7.40 SensorDesignType ObjectType Definition

The SensorDesignType extends its supertype by sensor specific Variables and is formally defined in Table 84.

Table 84 – SensorDesignType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameSensorDesignType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the DesignType defined in 7.33, i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node
0:HasComponentVariableSensorTechnologySensorTechnologyOptionSet0:DataItemTypeO, RO
0:HasComponentVariableSoftSensor0:Boolean0:TwoStateDiscreteTypeO, RO
The following nodes override properties and components of the DesignType
0:HasComponentVariableComponentClassSensorTypeEnum0:DataItemTypeO, RO

The InstanceDeclarations of the SensorDesignType have additional Attributes defined in Table 85.

Table 85 – SensorDesignType Attribute values for child Nodes
Source Path Value Attribute Description Attribute
ComponentClassEnumeration of possible sensor types.
SensorTechnologySelection of sensor technologies this sensor uses.
SoftSensorIndicates if the sensor is a software or hardware sensor.

“This sensor is a hardware sensor.”

“This sensor is a software sensor.”