6.2 Overview of the Building Blocks

This version of the specification defines

  • a building block for Machine Identification and Nameplate (see section 8) defined as AddIn
  • capabilities to find all Machines in a Server (see section 9) by defining a standardized entry point
  • a building block for component Identification and Nameplate (see section 10) defined as AddIn
  • a building block to find all identifiable components of a Machine (see section 11) defined as AddIn
  • a building block to represent the state of a MachineryItem (see section 12) defined as AddIn
  • a building block to represent the operation mode of a MachineryItem (see section 13) defined as AddIn