Weighing Technology

OPC 40200: Weighing Technology

Released 2.00.0

2025-04-26

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1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms, definitions and conventions 3.1 Overview 3.2 OPC UA for Weighing Technology terms 3.2.1 General Terms 3.2.2 State machine terms 3.3 Abbreviations and symbols 3.4 Conventions used in this document 3.4.1 Conventions for Node descriptions 3.4.2 NodeIds and BrowseNames 3.4.2.1 NodeIds 3.4.2.2 BrowseNames 3.4.3 Common Attributes 3.4.3.1 General 3.4.3.2 Objects 3.4.3.3 Variables 3.4.3.4 VariableTypes 3.4.3.5 Methods 4 General Information on Weighing Technology and OPC UA 4.1 Introduction to Weighing Technology Companion Specification 4.1.1 Schematic Structure of a Scale system 4.1.2 Introduction into scale classification 4.1.3 Product Handle Handling of product-related information 4.2 Introduction to OPC Unified Architecture 4.2.1 What is OPC UA? 4.2.2 Basics of OPC UA 4.2.3 Information modelling in OPC UA 4.2.3.1 Concepts 4.2.3.2 Namespaces 4.2.3.3 Companion Specifications 4.2.4 RelativePath 5 Use cases 5.1 General 5.2 Accessing Data of measurement results and statistics 5.3 State Machine of the Scale 5.4 Production Preset 6 Weighing Technology Information Model overview 6.1 General 6.2 Overview of generic Scales 6.3 Modular scale devices 6.4 Subtypes of the ScaleDeviceType 7 OPC UA ObjectTypes 7.1 FeederModuleType Definition 7.1.1 Overview 7.1.2 ObjectType Definition 7.1.3 ObjectType Description 7.1.4 Method SetFeederSpeed 7.2 PrinterModuleType Definition 7.2.1 Overview 7.2.2 ObjectType Definition 7.2.3 ObjectType Description 7.3 ScaleSystemType Definition 7.3.1 Overview 7.3.2 ObjectType Definition 7.3.3 ObjectType Description 7.3.4 Method ResetGlobalStatistics 7.4 ScaleDeviceType Definition 7.4.1 Overview 7.4.2 ObjectType Definition 7.4.3 ObjectType Description 7.4.4 Method ClearTare 7.4.5 Method RegisterWeight 7.4.6 Method SetPresetTare 7.4.7 Method SetZero 7.4.8 Method SetTare 7.5 WeighingRangeElementType Definition 7.5.1 Overview 7.5.2 ObjectType Definition 7.5.3 ObjectType Description 7.6 StatisticType Definition 7.6.1 Overview 7.6.2 ObjectType Definition 7.6.3 ObjectType Description 7.7 ProductionPresetType Definition 7.7.1 Overview 7.7.2 ObjectType Definition 7.7.3 ObjectType Description 7.7.4 Method AddProduct 7.7.5 Method SelectProduct 7.7.6 Method DeselectProduct 7.7.7 Method RemoveProduct 7.7.8 Method SwitchProduct 7.8 ProductType Definition 7.8.1 Overview 7.8.2 ObjectType Definition 7.8.3 ObjectType Description 7.9 AutomaticFillingScaleType Definition 7.9.1 Overview 7.9.2 ObjectType Definition 7.9.3 ObjectType Description 7.10 AutomaticFillingProductType Definition 7.10.1 Overview 7.10.2 ObjectType Definition 7.10.3 ObjectType Description 7.11 CatchweigherType Definition 7.11.1 Overview 7.11.2 ObjectType Definition 7.11.3 ObjectType Description 7.12 CatchweigherProductType Definition 7.12.1 Overview 7.12.2 ObjectType Definition 7.12.3 ObjectType Description 7.12.4 Method AddZone 7.12.5 Method RemoveZone 7.13 WeighingItemType Definition 7.13.1 Overview 7.13.2 ObjectType Definition 7.13.3 ObjectType Description 7.14 AutomaticWeightPriceLabelerType Definition 7.14.1 Overview 7.14.2 ObjectType Definition 7.14.3 ObjectType Description 7.15 AutomaticWeightPriceLabelerProductType Definition 7.15.1 Overview 7.15.2 ObjectType Definition 7.15.3 ObjectType Description 7.16 PriceItemType Definition 7.16.1 Overview 7.16.2 ObjectType Definition 7.16.3 ObjectType Description 7.17 CheckweigherType Definition 7.17.1 Overview 7.17.2 ObjectType Definition 7.17.3 ObjectType Description 7.18 