14 (informative) Usage with OPC 40001-1 UA CS for Machinery Part 1 – Basic Building Blocks

14.1 Overview

This appendix provides informal examples on how the building blocks defined in OPC UA for Machinery 

Part 1: Basic Building Blocks can be used merged with the Robotics Information Model. 

Apart from the Machine and Component Identification building blocks, the usage of which are shown in C.2 and C.3 respectively, this companion specification recommends the use of the Operation Counters building block defined in OPC UA for Machinery. The entities in the Motion Device System address place that can make good use of the Operation Counters has been left to the judgement and discretion of the implementer.

14.2 Identification and Finding Machines

In Figure C.21 an example is given, showing the identification and Nameplate and Finding all Machines in Server use cases. The server provides information about a Robotics system.

As this Robotics specification Part 1 already defines some Properties for identification directly, those are only referenced from the Identification functional group.

Note that a Robotics system typically contains several machine parts with own nameplates. E.g. the Declaration of Incorporation of Partly Completed Machinery according Machinery Directive 2006/42/EU for robots provides the Model and the SerialNumber for the robot and for the controller.

14.3 Component Identification and Finding Components of a Machine

In Figure C.22, a partially view on an example Robotics system is shown and the components are organized according to the Robotics specification. And in addition, the figure shows according to the OPC UA for Machinery Part 1: Basic Building Blocks the Component Identification and Nameplate and Finding all Components and Machines of a Robotics system.