The TaskControlOperationType is an AddIn to extend instances of TaskControlType described in 7.21. It provides the possibility to handle programs with designated task controls. The task controls may be started manually or in a system context by use of SystemOperation.

The TaskControlOperationType provides a state machine to monitor or control a task control and information about which motion devices are controlled by this task control and is formally defined in Table 63.

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Figure 24 – TaskControlOperationType Overview

Table 63 – TaskControlOperationType Definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

TaskControlOperationType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5.

0:HasProperty

Variable

MotionDevicesUnderControl

0:NodeId[]

0:PropertyType

O, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

TaskControlStateMachine

TaskControlStateMachineType

M

0:HasProperty

Variable

0:DefaultInstanceBrowseName

0:QualifiedName

0:PropertyType

ConformanceUnits

Rob Task Control Monitor

Rob Task Control Operation

Rob TC MD Relationship

The optional Variable MotionDevicesUnderControl provides an array of NodeIds pointing to instances of MotionDeviceType described in 7.2, which are under control of this task control, in combination with the loaded program.

The Object TaskControlStateMachine provides a state machine to monitor or to control the task controls which instantiated the TaskControlOperationType.

The Property 0:DefaultInstanceBrowseName of the TaskControlOperationType has an additional Attribute defined in Table 64.

Table 64 – TaskControlOperationType Attribute values for child Nodes

BrowsePath

Value Attribute

Description Attribute

0:DefaultInstanceBrowseName

TaskControlOperation