CheckweigherProductType Definition 7.18.1 Overview 7.18.2 ObjectType Definition 7.18.3 ObjectType Description 7.19 CheckweigherStatisticType Definition 7.19.1 Overview 7.19.2 ObjectType Definition 7.19.3 ObjectType Description 7.20 StatisticCounterType Definition 7.20.1 Overview 7.20.2 ObjectType Definition 7.20.3 ObjectType Description 7.21 AcceptedStatisticCounterType Definition 7.21.1 Overview 7.21.2 ObjectType Definition 7.22 RejectedStatisticCounterType Definition 7.22.1 Overview 7.22.2 ObjectType Definition 7.23 ZoneType Definition 7.23.1 Overview 7.23.2 ObjectType Definition 7.23.3 ObjectType Description 7.24 ContinuousScaleType Definition 7.24.1 Overview 7.24.2 ObjectType Definition 7.24.3 ObjectType Description 7.25 ContinuousProductType Definition 7.25.1 Overview 7.25.2 ObjectType Definition 7.25.3 ObjectType Description 7.26 LossInWeightScaleType Definition 7.26.1 Overview 7.26.2 ObjectType Definition 7.26.3 ObjectType Description 7.26.4 Method DischargeStart 7.26.5 Method DischargeStop 7.26.6 Method RefillStart 7.26.7 Method RefillStop 7.27 PieceCountingScaleType Definition 7.27.1 Overview 7.27.2 ObjectType Definition 7.27.3 ObjectType Description 7.27.4 Method SetReferencePieceWeight 7.27.5 Method StartReference 7.27.6 Method SetNumberOfReferencePieces 7.28 PieceCountingProductType Definition 7.28.1 Overview 7.28.2 ObjectType Definition 7.28.3 ObjectType Description 7.28.4 Method SetTargetItemCount 7.28.5 Method SetTargetPieceCount 7.29 RecipeScaleType Definition 7.29.1 Overview 7.29.2 ObjectType Definition 7.29.3 ObjectType Description 7.29.4 Method StartRecipe 7.29.5 Method StopRecipe 7.29.6 Method ContinueRecipe 7.29.7 Method SkipCurrentRecipeElement 7.29.8 Method AbortRecipe 7.30 RecipeProductType Definition 7.30.1 Overview 7.30.2 ObjectType Definition 7.30.3 ObjectType Description 7.31 RecipeType Definition 7.31.1 Overview 7.31.2 ObjectType Definition 7.31.3 ObjectType Description 7.31.4 Method AddRecipeElement 7.31.5 Method RemoveRecipeElement 7.32 RecipeManagementType Definition 7.32.1 Overview 7.32.2 ObjectType Definition 7.32.3 ObjectType Description 7.32.4 Method AddRecipe 7.32.5 Method RemoveRecipe 7.33 RecipeElementType Definition 7.33.1 Overview 7.33.2 ObjectType Definition 7.34 ActivationType Definition 7.34.1 Overview 7.34.2 ObjectType Definition 7.34.3 ObjectType Description 7.35 ConditionSleepType Definition 7.35.1 Overview 7.35.2 ObjectType Definition 7.35.3 ObjectType Description 7.36 AnalogConditionSleepType Definition 7.36.1 Overview 7.36.2 ObjectType Definition 7.36.3 ObjectType Description 7.37 EdgeTriggeredSleepType Definition 7.37.1 Overview 7.37.2 ObjectType Definition 7.37.3 ObjectType Description 7.38 TimerType Definition 7.38.1 Overview 7.38.2 ObjectType Definition 7.38.3 ObjectType Description 7.39 UserInstructionType Definition 7.39.1 Overview 7.39.2 ObjectType Definition 7.39.3 ObjectType Description 7.40 WeighingType Definition 7.40.1 Overview 7.40.2 ObjectType Definition 7.40.3 ObjectType Description 7.41 MaterialAutomaticType Definition 7.41.1 Overview 7.41.2 ObjectType Definition 7.41.3 ObjectType Description 7.42 TotalizingHopperScaleType Definition 7.42.1 Overview 7.42.2 ObjectType Definition 7.42.3 ObjectType Description 7.43 TotalizingHopperProductType Definition 7.43.1 Overview 7.43.2 ObjectType Definition 7.43.3 ObjectType Description 7.44 SimpleScaleType Definition 7.44.1 Overview 7.44.2 ObjectType Definition 7.44.3 ObjectType Description 7.45 SimpleProductType Definition 7.45.1 Overview 7.45.2 ObjectType Definition 7.45.3 ObjectType Description 7.46 LaboratoryScaleType Definition 7.46.1 Overview 7.46.2 ObjectType Definition 