8.45.1 Overview

The ProcessItemType is formally defined in the following table.

Table 131 – ProcessControlItemType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameProcessControlItemType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the ProcessItemType, i.e. inheriting the Instance Declarations of that Node.
0:HasPropertyVariableOperatorControl0:Boolean0:PropertyTypeM, RO, HR
0:HasPropertyVariableRemoteControlEnable0:Boolean0:PropertyTypeM, RO, HR
0:HasComponentVariableRemoteValue0:Double0:BaseDataVariableTypeM, RW, HR
0:HasPropertyVariableRemoteControl0:Boolean0:PropertyTypeM, RW, HR
0:HasComponentMethodSetRemoteControlSee below.M
BrowseName Description
RemoteValueThe value set by the client to override the object value.
RemoteControlEnableThe RemoteControlEnable variable exposes when the underlying system is ready to activate the RemoteControl upon a request by a client. When RemoteControlEnable is False, the underlying system is not ready and will not activate a request to remotely control the ProcessControlItem.
RemoteControl

The RemoteControl variable lets the underlying system expose which system is currently in control of the ProcessControlItem. More specifically, if RemoteControl is True, the underlying system copies the RemoteValue to the ProcesControlItem Value to drive it, i.e. the ProcessControlItem is remotely controlled. If RemoteControl is False, the underlying system is not using RemoteValue to drive the ProcessControlItem, but another value that is exposed as the ProcessControlItem Value, i.e. the ProcessControlItem is locally controlled.

A client requests (resp. releases) control of the ProcessControlItem by setting RemoteControl to True (resp. False) preferably by invoking the SetRemoteControl Method. If the client does not support methods, then the client sets RemoteControl to True. The underlying system will reset RemoteControl to False if remote control is not activated.

OperatorControlThe OperatorControl variable qualifies the source of the ProcessControlItem Value when RemoteControl is False, otherwise OperatorControl is undefined. When OperatorControl is True, the underlying system exposes the information that the ProcessControlItem Value is modified by the operator with respect to the nominal value, e.g. NominalRate, a.k.a. design speed for a speed control loop. When OperatorControl is False, the underlying system exposes the information that the ProcessControlItem Value is not modified by the operator.