8.6.1 NotificationType

The NotificationType is used to structure information given in the MachineToolType. It groups the messages and alerts of the machine and contains the prognoses for the machining operation.

The NotificationType is formally defined in Table 66.

Table 66 – NotificationType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameNotificationType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5 i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node.
0:HasComponentObjectMessagesMessagesTypeO
0:HasComponentObjectPrognosesPrognosisListTypeO
Conformance Units
MachineTool Notification – Errors and Alerts
MachineTool PrognosisType
MachineTool Prognoses Dynamic List

Messages is the node sending events, which are used for errors, warnings and messages. The respective references are formally defined in Table 67.

Prognoses contains a list of the current prognoses for machine operation. Reliability for any prognosis in the list will rely on the specific case and cannot be guaranteed to be precise.