6.3.5 SlotType definition

The SlotType represents a physical slot to which a module can be attached, e.g., in a modular Asset like a PLC backplane or modular IO device.

The SlotType is formally defined in Table 37.

Table 37 – SlotType definition
Attribute Value
BrowseName3:SlotType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the 3:AssetConnectorType
0:HasProperty Variable 3:Id 0:UInt160:PropertyType M
0:HasProperty Variable 3:LogicalId0:UInt160:PropertyType O
ConformanceUnits
UAFX AssetConnector Slot Base

Id is from AssetConnectorType and is mandatory in SlotType. It shall start at 1 and increment by 1 for each physical slot in a rack or device.

The optional LogicalId represents the “logical slot number that might be assigned to a physical ID. For example, module 3 is physically plugged into slot 3, but internally it is used as slot 8.

Each Slot that has a module plugged into it shall have a HasPhysicalComponent Reference (see OPC 10000-23) or a subtype of it, or an IsPhysicallyConnectedTo Reference or a subtype of it, indicating the Asset that occupies the Slot.