification Version 1.0.1 the IODD DeviceVariant/ProductName element shall be used. Localization should be considered.

The mandatory, read-only Property Description maps to the IODD DeviceVariant/ Description. Localization should be considered. For IODDs following the IODD Specification Version 1.0.1 the IODD DeviceVariant/ProductText element shall be used. Localization should be considered.

The optional, read-only Variable DeviceSymbol maps to the IODD DeviceVariant/@deviceSymbol attribute. The defined path to an image in deviceSymbol shall be resolved and the file shall be provided as Image.

The optional, read-only Variable DeviceIcon maps to the IODD DeviceVariant/@deviceIcon attribute. The defined path to an image in deviceIcon shall be resolved and the file shall be provided as Image.