The ISA95PropertyType is an abstract VariableType that cannot be used directly. It must be subtyped to be used. It is a subtype of BaseDataVariableType defined in OPC 10000-5.

This VariableType is used to define an ISA95Property for an ISA95Object.

Table 43 – ISA95PropertyType definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

ISA95PropertyType

IsAbstract

True

ValueRank

0 (OneOrMoreDimensions)

DataType

BaseDataType

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

Subtype of the BaseDataVariableType defined in OPC 10000-5

HasISA95Attribute

Variable

Key

CDTIdentifier

BaseDataVariableType

Optional

Key defines an Id to differentiate between the different values. When multiple values are stored to Value attribute this ISA95Attribute is used. For example a value may be a series of numbers, such as a series of peak values from spectrometer.