OPC 40200: Weighing Technology
Released 2.00.0
2025-04-26
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Version 2.00 Changes
The following table gives an overview of the changes in this version of the specification.
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Summary |
Changes |
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Integration of StateMachine from CS Machinery |
Addition of 4:MachineryItemState, 4:MachineryOperationMode and 4:MachineryBuildingBlocks to7.1 FeederModuleType7.2 PrinterModuleType7.3 ScaleSystemType and7.4 ScaleDeviceType |
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ProductionOutput added in ScaleDeviceType – 7.4.2 |
ProductionOutput added in ScaleDeviceType – 7.4.2 |
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Numerous changes from AnalogItemType to AnalogUnitType |
BREAKING CHANGE7.1 MaximumFeederSpeed, MinimalFeederSpeed7.2 LabelLength, LabelWidth7.6 Tare, Throughput7.8 PresetTare7.9 Deviation7.12 PresetHeight, PresetLength, PresetWidth7.13 MeasuredHeight, MeasuredLength, MeasuredVolume, MeasuredWidth7.19 GiveAway7.20 MaxValue, MeanValue, MinValue, PercentageOfTotal, StandardDeviation, SumWeight7.23 LowerLimit, UpperLimit7.24 MaxFlowRate, MinFlowRate7.25 MaterialDensity7.34 TargetValue7.47 LevelMax, LevelMin9.1.2 MinusTolerance, PlusTolerance |
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LowerToleranceLimit1 and LowerToleranceLimit2 added in CheckweigherProductType – 7.18.2 |
LowerToleranceLimit1 and LowerToleranceLimit2 added in CheckweigherProductType – 7.18.2 |
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Components added/changed in ContinuousScaleType |
BREAKING CHANGE7.24 MaxFlowRate and MinFlowRate changed to optionaladded ControlMagnitude, Speed, RateControlMode, TargetFlowRate and Load removed HopperWeight |
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Components added in LossInWeightScaleType |
BREAKING CHANGE7.26 added mandatory HopperFillLevel and HopperWeight added BinWeight |
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Change of TypeDefinition of accepted and rejected statistics in CheckweigherStatisticType |
BREAKING CHANGE7.19 changed <PackagesRejectedBySystem> and TotalPackagesRejected to RejectedStatisticCounterType changed TotalPackagesAccepted to AcceptedStatisticCounterType |
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Changed TypeDefinition of ThresholdValueNodeId in ConditionSleepType |
7.35 TypeDefinition of ThresholdValueNodeId in ConditionSleepType changed to BaseDataVariableType |
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Integration of Statistics from CS Industrial Automation |
BREAKING CHANGE Using the appropriate subtype of 3:IStatisticsType and the 3:HasStatisticComponent Reference in 7.6 StatisticType 7.19 CheckweigherStatisticType 7.20 StatisticCounterType 7.52 FloatingStatisticType |
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Changed Machinery Identification to Mandatory |
BREAKING CHANGE Change of 2:Identification to Mandatory in 7.1 FeederModuleType7.2 PrinterModuleType7.3 ScaleSystemType and7.4 ScaleDeviceType |
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Reverted mandatory Identification parameters |
BREAKING CHANGE Reverted 2:DeviceClass, 2:HardwareRevision, 2:Manufacturer, 2:Model, 2:SerialNumber and 2:SoftwareRevision not to be overridden to mandatory in 7.3 ScaleSystemType and7.4 ScaleDeviceType |