The CarrierType ObjectType provides a description for a uniquely identified reusable carrier. Examples of CarrierType implementations are AGVs, trays with RFIDs, IBCs with RFIDs, bins with permanent bar codes.
The CarrierType is formally defined in the following table.
Table 135 – CarrierType Definition
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Attribute |
Value |
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BrowseName |
CarrierType |
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IsAbstract |
False |
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References |
Node Class |
BrowseName |
DataType |
TypeDefinition |
Other |
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Subtype of the BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5 - Part 5: Information Model, i.e. inheriting the Instance Declarations of that Node. |
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0:HasComponent |
Object |
Data |
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0:FolderType |
O |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
EndSubCarrierLoading |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
EndSubCarrierUnloading |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasProperty |
Variable |
FormFactor |
0:String |
0:PropertyType |
M, RO |
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0:HasProperty |
Variable |
ID |
0:String |
0:PropertyType |
M, RO |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
LoadSubCarrier |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
LoadSublots |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasProperty |
Variable |
MES_ID |
0:String |
0:PropertyType |
M, RW |
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0:HasProperty |
Variable |
ParentCarrierID |
0:String |
0:PropertyType |
M, RO |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
StartSubCarrierLoading |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
StartSubCarrierUnloading |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasComponent |
Object |
SubCarriers |
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0:FolderType |
O |
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0:HasComponent |
Variable |
Sublots |
MaterialSublotType[] |
0:BaseDataVariableType |
O, RO |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
UnloadSubCarrier |
See below. |
M |
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0:HasComponent |
Method |
UnloadSublots |
See below. |
M |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
CarrierSublotsChangeLogType |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
SubCarrierLoadedLogType |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
SubCarrierLoadingEndedLogType |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
SubCarrierLoadingStartedLogType |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
SubCarrierUnloadedLogType |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
SubCarrierUnloadingEndedLogType |
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0:GeneratesEvent |
ObjectType |
SubCarrierUnloadingStartedLogType |
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Conformance Units |
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TMC Intralogistics at the machine |
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The components of the CarrierType are further described below.
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BrowseName |
Description |
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Data |
The Data folder organizes implementation specific data for the carrier. |
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FormFactor |
The form factor of the carrier e.g., trolley, AGV, core, IBC, etc. |
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ID |
The underlying system identification of the carrier. |
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MES_ID |
A higher-level system e.g., MES, identification of the carrier. |
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ParentCarrierID |
The unique identifier of the carrier that contains the carrier in question. |
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SubCarriers |
The SubCarriers folder organizes carriers contained in the carrier. |
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SubLots |
The SubLots contained in the carrier. |
The components of the CarrierType have additional subcomponents which are defined in the following table.
Table 136 – CarrierType Additional Subcomponents
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BrowsePath |
References |
NodeClass |
BrowseName |
DataType |
TypeDefinition |
Others |
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Data |
0:HasComponent |
Variable |
<DataItem> |
0:BaseDataType |
0:BaseDataVariableType |
OP, RO |
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SubCarriers |
0:HasComponent |
Object |
<SubCarrier> |
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CarrierType |
OP |
The EndSubCarrierLoading Method informs the underlying system that the loading of (sub) carriers into the carrier is complete.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 137 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
EndSubCarrierLoading (
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 137 – EndSubCarrierLoading Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The EndSubCarrierUnloading Method informs the underlying system that the unloading of (sub) carriers into the carrier is complete.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 138 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
EndSubCarrierUnloading (
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 138 – EndSubCarrierUnloading Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The LoadSubCarrier Method requests the underlying system to load a subcarrier into the carrier that is currently being loaded.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 139 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
LoadSubCarrier (
[in] 0:String ID,
[in] 0:String MESID,
[in] 0:String ParentCarrierID,
[in] MaterialSublotType[] Sublots,
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 139 – LoadSubCarrier Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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ID |
The unique identifier of the carrier to be loaded. |
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MESID |
The higher-level system identifier for the carrier to be loaded. |
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ParentCarrierID |
The unique identifier of the parent carrier i.e., the carrier containing the carrier. |
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Sublots |
The material sublots to be loaded to the carrier. |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The LoadSublots Method requests the underlying system to load one or more material sublots into the carrier that is currently being loaded.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 140 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
LoadSublots (
[in] MaterialSublotType[] Sublots,
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 140 – LoadSublots Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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Sublots |
The material sublots to be loaded to the carrier. |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The StartSubCarrierLoading Method informs the underlying system that the loading of (sub) carriers into the carrier has started.
The underlying system is expected to perform its own loading process while the (sub) carriers are loaded.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 141 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
StartSubCarrierLoading (
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 141 – StartSubCarrierLoading Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The StartSubCarrierUnloading Method informs the underlying system that the unloading of (sub) carriers from the carrier has started.
The underlying system is expected to perform its own unloading process while the (sub) carriers are unloaded.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 142 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
StartSubCarrierUnloading (
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 142 – StartSubCarrierUnloading Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The UnloadSubCarrier Method requests the underlying system to unload a subcarrier from the carrier that is currently being unloaded.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 143 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
LoadSubCarrier (
[in] 0:String ID,
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 143 – UnloadSubCarrier Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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ID |
The unique identifier of the carrier to be loaded. |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |
The UnloadSublots Method requests the underlying system to unload one or more sublots from the carrier that is currently being unloaded.
The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 144 specifies the Arguments representation.
Signature
UnloadSublots (
[in] 0:String[] SublotIDs,
[out]MethodExecutionFeedbackType ExecutionFeedback);
Table 144 – UnloadSublots Method Arguments
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Argument |
Description |
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SublotIDs |
The unique identifiers of the material sublots to be unloaded. |
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ExecutionFeedback |
The extended feedback returning a detailed message in case of execution failure. |