10 MachineConfigurationType

10.1 MachineConfigurationType Definition

This OPC UA ObjectType represents the current configuration of a machine. It is formally defined in Table 27.

10.2 UserMachineName

The UserMachineName Property represents the description of the machine given by the machine operator or OPC client (e.g. "machine 42").

10.3 LocationName

The LocationName Property represents the description of the location of the machine given by the machine operator or OPC client (e.g. "plant 2, hall C").

10.4 TimeZoneOffset

The TimeZoneOffset Property represents the difference of the local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) given by the machine operator or OPC client.

Information: TimeZoneDataType (as defined in OPC UA Part 3) is a structure with two components:

offset (0:UInt16): Time difference from UTC in minutes (e.g. 120 for daylight saving time in Berlin)

daylightSavingInOffset (0:Boolean): If TRUE, then daylight saving time (DST) is in effect and offset includes the DST correction. If FALSE, then the offset does not include DST correction and DST may or may not have been in effect.

NOTE: The UTC time itself is part of OPC UA Part 5: ServerStatus CurrentTime.

10.5 SetMachineTime

The SetMachineTime Method allows setting the server time together with TimeZoneOffset.

Signature

	SetMachineTime (
		[in]	0:DateTime	DateTime
		[in]	0:TimeZoneDataType	TimeZoneOffset);

Example: A call with DateTime = "2021-04-30 12:00" (UTC time) and TimeZoneOffset = {120; true}, sets the (local) machine time to "30-04-2021 14:00" and the time zone to "UTC+2" with active daylight saving time.

10.6 PageDirectory

The PageDirectory Property is an array and represents a list of the pages that are implemented in the machine control system and are shown on the screen of the machine. The used PageEntryDataType is defined in Table 30.

10.7 GetPage

Method for retrieving the image of a page of the control system.

Signature

	GetPage (
		[in]	0:String	Id
		[out]	0:Image	Page);

10.8 GetCurrentPage

Method for retrieving a screenshot of the control system with the currently shown contents.

Signature

	GetCurrentPage (
		[in]	0:UInt32	VisualisationUnit
		[out]	0:Image	Page);