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7.10.1 Start Method

The signature of this Method is specified below.

Signature

Start (

[out]0:Int32Status

);

The Start Method is called by a Client to start execution of the entity which is represented by the state machine.

Table 36 – Start Method Arguments

Argument

Description

Status

0 – OK

Values > 0 are reserved for errors defined by this and future standards.

Values < 0 shall be used for application-specific errors.

The possible Method result codes are formally defined in Table 37.

Table 37 – Method Result Codes (defined in Call Service)

Result Code

Description

Good

The operation succeeded

Bad_InternalError

The operation failed because of an internal error

Bad_ResourceUnavailable

The Method cannot be executed because a required resource is locked.

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The caller is not allowed to execute this Method.

The Start Method representation in the AddressSpace is formally defined in table below.

Table 38 – Start Method AddressSpace definition.

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

Start

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

0:HasProperty

Variable

0:OutputArguments

0:Argument[]

0:PropertyType

0:Mandatory

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