7.7.1 CoverFunctionType ObjectType Definition

The CoverFunctionType is used to control the cover, door, or lid of a Laboratory Device. In addition to the FunctionType, the Operational FunctionalGroup was added for operational Parameters and Methods. Additionally, CoverStateMachine was added to monitor/control the state of a Device. The CoverFunctionType is formally defined in Table 118.

Table 118 – CoverFunctionType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameCoverFunctionType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the FunctionType defined in 7.4
0:HasComponentObjectOperational1:FunctionalGroupTypeM
0:HasComponentObjectCoverStateCoverStateMachineTypeM
Conformance Units
LADS CoverFunctionType

CoverState is a state machine which controls the cover of a LADS Device. See CoverStateMachineType for details about the controlling state machine.