8 Profiles

8.1 OPC UA Conformance Units and Profiles

This chapter defines the corresponding profiles and conformance units for the OPC UA Information Model for AutomationML. Profiles are named groupings of conformance units. Facets are profiles that will be combined with other Profiles to define the complete functionality of an OPC UA Server or Client.

Table 129 specify the facet available for Servers that implement the AutomationML Information Model companion specification.

Table 129 – AutomationML Server Facet Definition
Conformance Unit Description

Optional/

Mandatory

AML Information ModelSupport Objects that conform to the AutomationML base types specified in the AutomationML companion standard in chapter 6. This includes in particular all types derived from CAEXBasicObjectType.M
AML LibrariesServer provides additional data for AutomationML Liberaries defined in chapter 7.O

Table 130 defines the facet available for Clients that implement the AutomationML Information Model companion specification.

Table 130 –AutomationML Client Facet Definition
Conformance Unit Description

Optional/

Mandatory

AML Client Information ModelConsume Objects that conform to the AutomationML base types specified in the AutomationML companion standard in chapter 6. This includes in particular all types derived from CAEXBasicObjectType.M
AML Client LibrariesUse available additional data for AutomationML Liberaries defined in chapter 7.O