MouldConfigurationType – OPC UA for Plastics and Rubber Machinery - Peripheral Devices

8 MouldConfigurationType

8.1 MouldConfigurationType definition

The MouldConfigurationType provides information about the equipment of the mould and its current configuration. It is formally defined in Table 4.

Table 4 - MouldConfigurationType Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	MouldConfigurationType
IsAbstract	False

References	Node Class	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Other
Subtype of 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5
0:HasProperty	Variable	PossibleConfigurations	0:String[]	0:PropertyType	M,RO
0:HasComponent	Variable	ActiveConfiguration	0:String	0:BaseDataVariableType	M,RO
0:HasComponent	Method	ChangeConfiguration			M
0:HasProperty	Variable	NumActiveCavities	0:UInt16	0:PropertyType	M,RO
0:HasProperty	Variable	Cavities	CavityStructureDataType[]	0:PropertyType	M,RO
0:HasComponent	Method	ChangeActiveCavities			M
0:HasComponent	Object	MouldConfigurationPicture		0:FileType	O

Conformance Units
OPC 40082-5 Basic

8.2 PossibleConfigurations

Some moulds are family moulds with different possible configurations e.g. by using inserts. The Property PossibleConfigurations lists the possible configurations. Each string shall be unique in the array.

8.3 ActiveConfiguration

This Property contains the active configuration of the mould. The value is one of the values given in the Property PossibleConfigurations.

8.4 ChangeConfiguration

Description:

Method to change the ActiveConfiguration Variable of the mould. Input Argument of the method is the desired configuration, which is given as the corresponding array index in the PossibleConfigurations Array.

If the input index is out of range, the server should return the error code BadIndexRangeInvalid. In case of other errors, the server should return the error code BadInvalidArgument.

Signature

	ChangeConfiguration(
		[in]	0:UInt16	DesiredConfiguration);

Table 5 - ChangeConfiguration Method Arguments

Argument	Description
DesiredConfiguration	Desired configuration of the mould. Array index of the desired configuration in the PossibleConfigurations array.

Table 6 - ChangeConfiguration Method AddressSpace Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	ChangeConfiguration

References	Node Class	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Modelling Rule
HasProperty	Variable	InputArguments	Argument[]	PropertyType	Mandatory

8.5 NumActiveCavities

This Property represents the number of active cavities of the mould.

8.6 Cavities

This Structure gives information about the cavities of the mould. The CavityStructureDataType is defined in chapter 9.

8.7 ChangeActiveCavities

Description:

Method to change the CavityActive value of one single cavity in the Cavities Array of the mould. Input Argument of the method is the desired CavityActive value and the index of the cavity in the Cavities Array.

Signature

	ChangeActiveCavities(
		[in]	0:UInt16	CavityIndex
		[in]	0:Boolean	DesiredActiveValue);

Table 7 - ChangeActiveCavities Method Arguments

Argument	Description
CavityIndex	Index of the cavity in the Cavities array, of which the value shall be changed.
DesiredActiveValue	Desired value of CavityActive at the CavityIndex array position

Table 8 - ChangeActiveCavities Method AddressSpace Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	ChangeActiveCavities

References	Node Class	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Modelling Rule
HasProperty	Variable	InputArguments	Argument[]	PropertyType	Mandatory

8.8 MouldConfigurationPicture

The MouldConfigurationPicture Object provides a graphic file with information regarding the configuration of the mould. This can be used to display the picture on the HMI of the production machine.