AllowedEngineeringUnits contains an array of engineering units that can be handled by the OPC UA server. A server that supports a method with the input argument EUInformation must also provide this array.

CurrentWeight defines the current value that is measured at the sensor at the current timestamp. This might be a highly fluctuating value.

MaterialClass defines the allowed material the scale may measure. It is only relevant for certain scales (e.g., totalizing hopper scale or continuous scale).

The MinimalWeight is the smallest sample quantity required for a weighment to just achieve a specified relative accuracy of weighing (see also EURAMET Calibration Guide No. 18). So it is the smallest load or component of a recipe that may be weighed on the scale. SubDevices: the modules (subdevices) of a modular scale are aggregated in the SubDevices Object. See OPC Unified Architecture for Devices for more information.

ProcessStateId contains a relating identification for the occurring ProcessStateMessage.

ProcessStateMessage contains the message of the current overall state of the scale.

ProductionPreset contains the production presets. See section 8.7 for the complete definition of the ProductionPresetType.

RegisteredWeight defines the last valid measurement that was recorded and will be used for further processing.

ListOfWeighingRanges defines the weighing range and resolution the scale may operate in with a structure of range and resolution.

Policy defines the legal guidelines that apply for the scale or need to be complied by the scale.

ScaleStateMachine provides information about the current state of the scale system and methods for controlling it. PackMLBaseStateMachineType is defined in OPC 30050.

The components of the ScaleDeviceType have additional references which are defined in Table 18.

Table 18 – ScaleDeviceType Additional Subcomponents

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References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Others

SubDevices

0:HasComponent

Object

<FeederModule>

FeederModuleType

OptionalPlaceholder

SubDevices

0:HasComponent

Object

<PrinterModule>

PrinterModuleType

OptionalPlaceholder

SubDevices

0:HasComponent

Object

<WeighingModule>

WeighingModuleType

OptionalPlaceholder