5.2.3 PowerlinkRecordType

The VariableType PowerlinkRecordType is formally defined in Table 13 and represents POWERLINK Objects of the type RECORD as defined in 5.2.

Table 13 – PowerlinkRecordType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNamePowerlinkRecordType
IsAbstractTrue
ValueRank-1 (-1 = Scalar)
DataTypeByte
Value0
References NodeClass BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Modelling
Rule

Access

Level

Subtype of BaseDataVariableType defined in OPC 10000-5.
HasPropertyVariableIndexUInt16PropertyTypeMandatoryRead
HasPropertyVariableNumberOfEntriesBytePropertyTypeMandatoryRead

The Property Index provides the Index of the object in the POWERLINK Object Dictionary.

The Property NumberOfEntries provides the value of Sub-Index 0 of the POWERLINK Object.