PROFINET GSD - D.1 Data Object attributes

D.1 Data Object attributes

Table 64 and Table 65 define Data Object attributes together with their source.

Table 64 – Data Object attributes obtained from GSDML

Data Object attribute	Source
GSDML Name	Value of “Content” attribute of “Meta” element with “Property” attribute =“opc:Name”
GSDML Type	DataType attribute of ParameterRecordDataItem/Ref element defining the Data Object, mapped according to B.1.
GSDML Range	Value of “Content” attribute of “Meta” element with “Property” attribute =“opc:EURange”
GSDML Unit	Value of “Content” attribute of “Meta” element with “Property” attribute =“opc:EngineeringUnit”
GSDML Folder	Value of “Content” attribute of “Meta” element with “Property” attribute =“opc:FunctionGroupName”
BMP Number	Element of “Content” attribute of “Meta” element with “Property” attribute =“opc:ParameterNumber”, see Table 62.

Table 65 – Data Object attributes obtained using BMP Access

Data Object attribute	Source
BMP Name	“Name” field under subindex 6 of the parameter description (BMP Name, see [PDP], 6.2.1.3 Parameter description, Table 17 ).
BMP Type	First byte of the parameter description element “Identifier(ID)” under subindex 1 of the parameter description (see [PDP], Tables 17 and 18), mapped according to B.2.
BMP Range	Low/high limit under subindices 7 and 8 of the parameter description, see [PDP], 6.2.1.3.
BMP Unit	Obtained as described in [PDP], sec. 6.2.1.3, Variable attribute under subindex 4 of the parameter description, Tables 19 to 23).
BMP Text	Mapped element from the text array assigned to “simple” BMPs as described in [PDP], sec. 6.2.1.4.
BMP Array	Array BMP values, see [PDP], 6.2.1.3.
BMP Text Array	Text array provided for “array” BMPs as described in [PDP], sec. 6.2.1.4.