6.4 Engineering Units Recommendations

This specification makes use of 0:EngineeringUnits and 0:EUInformation for describing the units of measurement. For this 0:EUInformation applies the UN/CEFACT “Codes for Units of Measurement” and maps the codes to OPC UA: http://www.opcfoundation.org/UA/EngineeringUnits/UNECE/UNECE_to_OPCUA.csv. In the context of this specification only engineering units according to Table 12 should be used.

Table 12 – Engineering Units Recommendations
UnitId DisplayName Description UNECE Code
5066068mmMillimetreMMT
5067858mMetreMTR
4804168inInchINH
4607828ftFootFOT
4933453kgKilogramKGM
4674125gGramGRM
4997714lbPoundLBR
5197402ozOunzeONZ
5002322lLitreLTR
5065812mlMillilitreMLT
5067857Cubic metreMTQ
4410705cm³Cubic centimetreCMQ
4408652°CDegree CelsiusCEL
4604232°FDegree FahrenheitFAH
4342098barBar (pressure unit)BAR