9.5 MeasurementPeriodEnum

This enumeration MeasurementPeriodEnum defines how a measurement period is to be interpreted. The enumeration is defined in Table 49.

Table 49 – MeasurementPeriodEnum Items
Name Value Description
SlidingDemand0The measurement period is interpreted to consider the last measurement period.
FixedBlockCompleted1The measurement period is interpreted to take the last completed measurement period aligned to the full hour.
FixedBlockInstantaneous2The measurement period is interpreted to take the current measurement period aligned to the full hour. That means, if for example only have of the measurement period has passed, only that half is considered.
FixedBlockPredicted3The measurement period is interpreted to take the current measurement period aligned to the full hour and predicts the duration that has not been passed. That means, if for example only have of the measurement period has passed, the first half of the considered values is based on real measurements while the second half takes predicted values.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 50.

Table 50 – MeasurementPeriodEnum Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameMeasurementPeriodEnum
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the Enumeration type defined in OPC 10000-5
0:HasPropertyVariable0:EnumValues0:EnumValueType[]0:PropertyType
Conformance Units
ECM Energy Measurement