7.46.3 ObjectType Description 7.46.4 Method CloseDraftShields 7.46.5 Method OpenDraftShields 7.46.6 Method StartLeveling 7.46.7 Method StartCalibration 7.46.8 Method StartIonisator 7.46.9 Method StopIonisator 7.47 HopperScaleType Definition 7.47.1 Overview 7.47.2 ObjectType Definition 7.47.3 ObjectType Description 7.48 VehicleScaleType Definition 7.48.1 Overview 7.48.2 ObjectType Definition 7.48.3 ObjectType Description 7.48.4 Method InboundWeighing 7.48.5 Method OutboundWeighing 7.48.6 Method OnePassWeighing 7.49 VehicleProductType Definition 7.49.1 Overview 7.49.2 ObjectType Definition 7.49.3 ObjectType Description 7.49.4 Method GetVehicleInformation 7.50 WeighingModuleType Definition 7.50.1 Overview 7.50.2 ObjectType Definition 7.50.3 ObjectType Description 7.51 MaterialType Definition 7.51.1 Overview 7.51.2 ObjectType Definition 7.51.3 ObjectType Description 7.52 FloatingStatisticType Definition 7.52.1 Overview 7.52.2 ObjectType Definition 7.52.3 ObjectType Description 7.53 TotalizerType Definition 7.53.1 Overview 7.53.2 ObjectType Definition 7.53.3 ObjectType Description 7.53.4 Method ResetTotalizer 8 OPC UA EventTypes 8.1 ScaleEventType Definition 8.1.1 Overview 8.1.2 ScaleEventType Definition 8.1.3 ScaleEventType Description 8.2 ScaleAlarmType Definition 8.2.1 Overview 8.2.2 ScaleAlarmType Definition 8.2.3 ScaleAlarmType Description 9 OPC UA VariableTypes 9.1 TargetItemType 9.1.1 Overview 9.1.2 TargetItemType Definition 9.1.3 TargetItemType Description 9.2 MeasuredItemType 9.2.1 Overview 9.2.2 MeasuredItemType Definition 9.2.3 MeasuredItemType Description 9.3 WeightItemType 9.3.1 Overview 9.3.2 WeightItemType Definition 9.3.3 WeightItemType Description 10 OPC UA DataTypes 10.1 AbstractWeightType 10.2 PrintableWeightType 10.3 WeightType 10.4 RecipeReportElementType 10.5 RecipeTargetValueType 10.6 EqualityAndRelationalOperator 10.7 EdgeOperator 10.8 DraftShieldType 10.9 TareMode 10.10 ToleranceState 10.11 RecipeThresholdType 10.12 RateControlMode 11 ReferenceType 11.1 NextRecipeElementType 12 Profiles and Conformance Units 12.1 Conformance Units 12.2 Profiles 12.2.1 Profile list 12.2.2 Server Facets 12.2.2.1 Overview 12.2.2.2 Scales V2 Base Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.3 Scales V2 Scale System Server Facet 12.2.2.4 Scales V2 Feeder Module Server Facet 12.2.2.5 Scales V2 Printer Module Server Facet 12.2.2.6 Scales V2 Minimal Production Preset Server Facet 12.2.2.7 Scales V2 Full Production Preset Server Facet 12.2.2.8 Scales V2 International System of Units Server Facet 12.2.2.9 Scales V2 AutomaticFillingScale Server Facet 12.2.2.10 Scales V2 Catchweigher Server Facet 12.2.2.11 Scales V2 AutomaticWeightPriceLabeler Server Facet 12.2.2.12 Scales V2 Checkweigher Server Facet 12.2.2.13 Scales V2 Continuous Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.14 Scales V2 LossInWeight Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.15 Scales V2 PieceCountingScale Server Facet 12.2.2.16 Scales V2 RecipeScale Server Facet 12.2.2.17 Scales V2 Totalizing Hopper Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.18 Scales V2 Simple Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.19 Scales V2 Laboratory Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.20 Scales V2 Hopper Scale Server Facet 12.2.2.21 Scales V2 Weighing Bridge Server Facet 12.2.2.22 Scales V2 Vehicle Scale Server Facet 13 Namespaces 13.1 Namespace Metadata 13.2 Handling of OPC UA Namespaces Annex A (normative)Weighing Technology Namespace and mappings Annex B (normative)Recipe and Recipe Management Annex C (normative)Event and Alarm Categories Annex D (informative)Example